XX GRAND PRIX DE L'AUTOMOBILE CLUB DE FRANCE
Montlhéry - Paris (F), 1 July 1934
40 laps x 12.492 km (7.762 mi) = 499.7 km (310.5 mi)
The Germans loses on reliability
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Entries:
There was a high quality entry at the French GP with all the top teams present.
Caracciola made his return to Grand Prix racing at Montlhéry after a 14 month long pause. He still had great problems to
walk, but once in the car he soon put in some very respectable laps.
Fagioli had crushed the old lap record of 5:19 by doing a 5:11.8 lap during a Mercedes test on the track two weeks
before the race. During practice von Brauchitsch showed the speed of the Mercedes cars by lowering that record to 5:05.6.
Second fastest was Chiron's Alfa from Fagioli and Stuck.
During the practice the Auto Unions were suffering from fuel pump trouble while Mercedes suffered from steering problems
and high tyre wear. The Bugattis, which arrived at the last moment, had plug trouble and Ètancelin had both ignition and
carburettor problems to worry about.
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Practice:
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Race:
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6
Varzi
Alfa Romeo
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4
Stuck*
Auto Union
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10
Momberger*
Auto Union
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8
Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz
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16
Benoist
Bugatti
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14
Nuvolari
Bugatti
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12
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
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20
Trossi
Alfa Romeo
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18
Dreyfus
Bugatti
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26
Etancelin
Maserati
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24
Zehender
Maserati
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22
Brauchitsch
Mercedes-Benz
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30
Fagioli
Mercedes-Benz
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* Stuck raced Momberger's car.
* Momberger raced zu Leiningen's car.
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At the start Chiron came from the third row to take the lead followed by Caracciola, Fagioli and Stuck.
Then the Germans started to attack. Stuck passed the Mercedes cars and then took the Auto Union up into the lead
from Chiron on the third lap.
Fagioli passed Caracciola and began to close in on the Alfa Romeo, breaking the lap record during the charge.
Nuvolari was already in trouble with the gearbox and after 8 laps he gave the Bugatti over
to Wimille. Situation after 8 laps:
| 1. Stuck (Auto Union) | 42m11.5s |
| 2. Chiron (Alfa Romeo) | 42m§15.4s |
| 3. Fagioli (Mercedes-Benz) | 43m27.2s |
| 4. Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz) | 42m45.8s |
| 5. Varzi (Alfa Romeo) | 42m49.5s |
| 6. Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz) | 43m05.6s |
| 7. Trossi (Alfa Romeo) | 43m13.2s |
| 8. Dreyfus (Bugatti) | 44m29.8s |
One after the other the German cars struck trouble, Momberger was the first to give up and then von Brauchitsch, who
during the race never got up to the speed he had shown during practice, did a pitstop with engine trouble. He came back again
but was soon out of the race for good. Order: Stuck, Chiron, Fagioli, Caracciola, Varzi and Trossi.
Then Stuck started to struggle, falling back behind Chiron and the two Mercedes cars. By lap 12 Stuck was in for new tyres and fuel. Caracciola and Fagioli had
a tremendous fight for positions while chasing Chiron's leading Alfa Romeo, bringing the French crowd to its feet.
One can only guess what went trough Fagioli's mind. Before the season start he must have believed that taking the leading
position in the team would be a piece of cake. Then came the Eifel incident with von Brauchitsch and now Caracciola's
speed during his comeback race must have been a nasty surprise. The internal Mercedes duel ended in a draw, all three Mercedes drivers had to retire
one after the other within a few laps. Von Brauchitsch with supercharger troubles, Caracciola with fuel feed problems and
Fagioli with a broken brake pipe after having running off the road in his fight for the lead.
order after 16 laps:
| 1. Chiron (Alfa Romeo) | 1h23m34s |
| 2. Varzi (Alfa Romeo) | 1h24m42s |
| 3. Stuck (Auto Union) | 1h28m56s |
| 4. Benoist (Bugatti) | 1h29m47s |
| 5. Zehender (Maserati) | 1h29m52s |
| 6. Moll (Alfa Romeo) | 1h30m04s |
| 7. Wimille (Bugatti) | 1h35m32s |
| 8. Dreyfus (Bugatti) | 1h36m18s |
The race situation had altered completely, the only German car left was Stuck's clearly struggling Auto Union, and Chiron could ease up.
Situation after 20 laps:
| 1. Chiron (Alfa Romeo) | 1h47m17.5s |
| 2. Varzi (Alfa Romeo) | 1h48m16.1s |
| 3. Stuck (Auto Union) | 1h50m35.3s |
| 4. Moll (Alfa Romeo) | 1h51m52.3s |
| 5. Benoist (Bugatti) | 1h51m56.6s |
| 6. Zehender (Maserati) | 1h55m13.9s |
At half distance the Alfa Romeo cars went in for tanking and tyre changes. Varzi held the lead for a moment during the
pit stops but then it was Chiron again at the top position.
The Ferrari drivers Chiron, Varzi and Moll (who had taken over from Trossi after the car had lost both 1st and 3rd gears)
took full command of the race with Stuck a distant forth.
The only other cars left were Benoist and Zehender, Wimille and Dreyfus having given up their Bugattis with transmission
and engine troubles. Then Stuck had a 15 minutes pit stop and Zehender a 20 minute stop while the mechanics tried to fix a
leaking cooler respective a loose rear axle before both called it a day. The rest was just a Scuderia Ferrari parade.
Chiron had won a great and popular victory, and the German teams had suffered a humiliating defeat.
But from now on the Germans were to dominate Grand Prix racing.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status |
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| 1. | 12 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 2.9 | S-8 | 40 | 3h39n14.0s |
| 2. | 6 | Achille Varzi | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 2.9 | S-8 | 40 | 3h42m31.9s | + 3m17.9s |
| 3. | 20 | Trossi / Moll | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 2.9 | S-8 | 40 | 3h43m23.8s | + 4m09.8s |
| 4. | 16 | Robert Benoist | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | T59 | 2.8 | S-8 | 36 | 3h39m27.0s |
| DNF | 24 | Goffredo Zehender | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | 8C | 2.5 | S-8 | 33 | rear axle attachment |
| DNF | 2 | Hans Stuck | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | A | 4.4 | V-16 | 32 | engine |
| DNF | 14 | Nuvolari / Wimille | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | T59 | 3.3 | S-8 | 17 | engine/transmission |
| DNF | 18 | René Dreyfus | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | T59 | 3.3 | S-8 | 16 | engine |
| DNF | 8 | Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 3.4 | S-8 | 15 | fuel feed |
| DNF | 30 | Luigi Fagioli | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 3.4 | S-8 | 14 | brakes |
| DNF | 22 | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 3.4 | S-8 | 11 | supercharger |
| DNF | 26 | Philippe Etancelin | P. Etancelin | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 11 | engine |
| DNF | 4 | August Momberger | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | A | 4.4 | V-16 | 10 | steering |
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Fastest lap: Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo) in 5m06.0s = 147.0 km/h (91.3 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 136.7 km/h (85.0 mph)
Weather: sunny and hot.
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7 July 1934: The B.A.R.C. Inter-Club Meeting was held at Brooklands.
The handicap races were won by R. H. Eccles (Frazer-Nash 1.5L), Mrs. E. Gordon-Simpson (Triumph 1.1L), C. D. Parish (Austin 0.7L),
H. G. Dobbs (Riley 1.1L), A. Powys-Lybbe (Alvis 1.5L), J. H. Day (Graham-Paige 5.3L), C. A. Richardson (Riley 1.1L) and A. H. Boyd (Maserati 2.5L).
J.R.D.C. won the team relay.
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IX GRAND PRIX DE LA MARNE
Reims-Gueux (F), 8 July 1934
64 laps x 7.826 km (4.86 mi) = 500.9 km (311.2 mi) (Note 1)
Yet another Scuderia Ferrari parade
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The ninth Marne Grand Prix (Note 3) was run a usual on the Reims road course.
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Entries:
The Maserati entries from Team Straight (Straight, Hamilton), Zehender, Étancelin, Sommer and Nuvolari, tried
once again to challenge the Ferrari team at GP de la Marne. But on the fast Reims track the Maserati
cars had no real chance against the strong Ferrari - Alfa Romeos. Other entries included "Monzas" for Balestrero
(Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio) and Soffietti (Scuderia Siena) and Bugattis for Brunet and Howe.
The race program lists two Auto Unions and another German entry named "X" byt they did not appear.
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Practice:
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Race:
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Moll
Alfa Romeo
2m51.7s
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14
Varzi
Alfa Romeo
2m48.4s
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Etancelin
Maserati
2m59.5s
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12
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
2m56.7s
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18
Nuvolari
Maserati
2m56.0s
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34
Hamilton
Maserati
3m09.4s
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4
Sommer
Maserati
3m09.2s
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32
Straight
Maserati
3m02.3s
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Brunet
Bugatti
3m17.0s
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30
Soffietti
Alfa Romeo
3m12.4s
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26
Balestrero
Alfa Romeo
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24
Zehender
Maserati
3m19.3s
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Howe
Bugatti
3m18.0s
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28
Biondetti
Alfa Romeo
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When the flag fell Varzi took the lead. That
was the last thing Nuvolari wanted to see so he immediately took up the chase, clearly overdriving his car while
trying to keep the pace of his rival. After eight laps Nuvolari was in the pits with his tyres in shreds.
Not willing to give up, Nuvolari started off again at full speed, perhaps too fast because two laps later he was
back in the pit for another set of tyres.
Order at 20 laps:
| 1. Chiron (Alfa Romeo) | |
| 2. Varzi (Alfa Romeo) | |
| 3. Etancelin (Maserati) | |
| 4. Moll (Alfa Romeo) | |
| 5. Hamilton (Maserati) | |
| 6. Soffietti (Alfa Romeo) | |
| 7. Howe (Bugatti) | |
| 8. Sommer (Maserati) | |
| 9. Nuvolari (Maserati) | |
| 10. Brunet (Bugatti) | |
The other Maserati drivers were also in trouble, Straight and Étancelin were
already out of the race and Sommer was in and out of the pits on almost every lap.
Soffietti's private Alfa spun in the pit lane and crashed into Ètancelin's car but was able to continue.
One tyre from Nuvolari's third set
gave up just as he had passed the pits so he had to do a complete lap on the rims.
Finally Nuvolari had to call it a day with a broken rear axle and nothing could hinder another Ferrari landslide victory.
At half distance the order was:
| 1. Chiron (Alfa Romeo) | |
| 2. Varzi (Alfa Romeo) | |
| 3. Moll (Alfa Romeo) | |
| 4. Hamilton (Maserati) | |
| 5. Howe (Bugatti) | |
| 6. Soffietti (Alfa Romeo) | |
Chiron took the lead during the pit stops and then Chiron and Varzi were swapping places until the latter had to stop
for new plugs giving the second place to Moll. After doing the fastest lap of the day Varzi came back to the pit
with gear problems and handled over the car to Marinoni who went on to finish third behind teammates Chiron and Moll.
Reims lies the middle of the champagne district and it was said that ten thousand bottles were drunk that day!
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 12 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 64 | 3h25m51.8s |
| 2. | 16 | Guy Moll | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 64 | 3h30m27.8s | + 4m36s |
| 3. | 14 | A. Varzi / A. Marinoni | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 62 | |
| 4. | 34 | Hugh Hamilton | Whitney Straight Ltd. | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 61 | |
| 5. | 20 | Earl Howe | Earl Howe | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 59 | |
| 6. | 30 | Luigi Soffietti | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | 59 | * Siena? |
| 7. | 28 | Renato Balestrero | Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | | |
| DNF | 24 | Goffredo Zehender | G. Zehender | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 36 | mechanical |
| DNF | 2 | Philippe Etancelin | P. Etancelin | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 26 | gearbox |
| DNF | 4 | Raymond Sommer | Ecurie Braillard | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 22 | exhaust |
| DNF | 18 | Tazio Nuvolari | T. Nuvolari | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 21 | rear axle |
| DNF | 36 | Clemente Biondetti | Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | | |
| DNF | 6 | Robert Brunet | R. Brunet | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | | |
| DNF | 32 | Whitney Straight | Whitney Straight Ltd. | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 3 | |
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Fastest lap: Achille Varzi (Alfa Romeo) in 2m58.2s = 158.1 km/h (98.2 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 146.0 km/h (90.7 mph)
Pole position lap speed: 167.3 km/h (104.0 mph)
Weather:
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Footnote:
1. The usually mentioned length of the pre-1953 Reims-Gueux course is 7.816 km but it is clear from three independent contemporary papers that in this case 7.826 km was used for the official results.
Motor Sport gives 500.864 km total race length corresponding exactly to 7.826 km course length. La Croix give 145.984 km/h medium speed, Le Figaro 146.984 km/h (printing error)
corresponding to 500.879 km race length and a little over 7.826 km course length. All this assuming a 64 lap race. Paul Sheldon uses 56 laps instead for some reason.
2. Official program actually lists two Auto Unions plus another unknown German car.
3. 1. The official programme shows this to be the 9th Marne GP (thanks Simon Davis).
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8 July 1934: Desvignes/Mahé (Bugatti) wins the Les 10 Heures de Spa sports car race at the Spa-Francorchamps track in
Belgium. (Results) |
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15 July 1934: Premoli (Maserati) wins the Coppa Ascoli
sports car race.
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VII GROßER PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND
Nürburgring (D), 15 July 1934
25 laps x 22.810 km (14.17 mi) = 570.25 km (384.3 mi)
First Grand Prix victory for Auto Union
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Entries:
The Auto Union and Mercedes-Benz teams made every effort to win the German GP and make up for the humiliating defeat
suffered at the hands of Scuderia Ferrari at the French GP.
Burggaller was deputizing for the ill zu Leiningen.
Henne was replacing von Brauchitsch who crashed in practice, breaking an arm and five ribs.
Geier was replacing the ill Henne.
Nuvolari, private entry but nominally works Maserati.
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Practice:
When practice started Eifelrennen winner von Brauchitsch showed his hunger for a repeat victory by going out and doing some
very fast laps. But then he crashed badly and broke an arm, a shoulder blade, the collarbone and five ribs. There was
crisis in the Mercedes pits as reserve driver Henne also was sick leaving Fagioli and Caracciola as the only drivers.
To Neubauer's great relief Caracciola showed that he was back on his old form again but the team needed another driver
at short notice. Mercedes employee Geier, who had done some sports car racing, got to his surprise an order to immediately come to
Nürburgring. He was put in Caracciola's old Alfa Romeo for a few test laps and then entered as Mercedes' third driver.
Auto Union was also out with their reserve driver Burggaller as zu Leiningen was ill.
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Race:
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Balestrero
Alfa Romeo
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4
Hamilton
Maserati
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21
Minozzi
Alfa Romeo
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18
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
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10
Nuvolari
Maserati
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6
Caracciola
Mercedes
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20
Zehender
Maserati
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22
Battilana
Alfa Romeo
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Stuck
Auto Union
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12
Maag
Alfa Romeo
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9
Fagioli
Mercedes
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11
L Hartmann
Bugatti
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17
Varzi
Alfa Romeo
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Momberger
Auto Union
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Moll
Alfa Romeo
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Burgaller
Auto Union
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Rüesch
Maserati
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Soffietti
Alfa Romeo
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Geier
Mercedes
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It was a race where the German teams dominated, the Alfa Romeos and Maseratis being also runs.
Stuck took an early lead, followed closely by Caracciola. Hamilton's fine grid position did not help him,
he retired with a blown engine on the very first lap.
Lap after lap Caracciola chased Stuck, who was unable to leave the Mercedes driver. The two drivers raced each other at
full speed, breaking the lap record several times and leaving the rest of the field far behind.
Order after 5 laps:
| 1. Stuck (Auto Union) | 54m43s |
| 2. Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz) | 54m47s |
| 3. Fagioli (Mercedes-Benz) | 55m21s |
| 4. Chiron (Alfa Romeo) | 55m23s |
| 5. Moll (Alfa Romeo) | 56m49s |
| 6. Nuvolari (Maserati) | 47m12s |
On lap 13 Caracciola
managed to surprise Stuck at the Karussell curve and take the lead to the huge delight of the spectators. It did not last
for long however, the strain was too much for the Mercedes engine and on the next lap Caracciola had to retire.
Stuck got back into the lead followed by Fagioli and Chiron, who was doing everything he could trying to stay
with the German cars in his Alfa Romeo. Behind them came Momberger and Nuvolari. In the closing stage of the race Momberger had to retire, and
Nuvolari moved up to fourth place.
For a while Fagioli tried to catch Stuck but the latter was able to open a decent gap with his fast Auto Union.
With four laps to go Stuck found that according to the meter the water was up to the boiling point!
Each lap he passed the pits wildly gesticulating and each time he was ordered to continue by the pit crew.
Stuck did the last laps expecting to hear the engine blow any second and took the flag 2 minutes in front of Fagioli.
After the race the pit crew explained to a astonished Stuck that they knew that the water meter had been disconnected and was
showing the engine temperature instead!
So Stuck won, but the star of the race had been Caracciola, who had put up a sensational
performance on a track that had tested his shattered hip to the utmost. Fagioli, who finished second, must have been
very worried, as he saw his place as first driver for the Mercedes-Benz team slipping away.
Geier had done a good job, finishing fifth and was immediately signed on as reserve driver for Mercedes-Benz.
After the race private Alfa Romeo driver Maag was disqualified for having removed parts from his car before the weighing-in.
That meant that Zehender took the sixth place.
This was the first Grand Prix victory for the new Auto Union team and at the factory the joy was great.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status |
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| 1. | 1 | Hans Stuck | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | A | 4.4 | V-16 | 25 | 4h38m19.2s |
| 2. | 9 | Luigi Fagioli | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 3.4 | S-6 | 25 | 4h40m26.2s | + 2m07.0s |
| 3. | 18 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 2.9 | S-8 | 25 | 4h40m32.8s | + 8m13.6s |
| 4. | 10 | Tazio Nuvolari | T. Nuvolari | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 25 | 4h55m10.2s | + 16m51.0s |
| 5. | 8 | Hanns Geier | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 3.4 | S-6 | 25 | 4h59m05.4s | + 20m46.2s |
| DSQ | 12 | Ulrich Maag | U. Maag | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 25 | (5h06m49.5s) | disqualified |
| 6? | 20 | Goffredo Zehender | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 25 | 5h14m46.8s | / 5 laps gearbox? |
| 7? | 11 | László Hartmann | L. Hartmann | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 24? | 5h13m36.2s |
| DNF | 2 | A. Momberger / E. Burggaller | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | A | 4.4 | V-16 | 20 | mechanical |
| DNF | 14 | Hans Rüesch | H. Rüesch | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 19 | fuel pump |
| DNF | 15 | Luigi Soffietti | Scuderia Siena | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | 14 | rear axle |
| DNF | 6 | Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 3.4 | S-6 | 14 | engine |
| DNF | 21 | Giovanni Minozzi | Scuderia Siena | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 10 | engine |
| DNF | 19 | Guy Moll | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 2.9 | S-8 | 6 | gearbox |
| DNF | 3 | Ernst Burggaller | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | A | 4.4 | V-16 | 4 | gearbox |
| DNF | 16 | Renato Balestrero | Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | 3 | gearbox |
| DNF | 17 | Achille Varzi | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 2.9 | S-8 | 1 | gearbox |
| DNF | 4 | Hugh Hamilton | Whitney Straight Ltd | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 0 | piston |
| DNF | 22 | Attilio Battilana | Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | | ? |
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Fastest lap: Hans Stuck (Auto Union) in 10m43.8s = 127.5 km/h (79.3 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 122.9 km/h (76.4 mph)
Weather:
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I GRAND PRIX DE VICHY
Vichy (F), 15 July 1934
2 heats of 30 laps x 2.347 km (1.458 mi) = 70.4 km (43.8 mi)
Final 60 lap x 2.347 km (1.458 mi) = 140.8 km (87.4 mi)
Another street circuit victory for Trossi
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Entries:
The first and only Vichy GP was run in two 30 lap heats and a 60 lap final on a
tight city track. As it was raced the same day as the German Grand Prix several of the top drivers were missing but
Scuderia Ferrari was there with Trossi and Lehoux and was challenged by a whole bunch of private Maseratis.
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Practice:
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Heat 1:
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Falchetto
Maserati
1m43.6s
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4
Trossi
Alfa Romeo
1m41.1s
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Etancelin
Maserati
1m40.2s
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22
Delmot
Bugatti
1m49.3s
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28
Scaron
Alfa Romeo
1m45.0s
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Gaupillat
Bugatti
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24
Rose-Itier
Bugatti
1m58.7s
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Veyron
Bugatti
1m49.4s
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Zanelli
Alfa Romeo
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The first heat was won by Trossi from Maseratis driven by Falcetto (Ecurie Braillard) and Etancelin (private Maserati).
Scaron (Alfa Romeo Monza) was fourth.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 4 | Carlo Felice Trossi | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 30 | 52m45.9s |
| 2. | 30 | Benoît Falchetto | Ecurie Braillard | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 30 | 53m17.4s | + 31.5s |
| 3. | 6 | Philippe Etancelin | P. Etancelin | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 30 | 54m44.8s | + 58.7s |
| 4. | 28 | José Scaron | Ecurie Braillard | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | 30 | 55m27.8s | + 2m41.9s |
| 5. | 10 | Pierre Veyron | P. Veyron | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 30 | 55m39.7s | + 2m53.8s |
| 6. | 34 | Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier | Mme. Rose-Itier | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 30 | 55m53.1s | + 3m17.2s |
| DNF | 22 | Louis Delmot | L. Delmot | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 17 | lost a wheel |
| DNF | 40 | Jean Gaupillat | J. Gaupillat | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 7 | mechanical |
| DNF | 20 | Juan Zanelli | J. Zanelli | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | 0 | transmission |
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Fastest lap: Carlo Felice Trossi (Alfa Romeo) in 1m42.2s = 82.7 km/h (51.4 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 80.1 km/h (49.8 mph)
Pole position lap speed: 84.3 km/h (52.4 mph)
Weather:
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Heat 2:
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8
Dreyfus
Bugatti
1m43.2s
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26
Straight
Maserati
1m42.3s
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2
Lehoux
Alfa Romeo
1m40,3s
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12
Sommer
Maserati
1m51.0s
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16
Biondetti
Maserati
1m49.1s
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36
Hellé-Nice
Alfa Romeo
1m53.3s
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24
Villapadierna
Maserati
1m52.8s
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14
Brunet
Bugatti
1m51.4s
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18
Howe
Bugatti
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32
Eonnet
Bugatti
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38
Farina
Alfa Romeo
-
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The second heat was
driven in rain and the winner was a very lucky Straight who was able to keep his lead from Lehoux's Alfa Romeo
despite a spin. Bugatti drivers Dreyfus and Howe were third and fourth.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 26 | Whitney Straight | W. Straight | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 30 | 56m12.4s |
| 2. | 2 | Marcel Lehoux | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 30 | 56m13.5s | + 1.1s |
| 3. | 8 | René Dreyfus | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | T59 | 2.8 | S-8 | 30 | 57m03.9s | + 51.5s |
| 4. | 18 | Earl Howe | Earl Howe | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 30 | 59m35.6s | + 3m23.2s |
| 5. | 24 | José de Villapadierna | Comte de Villapadierna | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 30 | 59m41.1s | + 3m28.7s |
| 6. | 38 | Giuseppe Farina | Scuderia Subalpina | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 30 | 1h00m12.9s | + 4m00.5s |
| 7. | 36 | Mlle "Hellé-Nice" | M. Lehoux | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 29 | 59m41.8s |
| 8. | 32 | Robert Eonnet | R. Eonnet | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 28 | 59m48.0s |
| DNF | 14 | Robert Brunet | R. Brunet | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 23 | mechanical |
| DNF | 16 | Clemente Biondetti | Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio | Maserati | 26M | 2.5 | S-8 | 12? | |
| DNF | 12 | Raymond Sommer | R. Sommer | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 4 | mechanical |
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Fastest lap: Marcel Lehoux (Alfa Romeo) in 1m44.5s = 80.9 km/h (50.2 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 75.2 km/h (46.7 mph>)
Pole position lap speed: 84.2 km/h (52.3 mph)
Weather:
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Final:
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26
Straight
Maserati
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2
Lehoux
Alfa Romeo
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6
Etancelin
Maserati
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4
Trossi
Alfa Romeo
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30
Falchetto
Maserati
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18
Howe
Bugatti
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28
Scaron
Alfa Romeo
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8
Dreyfus
Bugatti
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24
Villapadierna
Maserati
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10
Veyron
Bugatti
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The entry for the final was made up of the top four from each heat plus the faster of the two fifth-placed cars.
Étancelin took the lead followed by Lehoux. The tight winding track took its tolls as the Ferrari driver hit a kerb and
had to do a pit stop. After one lap Ètancelin held a 12 second lead over Trossi with Straight, Dreyfus, and Falchetto
following. Dreyfus pulled his Bugatti up to 2nd place and Straight passed Trossi as well. Soon however Trossi
started to speed up and the Ferrari driver repassed both Straight and Dreyfus.
As the race went on Étancelin's car developed serious brake problems. At the 34th lap the French driver could
only look on as Trossi and Straight passed. So in the end it was yet another victory for the Ferrari team.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 4 | Carlo Felice Trossi | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 60 | 1h45m44.6s |
| 2. | 26 | Whitney Straight | W. Straight | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 60 | 1h45m49.6s | + 5.0s |
| 3. | 6 | Philippe Etancelin | P. Etancelin | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 60 | 1h46m52.4s | + 1m07.8s |
| 4. | 8 | René Dreyfus | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | T59 | 2.8 | S-8 | 60 | 1h47m13.4s | + 1m28.8s |
| 5. | 2 | Marcel Lehoux | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 60 | 1h48m18.3s | + 2m33.7s |
| 6. | 28 | José Scaron | Ecurie Braillard | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | 59 | 1h46m54.3 |
| 7. | 18 | Earl Howe | Earl Howe | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 58 | 1h48m13.3s |
| DNF | 10 | Pierre Veyron | P. Veyron | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 27 | mechancal |
| DNF | 30 | Benoît Falchetto | Ecurie Braillard | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 23 | brakes |
| DNF | 24 | José de Villapadierna | Comte de Villapadierna | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 9 | |
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Fastest lap: Philippe Etancelin (Maserati) in 1m41.9s = 82.9 km/h (51.5 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 79.9 km/h (49.6 mph)
Weather:
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21 July 1934: W. L. Thompson/R.F. Turner/T. V. G. Selby (Austin 7) wins the L.C.C. Relay at Brooklands.
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VI GRAND PRIX DE DIEPPE
Dieppe (F), 22 July 1934
2 x 1 hour heats + 2 hour final on a 8.146 km (5.062 mi) circuit
Gaupillat's crash casts a shadow over an exciting race
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The Dieppe Grand Prix, one of two GP races held in France on that day, was run in two heats plus a final
with the top five finishers from each heat.
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Heat 1:
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2
Etancelin
Maserati
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4
Lehoux
Alfa Romeo
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24
Villapadierna
Maserati
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20
Ford
MG
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26
Staniland
Bugatti
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8
Penn-Hughes
Alfa Romeo
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10
Clifford
Alfa Romeo
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27
Eccles
Bugatti
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6
Scaron
Alfa Romeo
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16
Eonnet
Bugatti
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(Note 1)
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The first heat was won by Étancelin in his private
Maserati from Lehoux's Alfa Romeo (Scuderia Ferrari), the latter leading the race until loosing a gear.
Staniland's Bugatti T51 (Mathieson) was 3rd while Penn-Hughes and Scaron (both in "Alfa Monzas") were fourth and fifth.
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Results
Heat 2:
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The second heat was overshadowed by a fatal accident involving Gaupillat. The heat was won by Chiron
(Alfa Romeo - Ferrari) from Zehender's and Earl Howe's Maseratis.
Rose-Richards (Bugattti T51) finished fourth and Mlle. Hellé-Nice (Alfa Romeo "Monza") fifth.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 1 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 15 | 122.651 km |
| 2. | 5 | Goffredo Zehender | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 14 | 118.731 km |
| 3. | 7 | Earl Howe | Earl Howe | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 14 | 117.147 km |
| 4. | 9 | Tim Rose-Richards | T. Rose-Richards | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 14 | 115.401 km |
| DNF | 11 | Clemente Biondetti | Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio | Maserati | T26M | 2.5 | | 13 | fire |
| 5. | 19 | Mlle "Hellé-Nice" | Marcel Lehoux | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 12 | 104.309 km |
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| DNF | 25 | Raymond Mays | H. W. Cook | ERA | A | 1.5 | S-6 | 6 | ignition |
| DNF | 23 | Jean Gaupillat | J. Gaupillat | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 3 | fatal crash |
| DNF | 21 | Jean Delorme | J. Delorme | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 1 | crash |
| DSQ | 22 | Robert Cazaux | R. Cazaux | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 0 | outside assistance |
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Fastest lap: Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo) in 3m53.5s = 125.6 km/h (78.0 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 122.7 km/h (76.2 mph)
Weather:
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Final:
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4
Lehoux
Alfa Romeo
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2
Etancelin
Maserati
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1
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
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26
Staniland
Bugatti
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6
Scaron
Alfa Romeo
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8
Penn-Hughes
Alfa Romeo
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7
Howe
Maserati
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5
Zehender
Maserati
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19
Hellé-Nice
Alfa Romeo
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9
Rose-Richards
Bugatti
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(Note 1)
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The final developed into a fight between Lehoux and
Étancelin. The former took the start followed by Chiron but the Alfa driver made a mistake at Saint Aubyn and hit the bank hard.
So Lehoux led after the first lap followed by Étancelin, Staniland, Penn-Hughes and Scaron. Étancelin followed
the leading Alfa closely and was soon by only to be repassed almost immediately. The top duo continued to swap places
but it was soon clear that Étancelin on this track had the upper hand as the Maserati had higher top speed
and he could pass the Alfa Romeo as he pleased on the straights. On the 23rd lap Lehoux had to make a pitstop for new plugs
leaving the Maserati driver in front with a two minutes lead. So Étancelin made up for his frustrating defeat the week
before by taking a fine victory over the Ferrari team, Howe being third in his private Maserati.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 2 | Philippe Etancelin | P. Etancelin | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 30 | 241.928 km |
| 2. | 4 | Marcel Lehoux | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 29 | 238.751 km |
| 3. | 7 | Earl Howe | Earl Howe | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 29 | 236.466 km |
| 4. | 9 | Tim Rose-Richards | T. Rose-Richards | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 29 | 236.273 km |
| 5. | 8 | Clifton Penn-Hughes | C. Penn-Hughes | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | 29 | 236.062 km |
| 6. | 6 | José Scaron | Raymond Sommer | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | 29 | 233.710 km |
| 7. | 19 | Mlle "Hellé-Nice" | Marcel Lehoux | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 28 | 208.156 km |
| DNF | 1 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 7 | shock absorver |
| DNF | 26 | Christopher Staniland | TASO Mathieson | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3l | S-8 | 6 | engine |
| DNF | 5 | Goffredo Zehender | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 1 | brakes |
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Fastest lap: N/A
Winner's medium speed: 121.0 km/h (75.2 mph)
Weather:
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Footnote:
1. Grids from picture evidence with thanks to Alessandro Silva. The lists in Motor Sport, August 1934, mentioniong 3-3 grids, are not correct.
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II GRAND PRIX DE L´ALBIGEOIS
Les Planques - Albi (F), 22 July 1934
18 laps x 8.911 km (5.531 mi) = 160.4 km (99.7 mi) (Note 1)
Veyron continues to dominate the voiturette class
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Race:
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18
Boucly
Salmson
4m34s
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4
Durand
Bugati
4m28s
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28
Seaman
MG
4m19s
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6
Rey
Bugatti
5m25s
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| Rest of grid unknown.
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Albi ended a seven week pause in Voiturette racing. Several cars overheated
while waiting for the start flag to fall and Seaman (MG) stalled and got a 100 Fr fine for
being push started. While leading, Veyron had to stop to change plugs but was
later able to retake the lead from Leóz Abad and win.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 14 | Pierre Veyron | P. Veyron | Bugatti | T51A | 1.5 | S-8 | 18 | 1h14m48.6s | |
| 2. | 10 | Genaro Léoz-Abad | G. Léoz-Abad | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 18 | 1h15m05.0s | + 16.4s |
| 3. | 4 | Henri Durand | H. Durand | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 18 | 1h17m04.0s | + 2m15.4s |
| 4. | 18 | Marcel Boucly | M. Boucly | Salmson | | 1.1 | | | | |
| 5. | 6 | Pierre Rey | P. Rey | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | | | |
| DNF | 20 | Albert Chambost | A. Chambost | Salmson | | 1.1 | | | | |
| DNF | 2 | Raymond de Saugé | R. de Saugé | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | | | |
| DNF | 24 | Lalanne | Lalanne | Rally | | 1.1 | | | | |
| DNF | 16 | André Vagniez | A. Vagniez | Maserati | 26 | 1.5 | S-8 | 6 | mechanical | |
| DNF | 28 | Richard Seaman | Whitney Straight Ltd. | MG | K3 Magnette | 1.1 | | 6 | mechanical | |
| DNF | 26 | Saint-Jean | Saint-Jean | Amilcar | C6 | | | 6 | supercharger | |
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Fastest lap: N/A
Winner's medium speed: 128.6 km/h (79.9 mph)
Pole position lap speed: 123.9 km/h (77.0 mph) [sic]
Weather:
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II GRAND PRIX DE L´ALBIGEOIS
Les Planques - Albi (F), 22 July 1934
30 laps x 8.911 km (5.531 mi) = 267.3 km (166.1 mi) (Note 1)
Should it be pronounced "Fanshaw"?
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Race:
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26
Hamilton
Maserati
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12
Sommer
Maserati
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18
Braillard
Maserati
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34
Featherstonhaugh
Maserati
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30
Falchetto
Maserati
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22
Delmot
Bugatti
|
10
Veyron
Bugatti
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32
Zanelli
Alfa Romeo
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40
Rolland
Bugatti
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38
Leóz Abad
Bugatti
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48
Blondiaux
Bugatti
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44
Cattaneo
Bugatti
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42
Brunet
Bugatti
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52
Martin
Bugatti
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50
Roumani
Bugatti
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July 22th was a busy day for motor racing as there were the Coppa Ciano in Italy and two Grand Prix races in France
plus the first Voiturette race for almost two months, all on the same day! That also meant that the entry
lists suffered quite a bit. At Albi Team Straight dominated, Hamilton leading before having to do a pit stop leaving his
team mate to win in an old Maserati 8C. Veyron finished 3rd in the GP race after winning the Voiturette race.
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Results
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Footnote:
1. Le Figaro gives total length for voiturette race as 160.338 km indicating course length of 8,909 km but 128.644 km/h speed would give 8.911 km. See also 1935 Albi GP footnote.
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