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Brno (CS), 30 September 1934
17 laps x 29.140 km (18.107 mi) = 495.4 km (307.8 mi)
Auto Union having the upper hand
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Complete name: V mezinárodní závod automobilu na Masarykove okruhu.
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Entries:
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Practice:
This was the "silly season" when driver contracts are made.
During practice Nuvolari tried out the Auto Union,
and Stuck could be seen on the track trying out the Mercedes-Benz.
The entry of the local driver Josef Brazdil is one of the most bizarre stories ever in Grand Prix racing.
The driver seems to have borrowed money to buy a Maserati, and when unable
to pay back he had ended up in jail. Some of the drivers appealed to authorities
to release Brazdil so he could take part in the GP, returning to jail after the race.
On his very first practice lap Brazdil run into a corner with full speed and crashed into
the woods totally destroying the car. The driver died immediately. Inexperience or suicide?
Auto Union driver Momberger was still suffering from arthritis and was a non-starter.
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Race:
The grid positions had been drawn by ballot and the grid looked like this:
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2
L Hartmann
Bugatti
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4
Varzi
Alfa Romeo
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6
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
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Comotti
Alfa Romeo
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10
Stuck
Auto Union
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12
Sebastian
Auto Union
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14
Pohl
Bugatti
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16
Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz
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18
Fagioli
Mercedes-Benz
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20
Henne
Mercedes-Benz
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22
Bjørnstad
Alfa Romeo
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26
Nuvolari
Maserati
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28
Benoist
Bugatti
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30
Wimille
Bugatti
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32
Leiningen
Auto Union
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34
Pavlicek
Bugatti
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36
Holesak
Bugatti
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* (Note 1)
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A giant crowd of estimated 350,000 had gathered for the last major Grand Prix of the season, the Czech GP
at Brno. The GP cars started together with the Voiturette class. The race developed into a duel between Fagioli's Mercedes and Stuck's Auto Union. The rough roads
of the Brno circuit took the toll of both cars and drivers Caracciola had to give up with a broken wheel and
Henne got sick and had to give the car over to reserve driver Geier.
At half race Fagioli seemed to have got the better edge of Stuck and was able to open up a decent gap.
But with 2/3 of the race run, the Mercedes driver had to make an unscheduled pit stop leaving over the lead
to Stuck. The Auto Union driver was never challenged again taking the flag almost 3 minutes in front of Fagioli.
First non German car was Nuvolari in the 6C-34 Maserati. Third place was the best he could do that day,
but he had beaten Varzi's Ferrari so we can guess he was in pretty good mood.
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Results
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V MASARYKOVĚ OKRUHU
Brno (CS), 30 September 1934
15 laps x 29.140 km (18.107 mi) = 437.1 km (271.6 mi)
"Voiturette season closes
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Race:
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Trumpeš
Z13
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42 *
Sojka
Bugatti
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40 *
Schmidt
Bugatti
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44
Komar
Bugatti
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46
Eyston
MG
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50
Burggaller
Bugatti
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52
Farina
Maserati
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56
Hostalek
Z13
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62
Benes
Wikov
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64
Schellenberg
Bugatti
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66
Szczyzycki
Wikov
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68
Seaman
MG
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70
Wilhelm
Bugatti
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72
Hell
Bugatti
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80
Manoucek
Walter
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* Cars lined up in wrong order on grid
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The Voiturette race was started together with the GP cars but was 2 laps shorter.
Farina showed the 350,000 persons crowd that his Biella win four weeks earlier
had been no freak victory. He dominated the Voiturette class leading the race
from start to finish.
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Results
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Footnote:
1. While sources indicate a grid with pole on the right side, photos from the start
seem to indicate a left handed grid. It is unknown to me if Brazdil's place in the grid was left open.
2. From left to right, source for the first times listed are Automobile-Revue/Motor Sport/Le Figaro/David Venables' book "Racing Fifteen-Hundreds", second times are from Paul Sheldon's book,
and third times are from Italian sports newspaper "Il Littoriale".
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II GRANDE PRÊMIO DA CIDADE DE RIO DE JANEIRO
Gávea - Rio de Janeiro (BRA), 3 October 1934
25 laps x 11.16 km (6.935 mi) = 279.0 km (173.4 mi)
| No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine |
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| 2 | Victorio Rosa | V. Rosa | Fiat | Special | 1.5 |
| 4 | Irahy Corręa | I. Corręa | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | DNS |
| 6 | Antônio de Carvalho | A. de Carvalho | Hispano Suiza | | 6.6 | S-6 |
| 8 | Angelo Gonçalves | A. Gonçalves | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 |
| 10 | Cicero Marques Porto | M. Porto | De Soto | Special | 3.1 | |
| 12 | Chico Landi | C. Landi | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 |
| 14 | Carlos Zatuszek | C. Zatuszek | Mercedes-Benz | SSK | 7.1 | S-6 |
| 16 | Manoel Cruz | M. Cruz | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 |
| 18 | Armando Rocha | A. Rocha | Isotta Fraschini | | 7.3 |
| 20 | Adolfo Lo Turco | A. Lo Turco | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 |
| 22 | Alete Marconcini | A. Marconcini | Sacre | | 3.0 |
| 24 | Armando Sartorelli | A. Sartorelli | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 |
| 26 | Augusto McCarthy | A. McCarthy | Chrysler | Special | 5.3 |
| 28 | Júlio de Moraes | J. de Moraes | Chrysler | Special | 5.3 |
| 30 | Souza/Tutuca | Souza/Tutuca | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 |
| 32 | Joaquim Sant'anna | J. Sant'anna | Fiat | 508 Balilla | 1.5? | S-4 |
| 34 | José Santiago | J. Santiago | Chrysler | Special | 5.3 |
| 36 | Wilbert Potter | W. Potter | Steyer | | 2.1 |
| 38 | Raul Riganti | R. Riganti | Bugatti Hudson | | 3.5 |
| 40 | Andres Fernandez | A. Fernandez | Amilcar | Ford | 3.3 |
| 42 | Virgílio Castilho | V. Castilho | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 |
| 44 | Adolfo Dall'Ochio | A. Dall'Ochio | Graham Paige | | 4.0 |
| 46 | Nino Crespi | N. Crespi | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 |
| 48 | Gino Bianco | G. Bianco | Bugatti | Willys | 2.2 |
| 50 | Henrique Casini | H. Casini | Hudson | Special | 3.5 |
| 52 | Domingos Lopes | D. Lopes | Hudson | Special | 3.5 |
| 54 | Moraes Sarmento | M. Sarmento | Bugatti-Studebaker | | 4.1 |
| 56 | Ricardo Carú | R. Carú | Fiat | Special | 1.5 |
| 58 | Vittorio Coppoli | V. Coppoli | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 |
| 60 | Roberto Lozzano | R. Lozzano | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 |
| 62 | Júlio de Santis | J. de Santis | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 |
| 64 | Adalberto Antici | A. Antici | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 |
| 66 | Nicolino Guerrera | N. Guerrera | Hudson | Special | 3.5 |
| 68 | José Santos Soeiro | J. Santos Soeiro | Farmann | | 7.0 |
| 70 | Ernesto Blanco | E. Blanco | Reo-Winfield | | 5.9 |
| 72 | Juan Malcom | J. Malcom | Austro Daimler | | 2.5 |
| 74 | Luciano Murro | L. Murro | Austro Daimler | | 4.6 |
| 76 | Manuel de Teffé | M. de Teffé | Alfa Romeo | 6C 1750 | 1.8 | S-6 |
| 78 | César Milone | C. Milone | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 |
| 80 | Benedicto Lopes | B. Lopes | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 |
| 82 | Álvaro Martins | A. Martins | Alfa Romeo | RL6 Sport | 3.0 | S-6 |
| 84 | Adriano Malusardi | A. Malusardi | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 |
| 86 | Antônio Saluzzo | A. Saluzzo | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 |
| 88 | Dante Di Bartolomeo | D. Di Bartolomeo | Alfa Romeo | 6C 1500 | 1.5 | S-6 |
| 90 | Irineu Corręa | I. Corręa | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 |
The Devil's Trampoline
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Entries:
The second Rio de Janeiro GP was once again raced on the twisty Gávea track. Apart from all the local drivers there were many international entries including
Argentinan drivers Rosa, Zatuszek, McCarthy, Riganti, Fernandez, Dall'Ochio, Carú, Coppoli, Lozzano, Blanco, Malcom, Murro, Milone and Malusardi
Italan driver Di Bartolomeo and Portuguese Santos Soeiro.
Scheduled for the day 30th September the race had to be postponed to 3rd October because of bad weather.
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Practice:
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Race:
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Rosa
Fiat
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6
de Carvalho
Hispano Suiza
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8
Gonçalves
Bugatti
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10
Porto
De Soto
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12
Landi
Bugatti
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14
Zatuszek
Mercedes-Benz
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16
Cruz
Bugatti
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18
Rocha
Isotta Fraschini
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20
Lo Turco
Ford
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22
Marconcini
Sacre
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24
Sartorelli
Ford
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26
McCarthy
Chrysler
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28
Moraes
Chrysler
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30
Souza
Bugatti
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32
Sant'anna
Fiat
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34
Santiago
Chrysler
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36
Potter
Steyer
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38
Riganti
Bugatti
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40
Fernandez
Amilcar
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42
Castilho
Ford
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44
Dall'Ochio
Graham Paige
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46
Crespi
Bugatti
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48
Bianco
Bugatti
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50
Casini
Hudson
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52
D Lopes
Hudson
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54
Sarmento
Bugatti
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56
Carú
Fiat
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58
Coppoli
Bugatti
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60
Lozzano
Ford
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62
de Santis
Ford
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64
Antici
Ford
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66
Guerrera
Hudson
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68
Soeiro
Farmann
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70
Blanco
Reo
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72
Malcom
Austro Daimler
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74
Murro
Austro Daimler
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76
de Teffé
Alfa Romeo
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78
Milone
Bugatti
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80
B Lopes
Bugatti
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82
Martins
Alfa Romeo
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84
Malusardi
Ford
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86
Saluzzo
Bugatti
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88
Di Bartolomeo
Alfa Romeo
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90
Corręa
Ford
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The race finally started early Wednesday morning in bright sunshine. Rose took an early lead from Landi and Marconcini.
Marconcini fell back, Landi had to retire and Crespi took over second position followed by Lo Turco.
Corręa who had drawn a bad start position was slowly but surely working his way up throught the field and after 13 laps he took over the lead.
He was followed by Crespi with Landi dropping back to third. Chasing Corręa, Crespi then hit a post on the Arthur Araripe Street and crashed badly,
the driver sadly succuming to his injuries. That left Corręa in the lead from Rosa and Lopes. The latter two swapped positions on lap 23.
So Corręa took te victory after having started from last position in his quite odd looking Ford special.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status |
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| 1. | 90 | Irineu Corręa | I. Corręa | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 25 | 3h56m22.9s |
| 2. | 52 | Domingos Lopes | D. Lopes | Hudson | Special | 3.5 | | 25 | 4h01m43.2s |
| 3. | 2 | Victorio Rosa | V. Rosa | Fiat | Special | 1.5 | | 25 | 4h04m08.4s |
| 4. | 56 | Ricardo Carú | R. Carú | Fiat | Special | 1.5 | | 25 | 4h04m42.6s |
| 5. | 42 | Virgílio Castilho | V. Castilho | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 25 | 4h06m43.1s |
| 6. | 60 | Roberto Lozzano | R. Lozzano | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 25 | 4h07m04.0s |
| 7. | 20 | Adolfo Lo Turco | A. Lo Turco | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 25 | 4h08m42.9s |
| 8. | 64 | Adalberto Antici | A. Antici | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 25 | 4h12m26.8s |
| 9. | 14 | Carlos Zatuszek | C. Zatuszek | Mercedes-Benz | SSK | 7.1 | S-6 | 25 | 4h12m43.3s |
| 10. | 62 | Júlio de Santis | J. de Santis | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 25 | 4h13m55.4s |
| 11. | 70 | Ernesto Blanco | E. Blanco | Reo-Winfield | | 5.9 | | 25 |
| 12. | 72 | Juan Malcom | J. Malcom | Austro Daimler | | 2.5 | | 25 |
| 13. | 50 | Henrique Casini | H. Casini | Hudson | Special | 3.5 | | 25 |
| DNF | 48 | Gino Bianco | G. Bianco | Bugatti | Willys | 2.2 | | 24 | crash? |
| DNF | 24 | Armando Sartorelli | A. Sartorelli | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 23 |
| DNF | 46 | Nino Crespi | N. Crespi | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 16 | fatal accident |
| DNF | 54 | Moraes Sarmento | M. Sarmento | Bugatti-Studebaker | | 4.1 | | 12 |
| DNF | 76 | Manuel de Teffé | M. de Teffé | Alfa Romeo | 6C 1750 | 1.8 | S-6 | 12 |
| DNF | 12 | Chico Landi | C. Landi | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 12 | mechanical |
| DNF | 78 | César Milone | C. Milone | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 8 | crash |
| DNF | 58 | Vittorio Coppoli | V. Coppoli | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 6 | differential |
| DNF | 28 | Júlio de Moraes | J. de Moraes | Chrysler | Special | 5.3 | | 6 |
| DNF | 22 | Alete Marconcini | A. Marconcini | Sacre | | 3.0 | | 5 |
| DNF | 86 | Antônio Saluzzo | A. Saluzzo | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 4 | connecting rods |
| DNF | 84 | Adriano Malusardi | A. Malusardi | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 4 |
| DNF | 30 | Souza/Tutuca | Souza/Tutuca | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 1 |
| DNF | 16 | Manoel Cruz | M. Cruz | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 0 |
| DNF | 6 | Antônio de Carvalho | A. de Carvalho | Hispano Suiza | | 6.6 | S-6 | ? |
| DNF | 8 | Angelo Gonçalves | A. Gonçalves | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | ? |
| DNF | 10 | Cicero Marques Porto | M. Porto | De Soto | Special | 3.1 | | ? |
| DNF | 18 | Armando Rocha | A. Rocha | Isotta Fraschini | | 7.3 | | ? |
| DNF | 26 | Augusto McCarthy | A. McCarthy | Chrysler | Special | 5.3 | | ? | suspension |
| DNF | 32 | Joaquim Sant'anna | J. Sant'anna | Fiat | 508 Balilla | 1.5? | S-4 | ? |
| DNF | 34 | José Santiago | J. Santiago | Chrysler | Special | 5.3 | | ? |
| DNF | 36 | Wilbert Potter | W. Potter | Steyer | | 2.1 | | ? |
| DNF | 38 | Raul Riganti | R. Riganti | Bugatti-Hudson | | 3.5 | | ? | differential |
| DNF | 40 | Andres Fernandez | A. Fernandez | Amilcar | Ford | 3.3 | | ? |
| DNF | 44 | Adolfo Dall'Ochio | A. Dall'Ochio | Graham Paige | | 4.0 | | ? | crash |
| DNF | 66 | Nicolino Guerrera | N. Guerrera | Hudson | Special | 3.5 | | ? |
| DNF | 68 | José Santos Soeiro | J. Santos Soeiro | Farmann | | 7.0 | | ? |
| DNF | 74 | Luciano Murro | L. Murro | Austro Daimler | | 4.6 | | ? | crash |
| DNF | 80 | Benedicto Lopes | B. Lopes | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | ? |
| DNF | 82 | Álvaro Martins | A. Martins | Alfa Romeo | RL6 Sport | 3.0 | S-6 | ? |
| DNF | 88 | Dante Di Bartolomeo | D. Di Bartolomeo | Alfa Romeo | 6C 1500 | 1.5 | S-6 | ? |
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Fastest lap: Irineu Corręa (Ford) on lap 14 at 9m02.8s = 74,016 km/h (mph)
Winner's medium speed: 70,8 km/h (44.0 mph)
Weather: sunny
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6 October 1934: Mays (ERA) wins the Nuffield Trophy handicap race at Donington Park, England.
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II DONINGTON PARK TROPHY
Donington Park (GB), 6 October 1934
20 laps x 4.133 km (2.568 mi) = 82.6 km (51.4 mi)
Donington takes the first step towards a British Grand Prix
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Race:
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Dixon
Riley
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22
Straight
Maserati
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21
Howe
Bugatti
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25
Staniland
Bugatti
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29
Penn-Hughes
Alfa Romeo
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28
Martin
Bugatti
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27
Shuttleworth
Bugatti
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32
Gunther
Riley
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31
Dobson
Alfa Romeo
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| * 26 Mays (ERA) DNS
** 24 Eccles (Bugatti) DNS
*** 30 Jackson (MG) DNS
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 22 | Whitney Straight | W. Straight | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 20 | 45m56.0s |
| 2. | 29 | Clifton Penn-Hughes | C. Penn-Hughes | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | 20 | 46m45.4s | + 49.4s |
| 3. | 21 | Earl Howe | Earl Howe | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 20 | 46m48.0s | + 52.0s |
| 4. | 27 | Dick Shuttleworth | R. Shuttleworth | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 20 | 47m20.2s | + 1:24.2s |
| 5. | 28 | Charles Martin | C. Martin | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 20 | 47m21.6s | + 1:25.6s |
| 6. | 23 | Freddie Dixon | F. Dixon | Riley | 2000/6 | 2.0 | S-6 | 20 | 47m44.0s | + 1m48.0s |
| DNF | 25 | Christopher Staniland | TASO Mathieson | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 15 | plugs |
| DNF | 32 | Ronald Gunter | R. Gunter | Riley | Nine | 1.1 | S-4 | 6 | misfire |
| DNF | 31 | Austin Dobson | A. Dobson | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | 0 | mechanical |
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Fastest lap: Whitney Straight (Maserati) in 2m14.6s = 110.5 km/h (68.7 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 108.0 km/h (67.1 mph)
Weather: cold, rainy
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IV MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP
Brooklands (GB), 13 October 1934
10 laps x 1.883 km (1.170 mi)= 18.83 km (11.7 mi)
Voiturette ERA vs. Grand Prix Maserati
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The Mountain Championship was part of the B.A.R.C. Authumn meeting. Apart from The Mountain Championship, a series a handicap races were held.
They were won by R. F. Oats (Amilcar 1.1L), W. M. Couper (Talbot 3.0L), Miss D. B. Evans (M.G. Midget 0.7L), G. Casswell (Frazer-Nash 1.5L),
C. le S Metcalfe (Salmson 1.1L), A. T. G. Gardner (M.G. K3 Magnette 1.1L), A. R. Samuel (M.G. Midget 0.7L), Whitney Straight (Maserati 3.0L),
E. K. Rayson (Bugatti 1.5L) and C. T. Baker-Carr (Bentley 4.5L),
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Race:
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Grid in line across the track in number order.
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Results
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III CIRCUITO DI MODENA
Circuito di Modena (I), 14 October 1934
40 laps x 3.2 km (~2.0 mi) = 128.0 km (79.5 mi)
Nuvolari in great form
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There were separate races for Voiturettes and GP cars.
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Race:
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Corsi
Maserati
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4
Varzi
Alfa Romeo
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12
Comotti
Alfa Romeo
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10
Soffietti
Maserati
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22
Nuvolari
Maserati
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20
Ghersi
Alfa Romeo
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18
Sandri
Maserati
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16
Tadini
Alfa Romeo
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24
Barbieri
Alfa Romeo
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32
Cornaggia
Alfa Romeo
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30
Pellegrini
Alfa Romeo
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Varzi and Nuvolari had a great fight for the victory
but the latter took the command of the race and won with over one minute over his main rival.
So Nuvolari with his 6C-34 scored his first victory of the season, showing that the new Maserati
was superior to the Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeos. And Nuvolari had taken Varzi's scalp again, just as in Brno.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 22 | Tazio Nuvolari | T. Nuvolari | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.3? | S-6 | 40 | 1h10m54.0s |
| 2. | 4 | Achille Varzi | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9? | S-8 | 40 | 1h12m20.4s | + 2m26.4s |
| 3. | 16 | Mario Tadini | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9? | S-8 | 40 | 1h12m25.6s | + 2m31.6s |
| 4. | 24 | Ferdinando Barbieri | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.9 | S-8 | 38 | 1h10m46s | retired but classifed |
| 5. | 20 | Pietro Ghersi | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9? | S-8 | 38 | 1h11m00.2s? |
| 6. | 18 | Guglielmo Sandri | G. Sandri | Maserati | T26 | 2.5 | S-8 | 38 | 1h12m19.0s |
| 7. | 10 | Luigi Soffietti | Scuderia Siena | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 37 | 1h12m27.0s |
| 8. | 32 | G. Cornaggia-Medici | G. Cornaggia-Medici | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 35 | 1h11m45.8s |
| 9. | 6 | Secondo Corsi | S. Corsi | Maserati | 26M | 2.6 | S-8 | 35 | 1h17m46.6s |
| DNF | 30 | Lelio Pellegrini | L. Pellegrini | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 30 | mechanical |
| DNF | 12 | Gianfranco Comotti | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 16 | mechanical |
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Fastest lap: Tazio Nuvolari (Maserati) in 1m43.8s = 111.0 km/h (69.0 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 108.3 km/h (67.3 mph)
Weather:
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II CIRCUITO DI NAPOLI /II COPPA PRINCIPESSA DI PIEMONTE
Circuito di Napoli (I), 21 October 1934
Heat 2 x 25 laps x 4.0 km (2.49 mi) = 80.0 km (49.7 mi)
Final 50 laps x 4.0 km (2.49 mi) = 200 km (124.3 mi)
Nuvolari once more
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The Circuit of Naples was run over a 4 kilometer circuit.
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Heat 1:
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2
Auricchio
Alfa Romeo
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4
Tadini
Alfa Romeo
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6
Cornaggia
Alfa Romeo
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10
Minozzi
Maserati
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12
Malaguti
Maserati
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18
Brivio
Alfa Romeo
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16
Pellegrini
Alfa Romeo
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14
Rocco
Maserati
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(Note 2)
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Nuvolari in his Maserati defeated the Ferrari entered Alfa Romeos again on the demanding
track, just as he had done in Modena the week before,
the Mantuan ending up a frustrating season in good mood.
Brivio, in his first race for Ferrari, beat his team mates Tadini and Comotti to finish second.
Farina drove a good race to finish fourth in a Maserati 1500cc Voiturette.
This race finished the 1934 European racing season.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 4 | Mario Tadini | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 20 | 50m54.0s |
| 2. | 18 | Antonio Brivio | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 20 | 50m54.2s | + 0.2s |
| 3. | 10 | Giovanni Minozzi | Scuderia Siena | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 20 | 51m37.0s | + 43.0s |
| 4. | 2 | Gennaro Auricchio | G. Auricchio | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 19 | 51m44.6s |
| 5. | 14 | Giovanni Rocco | G. Rocco | Maserati | | | | 19 | 51m45.4s |
| 6. | 6 | G. Cornaggia-Medici | G. Cornaggia-Medici | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 19 | 51m48.0s |
| 7. | 16 | Lelio Pellegrini | L. Pellegrini | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 19 | 52m34.4s fuel pump? |
| DNF | 12 | Roberto Malaguti | R. Malaguti | Maserati | 4CS | 1.1 | S-4 | 18 | brake drum |
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Fastest lap: Mario Tadini (Alfa Romeo) on lap 9 in 2m27.8s = 97.4 km/h (60.5 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 94.3 km/h (58.6 mph)
Weather:
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Heat 2:
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22
Nuvolari
Maserati
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24
Biondetti
Maserati
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26
Comotti
Alfa Romeo
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28
Farina
Maserati
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30
Premoli
Alfa Romeo
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32
Pages
Alfa Romeo
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34
Danese
Alfa Romeo
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38
Soffietti
Maserati
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(Note 3)
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 22 | Tazio Nuvolari | T. Nuvolari | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.3? | S-6 | 20 | 50m03.2s |
| 2. | 26 | Gianfranco Comotti | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 20 | 50m20.0s | + 16.8s |
| 3. | 38 | Luigi Soffietti | Scuderia Siena | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 20 | 51m09.8s | + 1m06.6s |
| 4. | 28 | Giuseppe Farina | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 20 | 51m40.2s | + 1m37.0s |
| 5. | 24 | Clemente Biondetti | Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio | Maserati | 26M | 2.5 | S-8 | 19 | 50m40.6s? |
| 6. | 30 | Luigi Premoli | L. Premoli | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 19 | 51m07.4s? |
| 7. | 32 | Luigi Pages | L. Pages | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 18 | 51m07.4s? |
| DNF | 34 | Renato Danese | R. Danese | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 6 | crash |
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Fastest lap: Tazio Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo) on lap 13 in 2m27.0s = 98.0 km/h (60.7 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 95.9 km/h (59.6 mph)
Weather:
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Final:
Cusinotta took the wheel of Biondetti's car in the final.
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2
Auricchio
Alfa Romeo
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38
Soffietti
Maserati
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14
Rocco
Maserati
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26
Comotti
Alfa Romeo
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18
Brivio
Alfa Romeo
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10
Minozzi
Maserati
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30
Premoli
Alfa Romeo
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22
Nuvolari
Maserati
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6
Cornaggia
Alfa Romeo
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28
Farina
Maserati
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4
Tadini
Alfa Romeo
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24
Cusinotta
Maserati
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(Note 4)
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 22 | Tazio Nuvolari | T. Nuvolari | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.3? | S-6 | 50 | 2h10m23.4s |
| 2. | 18 | Antonio Brivio | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 50 | 2h10m32.2s | + 8.8s |
| 3. | 4 | Mario Tadini | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 50 | 2h12m59.4s | + 2m36.0s |
| 4. | 28 | Giuseppe Farina | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 49 | 2h11m09.4s |
| 5. | 26 | Gianfranco Comotti | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 49 | 2h12m00.4s |
| 6. | 38 | Luigi Soffietti | Scuderia Siena | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 47 | 2h10m30.4s |
| 7. | 10 | Giovanni Minozzi | Scuderia Siena | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 47 | 2h10m39.0s |
| 8. | 30 | Luigi Premoli | L. Premoli | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 46 | 2h11m31.8s |
| 9. | 6 | G. Cornaggia-Medici | G. Cornaggia-Medici | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 46 | 2h11m36.4s |
| DNF | 24 | Letterio Cucinotta | Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio | Maserati | 26M | 2.5 | S-8 | 50 | |
| DNF | 14 | Giovanni Rocco | G. Rocco | Maserati | | | | 50 | brakes |
| DNF | 2 | Gennaro Auricchio | G. Auricchio | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 50 | crash |
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Fastest lap: Antonio Brivio (Alfa Romeo) on lap 13 in 2m25.8s = 98.8 km/h (61.4 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 92.0 km/h (57.2 mph)
Weather:
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Footnote:
1. Cucinotta raced Biondetti's car in the final.
2. Grid reconstructed from photo. Minozzi, Brivio and Pellegrini cannot be seen in the picture.
3. Grid changed to mirror image from photo evidence.
4. Grid reconstruted from photo and film.
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24 october 1934: Auto Union tested new drivers at Nürburgring with the following results: |
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Pietsch 11m14.6s 3m05.4s
Rosemeyer 12m00.0s 3m07.0s
Simons 11m46.0s 3m09.4s
Steinweg 12m57.0s 3m18.6s
Soenius 12m00.8s 3m25.0s
Pietsch and Rosemeyer were selected as junior/reserve drivers for the 1935 season.
Other drivers who participated in the tests were Hahn, Karmann, Kirschberg, Krämer, Michel-Tüssling, Ley and Trägner
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IV GRAND PRIX d'ALGER
Bouzaréah - Alger (F), 28 October 1934
2 heats x 15 laps x 8.1 km (5.03 mi) = 121.5 km (75.5 mi)
Bugatti ends season on a high note
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The Algiers Grand Prix was held in two 15 lap heats with the heat results added for the final standing. There was a strong Maserati entry with Straight, Lehoux,
Soffietti, Rüesch, Étancelin and Chambost as drivers against the Ferrari team and Wimille's Bugatti.
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Heat 1:
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24
Brivio
Alfa Romeo
5m04s
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22
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
4m59.4s
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26
Wimille
Bugatti
4m53.8s
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20
Lehoux
Maserati
5m09.8s
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16
Straight
Maserati
5m08.8s
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6
Rüesch
Maserati
5m20.4s
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30
Soffietti
Maserati
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18
Etancelin
Maserati
5m18.2s
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4
Marret
Bugatti
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10
Chambost
Maserati
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12
Boucly
Bugatti
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2
Hellé-Nice
Alfa Romeo
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14
Balestrero
Alfa Romeo
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The first heat was won by Wimille followed by Brivio (Alfa Romeo - Ferrari) and Straight (Maserati 8CM).
Chiron had to make a pitstop while leading and finished fourth while local hero Lehoux slide off the track in front of
his home crowd and finished in a ditch.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 26 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | T59 | | S-8 | 15 | 1h14m15.8s |
| 2. | 24 | Antonio Brivio | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 15 | 1h14m38.4s | + 22.6s |
| 3. | 16 | Whitney Straight | Whitney Straight | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 15 | 1h15m19.0s | + 1m03.2s |
| 4. | 22 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 15 | 1h16m28.6s | + 2m12.8s |
| 5. | 30 | Luigi Soffietti | Scuderia Siena | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 15 | 1h18m28.8s | + 4m13.0s |
| 6. | 6 | Hans Rüesch | H. Rüesch | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.7 | S-6 | 14 | 1h13m28.8s | |
| 7. | 4 | Victor Marret | V. Marret | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 14 | 1h17m01.2s | |
| 8. | 10 | Albert Chambost | A. Chambost | Maserati | 8C | 3.0 | S-8 | 13 | 1h13m12.8s |
| 9. | 12 | Marcel Boucly | M. Boucly | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 13 | 1h16m20.8s |
| 10. | 2 | Mlle "Hellé-Nice" | Mlle "Hellé-Nice" | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 13 | 1h16m36.4s |
| DNF | 20 | Marcel Lehoux | Whitney Straight | Maserati | 8C | 3.0 | S-8 | | crash |
| DNF | 18 | Philippe Etancelin | P. Etancelin | Maserati | 8C | 3.0 | S-8 | | fuel |
| DNF | 14 | Renato Balestrero | Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | | |
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Fastest lap: Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo) in 4m42.5s = 103.2 km/h (64.1 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 98.2 km/h (61.0 mph)
Pole position lap speed: 99.3 km/h (61.7 mph)
Weather:
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Heat 2:
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16
Straight
Maserati
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24
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
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26
Wimille
Bugattti
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30
Soffietti
Maserati
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10
Chambost
Maserati
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4
Marret
Bugatti
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6
Rüesch
Maserati
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2
Hellé-Nice
Alfa Romeo
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12
Boucly
Bugatti
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Brivio handled his Alfa over to Chiron for the second race. Chiron took the lead also in the second heat until he had
to slow down with a broken shock-absorber. Straight, who was running second for most of the heat, had to retire on the
very last lap with a broken gearbox. So the second heat was won by Wimille from Chiron and Soffietti and that was also
the aggregate result.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 26 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | T59 | | S-8 | 15 | 1h13m28.0s |
| 2. | 24 | L. Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 15 | 1h16m52.2s | + 3m24.2s |
| 3. | 30 | Luigi Soffietti | Scuderia Siena | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 15 | 1h18m45.2s | + 5m17.2s |
| DNF | 16 | Whitney Straight | Whitney Straight | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 15 | gearbox |
| 4. | 10 | Albert Chambost | A. Chambost | Maserati | 8C | 3.0 | S-8 | 13 | 1h14m14.6s |
| 5. | 4 | Victor Marret | V. Marret | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 14 | 1h17m10.6s |
| 6. | 12 | Marcel Boucly | M. Boucly | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 13 | 1h17m52.0s |
| 7. | 2 | Mlle "Hellé-Nice" | Mlle "Hellé-Nice" | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 13 | 1h16m00.0s |
| DNF | 6 | Hans Rüesch | H. Rüesch | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.7 | S-6 | | fuel |
| DNS | 22 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | | raced Brivio's car |
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Fastest lap: Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo) in 4m44s = 102.7 km/h (63.8 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 99.2 km/h (61.7 mph)
Weather:
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Results, total
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Footnote:
1. Motor Sport gives the total time of 2h33m21.8s and Paul Sheldon gives 2h33m21.2s. Adding Chiron's times from the first and the second heat would give 2h33m20.8s but if the rules said that the driver's times
were to be added rather than times for the car I fail to see why Chiron, who was 4th in the first heat, took over Brivio's car as the latter had finished 2nd to improve the teams position.
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25 November 1934: Mercedes head designer Hans Nibel dies of a stroke. Max Sailer takes over the job.
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7 December 1934: Straight (Maserati 8CM 3.0L) wins the I South African GP handicap race at
East London (Results).
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