  
V INTERNATIONALES AVUS-RENNEN
AVUS-Berlin (D), 26 May 1935
2 heats of 5 x 19.573 km (12.162 mi) = 97.865 km (60.81 mi) (Note 1)
Final: 10 x 19.573 km (12.162 mi) = 195.730 km (121.621 mi)
Hares and tortoises
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The long race on the Berlin AVUS the year before had proved rather boring and the teams were also worried about the tyre wear on the ultra fast track. This year the race was
therefore split up into two heats and a final.
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Entries:
As this was yet another Formula Libre race the German teams turned up with
several streamliners and Ferrari with an Alfa Romeo "Bi-motore".
Freighted by his Tripoli experience Stuck elected to drive an open racer.
Geier raced an old speed record car with a cockpit that could only be opened from the outside!
Scuderia Subalpina had their 6C-34 cars for Étancelin and Zehender, but on this fast track they
never really had a chance to be competitive.
Motorcycle racer Rosemeyer had after some persuasion got the promise from team manager Walb to start at AVUS.
Rosemeyer, who had NEVER before started in ANY kind of car race therefore made his racing debut at the world's fastest track
in a streamlined 375 BHP Auto Union, starting from the front row.
Both Mercedes and Auto Union had entered four cars.
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Practice:
During practice Stuck was in a class of his own with a lap of
4m31.3s (260 km/h). The best the other drivers could do was 4m47s for von Brauchitsch and Varzi and 4m49s for Rosemeyer.
The Auto Union was up to a speed of 326 km/h on the straights!
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Heat 1:
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Rosemeyer
Auto Union
4m49s
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1
Stuck
Auto Union
4m31.3s
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7
Fagioli
Mercedes-Benz
4m53s
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9
Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo
4m51s
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20
Farina
Maserati
5m32s
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8
Geier
Mercedes-Benz
4m59s
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16
Siena
Maserati
5m50s
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11
Dreyfus
Alfa Romeo
5m30s
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Zehender
Maserati
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Froy
Bugatti
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Stuck immediately took the lead followed by Rosemeyer. The veteran driver had no problems to open up a
gap to his new team mate. Fagioli, leading the Mercedes challenge, passed Rosemeyer and started the
chase for the leading Auto Union. Nuvolari followed but had to go in for new tyres on the second lap.
The single Maserati car was soon out with supercharger failure.
As feared tyres became a problem. A tyre burst on Geier's streamliner forcing him to make a pitstop and he
finally finished fourth. Rosemeyer also had a high speed tyre failure at the Nordschleife and was lucky to
be able to stop the streamliner without crashing, but his debut race was over.
Stuck took the victory having led the race from start to finish. Fagioli finished second for Mercedes and
Dreyfus third in the ex-Moll streamliner that had won the event in 1934. Nuvolari, having done two pitstops with his
Bi-motore, finished sixth and failed to reach the final.
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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 | B | 4.9 | V-16 | 5 | 23m44.8s |
| 2. | 7 | Luigi Fagioli | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 5 | 24m17.3s | + 32.2s |
| 3. | 11 | René Dreyfus | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 3.2 | S-8 | 5 | 26m52.4s | + 3m07.6s |
| 4. | 8 | Hanns Geier | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 3.4 | S-8 | 5 | 27m00.1s | + 3m20.2s |
| 5. | 20 | Giuseppe Farina | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 4C | 2.5 | S-4 | 5 | 27m48.0s | + 4m03.2s |
| 6. | 9 | Tazio Nuvolari | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Bi-motore | 6.3 | 2x8 | 5 | 29m15.2s | + 5m30.4s |
| 7. | | Dudley Froy | George Manby-Colegrave | Bugatti | T54 | 4.9 | S-8 | 4 | |
| DNF | | Goffredo Zehender | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.3 | S-6 | 3 | supercharger |
| DNF | 4 | Bernd Rosemeyer | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | A | 4.3 | V-16 | 3 | puncture/engine |
| DNF | 16 | Eugenio Siena | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 8C | 3.0 | S-8 | 3 | |
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Fastest lap: Hans Stuck (Auto Union) in 4m32s = 259.1 km/h (161.0 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 247.3 km/h (153.6 mph)
Pole position lap speed: 259.7 km/h (161.4 mph)
Weather:
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Heat 2:
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Brauchitsch
Mercedes-Benz
4m47s
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2
Varzi
Auto Union
4m47s
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3
Leiningen
Auto Union
4m53s
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5
Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz
4m52s
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18
L Hartmann
Maserati
5m55s
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10
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
5m01s
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19
Balestrero
Maserati
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12
Barbieri
Alfa Romeo
5m59s
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14
Etancelin
Maserati
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In the second heat it was Caracciola fighting for the lead against the Auto Unions of zu Leiningen and Varzi.
Then zu Leiningen retired and both Caracciola and Varzi had to make a pit stop. It was the Mercedes crew that did the
better job and Caracciola came back on the track with a good lead over Varzi's Auto Union.
Caracciola went on and took the victory in the second heat from Varzi and von Brauchitsch.
As in the first heat it had been a German show, the second Maserati retiring
again with supercharger problems. Chiron made a fine race, carefully driving the tire-eating Bi-motore to
finish fourth, 2 1/2 minutes behind the winner.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status |
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| 1. | 5 | Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 5 | 24m47.0s |
| 2. | 2 | Achille Varzi | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | B | 4.9 | V-16 | 5 | 25m31.3s | + 54.3s |
| 3. | 6 | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 5 | 26m39.0s | + 1m42.3s |
| 4. | 10 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Bi-motore | 5.8 | 2x8 | 5 | 27m57.1s | + 2m34.5s |
| 5. | 14 | Philippe Etancelin | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.3 | S-6 | 5 | 28m40.4s | + 3m53.4s |
| 6. | 12 | Ferdinando Barbieri | Ferdinando Barbieri | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 2.9 | S-8 | 5 | 30m02.4s | + 5m15.4s |
| 7. | 18 | László Hartmann | L. Hartmann | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 5 | 30m03.2s | + 5m16.2s |
| DNF | 3 | Hermann zu Leiningen | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | A | 4.3 | V-16 | 2 | engine |
| DNF | 19 | Renato Balestrero | Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio | Maserati | | | S-8? | 2 | crash |
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Fastest lap: N/A
Winner's medium speed: 236.9 km/h (147.2 mph)
Pole position lap speed: 245.5 km/h (152.6 mph)
Weather:
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Final:
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Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz
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Stuck
Auto Union
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Varzi
Auto Union
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7
Fagioli
Mercedes-Benz
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6
Brauchitsch
Mercedes-Benz
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11
Dreyfus
Alfa Romeo
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10
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
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8
Geier
Mercedes-Benz
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The top 4 cars from each heat qualified for the final. As the flag dropped in the final it was Stuck who again took
the lead and he and Varzi began to open up a gap to the Mercedes trio of Fagioli, Caracciola and von Brauchitsch.
Then Fagioli started to charge, he passed Varzi and closed up on Stuck. Stuck led until he had a nasty incident when a
tyre burst at 290km/h and he was lucky to be able to handle the car and getting it into the pits. He was not the only
one with tyre problems, both Varzi and von Brauchitsch had similar incidents and all the top cars except for Fagioli
had to stop for new tyres.
Geier was out with carburettor failure and Caracciola also retired. Now it was Fagioli leading from Varzi and Chiron, who
once again raced a careful race, watching the tyre wear on the Bi-motore. Varzi took up the chase on the leading Mercedes
but overdid it and had to come in for another stop.
It was Fagioli who came up on top taking his second victory of the year. Varzi destroyed also his third set of tyres
and had to make yet another stop, a stop which costed him the second place to
Chiron, who gave the Ferrari team a better result than they had hoped for after the heats. Of the drivers only Fagioli and Dreyfus had
done the race nonstop, finishing the race with their tyres in shreds.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status |
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| 1. | 7 | Luigi Fagioli | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 10 | 49m13.2s |
| 2. | 10 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Bi-motore | 5.8 | 2x8 | 10 | 50m48.0s | + 1m35.2s |
| 3. | 2 | Achille Varzi | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | B | 4.9 | V-16 | 10 | 51m27.4s | + 2m14.2s |
| 4. | 1 | Hans Stuck | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | B | 4.9 | V-16 | 10 | 51m36.4s | + 2m23.2s |
| 5. | 6 | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 10 | 53m18.4s | + 4m05.2s |
| 6. | 11 | René Dreyfus | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 3.2 | S-8 | 10 | 54m24.4s | + 5m11.2s |
| DNF | 5 | Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 7 | supercharger |
| DNF | 8 | Hanns Geier | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 3.4 | S-8 | 3 | plugs/carburettor? |
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Fastest lap: Hans Stuck (Auto Union) in 4m31.1s = 259.9 km/h
Winner's medium speed: 238.6 km/h (148.3 mph)
Weather:
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Footnote:
1.
Simon Davis has correctly pointed out to me that the 831 m (0.516 mi) start section was not used in 1935 but the grid was positioned next to the pits.
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XI GRAND PRIX DE PICARDIE
Péronne (F), 26 May 1935
40 laps x 9.765 km (6.068 mi) = 390.6 km (242.7 mi)
Works Bugatti victory
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While the Germans and Italians were racing in Berlin, the French drivers were seen at Péronne for the Picardie Grand Prix. As the year before the track included chicanes.
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Entries:
The competitive entry list included Bugatti drivers Benoist, Wimille, Howe, Mrs. Itier, Cazeaux, Delorme and
Longueville, Alfa drivers Sommer and Mlle. Hellé-Nice, Maserati drvers Brunet, Villapadierna, Soffietti and Falchetto and even
Lehoux racing the SEFAC. However Wimille, Villapadierna and Lehoux became DNS.
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Practice:
Grid positions were decided by a procedure where during Friday and Saturday practice each driver had to make a standing start lap.
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Race:
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Sommer
Alfa Romeo
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22
Howe
Bugatti
4m18s
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24
Benoist
Bugatti
4m17s
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28
Itier
Bugatti
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12
Delorme
Bugatti
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4
Brunet
Maserati
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6
Girod
Maserati
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16
Soffietti
Maserati
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14
"Hellé-Nice"
Alfa Romeo
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8
Longueville
Bugatti
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20
Falchetto
Maserati
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On Sunday at 2.45 p.m. the flag was dropped and Benoist took the lead of the race followed by Howe and Sommer. There were
numerous retirements during the first laps so that by lap 6 the field was down to only six cars. On lap 7 Sommer had to
pit for new plugs, putting him back to the bottom of the field. Now only Lord Howe was able to challenge Benoist, the other drivers
falling far behind. The British driver took over the lead on the 18th lap as Benoist made his pitstop. Then the situation changed back
as Howe made a 10 minutes pitstop on lap 22 losing a lap to Benoist, who could race on to take a runaway victory.
The race proved to be a triumph for Bugatti as Howe's private car finished second in front of Sommer who had advanced through the
field after his pitstop.
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Results
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III CIRCUIT d'ORLEANS
Circuit d'Orleans (F), 26 May 1935
25 laps x 3.611 km (2.244 mi) = 90.28 km (56.09 mi))
Oldies but goodies
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Race:
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Both classes were run together. Leóz took the start but was soon passed by Mestivier in his 8 year old Amilcar who won, beating all the 1500cc cars.
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Results
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III CIRCUIT d'ORLEANS
Circuit d'Orleans (F), 26 May 1935
30 laps x 3.611 km (2.244 mi) = 108.33 km (67.31 mi)
Shortened to 20 laps x 3.611 km (2.244 mi) = 72.22 km (44.88 mi) due to rain
Flagged of at 7 laps x 3.611 km (2.244 mi) = 25.28 km (15.71 mi)
A dark event
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The Circuit d'Orleans was held the same day as the Avusrennen and the Picardie GP.
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Race:
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Before the GP class started the rain began to fall and the race distance was reduced to 20 laps. Cazaux took the lead followed by "Raph" and Buffy (Bugatti). Buffy passed "Raph" for second
place and tried to catch Cazaux. But on lap 7 Buffy overdid it in the rain and lost control of his Bugatti. The car bounced off a tree into the crowd, hitting 12 people. Eight of them were hospitalized of which
one later succumbed to the wounds. As the situation became chaotic with spectators on the track the race was stopped with the order at that time becoming the final results.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status |
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| 1. | 18 | Robert Cazaux | Ecurie Girod | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 7 | 16m34s |
| DNF | 19 | Buffy | Buffy | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 6 | crash |
| 2. | 23 | "Raph" | "Raph" | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 6 | 16m37s |
| 3. | 22 | Charles Montier | C. Montier | Montier-Ford | | | | 6 | 16m40s |
| 4. | 21 | Genaro Léoz-Abad | G. Léoz-Abad | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 6 | 17m06s |
| DNF | 20 | Michel Roumani | M. Roumani | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 5 | (13m55s) |
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Fastest lap: N/A
Winner's medium speed: 91.5 km/h (56.9 mph)
Weather:
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30 May 1935:
Petillo (Wetteroth-Offenhauser) wins the Indianapolis 500 race.
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III MANNIN MOAR
Douglas - Isle of Man (GBM), 31 May 1935
50 laps x 6.494 km (4.035 mi) = 324.7 km (201.75 mi mi)
Brian Lewis' Hat-Trick
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Entries:
Lewis', Martin's and Eccles' Bugatti cars were facing Shuttleworth's Alfa Romeo Tipo B and a lot of private Alfa Romeo Monzas at Isle of Man. There were also two works ERAs, a 2 litre car for Mays and a normal Voiturette for Cook.
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Practice:
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Race:
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Lewis
Bugatti
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3
Shuttleworth
Alfa Romeo
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10
Martin
Bugatti
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9
Eccles
Bugatti
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5
Fontes
Alfa Romeo
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11
Brackenbury
Bugatti
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15
Mays
ERA
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6
Rose-Richards
Maserati
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14
Cook
ERA
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16
Rayson
Bugatti
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2
Wilkins
Alfa Romeo
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Hamilton
Alfa Romeo
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Leith
Bugatti
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4
A Dodson
Alfa Romeo
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Shuttleworth was the initial leader followed by Lewis, Martin, Eccles and Mays.
Situation after 10 laps:
| 1. Shuttleworth (Alfa Romeo) | 32m21s |
| 2. Lewis (Bugatti) | 32m24s |
| 3. Martin (Bugatti) | 32m32ss |
| 4. Mays (ERA) | 33m08s |
| 5. Eccles (Bugatti) | 33m10s |
| 6. Fontes (Alfa Romeo) | 33m33s |
At 1/3 distance Shuttleworth had to retire leaving Bugattis in the top three positions with Lewis at the front.
Mays managed to pass Eccles and the two continued to have a big duel for the fourth position until Mays made his half distance pitstop for fuel.
Soon afterwards both ERA drivers got problems with their cars and had to do extra stops.
Order after 30 laps:
| 1. Lewis (Bugatti) | 1h35m03s |
| 2. Martin (Bugatti) | 1h36m21s |
| 3. Eccles (Bugatti) | 1h38m15s |
| 4. Fontes (Alfa Romeo) | 1h39m20s |
| 5. Mays (ERA) | 1h41m33s |
| 6. Rayson (Bugatti) | 1h47m45s |
However, Mays fought back and when Eccles got transmission trouble Mays took
over third position, having already passed Fontes on lap 40. But halfway round the last lap the ERA also came to a standstill with transmission failure so the last
podium position finally went to Fontes. This was Lewis third straight Mannin Moar victory.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 7 | Brian Lewis | Earl Howe & N Rees | Bugatti | T59 | 3.3 | S-8 | 50 | 2h40m11s |
| 2. | 10 | Charles Martin | C. E. C. Martin | Bugatti | T59 | 3.3 | S-8 | 50 | 2h41m02s | + 51s |
| 3. | 5 | Luis Fontes | L. Fontes | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 50 | 2h48m14s | + 8m03s |
| 4. | 16 | Teddy Rayson | E. Rayson | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 50 | 2h55m11s | + 15m00s |
| DNF | 15 | Raymond Mays | H. W. Cook | ERA | A | 2.0 | S-6 | 49 | universal joint |
| 5. | 4 | Austin Dobson | A. Dobson | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | 49 | |
| 6. | 2 | Dick Wilkins | R. Wilkins | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | 49 | |
| 7. | 11 | Charles Brackenbury | C. E. C. Martin | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 49 | |
| DNF | 9 | Lindsay Eccles | L. Eccles | Bugatti | T59 | | S-8 | 31 | univeral joint |
| DNF | 14 | Humphrey Cook | H. W. Cook | ERA | A | 1.5 | S-6 | 30 | oil pump |
| DNF | 3 | Dick Shuttleworth | R. Shuttleworth | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 13 | transmission |
| DNF | 1 | Anthony Hamilton | A. Hamilton | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 9 | crash |
| DNF | 8 | Andrew Leith | A. Leith | Bugatti | T35B | 2.3 | S-8 | 1 | crash |
| DNF | 6 | Tim Rose-Richards | T. Rose-Richards | Maserati | 8C | 3.0 | S-8 | 0 | universal joint |
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Fastest lap: Brian Lewis (Bugatti) in 3m06s = 125.7 km/h (78.1 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 121.6 km/h (75.6 mph)
Weather:
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III GRANDE PRĘMIO DA CIDADE DE RIO DE JANEIRO
Gávea - Rio de Janeiro (BRA), 2 Jun 1935
25 laps x 11.16 km (6.935 mi) = 279.0 km (173.4 mi)
Carú wins with a Fiat
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Race:
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2
Almeida Araújo
Fiat
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4
Barcellos
Bugatti
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6
Viana
Chevrolet
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8
Enrico
Chrysler
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10
Q Landi
Alfa Romeo
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14
de Teffé
Alfa Romeo
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16
de Santis
Ford
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18
Santiago
Adler
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20
Lozzano
Ford
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22
Teixeira
Bugatti
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24
D Lopes
Hudson
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26
Ferreira Souza
La Sale
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28
Carú
Fiat
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32
Corręa
Ford
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34
Stoffen
Bugatti
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38
Rueda
Kissel
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40
Coppoli
Bugatti
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44
Pereira
Bugatti
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50
Murce
Ford
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52
Nunes
Adler
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54
Casini
Studebaker
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56
Ré
Alfa Romeo
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58
Sant'Anna
Fiat
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60
Rosa
Fiat
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62
Sarmento
Bugatti
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64
C Landi
Bugatti
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66
B Lopes
Ford
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68
Hugo
Ford
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70
Silva
Ford
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72
Marques Porto
Ford
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74
Oliveira Jr
Ford
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76
Abrunhosa
Hudson
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78
Miranda
Chevrolet
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80
Pereira
Dodge
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82
Pires
Bugatti
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84
Sartorelli
Ford
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86
Lehrfeld
Bugatti
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90
C Lopez
Ford
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The challenging Gávea circuit again took its toll. This time it was the 1934 winner Irineu Correa who was fatally wounded when his car fell down in the Niemeyer's Avenue Channel on the first lap.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 28 | Riccardo Carú | R. Carú | Fiat | | 1.5 | | 25 | 4h03m20.2s |
| 2. | 86 | Henrique Lehrfeld | H. Lehrfeld | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 25 | 4h03m31.1s | + 10.9s |
| 3. | 2 | José de Almeida Araujo | J. de Almeida Araujo | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 25 | 4h11m59.0s | + 8m38.8s |
| 4. | 78 | Renato Miranda Santos | R. Miranda | Chevrolet | Special | 3.5 | | 25 | 4h17m05.4s | + 13m45.2s |
| 5. | 68 | Vicente Hugo | V. Hugo | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 25 | 4h17m48.8s | + 14m28.6s |
| DNF | 52 | Manoel Nunes dos Santos | M. Nunes | Adler | | 1.7 | | 23 |
| DNF | 66 | Benedicto Lopes | B. Lopes | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 22 | accident |
| DNF | 72 | Cícero Marques Porto | C. Marques Porto | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 22 | accident |
| DNF | 38 | Felipe Rueda | F. Rueda | Kissel | Especial | 5.3 | | 21 | accident |
| DNF | 26 | Joăo Ferreira Souza | J. Ferreira Souza | La Sale | Special | 5.0 | | 20 |
| DNF | 20 | Roberto Lozzano | R. Lozzano | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 18 |
| DNF | 34 | Hans Stoffen | H. Stoffen | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 18 |
| DNF | 58 | Joaquim Sant'Anna | J. Sant'Anna | Fiat | | 1.5 | | 18 |
| DNF | 84 | Armando Sartorelli | A. Sartorelli | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 14 |
| DNF | 82 | Abel Pires | A. Pires | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 12 |
| DNF | 64 | Chico Landi | C. Landi | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 11 | mechanical |
| DNF | 76 | Rubem Abrunhosa | R. Abrunhosa | Hudson | Special | 3.5 | | 11 |
| DNF | 90 | Carlos Lopes | C. Lopes | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 10 |
| DNF | 70 | Mário Silva | M. Silva | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 8 |
| DNF | 16 | Nicola de Santis | N. de Santis | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 7 |
| DNF | 10 | Querino Landi | Q. Landi | Alfa Romeo | 6C 1500 | 1.5 | S-6 | 6 |
| DNF | 14 | Manuel de Teffé | M. de Teffé | Alfa Romeo | 8C 2300 | 2.3 | S-8 | 5 | differential |
| DNF | 62 | Fernado de Moraes Sarmento | F. Moraes Sarmento | Bugatti-Studebaker | | 4.1 | | 5 |
| DNF | 40 | Vittorio Coppoli | V. Coppoli | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 4 | wheel |
| DNF | 18 | José Santiago | J. Santiago | Adler | | 1.7 | | 3 |
| DNF | 4 | Odilon Barcellos | O. Barcello | Bugatti-Chevrolet | | 3.5 | | 2 |
| DNF | 6 | Segadas Viana | S. Viana | Chevrolet | Special | 3.5 | | 2 |
| DNF | 22 | Hugo Teixeira de Souza | H. Teixeira | Bugatti-Willys | T37A | 2.2 | | 2 |
| DNF | 24 | Domingos Lopes | D. Lopes | Hudson | Special | 3.5 | | 2 | no licence |
| DNF | 50 | Renato Murce | R. Murce | Ford-Alfa Romeo | | 1.5 | | 2 |
| DNF | 8 | Joăo Enrico | J. Enrico | Chrysler | Special | 5.3 | | 1 | crasched into tree |
| DNF | 54 | Henrique Casini | H. Casini | Studebaker | Special | 4.1 | | 1 | mechanical |
| DNF | 60 | Vittorio Rosa | V. Rosa | Fiat | | 1.5 | | 1 |
| DNF | 80 | Francisco Pereira da Silva | F. Pereira | Dodge | Special | 4.6 | | 1 |
| DNF | 32 | Irineu Corręa | I. Corręa | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 0 | fatal accident |
| DNF | 44 | Antonio José Pereira | A. José Pereira | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 0 |
| DNF | 56 | Henrique Ré | H. Ré | Alfa Romeo | 6C 1500 | 1.5 | S-6 | 0 |
| DNF | 74 | Eduardo Oliveira Júnior | E. Oliveira | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 0 |
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Fastest lap: Henrique Lehrfeld (Bugatti) in 9m01.4s = 74,2 km/h (46.1 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 68,8 km/h, (42.7 mph)
Weather:
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II GRAND PRIX DE L´U.M.F.
Montlhéry - Paris (F), 2 June 1935
14 laps x 6.283 km (3.904 mi) = 87.962 km (54.66 mi)
Sommer wins in Paris
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Race:
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For the second year the "Union Motocycliste Française" held a race meeting at Montlhéry including a 90 km race for cars. Sometimes incorrectly called the "Grand Prix
de France" this short race was a victory for Sommer with his private Alfa Romeo with "Raph's" similar car finishing second.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 10 | Raymond Sommer | R. Sommer | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 14 | 36m18.5s |
| 2. | 3 | "Raph" | "Raph" | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 14 | 37m41.5s? | + 1m23s |
| 3. | 6 | Genaro Léoz-Abad | G. Léoz-Abad | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 13 | |
| 4. | 8 | Jean Renaldi | J. Renaldi | Bugatti | T35 | 2.0 | S-8 | 13 | |
| 5. | 1 | Robert Brunet | Ecurie Braillard | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 10 | |
| DNF | 11 | Michel Roumani | M. Roumani | Bugatti | T35 | 2.0 | S-8 | 7 | |
| DNF | 7 | Erano Léoz-Abad | E. Léoz-Abad | Bugatti | T37 | 1.5 | S-4 | 7 | |
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Fastest lap: Raymond Sommer (Alfa Romeo) in 2m29.3s = 151.5 km/h (94.1 mph) or 2m28.9s?
Winner's medium speed: 145.4 km/h (90.3 mph)
Weather:
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X GRAND PRIX DES FRONTIČRES
Chimay (B), 9 June 1935
20 laps x 10.87 km (6.75 mi) = 217.4 km (135.1 mi)
A German victory in Belgium
Results
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II CIRCUITO DI BIELLA
Circuito di Biella (I), 9 June 1935
2 heats of 2 x 25 x 2.199 km (1.366 mi) = 54.98 km (34.16 mi)
Final: 50 x 2.199 km (1.366 mi) = 109.95 km (68.32 mi)
Nuvolari wins when Trossi gives up
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The Circuit of Biella was run in two 25 lap qualifying heats and a 50 lap final.
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Entries:
Varzi was released by his Auto Union contract to drive the Scuderia Subalpina 3.7 litre 6C-34 Maserati. Brivio was still at hospital after his Tripoli crash and was
unable to start his home GP. However, round-the-houses specialist Trossi was there to race a 3.2 litre Alfa in his home town.
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Practice:
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Heat 1:
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Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo
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16
Farina
Maserati
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6
Trossi
Alfa Romeo
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Castelbarco
Maserati
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12
Ghersi
Maserati
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26
Helle-Nice
Alfa Romeo
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Soffietti
Maserati
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Dusio
Maserati
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In the first heat Nuvolari won from Trossi with Farina third in his Maserati
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 2 | Tazio Nuvolari | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.2 | S-8 | 25 | 37m20.0s |
| 2. | 6 | Carlo Felice Trossi | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.2 | S-8 | 25 | 37m41.4s | + 21.4s |
| 3. | 16 | Giuseppe Farina | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 4CM | 2.5 | S-4 | 25 | 38m17.0s | + 57.0s |
| 4. | 22 | Piero Dusio | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 25 | 38m58.8s | + 1m38.8s |
| 5. | 12 | Pietro Ghersi | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.3 | S-6 | 25 | 39m12.4s | + 1m52.4s |
| 6. | 26 | Mlle "Hellé-Nice" | Mlle "Hellé-Nice" | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 23 | 38m16.4s |
| 7. | 30 | Luigi Castelbarco | L. Castelbarco | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 23 | 39m26.2s |
| DNF | 28 | Luigi Soffietti | L. Soffietti | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 9 | oil pump |
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Fastest lap: Carlo Felice Trossi (Alfa Romeo) in 1m28.8s = 89.1 km/h (55.4 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 88.4 km/h (54.9 mph)
Weather:
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Heat 2:
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Chiron
Alfa Romeo
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Varzi
Maserati
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Tadini
Alfa Romeo
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Pages
Alfa Romeo
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Minozzi
Alfa Romeo
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Rovere
Maserati
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Lurani
Maserati
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Siena
Maserati
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In the second heat Chiron and Tadini took another double win for Alfa. Varzi finished a disappointing third and was so disgusted by the performance of the Maserari that
he refused to start in the final.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 4 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.2 | S-8 | 25 | 38m01.4s |
| 2. | 8 | Mario Tadini | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.2 | S-8 | 25 | 38m19.4s | + 18.0s |
| 3. | 10 | Achille Varzi | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.3 | S-6 | 25 | 39m23.0s | + 1m21.6s |
| 4. | 24 | Giovanni Minozzi | G. Minozzi | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | 24 | 38m32.6s |
| 5. | 18 | Giovanni Lurani | Count Lurani | Maserati | 4CS | 1.5 | S-4 | 23 | 39m11.6s |
| DNF | 32 | Gino Rovere | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 21 | crash |
| DNF | 20 | Luigi Pages | L. Pages | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 18 | brakes |
| DNF | 14 | Eugenio Siena | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.3 | S-6 | 13 | crash |
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Fastest lap: Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo) 1m25.2s = 92.9 km/h (57.7 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 86.7 km/h (53.9 mph)
Weather:
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Trossi
Alfa Romeo
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Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo
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Farina
Maserati
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Dusio
Maserati
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Chiron
Alfa Romeo
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Tadini
Alfa Romeo
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On the tight street track the Ferrari Alfa Romeos were dominant. Farina was a surprise leader after the first lap but soon he had to give way for the Alfa trio led by Nuvolari. Inspired by his
home crowd Trossi passed Chiron for second and then he challenged Nuvolari and took the lead of the race and held it until having to retire as he was feeling ill in the heat. Nuvolari then led
the rest of the Alfas home to take his third victory of the season.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 2 | Tazio Nuvolari | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.2 | S-8 | 50 | 1h14m50.4s |
| 2. | 4 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.2 | S-8 | 50 | 1h15m23.6 | + 33.2s |
| 3. | 16 | Giuseppe Farina | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 4CM | 2.5 | S-4 | 50 | 1h15m37.0s | + 46.6s |
| 4. | 22 | Piero Dusio | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 48 | 1h15m35.0s |
| 5. | 8 | Mario Tadini | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.2 | S-8 | 47 | 1h15m29.0s |
| DNF | 6 | Carlo Felice Trossi | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.2 | S-8 | 24 | driver ill |
| DNS | 10 | Achille Varzi | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.3 | S-6 | 0 | car too slow |
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Fastest lap: Carlo Felice Trossi (Alfa Romeo) in 1m25.6s = 92.5 km7h (57.5 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 88.1 km/h (54.8 mph)
Weather:
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Results (Voiturette)
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 18 | Giovanni Lurani | Count Lurani | Maserati | 4CS | | | 0 | 39m11.6s | |
| 2. | 30 | Luigi Castelbarco | L. Castelbarco | Maserati | 4C | | S-4 | 0 | | + 14.6s |
| 3. | 32 | Gino Rovere | G. Rovere | Maserati-record | car | | | 3 | | |
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Fastest lap:
Winner's medium speed:
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10 June 1935:
The B.A.R.C. Whitsun Meeting was held at Brooklands.
The handicap races were won by R. A. Beaver (Vauxhall 4.2L), A. P. F. Fane (Frazer-Nash 1.5L),
O. Bertram (Delage 10.7L), D. L. Briault (Alta 1.1L), J. H. Bartlett (Bartlett-Salmson 1.1L),
C. Brackenbury (Bugatti 2.3L), H. G. Dobbs (Riley 1.1L), A. Powys-Lybbe (Alvis 1.5L), J.C. Elwes 8M.G. 0.7L)
and E. K. Rayson (Bugatti 2.0L).
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IX ADAC EIFELRENNEN
Nürburgring (D), 16 June 1935
8 laps x 22.810 km (14,17 mi) = 182.48 km (113,39 mi)
ERA conquers Europe
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Entries:
Three works ERAs were entered for Mays, Cook and Rose-Richards. Scuderia Subalpina entered two Maseratis, Wimmer raced a German Zoller and there were several privateers including Seaman (ERA).
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Race:
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Mays took the start followed by Rose-Richards and Cook but at the end of the first lap Seaman in his black ERA had advanced from 7th to
3rd. Cook had dropped behind the Maseratis of Rüesch and Della Chiesa. On the third lap Seaman took over the lead.
He was followed by Mays, who was in trouble with the fuel feed, and Rose-Richards. Then a hard driving Ghersi (Maserati)
advanced to third. Later Ghersi had to retire with glass in his eye and Rüesch took over third place
and started to challenge Mays. On lap six Seaman, whose ERA was leaking oil, had to come in for a re-fill and
Mays re-took the lead followed by Rüesch and Rose-Richards.
Despite having problems with his fuel pressure Mays was able to hold off Rüesch and went on to
give ERA its first international win. After the race Hans Stuck tested the ERA and was impressed.
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Results
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IX ADAC EIFELRENNEN
Nürburgring (D), 16 June 1935
11 laps x 22.810 km (14.17 mi)= 250.91 km (155.91 mi)
A new star
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The Eifelrennen was held at the same weekend as the Le Mans 24 h race, but that did not hinder a long entry list.
The only major non starter was Nuvolari, as he was doing speed record attempts with the Alfa Romeo Bi-motore in Italy.
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Entries:
There were some new faces in the German cars: Pietsch making his debut as a works driver for Auto Union and ex motor cycle
racer Lang making his debut as a Grand Prix driver in a 1934 Mercedes-Benz.
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Practice:
Von Brauchitsch was back at Nürburgring for the first time since his accident the year before and during practice he was by far the
fastest driver with a 10m45s lap against 10m59s for Caracciola and 11m04s for Stuck. Varzi had appendicitis and he was too ill to drive during the first day.
The next day was rainy so the times were slow.
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Race:
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Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz
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Brauchitsch
Mercedes-Benz
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Stuck
Auto Union
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Varzi
Auto Union
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10
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
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15
Taruffi
Bugatti
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Balestrero
Alfa Romeo
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Fagioli
Mercedes-Benz
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Hartmann?
Bugatti
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8
Lang
Mercedes-Benz
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Etancelin?
Maserati
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Rosemeyer?
Auto Union
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Zehender
Maserati
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Froy?
Bugatti
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Dreyfus?
Alfa Romeo
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Pietsch?
Auto Union
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The race was started by the new colored light system (red, yellow and 15 seconds later green) and it was Taruffi who moved
first on the wet track and tried to find a gap between Caracciola and Varzi and five cars went over the line side by side
until Taruffi fell back while von Brauchitsch's Mercedes went into the lead followed by Caracciola, Varzi Stuck and Fagioli.
Chiron had missed the start completely while Dreyfus crossed the grid from right to left to follow Taruffi.
Just as during practice von Brauchitsch was in a class of his own, he was leading by 21 seconds after the first lap, 35
after the second and after three laps he had opened up a 45 second gap to the rest. Varzi, who had started the race in pain
from his appendicitis, soon had to give up and handled over the car to zu Leiningen.
The weather was typical of Nürburgring. It changed rapidly between rain and sunshine on different parts of the track and
the sudden temperature changes caused serious ignition troubles on the cars. Fagioli had to come in for new plugs and both
Stuck's Auto Union and Zehender's Maserati were eliminated by plug trouble. Another victim of the weather was von Brauchitsch.
He was up to a two minute lead cheered on by the enthusiastic crowd when his car also got plug problems.
The driver tried to compensate for the power loss by over-reving the engine. When von Brauchitsch tried to lap a slower car
the engine could not stand the pressure anymore and blew. It was considered that Von Brauchitsch had panicked unnecessary
as he still was in a clear lead.
Now the new leader was Caracciola from Rosemeyer. The young Auto Union driver had started his second race calmly being
9th after the first lap and then he begun to work himself up the field. He was 7th after two laps, 5th on lap 4
and then advanced further as the others struck problems. Newcomer Lang was up to third place but made a mistake at Planzgarten and spun but
could rejoin to finish fifth. With three laps to go Rosemeyer passed Caracciola right in front of the main grandstand!
The sensation was ready, Rosemeyer was leading in only the second car race he had ever started in. For two laps
Caracciola followed the Auto Union closely, unable to pass. Rosemeyer's windscreen was broken by a stone and the car
was running on 14 cylinders but that did not hinder the young driver from racing flat out. On the last lap coming out
from Schwalbenschwanz Rosemeyer changed gear too early and Caracciola was able to out-accelerate the Auto Union on the
long straight and took the flag 1.9 seconds in front of Rosemeyer. It had been a historical race, the old master had won
and the spectators had found a new hero. The German teams had dominated totally, Chiron's Alfa being the only other car in the
top six.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status |
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| 1. | 5 | Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 11 | 2h08m02.3s |
| 2. | 4 | Bernd Rosemeyer | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | B | | V-16 | 11 | 2h08m04.2s | + 1.9s |
| 3. | 10 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 3.2 | S-8 | 11 | 2h09m34.4s | + 1m32.1s |
| 4. | 6 | Luigi Fagioli | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 11 | 2h12m44.2s | + 4m41.9s |
| 5. | 8 | Hermann Lang | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 3.4 | S-8 | 11 | 2h13m48.3s | + 5m46.0s |
| 6. | 3 | Paul Pietsch | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | B | | V-16 | 11 | 2h14m49.0s | + 6m46.7s |
| 7. | 9 | René Dreyfus | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 3.2? | S-8 | 11 | 2h16m30.0s | + 8m27.7s |
| 8. | 12 | Philippe Etancelin | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 6C-34 | | S-6 | 11 | 2h19m11.4s | + 11m09.1s |
| 9. | 2 | A. Varzi / H. zu Leiningen | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | B | | V-16 | 11 | 2h19m59.2s | + 11m56.9s |
| DNF | 7 | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 8 | ignition |
| DNF | 11 | Goffredo Zehender | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 6C-34 | | S-6 | 4 | plugs |
| DNF | 1 | Hans Stuck | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | B | | V-16 | 7 | plugs |
| DNF | 20 | Renato Balestrero | Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 5 | |
| DNF | 15 | Piero Taruffi | P. Taruffi | Bugatti | T59 | 3.3 | S-8 | 8 | crash |
| DNF | 16 | László Hartmann | L. Hartmann | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3? | S-8 | 6 | |
| DNF | 21 | Dudley Froy | George Manby-Colegrave | Bugatti | T54 | 4.9? | S-8 | 2 | engine |
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Fastest lap: Bernd Rosemeyer (Auto Union) in 11m05s or Rudolf Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz) 11m03.4s?
Winner's medium speed: 117.6 km/h (73.1 mph)
Weather:
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Footnote:
1. Grid reconstructed by me and Hans Etzrodt from pictures. We specially took notice of the relative movements of the cars from picture to picture. While we are 100% sure of the
grid positions of some drivers the rest of the positions, due to a lack of good pictures, are based on logical deduction. I have indicated those drivers with a questionmark.
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