1935 GRAND PRIX SEASON

I CIRCUITO DI VARESE

Circuito di Varese (I), 21 July 1935
20 laps x 3.311 km (2.057 mi) = 66.22 km (41.15 mi)

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine

	Ettore Bianco	E. Bianco	Maserati	4CM	1.1	S-4
	Moris Bergamini	M. Bergamini	Maserati	4CM	1.1	S-4
	Giuseppe Gilera	G. Gilera	Maserati	4CM	1.1	S-4
	Luigi Beccaria	Scuderia Beccaria?	Fiat	508	1.0	S-4
	Emilio Villoresi	E. Villoresi	Fiat	508	1.0	S-4

"Le piccole cilindrate"

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Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status	Diff

1.		Ettore Bianco	E. Bianco	Maserati	4CM	1.1	S-4	20	49m53.4s
2.		Moris Bergamini	M. Bergamini	Maserati	4CM	1.1	S-4	20	50m36.6s	+ 43.2s
3.		Giuseppe Gilera	G. Gilera	Maserati	4CM	1.1	S-4	20	51m08.2s	+ 1m14.8s
4.		Luigi Beccaria	Scuderia Beccaria?	Fiat	508	1.0	S-4	20	51m52.6s	+ 1m59.2s
5.		Emilio Villoresi	E. Villoresi	Fiat	508	1.0	S-4	20	52m27.4s	+ 2m34.0s

Fastest lap: Ettore Bianco (Maserati) on lap 14 in 2m22.4s = 83.7 km/h (52.0 mph) Winner's medium speed: 79.6 km/h (49.5 mph) Weather:

I CIRCUITO DI VARESE (2000cc)

Circuito di Varese (I), 21 July 1935
25 laps x 3.311 km (2.057 mi) = 82.775 km (51.43 mi)

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine

	Giovanni Lurani	Count Lurani	Maserati	4CS	1.5	S-4
	Malachia Fumagalli	M. Fumagalli	Bugatti	T35	2.0	S-8
	Alberto Alfieri	A. Alfieri	Alfa Romeo	1750	1.8	S-6
	Gianni Arezzi	G. Arezzi	Alfa Romeo	1750	1.8	S-6
	Sergio Carnevalli	S. Carnevalli	Bugatti	T39A	1.5	S-8
	Piero Dusio	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4
	Catullo Lami	C. Lami	Bugatti	T51A	1.5	S-8
	Gaetano Castellano	G. Castellano	Alfa Romeo	1750	1.8	S-6
	"Popy"	"Popy"	Alfa Romeo	1750	1.8	S-6
	?	?	Alfa Romeo	1750	1.8	S-6
	?	?	Alfa Romeo	1750	1.8	S-6

Lurani wins the two litre race

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Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status

1.		Giovanni Lurani	Count Lurani	Maserati	4CS	1.5	S-4	25	1h00m9.2s
2.		Malachia Fumagalli	M. Fumagalli	Bugatti	T35	2.0	S-8	24?	1h01m28.4s
3.		Alberto Alfieri	A. Alfieri	Alfa Romeo	1750	1.8	S-6	23
4.		Gianni Arezzi	G. Arezzi	Alfa Romeo	1750	1.8	S-6	23
5.		Sergio Carnevalli	S. Carnevalli	Bugatti	T39A	1.5	S-8	22
6.		Piero Dusio	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4	20
?		Catullo Lami	C. Lami	Bugatti	T51A	1.5	S-8
?		Gaetano Castellano	G. Castellano	Alfa Romeo	1750	1.8	S-6
?		"Popy"	"Popy"	Alfa Romeo	1750	1.8	S-6

Fastest lap: Giovanni Lurani (maserati) on lap 15 in 2m21.2s = 84.4 km/h (52.4 mph Winner's medium speed: 82.6 km/h (51.3 mph) Pole position lap speed: Weather:

I CIRCUITO DI VARESE

Circuito di Varese (I), 21 July 1935
30 laps x 3.311 km (2.057 mi) = 99.33 km (61.72 mi)

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine

	Vittorio Belmondo	V. Belmondo	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8
	G. Cornaggia-Medici	G. Cornaggia-Medici	Alfa Romeo	8C	2.3	S-8
	Giovanni Minozzi	G. Minozzi	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8
	Gianni Battaglia	G. Battaglia	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8
	Luigi Pages	L. Pages	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8
	Tito Musso	T. Musso	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8
	Giorgio Conter	G. Conter	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8
	Renato Danese	R. Danese	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8
	Carlo de Praez	C. de Praez	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8
	Emilio Romano	E. Romano	Bugatti		2.3	S-8

Belmondo's great day

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Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status	Diff

1.		Vittorio Belmondo	V. Belmondo	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8	30	1h10m13.8s
2.		G. Cornaggia-Medici	G. Cornaggia-Medici	Alfa Romeo	8C	2.3	S-8	30	1h10m24.4s	+ 10.6s
3.		Giovanni Minozzi	G. Minozzi	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	30	1h11m24.0s	+ 1m10.2s
4.		Gianni Battaglia	G. Battaglia	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8	30	1h11m25.6s	+ 1m11.8s
5.		Luigi Pages	L. Pages	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8	30	1h11m59.3s	+ 1m45.5s
8.		Tito Musso	T. Musso	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	30
?		Giorgio Conter	G. Conter	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	30
?		Renato Danese	R. Danese	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	30
?		Carlo de Praez	C. de Praez	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	30
?		Emilio Romano	E. Romano	Bugatti		2.3	S-8	30

Fastest lap: Giovanni Minozzi (Alfa Romeo) on lap 22 in 2m14.4s = 88.7 km/h (55.1 mph) Winner's medium speed: 84.9 km/h (52.7 mph) Weather:

VIII GRO�ER PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND

N�rburgring (D), 28 July 1935
22 laps x 22.810 km (14.17 mi) = 501.82 km (311.82 mi)

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine

1	Hans Stuck	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	B	5.6	V-16
2	Achille Varzi	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	B	5.6	V-16
3	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	B	5.6	V-16
4	Paul Pietsch	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	B	5.6	V-16
5	Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25	4.0	S-8
6	Luigi Fagioli	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25	4.0	S-8
7	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25	4.0	S-8
8	Hanns Geier	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25	3.7?	S-8	reserve driver
9	Hermann Lang	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25	3.7?	S-8	reserve driver
10	Raymond Mays	H. W. Cook	ERA	B	2.0	S-6
11	Renato Balestrero	Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9	S-8	Monza 2.3L?
12	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.2	S-8
14	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.2	S-8
15	Antonio Brivio	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.2	S-8
15	Ren� Dreyfus	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.2	S-8	DNS
16	Goffredo Zehender	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	6C-34	3.3	S-6
17	Philippe Etancelin	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	6C-34	3.3	S-6
18	Pietro Ghersi	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	8C	3.0	S-8
18	Eugenio Siena	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	8C	3.0	S-8	DNA
19	Ernst von Delius	H. W. Cook	ERA	B	2.0	S-6	DNS
20	L�szl� Hartmann	L. Hartmann	Maserati	8 CM	3.0	S-8
21	Hans R�esch	H. R�esch	Maserati	8 CM	3.0	S-8
22	Luigi Soffietti	L Soffietti	Maserati	8 CM	3.0	S-8	DNS
23	Piero Taruffi	Automobiles E. Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	3.3?	S-8

The great chase

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The Auto Union team was back for the German GP with four cars having sorted out the mechanical problems. According to Neubauer there was another kind of problems in the Auto Union pit as Pietsch found out that his wife Ilse was having an affair with Varzi. (Note 1)
Mercedes-Benz did not spare their efforts either and was out in full force with 1935 cars for their regular drivers and rebuilt 1934 cars for their reserves (plus three spare cars). The team had done 1000 km tests on the track the weeks before and was confident.
ERA driver von Delius crashed into a tree and destroyed his own car during practice. His ERA could not be repaired in time for the race, so he and Mays shared the same car for the race. This ERA was the first British entry for many years in a major GP. The ERA's engines were upgraded to 2 litre.
There has been reports that Nuvolari raced a new 3.8 litre variant of the old Alfa Romeo Tipo B. This however has proved to be wrong! (Note 2). .
At the end of Saturday practice, the experienced Carl Dietrich of Continental had a meeting with the Daimler-Benz team management to discuss the tyres. Since the Mercedes were the most powerful cars their tyres were more stressed, the left rear tire was worn a bit more than the right. Dietrich explained that Caracciola, with his smooth driving style would get along with one tire change, but that von Brauchitsch would definitely have to change twice.

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Grid positions were drawn by ballot.

11
Balestrero
Alfa Romeo

12
Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo

1
Stuck
Auto Union

7
Brauchitsch
Mercedes-Benz

16
Zehender
Maserati

14
Chiron
Alfa Romeo

5
Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz

17
Etancelin
Maserati

10
Mays
ERA

21
R�esch
Maserati

6
Fagioli
Mercedes-Benz

3
Rosemeyer
Auto Union

2
Varzi
Auto Union

4
Pietsch
Auto Union

20
L Hartmann
Maserati

23
Taruffi
Bugatti

9
Lang
Mercedes-Benz

18
Ghersi
Maserati

15
Brivio
Alfa Romeo

8
Geier
Mercedes-Benz

An estimated 250,000 to 300,000 spectators showed up at N�rburgring for the German Grand Prix. They were not aware that they would see a classic, perhaps the most famous Grand Prix race of all time.
It had been raining during the night and dark clouds and fog still hung over parts of the track as the 20 cars lined up at 10.30 AM.
The old starting method of a waved flag was replaced with light signals. First the red light came on for Attention and Stop. Then yellow lit up meaning the start would take place within 15 seconds and at green was the start.
There was drama from the very start of the race on a still wet circuit as Stuck's car in the first row stalled. An Auto Union mechanic (Rudolf Friedrich) foolhardly ran out to the car to help just as the lights changed and the race started. Varzi, coming from the fifth row through oil-smoke and water spray already at high speed, saw too late and could not avoid the mechanic hit the poor man who fell to the track with a fractured skull as the field went by into the S�dkehre.
Nuvolari shot immediately to the front but it was Caracciola from the third row who led the field into the S�dkehre from Nuvolari, Fagioli, von Brauchitsch and Mays. At the bottom of the field were the three Auto Union cars of Stuck, Varzi and Pietsch! Stuck had been push started after the field had gone and had a hard time to work himself up the field in the water spray. Varzi, a sensitive driver, was clearly disturbed by the incident with the mechanic, and drove a lustless race.
On lap two, Caracciola had opened up a gap of 16 seconds as Nuvolari spun at Bergwerk when trying to pass the Mercedes. Rosemeyer had passed the Mercedes cars of von Brauchitsch and Fagioli for second place. Behind them came Chiron, Nuvolari, Brivio, Varzi and Taruffi. The young Auto Union driver was in great form, closing up on Caracciola. For the next three laps it was a great duel between leading Caracciola and Rosemeyer, the duo building up a gap to another duel for third place between Fagioli, Stuck, Nuvolari and von Brauchitsch, Chiron having to retire.

	1. Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz)	59m04.4s
	2. Rosemeyer (Auto Union)	59m10.0s
	3. Fagioli (Mercedes-Benz)	59m49.1s
	4. Chiron (Alfa Romeo)	59m52.4s
	5. v. Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz)	1h00m02.4s
	6. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo)	h00m16.1s

On lap six Rosemeyer's hard driving took its toll as he came into the pits with his tyres in shreds after having left the track in a curve.
Far behind the leading group a curious duel took place between the Auto Unions of Varzi and Pietsch. The cars were all over the track banging wheels with each other and doing every dirty trick in the book. They would finish the race in a miserable 8th and 9th place.
Now there were three Mercedes cars at the top, Caracciola, Fagioli and von Brauchitsch. Nuvolari and Rosemeyer followed. On the ninth lap Nuvolari suddenly got inspired. In his old Alfa Romeo the "Flying Mantuan" did the first sub-11 minute race lap ever on N�rburgring and passed two Mercedes cars to take the second place. Soon thereafter the loudspeakers could tell the crowd that the Alfa was now up in the lead! At the same time he other two Ferrari cars retired with gearbox problems but all the eyes were now on the remaining Alfa.

	1. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo)	1h56m42.1s
	2. Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz)	1h56m51.2s
	3. Rosemeyer (Auto Union)	1h56m51.4s
	4. v. Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz)	1h56m52.3s
	5. Fagioli (Mercedes-Benz)	1h57m20.0s
	6. Stuck (Auto Union)	1h58m35.2s

The spectators rose as Nuvolari went by on lap 10 followed by Caracciola because Rosemeyer was back in the race again. On new tyres he had followed Nuvolari through the field and after the S�dkehre he passed Caracciola, who was in pain (Note 3) and soon also had to let von Brauchitsch past.
Rosemeyer was in top form throwing his Auto Union through the curves in impossible angles. After 11 laps, the top four came into the pits almost at the same time. The pit crews went to work, three mechanics per car. Von Brauchitsch was first out after a 47 second pitstop. Caracciola was next out (67 seconds) and then Rosemeyer (75 seconds).
Back in the pit Nuvolari was jumping for fury. The Ferrari fuel pressure pump had broken down and the crew members were filling the tank by hand. After 2 min. 14 seconds the Alfa finally left the pit in sixth place. Fagioli was in the lead but on the next lap he also had to do his pitstop (51 seconds) as was Stuck (49 seconds).
After the pit stops Von Brauchitsch was leading from Rosemeyer but the Auto Union driver was soon back to the pits with fuel feed problems. Caracciola was also falling back and incredibly Nuvolari was back into second place after just one lap, the driver racing at the limit. Situation after 15 laps:

	1. v. Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz)	2h51m36.2s
	2. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo)	2h53m03.4s
	3. Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz)	2h53m15.2s
	4. Stuck (Auto Union	2h54m29.4s
	5. Rosemeyer (Auto Union)	2h55m02.4s
	6. Fagioli (Mercedes-Benz)	2h57m10.4s

Von Brauchitsch, too, determined to win his own Grand Prix, was driving at full speed, his driving style putting great pressure on his tyres. On lap 14 he led by 86 seconds, on the next lap 88, then 77, 63, 47, 43, 32 seconds.
As tyre wear had been low on the wet and drying circuit von Brauchitsch's tyres had lasted well during the early part on the race and he had changed to a one stop tactics. However as the track dried out the tyre temperature rised and at the end of lap 19, the white breaker strip was already visible at von Brauchitsch's left rear tire. Since lap 14, Neubauer had given him repeatedly signs to slow down. At the end of lap 20, when von Brauchitsch passed his pits, he pointed towards his rear tires. Neubauer interpreted his sign language that the driver would stop the following lap. To the disbelief of a stunned Mercedes team, Brauchitsch then passed the grand stands at full speed on the end of lap 21. He must have changed his mind, believing more in his own luck than in his mechanics speed.
Von Brauchitsch started the last lap 35 seconds in front of the Alfa, but with his tyres in miserably shape. As the Mercedes went into the Karussell Kurve the left rear tyre blew. Von Brauchitsch continued on the rim only to have to see the Alfa Romeo pass and go on to win in front of the astonished spectators. With half a kilometer to go a second tyre blew on the Mercedes and a crying von Brauchitsch had to see three more cars pass before he could get his car over the line. For a second there was silence, but then the Italian was met by tremendous cheers from the crowd.
There was an embarrassing moment at the victory ceremonies as the organizers confident for a German victory had only the German national anthem available. Fortunately Nuvolari always brought his own record to the races!
This was Nuvolari's greatest race because with a car lacking 100 horses to his strongest foes, he had beaten eight German cars, Lang being the only German retirement. Von Brauchitsch however would probably had been the winner hadn't the Mercedes team neglected to order him into the pits sometimes around on lap 18.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status

1.	12	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.2	S-8	22	4h08m40.2s (Note 4)
2.	1	Hans Stuck	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	B	5.6	V-16	22	4h10m18.4s
3.	5	Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25	4.0	S-8	22	4h11m13.1s
4.	3	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	B	5.6	V-16	22	4h12m51.0s
5.	7	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25	4.0	S-8	22	4h14m17.4s
6.	6	Luigi Fagioli	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25	4.0	S-8	22	4h15m58.3s
7.	8	Hanns Geier	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25A	3.7?	S-8	21
8.	2	Achille Varzi	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	B	5.6	V-16	21
9.	4	Paul Pietsch	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	B	5.6	V-16	20
10.	21	Hans R�esch	H. R�esch	Maserati	8 CM	3.0	S-8	20
11.	16	Goffredo Zehender	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	6C-34	3.3	S-6	19
12.	18	Pietro Ghersi	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	8C	3.0	S-8	19
DNF	17	Philippe Etancelin	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	6C-34	3.3	S-6	18	engine
DNF	9	Hermann Lang	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25A	3.7?	S-8	15	engine
DNF	10	R. Mays / E. von Delius	H. W. Cook	ERA	B	2.0	S-6	11	oil pressure
DNF	20	L�szl� Hartmann	L. Hartmann	Maserati	8 CM	3.0	S-8	9	ignition
DNF	14	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.2	S-8	5	differential
DNF	23	Piero Taruffi	Automobiles E. Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	3.3?	S-8	3	crash
DNF	15	Antonio Brivio	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.2	S-8	1	differential
DNF	11	Renato Balestrero	Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9	S-8	0	crash

Fastest lap: Manfred von Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz) in 10m32.0s = 129.9 km7h (80.7 mph) Winner's medium speed: 121.1 km/h (75.3 mph) Weather: wet track, overcast.

Footnote:
1. According to Neubauer this was the event when Pietsch found out that his wife was having a affair with Varzi and the the two drivers had had a private duel during the race, banging wheels. However, according to Pietsch in the book Doppelsieg: "Neubauer had made this whole story up. Because Varzi had fallen in love only at the N�rburgring, at the Grand Prix. At this point of time nobody besides the two (Ilse and Varzi) knew about this of course, not me and especially Neubauer not at all. I learned about the affair only in the fall when my former wife told me." Click here for biography of Ilse Pietsch

2. Simon Moore in an article in Motorsport (May 2008). A special thanks to Francesco Ferrandino for providing me with that article.

3. For that reason Dr. Gl�ser, the medical caretaker of the German drivers, immediately took care of Caracciola at the finish. Caracciola complained about attacks of weakness, which at times had become so intense during the race, that at times he could not make out the circuit. For a time he had seen blue and black in front of his eyes, he had seen double images and had only continued to save at least one good place for his team. Dr. Gl�ser finally diagnosed that Caracciola had a large tape-worm. Monday evening at the Hotel Eifeler Hof in Adenau, on doctor's orders, he ate a sour marinated herring and on Tuesday he was released from his bad companion.

4. With such a major race one would expect agreement in the reports regarding the results but that is far from true. Nuvolaris time, Motorsport: 4h08m39.0s, Motor & Sport & Automobil Revue: 4h08m40.1s, Paul Sheldon: 4h08m04.1s (printing error) , Il Littoriale & F�disch/V�lker/Behrdt: 4h08m04.2s

XI GRAND PRIX DU COMMINGES

St Gaudens (F), 4 August 1935
2 heats of 10 laps x 11.005 km (6.838 mi) = 110.05 km (68.38 mi)
Final: 15 laps x 11.005 km (6.838 mi) = 165.08 km km (102.57 mi)

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine

2	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.6	S-8
4	Gianfranco Comotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.6	S-8
6	Philippe Etancelin	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	6C-34	3.7	S-6
6	Philippe Etancelin	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	V8-RI		V-8	DNS - alternative car
8	Goffredo Zehender	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	6C-34	3.7	S-6
10	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Automobiles Bugatti	Bugatti	T59		S-8	DNA
12	Robert Benoist	Automobiles Bugatti	Bugatti	T59		S-8	DNA
14	Robert Brunet	Ecurie Braillard	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	DNA
16	"Buddy" Featherstonhaugh	Hans R�esch	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	DNA
18	"Raph"	"Raph"	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8
20	Luigi Soffietti	L. Soffietti	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	DNA
22	Giuseppe Farina	Officine A. Maserati	Maserati	4CM	2.5	S-4	DNA
24	Marcel Lehoux	Scuderia Villapadierna	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
26	Jos� de Villapadierna	Scuderia Villapadierna	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
28	Raymond Sommer	R. Sommer	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.2	S-8
30	Hans R�esch	Hans R�esch	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	DNA
32	Beno�t Falchetto	Ecurie Braillard	Maserati	8CM	3.0		DNA
34	Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier	Mme. Rose-Itier	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8
36	Mlle "Hell�-Nice"	Mlle "Hell�-Nice"	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8
38	L�szl� Hartmann	L. Hartmann	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
38	L�szl� Hartmann	L. Hartmann	Bugatti	T35B	2.3	S-8	DNS - alternative car

Private driver beats Scuderia Ferrari

The race was run in two heats plus a 15 lap final.

Entries:
Once again the Maserati team was expected to show up with their new V-8RI cars and once again there was disappointment as �tancelin and Zehender came with their old 6C-34's to face Chiron's and Comottis's Alfas. The race was on the same day as Coppa Ciano so the Ferrari team was once more divided.

Practice:

Heat 1:

6
Etancelin
Maserati
4m17s

28
Sommer
Alfa Romeo
4m12s

2
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
4m03s

18
Raph
Alfa Romeo
4m36s

38
Hartmannn
Maserati
4m29s

34
Itier
Alfa Romeo
5m13s

The first heat was won by Sommer in his Alfa Romeo from �tancelin (Maserati 6C-34 - Subalpina) and Chiron

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status	Diff

1.	28	Raymond Sommer	R. Sommer	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.2	S-8	10	42m56.2s
2.	6	Philippe Etancelin	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	6C-34	3.7	S-6	10	43m11.2s	+ 15.0s
3.	2	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.6	S-8	10	43m25.4s	+ 29.2s
4.	38	L�szl� Hartmann	L. Hartmann	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	10	45m35.4s	+ 2m39.2s
5.	18	"Raph"	"Raph"	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8	10	46m02.2s	+ 3m06.0s
6.	34	Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier	Mme. Rose-Itier	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8	9

Fastest lap: Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo) in 4m10s = 158.5 km/h (98.4 mph) Winner's medium speed: 153.8 km/h (95.6 mph) Pole position lap speed: 163.0 km/h (101.3 mph) Weather:

Heat 2:

8
Zehender
Maserati
4m22s

24
Lehaux
Maserati
4m16s

4
Comotti
Alfa Romeo
4m11s

36
Hell�-Nice
Alfa Romeo
4m56s

26
Villapadierna
Maserati
4m32s

The second heat went to Comotti (Alfa Romeo Tipo B - Ferrari). Lehoux (Maserati 8CM) was second and Zehender (Maserati 6C-34 - Subalpina) third.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status	Diff

1.	4	Gianfranco Comotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.6	S-8	10	43m03.2s
2.	24	Marcel Lehoux	Scuderia Villapadierna	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	10	43m32.6s	+ 29.4s
3.	8	Goffredo Zehender	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	6C-34	3.7	S-6	10	45m52.8s	+ 2:49.6s
4.	26	Jos� de Villapadierna	Scuderia Villapadierna	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	10	46m30.4s	+ 3:27.2s
5.	36	Mlle "Hell�-Nice"	Mlle "Hell�-Nice"	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	9

Fastest lap: Gianfranco Comotti (Alfa Romeo) in 4m15s = 155.4 km/h (96.5 mph) Winner's medium speed: 153.4 km/h (95.3 mph) Pole position lap speed: 157.8 km/h (98.1 mph) Weather:

Final:

6
Etancelin
Maserati

4
Comotti
Alfa Romeo

28
Sommer
Alfa Romeo

2
Chiron
Alfa Romeo

24
Lehoux
Maserati

18
Raph
Alfa Romeo

38
Hartmann
Maserati

8
Zehender
Maserati

36
Helle-Nice
Alfa Romeo

34
Itier
Bugatti

26
Villapadierna
Maserati

When the final started it was �tancelin who took the command chased by Lehoux, Comotti and Zehender. Sommer was advancing through the field while both the 6C-34 cars of Zehender and leading �tancelin had engine problems and Comotti was out with a broken rear axle. Lehoux went into the lead but soon the Maserati driver could see Sommer's blue Alfa in his mirror. Lehoux had to see his victory chances slip away as Sommer passed but worse was to come.
On the last lap Lehoux run out of fuel and had to see one car after the other pass as he fruitlessly tried to push his Maserati uphill to the line. So it was the day of the privateers with Sommer, "Raph" and Hartmann on the top, Chiron finished fourth, he had never been near the top with a misfiring engine and an extra 3 minute pitstop.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status	Diff

1.	28	Raymond Sommer	R. Sommer	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.2	S-8	15	1h03m46.2s
2.	18	"Raph"	"Raph"	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8	15	1h06m40.8s	+ 2m54.6s
3.	38	L�szl� Hartmann	L. Hartmann	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	15	1h07m47.4s	+ 4m01.2s
4.	2	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.6	S-8	15	1h07m52.2s	+ 4m06.0s
DNF	24	Marcel Lehoux	Scuderia Villapadierna	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	14	no fuel
5.	26	Jos� de Villapadierna	Scuderia Villapadierna	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	14
6.	6	Philippe Etancelin	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	6C-34	3.7	S-6	14
7.	36	Mlle "Hell�-Nice"	Mlle "Hell�-Nice"	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	14
8.	34	Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier	Mme. Rose-Itier	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8	13
DNF	8	Goffredo Zehender	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	6C-34	3.7	S-6	10
DNF	4	Gianfranco Comotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.6	S-8	4	rear axle

Fastest lap: Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo) in 4m04s = 162.4 km/h (100.9 mph) Winner's medium speed: 155.3 km/h (96.5 mph) Weather:

IX� COPPA CIANO

Montenero - Livorno (I), 4 August 1935
12 laps x 20.0 km (12.4 mi) = 240.0 km (149.1 mi)

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine

2	Costantino Magistri	C. Magistri	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8
4	Maurice Mablot	M. Mablot	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8	DNA
6	G. Cornaggia-Medici	G. Cornaggia-Medici	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8
8	Letterio Cucinotta	L. Cucinotta	Maserati	26M	2.5	S-8
10	Antonio Brivio	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.2	S-8
12	Hans R�esch	H. R�esch	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
14	Giovanni Minozzi	G. Minozzi	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8
16	Albert Chambost	A. Chambost	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
18	Luigi Soffietti	L. Soffietti	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
20	Ren� Brooke	R. Brooke	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8
22	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.5?	S-8
24	Luigi Pages	L. Pages	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8
26	Giovanni Rocco	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	26M	2.5	S-8	DNA
28	Ren� Dreyfus	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.2	S-8
30	Ferdinando Barbieri	Scuderia Villapadierna	Alfa Romeo	8CM	3.0	S-8
32	Carlo Felice Trossi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.2	S-8
34	Eugenio Siena	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	6C-34	3.7	S-6
36	Pio Crestina	P. Crestina	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8

Nuvolari supreme

The 9th Coppa Ciano was run the same day as the Comminges race. For the last time the race was held on the twisty, dangerous and inpopular Montenero track.

Entries:

Practice:

Race:

10
Brivio
Alfa Romeo

8
Cucinotta
Maserati

6
Cornaggia
Alfa Romeo

2
Magistri
Alfa Romeo

16
Chambost
Maserati

14
Minozzi
Alfa Romeo

12
R�esch
Maserati

18
Soffietti
Maserati

24
Pages
Alfa Romeo

22
Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo

20
Brooke
Bugatti

26
Rocco?
Maserati

32
Trossi
Alfa Romeo

30
Barbieri
Alfa Romeo

28
Dreyfus
Alfa Romeo

36
Crestina
Bugatti

34
Siena
Maserati

(Note 1)

This was a track where Nuvolari in the past years had shown his supremacy. In 1934 he had had to give up to Varzi's Alfa but in 1935 he was again in a class of his own taking the lead from Brivio and Siena (Maserati 6C-34) and holding it to the end and also making the fastest lap. order after half distance: 1h42m00.5s

	1. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo)	1h21m45s
	2. Brivio (Alfa Romeo)	1h22m36s
	3. Trossi (Alfa Romeo)	1h23m23s
	4. Siena (Maserati)	1h24m49s
	5. Dreyfus (Alfa Romeo)	1h25m38s
	6. Minozzi (Alfa Romeo)	1h29m11s
	7. Magistri (Alfa Romeo)	1h30m25s
	8. Cornaggia (Alfa Romeo)	1h32m53s
	9. Chambost (Maserati)	1h33m56s
	10. Cucinotta (Maserati)	1h38m58s
	11. Pages (Alfa Romeo)	1h41m00.7s
	12. Soffietti (Maserati)

At one time Tadini was up in the top three but the final order for the race was Nuvolari from Brivio, Trossi and Dreyfus, the highest placed non-Alfa Romeo finisher being Chambost (Maserati 8CM) in sixth place.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status	Diff

1.	22	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.5?	S-8	12	2h42m08.8s
2.	10	Antonio Brivio	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.2	S-8	12	2h44m06.0s	+ 1m57.2s
3.	32	Carlo Felice Trossi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.2	S-8	12	2h48m23.2s	+ 6m14.4s
4.	28	Ren� Dreyfus	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.2	S-8	12	2h49m08.2s	+ 6m59.6s
5.	2	Costantino Magistri	C. Magistri	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8	12	3h00m03.0s	+ 17m54.2s
6.	16	Albert Chambost	A. Chambost	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	12	3h09m30.0s	+ 26m27.2s
7.	14	Giovanni Minozzi	G. Minozzi	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	12	3h16m29.0s	+ 34m20.2s
8.	8	Letterio Cucinotta	L. Cucinotta	Maserati	26M	2.5	S-8	12	3h19m25.6s	+ 37m16.8s
9.	18	Luigi Soffietti	L. Soffietti	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	12	3h21m47.0s	+ 39m38.2s
DNF	34	Eugenio Siena	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	6C-34	3.7	S-6	9	crash
DNF	24	Luigi Pages	L. Pages	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	9
DNF	6	G. Cornaggia-Medici	G. Cornaggia-Medici	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	7
DNF	12	Hans R�esch	H. R�esch	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	5	gearbox
DNF	30	Ferdinando Barbieri	Scuderia Villapadierna	Alfa Romeo	8CM	3.0	S-8	5	engine
DNF	36	Pio Crestina	P. Crestina	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8	3	crash
DNF	20	Ren� Brooke	R. Brooke	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8	1	mechanical

Fastest lap: Tazio Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo) on lpa 10 in 13m15.8s = 90.5 km/h (56.2 mph) Winner's medium speed: 88.8 km/h (55.2 mph) Weather:

Footnote:
1. Grid reconstructed by Shipp Dena from pictures. there might be some errors in the rear rows.

	4 August 1935: Giuseppe Tuffanelli (Maserati 4CM 1.1L) wins the Coppa Ciano Junior Voiturette 1100cc race at Montenero Italy.
	4 August 1935: Mario Tadini (Alfa Romeo 3.2L) wins the Großglockner hillclimb in Austria.
	5 August 1935: The B.A.R.C. August Bank Holiday Meeting was held at Brooklands. The handicap races were won by Miss M. Allan (Frazer-Nash 1.5), G. L. Baker (Graham-Paige 5.4), R. H Eccles (Eccles Spl. 1.1L), A. R. Samuel (M.G. 0.7L), A. H. L. Eccles (Bugatti 2.3L), Miss K. Petre (delage 10.7L), C. G. H. Dunham (Alvis 2.5L), H. P. Bowler (Bentley 3.0L), L. P. Driscoll (Austin 0.7L), H. P. Bowler (Bentley 3.0L) and P. Maclure (Riley 1.1L).
	5 August 1935: Luis Fontes (Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3L) wins the Limerick Race in Ireland.
	11/12 August 1935: Franco Cortese/Francesco Severi (Alfa Romeo 2300A) wins the Targa Abruzzo sports car race at the Pescara track in Italy. (Results)

XI� COPPA ACERBO JUNIOR

Pescara (I), 15 August 1935
4 laps x 25.80 km (16.03 mi) = 103.2 km (64.1 mi)

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine

1	Alexander Cormack	A. Cormack	Alfa Romeo				DNA
2	Sergio Carnevalli	S. Carnevalli	Bugatti	T39A	1.5	S-8
3	Reggie Tongue	R. Tongue	MG	R	0.7	S-4
4	Moris Bergamini	M. Bergamini	Maserati	4CM	1.1	S-4
5	Ettore Bianco	E. Bianco	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4
6	Rudolf Steinweg	R. Steinweg	Bugatti	T51A	1.5	S-8
7	Miss Eileen Ellison	Miss Ellison	Bugatti	T37A	1.5	S-4	DNA
8	Walter B�umer	W. B�umer	Austin	Seven	1.1?	S-4	DNA
9	Walter Wustrow	W. Wustrow	MG	J4	0.7	S-4	DNA
10	Adrian Thorpe	A. Thorpe	Frazer-Nash		1.1		DNA
11	John Appleton	J. Appleton	Appleton	Spl.	1.5		DNA
12	Ulderico Vismara	L. Plat�	Talbot	700	1.5	S-8
13	Dudley Froy	D. Froy	MG	Q	0.7	S-4	DNA
14	Raffaele Cecchini	R. Cecchini	MG				DNA
16	Ren� Brooke	R. Brooke	Bugatti	T37A	1.5	S-4	DNA
18	Eddie Hertzberger	E. Hertzberger	MG	K3 Magnette		S-6	DNA
19	Jean de Gavardie	J. de Gavardie	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4	DNA
20	Luigi Plat�	L. Plat�	Talbot	700	1.5	S-8
21	Giuseppe Tuffanelli	G. Tuffanelli	Maserati	4CM	1.1	S-4
22	Bobby Kohlrausch	B. Kohlrausch	MG	C	0.7	S-4	DNA
23	Kenneth Evans	K Evans	MG	R	0.7	S-4
24	Ippolito Berrone	I. Berrone	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4	DNA
25	Luigi Castelbarco	Scuderia Brianza	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4
26	Richard Seaman	R. Seaman	ERA	B	1.5	S-6
27	Pietro Ghersi	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	4CM	1.1	S-4
28	Fernando Barbieri	F. Barbieri	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4	DNA

Seaman crushes the oppsition on the first lap

Entries:

Practice:

Race:



5 Bianco Maserati		21 Tuffarelli Maserati		26 Seaman ERA
	27 Ghersi Maserati		6 Steinweg Bugatti
22 Castelbarco? Maserati		20 Plat� Talbot		4 Bergamini Maserati
	23 Evans MG		3 Tongue MG
		13 Vismara Talbot		2 Carnevalli? Maserati

The Voiturette race started early in the morning. Seaman was the only ERA driver in a field that mostly consisted of Maseratis. Tuffanelli (Maserati) took the lead only to crash on the first lap. The ballot had put Seaman on the last row in the grid but even then he was able to lead the race by half a minute after the first lap. He then went on to win the race in dominant style.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status	Diff

1.	26	Richard Seaman	R. Seaman	ERA	B	1.5	S-6	4	48m42.4s
2.	5	Ettore Bianco	E. Bianco	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4	4	49m52.2s	+ 1m09.8s
3.	6	Rudolf Steinweg	R. Steinweg	Bugatti	T51A	1.5	S-8	4	51m19.2s	+ 2m28.8s
4.	27	Pietro Ghersi	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	4CM	1.1	S-4	4	51m47.6s	+ 3m05.2s
5.	4	Moris Bergamini	M. Bergamini	Maserati	4CM	1.1	S-4	4	51m57.4s	+ 3m15.0s
6.	20	Luigi Plat�	L. Plat�	Talbot	700	1.5	S-8	4	55m32.8s	+ 6m50.4s
7.	3	Reggie Tongue	R. Tongue	MG	R	0.7	S-4	4	56m07.2s	+ 7m24.8s
8.	2	Sergio Carnevalli	S. Carnevalli	Bugatti	T39A	1.5	S-8	4	56m52.4s	+ 8m10.0s
DNF	23	Kenneth Evans	K Evans	MG	R	0.7	S-4	3
DNF	13	Ulderico Vismara	L. Plat�	Talbot	700	1.5	S-8	2	crash
DNF	21	Giuseppe Tuffanelli	G. Tuffanelli	Maserati	4CM	1.1	S-4	1	crash
DNF	25	Luigi Castelbarco	Scuderia Brianza	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4		mechanical

Fastest lap (1500cc): Richard Seaman (ERA) on lap 2 in 12m02.4s = 128.6 km/h (79.9 mph) Fastest lap (1100cc): Moris Bergamini (Maserati) on lap 2 in 12m47.6s = 121.0 km/h (75.2 mph) Winner's medium speed (1500cc): 127.1 km/h (79.0 mph) Winner's medium speed (1100cc): 119.6 km/h (74.3 mph) Weather:

XI� COPPA ACERBO

Pescara (I), 15 August 1935
20 laps x 25.80 km (16.03 mi) = 516.0 km (320.6 mi mi)

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine

30	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	B	5.6	V-16
31	Philippe Etancelin	Officine A. Maserati	Maserati	V8RI	4.2	V-8	DNS - supercharger
32	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.8	S-8
33	Luigi Soffietti	L. Soffietti	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
34	Mario Tadini	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.2	S-8
35	Goffredo Zehender	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	DNA
36	Gianfranco Comotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.2	S-8
37	Hans Stuck	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	B	5.6	V-16	DNS - cracked cylinder head
38	Ren� Brooke	R. Brooke	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8	DNA
39	Achille Varzi	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	B	5.6	V-16
40	Piero Dusio	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
41	Carlo Pintacuda	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.2	S-8
42	"Raph"	B. de los Casos	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9	S-8	DNA
43	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.8	S-8
44	Earl Howe	Earl Howe	Bugatti	T59	3.3	S-8	DNA
45	Antonio Brivio	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.5	S-8

Varzi's second Auto Union victory

Entries:
The Mercedes team did not enter the Coppa Acerbo and the "works" Maseratis were also missing so the Ferrari team, who was out in force, had "only" the Auto Unions to worry about. One of the German cars was out even before the race started as Stuck's car during final practice cracked a cylinder head.

Practice:
Grid positions were drawn by ballot

Race:

32
Chiron
Alfa Romeo

39
Varzi
Auto Union

43
Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo

34
Tadini
Alfa Romeo

45
Brivio
Alfa Romeo

36
Comotti
Alfa Romeo

40
Dusio
Maserati

33
Soffietti
Maserati

30
Rosemeyer
Auto Union

41
Pintacuda
Alfa Romeo

A chicane had been built on the Montesilvano straight but it did not prevent the Auto Unions from being in a class of their own. Nuvolari took the start followed by Chiron but on the second lap Varzi took over the lead and held it to the finish taking a convincing victory. Behind him Rosemeyer had a more dramatic race. He had started in the last row of the grid but soon forced himself up to second place. But while trying to pass Nuvolari he made a mistake and run off the track and had to come in for new tyres.
Order after four laps:

	1. Varzi (Auto Union)	42m42s
	2. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo)	44m46s
	3. Brivio (Alfa Romeo)	45m36s
	4. Tadini (Alfa Romeo)	45m38s
	5. Comotti (Alfa Romeo)	45m56s
	6. Chiron (Alfa Romeo)
	7. Rosemeyer (Auto Union)

Later in the race Rosemeyer locked his brakes and run off the track again. This time the car flew over an ditch and continued with high speed between a telegraph pole and bridge parapet before coming back to the track again. A later checkout of the place showed that the distance between the pole and the bridge was just 5 cm wider than the car! Situation after 10 laps:

	1. Varzi (Auto Union)	1h51m19s
	2. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo)	1h55m05.2s
	3. Rosemeyer (Auto Union)	1h57m56.4s
	4. Brivio (Alfa Romeo)	1h58m03.8s
	5. Comotti (Alfa Romeo)	1h58m48.4s
	6. Tadini (Alfa Romeo)
	7. Chiron (Alfa Romeo)

Those incidents did not hinder Auto Union from finishing 1-2 in front of the Ferrari Alfas. Chiron retired on lap 11 and Nuvolari on lap 13 so Brivio was the best Alfa driver in third place. Both Maseratis also retired.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status

1.	39	Achille Varzi	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	B	5.6	V-16	20	3h43m45.4s
2.	30	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	B	5.6	V-16	20	3h47m07.0s	+ 3m21.6s
3.	45	Antonio Brivio	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.5	S-8	20	3h51m51.8s	+ 9m34.6s
4.	36	Gianfranco Comotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.2	S-8	19	3h26m25.0s
5.	34	Mario Tadini	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.2	S-8	19	3h50m43.4s
6.	32	L. Chiron / C. Pintacuda	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.8	S-8	18
DNF	43	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.8	S-8	13	valve
DNF	40	Piero Dusio	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	3	piston
DNF	33	Luigi Soffietti	L. Soffietti	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	3	engine
DNF	41	Carlo Pintacuda	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	3.2	S-8	1	engine

Fastest lap: Achille Varzi (Auto Union) in 10m35s = 146.3 km/h (90.9 mph) Winner's medium speed: 138.4 km/h (86.0 mph) Weather:

17 August 1935: Donington Meeting at Donington Park, England. Handicap races were won by D. S. Handley (M.G. 0.7L), P. Maclure (Riley 1.1L) - two races, J. F. Gee (Riley 1.1L), H. G. Dobbs (Riley 1.5L) and R. Parnell (M.G. 1.1L).

IV GRAND PRIX DE NICE

Nice (F), 18 August 1935
100 laps x 3.214 km (1.997 mi) = 321.4 km (199.7 mi)

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine

2	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.5?	S-8
4	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.2	S-8
6	Ren� Dreyfus	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.2	S-8
8	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Automobiles Bugatti	Bugatti	T59		S-8	DNA *
8	Robert Benoist	Automobiles Bugatti	Bugatti	T59		S-8	DNA - altenative driver*
10	Brian Lewis	B. Lewis	Maserati	8C	3.0	S-8
12	Raymond Sommer	R. Sommer	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.2	S-8
14	Giuseppe Farina	Gino Rovere	Maserati	6C-34	3.7	S-6
16	Marcel Lehoux	Scuderia Villapadierna	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
18	Luigi Soffietti	L. Soffietti	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
20	Robert Brunet	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
22	Ferdinando Barbieri	Scuderia Villapadierna	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8
24	Jos� de Villapadierna	Scuderia Villapadierna	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
26	Dick Shuttleworth	R. Shuttleworth	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8
28	Charles Martin	C. Martin	Bugatti	T59	3.3	S-8
30	Albert Chambost	A. Chambost	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
32	Philippe Etancelin	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	6C-34	3.7	S-6
34	Goffredo Zehender	Automobiles Bugatti	Maserati	6C-34	3.7	S-6
36	"Raph"	"Raph"	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8	*
38	Hans R�esch	H. R�esch	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8	*

* Number 8 was given to "Raph" who first had car 36. That number was instead given to R�esch instead of 38.

Scuderia Ferrari trio laps ahead

Entries:
Ferrari turned up with Alfa Romeos for their top drivers Nuvolari, Chiron and Dreyfus. The Maserati challenge was led by Scuderia Subalpina with �tancelin and Zehender and Gino Rovere with Farina, all with 6C-34's. There were also some old Maserati 8CMs including Chambost and Soffietti and Sommer's blue Comminges GP winning Alfa.

Practice:

Race:

16
Lehoux
Maserati
1m46s

12
Sommer
Alfa Romeo
1m46s

2
Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo
1m43.3s

4
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
1m47.2s

14
Farina
Maserati
1m47.1s

32
Etancelin
Maserati
1m48.2s

34
Zehender
Maserati
1m48.2s

6
Dreyfus
Alfa Romeo
1m48.2s

8
"Raph"
Alfa Romeo
1m49s

22
Barbieri
Alfa Romeo
1m48.3s

26
Shuttleworth?
Maserati
1m50.8s

?
?

28
Martin?
Bugatti
1m52s

?
?

24
Villapadierna
Maserati
1m53s

?
?

(Note 1)

As usual Nuvolari took the lead when the flag dropped followed by Farina. The Maserati driver succeeded to follow the Alfa for some time but in doing so Farina over-reved his engine and finally had to retire.
10 laps:

	1. Chiron (Alfa Romeo)	17m53.8s
	2. Dreyfus (Alfa Romeo)	18m10.6s
	3. Farina (Maserati)	18m11.1s
	4. Shuttleworth (Alfa Romeo)
	5. Etancelin (Maserati)
	6. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo)
	7. Barbieri (Alfa Romeo)
	8. Sommer (Alfa Romeo)
	9. Martin (Bugatti)
	10. Brunet (Maserati)
	11. Chambost (Maserati)
	12. R�esch (Alfa Romeo)
	13. Villapadierna (Maserati)
	14. Soffietti (Maserati)
	15. Lewis (Maserati)

20 laps:

	1. Chiron (Alfa Romeo)	36m15.8s
	2. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo)	36m20.7s
	3. Dreyfus (Alfa Romeo)	36m23.8s
	4. Etancelin (Maserati)	36m41.4s
	5. Barbieri (Alfa Romeo)	37m29.1s
	6. Shuttleworth (Alfa Romeo)
	7. Martin (Bugatti)
	8. Sommer (Alfa Romeo)
	9. Chambost (Maserati)
	10. R�esch (Alfa Romeo)
	11. Villapadierna (Maserati)
	12. Lewis (Maserati)
	13. Soffietti (Maserati)
	14. Brunet (Maserati)

30 laps:

	1. Dreyfus (Alfa Romeo)	55m02.9s
	2. Chiron (Alfa Romeo)	55m05.3s
	3. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo)	55m10.1s
	4. Etancelin (Maserati)	55m23.1s
	5. Shuttleworth (Alfa Romeo)	56m31.3s
	6. Sommer (Alfa Romeo)
	7. Chambost (Maserati)
	8. R�esch (Alfa Romeo)
	9. Lewis (Maserati)
	10. Soffietti (Maserati)

40 laps:

	1. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo)	1h13m48.3s
	2. Dreyfus (Alfa Romeo)	1h13m49.5s
	3. Chiron (Alfa Romeo)	1h13m52.8s
	4. Shuttleworth (Alfa Romeo)	1h15m16.7s
	5. Etancelin (Maserati)	1h15m35.7s
	6. Sommer (Alfa Romeo)	1h17m28.6s
	7. Chambost (Maserati)	1h17m59.2s
	8. R�esch (Alfa Romeo)	1h19m36.2s
	9. Soffietti (Maserati)
	10. Lewis (Maserati)

50 laps:

	1. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo)	1h31m52.2s
	2. Chiron (Alfa Romeo)	1h32m06.5s
	3. Dreyfus (Alfa Romeo)	1h32m10.9s
	4. Shuttleworth (Alfa Romeo)	1h33m46.7s
	5. Etancelin (Maserati)	1h34m21.3s
	6. Sommer (Alfa Romeo)	1h36m39.3s
	7. Chambost (Maserati)	1h38m07.3s
	8. Soffietti (Maserati)	1h39m15.1s

60 laps:

	1. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo)	1h50m44.7s
	2. Chiron (Alfa Romeo)	1h50m58.6s
	3. Dreyfus (Alfa Romeo)	1h51m15.3s
	4. Etancelin (Maserati)	1h53m17.7s
	5. Shuttleworth (Alfa Romeo)	1h53m29.3s
	6. Sommer (Alfa Romeo)	1h55m50.3s
	7. Chambost (Maserati)	1h57m41.4s
	8. Soffietti (Maserati)

70 laps:

	1. Chiron (Alfa Romeo)	2h09m12.5s
	2. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo)	2h09m14.1s
	3. Dreyfus (Alfa Romeo)	2h09m38s
	4. Shuttleworth (Alfa Romeo)	2h12m15.6s
	5. Sommer (Alfa Romeo)	2h14m53.1s
	6. Zehender (Maserati)	2h16m45.5s
	7. Chambost (Maserati)	2h18m05.2s
	8. Soffietti (Maserati)

80 laps:

	1. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo)	2h28m00.5s
	2. Chiron (Alfa Romeo)	2h28m03.4s
	3. Dreyfus (Alfa Romeo)	2h28m07s
	4. Shuttleworth (Alfa Romeo)	2h31m31.7s
	5. Sommer (Alfa Romeo)
	6. Zehender (Maserati)
	7. Chambost (Maserati)
	8. Soffietti (Maserati)

90 laps:

	1. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo)	2h46m36.2s
	2. Chiron (Alfa Romeo)	2h46m44.6s
	3. Dreyfus (Alfa Romeo)	2h46m46.1s
	4. Sommer (Alfa Romeo)	2h54m34.2s
	5. Chambost (Maserati)	2h57m48.7s
	6. Soffietti (Maserati)

The Subalpina Maseratis were also it trouble Zehender having to retire with mechanical problems and �tancelin just giving up with an undrivable car. The rest was just an Alfa Romeo show, the Ferrari team taking the three first places with Sommers private car fourth.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status	Diff

1.	2	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.5?	S-8	100	3h04m59.7s
2.	4	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.2	S-8	100	3h05m07.9s	+ 8.2s
3.	6	Ren� Dreyfus	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.2	S-8	100	3h05m01.6s	+ 11.9s
4.	12	Raymond Sommer	R. Sommer	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	3.2	S-8	96
5.	30	Albert Chambost	A. Chambost	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	94
6.	18	Luigi Soffietti	L. Soffietti	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	93
DNF	26	Dick Shuttleworth	R. Shuttleworth	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8	89?	radiator
DNF	32	P. Etancelin / G. Zehender	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	6C-34	3.7	S-6		electrical
DNF	36	Hans R�esch	H. R�esch	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8	40	fire
DNF	24	Jos� de Villapadierna	Scuderia Villapadierna	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	31	steering
DNF	28	Charles Martin	C. Martin	Bugatti	T59	3.3	S-8	29	clutch
DNF	20	Robert Brunet	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8		ignition
DNF	22	Ferdinando Barbieri	Scuderia Villapadierna	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	24	mechanical
DNF	34	Goffredo Zehender	Automobiles Bugatti	Maserati	6C-34	3.7	S-6		ignition
DNF	10	Brian Lewis	B. Lewis	Maserati	8C	3.0	S-8		mechanical
DNF	16	Marcel Lehoux	Scuderia Villapadierna	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	14	brakes
DNF	14	Giuseppe Farina	Gino Rovere	Maserati	6C-34	3.7	S-6	11	mechancal
DNF	8	"Raph"	"Raph"	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8	3	crash

Fastest lap: Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo) in 1m45.1s = 110.1 km/h (68.4 mph) Winner's medium speed: 104.2 km/h (64.8 mph) Pole position lap speed: 112.0 km/h (69.6 mph) Weather:

Footnote:
1. I have tried to put the correct grid together from picture recieved by "McRonalds" with gird information from Hans Etzrodt and Jean-Maurice Gigleux. The four first rows should be correct. For the three last rows there are different information available. I'm showing the positions of Shuttleworth, Martin and Villapadierna as I think they are on a picture but that doesn't fit in with the information given in the papers.

AUTOMOBIL-REVUE No.67, 20 August 1935 (with thanks to Hans Etzrodt):

 
20 Brunet        24 Villapadierna 26 Shuttleworth 
 Maserati         Maserati         Maserati
   1:51.9           1:53             1:50.8

         28 Martin        30 Chambost
         Bugatti          Maserati 
           1:52             1:52   

 18 Soffietti     36 R�esch        10 Lewis
 Maserati         Maserati         Maserati 
   2:04.0           1:53.9           1:53

L'Eclaireur du Sud-Est 19 August 1935 (with thanks to Jean-Maurice Gigleux)
& Le Figaro, 19 August 1935:

 28 Martin      20 Brunet    24 Villapadierna
 Bugatti        Maserati     Maserati

        26 Shuttleworth 30 Chambost
        Maserati        Maserati


 18 Soffietti     36 R�esch        10 Lewis
 Maserati         Maserati         Maserati

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