PART 5
5° CIRCUITO INTERNACIONAL DE VILA REAL VILA REAL (P), 26 JULY 1936 FORMULA LIBRE 30 laps x 7.2 km = 216 km, 10 entries, 7 starters. The Circuito International was run in two parts: on 22 June there was a sportscar race with 18 entries. The race was won by Eduardo Ferreirinha, driving a Ford V8-18. A month later eight cars met for the Formula Libre race, over 30 laps of the 7.2 km circuit. Portugal was represented by two Alfa Romeo Monzas for Sameiro and Soares Mendes, two Bugattis, one T51 for Ribeiro Ferreira and one T35C, for Conde de Monte Real, plus a Ford V8 Special - one of a small series of three built by Manuel Alves de Freitas & Cia Lda, in Porto, for Giles Holroyd. Three British Voiturette drivers gave the race a international impression. Nevertheless, the winner of the race was a local - Vasco Sameiro from nearby Braga, with his Monza, averaging 104.336 km/h! DNA: Manuel Nunes dos Santos (Adler Diplomat Rennlimousine), Arthur Barbosa (Alfa Romeo 6C-1750) DNS: Giles Holroyd (Ford V8 Especial) No race numbers availableGrid:
Results: 1 Sameiro (Alfa Romeo 8C 2.6L) 2:04:12.8 2 Ribeiro Ferreira (Bugatti T51) + 1:16.2 3 Rayson (Bugatti T35C) + 1:30.8 4 Soares Mendes (Alfa Romeo 8C 2.3L) - 2 laps DNF Monte Real (Bugatti T35C) 25 laps engine DNF Briault (ERA-R6B) 18 laps front suspension DNF Manby-Colegreve (ERA-R1B) 10 laps gearbox Fastest lap: Sameiro (Alfa Romeo): 4:00.8s 107.641 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 | 1- 16 AUGUST 1936: During the Olympic Games in Berlin AVUS is included in the tracks for the 50 km Walk on 5 August, the Marathon Run on 9 August and the 100 km Cycle Road Race on 10 August. |
X° COPPA CIANO LIVORNO (I), 2 AUGUST 1936 30 laps x 7.218 km = 216.54 km, 16 starters. For the first time, the Coppa Ciano was held on the new Livorno circuit. Mercedes missed the race but Auto Union entered three cars for Rosemeyer, Stuck and Varzi. At the start the three Auto Unions went into the lead but to the terrible disappointment for the spectators Nuvolari was out with a broken rear axle on his Alfa Romeo Tipo-12C seconds after the start. Nuvolari run back to the pits and demanded a new car, threatening to leave the team otherwise. After three laps Pintacuda's Tipo 8C was called in and Nuvolari took over. Rosemeyer drew an uninspired race and retired after 6 laps. On the same day his new wife was out flying over three continents on one day with her Messerschmitt and Rosemeyer admitted that he was so nervous that he could not race. But now the Italian spectators were chearing and jumping for joy as Nuvolari was driving one of his greatest races passing one car after another, finally taking second place. When Varzi, who was leading, got brake failure nothing could hinder the "Flying Mantuan" from leading the Ferrari team home in 1-2-3 positions and take one of his greatest and most popular victories, once again humiliating the opposition. Stuck finished fourth, 3 minutes behind the winner. It was after this race Rosemeyer sent his famous telegram to his wife: "Retired after six laps. Come home soon. You must never leave me again." DNA: 43 L Hartmann (Maserati), 58 von Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz *2), 62 Fagioli (Mercedes-Benz *2)Grid:
Results: 1 Pintacuda/Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo 8C-35 3.8L *) 1:44:40.0 2 Brivio (Alfa Romeo 12C-36 4.1L *) + 17.8 3 Dreyfus (Alfa Romeo 8C-35 3.8L *) + 1:30.4 4 Rosemeyer/Stuck (Auto Union C 6.0L *3) + 3:04.2 5 Calamai (Alfa Romeo 6C-1750) - 3 laps DNF Varzi (Auto Union C 6.0L *3) 22 laps brakes DNF Biondetti (Alfa Romeo Tipo B 2.9L *5) 14 laps mechanical/engine? DNF Ghersi (Maserati 6C-34 *4) 12 laps engine DNF Stuck (Auto Union C 6.0L *3) 4 laps mechanical DNF Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo 12C-36 4.1L *) 0 laps transmission * Entered by Scuderia Ferrari *2 Entered by Daimler-Benz AG *3 Entered by Auto Union AG *4 Entered by Scuderia Torino *5 Entered by Scuderia Maremmana Fastest lap: Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo) 3:23.2 X° COPPA CIANO LIVORNO (I), 2 AUGUST 1936 VOITURETTE 15/16 laps x 7.218 km = 108.27 km?, 15 starters Seaman, with his Delage repaired after the Peronne crash, raced against the Italian Voiturette elite. Seaman took the lead but the car had a misfire so he dropped back to finish 6th. Trossi was now leading but had some trouble holding Embiricos fast ERA behind him. In the end Trossi's experience was the decisive factor and he took a confortable win. DNA/DNS: 2 Todd (Arkus), 10 Colini (Maserati *2), 22 Radice (Fiat), 24 Matrullo (Fiat), 30 Belmondo (Maserati), Gianetti (Maserati), 36 Azzi (Rolla) 40 Lanza (Talbot *3)Grid:
Results: 1 Trossi (Maserati 6CM *) 58:05.0 2 Embiricos (ERA A) + 55.8 3 L Villoresi (Maserati 4CM) + 1:08.4 4 L Hartmann (Maserati 6CM) + 3:09.4 5 Rovere (Maserati 4CM *) + 3:53 6 Seaman (Delage 15S8) + 4:32 7 Bergamini (Maserati 4CM 1.1L) - 1 lap 8 McEvoy (Maserati 6CM) - 1 lap 9 Prosperi (Maserati 4CM *2) - 1 lap DNF Bianco (Maserati 4CM) - 2 laps engine 10 L Platé (Talbot *3) - 2 laps 11 de Sanctis (Fiat Balilla 1.1L) - 3 laps DNF Tongue (ERA B) 9 laps * Entered by Officine A Maserati *2 Entered by Scuderia impero *3 Entered by Luigi Platé Fastest lap: Trossi (Maserati) 3:48.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 AUGUST 1936: Wimille (Bugatti T59/57) wins the controversial GRAND PRIX DU COMMINGES quasi-sports car race. (Results)
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12-15 AUGUST 1936: The new "Rennabteilung" makes extensive Mercedes tests at Nürburgring with
Caracciola & von Brauchitsch as drivers.
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III PRIX DE BERNE BREMGARTEN (CH), 23 AUGUST 1936 VOITURETTE 28 laps x 7.280 km = 203.84 km 16 starters Just as in Pescara the week before a Voiturette race was held before the GP race. Probably because of the humiliating defeat in Pescara the works Maseratis had been withdrawn. Seaman took the start and led from ERA drivers Bira and Fairfield. The works ERA drivers in their repainted black cars were in trouble as usual as was Bira, who retired on lap 16 half a minute behind Seaman. The British driver led from start to finish in his Delage. Private ERA drivers Embiricos and Tongue took the other podium places. DNA: 54 Kohlrausch (MG), 56 Mélinant (Bugatti), 78 Tenni (Maserati *), 80 Trossi (Maserati *)Grid:
1 Seaman (Delage 15S8) 1:26:30 2 Embiricos (ERA A) + 1:24 3 Tongue (ERA B) + 3:14 4 Howe (ERA B *2) - 1 lap 5 Rüesch (Maserati 4CS) - 1 lap 6 Bäumer (Austin 7 0.7L *3) - 1 lap 7 McEvoy (Maserati 6CM) - 1 lap 8 L Platé (Talbot) - 1 lap 9 Herkuleyns (MG K3 Magnette 1.1L) - 2 laps 10 Bianco (Maserati 4CM) - 7 laps DNF "B Bira" (ERA B) 15 laps valve rocker arm DNF Mays (ERA B *2) 12 laps misfiring DNF Fairfield (ERA A *2) 11 laps engine DNF Hug (Bugatti T51A) 9 laps DNF Belmondo (Maserati 4CM) 8 laps DNF L Villoresi (Maserati 4CM) 1 lap sparking plugs DNF Kautz (Maserati 4CM) 1 lap sparking plugs * Entered by Officine A Maserati *2 Entered by H W Cook *3 Entered by Austin Motor Co Fastest lap: Seaman (Delage) 2:58.7 III GROßER PREIS DER SCHWEIZ BREMGARTEN (CH), 23 AUGUST 1936 70 laps x 7.280 km = 509.60 km
Mercedes were confident that they had cured most of the handling problems during the tests so they entered four cars for the Swiss GP. While Varzi was practising for the Swiss GP, Auto Union team manager Dr Feuereissen made a razzia at Varzi's hotel room finding both Varzi's girlfriend Ilse and drugs in the room. Scuderia Torino did not take part in the race but Étancelin raced his private Maserati V-8RI and Biondetti raced an ex-Scuderia Torino 6C-34 with Siata radiator cowl. Grid:
Race: Caracciola went straight into the lead followed by Rosemeyer. For eight laps the Mercedes driver desperately held to his lead using every trick in (and not in) the book to keep the furious Auto Union driver behind. The handling of the Mercedes car was still not what it should be and Rosemeyer was clearly faster in the corners but unable to pass as the top speeds of the cars were equal. After much fistshaking and blue flags the Auto Union team called the Clerk of Course who made a firm sign to Caracciola to let Rosemeyer by or he would be black flagged. It turned out to be another Auto Union day. Mercedes was again in trouble as Caracciola retired with rear axle problems and von Brauchitsch got a newspaper stuck in the radiator whereby the engine overheated. Lang was also out of the race and the last Mercedes car of Fagioli got a puncture while holding third place and had to return to the pits at slow speed. That enabled Stuck to take over the third place. Étancelin retired the sole Maserati with throttle linkage problems. Once Rosemeyer came up in the lead he was unchallenged, leading home the Auto Union cars to a triple victory for the second time in a week with Hasse in fifth place. Of five finishers four were Auto Unions. Later the same day the race between Caracciola and Rosemeyer continued in form of a verbal fight in the hotel elevator. This was clearly a fight between generations, the old champ who refused to accept his inferiority against the young challenger. It would take half a year before the two drivers came on speaking terms again.
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| LATE AUGUST 1936: The Mercedes-Benz team withdrew from racing to reorganize itself for 1937. |
IX JUNIOR CAR CLUB 200 MILE RACE + ANDRE GOLD CUP DONINGTON PARK (GB), 29 AUGUST 1936 VOITURETTE + >1500C CLASS racing together 77 laps x 4.107 km (2.552 mi) = 316.2 km (196.5 mi), 11 Starters (33), Weather: sunny The GP race was run at the same time as the Voiturette race. The GP cars were outclassed by the Voiturettes and only Cholmondley-Tapper was classed as a finisher, 8 minutes behind Seaman's Delage. DNA/DNS: 4 Connell (Alfa Romeo), 5 Martin (Alfa Romeo) No grid available. Race numbers were: 1 C Staniland (Alfa Romeo), 2 A Powys-Lybbe (Alfa Romeo), 3 A Dobson (Alfa Romeo), 6 A Leitch (Bugatti), 7 N Brocklebank (Bugatti), 8 D Taylor (Bugatti), 9 M White (Bugatti), 10 T Rayson (Bugatti), 11 P Maclure (Riley), 12 G Cholmondley-Tapper (Maserati *) Results (GP class): 1 Cholmondley-Tapper (Maserati 8CM *) 2:58:20.4 (106.4 km/h / 66.1 mph) (4th overall) DNC Staniland (Alfa Romeo Tipo B) - 2 laps DNC Taylor (Bugatti T51) - 4 laps DNC Leitch (Bugatti T51) - 7 laps DNF Powys-Lybbe (Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3L) 54 laps transmission DNF Rayson (Bugatti T35) 51 laps engine DNF Maclure (Riley 2000/6) 40 laps mechanical DNF White (Bugatti T51) 29 laps plugs, valves DNF Austin Dobson (Alfa Romeo Tipo B) 7 laps lost wheel DNF Brocklebank (Bugatti) 1 lap ignition * Entered by Miss E Ellison Fastest lap (Voiturette): Howe (ERA) 2:09.0 (114.2 km/h / 71.2 mph) IX JUNIOR CAR CLUB 200 MILE RACE + ANDRE GOLD CUP DONINGTON PARK (GB), 29 AUGUST 1936 VOITURETTE + >1500C CLASS racing together 77 laps x 4.107 km (2.552 mi) = 316.2 km (196.5 mi) , 11 Starters (33), Weather: sunny The Junior Car Club decided to revive their Brookland 200 mile race last held in 1928. The 1500cc+ cars and Voiturettes were raced together and the Andre Gold Cup was presented to the overall winner regardless of class. However the 1500cc+ entry list was weak and the Voiturettes dominated the race. Fairfield (works ERA) was on pole but it was Whitehead (ERA) who took the start. After a few laps however the situation was back to normal with Seaman leading chased by Howe (works ERA), who 10 laps later took over the lead. On lap 50 Howe pitted for fuel and Seaman, who was running nonstop, retook the lead and held it to the end. After this hat-trick Seaman was invited to a Mercedes test drive in October. DNA: 14 Wakefield (Alta), 15 Conan-Doyle (Bugatti), 25 Bartlett (Alta)Grid:
Results (Voiturette): 1 Seaman (Delage 15S8) 2:50:14.6 (111.4 km/h / 69.2 mph) 2 Howe (ERA B *) + 52.0 3 Briault/Evans (ERA B) + 7.05.0 DNC Mays (ERA B *) - 5 laps DNC Parnell (MG K3 Magnette 1.1L) - 6 laps DNF "B Bira" (ERA B) - 14 laps oil pipe DNC MacRobert/Faulkner (MG K3 Magnette 1.1L) - 15 laps DNF Fairfield (ERA A *) 41 laps engine DNF Scribbans (ERA B) 30 laps piston DNF C Paul/A C Dobson (ERA B *2) 11 laps fuel feed DNF Whitehead (ERA B) 10 laps piston * Entered by H W Cook *2 Entered by A C Dobson *3 Entered by Princess Nina Mdivani Fastest lap: Howe (ERA) 2:09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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30 AUGUST 1936: Rosemeyer (Auto Union) wins the "Großer Bergpreis von Deutschland"
hillclimb in Freiburg, Germany.
| 5 SEPTEMBER 1936: Chambers crashed his Riley in the
town of Newtonards during the RAC TOURIST TROPHY sports car handicap race at Ards near Belfast creating the worst
catastrophe in the history of British motor sport with 8 dead and 15 seriously injured.
Dixon / Dodson (Riley 1.5L) took a joyless victory in the race. (Results)
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II COPPA EDDA CIANO LUCCA (I), 6 SEPTEMBER 1936 50 laps x ? km = ? km, 12 starters Scuderia Ferrari sent three Alfa Romeo 8C-35 cars for Brivio, Tadini and Pintacuda. The three Ferrari cars dominated the event, taking turns leading until Brivia had to retire with a fuel pump failure. DNA: 34/24? Belmondo (Alfa Romeo), 40 Ghersi (Maserati *2)Grid:
Results: 1 Tadini (Alfa Romeo 8C-35 3.8L *) 1:12:33.6 2 Pintacuda (Alfa Romeo 8C-35 3.8L *) + 4.6 3 Battaglia (Alfa Romeo Tipo B 2.9L ?) - 2 laps 4 Banti (Alfa Romeo Monza 2.6L *3) - 6 laps DNF Brivio (Alfa Romeo 8C-35 3.8L *) 36 laps fuel pump DNF de Rham (Maserati 8CM 3.0L *3) 28 laps DNF Trossi (Maserati V8-RI *2) 27 laps DNF Biondetti (Maserati Tipo B 3.2L *3) 15 laps DNF F Barbieri (Maserati 6C-34 3.7L *3) 13 laps (ex-Torino) DNF Gallinari (Bugatti T51) 3 laps lost wheel * Entered by Scuderia Ferrari *2 Entered by Scuderia Torino *3 Entered by Scuderia Maremmana Fastest lap: Tadini (Alfa Romeo) & Pintacuda (Alfa Romeo) 1:22.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
II COPPA EDDA CIANO LUCCA (I), 7 SEPTEMBER 1936 VOITURETTE 30 laps The field consisted mostly of Italian drivers in Maserati cars. Bianco in a 4CM took the start leading Belmondo and Trossi but after 1/3 of the race gone Trossi had forced himself up to the front and pulled away, the others having no chance against the 6CM car. Bianco, trying hard, had to see himself dropped to 4th. Grid:
DNA: 6 Panerai (Maserati), 8 L Villoresi (Maserati *), 20 Prosperi (Maserati *3),24 Grilli (Delage), 26 Colini (Maserati) Results: 1 Trossi (Maserati 6CM *) 46:14.6 2 Belmondo (Maserati 4CM) + 42.8 3 F Barbieri (Maserati 4CM) + 1:12.2 4 Bianco (Maserati 4C) - 1 laps 5 Carraroli (Maserati 4C) - 2 laps 6 Righetti (Maserati 4CS *4) - 2 laps DNF Bergamini (Maserati 6CM *2) 17 laps mechanical DNF Banti (Maserati 4CM *2) 2 laps mechanical * Entered by Officine A Maserati *2 Entered by Scuderia Maremmana *3 Entered by Scuderia Impero *4 Entered by Vittorio Stanguellini Fastest lap: Belmondo (Maserati) 1:29.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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