 
XXI GRAND PRIX DE L'AUTOMOBILE CLUB DE FRANCE
Montlhéry - Paris (F), 23 June 1935
40 laps x 12.504 km (7.77 mi) = 500.16 km (310.79 mi) (Note 1)
German domination
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The French organizers were trying to hinder a German walkover by adding three chicanes to the track. The chicanes
lowered the speed considerably and also put great strain to the brakes.
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Entries:
Two of the Auto Union cars had the new 5.6 litre engine.
Zehender's car was found overweight (783 kg) but finally approved.
The new SEFAC was also overweight. Lehoux did some slow practice laps finding the car totally uncompetitive.
The Bugatti entry was full of controvercy, the team using an ordinary T59 during practice. The car used in the race
appeared at midnight and was moved with the organizers' collusion without scrutineering into the Bugatti pit.
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Practice:
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Race:
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10
Stuck
Auto Union
5m28.8s
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14
Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo
5m23.6s
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8
Varzi
Auto Union
5m20.1s
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16
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
5m31.9s
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2
Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz
5m31.6s
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6
Brauchitsch
Mercedes-Benz
5m46.6s
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4
Fagioli
Mercedes-Benz
5m37.9s
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12
Rosemeyer
Auto Union
5m36.6s
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18
Zehender
Maserati
6m10.8s
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24
Benoist
Bugatti
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20
Sommer
Maserati
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(Note 2)
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Nuvolari took the lead of the race followed by Stuck Chiron and the Mercedes drivers.
There was an embarrasing moment for French motorsport on lap 4 when the bonnet on the Bugatti fell off revealing the
huge 4.9 litre T50 engine It has been estimated that the Bugatti with such an engine must have weighted well over 800 kg.
Chiron was in great form and passed Stuck on lap 4 making it into a double lead for Alfa Romeo. But soon the Monegasque
had to retire with transmisson troubles. The race now turned into a duel for the lead between Caracciola and Nuvolari,
the Mercedes driver clearly back in his old pre-crash form. The other Mercedes cars of Fagioli and von Brauchitsch followed
a bit back. The Auto Union cars were out of luck, both Rosemeyer and Stuck had to retire and Varzi's car had a water leak
and ignition problems.
Order after 12 laps:
| 1. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo) | 1h07m00.3s |
| 2. Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz) | 1h07m08.7s |
| 3. Fagioli (Mercedes-Benz) | 1h07m55.1s |
| 4. Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz) | 1h08m23.7s |
| 5. Zehender (Maserati) | 1h12m25.4s |
| 6. Varzi (Auto Union) | 1h17m41.2s |
| 7. Sommer (Maserati) | 1h32m42.2s |
After several pitstops for new plugs Varzi gave up the race and handled over his car to
Rosemeyer.
The fight for the lead continued, Nuvolari being the only driver able to take full advantage of the chicanes.
Caracciola took over the lead and lowered the lap record to 5:30.6. Then Nuvolari passed the Mercedes, coming out from
one of the chicanes, and put in the fastest lap of the day, 5:29.1.
When Nuvolari had to retire at 1/3 distance with the same troubles as Chiron, no one seemed to be able to hinder the Mercedes
cars, which now were running in the top three positions.
But Caracciola got trouble and slowed down and soon the Mercedes cars were driving in formation.
The orders came out to keep the places, but it did not hinder Fagioli from immediately attacking Caracciola and
taking the lead. The German answered and re-passed the Italian and to the disgust of team leader Neubauer the drivers
then started a duel that went on until Fagioli's car developed serious ignition problems and fell back.
Now it was the Mercedes duo of Caracciola and von Brauchitsch which was cruising the track in formation. Von
Brauchitsch followed team orders and never tried to pass his limping team leader and they took the flag half a
second apart. Zehender took the 6C-34 home as third, beating Fagioli's Mercedes. Rosemeyer, who had been in and out of the
pits, finished fifth as the only Auto Union driver.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status |
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| 1. | 2 | Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 40 | 4h00m54.6s |
| 2. | 6 | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 40 | 4h00m55.1s | + 0.5s |
| 3. | 18 | Goffredo Zehender | Scuderia Subalpina/Maserati? | Maserati | 6C-34 | | S-6 | 38 | |
| 4. | 4 | Luigi Fagioli | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 37 | |
| 5. | 8 | A. Varzi / B. Rosemeyer | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | B | 5.6 | V-16 | 35 | |
| 6. | 20 | Raymond Sommer | private entry/Maserati? | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 35 | |
| DNF | 24 | Robert Benoist | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | T59/50 | 4.9 | S-8 | 16/24? | |
| DNF | 14 | Tazio Nuvolari | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 3.5 | S-8 | 14 | transmission |
| DNF | 12 | Bernd Rosemeyer | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | B | 5.6 | V-16 | 11 | plugs/transmission? |
| DNF | 16 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 3.5 | S-8 | 8/6? | transmission |
| DNF | 10 | Hans Stuck | Auto Union AG | Auto Union | B | 5.6 | V-16 | 7 | brakes |
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Fastest lap: Tazio Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo) on lap 7 in 5m29.1s = 136.8 km/h (85.0 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 124.6 km/h (77.4 mph)
Pole position lap speed: 140.6 km/h (87.4 mph)
Weather:
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Footnote:
1. Track length calculated from race/fastest lap times/speeds from Il Littoriale, Le Croix and Le Figaro
2. Paul Sheldon's book lists von Brauchitsch in car #4 and Fagioli in #6. However, pictures indicate otherwise. Car #4 definitely started in the middle of the grid with car #6 to the left.
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30 June 1935:
Hans Stuck (Auto Union) wins the Kesselbergrennen hillclimb in Germany.
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30 June 1935:
Piero Taruffi (Maserati) wins the Coppa Ascoli sports car race in Italy.
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VI° GRAN PREMIO DE PENYA RHIN
Circuit de Montjuďc - Barcelona (E), 30 June 1935
70 laps x 3.791 km (2.356 mi) = 265.37 km (164.89 mi)
Another Mercedes 1-2
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Entries:
The Auto Union team was a non starter at Barcelona. The new 5.6 litre engines had shown carburettor problems and the team
tried to sort that out before the German GP.
Mercedes-Benz sent only two cars to Barcelona so von Brauchitsch was a non starter.
The Ferrari team was dividing their entries between Penya Rhin and the Lorraine GP, Brivio doing his first race since his
Tripoli crash.
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Practice:
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Race:
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Etancelin
Maserati
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Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo
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Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz
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10
Fagioli
Mercedes-Benz
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8
Brivio
Alfa Romeo
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18
Villapadierna
Maserati
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14
Zehender
Maserati
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20
Soffietti
Maserati
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24
Helle-Nice
Alfa Romeo
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22
Rey
Bugatti
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26
García
Bugatti
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(Note 1)
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With the Auto Unions not starting, nothing could hinder the two Mercedes cars from cruising home to a double victory
on the strenuous race track at Montjuic park. This time it was Fagioli who had the upper hand over Caracciola, who had to
content himself with a second place. Only Nuvolari's Alfa remained on the same lap as the Mercedes cars. The works Maseratis
were not in form. Zehender finished several laps behind, outclassed by both the Mercedes and Ferrari teams and
Étancelin had to give up with engine problems.
Order at half distance:
| 1. Fagioli (Mercedes-Benz) | 1h12m45s |
| 2. Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz) | 1h12m55s |
| 3. Brivio (Alfa Romeo) | 1h13m50s |
| 4. Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo) | - 1 lap |
| 5. Zehender (Maserati) | - 2 laps |
| 6. Soffietti (Maserati) | - 4 laps |
| 7. Hellé-Nice (Alfa Romeo) | |
| 8. García (Bugatti) | |
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status |
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| 1. | 10 | Luigi Fagioli | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 70 | 2h27m38.0s |
| 2. | 2 | Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 70 | 2h28m25.6s | + 47.6s |
| 3. | 4 | Tazio Nuvolari | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 3.5 | S-8 | 70 | 2h29m12.4s | + 1m34.4s |
| 4. | 8 | Antonio Brivio | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 3.2 | S-8 | 68 | |
| 5. | 14 | Goffredo Zehender | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.3 | S-6 | 67 | |
| 6. | 20 | Luigi Soffietti | L. Soffietti | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 64 | |
| DNF | 24 | Mlle "Hellé-Nice" | Mlle "Hellé-Nice" | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 52 | differential |
| DNF | 26 | Salvador García | S. García | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 43 | mechanical |
| DNF | 18 | José de Villapadierna | Comte de Villapadierna | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 21 | mechanical |
| DNF | 6 | Philippe Etancelin | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.3 | S-6 | 10 | misfire |
| DNF | 22 | Pierre Rey | P. Rey | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 7 | engine |
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Fastest lap: Rudolf Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz) in 2m03.6s = 110.4 km/h (68.6 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 107.9 km/h (67.0 mph)
Weather:
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Footnote:
1. Grid reconstructed from pictures with thanks to Hugo Boecker, Alex Verges and Felix Muelas.
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IV GRAND PRIX DE LORRAINE
Seichamps - Nancy (F), 30 June 1935
3 hours race on a 5.50 km (3.42 mi) course
Wimille was giving his best but Chiron wins
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Entries:
The same day as the Penya Rhin a 3 hour race was held on the Seichamps track near Nancy. As usual in such cases the
Ferrari team had entries in both races, Chiron and Comotti starting in France. They were challenged by Wimille's works Bugatti.
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Practice:
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Race:
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8
Comotti
Alfa Romeo
3m05.6s
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6
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
2m54.6s
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4
Wimille
Bugatti
2m54.4s
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20
"Raph"
Alfa Romeo
3m17.0s
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38
Lehoux
Maserati
3m11.8s
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40
Mestivier
Amilcar
3m31.0s
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30
Fevrier
Bugatti
3m25.2s
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18
Delorme
Bugatti
3m25.2s
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46
Froy
Bugatti
3m34.0s
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10
Sommer
Alfa Romeo
3m32.0s
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28
Ellison
Bugatti
3m51.0s
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12
Montier
Montier-Ford
3m48.6s
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34
Girod
Salmson
3m35.6s
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22
Chambost
Maserati
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44
Veyron
Bugatti
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26
Cholmondley
Bugatti
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* 42 Smith (Bugatti) DNS
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Wimille was giving his best at home ground and finally splitted the Alfa Romeo cars in the results. Lehoux's private 8CM was the top Maserati, finishing fourth.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 6 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.5? | S-8 | 59 | 325.502/3? km |
| 2. | 4 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | T59 | | S-8 | 58 | 320.900 km |
| 3. | 8 | Gianfranco Comotti | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.5? | S-8 | 57 | 315.462 km |
| 4. | 38 | Marcel Lehoux | Scuderia Villapadierna | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 56 | 308.265 km |
| 5. | 10 | Raymond Sommer | R. Sommer | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | | S-8 | 54 | 300.254 km |
| 6. | 20 | "Raph" | "Raph" | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 54 | 298.069 km |
| 7. | 30 | André Fevrier | A. Fevrier | Bugatti | T35C | 2.0 | S-8 | 52 | 290.4 km |
| 8. | 18 | Jean Delorme | J. Delorme | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 50 | 278.5 km |
| 9. | 44 | Pierre Veyron | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | T51A | 1.5 | S-8 | 48 | 267.6 km |
| 10. | 12 | Charles Montier | C. Montier | Montier-Ford | | | | 47 | 261.3 km |
| 11. | 26 | Thomas Cholmondley-Tapper | T. Cholmondley-Tapper | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 46 | 256.5 km |
| 12. | 28 | Miss Eileen Ellison | Miss E. Ellison | Bugatti | T40 | | | 36 | 199.1 km |
| DNF | 34 | Armand Girod | A. Girod | Salmson | | | | | |
| DNF | 22 | Albert Chambost | A. Chambost | Maserati | 8C | 3.0 | S-8 | | |
| DNF | 46 | Dudley Froy | G. Manby-Colegrave | Bugatti | T54 | | S-8 | | |
| DNF | 40 | Maurice Mestivier | M. Mestivier | Amilcar | CO | | | 0 | mechanical |
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Fastest lap: Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo) in 2m54.2s = 113.7 km/h (70.6 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 108.5 km/h (67.4 mph)
Pole position lap speed: 113.5 km/h (70.5 mph)
Weather:
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IV GRAND PRIX DE LORRAINE
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In the Voiturette race Cholmondley-Tapper was in a class of his own and despite colliding with Mestivier (Amilcar) at the start, he held a 10 minute lead after 2 1/2 hours when he got
brake problems and spun leaving over the lead to Veyron, who went on to win.
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Results (1500cc)
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 44 | Pierre Veyron | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | T51A | 1.5 | S-8 | 48 | 267.6 km |
| 2. | 26 | Thomas Cholmondley-Tapper | T. Cholmondley-Tapper | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 46 | 256.5 km |
| 3. | 28 | Miss Eileen Ellison | Miss E. Ellison | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 36 | 199.1 km |
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Fastest lap:
Winner's medium speed:
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XI GRAND PRIX DE LA MARNE
Reims-Gueux (F), 7 July 1935
2 heats of 15 lap x 7.826 km = 117.39 km
1 hour final on a 7.826 km course. (Note 1)
Dreyfus and Chiron for Ferrari
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The race was held in two heats plus a final.
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Entries:
The Maserati V-8RI finally did its debut in the Marne Grand Prix at the fast Reims track in the hands of Scuderia Subalpina driver Étancelin.
Carraroli raced the team's 3.7 litre 6C-34 and while doing some unofficial practice he met another car (the race track used public roads). Trying to avoid
the other car he crashed fracturing his foot. The expected Auto Unions and works Bugattis never turned up, the only T59's being Lewis' and Martin's private entries.
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Practice:
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Heat 1:
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4
Sommer
Alfa Romeo
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24
Dreyfus
Alfa Romeo
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14
Etancelin
Maserati
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44
Girod
Maserati
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46
Chambost
Maserati
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42
Lewis
Bugatti
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The first heat was won by Dreyfus' Ferrari entered Alfa. Étancelin being second in the ill-handling new Maserati.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 24 | René Dreyfus | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.6 | S-8 | 15 | 44m58.6s |
| 2. | 14 | Philippe Etancelin | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | V8RI | | V-8 | 15 | 45m20.4s | + 21.8s |
| 3. | 42 | Brian Lewis | B. Lewis | Bugatti | T59 | 3,3 | S-8 | 15 | 46m29.8s | + 1m31.2s |
| 4. | 4 | Raymond Sommer | R. Sommer | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.2 | S-8 | 14 | |
| DNF | 44 | Armand Girod | A. Girod | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 7 | mechanical |
| DNF | 46 | Albert Chambost | A. Chambost | Maserati | 8C | 3.0 | S-8 | 0 | mechanical |
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Fastest lap: René Dreyfus (Alfa Romeo) in 2m50.8s = 165.0 km/h (102.5 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 156.6 km/h (97.3 mph)
Weather:
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Heat 2:
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"Raph"
Alfa Romeo
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2
Lehoux
Maserati
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12
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
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32
Martin
Bugatti
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16
Soffietti
Maserati
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40
Hartmann
Maserati
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The second heat was also won by Scuderia Ferrari, this time with Chiron behind the wheel from Lehoux's private entered Maserati 8CM.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 12 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.6? | S-8 | 15 | 45m02.8s |
| 2. | 2 | Marcel Lehoux | Scuderia Villapadierna | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 15 | 45m59.7s | + 56.9s |
| 3. | 32 | Charles Martin | C. Martin | Bugatti | T59 | 3.3 | S-8 | 15 | 46m24.5s | + 1m21.7s |
| 4. | 40 | László Hartmann | L. Hartmann | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 15 | 49m27.3s | + 4.24.5s |
| 5. | 8 | "Raph" | "Raph" | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 14 | |
| DNF | 16 | Luigi Soffietti | L. Soffietti | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 0 | mechanical |
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Fastest lap: Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo) in 2m57.9s = 158.4 km/h (98.4 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 156.4 km/h (97.2 mph)
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Final:
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Etancelin
Maserati
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12
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
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24
Dreyfus
Alfa Romeo
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42
Lewis
Bugatti
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2
Lehoux
Maserati
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8
"Raph"
Alfa Romeo
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32
Martin
Bugatti
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4
Sommer
Alfa Romeo
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40
Hartmann
Maserati
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In the final the Alfa Romeo cars once again dominated, the Ferrari drivers finishing 1-2 giving Dreyfus his first victory of the season with Sommer's private Alfa being 3rd. Best Maserati
driver was Lehoux in 4th place as Étancelin had to retire the V-8RI with a blown engine.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status |
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| 1. | 24 | René Dreyfus | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.6 | S-8 | 20 | 157.760 km |
| 2. | 12 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.6? | S-8 | 20 | 157.383 km |
| 3. | 4 | Raymond Sommer | R. Sommer | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.2 | S-8 | 19 | 156.318 km |
| 4. | 2 | Marcel Lehoux | Scuderia Villapadierna | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 19 | 155.739 km |
| 5. | 42 | Brian Lewis | B. Lewis | Bugatti | T59 | 3.3 | S-8 | 19 | 154.019 km |
| 6. | 32 | Charles Martin | C. Martin | Bugatti | T59 | 3.3 | S-8 | 19 | 153.761 km |
| 7. | 40 | László Hartmann | L. Hartmann | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 18 | 146.853 km |
| 8. | 14 | Philippe Etancelin | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | V8RI | | V-8 | 2/1? | piston |
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Fastest lap: Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo) in 2h53.6s = 162.3 km/h (100.8 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 157.76 km/h (98.0 mph)
Weather:
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Footnote:
1. Again 7.826 km was used for the official results, both Motor Sport & Le Figaro having the same figures for the heats (156.601 km/h & 156.357 km/h). See also the 1934 Marne GP footnote.
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I GRAN PREMIO DEL VALENTINO
Parco Valentino - Torino (I), 7 July 1935
3 heats of 20 laps x 4.088 km (2.54 mi) = 81.76 km (50.8 mi)
Final: 30 laps x 4.088 km (2.54 mi) = 122.64 km (76.2 mi)
Invincible Scuderia Ferrari Alfas
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The Turin Grand Prix was held on the same day as the Marne GP so both entry lists suffered, Ferrari splitting its efforts
by letting Nuvolari, Pintacuda and Brivio race in Turin. The race was held in three heats plus a final.
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Heat 1:
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14
Farina
Maserati
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50
Taruffi
Bugatti
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Tadini
Alfa Romeo
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56
Laredo
Alfa Remeo
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32
Teagno
Alfa Romeo
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44
Cornaggia
Alfa Romeo
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38
Danese
Alfa Romeo
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 2 | Mario Tadini | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.2 | S-8 | 20 | 42m21.8s |
| 2. | 14 | Giuseppe Farina | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.7 | S-6 | 20 | 42m53.6s | + 31.8s |
| 3. | 50 | Piero Taruffi | Gruppa Genovese San Giorgio | Bugatti | T59 | | S-8 | 20 | 43m19.0s | + 57.2s |
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| 4. | 56 | Carlo Laredo | C. Laredo | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 20 | 43m53.6s | + 1m31.8s |
| 5. | 44 | G. Cornaggia-Medici | G. Cornaggia-Medici | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 20 | 43m54.0s | + 1m32.2s |
| DNF | 32 | Edoardo Teagno | E. Teagno | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 18 | fuel pipe |
| DNF | 38 | Renato Danese | R. Danese | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | 1 | gearbox |
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Fastest lap: Mario Tadini (Alfa Romeo) in 2m04.4s = 118.3 km/h (73.5 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 115.8 km/h (72.0 mph)
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Heat 2:
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Siena
Maserati
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4
Pintacuda
Alfa Romeo
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10
Trossi
Alfa Romeo
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52
F. Barbieri
Maserati
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34
Tuffarelli
Maserati
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28
Pages
Alfa Romeo
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46
Romano
Bugatti
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Clerici
Maserati
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 10 | Carlo Felice Trossi | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.2 | S-8 | 20 | 42m30.4s |
| 2. | 4 | Carlo Pintacuda | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.5? | S-8 | 20 | 42m41.8s | + 11.4s |
| 3. | 20 | Eugenio Siena | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.7 | S-6 | 20 | 42m51.6s | + 21.2s |
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| 4. | 52 | Ferdinando Barbieri | F. Barbieri | Naserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 20 | 42m55.0s | + 24.6s |
| 5. | 34 | Giuseppe Tuffanelli | G. Tuffanelli | Maserati | 4CM | 1.1 | S-4 | 20 | 43m01.4s | + 31.0s |
| 6. | 28 | Luigi Pages | L. Pages | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | | |
| 7. | 40 | Giacomo Clerici | G. Clerici | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | | |
| DNF | 46 | Emilio Romano | E. Romano | Bugatti | T51 | | S-8 | 10 | mechanical |
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Fastest lap: Carlo Fel ice Trossi (Alfa Romeo) in 2m02.6s = 120.0 km/h (74.6 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 115.4 km/h (71.7 mph)
Weather:
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Heat 3:
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24
Dusio
Maserati
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8
Brivio
Alfa Romeo
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6
Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo
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36
Balestrero
Alfa Romeo
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48
Conter
Alfa Romeo
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30
Bonetto
Maserati
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12
Carpegna
Maserati
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54
Rovere
Maserati
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 6 | Tazio Nuvolari | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.5? | S-8 | 20 | 42m25.6s |
| 2. | 8 | Antonio Brivio | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.5? | S-8 | 20 | 42m31.6s | + 6.0s |
| 3. | 24 | Piero Dusio | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 20 | 45m53.0s | + 3m27.4s |
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| 4. | 54 | Gino Rovere | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 20 | 47m02.2s | + 4m36.6s |
| 5. | 12 | Giacomo Carpegna | G. Carpegna | Maserati | 4CM | 1.1 | S-4 | | |
| DNF | 36 | Renato Balestrero | Officine A. Maserati | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | | |
| DNF | 48 | Giorgio Conter | G. Conter | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.6 | S-8 | | |
| DNF | 30 | Felice Bonetto | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | | |
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Fastest lap: Tazio Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo) on lap 9 in 2m02.0s = 120.6 km/h (75.0 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 115.6 km/h (71.8 mph)
Weather:
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Final:
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10
Trossi
Alfa Romeo
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2
Tadini
Alfa Romeo
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6
Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo
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50
Taruffi
Bugatti
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4
Pintacuda
Alfa Romeo
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8
Brivio
Alfa Romeo
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24
Dusio
Maserati
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20
Siena
Maserati
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14
Farina
Maserati
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On the street
circuit in the Valentino Park the Scuderia Ferrari Alfas were as invincible as at Reims, Nuvolari winning and Brivio,
fnow fully recovered from the tripoli crash a good second and Pintacuda third. Farina was fourth in his Gino Rovere
entered 6C-34.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 6 | Tazio Nuvolari | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.5? | S-8 | 30 | 1h03m51.2s |
| 2. | 8 | Antonio Brivio | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.5? | S-8 | 30 | 1h03m58.4s | + 7.2s |
| 3. | 4 | Carlo Pintacuda | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.5? | S-8 | 30 | 1h04m34.2s | + 43.0s |
| 4. | 14 | Giuseppe Farina | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.7 | S-6 | 30 | 1h05m40.0s | + 1m48.8s |
| 5. | 2 | Mario Tadini | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.2 | S-8 | 29 | 1h04m26.2s |
| 6. | 24 | Piero Dusio | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 29 | 1h04m31.0s |
| DNF | 20 | Eugenio Siena | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.7 | S-6 | | mechanical |
| DNF | 10 | Carlo Felice Trossi | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.2 | S-8 | | driver |
| DNF | 50 | Piero Taruffi | Gruppa Genovese San Giorgio | Bugatti | T59 | | S-8 | 25 | gearbox |
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Fastest lap: Tazio Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo) in 2m02.4s = 120.2 km/h (74.7 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 115.2 km/h (71.6 mph)
Weather:
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13 July 1935:
Fairfield (ERA) wins the Nuffield Trophy handicap race at Donington Park, England.
Other handicap races are won by A. R. Samuel M.G. 0.7L) and Lindsay Eccles (Bugatti 3.3L).
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VI GRAND PRIX DE BELGIQUE
Spa-Francorchamps (B), 14 July 1935
34 laps x 14.864 km (9.236 mi) = 505.38 km x km (314.0 mi) (Note 1)
Mercedes-Benz's seventh victory of the season
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Entries:
The Auto Union team was still working on their engines and was again a non starter. Having given the V-8RI its debut race in the Marne GP it was expected that the Scuderia Subalpina
should enter the car at Spa. However the only Maserati to find its way to the start was Lehoux's 8CM.
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Practice:
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Race:
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16
Dreyfus
Alfa Romeo
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20
Lehoux
Maserati
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14
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
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10
Wimille
Bugatti
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2
Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz
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4
Brauchitsch
Mercedes-Benz
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12
Taruffi
Bugatti
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18
Sommer
Alfa Romeo
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8
Benoist
Bugatti
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6
Fagioli
Mercedes-Benz
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Lehoux, who had been slowest in practice found himself on the front row of the grid. With all eyes upon him Lehoux panicked,
made a false start, realized his mistake, braked and stalled just as the flag was dropped. There were some scary moments
as the field raced down the hill towards Eau Rouge passing the brightly yellow Maserati on both sides.
Caracciola took the lead followed by Wimille, Dreyfus and von Brauchitsch. The latter passed the Alfa
and started to attack Wimille's Bugatti.
Soon Wimille retired giving Mercedes a 1-2-3 lead. Coming up to the pitstops von Brauchitsch suddenly came slowly into the pits
for a plug change. He was back in the pits a lap later for good and von Brauchitsch went back behind the pits for a rest,
while the mechanics pushed away the car.
After the pit stops Fagioli started to close the gap to Caracciola. Soon the Mercedes drivers were fighting each other
all over the track with a fist shaking Fagioli trying to pass Caracciola, who refused to give his team mate any room.
A furious Neubauer decided to call in Fagioli again. Just as in the Eifelrennen 1934 Fagioli's stop was followed by some multilingual
shouting between the driver and the team manager and just as in the Eifelrennen Fagioli just stepped out of his car and
retired. Neubauer had to call for an astonished von Brauchitsch to come and take over.
Von Brauchitsch came out of the pits in forth place and started to hunt down the Scuderia Ferrari cars of Chiron and Dreyfus.
Dreyfus was passed and soon afterwards the Ferrari driver entered the pits. Having followed von Brauchitsch closely he
claimed he had inhaled the exhausts from Mercedes special fuel and got sick. Marinoni had to take over.
It took von Brauchitsch only two more laps to catch Chiron and pass him, the cars almost touching wheels at Eau Rouge.
The German continued at full speed setting the fastest laps. There was no one however who could do anything against
Caracciola, who went on to take his fourth and Mercedes-Benz's seventh victory of the season.
Von Brauchitsch made it a Mercedes 1-2 while a totally exhausted Chiron collapsed in the Ferrari pit after the race.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 2 | Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 34 | 3h12m31s |
| 2. | 6 | L. Fagioli / M. von Brauchitsch | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 34 | 3h14m08s | + 1m37s |
| 3. | 14 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 3.5 | S-8 | 34 | 3h14m47s | + 2m16s |
| 4. | 16 | R. Dreyfus / A. Marinoni | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 3.5 | S-8 | 34 | 3h17m54s | + 5m23s |
| 5. | 8 | Robert Benoist | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | T59 | 3.3 | S-8 | 31 | 3h13m00s |
| 6. | 12 | Piero Taruffi | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | T59 | 3.3 | S-8 | 31 | 3h15m17s |
| 7. | 20 | Marcel Lehoux | Scuderia Villapadierna | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 31 | 3h17m14s |
| DNF | 4 | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W25 | 4.0 | S-8 | 15 | engine |
| DNF | 18 | Raymond Sommer | R. Sommer | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B/P3 | 3.2 | S-8 | 7 | mechanical |
| DNF | 10 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | T59 | 3.3 | S-8 | 7 | engine |
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Fastest lap: Manfred von Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz) in 5m23s = 165.7 km/h (102.9 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 157.5 km/h (97.9 mph)
Weather:
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Footnote:
1. Course length from Motor Sport confirmed by speed from Il Littoriale and Le Figaro
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GRAND PRIX DE L'ALBIGEOIS
(Voiturette 1500cc)
Les Planques - Albi (F), 14 July 1935
2 heats of 20 laps x 8.911 km (5.537 mi) = 2 x 178.22 km (110.74 mi) (Note 1)
The last Bugatti victory
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The race was run in 2 heats with times added for final result.
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Heat 1:
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2
Veyron
Bugatti
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42
F. Barbieri
Maserati
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4
Howe
Delage
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*
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16
G Léoz-Abad
Bugatti
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36
Froy
MG
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10
Durand
Bugatti
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**
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6
Melinant
Bugatti
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24
Maillard Bruné
MG
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32
de Gavardie
Amilcar
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14
Ellison
Bugatti
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18
Villeneuve
Bugatti
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28
Collier
MG
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***
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40
Lauze
Lombard
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38
Piveteau
Rally
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30
Lerquin
Amilcar
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* 20 Rüesch (Maserati) DNS
** 34 Girod (Salmson) DNS
*** 8 R. Brooke (Bugatti) DNS
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ferdinando Barbieri (Maserati) dominated the first heat finishing 1 minute in front of Veyron and Leoz (Bugatti).
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Results
Heat 2:
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16
Léoz-Abad
Bugatti
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2
Veyron
Bugatti
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42
F. Barbieri
Maserati
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4
Howe
Delage
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10
Durand
Bugatti
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18
Villeneuve
Bugatti
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24
Maillard Bruné
MG
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28
Collier
MG
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32
de Gavardie
Amilcar
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6
Melinant
Bugatti
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36
Froy
MG
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14
Ellison
Bugatti
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Barbieri also took the lead in the second heat before retiring with an engine failure, leaving Veyron to take the second heat in front of Howe and Durand
and thus giving Bugatti their last major victory ever.
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Results
Results (aggregate)
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Footnote:
1. Motor Sportand Le Figaro have same speeds for the heats; 139.543 km/h and 137.215 km/h, corresponding to 8.897 km and 8.911 km course.
Le Figaro's aggregate speed, 138.04 km/h, corresponds to 8.941 km length.
See also 1934 Albi GP footnote.
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20 July 1935:
J. D Barnes/A. H. Langley/R. A. Bicknell (Singer) wins the L.C.C. Relay at Brooklands.
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VII GRAND PRIX DE DIEPPE
(Voiturette 1500cc)
Dieppe (F), 20 July (Saturday) 1935
2 hour race on a 8.15 km (5.06 mi) course
Fairfield's calm and calculated drive
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Race:
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12
Fairfield
ERA
3m52.1s
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4
Mays
ERA
3m44.9s
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10
Seaman
ERA
3m42.9s
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20
Howe
Delage
3m54.7s
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8
"B Bira"
ERA
3m54.0s
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6
Cook
ERA
4m01.3s
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52
Rovere
Maserati
3m59.5s
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30
Veyron
Bugatti
3m56.3s
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34
Gilbault
Bugatti
4m17.7s
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50
Berrone
Maserati
4m04.1s
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22
Stewart
Derby
4m34.9s
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28
Baumer
MG
4m31.9s
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48
Hertzberger
MG
4m18.8s
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46
Maillard-Bruné
MG
4m55.6s
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16
Rayson
Bugatti
4m35.5s
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14
Eccles
Bugatti
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24
Thorpe
Frazer Nash
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44
Briellet
Salmson
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36
Dubois
Bugatti
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The sensation of the race was newcomer Prince Birabongse from Siam who under the pseudonym "B Bira" was racing the new ERA
he had got on his 21st birthday. ERA's dominated in the early part of the race, Mays taking the lead
in front of Seaman (ERA), Howe (Delage), Veyron (Bugatti), Rovere (Maserati) and Fairfield (ERA). On lap 3 Bira passed
Howe to give ERA a 1-2-3 lead, but soon all ERA's except for Fairfield's were in trouble. Mays and Seaman had to retire
and Bira had to stop for new plugs. Other retirements included Mrs. Stewart (Derby), Breillet (Salmson) and
Thorpe (Frazer-Nash) and Rovere had to make a lenghty stop. Fairfield now had a confortable lead over Veyron, Berrone
and "Bira". Howe was also out with brake problems and Bira, who had passed Berrone with ease, was able to go close
in on Veyron by 8 seconds per lap and retake the 2nd position two laps from the end.
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Results
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VII GRAND PRIX DE DIEPPE
Dieppe (F), 21 July 1935
3 hour race on a 8.15 km (5.06 mi) course
Wimille's vain attempt to challange tha Alfa Romeos
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Favourites for the Grand Prix class at the Dieppe GP were the Ferrari duo of Chiron and Dreyfus with Wimille
in the Bugatti being the main challenger.
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Race:
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24
Lehoux
Maserati
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32
Chiron
Alfa Romeo
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34
Dreyfus
Alfa Romeo
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20
Wimille
Bugatti
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40
Farina
Maserati
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2
Howe
Bugatti
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14
Featherstonhaugh
Maserati
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10
Leith ?
Bugatti
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16
Shuttleworth
Alfa Romeo
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12
Clifford
Maserati
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28
Brunet
Maserati
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30
"Raph"
Alfa Romeo
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Bugatti
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Bugatti
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6
Martin
Bugatti
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Bugatti
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(Note 1)
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The Alfa Romeos took the early lead but Wimille was able to follow and led for a few laps during the pitstops before the Ferrari drivers repassed him. Chiron was off form with flu and he
also had to make an extra stop because of brake troubles so it was Dreyfus who came out on top in another double victory for Ferrari with Chiron second and Wimille third. The Maserati
6C-34's of Farina (entered by Gino Rovere) and Lehoux could do nothing against the opposition. Farina tried his best to follow the Alfas but had to make an extra pitstop finishing fifth.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status |
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| 1. | 34 | René Dreyfus | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.5? | S-8 | 49 | 400.191 km |
| 2. | 32 | Louis Chiron | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 3.2 | S-8 | 49 | 399.602 km |
| 3. | 20 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | T59 | 3.3 | S-8 | 48 | 396.897 km |
| 4. | 16 | Dick Shuttleworth | R. Shuttleworth | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 45 | 373.089 km |
| 5. | 40 | Giuseppe Farina | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.7 | S-6 | 45 | 372.883 km |
| 6. | 42 | Hans Rüesch | Hans Rüesch | Maserati | 8CM | | S-8 | 45 | 372.693 km/372.193? |
| 7. | 28 | Robert Brunet | Ecurie Braillard | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 44 | 362.180 km |
| 8. | 30 | "Raph" | "Raph" | Alfa Romeo | Tipo B | 2.9 | S-8 | 44 | 360.554 km |
| 9. | 12 | Frederick Clifford | Eric Burt | Maserati | 8C | 3.0 | S-8 | 43 | 359.762 km |
| 10. | 10 | Jock Leith | A. Leith | Bugatti | T35C | 2.0 | S-8 | 42 | 342.429 km |
| 11. | 14 | "Buddy" Featherstonhaugh | Hans Rüesch | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 40 | 333.482 km |
| 12. | 2 | Earl Howe | Earl Howe | Bugatti | T59 | 3.3 | S-8 | 40 | 326.310 km |
| DNF | 24 | Marcel Lehoux | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati | 6C-34 | 3.7 | S-6 | 19 | engine |
| DNF | 22 | Bernard Chaude | Ecurie Argo | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 13 | loosing oli |
| DNF | 8 | Lindsay Eccles | L. Eccles | Bugatti | T59 | 3.3 | S-8 | 5 | brakes |
| DNF | 18 | Robert Benoist | R. Benoist | Bugatti | T59 | | S-8 | 3 | supercharger |
| DNF | 6 | Charles Martin | C. Martin | Bugatti | T35C | 2.0 | S-8 | 3 | piston |
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Fastest lap: Jean-Pierre Wimille (Bugatti) in 3m32.6s = 138.0 km/h (85.7 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 133.4 km/h (82.9 mph)
Weather:
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Footnote:
1. Grid reconstructed from picture (with thanks to Alessandro Silva). Only 16 cars (not 17) are visible on the grid.
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