1932 French Grand Prix

The 1932 French Grand Prix (official name: XVIII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Reims-Gueux on 3 July 1932. The race lasted for 5 hours, and was not run over a fixed distance.

The race was won by Tazio Nuvolari driving an Alfa Romeo Tipo B.

Classification

Race Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 12 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo B 92 5 1 2 30 Baconin Borzacchini Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo B 92 2 3 18 Rudolf Caracciola Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo B 92 7 3 4 32 Louis Chiron Ettore Bugatti Bugatti T51 91 +1 Lap 11 4 5 44 René Dreyfus R. Dreyfus Bugatti T51 90 +2 Laps 15 4 6 42 William Grover-Williams Williams Bugatti T51 90 +2 Laps 14 4 7 24 Goffredo Zehender G. Zehender Alfa Romeo Monza 84 +8 Laps 8 4846 Pierre Félix P. Félix Alfa Romeo Monza 82 +10 Laps 16 4 Armand Girod n/a928 Earl Howe Earl Howe Bugatti T54 77 +15 Laps 10 4 Hugh Hamilton n/a Ret 4 Philippe Étancelin M. Lehoux Alfa Romeo Monza 70 Gearbox 2 5 Ret 6 Max Fourny M. Fourny Bugatti T35C 62 3 5 Ret 16 Jean-Pierre Wimille J.P. Wimille Alfa Romeo Monza 54 Out of fuel 6 5 Ret 38 Albert Divo Ettore Bugatti Bugatti T54 52 Fuel tank 13 5 Ret 36 Marcel Lehoux M. Lehoux Bugatti T54 37 Gearbox 12 7 Ret 2 Jean Gaupillat J. Gaupillat Bugatti T51 20 1 7 Ret 8 Achille Varzi Ettore Bugatti Bugatti T54 12 Gearbox 4 7 DNS 8 Jean Pesato J. Pesato Alfa Romeo Monza 9 8 Sources:

Starting grid positions Row 1 Pos. 3 Pos. 2 Pos. 1 FournyBugatti ÉtancelinAlfa Romeo GaupillatBugatti Row 2 Pos. 5 Pos. 4 NuvolariAlfa Romeo VarziBugatti Row 3 Pos. 8 Pos. 7 Pos. 6 ZehenderAlfa Romeo CaracciolaAlfa Romeo WimilleAlfa Romeo Row 4 Pos. 10 Pos. 9 HoweBugatti PesatoAlfa Romeo Row 5 Pos. 13 Pos. 12 Pos. 11 DivoBugatti LehouxBugatti ChironBugatti Row 6 Pos. 15 Pos. 14 DreyfusBugatti Grover-WilliamsBugatti Row 7 Pos. Pos. Pos.16 FélixAlfa Romeo

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