The 1933 Tunis Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Carthage Street Circuit in Tunis, the capital of colonial Tunisia, on 26 March 1933. Tazio Nuvolari won the 37 lap race, driving for Scuderia Ferrari, Alfa Romeo's works team, while his teammate, Baconin Borzacchini, finished second. Third place was taken by the privateer Maserati of Goffredo Zehender.
Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine 2 Frédéric Toselli Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51(A) 2.3 L8 4 Guy Moll Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35C 2.0 L8 6 László Hartmann Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 8 Baconin Borzacchini Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8 12 Robert Brunet Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 14 Paul Pietsch Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8 16 Stanisłas Czaykowski Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 18 Louis Braillard Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8 20 Jean Gaupillat Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 22 Luigi Premoli Private entry PBM PBM 3.0 L8 24 Raymond Sommer Private entry Maserati Maserati 8CM 3.0 L8 26 Benoît Falchetto Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8 28 Tazio Nuvolari Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.6 L8 30 Julio Villars Equipe Villars-Waldthausen Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8 32 Horst von Waldthausen Equipe Villars-Waldthausen Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8 34 Goffredo Zehender Private entry Maserati Maserati 8C 2800 2.8 L8 36 Philippe Étancelin Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8 38 Achille Varzi Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 40 Marcel Lehoux Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 42 Luigi Fagioli Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 8C 3000 3.0 L8 44 Juan Zanelli Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8 ? Pierre Veyron Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 ? Louis Joly Private entry Bugatti/Maserati ? ? ? Pietro Ghersi Private entry Bugatti ? ?
Starting grid Grid positions were allocated in numerical order.
Starting grid — 1933 Tunis Grand Prix ToselliBugatti MollBugatti BorzacchiniAlfa Romeo ZanelliAlfa Romeo BrunetBugatti PietschAlfa Romeo CzaykowskiBugatti BraillardBugatti GaupillatBugatti PremoliPBM SommerMaserati FalchettoBugatti NuvolariAlfa Romeo VillarsAlfa Romeo WaldthausenAlfa Romeo ZehenderMaserati ÉtancelinAlfa Romeo VarziBugatti LehouxBugatti FagioliMaserati
Classification Race PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid 1 28 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Monza 37 3:29:15.4 13 2 8 Baconin Borzacchini Alfa Romeo Monza 37 +0.2 3 3 34 Goffredo Zehender Maserati 8C 2800 37 +11:58.0 16 4 32 Horst von Waldthausen Alfa Romeo Monza 37 +12:01.0 15 5 26 Benoît Falchetto Bugatti T35B 37 +12:18.6 12 6 2 Frédéric Toselli Bugatti T51(A) 37 +15:54.2 1 7 14 Paul Pietsch Alfa Romeo Monza 37 +17:17.2 6 8 44 Juan Zanelli Alfa Romeo Monza 37 +19:07.2 4 9 4 Guy Moll Bugatti T35C 36 Ran out of fuel 2 10 30 Julio Villars Alfa Romeo Monza 36 +1 lap 14 11 18 Louis Braillard Bugatti T35B 35 +2 laps 8 Ret 36 Philippe Étancelin Alfa Romeo Monza 21 Rear axle 17 Ret 20 Jean Gaupillat Bugatti T51 15 Oil pressure 9 Ret 12 Robert Brunet Bugatti T51 14 Oil pressure 5 Ret 42 Luigi Fagioli Maserati 8C 3000 12 Magneto drive 20 Ret 38 Achille Varzi Bugatti T51 11 Drive shaft 18 Ret 22 Luigi Premoli PBM 8 Transmission 10 Ret 16 Stanisłas Czaykowski Bugatti T51 6 Oil pump drive 7 Ret 40 Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T51 6 Piston 19 Ret 24 Raymond Sommer Maserati 8CM 5 Magneto drive 11 DNS 6 László Hartmann Bugatti T51 Did not start DNA ? Pierre Veyron Bugatti T51 Did not arrive DNA ? Louis Joly Bugatti/Maserati Did not arrive DNA ? Pietro Ghersi Bugatti Did not arrive Sources:
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