1932 French Grand Prix

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  1932 French Grand Prix

Race details
Race 2 of 3 in the 1932 European Championship
Date	July 3, 1932
Official name	XXVI Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
Location	Reims-Gueux Reims, France
Course	Public roads 4.863 mi / 7.826 km
Distance	92 laps, 447.382 mi / 719.992 km
Pole position
Driver	Jean Gaupillat	Bugatti
Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Driver	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo
Time	3:00.0
Podium
First	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo
Second	Baconin Borzacchini	Alfa Romeo
Third	Rudolf Caracciola	Alfa Romeo

Results from the 1932 French Grand Prix held at Reims-Gueux on July 3, 1932.

[edit] Classification

[edit] 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	Private entry	Bugatti T51	90	+2 Laps	15	4
6	42	William Grover-Williams	Private entry	Bugatti T51	90	+2 Laps	14	4
7	24	Goffredo Zehender	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Monza	84	+8 Laps	8	4
8	46	Pierre Félix	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Monza	82	+10 Laps	16	4
		Armand Girod						n/a
9	28	Earl Howe	Private entry	Bugatti T54	77	+15 Laps	10	4
		Hugh Hamilton						n/a
Ret	4	Philippe Étancelin	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Monza	66	Gearbox	2	5
Ret	6	Max Fourny	Private entry	Bugatti T35C	60		3	5
Ret	16	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Monza	60	Out of fuel	6	5
Ret	38	Albert Divo	Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti T54	52	Fuel tank	13	5
Ret	36	Marcel Lehoux	Private entry	Bugatti T54	22	Gearbox	12	7
Ret	2	Jean Gaupillat	Private entry	Bugatti T51	20		1	7
Ret	8	Achille Varzi	Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti T54	12	Gearbox	4	7
DNS	8	Jean Pesato	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Monza			9	8

[edit] Starting Grid Positions

1st Row	3 Pos.		2 Pos.		1 Pos.
	Fourny Bugatti		Étancelin Alfa Romeo		Gaupillat Bugatti
2nd Row		2 Pos.		1 Pos.
		Nuvolari Alfa Romeo		Varzi Bugatti
3rd Row	3 Pos.		2 Pos.		1 Pos.
	Zehender Alfa Romeo		Caracciola Alfa Romeo		Wimille Alfa Romeo
4th Row		2 Pos.		1 Pos.
		Howe Bugatti		Pesato Alfa Romeo
5th Row	3 Pos.		2 Pos.		1 Pos.
	Divo Bugatti		Lehoux Bugatti		Chiron Bugatti
6th Row		2 Pos.		1 Pos.
		Dreyfus Bugatti		Grover-Williams Bugatti
7th Row	3 Pos.		2 Pos.		1 Pos.
					Félix Alfa Romeo

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