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1936 French Grand Prix

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The 1936 French Grand Prix (formally the XXX Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Montlhéry, France on 28 June 1936. The race was held over 80 laps of the 12.5 km course for a total distance of 1000 km. The race was won by Jean-Pierre Wimille and Raymond Sommer driving a Bugatti.

Due to national outcry as a result of the 1935 Grand Prix where just one French car started which was uncompetitive and failed to finish, it was decided that for 1936 the race should be held as an endurance race for sports cars, with rules very similar to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and featured a Le Mans start.[1] All 37 cars had two drivers, and were divided into 3 groups based on engine capacity: Group I for 0.75L to 2.0L, Group II for 2.0L to 4.0L, and Group III for over 4.0L.

Many entrants considered this race to be a replacement for the cancelled 1936 24 Hours of Le Mans.[1]

Classification

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Pos Group No Driver Car Laps Time/Retire
1 II 84 France Jean-Pierre Wimille
France Raymond Sommer
Bugatti T57S 80 7h58m53.7
2 II 46 France Michel Paris
France Marcel Mongin
Delahaye 135 80 7hr59m44.3
3 II 78 France Robert Brunet
Italy Goffredo Zehender
Delahaye 135 80 8hr00m25.6
4 II 44 France Laury Schell
France René Carriére
Delahaye 135 79 +1 lap
5 II 36 France Albert Perrot
France Marcel Dhôme
Delahaye 135 78 +2 laps
6 II 86 France Pierre Veyron
United Kingdom William Grover-Williams
Bugatti T57S 78 +2 laps
7 II 42 France Louis Villeneuve
France Jean Viale
Delahaye 135 76 +4 laps
8 II 52 France "Heldé"
France "Nime"
Talbot T150C 76 +4 laps
9 II 48 France René Dreyfus
United Kingdom Jimmy Bradley
Talbot T150C 75 +5 laps
10 II 50 France André Morel
Italy Luigi Chinetti
Talbot T150C 75 +5 laps
11 II 60 France "Danniell"
France J. Marie
Delahaye 135 74 +6 laps
12 II 38 France Albert Divo
France Armand Girod
Delahaye 135 73 +7 laps
13 II 82 France Robert Benoist
France Philippe de Rothschild
Bugatti T57S 73 +7 laps
14 I 22 France Jean Trévoux
United Kingdom Percy Maclure
Riley TT Sprite 71 +9 laps
15 I 4 United Kingdom Adolf von der Becke
United Kingdom Hector Dobbs
Riley TT Sprite 71 +9 laps
16 I 2 France Joseph Paul
France Jean Sebilleau
Riley TT Sprite 69 +11 laps
17 I 20 United Kingdom Austin Dobson
United Kingdom Reggie Tongue
Riley TT Sprite 67 +13 laps
18 III 90 Spain Enaro Léoz
Spain Génaro Léoz
Lagonda LG45 67 +13 laps
19 III 94 France Henri Trintignant
France Rene Trintignant
Hudson 65 +15 laps
20 I 12 France Amedée Gordini
Italy Athos Querzola
Simca-Fiat 508S Balilla 62 +18 laps
21 I 28 United Kingdom Andrew Leitch
United Kingdom Roy Eccles
Singer 60 +20 laps
22 I 26 United Kingdom Frank Stanley Barnes
United Kingdom James Donald Barnes
Singer 58 +22 laps
23 I 24 France Clemente Martin
France Marcel Horvilleur
Simca-Fiat 56 +24 laps
24 I 18 United Kingdom Victor Camerano
France Suzanne Largeaut
Simca-Fiat 55 +25 laps
25 I 30 United Kingdom Earl Howe
United Kingdom Tommy Wisdom
Marendaz Special 54 +26 laps
DNF I 10 United Kingdom Harold John Aldington
United Kingdom Alfred Fane Peers
Frazer Nash-BMW 328 ?
DNF I 14 France Jean de Gavardie
France Adrien Alin
Simca-Fiat ?
DNF I 16 France Georges Sarret
France Paul Ducos
Simca-Fiat ?
DNF I 34 United Kingdom Thomas Graves Clarke
United Kingdom Richard Seaman
Aston Martin 1.5-litre ?
DNF II 40 France Philippe Maillard-Brune
France Charles Druck
Delahaye 135 ?
DNF I 6 Germany Ernst Henne
Germany Robert Kohlrausch
BMW ?
DNF II 62 France Francisque Cadot
France Henri Stoffel
Talbot T150C ?
DNF II 64 France René Le Bègue
France Jean Danne
Delahaye 135 ?
DNF I 8 Germany Fritz Roth
Switzerland Christian Kautz
BMW ?
DNF III 92 France Andre Colas
France "Zattzky"
Hudson ? Fire
DNF III 96 France Bravard
France Reveiller
Hudson ?
DNF III 98 France Marcel Lehoux
France Roccati
Lagonda LG45R ?
Sources:[1][2][3]

Fastest Lap: René Dreyfus, 5m36.0

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. pp. 115–117.
  2. ^ "1936 French Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine Database. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Pre-war Races 1936". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Retrieved 4 January 2019.


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