1931 French Grand Prix

  1931 French Grand Prix

Race details
Race 2 of 3 in the 1931 European Championship
Date	21 June 1931
Official name	XXV Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
Location	Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry Montlhéry, France
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	12.505 km (7.770 mi)
Distance	155 laps, 1286.825 km (799.596 mi)
Pole position
Driver	William "Bummer" Scott / S. Armstrong-Payne (Grid positions set by ballot)
Fastest lap
Driver	Luigi Fagioli	Maserati
Time	5:29.0
Podium
First	Louis Chiron Achille Varzi	Bugatti
Second	Giuseppe Campari Baconin Borzacchini	Alfa Romeo
Third	Clemente Biondetti Luigi Parenti	Maserati

The 1931 French Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry on 21 June 1931.

Classification

Start of the race

Louis Chiron and Achille Varzi pitting

Finish of the race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	32	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	101	126.88 km/h	12	1
		Achille Varzi						1
2	18	Giuseppe Campari	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C-2300	97	+4 Laps	5	2
		Baconin Borzacchini						2
3	46	Clemente Biondetti	Maserati	Maserati 26M	94	+7 Laps	19	3
		Luigi Parenti						3
4	40	Henry Birkin	Maserati	Maserati 26M	94	+7 Laps	16	4
		George Eyston						4
5	36	Robert Sénéchal	Delage	Delage 15-S-8	91	+10 Laps	14	4
6	4	Ferdinando Minoia	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C-2300	90	+11 Laps	2	4
		Goffredo Zehender						4
7	28	Albert Divo	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	90	+11 Laps	10	4
		Guy Bouriat						4
8	20	René Dreyfus	Maserati	Maserati 26M	88	+13 Laps	6	4
		Pietro Ghersi						4
9	24	René Ferrant	Private entry	Peugeot 174S	85	+16 Laps	8	4
		Louis Rigal						4
10	48	Jean Pesato	Private entry	Alfa Romeo 6C-1750	84	+17 Laps	20	4
		Pierre Félix						4
11	44	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C-2300	83	+18 Laps	18	4
		Giovanni Minozzi						4
12	30	Earl Howe	Private entry	Bugatti T51	77	+24 Laps	11	4
		Brian Lewis						4
Ret	38	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Private entry	Bugatti T51	71	Suspension	15	5
		Jean Gaupillat						5
Ret	38	William Grover-Williams	Private entry	Bugatti T51	65	Gearbox	17	5
		Caberto Conelli						5
Ret	34	Emilio Eminente	Private entry	Bugatti T35B	59	Fire	13	5
		Edmond Bourlier						5
Ret	22	Georges d'Arnoux	Private entry	Bugatti T35C	58	Mechanical	7	5
		Max Fourny						5
Ret	50	Enzo Grimaldi	Private entry	Bugatti T35C	49	Mechanical	21	6
		"Borgait"						6
Ret	10	Luigi Fagioli	Maserati	Maserati 26M	45	Brakes	3	6
		Ernesto Maserati						6
Ret	58	Rudolf Caracciola	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz SSKL	39	Supercharger	23	6
		Otto Merz						6
Ret	2	William "Bummer" Scott	Delage	Delage 15-S-8	22	Rear axle	1	7
		S. Armstrong-Payne						7
Ret	52	Marcel Lehoux	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	15	Mechanical	22	7
		Philippe Étancelin						7
Ret	22	Boris Ivanowski[1]	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz SSK	11	Differential	9	7
		Henri Stoffel						7
Ret	12	Jack Dunfee	Private entry	Sunbeam GP	0	Rear axle	4	7

1. Ivanowski was a Russian national, but in exile since the Russian Revolution