1935 French Grand Prix

The 1935 French Grand Prix (formally the XXIX Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Montlhéry, France on 23 June 1935. The race lasted 500km (12.5 km x 40 laps) and was won by Rudolf Caracciola driving a Mercedes-Benz.

Starting Grid (3x2)

Grid	No	Driver	Car	Time
1	8	Achille Varzi	Auto Union B	5:20.1
2	14	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3	5:23.6
3	10	Hans Stuck	Auto Union B	5:28.8
4	2	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz W25	5:31.6
5	16	Louis Chiron	Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3	5:31.9
6	12	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union B	5:36.6
7	6	Luigi Fagioli	Mercedes-Benz W25	5:37.9
8	4	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Mercedes-Benz W25	5:46.6
9	24	Robert Benoist	Bugatti T59/50
10	18	Goffredo Zehender	Maserati Tipo 34	6:10.8
11	20	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 8CM
DNQ	22	Marcel Lehoux	SEFAC	Practiced only

Classification^[1]

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retire
1	2	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz W25B	40	4h00m54.6
2	4	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Mercedes-Benz W25B	40	+0.5
3	18	Goffredo Zehender	Maserati Tipo 34	38	+2 laps
4	6	Luigi Fagioli	Mercedes-Benz W25B	37	+3 laps
SHR	8	Achille Varzi	Auto Union B	35	+5 laps
SHR	8	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union B	35	+5 laps
6	20	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 8CM	35	+5 laps
NC	24	Robert Benoist	Bugatti T59/50	16	Not Classified
Ret	14	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3	14	Transmission
Ret	12	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union B	11	Spark plugs/transmission?
Ret	16	Louis Chiron	Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3	8	Transmission
Ret	10	Hans Stuck	Auto Union B	7	Brakes

Fastest Lap: Tazio Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3) 5:29.1, 136.74 kph

References

1. http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1935/1935r.html#acf

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