1932 Monaco Grand Prix

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1932 Monaco Grand Prix
Race details
Date 17 April 1932
Official name IV Grand Prix de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.180 km (1.976 miles)
Distance 100 laps, 318.0 km (197.6 miles)
Weather Overcast, dry
Pole position
Driver Bugatti
Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Achille Varzi Bugatti
Time 2:02.0 on lap 19
Podium
First Alfa Romeo
Second Alfa Romeo
Third Maserati

The 1932 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 17 April 1932.

Winner Tazio Nuvolari with Louis II, Prince of Monaco.
#28 is winner Nuvolario in his Alfa Romeo.

It was won by Tazio Nuvolari of Italy, driving for the works Alfa Romeo team, won the race by just 2.8 seconds from the privateer Alfa of Rudolf Caracciola, who, despite having a contract for 1932, was not yet part of the official works team. Caracciola might have had an opportunity to pass Nuvolari for the lead, after the Italian's car developed fuel pick-up issues, but he decided instead to remain behind the Alfa Romeo team leader. The 1931 Monaco Grand Prix runner-up Luigi Fagioli completed the podium in third for the Maserati team.[1]

Entry #4 was Earl Howe, leading before #10 Guy Bouriat. Both in Bugattis.

Entries

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No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine
2 Germany Rudolf Caracciola Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
4 United Kingdom Earl Howe Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
6 United Kingdom Clifton Penn-Hughes Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8
8 Chile Juan Zanelli Private entry Nacional Pescara Nacional Pescara 3.0 L6
10 France Guy Bouriat Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
12 Monaco Louis Chiron Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
14 France Albert Divo Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T53
Bugatti T51
5.0 V16
2.3 L8
16 Italy Achille Varzi Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
18 Poland Stanisłas Czaykowski Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
20 France Marcel Lehoux Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
22 United Kingdom William Grover-Williams Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
24 Italy Baconin Borzacchini SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
26 Italy Giuseppe Campari SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
28 Italy Tazio Nuvolari SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
30 France Philippe Étancelin Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
32 Italy Goffredo Zehender Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
34 France René Dreyfus Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 8C 2800 2.8 L8
36 Italy Luigi Fagioli Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 8C 2800 2.8 L8
38 Italy Amedeo Ruggeri Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 26M 2.5 L8
^‡ — Divo drove the T53 during the practice sessions on Thursday and Friday, but switched to the T51 for Saturday practice and the race.[1]

Practice

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Official timing for practice sessions was introduced for this year.[1]

Starting grid

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Although practice laps had been officially timed, the grid was still determined by ballot. This was changed for the following year's race.[1]

Starting grid — 1932 Monaco Grand Prix
United Kingdom Grover-Williams
Bugatti
France Étancelin
Alfa Romeo
Italy Ruggeri
Maserati
Monaco Chiron
Bugatti
Italy Campari
Alfa Romeo
Poland Czaykowski
Bugatti
France Lehoux
Bugatti
Italy Borzacchini
Alfa Romeo
France Dreyfus
Maserati
France Bouriat
Bugatti
Italy Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo

Italy Varzi
Bugatti
Germany Caracciola
Alfa Romeo
United Kingdom Howe
Bugatti
France Divo
Bugatti
Italy Zehender
Alfa Romeo
Italy Fagioli
Maserati

Classification

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Race

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Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 28 Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Monza 100 3:32:25.2 11
2 2 Germany Rudolf Caracciola Alfa Romeo Monza 100 +2.8 13
3 36 Italy Luigi Fagioli Maserati 8C 2800 100 +2:17.8 17
4 4 United Kingdom Earl Howe Bugatti T51 98 +2 laps 14
5 32 Italy Goffredo Zehender Alfa Romeo Monza 96 +4 laps 16
6 20 France Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T51 95 +5 laps 7
7 22 United Kingdom William Grover-Williams Bugatti T51 95 +5 laps 1
8 10 France Guy Bouriat Bugatti T51 93 +7 laps 10
9 14 France Albert Divo Bugatti T51 91 +9 laps 15
10 26 Italy Giuseppe Campari Alfa Romeo Monza 86 +14 laps 5
Ret 24 Italy Baconin Borzacchini Alfa Romeo Monza 85 Brakes 8
Ret 34 France René Dreyfus Maserati 8C 2800 57 Broken driveshaft, lost wheel 9
Ret 16 Italy Achille Varzi Bugatti T51 56 Rear axle 12
Ret 30 France Philippe Étancelin Alfa Romeo Monza 49 Gearbox 2
Ret 18 Poland Stanisłas Czaykowski Bugatti T51 49 Gearbox 6
Ret 12 Monaco Louis Chiron Bugatti T51 29 Crash 4
Ret 38 Italy Amedeo Ruggeri Maserati 26M 12 Supercharger 3
DNS 6 United Kingdom Clifton Penn-Hughes Bugatti T35B Practice crash, injury
DNS 8 Chile Juan Zanelli Nacional Pescara Broken spring
Sources:[1]


References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "IV GRAND PRIX DE MONACO". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
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