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25px Monaco  1931 Monaco Grand Prix
Race details
1931 Grand Prix season
Circuit de Monaco 1950
Date April 19, 1931
Official name III Grand Prix de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo
Course Street circuit
3.180 km (1.976 mi)
Distance 100 laps, 318.0 km (197.6 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver 25px France René Dreyfus Maserati
Fastest lap
Drivers 25px Monaco Louis Chiron
25px The 1861 flag of Italy Luigi Fagioli
25px The 1861 flag of Italy Achille Varzi
Bugatti
Maserati
Bugatti
Time 2:07
Podium
First 25px Monaco Louis Chiron Bugatti
Second 25px The 1861 flag of Italy Luigi Fagioli Maserati
Third 25px The 1861 flag of Italy Achille Varzi Bugatti

The 1931 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on April 19, 1931.

With 16 Bugattis in a field of 23 cars, the event was close to being a single-make race. Among the 16 were four factory-team Type 51s driven by the Monegasque Louis Chiron, the Italian Achille Varzi and the French Albert Divo and Guy Bouriat. The real challenge came from the Maserati 8C 2500's driven by Rene Dreyfus, the Italian Luigi Fagioli and Clemente Bondietti. Rudolf Caracciola with his huge Mercedes SSKL (Super Sport Short Light-Weight) was uncompetitive as his car larger car performed poorly around the tight Monaco track.

The race was between the blue cars from Molsheim and the red ones from Modena. When the start flag dropped it was Rene Dreyfus in his red Maserati who led into St. Devote, only to be passed by 'Williams' on the hill to the Casino, but his lead was short lived as the Brit was sidelined by a broken valve spring, and his race was over. Achille Varzi and Caracciola started closing on Dreyfus and Varzi managed to overtake the Frenchman on the 7th lap. Caracciola struggled with a slipping clutch that gave in on lap 53.

Starting slowly, Louis Chiron eventually displayed his talents; gaining back ground with a new lap record time. He caught up with all his opponents and left them behind. Chiron, a native of Monaco, finished the race some 5 minutes ahead of Luigi Fagioli.

Jean Bugatti couldn't control his joy and jumped over the parapet of the bleachers and fell into Louis Chiron's arms. For the Monegasque, this Monaco Grand Prix victory really confirmed his reputation.

Entries[]

No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine
2 25px Germany Ernst-Günther Burggaller German Bugatti Team Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8
4 25px Germany Hermann zu Leiningen German Bugatti Team Bugatti Bugatti T35C 2.0 L8
6 25px Germany Heinrich-Joachim von Morgen German Bugatti Team Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8
8 25px Germany Rudolf Caracciola Private entry Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SSKL 7.1 L6
10 25px UK Earl Howe Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
12 25px UK Clifton Penn-Hughes Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35 2.0 L8
14 25px UK Henry Birkin Private entry Maserati Maserati 26M 2.5 L8
16 25px Germany Bernhard Ackerl Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T37 1.5 L4
18 25px Flag of Chile Juan Zanelli Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8
20 25px France Guy Bouriat Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
22 25px Monaco Louis Chiron Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
24 25px France Albert Divo Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
26 25px The 1861 flag of Italy Achille Varzi Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
28 25px France Philippe Étancelin Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35C 2.0 L8
30 25px Flag of Poland Stanislas Czaykowski Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8
32 25px France Marcel Lehoux Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8
34 25px UK William Grover-Williams Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35C 2.0 L8
36 25px Russia Boris Ivanowski Private entry Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SSK 7.1 L6
38 25px France André Boillot Private entry Peugeot Peugeot 174S 4.0 L4
40 25px The 1861 flag of Italy Luigi Arcangeli SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 1.8 L6
42 25px The 1861 flag of Italy Baconin Borzacchini SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 1.8 L6
44 25px The 1861 flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 2.3 L8
46 25px The 1861 flag of Italy Goffredo Zehender Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 GS 1.8 L6
48 25px The 1861 flag of Italy Clemente Biondetti Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 26M 2.5 L8
50 25px France René Dreyfus Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 26M 2.5 L8
52 25px The 1861 flag of Italy Luigi Fagioli Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 26M 2.5 L8
54 25px Switzerland Carlo Pedrazzini Private entry Maserati Maserati 26B 2.0 L8
56 25px Switzerland Hans Stuber Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35C 2.0 L8

Starting grid[]

Starting grid — 1931 Monaco Grand Prix
25px France Dreyfus
Maserati
25px Switzerland Stuber
Bugatti
25px Germany Ackerl
Bugatti
25px UK Grover-Williams
Bugatti
25px Germany Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz
25px France Divo
Bugatti
25px France Lehoux
Bugatti
25px France Boillot
Peugeot
25px The 1861 flag of Italy Biondetti
Maserati
25px The 1861 flag of Italy Varzi
Bugatti
25px Monaco Chiron
Bugatti
25px Germany von Morgen
Bugatti
25px The 1861 flag of Italy Zehender
Alfa Romeo
25px The 1861 flag of Italy Fagioli
Maserati
25px UK Penn-Hughes
Bugatti
25px France Étancelin
Bugatti
25px UK Howe
Bugatti
25px Germany Burggaller
Bugatti
25px Flag of Chile Zanelli
Bugatti
25px France Bouriat
Bugatti
25px Flag of Poland Czaykowski
Bugatti
25px Germany zu Leiningen
Bugatti
25px Switzerland Pedrazzini
Maserati

Note: grid slots were determined by drawing lots (Birkin and Ivanowski had provisionally been due to start on the first and seventh row, respectively).[1]

Classification[]

After the start of the 1931 Monaco Grand Prix

Soon after the start

Louis Chiron winning the 1931 Monaco Grand Prix

Louis Chiron winning

Race[]

Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 22 25px Monaco Louis Chiron Bugatti T51 100 3:39:09.2 11
2 52 25px The 1861 flag of Italy Luigi Fagioli Maserati 26M 100 +3:55.4 14
3 26 25px The 1861 flag of Italy Achille Varzi Bugatti T51 100 +4:04.0 10
4 20 25px France Guy Bouriat Bugatti T51 98 +2 laps 20
5 46 25px The 1861 flag of Italy Goffredo Zehender Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 GS 97 +3 laps 13
6 38 25px France André Boillot Peugeot 174S 96 +4 laps 8
Ret 50 25px France René Dreyfus Maserati 26M 91 Magneto 1
7 48 25px The 1861 flag of Italy Clemente Biondetti Maserati 26M 91 +9 laps 9
8 12 25px UK Clifton Penn-Hughes Bugatti T35 89 +11 laps 15
9 30 25px Flag of Poland Stanislas Czaykowski Bugatti T35B 85 +15 laps 21
Ret 24 25px France Albert Divo Bugatti T51 66 Engine 6
Ret 10 25px UK Earl Howe Bugatti T51 62 Oil pipe/engine 17
Ret 56 25px Switzerland Hans Stuber Bugatti T35C 59 Drive shaft 2
Ret 16 25px Germany Bernhard Ackerl Bugatti T37A 55 Transmission 3
Ret 8 25px Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz SSKL 53 Clutch/engine 5
Ret 18 25px Flag of Chile Juan Zanelli Bugatti T35B 47 Piston 19
Ret 4 25px Germany Hermann zu Leiningen Bugatti T35C 31 Gearbox 22
Ret 6 25px Germany Heinrich-Joachim von Morgen Bugatti T35B 28 Transmission 12
Ret 2 25px Germany Ernst-Günther Burggaller Bugatti T35B 26 Engine 18
Ret 32 25px France Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T35B 15 Transmission 7
Ret 54 25px Switzerland Carlo Pedrazzini Maserati 26B 13 Ignition 23
Ret 28 25px France Philippe Étancelin Bugatti T35C 6 Piston 16
Ret 34 25px UK William Grover-Williams Bugatti T35C 5 Valve 4
DNS 14 25px UK Henry Birkin Maserati 26M
DNS 36 25px Russia Boris Ivanowski Mercedes-Benz SSK
DNA 40 25px The 1861 flag of Italy Luigi Arcangeli Alfa Romeo 6C-1750
DNA 42 25px The 1861 flag of Italy Baconin Borzacchini Alfa Romeo 6C-1750
DNA 44 25px The 1861 flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo 8C-2300
Sources: [1][2]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "III GRAND PRIX DE MONACO". kolumbus.fi. http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp3102.htm. Retrieved 30 June 2013. 
  2. "III Grand Prix de Monaco 1931". driverdb.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-02. http://www.driverdb.com/standings/2573-1931/. Retrieved 30 June 2013. 


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