| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 4 in the 1936 European Championship | ||
| Date | April 13, 1936 | |
| Official name | VIII 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 | Heavy rain | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Louis Chiron
|
Mercedes-Benz |
| Time | 1:53.2 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Hans Stuck
|
Auto Union |
| Time | 2:07.4 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Rudolf Caracciola
|
Mercedes-Benz |
| Second |  Achille Varzi
|
Auto Union |
| Third | Hans Stuck
|
Auto Union |
The 1936 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Circuit de Monaco on April 13, 1936.
Heavy rain contributed to a series of accidents, while a broken oil line on the Alfa Romeo of Mario Tadini led to so many wrecks in the chicane out of the tunnel it was almost impassable.[1] The Mercedes-Benzes of Louis Chiron, Luigi Fagioli, and Manfred von Brauchitsch, as well as Bernd Rosemeyer's Typ C of newcomer Auto Union, were all eliminated.[2] Tazio Nuvolari in the Alfa Romeo 8C benefitted from the chaos, only to suffer brake fade, and Rudolf Caracciola, proving the truth of his nickname, Regenmeister (Rainmaster), went on to win for Mercedes. He was followed by Achille Varzi and Hans Stuck, both for Auto Union.[3]
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Rudolf Caracciola
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W25K | 100 | 3:49:20.4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | Achille Varzi
|
Auto Union | Auto Union C | 100 | +1:48.9 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Hans Stuck
|
Auto Union | Auto Union C | 99 | +1 Lap | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | 24 | Tazio Nuvolari
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo 8C-35 | 99 | +1 Lap | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 26 | Antonio Brivio
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo 8C-35 | 97 | +3 Laps | 11 | 4 |
| Giuseppe Farina
|
n/a | |||||||
| 6 | 16 |  Jean-Pierre Wimille
|
Bugatti | Bugatti T59 | 97 | +3 Laps | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | 22 | Raymond Sommer
|
Private entry | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 94 | +6 Laps | 14 | 4 |
| 8 | 38 | Pietro Ghersi
|
Scuderia Torino | Maserati 6C-34 | 87 | +13 Laps | 17 | 4 |
| 9 | 18 |  William Grover-Williams
|
Bugatti | Bugatti T59 | 84 | +16 Laps | 16 | 4 |
| DNF | 20 | Philippe Étancelin
|
Private entry | Maserati V8-RI | 37 | Split tank | 15 | 6 |
| DNF | 32 | Carlo Felice Trossi
|
Scuderia Torino | Maserati V8-RI | 29 | Timing pinion | 12 | 6 |
| DNF | 6 | Bernd Rosemeyer
|
Auto Union | Auto Union C | 12 | Accident | 5 | 7 |
| DNF | 12 | Luigi Fagioli
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W25K | 8 | Accident | 10 | 7 |
| DNF | 36 | Eugenio Siena
|
Scuderia Torino | Maserati 6C-34 | 1 | Accident | 18 | 7 |
| DNF | 10 | Louis Chiron
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W25K | 1 | Accident | 1 | 7 |
| DNF | 14 | Manfred von Brauchitsch
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W25K | 1 | Accident | 9 | 7 |
| DNF | 30 | Giuseppe Farina
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo 8C-35 | 1 | Accident | 6 | 7 |
| DNF | 28 | Mario Tadini
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo 8C-35 | 1 | Oil leak | 13 | 7 |
| DNS | 3 | Ernst von Delius
|
Auto Union | Auto Union C | Practice accident | 8 |
Notes[]
Sources[]
- Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles, Volume 12, pp.1381-4. London: Orbis, 1974.
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