1934 Grand Prix season

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1934 Grand Prix season
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The 1934 Grand Prix season was the final year of a two-year hiatus for the European Championship. Achille Varzi proved to be the most successful driver, winning six Grands Prix. Alfa Romeo's cars proved difficult to beat, winning 18 of the season's 35 Grands Prix.

Contents

[edit] Season Review

[edit] Grandes Épreuves

Name Circuit Date Winning drivers Winning constructor Report
Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Monaco April 2 Algeria Guy Moll Alfa Romeo Report
France French Grand Prix Montlhéry July 1 Monaco Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Report
Germany German Grand Prix Nürburgring July 15 Germany Hans Stuck Auto Union Report
Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps July 29 France René Dreyfus Bugatti Report
Italy Italian Grand Prix Monza September 9 Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
Italy Luigi Fagioli
Spain Spanish Grand Prix Lasarte September 23 Italy Luigi Fagioli Mercedes-Benz Report

[edit] Other Grands Prix

Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning constructor Report
Italy Alessandria Circuit Alessandria April 22 Italy Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report
Libya Tripoli Grand Prix Mellaha May 6 Italy Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report
Finland Finnish Grand Prix Eläintarharata May 13 Norway Eugen Björnstad Alfa Romeo Report
Morocco Casablanca Grand Prix Anfa May 20 Monaco Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Report
Italy Targa Florio Madonie May 20 Italy Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report
Belgium Frontières Grand Prix Chimay May 20 Belgium Willy Longueville Bugatti Report
Germany Avusrennen AVUS May 27 Algeria Guy Moll Alfa Romeo Report
France Picardy Grand Prix Péronne May 27 France Benoit Falchetto Maserati Report
United Kingdom Mannin Moar Douglas June 2 United Kingdom Brian Lewis Alfa Romeo Report
Germany Eifelrennen Nürburgring June 3 Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz Report
Switzerland Montreux Grand Prix Montreux June 3 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Report
Spain Penya Rhin Grand Prix Montjuïc Park June 17 Italy Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report
France Grand Prix de la Marne Reims July 8 Monaco Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Report
France Vichy Grand Prix Vichy July 15 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Report
Italy Coppa Ciano Montenero July 22 Italy Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report
France Albi Grand Prix Albi July 22 United Kingdom Rupert Featherstonhaugh Maserati Report
France Dieppe Grand Prix Dieppe July 22 France Philippe Étancelin Maserati Report
Italy Coppa Acerbo Pescara August 15 Italy Luigi Fagioli Mercedes-Benz Report
France Nice Grand Prix Nice August 19 Italy Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report
France Grand Prix du Comminges Saint-Gaudens August 26 Italy Gianfranco Comotti Alfa Romeo Report
Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten August 26 Germany Hans Stuck Auto Union Report
Italy Biella Circuit Biella September 2 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Report
France U.M.F. Grand Prix Montlhéry September 9 France Benoit Falchetto Alfa Romeo Report
Czechoslovakia Masaryk Circuit Brno September 30 Germany Hans Stuck Auto Union Report
United Kingdom Donington Park Trophy Donington Park October 6 United States Whitney Straight Maserati Report
United Kingdom Mountain Championship Brooklands October 13 United States Whitney Straight Maserati Report
Italy Modena Grand Prix Modena October 14 Italy Tazio Nuvolari Maserati Report
Italy Naples Grand Prix Posillipo October 21 Italy Tazio Nuvolari Maserati Report
Algeria Algerian Grand Prix Algiers October 28 France Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti Report

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Grand Prix winners

[edit] Drivers

Driver Wins
Italy Achille Varzi 6
Monaco Louis Chiron 3
Italy Luigi Fagioli 3
Germany Hans Stuck 3
Italy Carlo Felice Trossi 3
France Benoit Falchetto 2
Algeria Guy Moll 2
Italy Tazio Nuvolari 2
United States Whitney Straight 2
Norway Eugen Björnstad 1
Germany Rudolf Caracciola 1
Italy Gianfranco Comotti 1
France René Dreyfus 1
France Philippe Étancelin 1
United Kingdom Rupert Featherstonhaugh 1
United Kingdom Brian Lewis 1
Belgium Willy Longueville 1
Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch 1
France Jean-Pierre Wimille 1

[edit] Manufacturers

Driver Wins
Italy Alfa Romeo 18
Italy Maserati 7
Germany Mercedes-Benz 4
Germany Auto Union 3
France Bugatti 3