1936 Grand Prix season

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1936 AIACR European Championship season Previous: 1935 Next: 1937

1936 Grand Prix season Previous: 1935 Next: 1937

The 1936 Grand Prix season was the fourth AIACR European Championship season. The championship was won by Bernd Rosemeyer, driving for the Auto Union team. Nuvolari won three of the four events that counted towards the championship.

Contents 1 Season Review 1.1 European Championship Grands Prix 1.2 Non-championship Grands Prix 2 Championship Final Standings

[edit] Season Review

[edit] European Championship Grands Prix

Rd	Name	Circuit	Date	Winning drivers	Winning constructor	Report
1	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	April 13	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
2	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	July 26	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Report
3	Swiss Grand Prix	Bremgarten	August 23	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Report
4	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	September 13	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Report

[edit] Non-championship Grands Prix

Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.

Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
Grand Prix de Pau	Pau	March 1	Philippe Étancelin	Maserati	Report
Tripoli Grand Prix	Mellaha	May 10	Achille Varzi	Auto Union	Report
Finnish Grand Prix	Eläintarharata	May 10	Eugen Bjørnstad	Alfa Romeo	Report
Tunis Grand Prix	Carthage	May 17	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
Frontières Grand Prix	Chimay	May 31	Eddie Hertzberger	MG	Report
Penya Rhin Grand Prix	Montjuïc Park	June 7	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix	Gávea	June 7	Vittorio Coppoli	Bugatti	Report
Eifelrennen	Nürburgring	June 14	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Report
Hungarian Grand Prix	Budapest	June 21	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Milan Grand Prix	Milan	June 28	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
São Paulo Grand Prix	São Paulo	July 12	Carlo Maria Pintacuda	Alfa Romeo	Report
Deauville Grand Prix	Deauville	July 19	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Bugatti	Report
Vila Real Circuit	Vila Real	July 26	Vasco do Sameiro	Alfa Romeo	Report
Coppa Ciano	Livorno	August 2	Carlo Maria Pintacuda	Alfa Romeo	Report
			Tazio Nuvolari
Coppa Acerbo	Pescara	August 15	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Report
Junior Car Club 200 mile race	Donington Park	August 29	Richard Seaman	Delage	Report
Coppa Edda Ciano	Lucca	September 6	Mario Tadini	Alfa Romeo	Report
Modena Grand Prix	Modena	September 21	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Donington Grand Prix	Donington Park	October 3	Hans Rüesch	Alfa Romeo	Report
			Richard Seaman
Vanderbilt Cup	Roosevelt Field	October 12	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Mountain Championship	Brooklands	October 17	Raymond Mays	ERA	Report
Buenos Aires Grand Prix	Costanera	October 18	Carlos Arzani	Alfa Romeo	Report

[edit] Championship Final Standings

Pos Driver MON GER SUI ITA Pts 1 Bernd Rosemeyer Ret 1 1 1 10 2 Hans Stuck 3 2 3 Ret 15 3 Tazio Nuvolari 4 Ret Ret 2 17 4 Achille Varzi 2 2 Ret 19 5 Raymond Sommer 7 9 Ret 21 6 Rudolf Caracciola 1 Ret Ret 22 7 Antonio Brivio 5 3 23 = Carlo Felice Trossi Ret 8 7 23 = Ernst von Delius 6 3 23 10 Manfred von Brauchitsch Ret 7 Ret 24 = Rudolf Hasse 4 5 24 = Hermann Lang Ret 4 24 = René Dreyfus Ret Ret 4 24 14 Jean-Pierre Wimille 6 Ret Ret 26 = Luigi Fagioli Ret 5 Ret 26 = Giuseppe Farina Ret Ret Ret 26 17 Pietro Ghersi 8 Ret 27 18 William Grover-Williams 9 28 = Philippe Étancelin Ret Ret 28 = Louis Chiron Ret Ret 28 = Thomas Cholmondeley-Tapper 10 28 = Francesco Severi Ret 28 = Carlo Maria Pintacuda 5 28 = Piero Dusio 6 28 25 Clemente Biondetti Ret Ret 29 26 J. Walter Rens Ret 30 = Earl Howe Ret 30 28 Eugenio Siena Ret 31 = Mario Tadini Ret 31 = Richard Seaman Ret 31 = Juan Zanelli Ret 31 = Jacques de Rham Ret 31 Pos Driver MON GER SUI ITA Pts

Colour Result Points Gold Winner 1 Silver 2nd place 2 Bronze 3rd place 3 Green Completed more than 75% 4 Blue Completed between 50% and 75% 5 Purple Completed between 25% and 50% 6 Red Completed less than 25% 7 Black Disqualified 8 Blank Did not participate 8

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