1931 Grand Prix season

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1931 AIACR European Championship season European Champion Ferdinando Minoia Previous: none Next: 1932

1931 Grand Prix season Previous: 1930 Next: 1932

The 1931 Grand Prix season was the first AIACR European Championship season. The championship was won by Ferdinando Minoia, driving for the Alfa Corse team. Minoia won the championship despite not winning a single race during the championship season. All championship races were ten hour events, so most cars utilised more than one driver.

Contents 1 Season Review 1.1 European Championship Grands Prix 1.2 Non-championship Grands Prix 2 Championship Final Standings 3 References

[edit] Season Review

[edit] European Championship Grands Prix

Rd	Name	Circuit	Date	Winning drivers	Winning constructor	Report
1	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	May 4	Giuseppe Campari	Alfa Romeo	Report
				Tazio Nuvolari
2	French Grand Prix	Montlhéry	June 21	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Report
				Achille Varzi
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	July 12	William Grover-Williams	Bugatti	Report
				Caberto Conelli

[edit] Non-championship Grands Prix

Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.

Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
Tunis Grand Prix	Carthage	March 29	Achille Varzi	Bugatti	Report
Circuit d'Esterel Plage	Saint-Raphaël	April 6	Philippe Étancelin	Bugatti	Report
Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	April 19	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Report
Circuito di Alessandria	Alessandria	April 26	Achille Varzi	Bugatti	Report
Targa Florio	Madonie	May 10	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Picardy Grand Prix	Péronne	May 10	"Ivernel"	Bugatti	Report
Casablanca Grand Prix	Anfa	May 17	Stanislas Czaykowski	Bugatti	Report
Geneva Grand Prix	Meyrin	June 7	Marcel Lehoux	Bugatti	Report
Rome Grand Prix	Littorio	June 7	Ernesto Maserati	Maserati	Report
Lwów Grand Prix	Lwów	June 7	Hans Stuck	Mercedes-Benz	Report
Eifelrennen	Nürburgring	June 7	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
Grand Prix de la Marne	Reims	July 5	Marcel Lehoux	Bugatti	Report
Circuit du Vaucluse	Avignon	July 5	Frédéric Toselli	Bugatti	Report
German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	July 19	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
Dieppe Grand Prix	Dieppe	July 26	Philippe Étancelin	Alfa Romeo	Report
Coppa Ciano	Montenero	August 2	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Avusrennen	AVUS	August 2	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
Circuit du Dauphiné	Grenoble	August 2	Philippe Étancelin	Alfa Romeo	Report
Grand Prix du Comminges	Saint-Gaudens	August 16	Philippe Étancelin	Alfa Romeo	Report
Coppa Acerbo	Pescara	August 16	Giuseppe Campari	Alfa Romeo	Report
Monza Grand Prix	Monza	September 6	Luigi Fagioli	Maserati	Report
La Baule Grand Prix	La Baule	September 13	William Grover-Williams	Bugatti	Report
Masaryk Grand Prix	Brno	September 27	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Report
Brignoles Grand Prix	Brignoles	September 27	René Dreyfus	Bugatti	Report
Mountain Championship	Brooklands	October 17	Henry Birkin	Maserati	Report

[edit] Championship Final Standings

Minoia won the championship on a tie-breaker as he had completed a longer distance in total than Campari.

Pos Driver ITA FRA BEL Pts 1 Ferdinando Minoia 2 6 3 9 2 Giuseppe Campari 1 2 Ret 9 3 Baconin Borzacchini Ret 2 2 11 4 Albert Divo 3 7 Ret 12 = Guy Bouriat 3 7 Ret 12 = Achille Varzi Ret 1 Ret 12 = Louis Chiron Ret 1 Ret 12 8 Tazio Nuvolari Ret 11 2 13 9 Jean-Pierre Wimille 4 Ret 7 14 = Jean Gaupillat 4 Ret 7 14 = William Grover-Williams Ret 1 14 = Caberto Conelli Ret 1 14 13 [1] Boris Ivanowski 5 Ret 5 15 = Henri Stoffel 5 Ret 5 15 = Giovanni Minozzi 11 3 15 16 Henry Birkin 4 4 16 = Jean Pesato 10 6 16 = Pierre Félix 10 6 16 = Brian Lewis 12 4 16 20 Pietro Ghersi 8 8 17 = Robert Sénéchal 9 5 17 22 Goffredo Zehender 6 Ret 18 23 Clemente Biondetti 3 19 = Luigi Parenti 3 19 25 Francesco Pirola 6 20 = Giovanni Lurani 6 20 = Amadeo Ruggeri 7 20 = Renato Balestrero 7 20 = George Eyston 4 20 = René Dreyfus 8 20 = René Ferrant 9 20 = Louis Rigal 9 20 = Earl Howe 12 20 34 Umberto Klinger 8 21 = Roberto di Vecchio Ret 21 = Gerolamo Ferrari Ret 21 = Marcel Lehoux Ret Ret 21 = Philippe Étancelin Ret Ret 21 = Emilio Eminente Ret 21 = Edmond Bourlier Ret 21 = Georges d'Arnoux Ret 21 = Max Fourny Ret 21 = Charles Montier 8 21 =  "Ducolombier" 8 21 = François Montier Ret 21 46 Enzo Grimaldi Ret 22 =  "Borgait" Ret 22 = Luigi Fagioli Ret 22 = Ernesto Maserati Ret 22 = Rudolf Caracciola Ret 22 = Otto Merz Ret 22 52 Alfredo Caniato Ret 23 =  "Tortini" Ret 23 = William "Bummer" Scott Ret 23 =  S. Armstrong-Payne Ret 23 = Jack Dunfee Ret 23 Pos Driver ITA FRA BEL 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

[edit] References

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