1932 Grand Prix season

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1932 AIACR European Championship season
European Champion
Tazio Nuvolari
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1932 Grand Prix season
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The 1932 Grand Prix season was the second AIACR European Championship season. The championship was won by Tazio Nuvolari, driving for the Alfa Corse team. Nuvolari won two of the three events that counted towards the championship. All championship races were between five and ten hour events.

Contents

[edit] Season Review

[edit] European Championship Grands Prix

Rd Name Circuit Date Winning drivers Winning constructor Report
1 Flag of Italy Italian Grand Prix Monza June 5 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
2 Flag of France French Grand Prix Reims-Gueux July 3 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
3 Flag of Germany German Grand Prix Nürburgring July 17 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola Alfa Romeo Report

[edit] Non-championship Grands Prix

Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.

Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning constructor Report
Flag of Tunisia Tunis Grand Prix Carthage April 3 Flag of Italy Achille Varzi Bugatti Report
Flag of Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Monaco April 17 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Italy Rome Grand Prix Littorio April 24 Flag of Italy Luigi Fagioli Maserati Report
Flag of France Oran Grand Prix Arcone April 24 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti Report
Flag of the United Kingdom British Empire Trophy Brooklands April 30 Flag of the United Kingdom John Cobb Delage Report
Flag of Italy Targa Florio Madonie May 8 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Finland Finnish Grand Prix Eläintarharata May 8 Flag of Sweden Per-Viktor Widengren Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of Belgium Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay May 15 Flag of Belgium Arthur Legat Bugatti Report
Flag of France Provence Trophy Nîmes May 16 Flag of Czechoslovakia Stanislas Czaykowski Bugatti Report
Flag of France Nîmes Grand Prix Nîmes May 16 Flag of France Benoit Falchetto Bugatti Report
Flag of Germany Avusrennen AVUS May 22 Flag of Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of Morocco Casablanca Grand Prix Anfa May 22 Flag of France Marcel Lehoux Bugatti Report
Flag of Germany Eifelrennen Nürburgring May 29 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of France Torvilliers Circuit Troyes May 29 Flag of France Robert Gauthier Bugatti Report
Flag of France Picardy Grand Prix Péronne June 5 Flag of France Philippe Étancelin Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Poland Lwów Grand Prix Lwów June 19 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of France Lorraine Grand Prix Nancy June 26 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of France Dieppe Grand Prix Dieppe July 24 Flag of Monaco Louis Chiron Bugatti Report
Flag of France Nice Circuit Race Nice July 31 Flag of Monaco Louis Chiron Bugatti Report
Flag of Italy Coppa Ciano Montenero July 31 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Italy Coppa Acerbo Pescara August 14 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of France Grand Prix du Comminges Saint-Gaudens August 14 Flag of Italy Goffredo Zehender Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of France La Baule Grand Prix La Baule August 17 Flag of the United Kingdom William Grover-Williams Bugatti Report
Flag of Czechoslovakia Masaryk Grand Prix Brno September 4 Flag of Monaco Louis Chiron Bugatti Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Mountain Championship Brooklands September 10 Flag of the United Kingdom Malcolm Campbell Sunbeam Report
Flag of Italy Monza Grand Prix Monza September 11 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of France Antibes Grand Prix Garoupe September 11 Flag of France Benoit Falchetto Bugatti Report
Flag of France Marseille Grand Prix Miramas September 25 Flag of France Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Finland Munkkiniemenajo Helsinki September 25 Flag of Sweden Per-Viktor Widengren Alfa Romeo Report

[edit] Championship Final Standings

Pos Driver ITA Flag of Italy FRA Flag of France GER Flag of Germany Pts
1 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari 1 1 2 4
2 Flag of Italy Baconin Borzacchini 3 2 3 8
3 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola NC 3 1 9
4 Flag of France René Dreyfus 5 5 4 12
5 Flag of Monaco Louis Chiron Ret 4 Ret 17
= Flag of France Albert Divo 6 Ret 17
7 Flag of Italy Luigi Fagioli 2 18
8 Flag of Italy Amedeo Ruggeri 8 Ret 19
9 Flag of Italy Giuseppe Campari 4 20
= Flag of Italy Pietro Ghersi 7 20
= Flag of Italy Eugenio Siena 9 20
= Flag of the United Kingdom William Grover-Williams 6 20
= Flag of Italy Goffredo Zehender 7 20
= Flag of France Pierre Félix 8 20
= Flag of the United Kingdom Earl Howe 9 20
16 Flag of France Marcel Lehoux Ret Ret Ret 21
= Flag of Italy Achille Varzi Ret Ret 21
= Flag of Italy Luigi Premoli 10 21
= Flag of France Philippe Étancelin Ret 21
= Flag of France Max Fourny Ret 21
= Flag of France Jean-Pierre Wimille Ret 21
22 Flag of Italy Luigi Castelbarco Ret 23
= Flag of France Jean Gaupillat Ret 23
= Flag of Germany Hans Lewy Ret 23
= Flag of Germany Paul Pietsch Ret 23
Pos Driver ITA Flag of Italy FRA Flag of France GER Flag of Germany 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

Etzrodt, Hans. Grand Prix Winners 1895-1949 : Part 2 (1919-1933). The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.

Galpin, Darren. 1932 Grands Prix. The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.


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