1935 Grand Prix season

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1935 AIACR European Championship season
European Champion
Rudolf Caracciola
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1935 Grand Prix season
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The 1935 Grand Prix season was the third AIACR European Championship season. The championship was won by Rudolf Caracciola, driving for the Mercedes-Benz team.

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[edit] Entrants

[edit] Teams

Scuderia Ferrari were the works Alfa Romeo team for the 1935 season, and raced the P3 model.
Scuderia Ferrari were the works Alfa Romeo team for the 1935 season, and raced the P3 model.
Bugatti entered their year old Type 59 model, seen here without its engine cover.
Bugatti entered their year old Type 59 model, seen here without its engine cover.
Mercedes-Benz's entry came in the form of the W25.
Mercedes-Benz's entry came in the form of the W25.

[edit] Works teams

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Driver
Flag of Germany Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W25 3.7/4.0/4.3 litres Straight-8 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola
Flag of Italy Luigi Fagioli
Flag of Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch
Flag of Germany Hermann Lang
Flag of Germany Hanns Geier
Flag of Germany Auto Union Auto Union B 4.9/5.6 litres V16 Flag of Germany Hans Stuck
Flag of Germany Bernd Rosemeyer
Flag of Italy Achille Varzi
Flag of Germany Paul Pietsch
Flag of Italy Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Tipo B "P3"
8C-35
3.2/3.8 litres Straight-8
3.8 litres Straight-8
Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari
Flag of France René Dreyfus
Flag of Monaco Louis Chiron
Flag of Italy Attilio Marinoni
Flag of Italy Antonio Brivio
Flag of Italy Scuderia Subalpina Maserati 6C-34
V8-RI
3.2 litres Straight-6
4.2 litres Straight-8
Flag of Italy Goffredo Zehender
Flag of France Philippe Étancelin
Flag of Italy Pietro Ghersi
Flag of Italy Giuseppe Farina
Flag of Italy Eugenio Siena
Flag of France Marcel Lehoux
Flag of France Bugatti Bugatti T59 3.3 litres Straight-8 Flag of Italy Piero Taruffi
Flag of France Robert Benoist
Flag of France Jean-Pierre Wimille
Flag of the United Kingdom ERA ERA B 2.0 litres Straight-6 Flag of the United Kingdom Raymond Mays
Flag of Germany Ernst von Delius

[edit] Independent teams

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Driver
Flag of Spain Scuderia Villapadierna Maserati 8CM 3.0 litres Straight-8 Flag of France Marcel Lehoux
Flag of Italy Gruppo san Giorgio Alfa Romeo
Maserati
Tipo B "P3"
26M
3.0 litres Straight-8
2.5 litres Straight-8
Flag of Italy Renato Balestrero
Flag of Italy Luigi Soffietti Maserati 8CM 3.0 litres Straight-8 Flag of Italy Luigi Soffietti
Flag of Italy Pietro Ghersi
Flag of the United Kingdom Earl Howe Bugatti
Maserati
T59
8CM
3.2 litres Straight-8
3.0 litres Straight-8
Flag of the United Kingdom Earl Howe
Flag of the United Kingdom Brian Lewis
Flag of Italy Gino Rovere Maserati 6C-34 3.7 litres Straight-6 Flag of Italy Giuseppe Farina
Flag of Italy Franco Sardi Alfa Romeo Tipo B "P3" 2.9 litres Straight-8 Flag of Italy Ferdinando Barbieri

[edit] Private entries

Driver Constructor Chassis Engine Races entered
Flag of France Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo Tipo B "P3" 3.2 litres Straight-8 BEL, SUI, ESP
Flag of Hungary László Hartmann Maserati 8CM 3.0 litres Straight-8 GER, SUI
Flag of Switzerland Hans Rüesch Maserati 8CM 3.0 litres Straight-8 GER
Flag of Spain Genaro Léoz-Abad Bugatti ? ESP

[edit] Season Review

[edit] European Championship Grands Prix

Rd Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning team Report
1 Flag of Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps July 14 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
2 Flag of Germany German Grand Prix Nürburgring July 28 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
3 Flag of Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten August 25 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
4 Flag of Italy Italian Grand Prix Monza September 8 Flag of Germany Hans Stuck Auto Union Report
5 Flag of Spain Spanish Grand Prix Lasarte September 22 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report

[edit] Non-championship Grands Prix

Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.

Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning team Report
Flag of France Grand Prix de Pau Pau February 24 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Monaco April 22 Flag of Italy Luigi Fagioli Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of Italy Targa Florio Madonie April 28 Flag of Italy Antonio Brivio Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Tunisia Tunis Grand Prix Carthage May 5 Flag of Italy Achille Varzi Auto Union Report
Flag of Italy Tripoli Grand Prix Mellaha May 12 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of Finland Finnish Grand Prix Eläintarharata May 12 Flag of Finland Karl Ebb Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of Italy Bergamo Circuit Bergamo May 19 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Germany Avusrennen AVUS May 26 Flag of Italy Luigi Fagioli Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of France Picardy Grand Prix Péronne May 26 Flag of France Robert Benoist Bugatti Report
Flag of France Orléans Circuit Orléans May 26 Flag of France Robert Cazaux Bugatti Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Mannin Moar Douglas May 31 Flag of the United Kingdom Brian Lewis Bugatti Report
Flag of France U.M.F. Grand Prix Montlhéry June 2 Flag of France Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Italy Biella Circuit Biella June 9 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Belgium Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay June 9 Flag of Germany Rudolf Steinweg Bugatti Report
Flag of Germany Eifelrennen Nürburgring June 16 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of France French Grand Prix Montlhéry June 23 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of Spain Penya Rhin Grand Prix Montjuïc Park June 30 Flag of Italy Luigi Fagioli Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of France Lorraine Grand Prix Nancy June 30 Flag of Monaco Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Italy Turin Circuit Valentino Park July 7 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of France Grand Prix de la Marne Reims July 7 Flag of France René Dreyfus Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of France Dieppe Grand Prix Dieppe July 21 Flag of France René Dreyfus Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Italy Varese Circuit Varese July 21 Flag of Italy Vittorio Belmondo Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of France Grand Prix du Comminges Saint-Gaudens August 4 Flag of France Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Italy Coppa Ciano Montenero August 4 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Italy Coppa Acerbo Pescara August 15 Flag of Italy Achille Varzi Auto Union Report
Flag of France Nice Grand Prix Nice August 18 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Italy Modena Grand Prix Modena September 15 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Estonia Estonian Grand Prix Pirita-Kose September 15 Flag of Finland Karl Ebb Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of Czechoslovakia Masaryk Grand Prix Brno September 29 Flag of Germany Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Report
Flag of Italy Coppa Edda Ciano Lucca September 29 Flag of Italy Mario Tadini Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Donington Grand Prix Donington Park October 5 Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Shuttleworth Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Italy Coppa della Sila Cosenza October 6 Flag of Italy Antonio Brivio Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Mountain Championship Brooklands October 19 Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Shuttleworth Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Portugal Estoril Circuit Estoril October 20 Flag of Portugal Francisco Ribeiro Ferreira Bugatti Report

[edit] Championship Final Standings

Pos Driver BEL Flag of Belgium GER Flag of Germany SUI Flag of Switzerland ITA Flag of Italy ESP Flag of Spain Pts
1 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola 1 3 1 Ret 1 11
2 Flag of Italy Luigi Fagioli 2 6 2 Ret 2 17
3 Flag of Germany Hans Stuck 2 11 1 Ret 21
4 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari 1 5 Ret Ret 24
5 Flag of Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch Ret 5 Ret Ret 3 25
= Flag of Germany Bernd Rosemeyer 4 3 Ret 5 25
7 Flag of France René Dreyfus 4 7 2 26
8 Flag of Italy Achille Varzi 8 4 Ret Ret 27
9 Flag of Monaco Louis Chiron 3 Ret Ret Ret 29
= Flag of Germany Hermann Lang Ret 6 Ret 29
11 Flag of Italy Piero Taruffi 6 Ret 5 31
= Flag of France Raymond Sommer Ret 9 7 31
= Flag of Germany Paul Pietsch 9 3 31
14 Flag of France Marcel Lehoux 7 8 32
= Flag of France Robert Benoist 5 6 32
16 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Wimille Ret Ret 4 33
17 Flag of France Philippe Étancelin Ret Ret Ret 34
18 Flag of Italy Goffredo Zehender 11 Ret 35
= Flag of Italy Pietro Ghersi 12 Ret 35
= Flag of Italy Renato Balestrero Ret 12 35
21 Flag of Germany Hanns Geier 7 36
= Flag of Switzerland Hans Rüesch 10 36
= Flag of Hungary László Hartmann Ret Ret 36
= Flag of Italy Giuseppe Farina 8 36
= Flag of the United Kingdom Earl Howe 10 36
= Flag of Italy Attilio Marinoni 4 36
27 Flag of the United Kingdom Raymond Mays Ret 37
= Flag of Spain Genaro Léoz-Abad Ret 37
29 Flag of Italy Antonio Brivio Ret 39
= Flag of Italy Ferdinando Barbieri Ret 39
= Flag of the United Kingdom Brian Lewis Ret 39
= Flag of Italy Eugenio Siena Ret 39
Pos Driver BEL Flag of Belgium GER Flag of Germany SUI Flag of Switzerland ITA Flag of Italy ESP Flag of Spain 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] External links

[edit] References

Etzrodt, Hans. Grand Prix Winners 1895-1949 : Part 3 (1934-1949). The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.

Leif Snellman and Hans Etzrodt. 1935. The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.

Galpin, Darren. 1935 Grands Prix. The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.

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