1936 Grand Prix season

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1936 AIACR European Championship season
European Champion
Bernd Rosemeyer
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1936 Grand Prix season
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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. Rosemeyer won three of the four events that counted towards the championship.

Contents

[edit] Season Review

[edit] European Championship Grands Prix

Rd Name Circuit Date Winning drivers Winning constructor Report
1 Flag of Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Monaco April 13 Flag of Nazi Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
2 Flag of Nazi Germany German Grand Prix Nürburgring July 26 Flag of Nazi Germany Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Report
3 Flag of Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten August 23 Flag of Nazi Germany Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Report
4 Flag of Italy Italian Grand Prix Monza September 13 Flag of Nazi Germany 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
Flag of France Grand Prix de Pau Pau March 1 Flag of France Philippe Étancelin Maserati Report
Flag of Italy Tripoli Grand Prix Mellaha May 10 Flag of Italy Achille Varzi Auto Union Report
Flag of Finland Finnish Grand Prix Eläintarharata May 10 Flag of Norway Eugen Bjørnstad Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Tunisia Tunis Grand Prix Carthage May 17 Flag of Nazi Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of Belgium Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay May 31 Flag of the Netherlands Eddie Hertzberger MG Report
Flag of Spain Penya Rhin Grand Prix Montjuïc Park June 7 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Brazil Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix Gávea June 7 Flag of Italy Vittorio Coppoli Bugatti Report
Flag of Nazi Germany Eifelrennen Nürburgring June 14 Flag of Nazi Germany Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Report
Flag of Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Budapest June 21 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Italy Milan Grand Prix Milan June 28 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Brazil São Paulo Grand Prix São Paulo July 12 Flag of Italy Carlo Maria Pintacuda Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of France Deauville Grand Prix Deauville July 19 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti Report
Flag of Portugal Vila Real Circuit Vila Real July 26 Flag of Portugal Vasco do Sameiro Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Italy Coppa Ciano Livorno August 2 Flag of Italy Carlo Maria Pintacuda Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari
Flag of Italy Coppa Acerbo Pescara August 15 Flag of Nazi Germany Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Junior Car Club 200 mile race Donington Park August 29 Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Seaman Delage Report
Flag of Italy Coppa Edda Ciano Lucca September 6 Flag of Italy Mario Tadini Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Italy Modena Grand Prix Modena September 21 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Donington Grand Prix Donington Park October 3 Flag of Switzerland Hans Rüesch Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Seaman
Flag of the United States Vanderbilt Cup Roosevelt Field October 12 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Mountain Championship Brooklands October 17 Flag of the United Kingdom Raymond Mays ERA Report
Flag of Argentina Buenos Aires Grand Prix Costanera October 18 Flag of Argentina Carlos Arzani Alfa Romeo Report

[edit] Championship Final Standings

Pos Driver MON Flag of Monaco GER Flag of Nazi Germany SUI Flag of Switzerland ITA Flag of Italy Pts
1 Flag of Nazi Germany Bernd Rosemeyer Ret 1 1 1 10
2 Flag of Nazi Germany Hans Stuck 3 2 3 Ret 15
3 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari 4 Ret Ret 2 17
4 Flag of Italy Achille Varzi 2 2 Ret 19
5 Flag of France Raymond Sommer 7 9 Ret 21
6 Flag of Nazi Germany Rudolf Caracciola 1 Ret Ret 22
7 Flag of Italy Antonio Brivio 5 3 23
= Flag of Italy Carlo Felice Trossi Ret 8 7 23
= Flag of Nazi Germany Ernst von Delius 6 3 23
10 Flag of Nazi Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch Ret 7 Ret 24
= Flag of Nazi Germany Rudolf Hasse 4 5 24
= Flag of Nazi Germany Hermann Lang Ret 4 24
= Flag of France René Dreyfus Ret Ret 4 24
14 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Wimille 6 Ret Ret 26
= Flag of Italy Luigi Fagioli Ret 5 Ret 26
= Flag of Italy Giuseppe Farina Ret Ret Ret 26
17 Flag of Italy Pietro Ghersi 8 Ret 27
18 Flag of the United Kingdom William Grover-Williams 9 28
= Flag of France Philippe Étancelin Ret Ret 28
= Flag of Monaco Louis Chiron Ret Ret 28
= Flag of New Zealand Thomas Pitt Cholmondeley-Tapper 10 28
= Flag of Italy Francesco Severi Ret 28
= Flag of Italy Carlo Maria Pintacuda 5 28
= Flag of Italy Piero Dusio 6 28
25 Flag of Italy Clemente Biondetti Ret Ret 29
26 Flag of the Netherlands J. Walter Rens Ret 30
= Flag of the United Kingdom Earl Howe Ret 30
28 Flag of Italy Eugenio Siena Ret 31
= Flag of Italy Mario Tadini Ret 31
= Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Seaman Ret 31
= Flag of Chile Juan Zanelli Ret 31
= Flag of Switzerland Jacques de Rham Ret 31
Pos Driver MON Flag of Monaco GER Flag of Nazi Germany SUI Flag of Switzerland ITA Flag of Italy 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 3 (1934-1949). The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.

Leif Snellman and Hans Etzrodt. 1936. The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.

Galpin, Darren. 1936 Grands Prix. The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.

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