1933 Grand Prix season

1933 Grand Prix season
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The 1933 Grand Prix season was the first year of a two-year hiatus for the European Championship. Tazio Nuvolari proved to be the most successful driver, winning seven Grands Prix. Alfa Romeo's cars proved difficult to beat, winning 19 of the season's 36 Grands Prix.

Contents

Season review

Grandes Épreuves

Name Circuit Date Winning drivers Winning constructor Report
Monaco Grand Prix Monaco April 23 Achille Varzi Bugatti Report
French Grand Prix Montlhéry June 11 Giuseppe Campari Maserati Report
Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps July 9 Tazio Nuvolari Maserati Report
Italian Grand Prix Monza September 10 Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo Report
Spanish Grand Prix Lasarte September 24 Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Report

Other Grands Prix

Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning constructor Report
Pau Grand Prix Pau February 19 Marcel Lehoux Bugatti Report
Swedish Winter Grand Prix Rämen February 26 Per-Viktor Widengren Alfa Romeo Report
Swedish Ice Race Hemfjärden March 5 Paul Pietsch Alfa Romeo Report
Tunis Grand Prix Carthage March 26 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Alessandria Circuit Alessandria April 30 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Tripoli Grand Prix Mellaha May 7 Achille Varzi Bugatti Report
Finnish Grand Prix Eläintarharata May 7 Karl Ebb Mercedes-Benz Report
Avusrennen AVUS May 21 Achille Varzi Bugatti Report
Picardy Grand Prix Péronne May 21 Philippe Étancelin Alfa Romeo Report
Eifelrennen Nürburgring May 28 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Targa Florio Madonie May 28 Antonio Brivio Alfa Romeo Report
Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay June 4 Willy Longueville Bugatti Report
Provence Trophy Nîmes June 4 Marcel Jacob Bugatti Report
Nîmes Grand Prix Nîmes June 4 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Florence Circuit Florence June 11 Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Report
Lviv Grand Prix Lviv June 11 Eugen Björnstad Alfa Romeo Report
Penya Rhin Grand Prix Montjuïc Park June 25 Juan Zanelli Alfa Romeo Report
British Empire Trophy Brooklands July 1 Stanislas Czaykowski Bugatti Report
Grand Prix de la Marne Reims July 2 Philippe Étancelin Alfa Romeo Report
Mannin Moar Douglas July 14 Brian Lewis Alfa Romeo Report
Dieppe Grand Prix Dieppe July 16 Marcel Lehoux Bugatti Report
Coppa Ciano Montenero July 30 Tazio Nuvolari Maserati Report
Swedish Summer Grand Prix Vram August 6 Antonio Brivio Alfa Romeo Report
Nice Grand Prix Nice August 6 Tazio Nuvolari Maserati Report
Coppa Acerbo Pescara August 13 Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo Report
La Baule Grand Prix La Baule August 13 William Grover-Williams Bugatti Report
Grand Prix du Comminges Saint-Gaudens August 20 Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo Report
Marseille Grand Prix Miramas August 27 Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Report
Albi Grand Prix Albi August 27 Louis Braillard Bugatti Report
Monza Grand Prix Monza September 10 Marcel Lehoux Bugatti Report
Masaryk Circuit Brno September 17 Louis Chiron Bugatti Report
Donington Park Trophy Donington Park October 7 Earl Howe Bugatti Report
Mountain Championship Brooklands October 21 Whitney Straight Maserati Report

Statistics

Grand Prix winners

Drivers

Driver Wins
Total Grandes
Épreuves
Tazio Nuvolari 7 1
Louis Chiron 3 1
Luigi Fagioli 3 1
Marcel Lehoux 3 0
Achille Varzi 3 1
Antonio Brivio 2 0
Philippe Étancelin 2 0
Eugen Björnstad 1 0
Louis Brailliard 1 0
Giuseppe Campari 1 1
Stanislas Czaykowski 1 0
Karl Ebb 1 0
William Grover-Williams 1 0
Earl Howe 1 0
Marcel Jacob 1 0
Brian Lewis 1 0
Willy Longueville 1 0
Whitney Straight 1 0
Carlo Felice Trossi 1 0
Juan Zanelli 1 0

Manufacturers

Manufacturer Wins
Total Grandes
Épreuves
Alfa Romeo 19 2
Bugatti 13 1
Maserati 3 2
Mercedes-Benz 1 0

References

Etzrodt, Hans. "Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 2 (1919–1933)". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw2.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-05. 

Leif Snellman and Hans Etzrodt. "1933". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp33.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-05. 

Galpin, Darren. "1933 Grands Prix". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1933.html. Retrieved 2007-08-05.