1934 Grand Prix season

1934 Grand Prix season
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The 1934 Grand Prix season was the final year of a two-year hiatus for the European Championship. Achille Varzi proved to be the most successful driver, winning six Grands Prix. Alfa Romeo's cars proved difficult to beat, winning 18 of the season's 35 Grands Prix.

Contents

Season review

Grandes Épreuves

Name Circuit Date Winning drivers Winning constructor Report
Monaco Grand Prix Monaco April 2 Guy Moll Alfa Romeo Report
French Grand Prix Montlhéry July 1 Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Report
German Grand Prix Nürburgring July 15 Hans Stuck Auto Union Report
Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps July 29 René Dreyfus Bugatti Report
Italian Grand Prix Monza September 9 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
Luigi Fagioli
Spanish Grand Prix Lasarte September 23 Luigi Fagioli Mercedes-Benz Report

Other Grands Prix

Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning constructor Report
Vallentunaloppet Vallentunasjön February 18 Paul Pietsch Alfa Romeo Report
Norwegian Grand Prix Mjøsa, Lillehammer February 25 Per Victor Widengren Alfa Romeo Report
Alessandria Circuit Alessandria April 22 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report
Tripoli Grand Prix Mellaha May 6 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report
Finnish Grand Prix Eläintarharata May 13 Eugen Bjørnstad Alfa Romeo Report
Casablanca Grand Prix Anfa May 20 Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Report
Targa Florio Madonie May 20 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report
Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay May 20 Willy Longueville Bugatti Report
Avusrennen AVUS May 27 Guy Moll Alfa Romeo Report
Picardy Grand Prix Péronne May 27 Benoit Falchetto Maserati Report
Mannin Moar Douglas June 2 Brian Lewis Alfa Romeo Report
Eifelrennen Nürburgring June 3 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz Report
Montreux Grand Prix Montreux June 3 Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Report
Penya Rhin Grand Prix Montjuïc Park June 17 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report
Grand Prix de la Marne Reims July 8 Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Report
Vichy Grand Prix Vichy July 15 Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Report
Coppa Ciano Montenero July 22 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report
Albi Grand Prix Albi July 22 Rupert Featherstonhaugh Maserati Report
Dieppe Grand Prix Dieppe July 22 Philippe Étancelin Maserati Report
Coppa Acerbo Pescara August 15 Luigi Fagioli Mercedes-Benz Report
Nice Grand Prix Nice August 19 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report
Grand Prix du Comminges Saint-Gaudens August 26 Gianfranco Comotti Alfa Romeo Report
Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten August 26 Hans Stuck Auto Union Report
Biella Circuit Biella September 2 Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Report
U.M.F. Grand Prix Montlhéry September 9 Benoit Falchetto Alfa Romeo Report
Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Masaryk Circuit September 30 Hans Stuck Auto Union Report
Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix Gávea October 3 Irineu Correa Ford Report
Donington Park Trophy Donington Park October 6 Whitney Straight Maserati Report
Mountain Championship Brooklands October 13 Whitney Straight Maserati Report
Modena Grand Prix Modena October 14 Tazio Nuvolari Maserati Report
Naples Grand Prix Posillipo October 21 Tazio Nuvolari Maserati Report
Algerian Grand Prix Algiers October 28 Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti Report

Statistics

Grand Prix winners

Drivers

Driver Wins
Total Grandes
Épreuves
Achille Varzi 6 0
Louis Chiron 3 1
Luigi Fagioli 3 2 (1 shared)
Hans Stuck 3 1
Carlo Felice Trossi 3 0
Benoit Falchetto 2 0
Guy Moll 2 1
Tazio Nuvolari 2 0
Whitney Straight 2 0
Eugen Björnstad 1 0
Rudolf Caracciola 1 1 (1 shared)
Gianfranco Comotti 1 0
René Dreyfus 1 1
Philippe Étancelin 1 0
Rupert Featherstonhaugh 1 0
Brian Lewis 1 0
Willy Longueville 1 0
Manfred von Brauchitsch 1 0
Jean-Pierre Wimille 1 0

Manufacturers

Manufacturer Wins
Total Grandes
Épreuves
Alfa Romeo 18 2
Maserati 7 0
Mercedes-Benz 4 2
Auto Union 3 1
Bugatti 3 1

References