1936 Grand Prix season

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

Season review

European Championship Grands Prix

Rd Name Circuit Date Winning drivers Winning constructor Report
1 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco April 13 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
2 German Grand Prix Nürburgring July 26 Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Report
3 Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten August 23 Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Report
4 Italian Grand Prix Monza September 13 Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Report

Non-championship Grands Prix

Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.

Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning constructor Report
Långforssjöloppet Långforssjön, Sala February 9 Per Victor Widengren Alfa Romeo Report
Hörkenloppet Hörken, Grängesberg February 17 Eugen Bjørnstad Alfa Romeo Report
Swedish Winter Grand Prix Rämen February 23 Eugen Bjørnstad Alfa Romeo Report
Pau Grand Prix Pau March 1 Philippe Étancelin Maserati Report
Norwegian Grand Prix Gjersjøen March 8 Eugen Bjørnstad Alfa Romeo Report
Tripoli Grand Prix Mellaha May 10 Achille Varzi Auto Union Report
Finnish Grand Prix Eläintarharata May 10 Eugen Bjørnstad Alfa Romeo Report
Tunis Grand Prix Carthage May 17 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay May 31 Eddie Hertzberger MG Report
Penya Rhin Grand Prix Montjuïc Park June 7 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix Gávea June 7 Vittorio Coppoli Bugatti Report
Eifelrennen Nürburgring June 14 Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Report
Hungarian Grand Prix Budapest June 21 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Milan Grand Prix Milan June 28 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
São Paulo Grand Prix São Paulo July 12 Carlo Maria Pintacuda Alfa Romeo Report
Deauville Grand Prix Deauville July 19 Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti Report
Vila Real Circuit Vila Real July 26 Vasco do Sameiro Alfa Romeo Report
Coppa Ciano Montenero August 2 Carlo Maria Pintacuda Alfa Romeo Report
Tazio Nuvolari
Coppa Acerbo Pescara August 15 Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Report
Junior Car Club 200 mile race Donington Park August 29 Richard Seaman Delage Report
Coppa Edda Ciano Lucca September 6 Mario Tadini Alfa Romeo Report
Modena Grand Prix Modena September 21 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Donington Grand Prix Donington Park October 3 Hans Rüesch Alfa Romeo Report
Richard Seaman
Vanderbilt Cup Roosevelt Field October 12 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Mountain Championship Brooklands October 17 Raymond Mays ERA Report
Buenos Aires Grand Prix Costanera October 18 Carlos Arzani Alfa Romeo Report

Championship Final Standings

Pos Driver MON GER SUI ITA Pts
1 Bernd Rosemeyer Ret 1 1 1 10
2 Hans Stuck 3 2 3 Ret 15
3 Tazio Nuvolari 4 Ret Ret 2 17
4 Achille Varzi 2 2 Ret 19
5 Raymond Sommer 7 9 Ret 21
6 Rudolf Caracciola 1 Ret Ret 22
7 Antonio Brivio 5 3 23
= Carlo Felice Trossi Ret 8 7 23
= Ernst von Delius 6 3 23
10 Manfred von Brauchitsch Ret 7 Ret 24
= Rudolf Hasse 4 5 24
= Hermann Lang Ret 4 24
= René Dreyfus Ret Ret 4 24
14 Jean-Pierre Wimille 6 Ret Ret 26
= Luigi Fagioli Ret 5 Ret 26
= Giuseppe Farina Ret Ret Ret 26
17 Pietro Ghersi 8 Ret 27
18 William Grover-Williams 9 28
= Philippe Étancelin Ret Ret 28
= Louis Chiron Ret Ret 28
= Thomas Pitt Cholmondeley-Tapper 10 28
= Francesco Severi Ret 28
= Carlo Maria Pintacuda 5 28
= Piero Dusio 6 28
25 Clemente Biondetti Ret Ret 29
26 J. Walter Rens Ret 30
= Earl Howe Ret 30
28 Eugenio Siena Ret 31
= Mario Tadini Ret 31
= Richard Seaman Ret 31
= Juan Zanelli Ret 31
= Jacques de Rham Ret 31
Pos Driver MON GER SUI ITA 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

References

Etzrodt, Hans. "Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 3 (1934–1949)". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw3.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-05. 

Leif Snellman and Hans Etzrodt. "1936". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp36.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-05. 

Galpin, Darren. "1936 Grands Prix". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1936.html. Retrieved 2007-08-05. 

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