1935 Grand Prix season

1935 AIACR European Championship season
European Champion
Germany 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.

Note that a new German flag was adopted on 15 September 1935.

Entrants

Teams

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.
Mercedes-Benz's entry came in the form of the W25.

Works teams

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

Independent teams

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

Private entries

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

Season review

European Championship Grands Prix

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

Non-championship Grands Prix

Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.

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

Championship Final Standings

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

External links

References

Etzrodt, Hans. "Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 3 (1934–1949)". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-05.

Leif Snellman and Hans Etzrodt. "1935". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-05.

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