1932 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1932 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 17 April 1932. Tazio Nuvolari, driving for the works Alfa Romeo team, won the race by just 2.8 seconds from the privateer Alfa of Rudolf Caracciola, who, despite having a contract for 1932, was not yet part of the official works team. Caracciola might have had an opportunity to pass Nuvolari for the lead, after the Italian's car developed fuel pick-up issues, but he decided instead to remain behind the Alfa Romeo team leader. The 1931 Monaco Grand Prix runner-up Luigi Fagioli completed the podium in third for the Maserati team.[1]

1932 Monaco Grand Prix
Race details
Date 17 April 1932
Official name IV Grand Prix de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.180 km (1.976 mi)
Distance 100 laps, 318.0 km (197.6 mi)
Weather Overcast, dry
Pole position
Driver
Bugatti
Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Driver Achille Varzi Bugatti
Time 2:02.0 on lap 19
Podium
First
Alfa Romeo
Second
Alfa Romeo
Third
Maserati

Entries
NoDriverEntrantConstructorChassisEngine
2 Rudolf Caracciola Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
4 Earl Howe Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
6 Clifton Penn-Hughes Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8
8 Juan Zanelli Private entry Nacional Pescara Nacional Pescara 3.0 L6
10 Guy Bouriat Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
12 Louis Chiron Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
14 Albert Divo Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T53‡
Bugatti T51		 5.0 V16
2.3 L8
16 Achille Varzi Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
18 Stanisłas Czaykowski Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
20 Marcel Lehoux Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
22 William Grover-Williams Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
24 Baconin Borzacchini SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
26 Giuseppe Campari SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
28 Tazio Nuvolari SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
30 Philippe Étancelin Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
32 Goffredo Zehender Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
34 René Dreyfus Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 8C 2800 2.8 L8
36 Luigi Fagioli Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 8C 2800 2.8 L8
38 Amedeo Ruggeri Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 26M 2.5 L8
^‡ — Divo drove the T53 during the practice sessions on Thursday and Friday, but switched to the T51 for Saturday practice and the race.[1]

Practice

Official timing for practice sessions was introduced for this year.[1]

Starting grid

Although practice laps had been officially timed, the grid was still determined by ballot. This was changed for the following year's race.[1]

Starting grid — 1932 Monaco Grand Prix
Grover-Williams
Bugatti
Étancelin
Alfa Romeo
Ruggeri
Maserati
Chiron
Bugatti
Campari
Alfa Romeo
Czaykowski
Bugatti
Lehoux
Bugatti
Borzacchini
Alfa Romeo
Dreyfus
Maserati
Bouriat
Bugatti
Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo
Varzi
Bugatti
Caracciola
Alfa Romeo
Howe
Bugatti
Divo
Bugatti
Zehender
Alfa Romeo
Fagioli
Maserati

Classification

Race
Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 28 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Monza 100 3:32:25.2 11
2 2 Rudolf Caracciola Alfa Romeo Monza 100 +2.8 13
3 36 Luigi Fagioli Maserati 8C 2800 100 +2:17.8 17
4 4 Earl Howe Bugatti T51 98 +2 laps 14
5 32 Goffredo Zehender Alfa Romeo Monza 96 +4 laps 16
6 20 Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T51 95 +5 laps 7
7 22 William Grover-Williams Bugatti T51 95 +5 laps 1
8 10 Guy Bouriat Bugatti T51 93 +7 laps 10
9 14 Albert Divo Bugatti T51 91 +9 laps 15
10 26 Giuseppe Campari Alfa Romeo Monza 86 +14 laps 5
Ret 24 Baconin Borzacchini Alfa Romeo Monza 85 Brakes 8
Ret 34 René Dreyfus Maserati 8C 2800 57 Broken driveshaft, lost wheel 9
Ret 16 Achille Varzi Bugatti T51 56 Rear axle 12
Ret 30 Philippe Étancelin Alfa Romeo Monza 49 Gearbox 2
Ret 18 Stanisłas Czaykowski Bugatti T51 49 Gearbox 6
Ret 12 Louis Chiron Bugatti T51 29 Crash 4
Ret 38 Amedeo Ruggeri Maserati 26M 12 Supercharger 3
DNS 6 Clifton Penn-Hughes Bugatti T35B Practice crash, injury
DNS 8 Juan Zanelli Nacional Pescara Broken spring
Sources:[1]


References
  1. "IV GRAND PRIX DE MONACO". kolumbus.fi. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
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