The 1936 French Grand Prix (formally the XXX Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Montlhéry, France on 28 June 1936. The race was held over 80 laps of the 12.5 km course for a total distance of 1000 km. The race was won by Jean-Pierre Wimille and Raymond Sommer driving a Bugatti.

Due to national outcry as a result of the 1935 Grand Prix where just one French car started which was uncompetitive and failed to finish, it was decided that for 1936 the race should be held as an endurance race for sports cars, with rules very similar to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and featured a Le Mans start.[1] All 37 cars had two drivers, and were divided into 3 groups based on engine capacity: Group I for 0.75L to 2.0L, Group II for 2.0L to 4.0L, and Group III for over 4.0L.

Many entrants considered this race to be a replacement for the cancelled 1936 24 Hours of Le Mans.[1]

Classification

PosGroupNoDriverCarLapsTime/Retire
1II84France Jean-Pierre Wimille
France Raymond Sommer
Bugatti T57S807h58m53.7
2II46France Michel Paris
France Marcel Mongin
Delahaye 135807hr59m44.3
3II78France Robert Brunet
Italy Goffredo Zehender
Delahaye 135808hr00m25.6
4II44France Laury Schell
France René Carriére
Delahaye 13579+1 lap
5II36France Albert Perrot
France Marcel Dhôme
Delahaye 13578+2 laps
6II86France Pierre Veyron
United Kingdom William Grover-Williams
Bugatti T57S78+2 laps
7II42France Louis Villeneuve
France Jean Viale
Delahaye 13576+4 laps
8II52France "Heldé"
France "Nime"
Talbot T150C76+4 laps
9II48France René Dreyfus
United Kingdom Jimmy Bradley
Talbot T150C75+5 laps
10II50France André Morel
Italy Luigi Chinetti
Talbot T150C75+5 laps
11II60France "Danniell"
France J. Marie
Delahaye 13574+6 laps
12II38France Albert Divo
France Armand Girod
Delahaye 13573+7 laps
13II82France Robert Benoist
France Philippe de Rothschild
Bugatti T57S73+7 laps
14I22France Jean Trévoux
United Kingdom Percy Maclure
Riley TT Sprite71+9 laps
15I4United Kingdom Adolf von der Becke
United Kingdom Hector Dobbs
Riley TT Sprite71+9 laps
16I2France Joseph Paul
France Jean Sebilleau
Riley TT Sprite69+11 laps
17I20United Kingdom Austin Dobson
United Kingdom Reggie Tongue
Riley TT Sprite67+13 laps
18III90Spain Enaro Léoz
Spain Génaro Léoz
Lagonda LG4567+13 laps
19III94France Henri Trintignant
France Rene Trintignant
Hudson65+15 laps
20I12France Amedée Gordini
Italy Athos Querzola
Simca-Fiat 508S Balilla62+18 laps
21I28United Kingdom Andrew Leitch
United Kingdom Roy Eccles
Singer60+20 laps
22I26United Kingdom Frank Stanley Barnes
United Kingdom James Donald Barnes
Singer58+22 laps
23I24France Clemente Martin
France Marcel Horvilleur
Simca-Fiat56+24 laps
24I18United Kingdom Victor Camerano
France Suzanne Largeaut
Simca-Fiat55+25 laps
25I30United Kingdom Earl Howe
United Kingdom Tommy Wisdom
Marendaz Special54+26 laps
DNFI10United Kingdom Harold John Aldington
United Kingdom Alfred Fane Peers
Frazer Nash-BMW 328 ?
DNFI14France Jean de Gavardie
France Adrien Alin
Simca-Fiat ?
DNFI16France Georges Sarret
France Paul Ducos
Simca-Fiat ?
DNFI34United Kingdom Thomas Graves Clarke
United Kingdom Richard Seaman
Aston Martin 1.5-litre ?
DNFII40France Philippe Maillard-Brune
France Charles Druck
Delahaye 135 ?
DNFI6Germany Ernst Henne
Germany Robert Kohlrausch
BMW ?
DNFII62France Francisque Cadot
France Henri Stoffel
Talbot T150C ?
DNFII64France René Le Bègue
France Jean Danne
Delahaye 135 ?
DNFI8Germany Fritz Roth
Switzerland Christian Kautz
BMW ?
DNFIII92France Andre Colas
France "Zattzky"
Hudson ?Fire
DNFIII96France Bravard
France Reveiller
Hudson ?
DNFIII98France Marcel Lehoux
France Roccati
Lagonda LG45R ?
Sources:[1][2][3]

Fastest Lap: René Dreyfus, 5m36.0

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. pp. 115–117.
  2. "1936 French Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine Database. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. "Pre-war Races 1936". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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