The 1933 Tunis Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Carthage Street Circuit in Tunis, the capital of colonial Tunisia, on 26 March 1933. Tazio Nuvolari won the 37 lap race, driving for Scuderia Ferrari, Alfa Romeo's works team, while his teammate, Baconin Borzacchini, finished second. Third place was taken by the privateer Maserati of Goffredo Zehender.[1]
| 1933 Tunis Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 26 March 1933 | ||
| Official name | V Grand Prix de Tunisie | ||
| Location |
Carthage Street Circuit Tunis, French protectorate of Tunisia | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 12.714 km (7.9 miles) | ||
| Distance | 37 laps, 470.4 km (292.3 miles) | ||
| Weather | Initially dry, with thunder and rain later | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Bugatti | |
| Grid positions set by car number | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Tazio Nuvolari | Alfa Romeo | |
| Time | 5:05 on lap 7 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
Entries edit
Starting grid edit
Grid positions were allocated in numerical order.[1]
| Starting grid — 1933 Tunis Grand Prix | ||
|---|---|---|
 ToselliBugatti | ||
| Moll Bugatti | ||
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| Borzacchini Alfa Romeo | ||
 ZanelliAlfa Romeo | ||
| Brunet Bugatti |
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 PietschAlfa Romeo | ||
 CzaykowskiBugatti | ||
| Braillard Bugatti |
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| Gaupillat Bugatti | ||
| Premoli PBM | ||
| Sommer Maserati |
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| Falchetto Bugatti | ||
| Nuvolari Alfa Romeo | ||
 VillarsAlfa Romeo |
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| Waldthausen Alfa Romeo | ||
| Zehender Maserati | ||
| Étancelin Alfa Romeo |
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| Varzi Bugatti | ||
| Lehoux Bugatti | ||
| Fagioli Maserati |
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Classification edit
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Tazio Nuvolari
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Alfa Romeo Monza | 37 | 3:29:15.4 | 13 |
| 2 | 8 | Baconin Borzacchini
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Alfa Romeo Monza | 37 | +0.2 | 3 |
| 3 | 34 | Goffredo Zehender
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Maserati 8C 2800 | 37 | +11:58.0 | 16 |
| 4 | 32 | Horst von Waldthausen
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Alfa Romeo Monza | 37 | +12:01.0 | 15 |
| 5 | 26 | Benoît Falchetto
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Bugatti T35B | 37 | +12:18.6 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | Frédéric Toselli
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Bugatti T51(A) | 37 | +15:54.2 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Paul Pietsch
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Alfa Romeo Monza | 37 | +17:17.2 | 6 |
| 8 | 44 | Juan Zanelli
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Alfa Romeo Monza | 37 | +19:07.2 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | Guy Moll
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Bugatti T35C | 36 | Ran out of fuel | 2 |
| 10 | 30 | Julio Villars
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Alfa Romeo Monza | 36 | +1 lap | 14 |
| 11 | 18 | Louis Braillard
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Bugatti T35B | 35 | +2 laps | 8 |
| Ret | 36 | Philippe Étancelin
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Alfa Romeo Monza | 21 | Rear axle | 17 |
| Ret | 20 | Jean Gaupillat
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Bugatti T51 | 15 | Oil pressure | 9 |
| Ret | 12 | Robert Brunet
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Bugatti T51 | 14 | Oil pressure | 5 |
| Ret | 42 | Luigi Fagioli
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Maserati 8C 3000 | 12 | Magneto drive | 20 |
| Ret | 38 | Achille Varzi
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Bugatti T51 | 11 | Drive shaft | 18 |
| Ret | 22 | Luigi Premoli
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PBM | 8 | Transmission | 10 |
| Ret | 16 | Stanisłas Czaykowski
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Bugatti T51 | 6 | Oil pump drive | 7 |
| Ret | 40 | Marcel Lehoux
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Bugatti T51 | 6 | Piston | 19 |
| Ret | 24 | Raymond Sommer
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Maserati 8CM | 5 | Magneto drive | 11 |
| DNS | 6 |  László Hartmann
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Bugatti T51 | Did not start | ||
| DNA | ? | Pierre Veyron
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Bugatti T51 | Did not arrive | ||
| DNA | ? | Louis Joly
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Bugatti/Maserati | Did not arrive | ||
| DNA | ? | Pietro Ghersi
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Bugatti | Did not arrive | ||
| Sources:[1] | ||||||
References edit
- ^ a b c "V GRAND PRIX DE TUNISIE". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2013.