The 1936 Pau Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held on 1 March 1936. This race was part of the 1936 Grand Prix season as a non-championship race. The race was won by French driver Philippe Étancelin in his Maserati V8. Three cars entered by Scuderia Ferrari were due to race but stopped at the French border by Benito Mussolini, saying that no Italian team should race in France until after the meeting of the League of Nations on the 10 March.
| 1936 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 1 March 1936 | ||
| Official name | Grand Prix de Pau[1] | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course length | 2.76 km (1.714 miles) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 276 km (171.498 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Bugatti | ||
| Time | 1:59.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jean-Pierre Wimille | Bugatti | |
| Time | 1:57.5 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Third | Bugatti | ||
Results edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jean-Pierre Wimille
|
Bugatti | 1:59.0 | – |
| 2 | 14 | Raymond Sommer
|
Alfa Romeo | 2:00.0 | +1.0 |
| 3 | 24 |  Charlie Martin
|
Alfa Romeo | 2:03.0 | +4.0 |
| 4 | 4 | Philippe Étancelin
|
Maserati | 2:06.0 | +7.0 |
| 5 | 12 | Marcel Lehoux
|
Bugatti | 2:10.0 | +11.0 |
| 6 | 20 |  José María de Villapadierna
|
Alfa Romeo | 2:11.0 | +12.0 |
| 7 | 18 | Robert Brunet
|
Maserati | 2:11.0 | +12.0 |
| 8 | 10 | "Raph"
|
Alfa Romeo | 2:16.0 | +17.0 |
| 9 | 26 | Jean Delorme
|
Bugatti | – | – |
| 10 | 22 | Hellé Nice
|
Alfa Romeo | – | – |
| DNA | 2 |  Tazio Nuvolari
|
Alfa Romeo | – | – |
| DNA | 8 | Antonio Brivio
|
Alfa Romeo | – | – |
| DNA | 16 | Giuseppe Farina
|
Alfa Romeo | – | – |
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Philippe Étancelin
|
Maserati | 100 | 3:22:26.6 |
| 2 | 24 | Charlie Martin
|
Alfa Romeo | 100 | +13.4 |
| 3 | 12 | Marcel Lehoux
|
Bugatti | 100 | +1:31.4 |
| 4 | 20 | José María de Villapadierna
|
Alfa Romeo | 97 | +3 Laps |
| Ret | 14 | Raymond Sommer
|
Alfa Romeo | 75 | Rear Axle |
| Ret | 26 | Jean Delorme
|
Bugatti | 50 | Valve |
| Ret | 6 | Jean-Pierre Wimille
|
Bugatti | 29 | Brakes |
| Ret | 18 | Robert Brunet
|
Maserati | 7 | Brakes |
| Ret | 10 | "Raph"
|
Alfa Romeo | 4 | Engine |
| Ret | 22 | Hellé Nice
|
Alfa Romeo | 3 | Accident |
| Source:[1] | |||||
References edit
- ^ a b Snellman, Leif; Muelas, Felix (2017-02-22). "1936 Grand Prix Season – Part 1". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2017-03-10.