1928 French Grand Prix

The 1928 French Grand Prix (formally the XXII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Saint-Gaudens on 1 July 1928. The race was held over 10 laps of a 26.3 km course for a total distance of 263 km. This is the same circuit used for the Grand Prix du Comminges. The race was won by William Grover-Williams driving a Bugatti. Due to a lack of entries in 1926 and 1927 it was decided that the race should be held for sports cars.[1]

Four 10 lap heats were held to determine the starters of the final. The final was run as a handicap race of 10 laps, with handicaps determined by the heats. The eventual winner William Grover-Williams was the last to start, 32 minutes and 8 seconds after the first group of cars was released.[1]

William Grover-Williams winning the main race in his Bugatti

Classification
PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/RetireHandicap
148 William Grover-WilliamsBugatti102h27min40.8Scratch
292 Andre RousseauSalmson102hr30min04.632min08
314 Edouard BrissonStutz102hr31min13.410min36
482 Lucien DesvauxLombard102hr31min28.432min08
576 Georges CasseSalmson102hr38min36.014min00
66 Henri StoffelChrysler102hr40min14.010min36
72 Cyril de VereChrysler102hr41min58.010min36
890 Christopher GuyLombard102hr42min51.832min08
DNF42 Guy DrouetBugatti?22min08
DNF54 "Sabipa" (Louis Charavel)Bugatti?23min38
DNF80 Louis RigalAriès?32min08
Sources:[1][2][3]

Fastest lap: William Grover-Williams, 10min48 (138.6 km/h)

References
  1. Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. pp. 86–87.
  2. "XXII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F." Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
  3. "1928 French Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine Database. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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