1931 Italian Grand Prix

The 1931 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monza on 24 May 1931. The race was the first of three Grands Prix that constituted the inaugural European Championship. The Alfa Romeo works team pairing of Giuseppe Campari and Tazio Nuvolari won the race, ahead of their teammates Ferdinando Minoia and Baconin Borzacchini in second, while third place went to the works Bugattis of Albert Divo and Guy Bouriat.[1]

1931 Italian Grand Prix
Race 1 of 3 in the 1931 European Championship
Race details
Date 24 May 1931
Official name IX Gran Premio d'Italia
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 10.00 km (6.21 mi)
Distance 155 laps, 1550.03 km (963.14 mi)
Pole position
Drivers
  • Robert Sénéchal
  • Henri Frètet
Delage
Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Driver Giuseppe Campari Alfa Romeo
Time 3:32.8
Podium
First Alfa Romeo
Second Alfa Romeo
Third
Bugatti

Entries

NoDriverEntrantConstructorChassisEngine
2 ? Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 26M 2.5 L8
4 ? Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 26M 2.5 L8
6 ? Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 26M 2.5 L8
8 Umberto Klinger
Pietro Ghersi
U. Klinger Maserati Maserati 26M 2.5 L8
10 Carlo Pedrazzini C. Pedrazzini Maserati Maserati 26B 2.0 L8
12 Achille Varzi
Louis Chiron
Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
14 Albert Divo
Guy Bouriat
Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
16 Marcel Lehoux
Philippe Étancelin
M. Lehoux Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
18 Jean-Pierre Wimille
Jean Gaupillat
J.-P. Wimille Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
20 Robert Sénéchal
Henri Frètet
R. Sénéchal Delage Delage 15S8 1.5 L8
22 Boris Ivanowski
Henri Stoffel
B. Ivanowski Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SSK 7.1 L6
24 Antonio Maino
Gildo Strazza
A. Maino Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SSK 7.1 L6
26 Giuseppe Campari
Attilio Marinoni1
SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 2.3 L8
28 Tazio Nuvolari
Baconin Borzacchini
SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Type A 2x 3.5 L6
30 Ferdinando Minoia
Goffredo Zehender
SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 2.3 L8
32 Francesco Pirola
Giovanni Lurani
F. Pirola Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 6C-1500 1.5 L6
34 Guglielmo Lettieri G. Lettieri Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 1.7 L6
36 Luigi Castelbarco
Tino Bianchi
L. Castelbarco Maserati Maserati 26M 2.5 L8
38 Amedeo Ruggeri
Renato Balestrero
A. Ruggeri Talbot Talbot 700 1.7 L8
40 Carlo di Vecchio
Gerolamo Ferrari
C. di Vecchio Talbot Talbot 700 1.5 L8
42 ? ? Talbot ? ?
44 Angelo Facchetti
?
A. Fachetti Itala ? ?
46 ? ? Bugatti ? ?
48 Villa
Gerardo Tornelli
Villa Bugatti ? ?
50 Alfredo Caniato
Mario Tadini
A. Caniato Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 1.8 L8
^1 Luigi Arcangeli was originally designated as Campari's co-driver in car #26, but he was replaced by Marinoni after he was killed during practice.[1]

Starting grid

Grid positions were allocated by drawing lots.[1]

First row
1 2 3
Sénéchal
Frètet
Delage
Wimille
Gaupillat
Bugatti
Campari
Marinoni
Alfa Romeo
Second row
4 5 6
Minoia
Zehender
Alfa Romeo
Lehoux
Étancelin
Bugatti
Ivanowski
Stoffel
Mercedes-Benz
Third row
7 8 9
Nuvolari
Borzacchini
Alfa Romeo
di Vecchio
Ferrari
Talbot
Divo
Bouriat
Bugatti
Fourth row
10 11
Caniato
Tadini
Alfa Romeo
Varzi
Chiron
Bugatti
Fifth row
12 13 14
Ruggeri
Balestrero
Talbot
Klinger
Ghersi
Maserati
Pirola
Lurani
Alfa Romeo

Classification

Start of the race
Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Distance (km) Grid Points
1 26 Giuseppe Campari Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 155 10:00:0.7 1557.754 3 1
Tazio Nuvolari n/a2
2 30 Ferdinando Minoia Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 153 +2 laps 1535.087 4 2
Baconin Borzacchini n/a2
3 14 Albert Divo Bugatti T51 152 +3 laps 1525.319 9 3
Guy Bouriat 3
4 18 Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti T51 138 +17 laps 1386.082 2 4
Jean Gaupillat 4
5 22 Boris Ivanowski Mercedes-Benz SSK 134 +21 laps 1343.255 6 4
Henri Stoffel 4
6 32 Francesco Pirola Alfa Romeo 6C-1500 129 +26 laps 1290.243 14 4
Giovanni Lurani 4
7 38 Amedeo Ruggeri Talbot 700 129 +26 laps 1290.0003 12 4
Renato Balestrero 4
8 8 Umberto Klinger Maserati 26M 114 +41 laps 1140.000 13 5
Pietro Ghersi 5
Ret 40 Carlo di Vecchio Talbot 700 87 +68 laps 870.000 8 5
Gerolamo Ferrari 5
NC4 20 Robert Sénéchal Delage 15S8 81 +74 Laps 809.977 1 5
Henri Frètet 5
Ret 16 Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T51 49 Con-rod 490.000 5 6
Philippe Étancelin 6
Ret 12 Achille Varzi Bugatti T51 44 Differential 440.000 11 6
Louis Chiron 6
Ret 28 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Type A 31 Mechanical 310.000 7 7
Baconin Borzacchini 7
Ret 50 Alfredo Caniato Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 14 140.000 10 7
Mario Tadini 7
DNS 24 Antonio Maino Mercedes-Benz SSK Did not start 8
Gildo Strazza 8
DNS 36 Luigi Castelbarco Maserati 26M Did not start 8
Tino Bianchi 8
Sources:[1]
^2 — Nuvolari and Borzacchini did not receive the points for first and second place, respectively, because they were not driving in their designated cars. The seven points apiece that they received were for driving car #28, which completed less than a quarter of the race distance. Attilio Marinoni and Goffredo Zehender, who had been designated to drive cars #26 and #30, respectively, both received eight points, since they did not take part in the race.[1]
^3 — Ruggeri and Balestrero were initially credited with 1290.534 km, putting them in sixth place. However, their final lap took more than five minutes to complete, so the fraction of the lap completed prior to the ten-hour mark was eliminated, demoting the pair to seventh, and promoting Pirola and Lurani to sixth.[1]
^4 — Sénéchal and Frètet were not classified because they failed to complete at least three-fifths of the number of laps achieved by the race winner.[1]

Notes:

  • The race was limited to ten hours. Each driver was allowed to complete a lap begun before the ten-hour cutoff (and retain the fraction of the lap already completed), provided that the lap took no more than five minutes.[1]

References

  1. Etzrodt, Hans. "Campari and Nuvolari win at Monza with the new 2300 Alfa Romeo". kolumbus.fi. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
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