1932 French Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 2 of 3 in the 1932 European Championship | ||
| Date | July 3, 1932 | |
| Official name | XXVI Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France | |
| Location | Reims-Gueux Reims, France |
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| Course | Public roads 4.863 mi / 7.826 km |
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| Distance | 92 laps, 447.382 mi / 719.992 km | |
| Pole | ||
| Driver |  Jean Gaupillat |
Bugatti |
| Grid positions set by ballot | ||
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver |  Tazio Nuvolari |
Alfa Romeo |
| Time | 3:00.0 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Tazio Nuvolari |
Alfa Romeo |
| Second | Baconin Borzacchini |
Alfa Romeo |
| Third |  Rudolf Caracciola |
Alfa Romeo |
Results from the 1932 French Grand Prix held at Reims-Gueux on July 3, 1932.
[edit] Classification
[edit] Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 12 | Tazio Nuvolari |
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 92 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2 | 30 | Baconin Borzacchini |
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 92 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 18 | Rudolf Caracciola |
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 92 | 7 | 3 | |
| 4 | 32 |  Louis Chiron |
Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 91 | +1 Lap | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | 44 | René Dreyfus |
Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 90 | +2 Laps | 15 | 4 |
| 6 | 42 |  William Grover-Williams |
Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 90 | +2 Laps | 14 | 4 |
| 7 | 24 | Goffredo Zehender |
Private entry | Alfa Romeo Monza | 84 | +8 Laps | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | 46 | Pierre Félix |
Private entry | Alfa Romeo Monza | 82 | +10 Laps | 16 | 4 |
| Armand Girod |
n/a | |||||||
| 9 | 28 | Earl Howe |
Private entry | Bugatti T54 | 77 | +15 Laps | 10 | 4 |
| Hugh Hamilton |
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| Ret | 4 | Philippe Étancelin |
Private entry | Alfa Romeo Monza | 66 | Gearbox | 2 | 5 |
| Ret | 6 | Max Fourny |
Private entry | Bugatti T35C | 60 | 3 | 5 | |
| Ret | 16 | Jean-Pierre Wimille |
Private entry | Alfa Romeo Monza | 60 | Out of fuel | 6 | 5 |
| Ret | 38 | Albert Divo |
Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti T54 | 52 | Fuel tank | 13 | 5 |
| Ret | 36 | Marcel Lehoux |
Private entry | Bugatti T54 | 22 | Gearbox | 12 | 7 |
| Ret | 2 | Jean Gaupillat |
Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 20 | 1 | 7 | |
| Ret | 8 | Achille Varzi |
Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti T54 | 12 | Gearbox | 4 | 7 |
| DNS | 8 | Jean Pesato |
Private entry | Alfa Romeo Monza | 9 | 8 |
[edit] Starting Grid Positions
| 1st Row | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. | ||
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Fourny Bugatti |
Étancelin Alfa Romeo |
Gaupillat Bugatti |
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| 2nd Row | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. | |||
Nuvolari Alfa Romeo |
Varzi Bugatti |
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| 3rd Row | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. | ||
Zehender Alfa Romeo |
Caracciola Alfa Romeo |
Wimille Alfa Romeo |
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| 4th Row | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. | |||
Howe Bugatti |
Pesato Alfa Romeo |
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| 5th Row | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. | ||
Divo Bugatti |
Lehoux Bugatti |
Chiron Bugatti |
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| 6th Row | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. | |||
Dreyfus Bugatti |
Grover-Williams Bugatti |
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| 7th Row | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. | ||
Félix Alfa Romeo |
| Previous race: 1932 Italian Grand Prix |
1932 Grand Prix season Grandes Épreuves |
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