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Encyclopedia > 1929 Monaco Grand Prix
I Monaco Grand Prix
Date 14 April 1929
Location Monaco
Course 3.18km
Distance 100 laps, 318km
Weather Dry
Pole Position Philippe Étancelin
Fastest Lap unknown
Winner William Grover-Williams, 3:56'11.0
2nd Place Georges Bouriano
3rd Place Rudolf Caracciola
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The 1929 Monaco Grand Prix was the first ever Grand Prix to be run in the Principality. It was set up by wealthy cigarette manufacturer, Anthony Noghes, who had set up the Automobile Club de Monaco with some of his friends. This offer of a Grand Prix was supported by Prince Louis II, and the Monégasque driver of that time, Louis Chiron. And on April 14, 1929, their plan became reality, when 16 invited participants turned out to race for a prize of 100,000 French francs. April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Philippe Étancelin, born December 29, 1896 - died October 13, 1981, was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver who joined the new Formula One circuit at its inception. ... The Monaco Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One race held on the streets of the Principality of Monaco. ... Louis II of Monaco (July 12, 1870 – May 9, 1949) was the Sovereign Prince of Monaco from June 26, 1922 until May 9, 1949. ... Monégasque (or Munegascu) is a Romance language based on Zeneize, the modern Ligurian language; it was spoken in Monaco and taught in schools there. ... Louis Alexandre Chiron, born August 3, 1899 in Monte Carlo, Monaco – died there on June 22, 1979, was a champion of Grand Prix motor racing. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... French Franc. ...


Qualifying

Well, there was no qualifying. Grid positions were drawn by a ballot. Philippe Étancelin drew the pole, while main rival Rudolf Caracciola started 15th. Philippe Étancelin, born December 29, 1896 - died October 13, 1981, was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver who joined the new Formula One circuit at its inception. ... Rudolf Caracciola Rudolf Caracciola (b. ...


Race

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 12 United Kingdom William Grover-Williams Bugatti T35B 100 3:56'11.0 5
2 18 France Georges Bouriano Bugatti T35C 100 + 1'17.8
3 34 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz SSK 100 + 2'22.6 15
4 14 France Georges Philippe Bugatti T35C 99 + 1 Lap
5 28 France René Dreyfus Bugatti T37A 97 + 3 Laps
6 4 France Philippe Étancelin Bugatti T35C 96 + 4 Laps 1
7 30 Mario Lepori Bugatti T35C 94 + 6 Laps
8 32 France Michel Doré Corre-La Licorne 89 + 11 Laps
9 24 France Lous Rigal Alfa Romeo 6C 87 + 13 Laps
Ret 22 France Raoul de Rovin Delage 15S8 80 Accident

other results unknown Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Charles Frederick William Grover-Williams (16 January 1903 – 18 March 1945), was a Grand Prix motor racing driver and war hero. ... Bugatti Type 35B The Type 35 was the most successful of the Bugatti racing models. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Bugatti Type 35B The Type 35 was the most successful of the Bugatti racing models. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany_(2-3). ... Rudolf Caracciola Rudolf Caracciola (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Bugatti Type 35B The Type 35 was the most successful of the Bugatti racing models. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... René Dreyfus René Dreyfus (born May 6, 1905 - died August 16, 1993) was a French driver who raced automobiles for 14 years in the 1920s and 1930s, the Golden Era of Grand Prix motor racing. ... Bugatti Type 35B The Type 35 was the most successful of the Bugatti racing models. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Philippe Étancelin, born December 29, 1896 - died October 13, 1981, was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver who joined the new Formula One circuit at its inception. ... Bugatti Type 35B The Type 35 was the most successful of the Bugatti racing models. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946). ... Bugatti Type 35B The Type 35 was the most successful of the Bugatti racing models. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Monaco Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (798 words)
The Monaco Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One race held on the streets of the Principality of Monaco.
The Monaco Grand Prix predates the organized World Championships; the Principality's first Grand Prix race was organized in 1929 by Antony Noghes, under the auspices of Prince Louis II through the "Automobile Club de Monaco" (A.C.M.) of which Alexandre Noghes was the founding president.
The Monaco Grand Prix counted toward the European Championship from 1936 to 1939 (although the race was cancelled in 1938).
Grand Prix motor racing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1438 words)
This was true of the Le Mans circuit of the 1906 Grand Prix, as well as the Targa Florio (run on 93 miles of Sicilian roads), the German Kaiserpreis circuit (75 miles in the Taunus mountains), and the French circuit at Dieppe (a mere 48 miles), used for the 1907 Grand Prix.
The 1933 Monaco Grand Prix was the first time in the history of the sport that the grid was determined by timed qualifying rather than the luck of a draw.
A European Championship, consisting of the major Grand Prix in a number of countries (named Grandes Epreuves) was instituted for drivers in 1935, and was competed every year until the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
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