1931 French Grand Prix | |||
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Race 2 of 3 in the 1931 European Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 21 June 1931 | ||
Official name | XXV Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France | ||
Location |
Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry Montlhéry, France | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 12.505 km (7.770 miles) | ||
Distance | 101 laps, 1286.825 km (799.596 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Drivers | Delage | ||
Grid positions set by ballot | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Luigi Fagioli | Maserati | |
Time | 5:29 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Bugatti | ||
Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
Third | Maserati |
The 1931 French Grand Prix (formally the XXV Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry on 21 June 1931. As with the other two races in the 1931 AIACR European Championship, this race was held over 10 hours, not over a fixed distance. As a result, most cars had two drivers.[1]
The race was won by Louis Chiron and Achille Varzi driving a factory entered Bugatti T51, who after early race battles lead more than eight hours of the race