1933 Tunis Grand Prix

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1933 Tunis Grand Prix
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Race details
Date26 March 1933
Official name V Grand Prix de Tunisie
Location Carthage Street Circuit
Tunis, French protectorate of Tunisia
Course Street circuit
Course length 12.714 km (7.9 miles)
Distance 37 laps, 470.4 km (292.3 miles)
Weather Initially dry, with thunder and rain later
Pole position
Driver
  • Flag of France.svg Frédéric Toselli
Bugatti
Grid positions set by car number
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo
Time 5:05 on lap 7
Podium
First Alfa Romeo
Second Alfa Romeo
Third Maserati

The 1933 Tunis Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Carthage Street Circuit in Tunis, the capital of colonial Tunisia, on 26 March 1933. Tazio Nuvolari won the 37 lap race, driving for Scuderia Ferrari, Alfa Romeo's works team, while his teammate, Baconin Borzacchini, finished second. Third place was taken by the privateer Maserati of Goffredo Zehender. [1]

Contents

Entries

NoDriverEntrantConstructorChassisEngine
2 Flag of France.svg Frédéric ToselliPrivate entry Bugatti Bugatti T51(A) 2.3 L8
4 Flag of France.svg Guy Moll Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35C 2.0 L8
6 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg László Hartmann Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
8 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Baconin Borzacchini Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
12 Flag of France.svg Robert BrunetPrivate entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
14 Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg Paul Pietsch Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
16 Flag of Poland.svg Stanisłas Czaykowski Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
18 Flag of France.svg Louis BraillardPrivate entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8
20 Flag of France.svg Jean GaupillatPrivate entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
22 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Luigi PremoliPrivate entryPBMPBM3.0 L8
24 Flag of France.svg Raymond Sommer Private entry Maserati Maserati 8CM 3.0 L8
26 Flag of France.svg Benoît FalchettoPrivate entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8
28 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Tazio Nuvolari Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.6 L8
30 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Julio VillarsEquipe Villars-Waldthausen Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
32 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Horst von WaldthausenEquipe Villars-Waldthausen Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
34 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Goffredo Zehender Private entry Maserati Maserati 8C 2800 2.8 L8
36 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
38 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Achille Varzi Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
40 Flag of France.svg Marcel Lehoux Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
42 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Luigi Fagioli Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 8C 3000 3.0 L8
44 Flag of Chile.svg Juan Zanelli Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
 ? Flag of France.svg Pierre Veyron Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
 ?Flag placeholder.svg Louis JolyPrivate entry Bugatti/Maserati  ? ?
 ? Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Pietro Ghersi Private entry Bugatti  ? ?

Starting grid

Grid positions were allocated in numerical order. [1]

Starting grid — 1933 Tunis Grand Prix
Flag of France.svg Toselli
Bugatti
Flag of France.svg Moll
Bugatti
Flag placeholder.svg
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Borzacchini
Alfa Romeo
Flag of Chile.svg Zanelli
Alfa Romeo
Flag of France.svg Brunet
Bugatti
Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg Pietsch
Alfa Romeo
Flag of Poland.svg Czaykowski
Bugatti
Flag of France.svg Braillard
Bugatti
Flag of France.svg Gaupillat
Bugatti
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Premoli
PBM
Flag of France.svg Sommer
Maserati
Flag of France.svg Falchetto
Bugatti
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Villars
Alfa Romeo
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Waldthausen
Alfa Romeo
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Zehender
Maserati
Flag of France.svg Étancelin
Alfa Romeo
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Varzi
Bugatti
Flag of France.svg Lehoux
Bugatti
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Fagioli
Maserati

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid
128 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Monza 373:29:15.413
28 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Baconin Borzacchini Alfa Romeo Monza 37+0.23
334 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Goffredo Zehender Maserati 8C 2800 37+11:58.016
432 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Horst von Waldthausen Alfa Romeo Monza 37+12:01.015
526 Flag of France.svg Benoît Falchetto Bugatti T35B 37+12:18.612
62 Flag of France.svg Frédéric Toselli Bugatti T51(A) 37+15:54.21
714 Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg Paul Pietsch Alfa Romeo Monza 37+17:17.26
844 Flag of Chile.svg Juan Zanelli Alfa Romeo Monza 37+19:07.24
94 Flag of France.svg Guy Moll Bugatti T35C 36Ran out of fuel2
1030 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Julio Villars Alfa Romeo Monza 36+1 lap14
1118 Flag of France.svg Louis Braillard Bugatti T35B 35+2 laps8
Ret36 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Alfa Romeo Monza 21Rear axle17
Ret20 Flag of France.svg Jean Gaupillat Bugatti T51 15Oil pressure9
Ret12 Flag of France.svg Robert Brunet Bugatti T51 14Oil pressure5
Ret42 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Luigi Fagioli Maserati 8C 3000 12Magneto drive20
Ret38 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Achille Varzi Bugatti T51 11Drive shaft18
Ret22 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Luigi PremoliPBM8Transmission10
Ret16 Flag of Poland.svg Stanisłas Czaykowski Bugatti T51 6Oil pump drive7
Ret40 Flag of France.svg Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T51 6Piston19
Ret24 Flag of France.svg Raymond Sommer Maserati 8CM 5Magneto drive11
DNS6 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg László Hartmann Bugatti T51 Did not start
DNA ? Flag of France.svg Pierre Veyron Bugatti T51 Did not arrive
DNA ?Flag placeholder.svgLouis Joly Bugatti/Maserati Did not arrive
DNA ? Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Pietro Ghersi Bugatti Did not arrive
Sources: [1]
Grand Prix Race
1933 Grand Prix season
Previous race:
1932 Tunis Grand Prix
Tunis Grand Prix Next race:
1935 Tunis Grand Prix

References

  1. 1 2 3 "V GRAND PRIX DE TUNISIE". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2013.