1935 Donington Grand Prix

1935 Donington Grand Prix
1935 Donington Grand Prix
1935 Grand Prix season
Race details
Date	5 October 1935
Official name	I Donington Grand Prix
Location	North West Leicestershire, England
Course	Road course
Course length	4.107 km (2.552 miles)
Distance	120 laps, 492.8 km (306.2 miles)
Weather	Heavy rain
Pole position
Driver	Raymond Sommer ;
Time	2:04.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Giuseppe Farina
Time	2:08.4
Podium
First	Richard Shuttleworth ;
Second	Earl Howe ;
Third	Charlie Martin ;

Last updated October 06, 2022

The 1935 Donington Grand Prix was a non-championship Grand Prix that was held on 2 October 1935 at Donington Park in North West Leicestershire, England. It was the 39th race of the 1935 Grand Prix season. The race, which was 120 laps, was won by Richard Shuttleworth driving a Alfa Romeo Tipo-B "P3" after starting from 7th place.^[2]

Entries

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car
1	Earl Howe	Earl Howe	Bugatti T59
2	Charlie Martin	Charles Martin	Bugatti T59
3	Lindsay Eccles	AHL Eccles	Bugatti T59
4	Brian Lewis	Freddie Dixon	Riley 2000/6
5	Wal Handley	Freddie Dixon	Riley 2000/6
6	Percy Maclure	Percy Maclure	Riley 2000/6
7	Hector Dobbs	Hector Dobbs	Riley 2000/6
8	Raymond Sommer	Raymond Sommer	Alfa Romeo Tipo-B "P3"
9	Richard Shuttleworth	Richard Shuttleworth	Alfa Romeo Tipo-B "P3"
10	Harry Rose	Harry Rose	Alfa Romeo 8C "Monza"
11	Bill Everitt	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati 6C-34
12	Buddy Featherstonhaugh	Harry Rose	Maserati 8CM
14	"B. Bira"	Prince Chula	ERA B-Type
15	Nicholas Embiricos	Nicholas Embiricos	ERA B-Type
16	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati V8RI
18	Austin Dobson	Austin Dobson	Maserati 8C-3000
Source:^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Time
1	16	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati V8RI	2:08.4
2	6	Percy Maclure	Riley 2000/6	2:14.0
3	8	Raymond Sommer	Alfa Romeo Tipo-B "P3"	2:14.0
4	1	Earl Howe	Bugatti T59	2:16.0
5	12	Buddy Featherstonhaugh	Maserati 8CM	2:17.0
6	5	Wal Handley	Riley 2000/6	2:17.0
7	9	Richard Shuttleworth	Alfa Romeo Tipo-B "P3"	2:19.0
8	2	Charlie Martin	Bugatti T59	2:21.8
9	10	Harry Rose	Alfa Romeo 8C "Monza"	2:23.0
10	14	"B. Bira"	ERA B-Type	2:23.0
11	7	Hector Dobbs	Riley 2000/6	2:23.0
12	11	Bill Everitt	Maserati 6C-34	2:23.0
13	4	Brian Lewis	Riley 2000/6	2:24.0
14	18	Austin Dobson	Maserati 8C-3000	2:27.0
15	3	Lindsay Eccles	Bugatti T59	Unknown
Source:^[4]^[5]^[2]

The grid consisted of five rows of three, with cars supposed to be lined up with fastest in the middle, second fastest on left and third fastest on the right.^[5] It is unclear why Handley started from row 4, why Martin and Rose had swapped positions, or why Dobbs and Everitt started from the back row.

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver(s)	Car	Laps	Time/Retired
1	9	Richard Shuttleworth	Alfa Romeo Tipo-B "P3"	120	4:47:12.0
2	1	Earl Howe	Bugatti T59	120	4:47:57.8
3	2	Charlie Martin	Bugatti T59	120	4:49:47.4
4	11	Bill Everitt Gino Rovere	Maserati 6C-34	120	4:53:59.0
5	14	"B. Bira"	ERA B-Type	120	4:58:16.0
6	3	Lindsay Eccles Pat Fairfield	Bugatti T59	120	4:59:53.0
NC	7	Hector Dobbs Bill van der Becke	Riley 2000/6	119	Flagged off
NC	4	Brian Lewis Cyril John Paul	Riley 2000/6	117	Flagged off
NC	5	Wal Handley Pat Driscoll	Riley 2000/6	115	Flagged off
Ret	6	Percy Maclure	Riley 2000/6	95	Mechanical
Ret	12	Buddy Featherstonhaugh	Maserati 8CM	82	Transmission
Ret	8	Raymond Sommer	Alfa Romeo Tipo-B "P3"	70	Half-shaft
Ret	18	Austin Dobson	Maserati 8C-3000	67	Crash
Ret	16	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati V8RI	41	Half-shaft
Ret	10	Harry Rose	Alfa Romeo 8C "Monza"	38	Engine
Source:^[2]^[4]^[5]

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1 2 3 4 Snellman, Leif. "Shuttleworth lucky winner as the opposition fails". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

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[LancashireRaceReport-1] 1 2 "Donington's Great Race" . Lancashire Evening Post. 9 October 1935. Retrieved 9 July 2020– via British Newspaper Archive.

[Results-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "1935 Donington Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2020-07-09.

[3] "Donington Grand Prix" . Lancashire Evening Post. 2 October 1935. Retrieved 9 July 2020– via British Newspaper Archive.

[Nye-4] 1 2 3 Nye, Doug (1977). The British Grand Prix. pp. 18–21. ISBN 0713432837.

[Snellman-5] 1 2 3 4 Snellman, Leif. "Shuttleworth lucky winner as the opposition fails". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

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