1935 Spanish Grand Prix

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1935 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 7 of 7 in the 1935 European Championship
Circuito de Lasarte.png
Race details
Date22 September 1935
Official name X Gran Premio de España
Location Circuito Lasarte
Lasarte-Oria, Spain
Course Road course
Course length 17.32 km (10.76 miles)
Distance 30 laps, 519.45 km (322.77 miles)
Pole position
Driver Bugatti
Grid positions set by car number
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Achille Varzi Auto Union
Time 5:58.0
Podium
First Mercedes-Benz
Second Mercedes-Benz
Third Mercedes-Benz

The 1935 Spanish Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Lasarte on 22 September 1935.

Classification

PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
126 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Rudolf Caracciola Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W25B303:09:59.4131
28 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Luigi Fagioli Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W25B30+43.042
322 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Manfred von Brauchitsch Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W25B30+2:14.6113
42 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti Bugatti T5930+2:55.414
54 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Auto Union B30+5:51.624
612 Flag of France.svg Robert Benoist Bugatti Bugatti T5929+1 Lap64
Ret20 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Tipo B28Driver unwell104
728 Flag of France.svg Raymond Sommer Private entry Alfa Romeo Tipo B27+3 Laps144
824 Flag of France.svg Marcel Lehoux Scuderia Subalpina Maserati 6C-3425+5 Laps124
Ret6 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Achille Varzi Auto Union Auto Union B25Piston34
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Paul Pietsch n/a
Ret30 Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg Genaro Léoz-AbadPrivate entry Bugatti 22155
Ret10 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Hans Stuck Auto Union Auto Union B14Transmission56
Ret16 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Tazio Nuvolari Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 8C-358Suspension86
Ret14 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Eugenio Siena Scuderia Subalpina Maserati 6C-342Mechanical77

Notes

Grand Prix Race
Previous race:
1935 Italian Grand Prix
1935 Grand Prix season
Grandes Épreuves
Next race:
1936 Monaco Grand Prix
Previous race:
1934 Spanish Grand Prix
Spanish Grand Prix Next race:
1951 Spanish Grand Prix


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