1936 Tripoli Grand Prix

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1936 Tripoli Grand Prix
Circuit Mellaha.svg
Race details
Date10 May 1936
Official name X° GRAN PREMIO DI TRIPOLI
Location Mellaha, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 13.140 km (8.164 mi)
Distance 40 laps, 525.60 km (326.592 mi)
Pole position
Driver Auto Union
Time 3:28.0
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Achille Varzi Auto Union
Time 3:27.4
Podium
First Auto Union
Second Auto Union
Third Mercedes Benz

The 1936 Tripoli Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held on 10 May 1936. This race was part of the 1936 Grand Prix Season as a non-championship race. The race was won by Achille Varzi in an Auto Union Type C.

Contents

Results

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/Retired
110 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Achille Varzi Auto Union 402'31:25.4
232 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Hans Stuck Auto Union 40+4.4
324 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Luigi Fagioli Mercedes Benz 40+2:13.0
418 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes Benz 40+3:31.0
536 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Carlo Pintacuda Alfa Romeo 39+1 Lap
616 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Mario Tadini Alfa Romeo 39+1 Lap
748 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Antonio Brivio Alfa Romeo 39+1 Lap
820 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo 39+1 Lap
930 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron Mercedes Benz 37+3 Laps
1040 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Giovanni Battaglia Alfa Romeo 32+8 Laps
Ret60 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Franco Cortese Alfa Romeo 32Engine
1112 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Constantin Magistri Alfa Romeo 27+13 Laps
Ret34 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Maserati 13Oil Leak
Ret46 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union 18Fire
Ret26 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes Benz 16Fuel feed
Ret22 Flag of Switzerland.svg Hans Rüesch Maserati 13-
Ret56 Flag of France.svg Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 13-
Ret58 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Archimede Rosa Alfa Romeo 6-
Ret52 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Ferdinando Barbieri Maserati 5-
Ret54 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Francesco Severi Alfa Romeo 4-
Ret8 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Luigi Soffietti Maserati 4-
Ret44 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Pietro Ghersi Maserati 3-
Ret4 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Eugenio Siena Maserati 1-
Ret28 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Renato Balestrero Alfa Romeo 1-
Ret42 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Guglielmo Carraroli Maserati 1-
Ret14 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Piero Taruffi Maserati 0-
Source: [1]

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References

  1. "Tripoli GP Results". Kolumbus.fi. Retrieved 2012-10-31.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)