1929 Monaco Grand Prix

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1929 Monaco Grand Prix
Race details
Date 14 April 1929
Official name Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.180 km (1.976 miles)
Distance 100 laps, 318.0 km (197.6 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Bugatti
Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom William Grover-Williams Bugatti
Time 2:15.0
Podium
First Bugatti
Second Bugatti
Third Mercedes-Benz
The 1929 Monaco Grand Prix event poster

The 1929 Monaco Grand Prix was the first Grand Prix to be run in the principality. It was set up by wealthy cigarette manufacturer, Antony Noghès, who had set up the Automobile Club de Monaco with some of his friends. This offer of a Grand Prix was supported by Prince Louis II, and the Monégasque driver of that time, Louis Chiron. On 14 April 1929, their plan became reality, when 16 invited participants turned out to race for a prize of 100,000 French francs.

Classification

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Winner William Grover-Williams crossing the finish line

Starting grid

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Grid positions were determined by a ballot. Philippe Étancelin drew pole position, while main rival Rudolf Caracciola started 15th.

Inside Middle Outside
Row 1  
Étancelin
Bugatti
 
Dauvergne
Bugatti
 
Lehoux
Bugatti
Row 2  
Sandri
Maserati
 
"Williams"
Bugatti
 
Philippe
Bugatti
Row 2  
Zehender
Alfa Romeo
 
Bouriano
Bugatti
 
de Rovin
Delage
Row 4  
Rigal
Alfa Romeo
 
de Sterlich
Maserati
 
Dreyfus
Bugatti
Row 5  
Lepori
Bugatti
 
Doré
Corre La Licorne
 
Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz
Row 6  
Perrot
Alfa Romeo
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Race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 12   "W Williams" Bugatti T35B 100 3:56:11.0 5
2 18   Georges Bouriano Bugatti T35C 100 + 1:17.8 8
3 34   Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz SSK 100 + 2:22.6 15
4 14   "Georges Philippe" Bugatti T35C 99 + 1 lap 6
5 28   René Dreyfus Bugatti T37A 97 + 3 laps 12
6 4   Philippe Étancelin Bugatti T35C 96 + 4 laps 1
7 30   Mario Lepori Bugatti T35C 94 + 6 laps 13
8 32   Michel Doré Corre La Licorne 89 + 11 laps 14
9 24   Louis Rigal Alfa Romeo 6C 87 + 13 laps 10
Ret 22   Raoul de Rovin Delage 15S8 80 Accident 9
Ret 16   Goffredo Zehender Alfa Romeo 6C 55 Mechanical 7
Ret 6   Christian Dauvergne Bugatti T35C 46 Mechanical 2
Ret 10   Guglielmo Sandri Maserati 8C 41 Mechanical 4
Ret 36   Albert Perrot Alfa Romeo 6C 18 Wheel detached 16
Ret 26   Diego de Sterlich Maserati 8C 16 Mechanical 11
Ret 8   Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T35C 7 Transmission 3
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