The 1935 Donington Grand Prix was a non-championship Grand Prix that was held on 5 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]
| 1935 Donington Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Grand Prix season | |||
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| 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[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Raymond Sommer | ||
| Time | 2:04.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Giuseppe Farina[2] | Scuderia Subalpina | |
| Time | 2:08.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Richard Shuttleworth | ||
| Second | Earl Howe | ||
| Third | Charles Martin | ||
It was the first major international Grand Prix to take place on a road course in Great Britain.[1]
Entries
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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] | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Donington's Great Race". Lancashire Evening Post. 9 October 1935. Retrieved 9 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c d e f "1935 Donington Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "Donington Grand Prix". Lancashire Evening Post. 2 October 1935. Retrieved 9 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c Nye, Doug (1977). The British Grand Prix. pp. 18–21. ISBN 0713432837.
- ^ a b c d 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.