1935 Spanish Grand Prix

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

1935 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 7 of 7 in the 1935 European Championship
Race details
Date 22 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 Italy Achille Varzi Auto Union
Time 5:58.0
Podium
First Mercedes-Benz
Second Mercedes-Benz
Third Mercedes-Benz

Classification edit

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 26   Rudolf Caracciola Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W25B 30 3:09:59.4 13 1
2 8   Luigi Fagioli Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W25B 30 +43.0 4 2
3 22   Manfred von Brauchitsch Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W25B 30 +2:14.6 11 3
4 2   Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti Bugatti T59 30 +2:55.4 1 4
5 4   Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Auto Union B 30 +5:51.6 2 4
6 12   Robert Benoist Bugatti Bugatti T59 29 +1 Lap 6 4
Ret 20   Louis Chiron Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Tipo B 28 Driver unwell 10 4
7 28   Raymond Sommer Private entry Alfa Romeo Tipo B 27 +3 Laps 14 4
8 24   Marcel Lehoux Scuderia Subalpina Maserati 6C-34 25 +5 Laps 12 4
Ret 6   Achille Varzi Auto Union Auto Union B 25 Piston 3 4
  Paul Pietsch n/a
Ret 30   Genaro Léoz-Abad Private entry Bugatti 22 15 5
Ret 10   Hans Stuck Auto Union Auto Union B 14 Transmission 5 6
Ret 16   Tazio Nuvolari Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 8C-35 8 Suspension 8 6
Ret 14   Eugenio Siena Scuderia Subalpina Maserati 6C-34 2 Mechanical 7 7

Notes edit

  • Paul Pietsch took over from Achille Varzi after the latter's face was cut due to a stone smashing his windscreen. After treatment, Varzi took the car back but gave it back to Pietsch after it developed a gearbox problem.


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1935 Italian Grand Prix
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1936 Monaco Grand Prix
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