1932 French Grand Prix
# 1932 French Grand Prix

The 1932 French Grand Prix (official name: XVIII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Reims-Gueux on 3 July 1932. The race lasted for 5 hours, and was not run over a fixed distance.

## Classification

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 12 | Tazio Nuvolari | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 92 | | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | 30 | Baconin Borzacchini | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 92 | | | 2 |
| 3 | 18 | Rudolf Caracciola | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 92 | | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | 32 | Louis Chiron | Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 91 | +1 Lap | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | 44 | René Dreyfus | R. Dreyfus | Bugatti T51 | 90 | +2 Laps | 15 | 4 |
| 6 | 42 | William Grover-Williams | Williams | Bugatti T51 | 90 | +2 Laps | 14 | 4 |
| 7 | 24 | Goffredo Zehender | G. Zehender | Alfa Romeo Monza | 84 | +8 Laps | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | 46 | Pierre Félix | P. Félix | Alfa Romeo Monza | 82 | +10 Laps | 16 | 4 |
| 8 | 46 | Armand Girod | P. Félix | Alfa Romeo Monza | 82 | +10 Laps | 16 | n/a |
| 9 | 28 | Earl Howe | Earl Howe | Bugatti T54 | 77 | +15 Laps | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | 28 | Hugh Hamilton | Earl Howe | Bugatti T54 | 77 | +15 Laps | 10 | n/a |
| Ret | 4 | Philippe Étancelin | M. Lehoux | Alfa Romeo Monza | 70 | Gearbox | 2 | 5 |
| Ret | 6 | Max Fourny | M. Fourny | Bugatti T35C | 62 | | 3 | 5 |
| Ret | 16 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | J.P. Wimille | Alfa Romeo Monza | 54 | Out of fuel | 6 | 5 |
| Ret | 38 | Albert Divo | Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti T54 | 52 | Fuel tank | 13 | 5 |
| Ret | 36 | Marcel Lehoux | M. Lehoux | Bugatti T54 | 37 | Gearbox | 12 | 7 |
| Ret | 2 | Jean Gaupillat | J. Gaupillat | Bugatti T51 | 20 | | 1 | 7 |
| Ret | 8 | Achille Varzi | Ettore Bugatti | Bugatti T54 | 12 | Gearbox | 4 | 7 |
| DNS | 8 | Jean Pesato | J. Pesato | Alfa Romeo Monza | | | 9 | 8 |
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### Starting grid positions

| Row 1 | Pos. 3 | | Pos. 2 | | Pos. 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Fourny Bugatti | | Étancelin Alfa Romeo | | Gaupillat Bugatti |
| Row 2 | | Pos. 5 | | Pos. 4 | |
| | | Nuvolari Alfa Romeo | | Varzi Bugatti | |
| Row 3 | Pos. 8 | | Pos. 7 | | Pos. 6 |
| | Zehender Alfa Romeo | | Caracciola Alfa Romeo | | Wimille Alfa Romeo |
| Row 4 | | Pos. 10 | | Pos. 9 | |
| | | Howe Bugatti | | Pesato Alfa Romeo | |
| Row 5 | Pos. 13 | | Pos. 12 | | Pos. 11 |
| | Divo Bugatti | | Lehoux Bugatti | | Chiron Bugatti |
| Row 6 | | Pos. 15 | | Pos. 14 | |
| | | Dreyfus Bugatti | | Grover-Williams Bugatti | |
| Row 7 | Pos. | | Pos. | | Pos.16 |
| | | | | | Félix Alfa Romeo |

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