1934 GRAND PRIX SEASON - 1934 Prix de Berne, 1934 Swiss Grand Prix (Grosser Preiz der Schweiz), 1934 Comminges Grand Prix, 1934 circuito di Biella, 1934 Italian Grand Prix (Gran Premio d'Italia), 1934 grand Prix de l'U.M.F., 1934 Spanish Grand Prix (Gran Prermio de España)

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1934 GRAND PRIX SEASON - 1934 Prix de Berne, 1934 Swiss Grand Prix (Grosser Preiz der Schweiz), 1934 Comminges Grand Prix, 1934 circuito di Biella, 1934 Italian Grand Prix (Gran Premio d'Italia), 1934 grand Prix de l'U.M.F., 1934 Spanish Grand Prix (Gran Prermio de España)

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I PRIX DE BERNE

Bremgarten- Bern (CH), 26 August 1934
14 laps x 7.280 km (4.524 mi) = 101.92 km (63.33 mi)

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine

42	Willi Briem	W. Briem	Amilcar	C6	1.1
44	Ernst Burggaller	E.G. Burggaller	Bugatti	T51A	1.5	S-8
46	Johann Hummel	J. Hummel	Amilcar	C6
48	Bobby Kohlrausch	B. Kohlrausch	MG	K3	1.1
50	Heinz Krebs	H. Krebs	MG	Midget	0.7
52	Hans Simons	H. Simons	Bugatti	T37A	1.5	S-4
54	Armand Girod	A. Girod	Salmson	8C	1.1
56	Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier	Mme. Rose-Itier	Bugatti	T51A	1.5	S-8
58	Pierre Veyron	P. Veyron	Bugatti	T51A	1.5	S-8
60	Cholmondley-Tapper	Cholmondley-Tapper	Bugatti	T37A	1.5	S-4
62	Earl Howe	Earl Howe	Delage	15S8	1.5	S-8
64	Luigi Castelbarco	L. Castelbarco	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4
66	Roberto Malaguti	R. Malaguti	Maserati	4CM		S-4
68	Luigi Platé	L. Platé	Talbot	700	1.5
70	X	Officine A. Maserati	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4	DNA
72	Raffaele Toti	Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio	Maserati	4CM		S-4
74	Harry Herkuleyns	H. Herkuleyns	MG	K3 Magnette	1.1
76	Marie-Louise von Kozmian	Mrs. von Kozmian	Bugatti	T37A	1.5	S-4
78	B. Kessler	B. Kessler	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4
80	Hans Rüesch	H. Rüesch	Maserati	4CS
82	Bruno Sojka	F. Schmidt	Bugatti	T51A	1.5	S-8
84	Hugh Hamilton	Whitney Straight Ltd.	MG	K3 Magnette	1.1
86	Richard Seaman	Whitney Straight Ltd.	MG	K3 Magnette	1.1
88	László Hartmann	L. Hartmann	Bugatti	T37A	1.5	S-4

Seaman's astonishing victory

Entries:

Practice:

Race:
This was the main Voiturette race of the year. The race started 10.30 AM in pouring rain.



46 Hummel Amilcar		76 von Kozmian Bugatti		74 Herkuleyns MG
	62 Howe Delage		58 Veyron Bugatti
66 Malaguti Maserati		82 Sojka Bugatti		54 Girod Salmson
	78 Kessler Maserati		52 Simons Bugatti
48 Kohlrausch MG		64 Castelbarco Maserati		44 Burggaller Bugatti
	60 Cholmondley Bugatti		80 Rüesch Maserati
42 Briem Amilcar		88 L Hartmann Bugatti		50 Krebs MG
	56 Rose-Itier Bugatti		72 Toti Maserati
68 L Platé Talbot		84 Hamilton MG		86 Seaman MG

This was the main Voiturette race of the year. The race started 10.30 AM in pouring rain. To the disappointment of the crowd the Swiss driver Kessler (Maserati) had to retire while in first position leaving Malaguti (Maserati) to take over the lead. Seaman (MG) was working his way up from his back row start position, finally to pass Veyron for second place. Then Malaguti got engine problems and Seaman went on to a sensational win in his 1100cc car against the 1500cc field. This was the first international victory for the until then almost unknown Seaman.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status	Diff

1.	86	Richard Seaman	Whitney Straight Ltd.	MG	K3 Magnette	1.1		14	50m43.8s
2.	58	Pierre Veyron	P. Veyron	Bugatti	T51A	1.5	S-8	14	51m05.8s	+ 23.0s
3.	44	Ernst Burggaller	E.G. Burggaller	Bugatti	T51A	1.5	S-8	14	51m11.4s	+ 29.6s
4.	82	Bruno Sojka	F. Schmidt	Bugatti	T51A	1.5	S-8	14	51m41.0s	+ 58.2s
5.	62	Earl Howe	Earl Howe	Delage	15S8	1.5	S-8	14	51m53.6m	+ 1m10.8s
6.	64	Luigi Castelbarco	L. Castelbarco	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4	14	52m18.4s	+ 1m35.6s
7.	54	Armand Girod	A. Girod	Salmson	8C	1.1		14	52m58.6s	+ 2m15.8s
8.	60	Cholmondley-Tapper	Cholmondley-Tapper	Bugatti	T37A	1.5	S-4	14	53m20.4s	+ 2m37.6s
9.	56	Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier	Mme. Rose-Itier	Bugatti	T51A	1.5	S-8	14	54m00.4s	+ 3m17.6s
10.	76	Marie-Louise von Kozmian	Mrs. von Kozmian	Bugatti	T37A	1.5	S-4	14	54m20.0s	+ 3m37.2s
?	68	Luigi Platé	L. Platé	Talbot	700	1.5
?	72	Raffaele Toti	Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio	Maserati	4CM		S-4
?	42	Willi Briem	W. Briem	Amilcar	C6	1.1
?	88	László Hartmann	L. Hartmann	Bugatti	T37A	1.5	S-4
?	50	Heinz Krebs	H. Krebs	MG	Midget	0.7
?	80	Hans Rüesch	H. Rüesch	Maserati	4CS
?	48	Bobby Kohlrausch	B. Kohlrausch	MG	K3	1.1
?	52	Hans Simons	H. Simons	Bugatti	T37A	1.5	S-4
?	66	Roberto Malaguti	R. Malaguti	Maserati	4CM		S-4
?	46	Johann Hummel	J. Hummel	Amilcar	C6
?	74	Harry Herkuleyns	H. Herkuleyns	MG	K3 Magnette	1.1
DNF	84	Hugh Hamilton	Whitney Straight Ltd.	MG	K3 Magnette	1.1		6	engine
DNF	78	B. Kessler	B. Kessler	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4	3

Fastest lap: B. Kessler (Maserati) in 3m04s = 142.4 km/h (88.5 mph) Winner's medium speed: 120.5 km/h (74.9 mph) Weather: heavy rain.

I GROßER PREIS DER SCHWEIZ

Bremgarten- Bern (CH), 26 August 1934
70 laps x 7.280 km (4.524 mi) = 509.60 km (316.65 mi)

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine

2	Hermann zu Leiningen	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16
4	August Momberger	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16
6	Hans Stuck	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16
8	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25	3.4	S-8
10	Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25	3.4	S-8
12	Luigi Fagioli	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25	3.4	S-8
14	René Dreyfus	Automobiles E. Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	3.3	S-8
16	Earl Howe	Earl Howe	Maserati	8CM	2.3	S-8
18	Clifton Penn-Hughes	C. Penn-Hughes	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8	DNA
20	Tazio Nuvolari	T. Nuvolari	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
22	Luigi Soffietti	L. Soffietti	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8	DNA
24	Renato Balestrero	Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8
26	Goffredo Zehender	Officine A. Maserati	Maserati	4C 2500	2.5	S-4	DNA - raced at St Gaudens
28	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9	S-8
30	Pietro Ghersi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9	S-8
32	Achille Varzi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9	S-8
36	Hans Rüesch	H. Rüesch	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	DNS
38	László Hartmann	L. Hartmann	Bugatti	T35B	2.3	S-8
40	Hugh Hamilton	Whitney Straight Ltd	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8

Instant classic

The first Swiss Grand Prix was held at Bremgarten. The enthusiasm in the city of Bern was great and the organizers succeeded in making the Grand Prix race to an instant classic.

Entries:
The Comminges Grand Prix was run in France the same day so some teams like Ferrari split their effort and started in both races.
Von Brauchitsch was out from hospital after his Nürburgring accident and turned up for the Swiss GP. He had to be helped in and out of the car in considerable pain and had a pillow to support his back when driving.

Practice:

Race:
After the Prix de Berne Voiturette race won by Dick Seaman it was time for the GP class. Stuck had received the best starting place for fastest practice time, all other positions drawn by ballot.

26
Biondetti
Maserati

32
Varzi
Alfa Romeo

6
Stuck
Auto Union

28
Chiron
Alfa Romeo

24
Balestrero
Alfa Romeo

20
Nuvolari
Maserati

38
L Hartmann
Bugatti

30
Ghersi
Alfa Romeo

10
Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz

2
Leiningen
Auto Union

40
Hamilton
Maserati

8
Brauchitsch
Mercedes-Benz

12
Fagioli
Mercedes-Benz

14
Dreyfus
Bugatti

16
Howe
Maserati

4
Momberger
Auto Union

* 36 Rüesch (Maserati) DNS

Stuck took an early command of the race followed by Nuvolari, Chiron and Dreyfus. Chiron was struggling and was passed by Dreyfus. Nuvolari had to change plugs on lap 28, stopped again on lap 30 to add water but he finally retired on lap 36 with engine troubleSoon . On the demanding circuit the "Flying Mantuan" was able to show his great talent, chasing the Auto Union lap after lap with his clearly inferior Maserati until he got a misfire and had to retire with engine trouble.
The track seemed not to suit the Ferrari Alfas and for the first time that year they found themselves really outclassed. The race was also a disaster for the Mercedes-Benz team, their cars suffering from brake trouble and problems with the fuel pumps. Von Brauchitsch was soon out with engine trouble, Caracciola gave up with brake problems and handed over the car to Geier on lap eight and Fagioli run a low sixth.
With Nuvolari out the hopes for a good Maserati finish was also gone because the rest of the privateers were struggling far back in the field. It was instead Dreyfus' Bugatti that took over the second place. He was not to hold it, however, for near the end of the race he had to make a stop for water and Momberger passed him to give Auto Union a 1-2 result.
On the last lap there was a tragedy, as Team Straight driver Hugh Hamilton, probably because of a defective tire, slid off the road and into the wood, hit a tree and ricocheted into another tree. Hamilton, perhaps the top British driver at that time, died instantly.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status

1.	6	Hans Stuck	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16	70	3h37m51.6s
2.	4	August Momberger	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16	69	3h27m54.4s
3.	14	René Dreyfus	Automobiles E. Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	3.3	S-8	69	3h38m10.2s
4.	32	A. Varzi / C. Trossi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9	S-8	69	2h39m53.4s
5.	28	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9	S-8	69	3h40m35.8s
6.	12	Luigi Fagioli	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25	3.4	S-8	68	3h38m34.4s
7.	30	Pietro Ghersi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9	S-8	66	3h38m50.0s
8.	24	R. Balestrero / C. Biondetti	Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8	66	3h38m58.4s
DNF	40	Hugh Hamilton	Whitney Straight Ltd	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	65	fatal crash
NC	16	Earl Howe	Earl Howe	Maserati	8CM	2.3	S-8	63	3h40m46.8s
NC	10	R. Caracciola / H. Geier	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25	3.4	S-8	62	3h39m59.2s
DNF	8	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25	3.4	S-8	52	oil pipe
DNF	24	Renato Balestrero	Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8	47	gearbox
DNF	20	Tazio Nuvolari	T. Nuvolari	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	36	engine
DNF	2	Hermann zu Leiningen	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16	18	gearbox
DNF	38	László Hartmann	L. Hartmann	Bugatti	T35B	2.3	S-8	13	mechanical problem

Fastest lap: August Momberger (Auto Union) in 2m53.0s = 151.5 km/h (94.1 mph) Winner's medium speed: 140.3 km/h (87.2 mph) Weather:

X GRAND PRIX DU COMMINGES

St Gaudens (F), 26 August 1934
35 laps x 11.005 km (6.838 mi) = 385.2 km (239.3 mi)

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine

2	Whitney Straight	Whitley Straight	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
4	"Buddy" Featherstonhaugh	Whitley Straight	Maserati	26M	2.5	S-8
6	Raymond Sommer	R. Sommer	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
8	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	3.3	S-8
10	Goffredo Zehender	G. Zehender	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
12	Benoît Falchetto	Ecurie Braillard	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
14	José Scaron	Ecurie Braillard	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	DNA
16	José de Villapadierna	Comte de Villapadierna	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
18	Philippe Etancelin	P. Etancelin	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
20	Louis Delmot	L. Delmot	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8
22	Mlle "Hellé-Nice"	Mlle "Hellé-Nice"	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8
24	Genaro Léoz-Abad	G. Léoz-Abad	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8	DNA
26	R. Blondiaux	R. Blondiaux	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8	DNA
28	Robert Brunet	R. Brunet	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8
30	Juan Zanelli	J. Zanelli	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8
32	Marcel Lehoux	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8
34	Gianfranco Comotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8

Comotti victorous for Scuderia Ferrari

The Comminges GP was held the same day as the Swiss GP. The German teams of course concentrated their efforts on the Swiss event but both Scuderia Ferrari and the Whitney Straight entered cars at both races.

Entries:

Practice:

Race:

18
Etancelin
Maserati
4m23s

32
Lehoux
Alfa Romeo
4m29s

2
Straight
Maserati
4m32s

34
Comotti
Alfa Romeo
4m33s

6
Sommer
Maserati
4m37s

8
Wimille
Bugatti
4m41s

4
Featherstonhaugh
Maserati
4m52s

30
Zanelli
Alfa Romeo
4m55s

10
Zehender
Maserati
5m05m

16
de Villapadierna
Maserati
5m06s

28
Brunet
Bugatti
5m13s

12
Falchetto
Maserati
5m20s

22
Hellé-Nice
Alfa Romeo
5m41s

20
Delmot
Bugatti
5m53s

At the start of the race Straight went into the lead and held it for a few laps but then he was passed by both Comotti (Alfa Romeo) and Étancelin (Maserati). The French driver was, however, forced to retire with mechanical troubles so Straight went back into second place. But during an extra pitstop he had to see himself passed by Zehender. So with Ferrari's top drivers Varzi and Chiron away at the Swiss GP, Comotti, who had taken over the late Moll's place in the team, got the chance to lead home another Ferrari triumph at St. Gaudens. His team mate Lehoux retired in his last race for Ferrari with a broken valve after having made the fastest lap of the day.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status	Diff

1.	34	Gianfranco Comotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8	35	2h33m49.8s
2.	10	Goffredo Zehender	G. Zehender	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	35	2h35m05s	+ 1m15s
3.	2	Whitney Straight	Whitley Straight	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	35	2h36m45s	+ 2m55s
4.	12	Benoît Falchetto	Ecurie Braillard	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	34
5.	8	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	3.3	S-8	33
6.	16	José de Villapadierna	Comte de Villapadierna	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	32
7.	28	Robert Brunet	R. Brunet	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8	31
8.	22	Mlle "Hellé-Nice"	Mlle "Hellé-Nice"	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	27
DNF	4	"Buddy" Featherstonhaugh	Whitley Straight	Maserati	26M	2.5	S-8	22	starting handle
DNF	20	Louis Delmot	L. Delmot	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8	13	mechanical
DNF	32	Marcel Lehoux	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8	13	valve
DNF	30	Juan Zanelli	J. Zanelli	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8	12	mechanical
DNF	18	Philippe Etancelin	P. Etancelin	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	12	fuel feed
DNF	6	Raymond Sommer	R. Sommer	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	5	mechanical

Fastest lap: Jean-Pierre Wimille (Bugatti) in 4m12s = 157.2 km/h (97.7 mph) Winner's medium speed: 150.2 km/h (93.3 mph) Pole position lap speed: 150.6 km/h (93.6 mph) Weather:

	August 1934: Auto Union had a pre-GP test at Monza and Varzi made some laps in Stuck's car. Possibly Varzi there and then signed for Auto Union for the 1935 season.
	1 September 1934: Dodson (MG Magnette) wins the RAC Tourist Trophy sports car handicap race at Ards near Belfast. (Results)

I CIRCUITO DI BIELLA

Biella (I), 2 September 1934
3 heats x 25 laps x 2.199 km (1.366 mi) = 54.98 km (34.17 mi)
Final 40 laps x 2.199 km (1.366 mi) = 87.96 km (54.66 mi)

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine

2	Gianfranco Comotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8
4	Carlo Felice Trossi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8
6	Achille Varzi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8
8	Renato Balestrero	Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8
10	Clemente Biondetti	Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio	Maserati	26M	2.5	S-8
12	Giuseppe Bianchi	Scuderia Brianza	Bugatti	T39A	1.5	S-8
14	Luigi Castelbarco	Scuderia Brianza	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4
16	Giovanni Lurani	Count Lurani	Maserati	4CS	1.5
18	G. Cornaggia-Medici	G. Cornaggia-Medici	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8
20	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Siena	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8
22	Carlo Restelli	C. Restelli	Alfa Romeo	6C	1.7		DNS
24	Antonio Brivio	A. Brivio	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8
26	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4
28	Luigi Premoli	L. Premoli	MBP - Maserati		2.3
30	Gino Rovere	Scuderia Subalpina	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8
32	Luigi Pages	L. Pages	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8
34	Umberto Casareto	U. Casareto	Maserati	26	1.5	S-8
36	Giovanni Minozzi	Scuderia Siena	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8
38	Giulio Aymini	G. Aymini	Monaco				DNA
40	Gianni Arezzi	G. Arezzi	Alfa Romeo	6C-1750	1.7		DNS
42	Luigi Platé	L. Platé	Talbot	700

Trossi for the third time

The first Biella race was held on a little circuit through the streets of the town with the same name. The race was run in three heats and a final.

Entries:

Practice:

Heat 1:

28
Premoli
PBM

10
Biondetti
Maserati

4
Trossi
Alfa Romeo

34
Casareo
Maserati

36
Minozzi
Alfa Romeo

In the first heat Minozzi (Alfa Romeo "Monza") took an early lead but he was soon passed by the works Alfa of Trossi, who went on to win. Minozzi finished second and Biondetti (Maserati) third.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status	Diff

1.	4	Carlo Felice Trossi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8	25	40m44.2s
2.	36	Giovanni Minozzi	Scuderia Siena	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8	25	41m26.8s	+ 42.6s

3.	10	Clemente Biondetti	Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio	Maserati	T26M	2.5		25	42m09.6s	+ 1m25.4s
4.	28	Luigi Premoli	L. Premoli	PBM - Maserati		2.3		23
DNF	34	Umberto Casareto	U. Cesareto	Maserati	26	1.5	S-8	3	crash

Fastest lap: Carlo Felice Trossi (Alfa Romeo) in 1m35.6s = 82.8 km/h (51.5 mph) Winner's medium speed: 81.0 km/h (50.3 mph) Weather:

Heat 2:

20
Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo

8
Balestrero
Alfa Romeo

2
Comotti
Alfa Romeo

26
Farina
Maserati

14
Castelbarco
Maserati

32
Pages
Alfa Romeo

In the second heat Nuvolari shined in Scuderia Siena's 2.3 litre "Monza" winning from Farina's 1.5 litre Alfa and Balestrero's 2.6 litre "Monza".

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status	Diff

1.	20	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Siena	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	25	40m19.0s
2.	26	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4	25	40m39.6s	+ 20.6s
3.	8	Renato Balestrero	Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8	25	41m26.6s	+ 1m27.6s

4.	2	Gianfranco Comotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8	25	42m02s	+ 1m43s
5.	14	Luigi Castelbarco	Scuderia Brianza	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4	24
6.	32	Luigi Pages	L. Pages	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	24

Fastest lap: Tazio Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo) in 1m33.4s = 84.8 km7h (52.7 mph) Winner's medium speed: 81.8 km/h (50.8 mph) Weather:

Heat 3:

30
Rovere
Alfa Romeo

24
Brivio
Bugatti

6
Varzi
Alfa Romeo

12
Bianchi
Bugatti

18
Cornaggia
Alfa Romeo

16
Lurani
Maserati

42
L Platé
Talbot

Varzi dominated the last heat with his Ferrari-entered Alfa, finishing a minute and a half ahead of Brivio's works Bugatti with Rovere (Monza 2.6 litre) in third place.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status	Diff

1.	6	Achille Varzi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8	25	39m42.0s
2.	24	Antonio Brivio	A. Brivio	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8	25	41m25.4s	+ 1m43.4s

3.	30	Gino Rovere	Scuderia Subalpina	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8	25	42m41.8s	+ 2m59.8s
4.	18	G. Cornaggia-Medici	G. Cornaggia-Medici	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	25	42m44.0s	+ 3m02.0s
5.	16	Giovanni Lurani	Count Lurani	Maserati	4CS	1.5		24
6.	12	Giuseppe Bianchi	Scuderia Brianza	Bugatti	T39A			23
DNF	42	Luigi Platé	L. Platé	Talbot	700			1	mechanical

Fastest lap: Achille Varzi (Alfa Romeo) in 1m31.2s = 86.8 km/h (53.9 mph) Winner's medium speed: 83.0 km/h (51.6 mph) Weather:

Final:

26
Farina
Maserati

20
Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo

6
Varzi
Alfa Romeo

8
Balestrero
Alfa Romeo

24
Brivio
Bugatti

4
Trossi
Alfa Romeo

36
Minozzi
Alfa Romeo

When the flag dropped in the final Minozzi went into the lead followed by Varzi and Farina. During the race Farina with his Voiturette car was almost able to keep the same pace as the GP cars. Nuvolari had to retire with a broken rear suspension and Minozzi had also to retire leaving Varzi and Trossi to fight for the lead with Farina in third place. Trossi proved once again that he was the street circuit master, making the fastest lap (1:29.8) and taking the flag just 1/5 of a second in front of his team mate.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status	Diff

1.	4	Carlo Felice Trossi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8	40	1h02m57.2s
2.	6	Achille Varzi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B	2.9	S-8	40	1h02m57.4s	+ 0.2s
3.	26	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati	4CM	1.5	S-4	40	1h03m44.4s	+ 1m47.2s 1st voiturette
4.	24	Antonio Brivio	A. Brivio	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8	40	1h04m10.6s	+ 2m13.4s
5.	8	Renato Balestrero	Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8	39
DNF	20	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Siena	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	25	shock absorber
DNF	36	Giovanni Minozzi	Scuderia Siena	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.6	S-8	18

Fastest lap: Carlo Felice Trossi (Alfa Romeo) in 1m29.8s = 88.2 km/h (54.8 mph) Winner's medium speed: 83.8 km/h (52.1 mph) Weather:

XII° GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA

Autodromo di Monza (I), 9 September 1934
116 laps x 4.310 km (2.678 mi) = 499.96 km (310.66 mi)

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine

2	Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25		S-8
4	Achille Varzi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9?	S-8
6	Antonio Brivio	Automobiles E. Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	3.3	S-8
8	Tazio Nuvolari	Officine A. Maserati	Maserati	6C-34	3.2	S-6
10	Hans Stuck	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16
12	Luigi Fagioli	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25		S-8
14	Carlo Felice Trossi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9?	S-8
16	Earl Howe	Earl Howe	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8
18	Goffredo Zehender	G. Zehender	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
20	August Momberger	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16
22	Ernst Henne	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25		S-8
24	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9	S-8
26	Whitney Straight	Whitney Straight	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
28	Hermann zu Leiningen	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16
30	Gianfranco Comotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9?	S-8
32	Hans Rüesch	H. Rüesch	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8

Caracciola back among the winners without taking the flag

As a result of the terrible accidents at Monza GP 1933, that cost the lives of Campari, Borzacchini and Czaykowski the authorities overreacted by reducing the track length from 10 km to 4.3 and filling the track with chicanes.

Entries:
The Mercedes-Benz team arrived to Monza without von Brauchitsch. After the Swiss GP von Brauchitsch suffered from pain in his eye and medical tests showed that he in fact had fractured his skull in the Nürburgring accident. He was sent back to the hospital bed for a ten weeks complete rest. He was not even allowed to listen to the GP race on radio.
At Monza Nuvolari gave the new Maserati model 6C-34 its debut. The new car was heavy and all fluid including the brake fluid had to be drained before the car passed the 750 kg limit. (compare this to Eifelrennen!) This maneuver would be significant for the race results!
After practice ended and the track shut down Fagioli's car was sent to the Milan autostrada. There Fagioli's mechanic, an ex. motorcycle racer named Hermann Lang, had his first taste of driving a racing car in 200km/h while running in the new brakes.

Practice:

Race:
Before the start of the race the cars and drivers paraded past the grandstands raising their arms in a fascist salute.

2
Caracciola
Mercedes Benz

4
Varzi
Alfa Romeo

8
Nuvolari
Maserati

10
Stuck
Auto Union

12
Fagioli
Mercedes Benz

14
Trossi
Alfa Romeo

16
Howe
Bugatti

18
Zehender
Maserati

20
Momberger
Auto Union

22
Henne
Mercedes Benz

24
Chiron
Alfa Romeo

26
Straight
Maserati

28
Leiningen
Auto Union

30
Comotti
Alfa Romeo

32
Rüesch
Alfa Romeo

* 6 Brivio (Bugatti) DNS

When the flag fell Stuck took the lead followed by Fagioli, Varzi and Caracciola. The Mercedes-Benz cars of Henne and Fagioli were soon out with mechanical problems. Caracciola took his car up to second and Nuvolari was well up with the leaders, having an giant duel with Varzi (who else?) but soon his brakes began to fade. The drained brake system had not been properly refilled!
At 10 laps the order was Stuck, 20 seconds from Caracciola and 26 from zu Leiningen, who soon had to retire, and Momberger. After 20 laps Caracciola had closed the gap to 13 seconds and 10 laps later to 10 seconds. But five laps later the gap was up to 35 seconds the Mercedes driver having problems with his leg. Somehow Caracciola still managed to come back, closing the gap down to 12 seconds again.
After leading for 59 laps Stuck took the car into the pits. The radiator had burnt his feet and zu Leiningen took over while Stuck was getting medical care.
Due to the many chicanes the drivers had to take some 1600 corners during the race that took 4 3/4 hours. Caracciola was the new leader but the constant gear changing and braking was too much for his hip wound and when he came in for his pit stop on the next lap he almost fainted and had to be lifted from his car. The car was handled over to his team mate and greatest rival Fagioli.
The track was brutal for the drivers. Comotti was forced to give over to Marioni, later Comotti in his turn took over from Trossi. After a ten lap rest Stuck took his car back from zu Leiningen and started to try to better his fourth position.
Fagioli had led the second half of the race and went on to his second victory for Mercedes-Benz. Varzi was going well in second place until he struck gearbox problems and had to retire with 20 laps to go. Trossi held second place for a while but he fell back when he made a last pitstop leaving over the car to Comotti. Now it was Stuck's turn to take the second place, one lap behind Fagioli, and he finished in that position. Nuvolari's brakes had now gone completely and he braked the car with the gearbox alone. Still he did not give up and forced his car to finish in a honorable fourth place.
Later Rüesch was disqualified as he had run out of fuel on the track and an assistant had met him outside the pit with a filled can.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status

1.	2	R. Caracciola / L. Fagioli	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25		S-8	116	4h45m47s
2.	10	H. Stuck / H. zu Leiningen	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16	115	4h47m25.2s
3.	14	C. Trossi / G. Comotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9	S-8	114	4h45m49.4s
4.	24	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9?	S-8	113	4h45m49.2s see "In retrospect"
5.	8	Tazio Nuvolari	Officine A. Maserati	Maserati	6C-34	3.2	S-6	113	4h46m46.4s
6.	30	G. Comotti / A. Marinoni	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9	S-8	113	4h47m27.8s
7.	20	A. Momberger / W. Sebastian	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16	112	4h47m27.2s
8.	26	Whitney Straight	Whitney Straight	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	112	4h47m27.6s
DSQ	32	Hans Rüesch	H. Rüesch	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	105	DSQ - outside assistance
9.	16	Earl Howe	Earl Howe	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8	104	4h48m28.6s
DNF	4	A. Varzi / M. Tadini	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9?	S-8	97	gearbox
DNF	18	Goffredo Zehender	G. Zehender	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	54	brakes
DNF	28	Hermann zu Leiningen	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16	54	out of fuel
DNF	12	Luigi Fagioli	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25		S-8	13	supercharger
DNF	22	Ernst Henne	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25		S-8	2	overheating/supercharger?
DNF	6	Antonio Brivio	Automobiles E. Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	3.3	S-8	0	supercharger

Fastest lap: Hans Stuck (Auto Union) on lap 5 in 2m13.6s = 116.2 km/h (72.2 mph) Winner's medium speed: 105.0 km/h (65.2 mph) Weather:

In retrospect:
After the race Chiron found to his great surprise that the had been classified 6th, 4 laps behind the winner. According to the team's unofficial lap table made by a lady whose ability was held in highest regard (most likely Alice "Baby" Hoffman) Chiron cleary was 4th. As a gentleman, Chiron however did not want to make a protest. A later control by the Monza time keepers confirmed they had lost a lap earlier and that Chiron indeed was 4th. As the reversed results were published only several days after the race many books have the preliminary incorrect results.

I GRAND PRIX DE L´U.M.F.

Montlhéry Paris (F), 9 September 1934
18 laps x 5.0 km (~3.1 mi) = 90.0 km (55.9 mi)

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine

1	Albert Perrot	A. Perrot	Bugatti	T35		S-8
2	Roger Césure	R. Césure	Bugatti	T37	1.5	S-4
3	André Vagniez	A. Vagniez	Bugatti	T37	1.5	S-4
4	Michel Roumani	M. Roumani	Bugatti	T35		S-8
5	Goux	Goux	Bugatti	T35		S-8
6	Jean Cattaneo	J. Cattaneo	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8
7	"Sim Devil"	"Sim Devil"	Bugatti	T35		S-8
8	Jean Renaldi	J. Renaldi	Bugatti	T35		S-8
9	Jamin	Jamin	Bugatti	T35		S-8
10	Robert Brunet	R. Brunet	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8
11	Benoît Falchetto	Ecurie Braillard	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	#12? Motor Sport p 557
12	X	Ecurie Braillard	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	DNA
14	Andre Testut	A. Testut	Bugatti	T35		S-8
15	Bernard Chaude	B. Chaude	Bugatti	T35		S-8
16	Max Fourny	M. Fourny	Bugatti	T35		S-8
17	Genaro Léoz-Abad	G. Léoz-Abad	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8
18	Albert Chambost	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti	T59		S-8
19	Charles Montier	C. Montier	Montier-Ford

Falchetto dominates the car class in a motorcycle event

Entries:

Practice:

Race:


GRID NOT AVAILABLE

The "Union Motocycliste Française" held a series of races for different motorcycle and car classes at the Montlhéry combined oval and road track. The minor car race that has often incorrectly been called the "Grand Prix de France" is not to be confused with the French GP!
The GP class was easily won by Falcetto in his Ecuire Braillard entered Maserati 8CM with a huge margin before Brunet's Alfa.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status	Diff

1.	11	Benoît Falchetto	Ecurie Braillard	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	18	38m36.5s
2.	10	Robert Brunet	R. Brunet	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	18	40m36.2s	+ 1m57.7s
3.	17	Genaro Léoz-Abad	G. Léoz-Abad	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8	17
4.	6	Jean Cattaneo	J. Cattaneo	Bugatti	T51	2.3	S-8	17
5.	8	Jean Renaldi	J. Renaldi	Bugatti	T35		S-8	17
?	1	Albert Perrot	A. Perrot	Bugatti	T35		S-8
?	2	Roger Césure	R. Césure	Bugatti	T37	1.5	S-4
?	3	André Vagniez	A. Vagniez	Bugatti	T37	1.5	S-4
?	4	Michel Roumani	M. Roumani	Bugatti	T35		S-8
?	5	Goux	Goux	Bugatti	T35		S-8
?	7	"Sim Devil"	"Sim Devil"	Bugatti	T35		S-8
?	9	Jamin	Jamin	Bugatti	T35		S-8
?	14	Andre Testut	A. Testut	Bugatti	T35		S-8
?	15	Bernard Chaude	B. Chaude	Bugatti	T35		S-8
?	16	Max Fourny	M. Fourny	Bugatti	T35		S-8
?	19	Charles Montier	C. Montier	Montier-Ford

Fastest lap: N/A Winner's medium speed: 139.9 km/h (86.9 mph) Weather:

	16 September 1934: Stuck (Auto Union) wins the Mt. Ventoux hillclimb in France.
	22 September 1934: Dixon (Riley 2.0L) wins the B.D.R.C. 500 Mile handicap race on a rainy Brooklands track.

IX° GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA

Lasarte - San Sebastian (E), 23 September 1934
30 laps x 17.315 km (10.759 mi) = 519.45 km (322.8 mi)

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine

2	Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25		S-8
4	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Automobiles E. Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	3.3	S-8
6	Hans Stuck	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16
8	Achille Varzi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9?	S-8
8	Carlo Felice Trossi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9?	S-8	DNS - alternative driver
10	Luigi Soffietti	Scuderia Siena	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
12	Tazio Nuvolari	Automobiles E. Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	3.3	S-8
14	René Dreyfus	Automobiles E. Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	2.8	S-8
16	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9?	S-8
18	Luigi Fagioli	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25		S-8
20	Marcel Lehoux	Whitney Straight Ltd	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
20	Whitney Straight	Whitney Straight Ltd	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	DNS - alternative driver
22	Hermann zu Leiningen	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16
22	August Momberger	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16	DNS - alternative driver
22	Tazio Nuvolari	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16	DNS - testing
24	Robert Brunet	Ecuire Braillard	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8
26	Benoît Falchetto	Ecuire Braillard	Maserati	8CM	2.0	S-8
28	Antonio Brivio	Automobiles E. Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	2.8	S-8
30	Eugen Bjørnstad	E. Bjørnstad	Alfa Romeo	Monza	2.3	S-8	DNS - car too heavy
?	Ernst Henne	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25A		S-8	DNS - reserve, practised

Stuck fastest but Mercedes still takes a double victory

Entries:
Auto Union driver Momberger was not able to take part because of arthritis. Norwegian driver Bjørnstad had taken his Alfa Romeo "Monza" all the way to Spain only to fail the weight-in as the car was found to be too heavy.

Practice:

Race:

2
Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz

4
Wimille
Bugatti

6
Stuck
Auto Union

8
Varzi
Alfa Romeo

10
Soffietti
Maserati

12
Nuvolari
Bugatti

14
Dreyfus
Bugatti

16
Chiron
Alfa Romeo

18
Fagioli
Mercedes-Benz

20
Lehoux
Maserati

22
Leiningen
Auto Union

24
Brunet
Maserati

26
Falchetto
Maserati

28
Brivio
Bugatti

Stuck took the early lead but had to retire after only four laps. The lead was taken over by Caracciola followed by Wimille and Fagioli. The Bugatti team had at last found some speed on the car and the French driver made a great effort to split the Mercedes cars. Sadly his effort came to nothing as the Bugatti developed carburettor problems and Wimille had to slow down finally finishing sixth. Order after 10 laps:

	1. Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz)	1h05m52s
	2. Wimille (Bugatti)	1h06m09s
	3. Fagioli (Mercedes-Benz)	1h06m21s
	4. Nuvolari (Bugatti)	1h06m47s
	5. Dreyfus (Bugatti)	1h06m53s
	6. Varzi (Alfa Romeo)	1h07m39s
	7. Chiron (Alfa Romeo)	1h07m43s
	8. Stuck (Auto Union)	1h10m19s
	9. Lehoux (Maserati)	1h10m26s
	10. Falchetto (Maserati)
	11. Brivio (Bugatti)
	12. Soffietti (Alfa Romeo)
	13. Brunet (Maserati)

Situation after 20 laps:

	1. Fagioli (Mercedes-Benz)	2h12m39s
	2. Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz)	2h12m57s
	3. Wimille (Bugatti)	2h13m48s
	4. Nuvolari (Bugatti)	2h14m38s
	5. Dreyfus (Bugatti)	2h14m50s
	6. Varzi (Alfa Romeo)	2h15m32s
	7. Stuck (Auto Union)	2h16m24s
	8. Lehoux (Maserati)	2h21m08s
	9. Comotti (Alfa Romeo)	2h25m18s
	10. Brivio (Bugatti)	2h28m18s
	11. Soffietti (Alfa Romeo)	2h31m06s
	12. Brunet (Maserati)	2h38m13s
	13. Falchetto (Maserati)

Caracciola was now able to open up a comfortable lead from his team mate and Neubauer ordered both drivers to ease up. Caracciola followed the orders but Fagioli just went faster and was able to catch the leading Mercedes-Benz. When Fagioli challenged his team mate for the lead a surprised and tired Caracciola gave up and for the rest of the race just held on to a second place.
Nuvolari, now racing for Bugatti, could not do much about the Mercedes cars but did a solid effort and finished a fine third.
Stuck, who had taken over zu Leiningen's Auto Union after retiring his own car, put in some fast laps and advanced from 10th place to finish 4th.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Type	Engine		Laps	Time/Status

1.	18	Luigi Fagioli	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25		S-8	30	3h19m41.6s
2.	2	Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz	W25		S-8	30	3h20m24.4s	+ 42.8s
3.	12	Tazio Nuvolari	Automobiles E. Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	3.3	S-8	30	3h20m48.0s	+ 1m07.4s
4.	22	H. zu Leiningen / H. Stuck	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16	30	3h21m03.0s	+ 1m22.4s
5.	8	Achille Varzi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9?	S-8	30	3h21m49.0s	+ 2m08.5s
6.	4	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Automobiles E. Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	3.3	S-8	30	3h26m21.8s	+ 6m41.2s
7.	14	René Dreyfus	Automobiles E. Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	2.8	S-8	29	3h20m50s
8.	20	Marcel Lehoux	Whitney Straight Ltd	Maserati	8CM	3.0	S-8	29	3h22m31s
9.	10	Luigi Soffietti	Scuderia Siena	Maserati	8CM		S-8	29	2h22m51s
10.	16	L. Chiron / G. Comotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Tipo B/P3	2.9?	S-8	29?	3h30m50s
11.	28	Antonio Brivio	Automobiles E. Bugatti	Bugatti	T59	2.8	S-8	28	3h24m35s
DNF	24	Robert Brunet	Ecuire Braillard	Maserati	8CM		3.0	25	crash
DNF	26	Benoît Falchetto	Ecuire Braillard	Maserati	8CM	3.0		23
DNF	6	Hans Stuck	Auto Union AG	Auto Union	A	4.4	V-16	3	oil pipe

Fastest lap: Hans Stuck (Auto Union) in 6m20.0s = 164.0 km/h (101.9 mph) Winner's medium speed: 156.1 km/h (97.0 mph) Weather:

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