1933 Tunis Grand Prix

The 1933 Tunis Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Carthage Street Circuit in Tunis, the capital of colonial Tunisia, on 26 March 1933. Tazio Nuvolari won the 37 lap race, driving for Scuderia Ferrari, Alfa Romeo's works team, while his teammate, Baconin Borzacchini, finished second. Third place was taken by the privateer Maserati of Goffredo Zehender.[1]

1933 Tunis Grand Prix
Race details
Date 26 March 1933
Official name V Grand Prix de Tunisie
Location Carthage Street Circuit
Tunis, French protectorate of Tunisia
Course Street circuit
Course length 12.714 km (7.9 miles)
Distance 37 laps, 470.4 km (292.3 miles)
Weather Initially dry, with thunder and rain later
Pole position
Driver
  • France Frédéric Toselli
Bugatti
Grid positions set by car number
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo
Time 5:05 on lap 7
Podium
First Alfa Romeo
Second Alfa Romeo
Third Maserati

Entries

NoDriverEntrantConstructorChassisEngine
2 France Frédéric Toselli Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51(A) 2.3 L8
4 France Guy Moll Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35C 2.0 L8
6 Hungary László Hartmann Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
8 Italy Baconin Borzacchini Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
12 France Robert Brunet Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
14 Germany Paul Pietsch Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
16 Poland Stanisłas Czaykowski Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
18 France Louis Braillard Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8
20 France Jean Gaupillat Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
22 Italy Luigi Premoli Private entry PBM PBM 3.0 L8
24 France Raymond Sommer Private entry Maserati Maserati 8CM 3.0 L8
26 France Benoît Falchetto Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8
28 Italy Tazio Nuvolari Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.6 L8
30 Switzerland Julio Villars Equipe Villars-Waldthausen Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
32 Switzerland Horst von Waldthausen Equipe Villars-Waldthausen Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
34 Italy Goffredo Zehender Private entry Maserati Maserati 8C 2800 2.8 L8
36 France Philippe Étancelin Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
38 Italy Achille Varzi Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
40 France Marcel Lehoux Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
42 Italy Luigi Fagioli Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 8C 3000 3.0 L8
44 Chile Juan Zanelli Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8
 ? France Pierre Veyron Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8
 ? Louis Joly Private entry Bugatti/Maserati  ?  ?
 ? Italy Pietro Ghersi Private entry Bugatti  ?  ?

Starting grid

Grid positions were allocated in numerical order.[1]

Starting grid — 1933 Tunis Grand Prix
France Toselli
Bugatti
France Moll
Bugatti
Italy Borzacchini
Alfa Romeo
Chile Zanelli
Alfa Romeo
France Brunet
Bugatti
Germany Pietsch
Alfa Romeo
Poland Czaykowski
Bugatti
France Braillard
Bugatti
France Gaupillat
Bugatti
Italy Premoli
PBM
France Sommer
Maserati
France Falchetto
Bugatti
Italy Nuvolari
Alfa Romeo
Switzerland Villars
Alfa Romeo
Switzerland Waldthausen
Alfa Romeo
Italy Zehender
Maserati
France Étancelin
Alfa Romeo
Italy Varzi
Bugatti
France Lehoux
Bugatti
Italy Fagioli
Maserati

Classification

Race

Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 28 Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Monza 37 3:29:15.4 13
2 8 Italy Baconin Borzacchini Alfa Romeo Monza 37 +0.2 3
3 34 Italy Goffredo Zehender Maserati 8C 2800 37 +11:58.0 16
4 32 Switzerland Horst von Waldthausen Alfa Romeo Monza 37 +12:01.0 15
5 26 France Benoît Falchetto Bugatti T35B 37 +12:18.6 12
6 2 France Frédéric Toselli Bugatti T51(A) 37 +15:54.2 1
7 14 Germany Paul Pietsch Alfa Romeo Monza 37 +17:17.2 6
8 44 Chile Juan Zanelli Alfa Romeo Monza 37 +19:07.2 4
9 4 France Guy Moll Bugatti T35C 36 Ran out of fuel 2
10 30 Switzerland Julio Villars Alfa Romeo Monza 36 +1 lap 14
11 18 France Louis Braillard Bugatti T35B 35 +2 laps 8
Ret 36 France Philippe Étancelin Alfa Romeo Monza 21 Rear axle 17
Ret 20 France Jean Gaupillat Bugatti T51 15 Oil pressure 9
Ret 12 France Robert Brunet Bugatti T51 14 Oil pressure 5
Ret 42 Italy Luigi Fagioli Maserati 8C 3000 12 Magneto drive 20
Ret 38 Italy Achille Varzi Bugatti T51 11 Drive shaft 18
Ret 22 Italy Luigi Premoli PBM 8 Transmission 10
Ret 16 Poland Stanisłas Czaykowski Bugatti T51 6 Oil pump drive 7
Ret 40 France Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T51 6 Piston 19
Ret 24 France Raymond Sommer Maserati 8CM 5 Magneto drive 11
DNS 6 Hungary László Hartmann Bugatti T51 Did not start
DNA  ? France Pierre Veyron Bugatti T51 Did not arrive
DNA  ? Louis Joly Bugatti/Maserati Did not arrive
DNA  ? Italy Pietro Ghersi Bugatti Did not arrive
Sources:[1]

References

  1. "V GRAND PRIX DE TUNISIE". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
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