# 1932 Monaco Grand Prix

43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E﻿ / ﻿43.7346500°N 7.421333°E﻿ / 43.7346500; 7.421333
The 1932 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 17 April 1932.
It was won by Tazio Nuvolari of Italy, driving for the works Alfa Romeo team, won the race by just 2.8 seconds from the privateer Alfa of Rudolf Caracciola, who, despite having a contract for 1932, was not yet part of the official works team. Caracciola might have had an opportunity to pass Nuvolari for the lead, after the Italian's car developed fuel pick-up issues, but he decided instead to remain behind the Alfa Romeo team leader. The 1931 Monaco Grand Prix runner-up Luigi Fagioli completed the podium in third for the Maserati team.

## Entries

| No | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine |
| 2 | Rudolf Caracciola | Private entry | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Monza | 2.3 L8 |
| 4 | Earl Howe | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 2.3 L8 |
| 6 | Clifton Penn-Hughes | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T35B | 2.3 L8 |
| 8 | Juan Zanelli | Private entry | Nacional Pescara | Nacional Pescara | 3.0 L6 |
| 10 | Guy Bouriat | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 2.3 L8 |
| 12 | Louis Chiron | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 2.3 L8 |
| 14 | Albert Divo | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | Bugatti T53 Bugatti T51 | 5.0 V16 2.3 L8 |
| 16 | Achille Varzi | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 2.3 L8 |
| 18 | Stanisłas Czaykowski | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 2.3 L8 |
| 20 | Marcel Lehoux | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 2.3 L8 |
| 22 | William Grover-Williams | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 2.3 L8 |
| 24 | Baconin Borzacchini | SA Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Monza | 2.3 L8 |
| 26 | Giuseppe Campari | SA Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Monza | 2.3 L8 |
| 28 | Tazio Nuvolari | SA Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Monza | 2.3 L8 |
| 30 | Philippe Étancelin | Private entry | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Monza | 2.3 L8 |
| 32 | Goffredo Zehender | Private entry | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Monza | 2.3 L8 |
| 34 | René Dreyfus | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | Maserati 8C 2800 | 2.8 L8 |
| 36 | Luigi Fagioli | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | Maserati 8C 2800 | 2.8 L8 |
| 38 | Amedeo Ruggeri | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | Maserati 26M | 2.5 L8 |
    ^‡ — Divo drove the T53 during the practice sessions on Thursday and Friday, but switched to the T51 for Saturday practice and the race.

## Practice

Official timing for practice sessions was introduced for this year.

## Starting grid

Although practice laps had been officially timed, the grid was still determined by ballot. This was changed for the following year's race.
Starting grid — 1932 Monaco Grand Prix :
| | | Grover-Williams Bugatti |
| | Étancelin Alfa Romeo | Grover-Williams Bugatti |
| Ruggeri Maserati | Étancelin Alfa Romeo | |
| | | Chiron Bugatti |
| | Campari Alfa Romeo | Chiron Bugatti |
| Czaykowski Bugatti | Campari Alfa Romeo | |
| | | Lehoux Bugatti |
| | Borzacchini Alfa Romeo | Lehoux Bugatti |
| Dreyfus Maserati | Borzacchini Alfa Romeo | |
| | | Bouriat Bugatti |
| | Nuvolari Alfa Romeo | Bouriat Bugatti |
| | | Varzi Bugatti |
| | Caracciola Alfa Romeo | Varzi Bugatti |
| Howe Bugatti | Caracciola Alfa Romeo | |
| | | Divo Bugatti |
| | Zehender Alfa Romeo | Divo Bugatti |
| Fagioli Maserati | Zehender Alfa Romeo | |

## Classification
### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 28 | Tazio Nuvolari | Alfa Romeo Monza | 100 | 3:32:25.2 | 11 |
| 2 | 2 | Rudolf Caracciola | Alfa Romeo Monza | 100 | +2.8 | 13 |
| 3 | 36 | Luigi Fagioli | Maserati 8C 2800 | 100 | +2:17.8 | 17 |
| 4 | 4 | Earl Howe | Bugatti T51 | 98 | +2 laps | 14 |
| 5 | 32 | Goffredo Zehender | Alfa Romeo Monza | 96 | +4 laps | 16 |
| 6 | 20 | Marcel Lehoux | Bugatti T51 | 95 | +5 laps | 7 |
| 7 | 22 | William Grover-Williams | Bugatti T51 | 95 | +5 laps | 1 |
| 8 | 10 | Guy Bouriat | Bugatti T51 | 93 | +7 laps | 10 |
| 9 | 14 | Albert Divo | Bugatti T51 | 91 | +9 laps | 15 |
| 10 | 26 | Giuseppe Campari | Alfa Romeo Monza | 86 | +14 laps | 5 |
| Ret | 24 | Baconin Borzacchini | Alfa Romeo Monza | 85 | Brakes | 8 |
| Ret | 34 | René Dreyfus | Maserati 8C 2800 | 57 | Broken driveshaft, lost wheel | 9 |
| Ret | 16 | Achille Varzi | Bugatti T51 | 56 | Rear axle | 12 |
| Ret | 30 | Philippe Étancelin | Alfa Romeo Monza | 49 | Gearbox | 2 |
| Ret | 18 | Stanisłas Czaykowski | Bugatti T51 | 49 | Gearbox | 6 |
| Ret | 12 | Louis Chiron | Bugatti T51 | 29 | Crash | 4 |
| Ret | 38 | Amedeo Ruggeri | Maserati 26M | 12 | Supercharger | 3 |
| DNS | 6 | Clifton Penn-Hughes | Bugatti T35B | | Practice crash, injury | |
| DNS | 8 | Juan Zanelli | Nacional Pescara | | Broken spring | |
| Sources: |||||||