# 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.

## Entries

| No | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine |
| 2 | Frédéric Toselli | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T51(A) | 2.3 L8 |
| 4 | Guy Moll | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T35C | 2.0 L8 |
| 6 | László Hartmann | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 2.3 L8 |
| 8 | Baconin Borzacchini | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Monza | 2.3 L8 |
| 12 | Robert Brunet | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 2.3 L8 |
| 14 | Paul Pietsch | Private entry | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Monza | 2.3 L8 |
| 16 | Stanisłas Czaykowski | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 2.3 L8 |
| 18 | Louis Braillard | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T35B | 2.3 L8 |
| 20 | Jean Gaupillat | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 2.3 L8 |
| 22 | Luigi Premoli | Private entry | PBM | PBM | 3.0 L8 |
| 24 | Raymond Sommer | Private entry | Maserati | Maserati 8CM | 3.0 L8 |
| 26 | Benoît Falchetto | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T35B | 2.3 L8 |
| 28 | Tazio Nuvolari | Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Monza | 2.6 L8 |
| 30 | Julio Villars | Equipe Villars-Waldthausen | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Monza | 2.3 L8 |
| 32 | Horst von Waldthausen | Equipe Villars-Waldthausen | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Monza | 2.3 L8 |
| 34 | Goffredo Zehender | Private entry | Maserati | Maserati 8C 2800 | 2.8 L8 |
| 36 | Philippe Étancelin | Private entry | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Monza | 2.3 L8 |
| 38 | Achille Varzi | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 2.3 L8 |
| 40 | Marcel Lehoux | Private entry | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 2.3 L8 |
| 42 | Luigi Fagioli | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | Maserati 8C 3000 | 3.0 L8 |
| 44 | Juan Zanelli | Private entry | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Monza | 2.3 L8 |
| ? | Pierre Veyron | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 2.3 L8 |
| ? | Louis Joly | Private entry | Bugatti/Maserati | ? | ? |
| ? | Pietro Ghersi | Private entry | Bugatti | ? | ? |

## Starting grid

Grid positions were allocated in numerical order.
Starting grid — 1933 Tunis Grand Prix :
| | | Toselli Bugatti |
| | Moll Bugatti | Toselli Bugatti |
| | | Borzacchini Alfa Romeo |
| | Zanelli Alfa Romeo | Borzacchini Alfa Romeo |
| Brunet Bugatti | Zanelli Alfa Romeo | |
| | | Pietsch Alfa Romeo |
| | Czaykowski Bugatti | Pietsch Alfa Romeo |
| Braillard Bugatti | Czaykowski Bugatti | |
| | | Gaupillat Bugatti |
| | Premoli PBM | Gaupillat Bugatti |
| Sommer Maserati | Premoli PBM | |
| | | Falchetto Bugatti |
| | Nuvolari Alfa Romeo | Falchetto Bugatti |
| Villars Alfa Romeo | Nuvolari Alfa Romeo | |
| | | Waldthausen Alfa Romeo |
| | Zehender Maserati | Waldthausen Alfa Romeo |
| Étancelin Alfa Romeo | Zehender Maserati | |
| | | Varzi Bugatti |
| | Lehoux Bugatti | Varzi Bugatti |
| Fagioli Maserati | Lehoux Bugatti | |

## Classification
### Race

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