# 1931 French Grand Prix

The 1931 French Grand Prix (formally the XXV Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry on 21 June 1931. As with the other two races in the 1931 AIACR European Championship, this race was held over 10 hours, not over a fixed distance. As a result, most cars had two drivers.
The race was won by Louis Chiron and Achille Varzi driving a factory entered Bugatti T51, who after early race battles lead more than eight hours of the race

## Classification

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 32 | Louis Chiron | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 101 | 126.88 km/h | 12 | 1 |
| 1 | 32 | Achille Varzi | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 101 | 126.88 km/h | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | 18 | Giuseppe Campari | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 8C Monza | 97 | +4 Laps | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | 18 | Baconin Borzacchini | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 8C Monza | 97 | +4 Laps | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | 46 | Clemente Biondetti | Maserati | Maserati 26M | 94 | +7 Laps | 19 | 3 |
| 3 | 46 | Luigi Parenti | Maserati | Maserati 26M | 94 | +7 Laps | 19 | 3 |
| 4 | 40 | Henry Birkin | Maserati | Maserati 26M | 94 | +7 Laps | 16 | 4 |
| 4 | 40 | George Eyston | Maserati | Maserati 26M | 94 | +7 Laps | 16 | 4 |
| 5 | 36 | Robert Sénéchal | Delage | Delage 15-S-8 | 91 | +10 Laps | 14 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | Ferdinando Minoia | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 8C Monza | 90 | +11 Laps | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | Goffredo Zehender | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 8C Monza | 90 | +11 Laps | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 28 | Albert Divo | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 90 | +11 Laps | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | 28 | Guy Bouriat | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 90 | +11 Laps | 10 | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | René Dreyfus | Maserati | Maserati 26M | 88 | +13 Laps | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | Pietro Ghersi | Maserati | Maserati 26M | 88 | +13 Laps | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | 24 | René Ferrant | Private entry | Peugeot 174S | 85 | +16 Laps | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | 24 | Louis Rigal | Private entry | Peugeot 174S | 85 | +16 Laps | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | 48 | Jean Pesato | Private entry | Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 | 84 | +17 Laps | 20 | 4 |
| 10 | 48 | Pierre Félix | Private entry | Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 | 84 | +17 Laps | 20 | 4 |
| 11 | 44 | Tazio Nuvolari | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 8C Monza | 83 | +18 Laps | 18 | 4 |
| 11 | 44 | Giovanni Minozzi | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 8C Monza | 83 | +18 Laps | 18 | 4 |
| 12 | 30 | Earl Howe | Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 77 | +24 Laps | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | 30 | Brian Lewis | Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 77 | +24 Laps | 11 | 4 |
| Ret | 38 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 71 | Suspension | 15 | 5 |
| Ret | 38 | Jean Gaupillat | Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 71 | Suspension | 15 | 5 |
| Ret | 38 | William Grover-Williams | Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 65 | Gearbox | 17 | 5 |
| Ret | 38 | Caberto Conelli | Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 65 | Gearbox | 17 | 5 |
| Ret | 34 | Emilio Eminente | Private entry | Bugatti T35B | 59 | Fire | 13 | 5 |
| Ret | 34 | Edmond Bourlier | Private entry | Bugatti T35B | 59 | Fire | 13 | 5 |
| Ret | 22 | Georges d'Arnoux | Private entry | Bugatti T35C | 58 | Mechanical | 7 | 5 |
| Ret | 22 | Max Fourny | Private entry | Bugatti T35C | 58 | Mechanical | 7 | 5 |
| Ret | 50 | Enzo Grimaldi | Private entry | Bugatti T35C | 49 | Mechanical | 21 | 6 |
| Ret | 50 | "Bourgait" | Private entry | Bugatti T35C | 49 | Mechanical | 21 | 6 |
| Ret | 10 | Luigi Fagioli | Maserati | Maserati 26M | 45 | Brakes | 3 | 6 |
| Ret | 10 | Ernesto Maserati | Maserati | Maserati 26M | 45 | Brakes | 3 | 6 |
| Ret | 58 | Rudolf Caracciola | Private entry | Mercedes-Benz SSKL | 39 | Supercharger | 23 | 6 |
| Ret | 58 | Otto Merz | Private entry | Mercedes-Benz SSKL | 39 | Supercharger | 23 | 6 |
| Ret | 2 | William "Bummer" Scott | Delage | Delage 15-S-8 | 22 | Rear axle | 1 | 7 |
| Ret | 2 | S. Armstrong-Payne | Delage | Delage 15-S-8 | 22 | Rear axle | 1 | 7 |
| Ret | 52 | Marcel Lehoux | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 15 | Mechanical | 22 | 7 |
| Ret | 52 | Philippe Étancelin | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 15 | Mechanical | 22 | 7 |
| Ret | 22 | Boris Ivanowski | Private entry | Mercedes-Benz SSK | 11 | Differential | 9 | 7 |
| Ret | 22 | Henri Stoffel | Private entry | Mercedes-Benz SSK | 11 | Differential | 9 | 7 |
| Ret | 12 | Jack Dunfee | Private entry | Sunbeam GP | 0 | Rear axle | 4 | 7 |
| Ret | 12 | Appleyard | Private entry | Sunbeam GP | 0 | Rear axle | 4 | 7 |