1931 French Grand Prix

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==Background==
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
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
==Race==
== Results ==
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 IvanowskiIvanowski was a Russian national, but in exile since the Russian Revolution	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
==Milestones==
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