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Pre-war Races 1931

Round	Date	Race	State	Started	Classified
1	28.3.1931	8 h Algeria	DZ
2	12.4.1931	Mille Miglia	I	99	57
3	12.4.1931	Premio Otonó	RA
4	3.5.1931	Giro di Sicilia	I	33	13
5	9.5.1931	2 x 12 h Brooklands	GB	48
6	14.6.1931	24 h Le Mans	F	26	6
7	5.7.1931	24 h Spa	B
8	18.7.1931	Irish GP Saorstat Cup	IRL	26
9	19.7.1931	Irish GP Eireann Cup	IRL	10
10	19.7.1931	Circuito di Avellino	I	19	11
11	9.8.1931	Circuito Tre Province	I	36
12	22.8.1931	Tourist Trophy	GB	44	19
13	14.9.1931	Fiera del Levante	I
14	20.9.1931	Circuito di Pontedera	I		6
15	3.10.1931	500 mile Brooklands	GB	40
16	4.10.1931	Coppa Della Consuma	I
17	11.10.1931	Targa Puglia	I	28
18		Circuit des Routes Pavées	F
19		Bol d'Or	F
20		Vila Real	P
21		GP Lemberg	PL

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Pre-war Races	Round: 1

8 h Algeria

Algerian 8 hours, Arcoli	Date: 28.3.1931

Circuit length: 9,017 km

Race distance:

Winner's average speed:

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	-	Castelbarco Dreyfus	Maserati 8C-2500

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Pre-war Races	Round: 2

Mille Miglia

Mille Miglia, Brescia	Date: 12.4.1931

Started:	99	(S+1.1 - 51, S1.1 - 16, VU - 24, VC - 16)
Classified:	57	(S+1.1 - 30, S1.1 - 4, VU - 17, VC - 4)

Circuit length:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 101,130 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	87	Rudolf Caracciola (D) Wilhelm Sebastian	Mercedes-Benz SSKL		16:10:10,000	1.	S+1.1
2.	86	Giuseppe Campari (I) Attilio Marinoni (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GStf Spider Zagato 10814346 GE11912??	Scuderia Ferrari	16:21:17,000	2.	S+1.1
3.	102	Giuseppe Morandi (I) Archimede Rosa (I)	OM Tipo 665 SSMM		16:28:35,000	3.	S+1.1
4.	111	Umberto Klinger T. Saccomani	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Spider Zagato	Scuderia Ferrari	17:07:57,800	4.	S+1.1
5.	140	Aur. Gerardi A. Gerardi	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS		17:08:06,200	5.	S+1.1
6.	117	Luigi Scarfiotti Piero Bucci (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Spider 2012MC	Scuderia Ferrari	17:27:36,400	6.	S+1.1
7.	150	Mario Tadini (I) Carlo Canavesi (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Spider Zagato	Scuderia Ferrari	17:39:50,000	7.	S+1.1
8.	70	Carlo Gazzabini (I) Angelo Guatta (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GT Berlinetta Touring 10914569 SP2765		17:47:08,000	1.	VC
9.	104	Tazio Nuvolari (I) Giovanni Battista Guidotti (I)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider Zagato	Alfa Corse	17:48:25,600	8.	S+1.1
10.	134	Giovanna Maria Cornaggia Medici (I) Premoli	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS		17:48:50,000	9.	S+1.1
11.	141	Boni Francesco Severi (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GT	Scuderia Ferrari	17:49:50,000	10.	S+1.1
12.	71	Franco Cortese (I) G. Balestrieri	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GT Berlinetta Touring		17:59:01,000	2.	VC
13.	151	G. Rusca (I) Giovanni Minozzi	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS		17:59:29,000	11.	S+1.1
14.	132	Alfredo Caniato (I) Carlo Sozzi	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS Spider Zagato	Scuderia Ferrari	18:30:34,000	12.	S+1.1
15.	147	A. Facchetti Z. Maffezzoni	Itala tipo 65		19:02:23,600	13.	S+1.1
16.	114	G. Zaccarini Cicognani	OM Tipo 665 SSMM		19:14:44,000	14.	S+1.1
17.	107	V. Cobianchi Pagani	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS		19:17:47,000	15.	S+1.1
18.	123	Giuseppe Gilera (I) Sebastiano Manzoni	Fiat 525SS		19:28:29,400	16.	S+1.1
19.	103	F. Gatti Crivelli	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS		19:32:02,000	17.	S+1.1
20.	78	Casalini A. Consonno	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS		19:40:22,000	18.	S+1.1
21.	81	Emilio Giacosa G. Storari	Lancia Dilambda		19:42:51,000	19.	S+1.1
22.	52	Bertocchi Giuseppe Tuffanelli (I) Guerino Bertocchi (I)	Maserati 26C 1100 39	Giuseppe Tuffanelli	19:48:40,000	1.	S1.1
23.	1	Di Liddo C. Ricceri	Fiat 514 spider sport		20:12:18,400	1.	VU
24.	109	Giovanni Restelli G. Pieri	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS		20:15:50,400	20.	S+1.1
25.	80	Pellizzari C. Adorno	Fiat 525SS		20:33:52,600	21.	S+1.1
26.	83	M. Bruno A. Rabbi	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS		20:35:46,400	22.	S+1.1
27.	84	C. Carini B. Scesa	Lancia Lambda		20:37:50,000	23.	S+1.1
28.	36	Bartolo Ferrari Bertasio	Fiat 514		20:41:07,000	2.	VU
29.	6	R. Biagioni E. Biagioni	Fiat 514		20:43:27,000	3.	VU
30.	69	A. Kechler L. Venturi	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 S Cabriolet		20:46:50,200	3.	VC
31.	9	Mignini Mantovani	Fiat 514		20:46:55,000	4.	VU
32.	23	P. Lamberti Bartoli	Fiat 514		21:22:16,000	5.	VU
33.	66	G. Rognoni Lorenzetti	Graham-Paige		21:34:18,000	4.	VC
34.	50	F. Trevisan Charles Goodacre (GB)	Austin Seven Sports		21:34:34,200	2.	S1.1
35.	5	P. Moalli Boepletz	Fiat 514		21:39:36,000	6.	VU
36.	3	A. Cagna Cellini	Fiat 514		21:54:42,400	7.	VU
37.	108	Zamorani Colla	OM Tipo 665 SSMM		21:57:03,800	24.	S+1.1
38.	21	G. Ramella Campigli	Fiat 514		21:57:45,400	8.	VU
39.	139	Coda O. Caligaris	Lancia Lambda		22:24:16,000	25.	S+1.1
40.	148	A. Brambilla E. Casella	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 S Torpedo		22:31:11,000	26.	S+1.1
41.	34	Francesco Apruzzi (I) G. Marino	Fiat 514		22:32:24,000	9.	VU
42.	124	A. Romoli (I) A. Mancini	Fiat 514 MM spider		22:43:06,800	27.	S+1.1
43.	29	L. Olimpico Calderato	Bianchi tipo S5 torpedo		22:44:16,000	10.	VU
44.	149	C. Brughera M. Cipelli	Itala tipo 61		22:47:00,000	28.	S+1.1
45.	76	E. Mosti Alb. Pellerano	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS		22:53:50,000	29.	S+1.1
46.	39	S. Carnevalli Conconi	Amilcar CGSs		23:07:02,200	3.	S1.1
47.	2	C. Forni Aldo Crosti	Fiat 514		23:08:33,800	11.	VU
48.	10	L. Pini O. Lufrani (I)	Bianchi tipo S5 torpedo		23:33:24,000	12.	VU
49.	20	C. Mazza A. Lamperti	Fiat 514		23:55:27,000	13.	VU
50.	33	Spallanzani Enzo Crotti (I)	Fiat 514		23:56:18,000	14.	VU
51.	116	Terni Petri	Fiat 514 MM		24:21:00,000	30.	S+1.1
52.	32	A. Pellini Letteri	Bianchi tipo S5 torpedo		24:21:59,400	15.	VU
53.	16	Bagnalasta Braga	Fiat 514		24:44:00,000	16.	VU
54.	73	"Frate Ignoto" (I) M. Francani	Fiat 525S berlina		24:52:00,000	5.	VC
55.	31	G. Gambirasio F. Mazza	Fiat 514		25:38:00,000	17.	VU
56.	75	Faccioni P. Consonni	Fiat 525S berlina		25:41:00,000	6.	VC
57.	44	M. Basagni Scatragli	Fiat 509S		27:47:00,000	4.	S1.1
	Not classified:
	68	Comini A. Morasutto	Ford A		32:30:00,000/FTM		VC
	72	C. Gentili Margherini	OM Tipo 665 S		30:30:00,000/FTM		VC
	Did not finish:
	4	Mellei Balma	Fiat 514		DNF		VU
	7	Giordano Proietto	Fiat 514		DNF		VU
	12	Grasselli G. Ciriaci	Fiat 514		DNF		VU
	14	Franco Spotorno (I) G. Stazi	Fiat 514 MM		DNF		VU
	18	Ventrice Sabatini	Bianchi tipo S5 torpedo		DNF		VU
	19	R. Monaco Bertolotti	Fiat 514		DNF		VU
	27	C. Cappelli Cantu	Fiat 514		DNF		VU
	37	B. Ghiringhelli L. Grassi	Fiat 509S		DNF		S1.1
	41	R. Tinarelli Volpini	Peugeot 5 HP tipo MM		DNF		S1.1
	43	S. Tibida F. Porticelli	Fiat 509S		DNF		S1.1
	45	Emilio Romano (I) Pirlo	Bugatti T37 Modificata 1100		DNF		S1.1
	46	A. Scalmana Roberto Serboli	Fiat 509S		DNF		S1.1
	47	Barbareschi E. Bolognesi	Fiat 509S		DNF		S1.1
	48	Catullo Lami (I) Gazzella	Fiat 509S		DNF		S1.1
	49	C. Savelli C. Nardi	Fiat 509S		DNF		S1.1
	56	E. Cioni Polidori	Fiat 509S		DNF		S1.1
	58	A. Attili (I) T. Pacini (I)	Amilcar CGSs		DNF		S1.1
	62	Secondo Corsi (I) G. Barsotti	Maserati 26C 1100		DNF		S1.1
	65	Arcangelo Periccioli Gambicorti	Fiat 509S		DNF		S1.1
	79	Maria Antonietta Avanzo Carlo Castelbarco (I)	Bugatti T43		DNF		S+1.1
	82	Passerone R. Acattino	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS		DNF		S+1.1
	88	Savoini M. Conte	OM Tipo 665 SSMM		DNF		S+1.1
	89	Luigi Arcangeli (I) Pietro Bonini	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider Zagato	Alfa Corse	Accident		S+1.1
	90	Francesco Matrullo (I) Piero Taruffi (I)	Itala tipo 61		DNF		S+1.1
	91	G. Bellingeri Bassi	Itala tipo 65		DNF		S+1.1
	93	Pozzati	OM Tipo 665 SSMM		DNF		S+1.1
	94	Giorgio Ambrosini D. Menchetti	Fiat Siata 514 compr.		DNF		S+1.1
	97	O. Peverelli A. Stucchi	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Spider Zagato		DNF		S+1.1
	99	C. Poilucci Emilio Richetti	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Spider Zagato		DNF		S+1.1
	101	De Laurentis Giulio Foresti (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS		DNF		S+1.1
	105	Maino Strazza	Mercedes-Benz SSK		DNF		S+1.1
	106	Baconin Borzacchini (I) Eugenio Siena (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Spider Zagato	Scuderia Ferrari	DNF		S+1.1
	115	Matteiko Franz	Hispano-Suiza tipo HB6		DNF		S+1.1
	118	Gennaro Auricchio (I) Scotti	Fiat 514 MM spider		DNF		S+1.1
	121	L. Catalani A. Pollini	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS		DNF		S+1.1
	128	Augusto Caniato Guglielmo Carraroli (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS Spider Zagato 3521FE	Scuderia Ferrari	DNF		S+1.1
	131	M. Ferraguti Femminini	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS		DNF		S+1.1
	135	Achille Varzi (I)	Bugatti T50		DNF		S+1.1
	138	Chiasserini Paolillo	Fiat 514 MM spider		DNF		S+1.1
	146	Giovanni Battista Santinelli Umberto Berti (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750		DNF		S+1.1
	In entry list:
	-	Carlo Pintacuda (I)	Mercedes-Benz SSK	Mercedes-Benz			S+1.1
	-	Hans Stuck (D)	Mercedes-Benz SSK	Mercedes-Benz			S+1.1
	-	Caflisch	Mercedes-Benz SSK	Mercedes-Benz			S+1.1

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Pre-war Races	Round: 3

Premio Otonó

5th Premio Otonó, 250 Miles, Mercedes	Date: 12.4.1931

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car
1.	-	Carlos Zatuszek	Mercedes-Benz SSK
2.	-	Ernesto Blanco (RA)	Reo
3.	-	Florencio Fernandez	Marmon
4.	-	Cayetano D'Amico	Fiat 519
5.	-	Juan Otilio Medina
6.	-	Ricardo Carú	Fiat 519
	Other starters:
	-	Osvaldo Médica	De Soto
	-	Liberto Méstola	Cadillac
	-	Augusto McCarthy	Fiat 525
	-	Ernesto Bóssola	Mosquito Special

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Pre-war Races	Round: 4

Giro di Sicilia

7° Giro di Sicilia	Date: 3.5.1931

Started:	33
Classified:	13

Circuit length: 975,000 km

Race distance: 975,000 km

Winner's average speed: 82,833 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Archimede Rosa (I) Giuseppe Morandi (I)	OM Tipo 665 S	1	11:40:14,400	1.	+1.1
2.	-	Carlo Gazzabini (I) Paolo Cantono	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 S	1	12:12:09,800	2.	+1.1
3.	-	Costantino Magistri (L) Fieri	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 S	1	12:14:09,000	3.	+1.1
4.	-	Ermenegildo Strazza Valentino	Lancia Dilambda	1	12:48:04,000	4.	+1.1
5.	-	S. Barresi Cirrincione	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 S	1	13:03:49,000	5.	+1.1
6.	-	G. Cortese G. Napoli	OM Tipo 665 S	1	14:36:45,000	6.	+1.1
7.	-	S. Savoini Silvio Rondina	OM Tipo 665 S	1	15:20:58,000	7.	+1.1
8.	-	Angelo Giusti S. Scuderi	Bugatti T35B	1	15:45:17,000	8.	+1.1
9.	-	G. Scuderi S. Casano	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750	1	16:47:18,000	9.	+1.1
10.	-	F. Sutera S. Lo Cascio	Fiat 509 SM	1	17:29:24,000	1.	1.1

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Pre-war Races	Round: 5

2 x 12 h Brooklands

Junior Car Club Brooklands Double Twelve Hour Race, Brooklands	Date: 9.5.1931

Started:

Circuit length:

Race distance: 2491,104 km

Winner's average speed:

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	60	The Earl of March Chris Staniland (GB)	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'	Earl of March		1.	S750
2.	-	Ron Gibson (GB) L. Fell	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'	Cecil Randall		2.	S750
3.	66	Hugh Hamilton (GB) S. V. Holbrook	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'			3.	S750
4.	-	Harold Parker Cox	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'	Earl of March		4.	S750
5.	-	Norman Black (GB) C. W. Fiennes (GB)	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'	Earl of March		5.	S750
6.	30	Augustus Cesare Bertelli (GB) Jack Bezzant (GB)	Aston Martin 1 1 LM6	Aston Martin		1.	S1.5
7.	54	Victoria Worsley Latham Boote	Austin Seven				S750
8.	-	Cecil Randall Harker	Austin Seven				S750
9.	31	Leon Cushman (GB) Clive Gallop (GB) DNS - Malcolm Campbell (GB)	Aston Martin 1 1 LM5	Aston Martin		2.	S1.5
10.	-	Gunnar Poppe John Donald Barnes (GB)	Austin Seven s/c				S750
11.	11	Tim Rose-Richards (GB) John Cobb (GB)	Talbot AV105 31052 GO52	Arthur Fox & Nicholl		1.	S3.0
12.	-	Wilf Green Frank Stanley Barnes (GB)	Austin Seven s/c				S750
13.	10	Brian Lewis (GB) Johnny Hindmarsh (GB)	Talbot AV105 31051 GO51	Arthur Fox & Nicholl		2.	S3.0
14.	-	T. V. G. Selby Gordon Hendy (GB)	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'	Cecil Randall			S750
15.	-	Vernon Balls (GB) A. B. Gilbert	Austin Seven s/c				S750
16.	40	Frank Ashby Robert Pauling	Riley Nine			1.	S1.1
17.	-	W. A. Cuthbert H. Fraser (USA)	Riley Nine			2.	S1.1
18.	-	Robin Jackson (GB) Francis Samuelson (GB)	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'	Goldie Gardner			S750
19.	34	Henken Widengren (S) Richard Oats	Maserati 26C MM	Widengren		3.	S1.5
20.	12	Owen Saunders Davies (GB) Bill Craig	Talbot AV105 31053 GO53	Arthur Fox & Nicholl		3.	S3.0
21.	-	Archie Frazer Nash (GB) Pat Driscoll (GB)	Austin Seven	Herbert Austin			S750
22.	56	J. Reeves H. H. Beacon	Austin Seven				S750
23.	-	Eric Burt S. J. Burt	Talbot 90 New	-		4.	S3.0
24.	-	P. W. Marriage H. J. Searle	Austin Seven				S750
	Not classified:
	-	Maurice Harvey (GB) Harold John Aldington (GB)	Frazer Nash
	-	E. M. Farley P. Parker	Alvis FWD				S2.0
	3	George Field (GB) Dudley Froy (GB)	Invicta				S5.0
	14	Anthony Bevan (GB) Mike Couper (GB)	Lagonda 2 l. s/c	Henry Birkin & Couper Ltd.			S3.0
	Did not finish:
	-	E. Martin	Riley		DNF		S1.1
	-	Henry Birkin (GB) Jack Barclay (GB)	Bentley Speed Six HM2869 GF8511	Jack Barclay	Engine		S8.0
	-	Roland Hebeler F. M. Montgomery	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'	Cecil Randall	DNF		S750
	-	Dan Higgin Jack Field	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'	Mrs Chetwynd	Engine		S750
	-	H. H. Stisted	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'		Clutch		S750
	-	Jeffress	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 s/c	Jeffress	Broken valve		S2.0
	-	xxx	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'		DNF		S750
	-	Mrs. Elsie Wisdom (GB) Don Aldington (GB)	Frazer Nash Boulogne II 2026 MV159		Engine		S1.5
	4	George Eyston (GB) Guilio Ramponi (I)	Maserati 26M s/c	M.C. Morris	Axle		S5.0
	15	G. C. Dugdale Tom Delany	Lea Francis s/c		Radiator leak		S2.0
	16	E. N. Oetzmann F. Ivins	Lea Francis s/c		Gudgeon pin		S2.0
	23	Tom Moore W. S. Braidwood	Frazer Nash Boulogne 2024 HX3863		Engine		S2.0
	32	Humphrey Cook (GB) Dudley Benjafield (GB)	Aston Martin 1 1 LM7	Aston Martin	Valve		S1.5
	41	xxx	Riley		DNF		S1.1
	51	G. H. R. Chaplin A. D'Arcy Browne	Austin Seven		Broken crankshaft		S750
	Other starters:
	-	xxx	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'				S750
	-	xxx	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'				S750
	-	xxx	MG Midget M type				S1.1
	-	Cyril Whitcroft William 'Bummer' Scott (GB)	Riley				S1.1
	33	Byrom	Amilcar Six				S1.5
	Did not start:
	-	J. H. P. Clover Oliver Bertram (GB)	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'				S750
	-	A. Methley G. W. Olive	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 s/c	priv.			S2.0
	5	Outlaw Fronteras	Maserati 26M s/c	M.C. Morris			S5.0
	Did not practice:
	10T	xxx	Talbot AV105 31054 GO54				S3.0
	In entry list:
	-	Earl Howe (GB) Clifton Penn Hughes (GB) Malcolm Campbell (GB)	Mercedes-Benz SS	Earl Howe	Withdrawn driver ill		S8.0

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Pre-war Races	Round: 6

24 h Le Mans

24 Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans	Date: 14.6.1931

Started:	26
Classified:	6

Circuit length: 16,340 km

Race distance: 3017,654 km

Winner's average speed: 125,735 km/h

Fastest lap:

Boris Ivanowski

No. 1

Mercedes-Benz SSK

7:3

139,234 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.
1.	16	Earl Howe (GB) Henry Birkin (GB)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM 2111005 38879MI	Lord E. Howe			1.	3.0	13.
2.	1	Boris Ivanowski (RUS) Henri Stoffel (F)	Mercedes-Benz SSK	B. Ivanovski			1.	8.0	26.
3.	11	Tim Rose-Richards (GB) Owen Saunders Davies (GB)	Talbot AV105 31053 GO53	Talbot - Darracq			2.	3.0	17.
4.	9	Henri Trebort (F) Louis Balart (F)	La Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 4277YA6	H. Trebort			1.	5.0	18.
5.	25	Augustus Cesare Bertelli (GB) Maurice Harvey (GB)	Aston Martin 1 1 LM7 HX4323	Aston Martin Cars Ltd.			1.	1.5	8.
6.	29	Just-Emile Vernet (F) Fernand Vallon (F)	Caban Spéciale 1313RE2	Y. Giraud-Cabantous			1.	1.1	4.
	Not classified:
	31	Francis Samuelson (GB) Freddy Kindell (GB)	MG Midget C type	F. Samuelson		Last lap over 30 min		750	1.
	Disqualified:
	22	Mme Marguerite Mareuse (F) Mme Odette Siko (F)	Bugatti T40	Mme. Marguerite Mareuse		Refuelling too early		1.5	10.
	27	Gustave Duverne (F) Robert Girod (F)	B.N.C. 3337RD1	M. de Ricou		Refuelling too early		1.1	6.
	Did not finish:
	10	Brian Lewis (GB) Johnny Hindmarsh (GB)	Talbot AV105 31051 GO51	Fox & Nicholl	132	Chassis		3.0	16.
	26	Sammy Newsome (GB) Kenneth Peacock (GB)	Aston Martin 1 1 LM5 HX4321	Aston Martin Cars Ltd.	126	DNF		1.5	7.
	24	Humphrey Cook (GB) Jack Bezzant (GB)	Aston Martin 1 1 LM6 HX4322	Aston Martin Cars Ltd.	111	DNF		1.5	9.
	14	Goffredo Zehender (I) Attilio Marinoni (I)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM 2111011 38881MI	Automobili Alfa Romeo	99	Accident		3.0	14.
	23	Jean Sébilleau (F) Georges Delaroche (F)	Bugatti T40	J. Sébilleau	96	Clutch		1.5	11.
	12	"W. P. Lockwood" (GB) Jack Bartlett (GB)	Arrol Aster		95	Ignition		3.0	15.
	28	Roger Labric (F) Yves Giraud-Cabantous (F)	Caban Spéciale 1312RE2	Y. Giraud-Cabantous	89	DNF		1.1	5.
	30	Charier Camille Royer (F)	Lombard AL3	Automobiles Lombard	45	Oil presure		1.1	3.
	32	Mrs. Chetwynd (GB) Mrs. H. H. Stisted (GB)	MG Midget C type	Honorable Mrs. Chetwynd	30	Timing gear		750	2.
	7	Anthony Bevan (GB) Mike Couper (GB)	Bentley 4 1 KM3077 YV7263	G. Bevan	29	Distribution		5.0	21.
	5	Albert Divo (F) Guy Bouriat (F)	Bugatti T50S 50143 4311NV1	E. Bugatti	26	Withdrawn		5.0	22.
	4	Achille Varzi (I) Louis Chiron (F)	Bugatti T50S 4309NV1	E. Bugatti	24	Withdrawn		5.0	23.
	19	"Heldé" (F) "Nime"	Bugatti T43	Antoine Schumann	22	Transmission		3.0	12.
	6	Caberto Conelli (I) Maurice Rost (F)	Bugatti T50S 50177	E. Bugatti	20	Accident		5.0	20.
	3	Edouard Brisson (F) Joseph Cattanéo (F)	Stutz DV 32	E. Brisson	19	Engine		8.0	24.
	2	Henri de Costier (F) Raymond Lussan (F)	Chrysler Impérial 1840RE9		18	Radiator		8.0	25.
	8	Raymond Sommer (F) Jean Delemer (F)	Chrysler 29-80 5754RE9	R. Sommer	14	Radiator		5.0	19.
	Did not start:
	15	Ferdinando Minoia (I) Giuseppe Campari (I)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM 2111009 38880MI	Automobili Alfa Romeo		Engine in practice		3.0
	Running in practice:
	-	Earl Howe (GB) Henry Birkin (GB)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 8513091	Earl Howe		T-car		3.0?
	10T	xxx	Talbot AV105 31054 GO54	Fox & Nicholl		T-car		3.0
	In entry list:
	-	xxx	Ariés
	-	xxx	Ariés

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Pre-war Races	Round: 7

24 h Spa

Belgian Touring Car Grand Prix, 24 heures de Spa	Date: 5.7.1931

Circuit length:

Race distance: 2543,750 km

Winner's average speed: 105,990 km/h

Fastest lap:

George Eyston

No. 4

Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	2	Goffredo Zehender (I) Dimitri Djordjadze (RUS)	Mercedes-Benz SSK		24:00:00,000	1.	S+2.0
2.	5	Jean Pesato Pierre Félix (F)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS			1.	S2.0
3.	19	Raymond Sommer (F) Jean Delemer (F)	Chrysler 5754RE9			1.	D+3.0
4.	25	Vasselle Helaers	Hotchkiss AM80 7016RD5?	Vasselle		1.	D3.0
5.	6	Marcel Rouleau Roger Rouleau	Alfa Romeo RLTF			2.	S+2.0
6.	16	Max Thirion (B) Fernard Delzaert	Bugatti T49			2.	D+3.0
7.	29	Naden de Vurag	Rally			1.	D2.0
8.	-	Joseph Zigrand Constant Knepper	Bugatti 2.3			3.	S+2.0
9.	-	Alphonse Evrard Trasenster	Bugatti T37			2.	D2.0
10.	17	Jérôme Ledure Narichkine	Graham Paige			3.	D+3.0
11.	8	Joseph Reinartz (B) Ernest André	Bugatti 2.3			4.	S+2.0
12.	-	Fauconnier Frédéric Thelusson (F)	Impéria			3.	D2.0
13.	-	Charlier Duray	B.N.C.			1.	S1.1
14.	-	Robert Goemans Abel Blin d'Orimont	Morris Minor			1.	D1.1
15.	-	Timmermans Godefroid	D.K.W.			2.	D1.1
16.	-	Emile Burie Vandersmissen	D.K.W.			3.	D1.1
17.	-	Maurice Minsart d'Orban	D.K.W.			4.	D1.1
	Did not finish:
	-	Ogez	Delage D8		Accident		D+3.0
	-	xxx	Impéria		Accident
	-	Demoulin	Chenard & Walcker		DNF
	-	xxx	Lancia		Accident		D3.0
	-	Nothomb	De Soto		DNF		D3.0
	-	Eygen	De Soto		DNF		D+3.0
	-	Billy	Salmson		DNF		D1.1
	1	Boris Ivanowski (RUS) Henri Stoffel (F)	Mercedes-Benz SSK		Rear axle		S+2.0
	4	Henry Birkin (GB) George Eyston (GB)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM 2111002	Henry Birkin	Ignition		S+2.0
	-	"Heldé" (F) René Schumann	Bugatti 2.3		Wheel		S+2.0
	30	xxx	Rally		Accident		D1.1
	39	Gallet	Tracta 160151		Accident		D1.1
	Other starters:
	-	xxx	B.N.C.				D1.1
	-	xxx	Fiat				D2.0
	-	xxx	Chenard & Walcker

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Pre-war Races	Round: 8

Irish GP Saorstat Cup

3rd Irish Grand Prix (Saorstat Cup, Handicap race), Phoenix Park	Date: 18.7.1931

Started:

Circuit length:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 104,221 km/h

Fastest lap:	Victor Gillow	No.	Riley Brooklands 9	?
Fastest lap:	A. C. Taylor	No.	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500	?

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Norman Black (GB)	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'		3:21:20,000
2.	-	Tommy Horton	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'
3.	-	Goldie Gardner (GB)	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'
4.	19	Cyril Whitcroft	Riley Brooklands 9 80-89 VC8304			1.	G
5.	20	Willie Noble (GB)	Riley Brooklands 9 80-90 VC8305			2.	G
6.	-	Harold Parker	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'
7.	-	Dan Higgin	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'
8.	-	Archie Frazer Nash (GB)	Austin Seven
9.	18	Malcolm Campbell (GB)	Riley Brooklands 9 80-88 VC8303			3.	G
10.	-	Robin Jackson (GB)	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'
11.	-	A. C. Taylor	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500
12.	-	Frank Stanley Barnes (GB)	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'
13.	-	E. J. Kehoe	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'
14.	-	Leon Cushman (GB)	Austin Seven
15.	-	Dick Watney (GB)	MG Midget C type 'Montlhery'
	Did not finish:
	-	G. V. B. Cooke	Austin Seven		DNF
	-	Kayley	Austin Seven		DNF
	-	John Donald Barnes (GB)	Austin Seven		DNF
	-	Machachlan	Riley Brooklands 9		DNF
	-	S. A. Crabtree	MG		DNF
	-	Victor Gillow	Riley Brooklands 9		DNF
	-	D. Jackson	MG		DNF
	-	De Ferranti	Austin Seven		DNF
	-	Reginald Outlaw	Riley		DNF
	12	Tom Delany	Lea Francis Hyper S VC5461	Kaye Don	DNF
	17	Henken Widengren (S)	Maserati 26C MM	Widengren	DNF
	Did not start:
	-	Bradley	Austin Seven		Accident?
	In entry list:
	-	Henry Birkin (GB)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1500

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Pre-war Races	Round: 9

Irish GP Eireann Cup

3rd Irish Grand Prix (Eireann Cup, Handicap race), Phoenix Park	Date: 19.7.1931

Started:

Circuit length:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 134,799 km/h

Attendance: 60000

Fastest lap:

Earl Howe

No. 1

Mercedes-Benz SS

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Time/retired
1.	8	Henry Birkin (GB)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM 2111002	Henry Birkin	3:21:31,000
2.	3	Giuseppe Campari (I) Guilio Ramponi (I)	Maserati 26M?	M.C. Morris	3:24:22,000
3.	-	Brian Lewis (GB)	Talbot AV105 31052 GO52	Fox & Nicholl	3:24:31,000
4.	5	George Eyston (GB) Wilkie Wilkinson (GB)	Maserati 26M	M.C. Morris	3:25:14,000
5.	1	Earl Howe (GB)	Mercedes-Benz SS	Earl Howe	3:30:13,000
6.	-	B. O. Davis	Mercedes-Benz SS	B.O. Davis	3:31:05,000
7.	-	George Field (GB)	Invicta	Field	3:32:39,000
8.	-	Bill Esplen	Talbot AM90 GN5872	Bill Esplen	3:52:28,000
	Did not finish:
	-	Dan Higgin	Austro-Daimler		DNF
	7	Richard Oats Mrs. Gostin	OM GJ24		DNF
	In entry list:
	-	Rudolf Caracciola (D)	Mercedes-Benz SS
	-	Richard Oats	Maserati 26M	M.C. Morris

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Pre-war Races	Round: 10

Circuito di Avellino

IV. Coppa Principe di Piemonte, Circuito di Avellino	Date: 19.7.1931

Started:	19
Classified:	11

Circuit length: 24,951 km

Race distance: 249,510 km

Winner's average speed: 88,749 km/h

Fastest lap:

Cesare Pastore

No.

Maserati

16:22

91,470 km/h

(lap 6)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	Baconin Borzacchini (I)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 2111001	10	2:48:41,200
2.	-	Francesco Severi (I)	Alfa Romeo	10	2:51:52,200
3.	-	Cesare Pastore	Maserati	10	2:52:21,000

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Pre-war Races	Round: 11

Circuito Tre Province

III. Circuito Tre Province, Bologna-Pistoia-Modena	Date: 9.8.1931

Started:

Circuit length: 128,500 km

Race distance: 128,500 km

Winner's average speed: 64,913 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	2	Tazio Nuvolari (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS 5058MO	Scuderia Ferrari	1	1:58:46,400	1.	S+1.1
2.	52	Enzo Ferrari (I)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM 2111007 5183MO	Scuderia Ferrari	1	1:59:19,200	2.	S+1.1
3.	-	Sergio Rusca (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750		1	2:04:41,600	3.	S+1.1
4.	-	Biondetti	Bugatti 2000		1	2:04:41,800	4.	S+1.1
5.	-	Boni	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS		1	2:08:19,000	5.	S+1.1
6.	-	Luigi Fagioli (I)	Salmson		1	2:10:24,000	1.	S1.1
7.	-	Tabanelli	Ford		1	2:12:03,000	6.	S+1.1
8.	-	Ciani	Fiat 509		1	2:15:06,000	2.	S1.1
9.	-	Bruno	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS		1	2:16:27,000	7.	S+1.1
10.	-	Cobianchi	Alfa Romeo		1	2:21:02,000	8.	S+1.1
	-	Romano	Bugatti		1	2:26:15,000	3.	S1.1
	-	Turchi	Fiat 509		1	2:28:53,000	4.	S1.1
	Did not finish:
	-	Baconin Borzacchini (I)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM 2111001 5111MO	Scuderia Ferrari	0	DNF
	-	Umberto Klinger	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS	Scuderia Ferrari?	0	DNF

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Pre-war Races	Round: 12

Tourist Trophy

International Tourist Trophy, Handicap race, Ards-Belfast	Date: 22.8.1931

Started:	44
Classified:	19

Circuit length: 21,990 km

Race distance: 659,700 km

Winner's average speed: 109,280 km/h

Fastest lap:

Baconin Borzacchini

No. 8

Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM

130,815 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	42	Norman Black (GB) DNS - K. G. Cox	MG Midget C type	The Earl of March	26	5:15:51,000	1.	750
2.	8	Baconin Borzacchini (I) DNS - Attilio Marinoni (I)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM 2111011 38881MI	Soc. An. Alfa Romeo	30	5:17:03,000	1.	3.0
3.	40	S. A. Crabtree DNS - Charles Dodson (GB)	MG Midget	S. A. Crabtree	26	5:17:08,000	2.	750
4.	14	Brian Lewis (GB)	Talbot AV105 31051 GO51	A. W. Fox	30	5:18:47,000	2.	3.0
5.	31	Chris Staniland (GB) DNS - D. C. MacLachan	Riley Brooklands 9 VC830.	V. Riley	27	5:19:32,000	1.	1.1
6.	7	Giuseppe Campari (I)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM 2111009 38880MI	Soc. An. Alfa Romeo	30	5:19:36,000	3.	3.0
7.	41	Harold Parker DNS - The Earl of March	MG Midget	The Earl of March	26	5:20:27,000	3.	750
8.	17	George Eyston (GB) DNS - Guilio Ramponi (I)	Maserati 26M	M. C. Morris	30	5:24:07,000	4.	3.0
9.	35	Leon Cushman (GB)	Austin Seven	Sir Herbert Austin	26	5:24:54,000	4.	750
10.	46	Robin Jackson (GB)	MG Midget	Major A. T. G. Gardner	26	5:25:36,000	5.	750
11.	30	Cyril Whitcroft DNS - D. C. MacLachan	Riley Brooklands 9 80-89 VC8304	V. Riley	27	5:25:59,000	2.	1.1
12.	36	John Donald Barnes (GB)	Austin Seven	Sir Herbert Austin	26	5:29:19,000	6.	750
13.	32	Willie Noble (GB) DNS - D. C. MacLachan	Riley Brooklands 9 80-90 VC8305	V. Riley	27	5:32:17,000	3.	1.1
14.	27	Maurice Harvey (GB) DNS - Sammy Newsome (GB)	Aston Martin 1 1 LM6	A. C. Bertelli (Aston Martin Ltd)	28	5:36:15,000	1.	1.5
15.	15	Johnny Hindmarsh (GB)	Talbot AV105 31052 GO52	A. W. Fox	30	5:37:08,000	5.	3.0
16.	50	F. M. Montgomery DNS - R. G. J. Nash	MG Midget	F. M. Montgomery	25	5:38:20,000	7.	750
17.	37	Charles Goodacre (GB)	Austin Seven	Sir Herbert Austin	26	5:41:20,000	8.	750
18.	25	Augustus Cesare Bertelli (GB) DNS - Jack Bezzant (GB)	Aston Martin 1 1 LM5	A. C. Bertelli (Aston Martin Ltd)	28	5:46:43,000	2.	1.5
19.	6	Tommy Wisdom (GB) DNS - J. Chilton	Invicta S	L. A. Cushman	30	5:53:05,000	6.	5.0
	Not classified:
	12	Bill Esplen	Talbot AM90 GN5872	William Esplen	29			3.0
	22	Harold John Aldington (GB)	Frazer Nash Boulogne II 2026 MV159	H. J. Aldington	27			1.5
	Did not finish:
	11	Henry Birkin (GB)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM 2111002	Sir Henry Birkin Bt.	29	Accident		3.0
	16	Tim Rose-Richards (GB)	Talbot AV105 31053 GO53	A. W. Fox	29	DQ: valve		3.0
	5	George Field (GB) DNS - F. H. Cairnes	Invicta S	Major F. H. Cairnes	27	DQ: lost wheel		5.0
	33	Frank Ashby DNS - Robert Pauling	Riley Brooklands 9	A. F. Ashby	26	Unknown		1.1
	24	Tom Moore DNS - W. S. Braidwood	Frazer Nash Boulogne 2024 HX3863	H. J. Aldington	23	DNF		1.5
	43	C. W. Fiennes (GB)	MG Midget	The Earl of March	23	DNF		750
	26	Humphrey Cook (GB) DNS - Jack Bezzant (GB)	Aston Martin 1 1 LM7 HX4323	A. C. Bertelli (Aston Martin Ltd)	21	Unknown		1.5
	39	H. Kayley DNS - D. Z. De Ferranti	Austin Seven	S. A. Crabtree	20	Unknown		750
	51	Hugh Hamilton (GB) DNS - K. G. Cox	MG Midget	G. Bradstock	19	Valve rocker broken		750
	45	Tommy Horton	MG Midget C type	Major A. T. G. Gardner	13	Accident		750
	1	B. O. Davis DNS - A. C. Taylor	Mercedes-Benz SS	B. O. Davis and W. J. F. S. Wilson	12	Accident		8.0
	47	Stan Hailwood (GB)	MG Midget	S. W. B. Hailwood	11	Unknown		750
	38	G. V. B. Cooke DNS - H. I. Robinson	Austin Seven	A. F. Nolan	10	Head gasket		750
	20	"W. P. Lockwood" (GB) DNS - A. M. C. Jameson	Arrol Aster	'W. P. Lockwood'	9	Accident		3.0
	23	Clifton Penn Hughes (GB) DNS - Don Aldington (GB)	Frazer Nash Boulogne II 2025 MV158	H. J. Aldington	9	Carburettor		1.5
	44	Goldie Gardner (GB)	MG Midget	Major A. T. G. Gardner	9	DNF		750
	10	Earl Howe (GB)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM 2111005	Earl Howe	6	Accident		3.0
	48	Eddie Hall (GB) DNS - H. A. Smith	MG Midget	E. R. Hall	6	Engine failure		750
	52	Dan Higgin	MG Midget	J. G. Reece	4	Valve spring broken		750
	34	Henken Widengren (S) DNS - R. F. Oates	Maserati 26C MM	H. Widengren	3	Gasket failure		1.1
	9	Tazio Nuvolari (I) DNS - Giovanni Battista Guidotti (I)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM 2111003 38792MI	Soc. An. Alfa Romeo	2	Piston		3.0
	18	Edgar Fronteras (I)	Maserati 26M	M. C. Morris	1	Head gasket		3.0
	29	Victor Gillow DNS - D. C. MacLachan	Riley Brooklands 9 80-.. GP17	V. Riley		Accident		1.1
	Did not start:
	19	xxx	Arrol Aster	'W. P. Lockwood'				3.0
	21	"R. Ormonde" N. Garrad	Arrol Aster SM7835	'R. Ormonde'				3.0
	28	Tom Clarke (GB)	Lea Francis	T. G. Clarke				1.5
	49	Frank Stanley Barnes (GB)	MG Midget	F. S. Barnes		Accident		750
	Did not practice:
	14T	xxx	Talbot AV105 31054 GO54	A. W. Fox		T-car		3.0
	In entry list:
	2	Louis Chiron (F) Bouriat	Bugatti T50S	Ettore Bugatti		Withdrawn after Le Mans accident		5.0
	3	Albert Divo (F) Bouriat	Bugatti T50S	Ettore Bugatti		Withdrawn after Le Mans accident		5.0
	4	Achille Varzi (I) Bouriat	Bugatti T50S	Ettore Bugatti		Withdrawn after Le Mans accident		5.0

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Pre-war Races	Round: 13

Fiera del Levante

2° Raduno Nazionale, Fiera del Levante, AC Bari	Date: 14.9.1931

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant
1.	-	Enrico Cecchini	Fiat 522	ACI Siena
2.	-	Giuseppe Cozzoli Poli	Fiat 509	ACI Bari
3.	-	Giuseppe De Laurentis	Alfa Romeo 1750	ACI Bari
4.	-	Giuseppe Abbruzzese	OM	ACI Bari
5.	-	Giuseppe de Filippis	Lancia Lambda	ACI Bari

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Pre-war Races	Round: 14

Circuito di Pontedera

Circuito di Pontedera	Date: 20.9.1931

Classified:

Circuit length: 14,000 km

Race distance: 70,000 km

Winner's average speed: 112,751 km/h

Fastest lap:

Clemente Biondetti

No.

Bugatti

7:21,4

114,181 km/h

(lap 4)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	Clemente Biondetti (I)	Bugatti	5	0:37:15,000
2.	-	Giuseppe Boni (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS	5	0:38:05,000
3.	-	Gastone Calderoni	Lancia Lambda	5	0:39:02,000

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Pre-war Races	Round: 15

500 mile Brooklands

500 Miles Brooklands, Brooklands	Date: 3.10.1931

Started:

Circuit length:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 118,390 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	46	Clive Dunfee (GB) Cyril Paul (GB)	Bentley Speed 6 LB2332 MT3464	Woolf Barnato		5:32:13,000	1.	B
2.	36	Brian Lewis (GB)	Talbot AV105 31051 EX GO51	Fox & Nicholl		5:38:28,000	1.	D
3.	15	Eddie Hall (GB)	MG Midget s/c	Hall		5:50:10,000	1.	H
4.	20	A. G. Miller K. Eggar	Riley Brooklands 9			5:53:53,000	1.	G
5.	16	S. A. Crabtree Stan Hailwood (GB)	MG Midget s/c	Hall		5:58:39,000	2.	H
6.	39	John Cobb (GB) DNS - Howard Wolfe	Talbot AV105 31054 GO54	Fox & Nicholl		5:59:25,000	2.	D
7.	38	Tim Rose-Richards (GB)	Talbot AV105 31053 GO53	Fox & Nicholl		6:00:42,000	3.	D
	Not classified:
	-	Thomas Fotheringham-Parker (GB) Llewellyn	Bugatti					E
	17	Freddy Kindell (GB) P. Walters	MG Midget s/c	Hall				H
	43	Anthony Bevan (GB) Mike Couper (GB)	Bentley 4 1 KM3077 YV7263	Anthony Bevan				C
	Disqualified:
	-	Richard Oats	OM
	Did not finish:
	-	The Earl of March	MG Midget s/c		39	Big end		H
	-	Harold Purdy (GB)	Thomas Special		25	Electrics		F
	-	B. O. Davis	Mercedes-Benz SS	Stisted	9	Big end		B
	-	Dan Higgin	MG Midget s/c		4	Engine		H
	-	Earl Howe (GB)	Bugatti T51	Earl Howe	2	Piston		D
	-	Norman Black (GB)	MG Midget s/c			Head gasket		H
	-	E. M. Farley	Alvis FWD			DNF		F
	-	Charles Goodacre (GB)	Austin Seven	Austin		Splitting radiator		H
	-	Pat Driscoll (GB)	Austin Seven	Austin		Splitting radiator		H
	-	Reginald Outlaw	Maserati 26C 1100			Supercharger		G
	-	H. Stonard	Riley			Clutch		G
	-	Harold Parker	MG Midget s/c			DNF?		H
	-	Malcolm Campbell (GB) Chris Staniland (GB)	Riley	Malcom Campbell		Crankshaft		G
	-	J. H. P. Clover	MG Midget u/s			Back axle		H
	-	E. Martin	Riley			Engine		G
	-	Frank Ashby	Riley	Frank Ashby		Crankshaft		G
	-	Charles Brackenbury (GB)	Bugatti			DNF		F
	3	Leon Cushman (GB)	Austin Seven	Austin		Splitting radiator		H
	5	John Donald Barnes (GB)	Austin Seven	Austin		Splitting radiator		H
	18	Goffredo Zehender (I) William 'Bummer' Scott (GB)	Mercedes-Benz SSK	Prince Djordjadze		Engine		B
	19	Cyril Whitcroft	Riley Brooklands 9	Riley		Crankshaft		G
	21	W. A. Cuthbert	Riley Brooklands 9 80-91 VC8306			DNF		G
	28	W. E. Humphreys A. Francis	Amilcar			Accident		G
	33	Widengren	OM			Bearings		F
	37	Johnny Hindmarsh (GB) DNS - Howard Wolfe	Talbot AV105 31052 GO52	Fox & Nicholl		DNF		D
	41	Henry Birkin (GB)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM 2111002	Henry Birkin		DNF		D
	42	Dudley Benjafield (GB)	Bentley Blower HB3402 UU5871	Miss Dorothy Paget		Valve		C
	Other starters:
	-	Noel Carr	Bugatti T35					E
	-	Jack Field	Talbot 700					F
	In entry list:
	-	Dudley Froy (GB)	Invicta					C
	-	xxx	Invicta					C

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Pre-war Races	Round: 16

Coppa Della Consuma

Coppa Della Consuma, Pontassieve	Date: 4.10.1931

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Pos.	Group
1.	28	Tazio Nuvolari (I)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza	1.	IC
2.	30	Baconin Borzacchini (I)	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM
4.	-	Giovanni Battaglia (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS
5.	-	Rusca	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS
6.	-	Boni	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS
7.	-	C. Cazzaniga (I)	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS
	Other starters:
	-	Mario Ringhi	Talbot
	32	Ernesto Maserati	Maserati 26M

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Pre-war Races	Round: 17

Targa Puglia

I Targa Puglia, Gara nazionale di velocita, AC Bari	Date: 11.10.1931

Started:

Circuit length:

Race distance: 679,900 km

Winner's average speed: 101,600 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Guglielmo Carraroli (I) Francesco Severi (I)	Alfa Romeo 1750 c	Scuderia Ferrari	6:41:33,200	1.	2.0
2.	-	Guido d'Ippolito (I) Siciliani	Alfa Romeo 1750 c	ACI Cosenza	6:44:03,000	2.	2.0
3.	-	De Laurentis Azzone	Alfa Romeo 1750 c	ACI Bari	6:49:58,400	3.	2.0
4.	-	Celentani Milesi	Alfa Romeo 1750	ACI Foggia	7:37:18,600	4.	2.0
5.	-	Stoppelli D'Ambrosio	Alfa Romeo 1750	ACI Bari	7:47:53,400	5.	2.0
6.	-	Marino Zalar	Ford		8:12:21,400	1.	+2.0
7.	-	Cazzaniga Mughetti	Alfa Romeo 1750			6.	2.0
8.	-	Veris Menichelli	Alfa Romeo 1750		8:14:14,000	7.	2.0
9.	-	Soldini Dei	Alfa Romeo 1750		8:21:43,200	8.	2.0
10.	-	Terribile Spinelli	Chrysler		8:24:56,800	2.	+2.0
11.	-	Chiapperini Fiore	Fiat 514		9:07:30,400	9.	2.0
12.	-	Gazzo	Fiat 522		9:18:39,200	3.	+2.0
13.	-	Loforese Musolino	Fiat 514		9:34:06,000	10.	2.0
14.	-	Castro Pinzero	Salmson		9:57:27,600	1.	1.0
15.	-	Rizzi Menotti	Fiat 509		10:11:28,000	2.	1.0
16.	-	Castellano Ortis	Fiat 509		10:22:59,400	3.	1.0
17.	-	Papillon	Fiat 509		10:33:50,000	4.	1.0
18.	-	Checchia Bruno	OM		10:42:30,400	4.	+2.0
19.	-	Mininni Massari	Fiat 509		10:48:30,000	5.	1.0

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Pre-war Races	Round: 18

Circuit des Routes Pavées

Circuit des Routes Pavées (Racing+Sports) - September	Date: 1931

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Goffredo Zehender (I)	Alfa Romeo 1750	1.	S2.0
2.	-	Roca	Bugatti	1.	R2.0
3.	-	Ferrand	Peugeot	1.	R+2.0
4.	-	Pesato	Alfa Romeo
5.	-	Groso	Ford
6.	-	Delornel	Bugatti	1.	S1.5
	-	Vallon	La Licorne	1.	S1.1
	-	Falk	Hotchkiss	1.	S3.0
	-	Trebort	Lorraine	1.	S+3.0
	-	Antoine	Anthony	1.	R350
	-	Anthony	Anthony	1.	R500
	-	Girod	B.N.C.	1.	R1.1

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Pre-war Races	Round: 19

Bol d'Or

Bol d'Or, St. Germain	Date: 1931

Circuit length:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 76,460 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Violet	Huascar	1.	S1.1
2.	-	Vallon	La Licorne	2.	S1.1
3.	-	Bourcier	Tracta	3.	S1.1
4.	-	Martin	Amilcar	1.	R1.1
5.	-	Sandford	Sandford	1.	3W
6.	-	Vernet	Caban
	-	Cheret	Sphinx-Staub	1.	S350
	-	Anthony	Special	1.	R350
	-	de Latour	Special	1.	R500
	-	Bertholoh	Special	1.	R750
	-	Chauvierre	Rosengart	1.	S750

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Pre-war Races	Round: 20

Vila Real

Vila Real	Date: 1931

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	-	Gaspar Sameiro (P)	Ford A

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Pre-war Races	Round: 21

GP Lemberg

LWOW GP, Grosse Preis von Lemberg	Date: 1931

Circuit length: 3,000 km

Race distance: 76,000 km

Winner's average speed:

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Time/retired
1.	-	G. Nadu	Bugatti	1:03:17,000
2.	-	Bogucki	Bugatti	1:03:31,000
3.	-	Wickawski	Austro Daimler

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