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| 1932 Monaco Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 17 April 1932 | ||
| Official name | IV Grand Prix de Monaco | ||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.180 km (1.976 miles) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 318.0 km (197.6 miles) | ||
| Weather | Overcast, dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Bugatti | ||
| Grid positions set by ballot | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Achille Varzi | Bugatti | |
| Time | 2:02.0 on lap 19 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
The1932 Monaco Grand Prix was aGrand Prix motor race held at theCircuit de Monaco on 17 April 1932. It was the fourth edition of theMonaco Grand Prix.[1]
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It was won byTazio Nuvolari of Italy, driving for the worksAlfa Romeo team, won the race by just 2.8 seconds from the privateer Alfa ofRudolf Caracciola, who, despite having a contract for1932, 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. The1931 Monaco Grand Prix runner-upLuigi Fagioli completed the podium in third for theMaserati team.[2]
Official timing for practice sessions was introduced for this year.[2]
Although practice laps had been officially timed, the grid was still determined by ballot.[1]
| Starting grid — 1932 Monaco Grand Prix | ||
|---|---|---|
 Grover-WilliamsBugatti | ||
 ÉtancelinAlfa Romeo | ||
| Ruggeri Maserati | ||
 ChironBugatti | ||
| Campari Alfa Romeo | ||
 CzaykowskiBugatti | ||
| Lehoux Bugatti | ||
| Borzacchini Alfa Romeo | ||
| Dreyfus Maserati | ||
| Bouriat Bugatti | ||
| Nuvolari Alfa Romeo | ||
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| Varzi Bugatti | ||
 CaracciolaAlfa Romeo | ||
| Howe Bugatti | ||
| Divo Bugatti | ||
| Zehender Alfa Romeo | ||
| Fagioli Maserati | ||
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Tazio Nuvolari | Alfa RomeoMonza | 100 | 3:32:25.2 | 11 |
| 2 | 2 | Rudolf Caracciola | Alfa RomeoMonza | 100 | +2.8 | 13 |
| 3 | 36 | Luigi Fagioli | Maserati8C 2800 | 100 | +2:17.8 | 17 |
| 4 | 4 | Earl Howe | BugattiT51 | 98 | +2 laps | 14 |
| 5 | 32 | Goffredo Zehender | Alfa RomeoMonza | 96 | +4 laps | 16 |
| 6 | 20 | Marcel Lehoux | BugattiT51 | 95 | +5 laps | 7 |
| 7 | 22 | William Grover-Williams | BugattiT51 | 95 | +5 laps | 1 |
| 8 | 10 | Guy Bouriat | BugattiT51 | 93 | +7 laps | 10 |
| 9 | 14 | Albert Divo | BugattiT51 | 91 | +9 laps | 15 |
| 10 | 26 | Giuseppe Campari | Alfa RomeoMonza | 86 | +14 laps | 5 |
| Ret | 24 | Baconin Borzacchini | Alfa RomeoMonza | 85 | Brakes | 8 |
| Ret | 34 | René Dreyfus | Maserati8C 2800 | 57 | Broken driveshaft, lost wheel | 9 |
| Ret | 16 | Achille Varzi | BugattiT51 | 56 | Rear axle | 12 |
| Ret | 30 | Philippe Étancelin | Alfa RomeoMonza | 49 | Gearbox | 2 |
| Ret | 18 | Stanisłas Czaykowski | BugattiT51 | 49 | Gearbox | 6 |
| Ret | 12 | Louis Chiron | BugattiT51 | 29 | Crash | 4 |
| Ret | 38 | Amedeo Ruggeri | Maserati26M | 12 | Supercharger | 3 |
| DNS | 6 | Clifton Penn-Hughes | BugattiT35B | Practice crash, injury | ||
| DNS | 8 |  Juan Zanelli | Nacional Pescara | Broken spring | ||
| Sources:[2][3] | ||||||
| Grand Prix Race | ||
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| 1932 Grand Prix season | ||
| Previous race: 1931 Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco Grand Prix | Next race: 1933 Monaco Grand Prix |
