INTRODUCTIONNew Races - held for the first time:
| February 22, | Rome Grand Prix | | April 17, | Tripoli GP (Tripoli, Lybia), for racing cars, won by Renato Balestrero (OM 665) | | May 17, | Solitude Race (Stuttgart, Germany), for racecars, won by Otto Merz (Mercedes 1924 TF) | | ? | Moroccan GP (Casablanca, Morocco), for touring cars won by de Vaugelas (Delage) | | August 2, | Marne GP (Reims, France), for racing cars, won by Pierre Claus (Bignan) | | September 6, | Comminges Grand Prix (St. Gaudens, France), for racing cars, won by Goury (Bignan) |
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The success of drivers in Major Grand Prix races can be found in the list of1925 Major Grand Prix Races.
Antonio Ascari, 36, started driving in 1911 with a De Vecchi at a Modena touring event and thereafter joined ALFA as test driver. In 1919 he won the important Parma-Poggio di Berceto and Coppa della Consuma hill climbs with his own 4.5-L Fiat racecar. He drove for the Alfa Romeo team in 1921 and won the Parma-Poggio di Berceto hill climb but crashed at Mugello. At the 1922 Targa Florio he crashed once again, this time on the first lap. In the 1923 Targa Florio he finished second in an Alfa Romeo and won at the following Cremona Circuit. In 1924 he established a 10 km world record at 195 km/h on the long Cremona straight and won the Parma-Poggio di Berceto hill climb. While leading the Targa Florio his Alfa Romeo spun to a halt with a seized engine on the last lap only 200 meters from the finish. At the European Grand Prix at Lyon he also retired while in the lead. Finally, at the Italian Grand Prix he won the race in superb fashion. In 1925 he won the European Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. At the following French Grand Prix, Ascari crashed at high speed on lap 23 and his car overturned. He died shortly afterwards in the ambulance which was bringing him to a hospital in Paris.
Albert Divo, 30, began in 1919 as a riding mechanic for René Thomas in a Sunbeam. He moved with Thomas to Talbot and in 1922 when Thomas left the team, Divo became a driver for Talbot. In 1923 Divo finished second in the French Grand Prix and won at the Sitges Oval. In 1924, he raced for Delage winning several races. As a Bugatti works driver he won the 1925 French Grand Prix with Robert Benoist and also won the San Sebastian Grand Prix with André Morel at the end of the year.
Count Carlo Masetti, 27, won the 1925 Rome Grand Prix. He had a younger brother, Giulio who was more famous. Both raced in the 1919 Targa Florio, Carlo placed fourth in an Aquila-Italiana and Giulio was sixth in a Fiat. In 1922 Carlo won the Coppa Montenero driving a Bugatti and also won hill climbs at Rome.
Gastone Brilli Peri, 32, won the 1925 Italian Grand Prix and was proclaimed for winning the World Championship for Alfa Romeo. He was born in Montevarchi near Florence and started racing motorcycles but changed to racecars in 1920, first with a Nazarro and then a Fiat. He placed second at Mugello in 1922 and won several hill climbs. During 1922 he entered a Steyr in the Targa Florio, where he crashed about 15 km from Cerda after completing three laps in eleventh place. He received serious injuries. He mainly raced the Steyr until the end of 1924. He won in 1925 at Mugello and Parma-Poggio di Berceto hill climb in a 4.5-liter Fiat. In August of 1925 at the 15.5 km Coppa Pistoiese hill climb near Florence he set FTD in his 3-liter Diatto racecar and at the Montenero Circuit he made the fastest lap before retiring his Diatto. In 1925 he joined the Alfa Romeo Factory team, culminating with his victory in the 1925 Italian Grand Prix, which won Alfa Romeo the World Championship. In some smaller events in 1925 he raced his Ballot, winning the 1925 Perugia Cup.
Bartolomeo "Meo" Costantini, 36, was Italian and the most successful driver in 1925. After winning the Targa Florio he finished fourth in the French Grand Prix and third in the Italian Grand Prix. His first race was with the Aquila-Italiana works team at the 1914 Targa Florio including a few other races. After the war in 1920 he raced a 1500 Bugatti T13, and in the following year with the same car he finished second at the Garda circuit. In 1922 he raced a Bianchi 18 and in 1923 with an 1100 Amilcar he finished first in class at the Coppa delle Alpi. In 1923 Costantini joined Bugatti in a role that would change while he remained in Molsheim. The official standing of Costantini in the Bugatti factory was not known. He was undoubtedly very close to the Bugatti family's inner circle. He prepared racing cars and he won races with them in a manner which no other has equaled. Costantini started as a test driver and sports director in 1924 and became the team leader. At the September 1924 San Sebstian GP in Spain, he finished second in a T35 to Segrave's winning Sunbeam. In May 1925 Costantini won the Targa Florio with a T35. The Italian was victorious at the 950 km French Touring Car Grand Prix at Montlhéry with a 1500 cc T39 Bugatti after over 11 hours behind the wheel. At the 800 km Italian GP he finished third overall with the T39 and won the 1500 cc category.
Peter DePaolo, 27, won the 1925 Indianapolis 500. At the Italian Grand Prix, he finished fifth in a works Alfa Romeo. He started as the riding mechanic for his uncle Ralph DePalma. By 1922 he became a driver with a Frontenac which he wrecked at the Indy 500. In 1923 he drove a Leach/Miller which he crashed at Fresno, California. In 1924 he finished sixth at the Indy 500 with a Duesenberg, came fourth at the Charlotte 250 Miles and ended up twelfth in the AAA Championship. 1925 was his best year winning the Indy 500 and the AAA Championship ahead of Tommy Milton.
Robert Marcel Charles Benoist, 30, Frenchman from St. Benoît near Paris, had left WW I in 1919 as a daring fighter pilot. He began racing in 1921 and was accepted into the Salmson racing team later that year. After some minor successes including an outright win at the 1922 Gaillon hill climb with an 8-cylinder Salmson, he was offered a drive with Delage in 1924. During his time with the team he came third in the 1924 French Grand Prix, fourth at San Sebastian and won the 1925 French Grand Prix with Divo and at the San Sebastian Grand Prix he finished second.
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 10Henry Segrave
Automobiles Talbot
Talbot 11 Caberto Conelli
Automobiles Talbot
Talbot  17 Marcel Vidal
M. Vidal
Bugatti T35
Segrave wins the Provence Grand Prix and Hartford Cup
| | | | 1. | Kidston (Bugatti) | 23m10s | 2000 cc category | | 2. | Segrave (Talbot) | 23m20s | 1500 cc | | 3. | Duller (Talbot) | 24m16s | 1500 cc | | 4. | Conelli (Talbot) | 24m27s | 1500 cc | | 5. | Massias (Alfa Romeo) | 25m51s | 3000 cc | 1 lap behind | | 6. | Vidal (Bugatti) | 26m28s | 2000 cc | " " | | 7. | Gubernatis (Bignan) | 27m39s | 2000 cc | " " | | 8. | Lehoux (Bugatti) | 28m23s | 1500 cc | 2 laps behind | | 9. | Magnier (Bugatti) | 28m40s | 1500 cc | " " | | 10. | Giraud (Voisin) | 28m42s | 4000 cc | " " | | 11. | Mathieu (Bugatti) | 28m45s | 1500 cc | " " | | 12. | Racowski (Rolland-Pilain) | 28m50s | 2000 cc | " " | | 13. | Flohot (Ariès) | 28m56s | 3000 cc | " " | | 14. | Cozette (Bignan) | 29m09s | 2000 cc | " " | | 15. | Didier (Salmson) | 30m03s | 1100 cc | " " | | 16. | De Brémond (Mathis) | 31m27s | 1500 cc | 3 laps behind | | 17. | Jouan (Corre-La-Licorne) | 31m58s | 1500 cc | " " | | 18. | Henny De Joncy (Rally) | 31m58s | 1500 cc | " " | | 19. | Orello (Amilcar) | 32m12s | 1100 cc | " " | | 20. | Bac (Salmson) | 33m01s | 1100 cc | 4 laps behind | | 21. | Casellini (Majola) | 33m01s | 1100 cc | " " | | 22. | Boisson (Lalane) | 33m01s | 1100 cc | " " | | 23. | Thelusson (Bugatti) | --- | 2000 cc | " " | | 24. | Lecot (Diatto) | 33m51s | 2000 cc | " " |
| 1. | Kidston (Bugatti) | 45m38s | 2000 cc category | | 2. | Segrave (Talbot) | 46m23s | 1500 cc | | 3. | Duller (Talbot) | 48m02s | 1500 cc | 1 lap behind | | 4. | Conelli (Talbot) | 48m12s | 1500 cc | " " | | 5. | Vidal (Bugatti) | 50m36s | 2000 cc | 2 laps behind | | 6. | Massias (Alfa Romeo) | 54m48s | 3000 cc | 4 laps behind | | 7. | Cozette (Bignan) | 55m09s | 2000 cc | " " | | 8. | Racowski (Rolland-Pilain) | 55m20s | 1500 cc | " " | | 9. | Magnier (Bugatti) | 57m06s | 1500 cc | 5 laps behind | | 10. | Thelusson (Bugatti) | 57m25s | 2000 cc | " " | | 11. | Mathieu (Bugatti) | 57m40s | 1500 cc | " " | | 12. | Flohot (Ariès) | 57m42s | 3000 cc | " " | | 13. | Gubernatis (Bignan) | 58m13s | 2000 cc | " " | | 14. | Didier (Salmson) | 59m17s | 1100 cc | 6 laps behind | | 15. | Henny De Joncy (Rally) | 1h00m43s | 1500 cc | 7 laps behind | | 16. | Giraud (Voisin) | 1h01m38s | 4000 cc | " " | | 17. | Bac (Salmson) | 1h01m41s | 1100 cc | " " | | 18. | Orello (Amilcar) | 1h02m04s | 1100 cc | " " | | 19. | Jouan (Corre-La-Licorne) | 1h02m32s | 1500 cc | " " | | 20. | De Brémond (Mathis) | 1h05m00s | 1500 cc | 9 laps behind | | 21. | Lecot (Diatto) | ----- | 2000 cc |
| 1. | Conelli (Talbot) | 1h11m47s | 1500 cc category | | 2. | Segrave (Talbot) | 1h11m50s | 1500 cc | | 3. | Vidal (Bugatti) | 1h13m59s | 2000 cc | | 4. | Duller (Talbot) | 1h14m07s | 1500 cc | | 5. | Kidston (Bugatti) | 1h18m14s | 2000 cc | 2 laps behind | | 6. | Cozette (Bignan) | 1h20m54s | 2000 cc | 3 laps behind | | 7. | Flohot (Ariès) | 1h23m02s | 3000 cc | 4 laps behind | | 8. | Massias (Alfa Romeo) | 1h23m05s | 3000 cc | " " | | 9. | Magnier (Bugatti) | 1h25m05s | 1500 cc | 5 laps behind | | 10. | Mathieu (Bugatti) | 1h25m53s | 1500 cc | " " | | 11. | Didier (Salmson) | 1h26m50s | 1100 cc | 6 laps behind | | 12. | Racowski (Rolland-Pilain) | 1h27m39s | 1500 cc | " " | | 13. | Jouan (Corre-La-Licorne) | 1h30m36s | 1500 cc | 7 laps behind | | 14. | Thelusson (Bugatti) | 1h31m10s | 2000 cc | 8 laps behind | | 15. | Giraud (Voisin) | 1h31m37s | 4000 cc | " " | | 16. | Henny De Joncy (Rally) | 1h32m53s | 1500 cc | " " | | 17. | De Brémond (Mathis) | 1h35m06s | 1500 cc | 9 laps behind | | 18. | Bac (Salmson) | 1h35m19s | 1100 cc | " " | | 19. | Orello (Amilcar) | 1h39m23s | 1100 cc | 11 laps behind | | 20. | Lecot (Diatto) | 1h41m45s | 2000 cc | 12 laps behind |
| 1. | Duller (Talbot) | 1h35m15s | 1500 cc category | | 2. | Conelli (Talbot) | 1h36m09s | 1500 cc | | 3. | Segrave (Talbot) | 1h39m35s | 1500 cc | 2 laps behind | | 4. | Vidal (Bugatti) | ------ | 2000 cc | | 5. | Kidston (Bugatti) | ------ | 2000 cc | | 6. | Cozette (Bignan) | ------ | 2000 cc | | 7. | Flohot (Ariès) | ------ | 3000 cc | | 8. | Massias (Alfa Romeo) | ------ | 3000 cc | | 9. | Magnier (Bugatti) | 1h55m57s | 1500 cc | 9 laps behind | | 10. | Jouan (Corre-La-Licorne) | 1h58m40s | 1500 cc | 11 laps behind | | 11. | Didier (Salmson) | 1h59m50s | 1100 cc | " " | | 12. | Racowski (Rolland-Pilain) | ------ | 1500 cc | | 13. | Mathieu (Bugatti) | 2h04m13s | 1500 cc | 13 laps behind | | 14. | De Brémond (Mathis) | 2h05m40s | 1500 cc | 14 laps behind | | 15. | Bac (Salmson) | 2h06m13s | 1100 cc | " " | | 16. | Henny De Joncy (Rally) | 2h07m01s | 1500 cc | 15 laps behind | | 17. | Lecot (Diatto) | 2h18m44s | 2000 cc | 20 laps behind |
| 1. | Conelli (Talbot) | 2h00m01s | 1500 cc category | | 2. | Segrave (Talbot) | 2h00m30s | 1500 cc | | 3. | Vidal (Bugatti) | 2h00m50s | 2000 cc | | 4. | Duller (Talbot) | 2h01m24s | 1500 cc | | 5. | Kidston (Bugatti) | 2h04m37s | 2000 cc | 1 lap behind | | 6. | Massias (Alfa Romeo) | 2h16m14s | 3000 cc | 6 laps behind | | 7. | Cozette (Bignan) | 2h16m55s | 2000 cc | 7 laps behind | | 8. | Magnier (Bugatti) | 2h23m28s | 1500 cc | 9 laps behind | | 9. | Bac (Salmson) | 2h30m07s | 1100 cc | 12 laps behind | | 10. | Didier (Salmson) | 2h30m21s | 1100 cc | " " | | 11. | Flohot (Ariès) | 2h31m15s | 3000 cc | 13 laps behind | | 12. | Mathieu (Bugatti) | 2h34m29s | 1500 cc | 14 laps behind | | 13. | De Brémond (Mathis) | 2h35m26s | 1500 cc | " " | | 14. | Henny De Joncy (Rally) | 2h35m38s | 1500 cc | " " | | 15. | Jouan (Corre-La-Licorne) | 2h40m36s | 1500 cc | 17 laps behind | | 16. | Lecot (Diatto) | 2h52m53s | 2000 cc | 22 laps behind |
| 1. | Segrave (Talbot) | 2h23m39s | 1500 cc category | | 2. | Vidal (Bugatti) | 2h24m37s | 2000 cc | | 3. | Conelli (Talbot) | 2h25m45s | 1500 cc | | 4. | Duller (Talbot) | 2h27m19s | 1500 cc | 1 lap behind | | 5. | Kidston (Bugatti) | 2h28m25s | 2000 cc | 2 laps behind | | 6. | Massias (Alfa Romeo) | 2h46m37s | 3000 cc | 9 laps behind | | 7. | Cozette (Bignan) | 2h51m37s | 2000 cc | 12 laps behind | | 8. | Magnier (Bugatti) | 2h54m45s | 1500 cc | 13 laps behind | | 9. | Didier (Salmson) | 2h59m18s | 1100 cc | 15 laps behind | | 10. | Mathieu (Bugatti) | 2h59m41s | 1500 cc | " " | | 11. | De Brémond (Mathis) | 3h04m47s | 1500 cc | 17 laps behind | | 12. | Flohot (Ariès) | 3h05m33s | 3000 cc | 18 laps behind | | 13. | Henny De Joncy (Rally) | 3h06m54s | 1500 cc | " " | | 14. | Bac (Salmson) | 3h12m39s | 1100 cc | 21 laps behind | | 15. | Jouan (Corre-La-Licorne) | ------ | 1500 cc | | 16. | Lecot (Diatto) | 3h29m01s | 2000 cc |
| 1. | Segrave (Talbot) | 2h46m28s | 1500 cc category | | 2. | Conelli (Talbot) | 2h49m36s | 1500 cc | 1 lap behind | | 3. | Duller (Talbot) | 2h50m35s | 1500 cc | " " | | 4. | Vidal (Bugatti) | 2h52m50s | 2000 cc | 2 laps behind | | 5. | Kidston (Bugatti) | 2h56m06s | 2000 cc | 4 laps behind | | 6. | Massias (Alfa Romeo) | 3h15m22s | 3000 cc | 12 laps behind | | 7. | Cozette (Bignan) | 3h20m05s | 2000 cc | 14 laps behind | | 8. | Magnier (Bugatti) | 3h22m08s | 1500 cc | 15 laps behind | | 9. | Didier (Salmson) | 3h30m43s | 1100 cc | 19 laps behind | | 10. | De Brémond (Mathis) | 3h33m59s | 1500 cc | 20 laps behind | | 11. | Mathieu (Bugatti) | 3h35m12s | 1500 cc | 21 laps behind | | 12. | Bac (Salmson) | 3h37m42s | 1100 cc | 22 laps behind | | 13. | Henny De Joncy (Rally) | 3h38m01s | 1500 cc | " " | | 14. | Jouan (Corre-La-Licorne) | ------ | 1500 cc | | 15. | Lecot (Diatto) | 4h03m07s | 2000 cc |
| 1. | Segrave (Talbot) | 3h12m00s | 1500 cc category | | 2. | Duller (Talbot) | 3h13m03s | 1500 cc | | 3. | Conelli (Talbot) | 3h13m08s | 1500 cc | | 4. | Vidal (Bugatti) | 3h16m19s | 2000 cc | 1 lap behind | | 5. | Kidston (Bugatti) | 3h20m51s | 2000 cc | 3 laps behind | | 6. | Massias (Alfa Romeo) | 3h43m27s | 3000 cc | 12 laps behind | | 7. | Magnier (Bugatti) | 3h50m02s | 1500 cc | 14 laps behind | | 8. | Cozette (Bignan) | 3h56m28s | 2000 cc | 17 laps behind | | 9. | Didier (Salmson) | 3h59m52s | 1100 cc | 18 laps behind | | 10. | De Brémond (Mathis) | 4h02m48s | 1500 cc | 19 laps behind | | 11. | Henny De Joncy (Rally) | 4h07m48s | 1500 cc | 21 laps behind | | 12. | Bac (Salmson) | 4h10m22s | 1100 cc | 22 laps behind | | 13. | Jouan (Corre-La-Licorne) | 4h15m36s | 1500 cc | 24 laps behind |
| 1. | Segrave (Talbot) | 3h35m35s | 1500 cc category | | 2. | Duller (Talbot) | 3h36m31s | 1500 cc | | 3. | Conelli (Talbot) | 3h36m30s | 1500 cc | | 4. | Vidal (Bugatti) | 3h40m11s | 2000 cc | 1 lap behind | | 5. | Kidston (Bugatti) | 3h45m11s | 2000 cc | 4 laps behind | | 6. | Massias (Alfa Romeo) | 4h12m05s | 3000 cc | 15 laps behind | | 7. | Magnier (Bugatti) | 4h17m38s | 1500 cc | 17 laps behind | | 8. | Didier (Salmson) | 4h28m51s | 1100 cc | 22 laps behind | | 9. | Cozette (Bignan) | 4h30m25s | 2000 cc | 23 laps behind | | 10. | De Brémond (Mathis) | 4h31m45s | 1500 cc | " " | | 11. | Henny De Joncy (Rally) | 4h39m07s | 1500 cc | 26 laps behind | | 12. | Bac (Salmson) | 4h40m01s | 1100 cc | 27 laps behind | | 13. | Jouan (Corre-La-Licorne) | 4h46m07s | 1500 cc | 29 laps behind |
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| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
| | 1. | 10 | Henry Segrave | Automobiles Talbot | Talbot | s/c | 1.5 | S-4 | 100 | 3h58m55.8s | | | 2. | 11 | Caberto Conelli | Automobiles Talbot | Talbot | s/c | 1.5 | S-4 | 100 | 3h59m42.6s | + 46.8s | | 3. | 17 | Marcel Vidal | M. Vidal | Bugatti | T35 | 2.0 | S-8 | 100 | 4h01m11.6s | + 2m15.8s | | 4. | 12 | George Duller | Automobiles Talbot | Talbot | s/c | 1.5 | S-4 | 100 | 4h07m50.8s | + 8m55.0s | | 5. | 21 | Glen Kidston | G. Kidston | Bugatti | T35 | 2.0 | S-8 | 100 | 4h10m50.8s | + 11m55.0s | | 6. | 30 | Antoine Massias | A. Massias | Alfa Romeo | RLSS | 3.0 | S-6 | 100 | 4h42m46.0s | + 43m50.2s | | 7. | 40 | Marcel Magnier | M. Magnier | Bugatti | T22 | 1.5 | S-4 | 100 | 4h44m48.8s | + 45m53.0s | | 8. | 3 | Louis Didier | L. Didier | Salmson | | 1.1 | S-4 | 100 | 4h59m46.0s | + 1h00m50.2s | | 9. | 13 | Francois de Brémond | F. de Brémond | Mathis | RRC | 1.5 | S-4 | 100 | 5h01m07.0s | + 1h02m11.2s | | 10. | 22 | René Cozette | R. Cozette | Bignan | B | 2.0 | S-4 | 100 | 5h03m08.0s | + 1h04m12.2s | | 11. | 1 | Pierre Bac | P. Bac | Salmson | VAL | 1.1 | S-4 | 100 | 5h10m31.0s | + 1h11m35.2s | | 12. | 7 | Henny de Joncy | H. de Joncy | Rally | | 1.5 | S-4 | 100 | 5h12m45.0s | + 1h13m49.2s | | 13. | 9 | Jouan | Jouan | Corre-la-Licorne | | 1.5 | S-4 | 100 | 5h17m33.0s | + 1h18m37.2s | | DNF | 26 | François Lecot | F. Lecot | Diatto | 20S | 2.0 | S-4 | 70 + | | | | DNF | 8 | Henri Mathieu | H. Mathieu | Bugatti | T22 | 1.5 | S-4 | 70 + | | | | DNF | 36 | Charles Flohot | C. Flohot | Ariès | | 3.0 | S-4 | 60 + | | | | DNF | 28 | Vladimir Racowski | V. Racowski | Rolland-Pilain | A22 | 2.0 | S-4 | 40 + | | | | DNF | 16 | Frédéric Thelusson | F. Thelusson | Bugatti | T30 | 2.0 | S-8 | 30 + | | | | DNF | 37 | M. Giraud | M. Giraud | Voisin | M1 | 4.0 | S-4 | 30 + | | | | DNF | 2 | Orello | Orello | Amilcar | CGS | 1.1 | S-4 | 30 + | | | | DNF | 23 | Gubernatis | Gubernatis | Bignan | B | 2.0 | S-4 | 20 + | | | | DNF | 42 | Marcel Lehoux | M. Lehoux | Bugatti | T22 | 1.5 | S-4 | 10 + | | | | DNF | | Boisson | Boisson | Lalane | | 1.1 | S-4 | 10 + | | | | DNF | 4 | Fernand Casellini | F. Casellini | Majola | F | 1.1 | S-4 | 10 + | | | | DNF | 24 | Jean Martin | J. Martin | Bignan | B | 2.0 | S-4 | 0 + | | | | DNF | 27 | Jean de Marguenat | J. de Marguenat | Rolland-Pilain | A22 | 3.0 | S-4 | 0 + | | | | DNF | 38 | Robert Savon | R. Savon | Bugatti | T22 | 1.5 | S-4 | 0 + | | | | DNF | 39 | Dufour | Dufour | Bugatti | T22 | 1.5 | S-4 | 0 + | | | | Fastest lap: Glen Kidston (Bugatti) in 2m14s = 135.7 km/h (84.3 mph).
Winner's average speed: 126.8 km/h (78.8 mph).
Weather: cloudy but no rain |
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