1927 French Grand Prix

The 1927 French Grand Prix (formally the XXI Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monthlèry on 3 July 1926. The race was held over 48 laps of a 12.50 km course for a total distance of 600.00 km. The race was won by Robert Benoist driving a Delage.

Background

The World Championship was carried out for the third time in 1927. The regulations remained more or less the same as in 1926 with minor changes reported for the 1927 World Championship. On October 27, 1926, the AIACR & CSI debated at their Paris meetings the regulations and announced for 1927 that the 1.5-liter formula would remain only until the end of 1927 because of the bad experiences made so far, to be relieved with the free formula for 1928. The minimum weight was increased from 600 to 700 kg. The supercharger was allowed and the two-seat body remained for 1927, though single-seat bodied cars would be allowed as long as the body showed a minimum width of 80 cm to be measured at the seat area for a height of not less than 25 cm. The minimum distance for the great international races was now fixed at 600 km.[1][2]

Classification[3]

PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/Retire
16France Robert BenoistDelage 155B484h45m41.2
212France Edmond BourlierDelage 155B484h53m55.6
318France André MorelDelage 155B485h11m31.4
SHR10United Kingdom "Williams"Talbot 700485h24m30.0
SHR10France Jules MoriceauTalbot 700485h24m30.0
NC16France Louis WagnerTalbot 70042Engine
NC2United Kingdom George EystonHalford36+12 laps
Ret4France Albert DivoTalbot 70023Supercharger
DNA8France André DubonnetBugatti 39ACar not competitive
DNA14Italy Emilio MaterassiBugatti 39ACar not competitive
DNA20France Jules GouxBugatti 39ACar not competitive
DNACzech Republic Elisabeth JunekBugatti 39ADid not appear
DNAItaly ConelliBugatti 39ADid not appear
DNPFrance Jules MoriceauTalbot 700Reserve driver
DNPFrance Robert SenechalDelage 155BReserve driver
DNPItaly Caberto ConelliReserve driver

Fastest Lap: Robert Benoist, 5m41.0 (131.96 km/h)

Note - Starting grid based on car number order, positions being drawn. 3x3 formation.

References

  1. ↑ Nov-2 - AIACR & CSI meetings on Oct-27. AUTOMOBIL-REVUE #83. 1926. pp. 3, .
  2. ↑ AIACR Meeting. Allgemeine Automobil-Zeitung (Wien)#20. 1926. pp. 14, .
  3. ↑ http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1927.html#acf
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