1929 Grand Prix season

The 1929 Grand Prix season was dominated by Italian constructors. Both Alfa Romeo and Bugatti won races, with "W Williams" and Louis Chiron being the dominant drivers.

1929 Grand Prix season
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The World Manufacturers' Championship was planned on seven races. Three of them (Belgium, Germany and Spain) were converted to sport-cars races while British and European Grands Prix were not held. Since the last one was required, the championship was cancelled.

Season review

Grandes Épreuves
Date Name Circuit Winning driver Winning
constructor		 Report
30 May Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Ray Keech Miller Report
30 June French Grand Prix Le Mans "W Williams" Bugatti Report

The Indianapolis 500 counted towards the 1929 AAA Championship Car title.

Other Grands Prix
Date Name Circuit Winning driver Winning
constructor		 Report
24 March Tripoli Grand Prix Tripoli Gastone Brilli-Peri Talbot Report
1 April Antibes Grand Prix Garoupe Mario Lepori Bugatti Report
7 April Riviera Circuit Cannes Edward Bret Bugatti Report
7 April Algerian Grand Prix Staouéli Marcel Lehoux Bugatti Report
14 April Monaco Grand Prix Monte Carlo "W Williams" Bugatti Report
21 April Alessandria Circuit Bordino Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report
5 May Coppa Florio[nb 1] Madonie Albert Divo Bugatti Report
Targa Florio[nb 1]
9 May Burgundy Grand Prix Dijon Philippe de Rothschild[2] Bugatti Report
19 May Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay Goffredo Zehender Alfa Romeo Report
26 May Rome Grand Prix Tre Fontane Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report
2 June Pozzo Circuit Verona Giovanni Alloatti Bugatti Report
9 June Mugello Circuit Mugello Gastone Brilli-Peri Talbot Report
9 June Picardy Grand Prix Péronne Henry Auber Bugatti Report
16 June Lyon Grand Prix Quincieux Hans Simons[3] Bugatti Report
23 June Thuin Circuit Thuin Freddy Charlier Bugatti Report
7 July Grand Prix de la Marne Reims Philippe Étancelin Bugatti Report
7 July Dieppe Grand Prix Dieppe René Dreyfus Bugatti Report
7 July Camaiore Circuit Camaiore Renato Balestrero Bugatti Report
13 July Irish Grand Prix Dublin Boris Ivanowski Alfa Romeo Report
14 July German Grand Prix Nürburgring Louis Chiron Bugatti Report
21 July Coppa Montenero Montenero Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report
25 July San Sebastián Grand Prix Lasarte Louis Chiron Bugatti Report
18 August Grand Prix du Comminges Saint-Gaudens Philippe Étancelin Bugatti Report
22 August La Baule Grand Prix La Baule Philippe Étancelin Bugatti Report
15 September Monza Grand Prix Monza Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report
29 September Cremona Circuit Cremona Gastone Brilli-Peri Alfa Romeo Report
17 November Tunis Grand Prix Le Bardo Gastone Brilli-Peri Alfa Romeo Report
  1. The Targa Florio and Coppa Florio were held simultaneously on the same circuit and over the same distance, so Albert Divo won both races.[1]

References
  • Etzrodt, Hans. "Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 2 (1919–1933)". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  • Galpin, Darren. "1929 Grands Prix". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  • Higham, Peter (1995). The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. Guinness Publishing. pp. 194–208. ISBN 0-85112-642-1.
  1. Etzrodt, Hans. "Divo repeats his prior year's victory at the Targa Florio. Bugatti's fifth win". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. ""Georges Philippe"". "Motorsport Magazine". Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ""Hans Simons"". "Motorsport Magazine". Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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