1931 Gran Premio di Monza
6 September - Monza: 6.860 km
Results:
Heat 1: 2000cc 96.040 km
1 11 Amedeo Ruggeri Maserati 26B (8C-2000) 38.48.6
2 21 C. Biondetti Bugatti T35C 39.25.8
3 22 S. Czaykowski Bugatti T35C 39.42.2
4 15 Carlo Pedrazzini Maserati 26B 39.56.8
5 25 Giuseppe Morandi Bugatti T35C 40.18.2
6 26 R. Balestrero Bugatti T35C 40.54.2
7 27 Emilio Romano Bugatti T35C 40.56.2
8 30 F. Antonacci Bugatti T35C 41.28.2
9 31 "Mlle Helle-Nice" Bugatti T35C 43.47.4
10 32 Emilio Eminente Bugatti T35C 43.59.4
11 51 C. Cuzzanliya Alfa-Romeo 6C-1750 44.10.6
12 50 Giovanni Ionach Alfa-Romeo 6C-1750 13
Retirements:
49 Francesco Pirola Alfa-Romeo 6C-1750 4
33 Miro Toselli Bugatti T35C 3 Crash
34 Pierre Rey Bugatti T35C 3
47 Vitorio Cobianchi Alfa-Romeo 6C-1750 3
Fastest lap: Clemente Biondetti (Bugatti T35C) 2.43.0
Heat 2: 2000-3000cc 96.040 km
1 12 Luigi Fagioli Maserati 26M (8C-2800) 36.56.8
2 13 René Dreyfus Maserati 26M (8C-2800) 36.57.6
3 44 Ferdinando Minoia Alfa-Romeo 8C-2300 38.19.2
4 52 Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T51 38.21.8
5 35 Pietro Ghersi Bugatti T51 38.29.2
6 45 Giovanni Minozza Alfa-Romeo 8C-2300 39.01.2
7 46 P. Etancelin Alfa-Romeo 8C-2300 39.01.4
8 43 B. Borzacchini Alfa-Romeo 8C-2300 39.29.6
9 17 Luigi Castelbarco Maserati 26M (8C-2500) 40.09.4
10 18 Domenico Cerami Maserati 26M (8C-2500) 40.12.0
Retirements:
20 Mario Dafarra Bugatti T35B 11
Fastest lap: René Dreyfus (Maserati 26M) 2.32.6
Heat 3: 3000+cc 96.040 km
1 36 Achille Varzi Bugatti T54 36.21.0
2 37 Louis Chiron Bugatti T54 36.48.0
3 41 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa-Romeo A 37.07.8
4 42 Giuseppe Campari Alfa-Romeo A 37.22.6
5 14 Ernesto Maserati Maserati V4 (16C-4000) 38.37.4
Fastest lap: Tazio Nuvolari (Alfa-Romeo A) 2.31.6
Repechage: 96.040 km
1 43 Baconin Borzacchini Alfa-Romeo 8C-2300 37.47.8
2 35 Pietro Ghersi Bugatti T51 37.56.0
3 45 Giovanni Minozza Alfa-Romeo 8C-2300 37.57.2
Retirements:
46 Philippe Etancelin Alfa-Romeo 8C-2300 10 Piston
Fastest lap: Baconin Borzacchini (Alfa-Romeo 8C-2300) &
Pietro Ghersi (Bugatti T51) 2.38.4
Final: 240.100 km
1 12 Luigi Fagioli Maserati 26M (8C-2800) 1:32.39.4
2 43 B. Borzacchini Alfa-Romeo 8C-2300 1:33.34.6
3 36 Achille Varzi Bugatti T54 1:36.19.6
4 44* F. Minoia Alfa-Romeo 8C-2300 1:36.35.0
5 45 G. Minozza Alfa-Romeo 8C-2300 1:37.08.0
6 52 Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T51 33
13 René Dreyfus Maserati 26M (8C-2800) 27 Piston
7 37 Louis Chiron Bugatti T54 26
Retirements:
41 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa-Romeo A 10 Piston
Shared car:
4 44 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa-Romeo 8C-2300 1:36.35.0
Did not start:
2 35 Pietro Ghersi Bugatti T51 Gearbox
4 42 G. Campari Alfa-Romeo A Withdrew
Fastest lap: Achille Varzi (Bugatti T54) 2.30.0
Race notes:
1) shorter combined road and track circuit.
2) Three spectators were killed when Etancelin crashed.
3) None of the 2-litre were fast enough to qualify. Realizing
their non-competitiveness, they did not show up in the repechage
either.