The 1933 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 23 April 1933.
This was the first Grand Prix where grid positions were decided by practice time rather than the established method of balloting. Achille Varzi and Tazio Nuvolari exchanged the lead many times during the race and the race was settled in Varzi's favour on the final lap when Nuvolari's car caught fire due to over-revving. Nuvolari was then disqualified due to outside assistance while attempting to push his car to the finish.
Rudolf Caracciola suffered a season-ending accident during practice. He crashed at Tabac due to a brake failure, and suffered serious leg injuries.
Classification
Race Pos No Nat Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 10 Achille Varzi Bugatti Bugatti T51 100 3:27:49.4 1 2 26 Baconin Borzacchini Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Monza 100 +2:00.0 3 3 8 René Dreyfus Bugatti Bugatti T51 99 +1 lap 6 DSQ 28 Tazio Nuvolari Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Monza 99 +1 lap 4 4 16 Louis Chiron Scuderia C/C Alfa Romeo Monza 97 +3 laps 2 5 32 Carlo Felice Trossi Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Monza 97 +3 laps 10 6 38 Goffredo Zehender Raymond Sommer Maserati 8CM 94 +6 laps 11 7 12 William Grover-Williams Bugatti Bugatti T51 90 +10 laps 14 8 24 László Hartmann Private entry Bugatti T35B 86 +14 laps 18 Ret 14 Benoît Falchetto Private entry Bugatti T51 84 Rear axle 12 Ret 18 Philippe Étancelin Private entry Alfa Romeo Monza 69 Driveshaft 5 Ret 34 Luigi Fagioli Private entry Maserati 8C 3000 61 Carburetor 7 Ret 6 Earl Howe Private entry Bugatti T51 48 Rear axle 13 Ret 22 Jean-Pierre Wimille Private entry Alfa Romeo Monza 28 Brakes 8 Ret 20 Marcel Lehoux Private entry Bugatti T51 25 Transmission 9 Ret 36 Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Maserati 8CM 19 Con rod 17 Ret 4 Henry Birkin Bernard Rubin Alfa Romeo Monza 17 Differential 15 Ret 30 Eugenio Siena Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Monza 7 Clutch 16
Starting grid positions 1st Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos. VarziBugatti2:02 ChironAlfa Romeo2:03 BorzacchiniAlfa Romeo2:03 2nd Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos. NuvolariAlfa Romeo2:04 ÉtancelinAlfa Romeo2:04 DreyfusBugatti2:05 3rd Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos. FagioliMaserati2:06 WimilleAlfa Romeo2:06 LehouxBugatti2:07 4th Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos. TrossiAlfa Romeo2:08 ZehenderMaserati2:08 FalchettoBugatti2:09 5th Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos. HoweBugatti2:09 Grover-WilliamsBugatti2:11 BirkinAlfa Romeo2:11 6th Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos. SienaAlfa Romeono time SommerMaseratino time HartmannBugattino time
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