The 1929 French Grand Prix (formally, the XXIII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Le Mans on 30 June 1929. The race was held over 37 laps of the 16.34 km (10.15 miles) circuit for a total race distance of 604.58 km (375.67 miles) and was won by "W. Williams," driving a Bugatti.
Noting that the previous old 1.5 Litre formula had been a failure, with very low entries at most races in 1926 and 1927, and with the French Grand Prix run for sports cars in 1928, it was decided that new regulations were needed. For 1929 there was no-longer an engine capacity limit, but as the AIACR, it was decided to require cars to weigh at least 900kg, and allow them to consume no more than 85kg of fuel (14kg per 100km), which was provided in special fuel tanks, which each car carried externally. The race was totally dominated by Williams, who lead from start to finish.
Starting Grid: Positions drawn Grid Driver Grid Driver 1 Raoul de Rovin 2 Jean Chassagne 3 Robert Gauthier 4 Besaucele 5 Robert Senechal 6 Albert Divo 7 "Philippe" 8 Andre Boillot 9 Caberto Conelli 10 Guy Bouriat 11 "W.Williams"
Classification Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retire1 36 "W. Williams" Bugatti T35B 37 4:33:01.22 28 André Boillot Peugeot 174S 37 4:34:20.03 30 Caberto Conelli Bugatti T35C 37 4:34:28.04 12 Albert Divo Bugatti T35B 37 4:41:27.45 10 Robert SenechalBugatti T35B 37 4:58:27.86 6 Robert Gauthier Bugatti T35C 37 5:18:38.4NC 8 Besaucele Ballot 2LS ? NC 34 Guy Bouriat Peugeot 174S ? Ret 16 "Philippe" Bugatti T35C 30 MechanicalRet 2 Raoul de Rovin Bugatti T35B 28 MechanicalRet 4 Jean Chassagne Ballot RH2 8 MechanicalDNS 14 Prince Ghica FAR Did not startDNS 18 Jules Nandillon Vernandi Did not startDNS 20 André Dubonnet Bugatti T35C Did not startDNS 22 ? BNC 527 SCAP Did not startDNS 24 Edouard Brisson Alphi CIME Did not startDNS 26 Robert Laly Ariès Did not startDNS 32 ? Ariès Did not start
Fastest Lap: "W.Williams", 7m01.0 (139.72 km/h)
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