The 1935 Mannin Moar (formally known as III Mannin Moar) was a Grand Prix that was held on 31 May 1935 at a street circuit in Douglas, Isle of Man. It was the thirteenth race of the 1935 Grand Prix season, but it did not count towards the championship. The race, contested over 50 laps of 4.035 mi, or 6.494 km, was won by Brian Lewis driving a Bugatti T59 after starting from pole position. He also won the two previous editions of the Mannin Moar.
Entries No.DriverEntrantCarDNA/DNS1 Anthony HamiltonA. HamiltonAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza2 Dick WilkinsR. WilkinsAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza3 Dick ShuttleworthR. ShuttleworthAlfa Romeo Tipo B4 Austin DobsonA. DobsonAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza4 Arthur DobsonA. DobsonAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 MonzaDNS - Austin Dobson started in his car5 Luis FontésL. FontesAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza6 Tim Rose-RichardsT. Rose-RichardsMaserati 8C7 Brian LewisEarl Howe & N. ReesBugatti T598 Andrew LeitchA. LeitchBugatti T35B9 Lindsay EcclesL. EcclesBugatti T5910 Charlie MartinC.E.C. MartinBugatti T5911 Charles BrackenburyC.E.C. MartinBugatti T5112 Richard SeamanR. SeamanMaserati 8CMDNA14 Humphrey CookH.W. CookERA A-Type15 Raymond MaysH.W. CookERA A-Type16 Teddy RaysonE. RaysonBugatti T51
DNA = Did Not Arrive DNS = Did Not Start
Starting positions Pos.DriverCar constructor1Charlie MartinBugatti2Dick ShuttleworthAlfa Romeo3Brian LewisBugatti4Luis FontésAlfa Romeo5Lindsay EcclesBugatti6Tim Rose-RichardsMaserati7Raymond MaysERA8Charles BrackenburyBugatti9Teddy RaysonBugatti10Humphrey CookERA11Andrew LeitchBugatti12Anthony HamiltonAlfa Romeo13Dick WilkinsAlfa Romeo14Austin DobsonAlfa Romeo
Race report At the start Martin fell back to third place behind Shuttleworth and Lewis. Mays at his turn had gone up to fourth place. Within ten laps three drivers had to retire - Rose-Richards because of a broken universal joint and later both Leitch and Hamilton crashed separately.
In the thirteenth lap Shuttleworth retired, leaving the podium positions open for three Bugattis - Lewis, Martin and Eccles. Mays later challenged Eccles until both ERA drivers (Mays and Cook) had to make an extra pit stop around lap thirty due to problems with their cars. However, when Eccles got transmission trouble Mays took over third position, having passed Fontés on lap forty.
But in the last lap the ERA broke down with transmission failure, so Mays retired and the last podium position - after Lewis and Martin - finally went to Fontés. This was Lewis' third Mannin Moar victory.
Race results Pos.DriverCar ConstructorTime (Diff.)/Status1Brian LewisBugatti2:40:112Charlie MartinBugatti+513Luis FontésAlfa Romeo+8:034Teddy RaysonBugatti+15:00Austin DobsonAlfa Romeo+1 lap (Flagged off)Charles BrackenburyBugatti+1 lap (Flagged off)RetDick WilkinsAlfa Romeo+1 lap (DNF - crash)RetRaymond MaysERA+1 lap (DNF - universal joint)RetLindsay EcclesBugatti+19 laps (DNF - universal joint)RetHumphrey CookERA+20 laps (DNF - oil pump)RetDick ShuttleworthAlfa Romeo+37 laps (DNF - transmission)RetAnthony HamiltonAlfa Romeo+41 laps (DNF - crash)RetAndrew LeitchBugatti+49 laps (DNF - crash)RetTim Rose-RichardsMaserati+50 laps (DNF - universal joint) Sources:
References
External links www.goldenera.fi Racing Sports Cars Driver Database 1933 Mannin-Beg Car Race 1933 Douglas Street Circuit 1935 Mannin Moar Trophy