The 1932 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 17 April 1932. It was the fourth edition of the Monaco Grand Prix.

The race was won by Tazio Nuvolari of Italy, driving for the works Alfa Romeo team. He won by just 2.8 seconds from the privateer Alfa Romeo of Rudolf Caracciola, who, despite having a contract for 1932, was not yet part of the official works team. Caracciola might have had an opportunity to pass Nuvolari for the lead, after the Italian's car developed fuel pick-up issues, but he decided instead to remain behind the Alfa Romeo team leader. The 1931 Monaco Grand Prix runner-up Luigi Fagioli completed the podium in third for the Maserati team.

Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine 2 Rudolf Caracciola Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8 4 Earl Howe Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 6 Clifton Penn-Hughes Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T35B 2.3 L8 8 Juan Zanelli Private entry Nacional Pescara Nacional Pescara 3.0 L6 10 Guy Bouriat Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 12 Louis Chiron Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 14 Albert Divo Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T53Bugatti T51 5.0 V162.3 L8 16 Achille Varzi Automobiles E. Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 18 Stanisłas Czaykowski Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 20 Marcel Lehoux Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 22 William Grover-Williams Private entry Bugatti Bugatti T51 2.3 L8 24 Baconin Borzacchini SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8 26 Giuseppe Campari SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8 28 Tazio Nuvolari SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8 30 Philippe Étancelin Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8 32 Goffredo Zehender Private entry Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3 L8 34 René Dreyfus Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 8C 2800 2.8 L8 36 Luigi Fagioli Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 8C 2800 2.8 L8 38 Amedeo Ruggeri Officine A. Maserati Maserati Maserati 26M 2.5 L8

— Divo drove the T53 during the practice sessions on Thursday and Friday, but switched to the T51 for Saturday practice and the race.

Practice Official timing for practice sessions was introduced for this year.

Thursday Driver Car Time Laps Giuseppe Campari Alfa Romeo Monza 2:08 16 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Monza 2:08 13 René Dreyfus Maserati 8C 2800 2:08 18 Guy Bouriat Bugatti T51 2:09 7 Louis Chiron Bugatti T51 2:09 7 Goffredo Zehender Alfa Romeo Monza 2:10 11 Earl Howe Bugatti T51 2:11 6 Baconin Borzacchini Alfa Romeo Monza 2:11 10 Philippe Étancelin Alfa Romeo Monza 2:12 15 Rudolf Caracciola Alfa Romeo Monza 2:14 14 Albert Divo Bugatti T53 2:18 7 Stanisłas Czaykowski Bugatti T51 2:19 6 Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T51 — 4 Clifton Penn-Hughes Bugatti T35B — ?

Friday Driver Car Time Laps Baconin Borzacchini Alfa Romeo Monza 2:05 22 Achille Varzi Bugatti T51 2:06 14 Philippe Étancelin Alfa Romeo Monza 2:06 22 René Dreyfus Maserati 8C 2800 2:06 14 Luigi Fagioli Maserati 8C 2800 2:06 9 Rudolf Caracciola Alfa Romeo Monza 2:07 13 Louis Chiron Bugatti T51 2:07 18 Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T51 2:07 9 William Grover-Williams Bugatti T51 2:07 19 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Monza 2:07 18 Giuseppe Campari Alfa Romeo Monza 2:09 11 Earl Howe Bugatti T51 2:10 7 Guy Bouriat Bugatti T51 2:10 13 Stanisłas Czaykowski Bugatti T51 2:11 17 Goffredo Zehender Alfa Romeo Monza 2:15 9 Albert Divo Bugatti T53 2:19 6 Juan Zanelli Nacional Pescara 2:29 8

Saturday Driver Car Time Laps Louis Chiron Bugatti T51 2:04 22 Giuseppe Campari Alfa Romeo Monza 2:05 12 Achille Varzi Bugatti T51 2:06 9 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Monza 2:07 9 Rudolf Caracciola Alfa Romeo Monza 2:07 13 Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T51 2:07 5 William Grover-Williams Bugatti T51 2:07 13 Baconin Borzacchini Alfa Romeo Monza 2:07 11 Goffredo Zehender Alfa Romeo Monza 2:07 15 Luigi Fagioli Maserati 8C 2800 2:08 16 Amedeo Ruggeri Maserati 26M 2:08 16 Guy Bouriat Bugatti T51 2:10 23 Albert Divo Bugatti T51 2:11 13 Stanisłas Czaykowski Bugatti T51 2:11 11 Juan Zanelli Nacional Pescara 2:17 13

Starting grid Although practice laps had been officially timed, the grid was still determined by ballot.

Starting grid — 1932 Monaco Grand Prix Grover-WilliamsBugatti ÉtancelinAlfa Romeo RuggeriMaserati ChironBugatti CampariAlfa Romeo CzaykowskiBugatti LehouxBugatti BorzacchiniAlfa Romeo DreyfusMaserati BouriatBugatti NuvolariAlfa Romeo VarziBugatti CaracciolaAlfa Romeo HoweBugatti DivoBugatti ZehenderAlfa Romeo FagioliMaserati

Classification

Race PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid 1 28 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Monza 100 3:32:25.2 11 2 2 Rudolf Caracciola Alfa Romeo Monza 100 +2.8 13 3 36 Luigi Fagioli Maserati 8C 2800 100 +2:17.8 17 4 4 Earl Howe Bugatti T51 98 +2 laps 14 5 32 Goffredo Zehender Alfa Romeo Monza 96 +4 laps 16 6 20 Marcel Lehoux Bugatti T51 95 +5 laps 7 7 22 William Grover-Williams Bugatti T51 95 +5 laps 1 8 10 Guy Bouriat Bugatti T51 93 +7 laps 10 9 14 Albert Divo Bugatti T51 91 +9 laps 15 10 26 Giuseppe Campari Alfa Romeo Monza 86 +14 laps 5 Ret 24 Baconin Borzacchini Alfa Romeo Monza 85 Brakes 8 Ret 34 René Dreyfus Maserati 8C 2800 57 Broken driveshaft, lost wheel 9 Ret 16 Achille Varzi Bugatti T51 56 Rear axle 12 Ret 30 Philippe Étancelin Alfa Romeo Monza 49 Gearbox 2 Ret 18 Stanisłas Czaykowski Bugatti T51 49 Gearbox 6 Ret 12 Louis Chiron Bugatti T51 29 Crash 4 Ret 38 Amedeo Ruggeri Maserati 26M 12 Supercharger 3 DNS 6 Clifton Penn-Hughes Bugatti T35B Practice crash, injury DNS 8 Juan Zanelli Nacional Pescara Broken spring Sources:

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