1929 Grand Prix season

The 1929 Grand Prix season was dominated by Italian constructors. Both Alfa Romeo and Bugatti won races, with "W Williams" and Louis Chiron being the dominant drivers.

Season review

Grandes Épreuves

Date	Name	Circuit	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
30 May	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	Ray Keech	Miller	Report
30 June	French Grand Prix	Le Mans	"W Williams"	Bugatti	Report

The Indianapolis 500 counted towards the 1929 AAA Championship Car title.

Other Grands Prix

Date	Name	Circuit	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
24 March	Tripoli Grand Prix	Tripoli	Gastone Brilli-Peri	Talbot	Report
1 April	Antibes Grand Prix	Garoupe	Mario Lepori	Bugatti	Report
7 April	Riviera Circuit	Cannes	Edward Bret	Bugatti	Report
7 April	Algerian Grand Prix	Staouéli	Marcel Lehoux	Bugatti	Report
14 April	Monaco Grand Prix	Monte Carlo	"W Williams"	Bugatti	Report
21 April	Alessandria Circuit	Bordino	Achille Varzi	Alfa Romeo	Report
5 May	Coppa Florio^{[nb 1]}	Madonie	Albert Divo	Bugatti	Report
5 May	Targa Florio^{[nb 1]}	Madonie	Albert Divo	Bugatti	Report
9 May	Burgundy Grand Prix	Dijon	Philippe de Rothschild^[2]	Bugatti	Report
19 May	Grand Prix des Frontières	Chimay	Goffredo Zehender	Alfa Romeo	Report
26 May	Rome Grand Prix	Tre Fontane	Achille Varzi	Alfa Romeo	Report
2 June	Pozzo Circuit	Verona	Giovanni Alloatti	Bugatti	Report
9 June	Mugello Circuit	Mugello	Gastone Brilli-Peri	Talbot	Report
9 June	Picardy Grand Prix	Péronne	Henry Auber	Bugatti	Report
16 June	Lyon Grand Prix	Quincieux	Hans Simons^[3]	Bugatti	Report
23 June	Thuin Circuit	Thuin	Freddy Charlier	Bugatti	Report
7 July	Grand Prix de la Marne	Reims	Philippe Étancelin	Bugatti	Report
7 July	Dieppe Grand Prix	Dieppe	René Dreyfus	Bugatti	Report
7 July	Camaiore Circuit	Camaiore	Renato Balestrero	Bugatti	Report
13 July	Irish Grand Prix	Dublin	Boris Ivanowski	Alfa Romeo	Report
14 July	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Report
21 July	Coppa Montenero	Montenero	Achille Varzi	Alfa Romeo	Report
25 July	San Sebastián Grand Prix	Lasarte	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Report
18 August	Grand Prix du Comminges	Saint-Gaudens	Philippe Étancelin	Bugatti	Report
22 August	La Baule Grand Prix	La Baule	Philippe Étancelin	Bugatti	Report
15 September	Monza Grand Prix	Monza	Achille Varzi	Alfa Romeo	Report
29 September	Cremona Circuit	Cremona	Gastone Brilli-Peri	Alfa Romeo	Report
17 November	Tunis Grand Prix	Le Bardo	Gastone Brilli-Peri	Alfa Romeo	Report

^ ^a ^b The Targa Florio and Coppa Florio were held simultaneously on the same circuit and over the same distance, so Albert Divo won both races.^[1]

References

Etzrodt, Hans. "Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 2 (1919–1933)". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
Galpin, Darren. "1929 Grands Prix". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Higham, Peter (1995). The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. Guinness Publishing. pp. 194–208. ISBN 0-85112-642-1.

^ Etzrodt, Hans. "Divo repeats his prior year's victory at the Targa Florio. Bugatti's fifth win". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
^ ""Georges Philippe"". "Motorsport Magazine". Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^ ""Hans Simons"". "Motorsport Magazine". Retrieved 1 October 2017.

[florio-2] The Targa Florio and Coppa Florio were held simultaneously on the same circuit and over the same distance, so Albert Divo won both races.^[1]

[florio-1] Etzrodt, Hans. "Divo repeats his prior year's victory at the Targa Florio. Bugatti's fifth win". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

[3] ""Georges Philippe"". "Motorsport Magazine". Retrieved 1 October 2017.

[4] ""Hans Simons"". "Motorsport Magazine". Retrieved 1 October 2017.

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