Classic Car Catalogue
II Grand Prix de Casablanca
1932
| Name: | Grand Prix of Casablanca |
| Date: | 22 May 1932 |
| Location: | Anfa Circuit |
| Lenght: | 47 laps x 8.861 km = 416.5 km |
France 
Entries and results:
| No. | Driver: | Car: | Model: | Engine: | Entrant: | Class: | Pos.: | Result: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  |
Jean-Pierre Wimille | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | 1500→ | dnf | dnf |
| 4 | |
Philippe Etancelin | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | Philippe Etancelin | 1500→ | 2nd | 02nd |
| 6 | Benoît Falchetto | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | Benoît Falchetto | 1500→ | 4th | 04th | |
| 10 | |
Jean Gaupillat | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | Jean Gaupillat | 1500→ | dnf | dnf |
| Mlle Hellé-Nice | Bugatti | T35C | 2.0 | S-8 | Mlle Hellé-Nice | 1500→ | dna | dna | ||
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Goffredo Zehender | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | Goffredo Zehender | 1500→ | dnf | dnf |
| 16? | Jean de Maleplane | Maserati | 26M | 2.5 | S-8 | Jean de Maleplane | 1500→ | 5th | 05th | |
| 18? |  |
Stanislav Czaykowski | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | Stanislav Czaykowski | 1500→ | 3rd | 03rd |
|
Marcel Lehoux | Bugatti | T54 | 5.0 | S-8 | Marcel Lehoux | 1500→ | 1st | 01st | |
| Louis Trintignant | Bugatti | T35C | 2.0 | S-8 | Louis Trintignant | 1500→ | dnf | dnf | ||
| Dominici | Bugatti | T35C | 2.0 | S-8 | Dominici | 1500→ | 6th | 08th | ||
| Pierre Félix | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | Pierre Félix | 1500→ | dnf | dnf | ||
| Charles Druck | Bugatti | T35C | 2.0 | S-8 | Charles Druck | 1500→ | dnf | dnf | ||
| Guy Moll | Bugatti | T35C | 2.0 | S-8 | Guy Moll | 1500→ | dnf | dnf | ||
| Louis Chiron | Bugatti | Automobiles E. Bugatti | 1500→ | dna | dna | |||||
| Achille Varzi | Bugatti | Automobiles E. Bugatti | 1500→ | dna | dna | |||||
| Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier | →1500 | 4th | 10th | ||
| Louis Joly | Maserati | 26 | 1.5 | S-8 | Louis Joly | →1500 | dnf | dnf | ||
| José Scaron | Amilcar | MC0 | 1.3? | S-6 | José Scaron | →1500 | 3rd | 09th | ||
| Emmanuel Galba | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | Emmanuel Galba | →1500 | 5th | 11th | ||
| Henri Durand | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | Henri Durand | →1500 | 2nd | 07th | ||
| André Vagniez | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | André Vagniez | →1500 | dnf | dnf | ||
|
Pierre Veyron | Maserati | 26 | 1.5 | S-8 | Pierre Veyron | →1500 | 1st | 06th | |
| Chiquito | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | Chiquito | →1500 | 6th | 12th | ||
| Marguerite Mareuse | Bugatti | T39 | 1.5 | S-8 | Marguerite Mareuse | →1500 | dna | dna | ||
| Claude Ozannat | Bugatti | T39 | 1.5 | S-8 | Claude Ozannat | →1500 | dna | dna |
A tremendous crowd filled the grandstands, and thronged the length of the course. The weather was fine, but a Strong sea breeze reduced the speed of cars an the road bordering the coast. Twenty-one cars came to the starting line, there being 14 Bugattis, 3 Alfa Romeos, 3 Maseratis and 1 Amilcar, and the following well-known drivers were competing : Wimille (Bugatti), Etancelin (Alfa-Romeo), Zehender (Alfa-Romeo), Lehoux (Bugatti), Czaikowski (Bugatti), Caupillat (Bugatti) and Scaron (Amilcar). Caupillat was delayed at the line, and at the end of the first lap Wimille led from Lehoux, followed by Benoit, Etancelin and Czaikowski.
Wimille steadily increased his lead over Lehoux, and drove in a most masterly fashion. It is a recognised fact in France that this young driver has a most promising future, and his performance to-day was certainly a further proof of his skill. Zehender retired, as did Mole on a Bugatti. In the 1,500 c.c. class a stirring battle was being waged between Scaron and Veyron (Maserati). Etancelin passed Benoit, and at half distance the order was, 1. Wimille (Bugatti); 2. Lehoux (Bugatti); 3. Etancelin (Alla-Romeo); 4. Benoit (Bugatti); 5. de Maleplane (Maserati); 6. Veyron (Maserati); 7. Gaupillat (Bugatti). Wimille was 52 seconds in front of Lehoux, but soon after he stopped at his pit to refuel and change wheels, Lehoux passed as he was in the pits, but on the following lap he himself had to stop for the same purpose, so the positions remained unchanged.
Then, an the 31st out of 47 laps, Wimille had the ill fortune to experience engine trouble, and pushed his car to the pits after a magnificent run. That left Lehoux two minutes in front of his old rival Etancelin, who in turn led Czaikowski, and that order was maintained, until the finish. Veyron won the 1,500 class.
Results :—
1. Lehoux. (Bugatti), 47 laps, 259 miles, 311. 19m. 29s. Average, 77.83 m.p.h.
2. Etancelin (Alfa-Romeo), 3h. 23m. 1/Ss.
3. Czaikowski (Bugatti), 3h. 22,1n. 27 3 '5s.