1933 Monaco Grand Prix in Encyclopedia

This was the first Grand Prix where grid positions were decided by practice time rather than the established method of balloting. Achille Varzi and Tazio Nuvolari exchanged the lead many times during the race and the race was settled in Varzi's favour on the final lap when Nuvolari's car caught fire due to over-revving.

Classification

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	10	Achille Varzi	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	100	3:27:49.4	1
2	26	Baconin Borzacchini	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo Monza	100	+2:00.0	3
3	8	Ren Dreyfus	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	99	+1 Lap	6
DSQ	28	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo Monza	99	+1 Lap	4
4	16	Louis Chiron	Scuderia C/C	Alfa Romeo Monza	97	+3 Laps	2
5	32	Carlo Felice Trossi	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo Monza	97	+3 Laps	10
6	38	Goffredo Zehender	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 8CM	94	+6 Laps	11
7	12	William Grover-Williams	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	90	+10 Laps	14
8	24	L szl Hartmann	Private entry	Bugatti T35B	86	+14 Laps	18
Ret	14	Beno t Falchetto	Private entry	Bugatti T51	84	Rear axle	12
Ret	18	Philippe tancelin	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Monza	69	Driveshaft	5
Ret	34	Luigi Fagioli	Private entry	Maserati 8C 3000	61	Carburetor	7
Ret	6	Earl Howe	Private entry	Bugatti T51	48	Rear axle	13
Ret	22	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Monza	28	Brakes	8
Ret	20	Marcel Lehoux	Private entry	Bugatti T51	25	Transmission	8
Ret	36	Raymond Sommer	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 8CM	19	Con rod	17
Ret	4	Henry Birkin	Bernard Rubin	Alfa Romeo Monza	17	Differential	15
Ret	30	Eugenio Siena	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo Monza	7	Clutch	16

Starting grid positions

1st Row	1 Pos.	2 Pos.	3 Pos.
\| Varzi Bugatti 2:02	Chiron Alfa Romeo 2:03	Borzacchini Alfa Romeo 2:03
2nd Row	1 Pos.	2 Pos.	3 Pos.
\| Nuvolari Alfa Romeo 2:04	tancelin Alfa Romeo 2:04	Dreyfus Bugatti 2:05
3rd Row	1 Pos.	2 Pos.	3 Pos.
\| Fagioli Maserati 2:06	Wimille Alfa Romeo 2:06	Lehoux Bugatti 2:07
4th Row	1 Pos.	2 Pos.	3 Pos.
\| Trossi Alfa Romeo 2:08	Zehender Maserati 2:08	Falchetto Bugatti 2:09
5th Row	1 Pos.	2 Pos.	3 Pos.
\| Howe Bugatti 2:09	Grover-Williams Bugatti 2:11	Birkin Alfa Romeo 2:11
6th Row	1 Pos.	2 Pos.	3 Pos.
\| Siena Alfa Romeo no time	Sommer Maserati no time	Hartmann Bugatti no time