1935_Donington_Grand_Prix

1935 Donington Grand Prix

1935 Donington Grand Prix

1935 motor race

The 1935 Donington Grand Prix was a non-championship Grand Prix that was held on 5 October 1935 at Donington Park in North West Leicestershire, England. It was the 39th race of the 1935 Grand Prix season. The race, which was 120 laps, was won by Richard Shuttleworth driving a Alfa Romeo Tipo-B "P3" after starting from 7th place.[2]

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It was the first major international Grand Prix to take place on a road course in Great Britain.[1]

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The grid consisted of five rows of three, with cars supposed to be lined up with fastest in the middle, second fastest on left and third fastest on the right.[5] It is unclear why Handley started from row 4, why Martin and Rose had swapped positions, or why Dobbs and Everitt started from the back row.

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References

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    "Donington's Great Race". Lancashire Evening Post. 9 October 1935. Retrieved 9 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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    "1935 Donington Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
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    "Donington Grand Prix". Lancashire Evening Post. 2 October 1935. Retrieved 9 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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    Nye, Doug (1977). The British Grand Prix. pp. 18–21. ISBN 0713432837.
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    Snellman, Leif. "Shuttleworth lucky winner as the opposition fails". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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