1931 Unglonian Grand Prix

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live for the Unglonian Broadcasting Corporation from Strathcona Park in Grahamshire for the 1931 Unglonian Grand Prix. 29 cars from around the world are lined up for this international showdown.

The flag drops and we are racing but Achille Varzi stalls on the grid!

Alfred Abbey-Coleman, Pat Elway-Derrick and George O'Connor collide on lap 2.

Giuseppe Campari breaks his gearbox on lap 4.

Gerald Murphy gets a magneto failure on lap 6.

Peter Darragh-Kavanaugh and Albert Divo collide on lap 8.

Jack Glockner drops oil on lap 13, causing 4 cars to spin out in the next 3 laps.

Baconin Borzacchini suffers a steering arm failure on lap 20.

James Kingsley breaks a conrod on lap 30.

Charles mason breaks his brakes (get it?) on lap 32.

John Foss drops oil on lap 34, causing Herbert Hepburn to spin out on the following lap.

Louis Chiron gets a clutch failure lap 37.

Marcel Lehoux suffers an engine failure on lap 39.

Luigi Fagioli runs out of fuel on lap 43.

Simon Kramer drops oil on lap 64, causing Jean-Pierre Wimille to spin on the following lap.

Phillipe Etancelin also drops oil on lap 79, causing Thomas Lanford to spin out on the following lap.

Ferdinando Minoia wins the Unglonian Grand Prix!

1.   Ferdinando Minoia (Alfa Romeo (Alfa Romeo Tipo A))                      2:59:33.029
2.   David Dunstan (David Dunstan (Bugatti Type 35C))                        2:59:42.830
3.   Tazio Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo (Alfa Romeo Tipo A))                         2:59:50.841
4.   Clemente Biondetti (Maserati (Maserati 26M))                            2:59:50.964
5.   Thomas Lanford (Thomas Lanford (Bugatti Type 35B))                       DNF lap 80
6.   Philippe Étancelin (Bugatti (Bugatti Type 51))                           DNF lap 79
7.   Jean-Pierre Wimille (Jean-Pierre Wimille (Bugatti Type 51))              DNF lap 65
8.   Simon Kramer (Simon Kramer (Bugatti Type 35C))                           DNF lap 64
9.   Luigi Fagioli (Maserati (Maserati 26M))                                  DNF lap 43
10.   Marcel Lehoux (Bugatti (Bugatti Type 51))                                DNF lap 39
11.   Louis Chiron (Bugatti (Bugatti Type 51))                                 DNF lap 37
12.   Herbert Hepburn (Herbert Hepburn (Bugatti Type 35C))                     DNF lap 35
13.   John Foss (John Foss (Bugatti Type 35C))                                 DNF lap 34
14.   Charles Mason (Charles Mason (Bugatti Type 35C))                         DNF lap 32
15.   James Kingsley (James Kingsley (Bugatti Type 35C))                       DNF lap 30
16.   Baconin Borzacchini (Alfa Romeo (Alfa Romeo Tipo A))                     DNF lap 20
17.   Goffredo Zehender (Alfa Romeo (Alfa Romeo Tipo A))                       DNF lap 16
18.   Eric Hopper-Knut (Eric Hopper-Knut (Bugatti Type 35B))                   DNF lap 15
19.   Joseph Bruce McMahon (Joseph Bruce McMahon (Bugatti Type 35B))           DNF lap 14
20.   René Dreyfus (Maserati (Maserati 26M))                                   DNF lap 14
21.   Jack Glockner (Jack Glockner (Bugatti Type 35C))                         DNF lap 13
22.   Peter Darragh-Kavanaugh (Peter Darragh-Kavanaugh (Bugatti Type 35B))      DNF lap 8
23.   Albert Divo (Bugatti (Bugatti Type 51))                                   DNF lap 8
24.   Gerald Murphy (Gerald Murphy (Bugatti Type 35C))                          DNF lap 6
25.   Giuseppe Campari (Alfa Romeo (Alfa Romeo Tipo A))                         DNF lap 4
26.   Alfred Abbey-Coleman (Alfred Abbey-Coleman (Bugatti Type 35C))            DNF lap 2
27.   Pat Elway-Derrick (Pat Elway-Derrick (Bugatti Type 35B))                  DNF lap 2
28.   George O'Connor (George O'Connor (Bugatti Type 35C))                      DNF lap 2
29.   Achille Varzi (Bugatti (Bugatti Type 51))                                 DNF lap 1