1936 Unglonian Grand Prix

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live for the Unglonian Broadcasting Corporation from Strathcona Park in Grahamshire for the 9th annual Unglonian Grand Prix. Germany's horsepower war has continued with the Auto Union C unleashing a whopping 520hp! 29 cars are lined up for this international showdown.

The flag drops and we are racing but David Dunstan has stalled on the starting line!

George O'Connor gets a piston failure on lap 9.

Joseph Bruce McMahon has a clutch failure on lap 17.

Pat Elway-Derrick loses his magneto on lap 21.

Jack Glockner suffers a conrod failure on lap 30.

Jean-Pierre Wimille breaks his engine on lap 36.

Charles Mason drops oil on lap 39, causing Mario Tadini to spin out on the following lap.

Simon Kramer breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 55.

Louis Chiron gets a superhcarger failure on lap 61.

Peter Darragh-Kavanaugh has a gearbox failure on lap 70.

Gerald Murphy loses oil on lap 72, causing Luigi Fagioli to spin out on the following lap.

Oil gremlins also strike Hans Stuck on lap 79, causing Giuseppe Farina to spin out on the following lap.

Manfred von Brauchitsch wins the Unglonian Grand Prix for the second time in a row.

1. Manfred von Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz W25K) 2:59:19.255
2. Achille Varzi (Auto Union C) 2:59:25.634
3. Ernst von Delius (Auto Union C) 2:59:26.662
4. Rudolf Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz W25K) 2:59:29.104
5. James Kingsley (Bugatti Type 51) 2:59:30.760
6. Tazio Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo 8C 35 Type C) 2:59:32.137
7. Bernd Rosemeyer (Auto Union C) 2:59:33.607
8. Herbert Hepburn (Bugatti Type 35C) 2:59:34.464
9. Antonio Brivio (Alfa Romeo 8C 35 Type C) 2:59:38.636
10. Thomas Lanford (Bugatti Type 35B) 2:59:40.840
11. Alfred Abbey-Coleman (Bugatti Type 51) 2:59:41.356
12. John Foss (Bugatti Type 51) 2:59:45.028
13. William Grover-Williams (Bugatti Type 59) 2:59:58.465
14. Eric Hopper-Knut (Bugatti Type 35B) 3:00:04.549
15. Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo 8C 35 Type C) DNF lap 80
16. Hans Stuck (Auto Union C) DNF lap 79
17. Luigi Fagioli (Mercedes-Benz W25K) DNF lap 73
18. Gerald Murphy (Bugatti Type 35C) DNF lap 72
19. Peter Darragh-Kavanaugh (Bugatti Type 35B) DNF lap 70
20. Louis Chiron (Mercedes-Benz W25K) DNF lap 61
21. Simon Kramer (Bugatti Type 51) DNF lap 55
22. Mario Tadini (Alfa Romeo 8C 35 Type C) DNF lap 40
23. Charles Mason (Bugatti Type 35C) DNF lap 39
24. Jean-Pierre Wimille (Bugatti Type 59) DNF lap 36
25. Jack Glockner (Bugatti Type 35C) DNF lap 30
26. Pat Elway-Derrick (Bugatti Type 59) DNF lap 21
27. Joseph Bruce McMahon (Bugatti Type 59) DNF lap 17
28. George O'Connor (Bugatti Type 35C) DNF lap 9
29. David Dunstan (Bugatti Type 35C) DNF lap 1