1937 Unglonian Grand Prix

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live for the Unglonian Broadcasting Corporation from Strathcona Park in Grahamshire for the 10th annual Unglonian Grand Prix. Mercedes-Benz have outdone themselves with the W125, which can generate a whopping 650hp! 27 cars are lined up for this international showdown.

The flag drops and we are racing but Charles Mason has stalled on the starting line!

Achille Varzi loses his supercharger on lap 3.

Eric Hopper-Knut suffers a broken axle on lap 11.

George O'Connor gets a magneto failure on lap 14.

Peter Darragh-Kavanaugh has clutch failure on lap 29.

Carlo Felice Trossi breaks his crankshaft on lap 32.

Bernd Rosemeyer loses his conrod on lap 34.

Hans Stuck breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 36.

David Dunstan suffers a piston failure on lap 60.

Jack Glockner gets a carburettor failure on lap 66.

Pat Elway-Derrick crashes on lap 76.

Thomas Lanford has a puncture on lap 83.

Gerald Murphy loses his magneto on lap 90.

Rudolf Caracciola has supercharger trouble on lap 98.

Christian Kautz leads Manfred von Brauchitsch in a Mercedes-Benz 1-2 victory at the 1937 Unglonian Grand Prix!

1. Christian Kautz (Mercedes-Benz W125) 2:59:15.988
2. Manfred von Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz W125) 2:59:17.192
3. Hermann Paul Müller (Auto Union C) 2:59:27.202
4. Alfred Abbey-Coleman (Bugatti Type 51) 2:59:28.102
5. Joseph Bruce McMahon (Bugatti Type 59) 2:59:29.807
6. Tazio Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo 12C-36) 2:59:36.393
7. Harmann Lang (Mercedes-Benz W125) 2:59:37.024
8. James Kingsley (Bugatti Type 51) 2:59:39.556
9. Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo 12C-36) 2:59:41.120
10. John Foss (Bugatti Type 51) 2:59:45.522
11. Dick Seaman (Mercedes-Benz W125) 2:59:46.411
12. Herbert Hepburn (Bugatti Type 35C) 2:59:49.094
13. Simon Kramer (Bugatti Type 51) 2:59:54.549
14. Rudolf Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz W125) DNF lap 98
15. Gerald Murphy (Bugatti Type 35C) DNF lap 90
16. Thomas Lanford (Bugatti Type 35B) DNF lap 83
17. Pat Elway-Derrick (Bugatti Type 59) DNF lap 76
18. Jack Glockner (Bugatti Type 35C) DNF lap 66
19. David Dunstan (Bugatti Type 35C) DNF lap 60
20. Hans Stuck (Auto Union C) DNF lap 36
21. Bernd Rosemeyer (Auto Union C) DNF lap 34
22. Carlo Felice Trossi (Alfa Romeo 12C-36) DNF lap 32
23. Peter Darragh-Kavanaugh (Bugatti Type 35B) DNF lap 29
24. George O'Connor (Bugatti Type 59) DNF lap 14
25. Eric Hopper-Knut (Bugatti Type 35B) DNF lap 11
26. Achille Varzi (Auto Union C) DNF lap 3
27. Charles Mason (Bugatti Type 35C) DNF lap 1