1936 Grand Prix season

1936 AIACR European Championship season European Champion Bernd Rosemeyer Previous: 1935 Next: 1937

1936 Grand Prix season Previous: 1935 Next: 1937

The 1936 Grand Prix season was the fourth AIACR European Championship season. The championship was won by Bernd Rosemeyer, driving for the Auto Union team. Rosemeyer won three of the four events that counted towards the championship.

Season review

European Championship Grands Prix

Rd	Date	Name	Circuit	Winning drivers	Winning constructor	Report
1	13 April	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
2	26 July	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Report
3	23 August	Swiss Grand Prix	Bremgarten	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Report
4	13 September	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Report

Non-championship Grands Prix

Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.

Date	Name	Circuit	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
9 February	Långforssjöloppet	Långforssjön, Sala	Per-Viktor Widengren	Alfa Romeo	Report
17 February	Hörkenloppet	Hörken, Grängesberg	Eugen Bjørnstad	Alfa Romeo	Report
23 February	Swedish Winter Grand Prix	Rämen	Eugen Bjørnstad	Alfa Romeo	Report
1 March	Pau Grand Prix	Pau	Philippe Étancelin	Maserati	Report
8 March	Norwegian Grand Prix	Gjersjøen	Eugen Bjørnstad	Alfa Romeo	Report
10 May	Tripoli Grand Prix	Mellaha	Achille Varzi	Auto Union	Report
10 May	Finnish Grand Prix	Eläintarharata	Eugen Bjørnstad	Alfa Romeo	Report
17 May	Tunis Grand Prix	Carthage Street Circuit	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz	Report
31 May	Grand Prix des Frontières	Chimay	Eddie Hertzberger	MG	Report
7 June	Penya Rhin Grand Prix	Montjuïc Park	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
7 June	Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix	Gávea	Vittorio Coppoli	Bugatti	Report
14 June	Eifelrennen	Nürburgring	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Report
21 June	Hungarian Grand Prix	Budapest	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
28 June	Milan Grand Prix	Milan	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
12 July	São Paulo Grand Prix	São Paulo	Carlo Maria Pintacuda	Alfa Romeo	Report
19 July	Deauville Grand Prix	Deauville	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Bugatti	Report
26 July	Vila Real Circuit	Vila Real	Vasco do Sameiro	Alfa Romeo	Report
2 August	Coppa Ciano	Montenero	Carlo Maria Pintacuda	Alfa Romeo	Report
			Tazio Nuvolari
15 August	Coppa Acerbo	Pescara	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Report
29 August	Junior Car Club 200 mile race	Donington Park	Richard Seaman	Delage	Report
6 September	Coppa Edda Ciano	Lucca	Mario Tadini	Alfa Romeo	Report
21 September	Modena Grand Prix	Modena	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	Report
3 October	Donington Grand Prix	Donington Park	Hans Rüesch	Alfa Romeo	Report
			Richard Seaman
17 October	Mountain Championship	Brooklands	Raymond Mays	ERA	Report
18 October	Buenos Aires Grand Prix	Costanera	Carlos Arzani	Alfa Romeo	Report

Championship Final Standings

Pos Driver MON GER SUI ITA Pts 1 Bernd Rosemeyer Ret 1 1 1 10 2 Hans Stuck 3 2 3 Ret 15 3 Tazio Nuvolari 4 Ret Ret 2 17 4 Achille Varzi 2 2 Ret 19 5 Raymond Sommer 7 9 Ret 21 6 Rudolf Caracciola 1 Ret Ret 22 7 Antonio Brivio 5 3 23 = Carlo Felice Trossi Ret 8 7 23 = Ernst von Delius 6 3 23 10 Manfred von Brauchitsch Ret 7 Ret 24 = Rudolf Hasse 4 5 24 = Hermann Lang Ret 4 24 = René Dreyfus Ret Ret 4 24 14 Jean-Pierre Wimille 6 Ret Ret 26 = Luigi Fagioli Ret 5 Ret 26 = Giuseppe Farina Ret Ret Ret 26 17 Pietro Ghersi 8 Ret 27 18 William Grover-Williams 9 28 = Philippe Étancelin Ret Ret 28 = Louis Chiron Ret Ret 28 = Thomas Pitt Cholmondeley-Tapper 10 28 = Francesco Severi Ret 28 = Carlo Maria Pintacuda 5 28 = Piero Dusio 6 28 25 Clemente Biondetti Ret Ret 29 26 J. Walter Rens Ret 30 = Earl Howe Ret 30 28 Eugenio Siena Ret 31 = Mario Tadini Ret 31 = Richard Seaman Ret 31 = Juan Zanelli Ret 31 = Jacques de Rham Ret 31 Pos Driver MON GER SUI ITA Pts

Colour Result Points Gold Winner 1 Silver 2nd place 2 Bronze 3rd place 3 Green Completed more than 75% 4 Blue Completed between 50% and 75% 5 Purple Completed between 25% and 50% 6 Red Completed less than 25% 7 Black Disqualified 8 Blank Did not participate 8

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