1928 French Grand Prix

The 1928 French Grand Prix (formally the XXII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Saint-Gaudens on 1 July 1928. The race was held over 10 laps of a 26.3 km course for a total distance of 263 km. This is the same circuit used for the Grand Prix du Comminges. The race was won by William Grover-Williams driving a Bugatti. Due to a lack of entries in 1926 and 1927 it was decided that the race should be held for sports cars.[1]

Four 10 lap heats were held to determine the starters of the final. The final was run as a handicap race of 10 laps, with handicaps determined by the heats. The eventual winner William Grover-Williams was the last to start, 32 minutes and 8 seconds after the first group of cars was released.[1]

William Grover-Williams winning the main race in his Bugatti

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retire	Handicap
1	48	William Grover-Williams	Bugatti	10	2h27min40.8	Scratch
2	92	Andre Rousseau	Salmson	10	2hr30min04.6	32min08
3	14	Edouard Brisson	Stutz	10	2hr31min13.4	10min36
4	82	Lucien Desvaux	Lombard	10	2hr31min28.4	32min08
5	76	Georges Casse	Salmson	10	2hr38min36.0	14min00
6	6	Henri Stoffel	Chrysler	10	2hr40min14.0	10min36
7	2	Cyril de Vere	Chrysler	10	2hr41min58.0	10min36
8	90	Christopher Guy	Lombard	10	2hr42min51.8	32min08
DNF	42	Guy Drouet	Bugatti	?		22min08
DNF	54	"Sabipa" (Louis Charavel)	Bugatti	?		23min38
DNF	80	Louis Rigal	Ariès	?		32min08
Sources:[1][2][3]

Fastest lap: William Grover-Williams, 10min48 (138.6 km/h)

References

1. Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. pp. 86–87.
2. "XXII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F." Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
3. "1928 French Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine Database. Retrieved 2 January 2019.