The 1932 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 17 April 1932.

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, driving for the works

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team, won the race by just 2.8 seconds from the privateer Alfa of

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, who, despite having a contract for

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, was not yet part of the official works team. Caracciola might have had an opportunity to pass Nuvolari for the lead, after the Italian's car developed fuel pick-up issues, but he decided instead to remain behind the Alfa Romeo team leader. The

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runner-up

Luigi Fagioli Luigi Cristiano Fagioli (; 9 June 1898 – 20 June 1952), nicknamed "the Abruzzi robber", was an Italian motor racing driver. Having won his last race at 53 years old, Fagioli holds the record for the oldest Formula One driver to win a race, and ...

completed the podium in third for the Maserati team.

Entries

: — Divo drove the T53 during the practice sessions on Thursday and Friday, but switched to the T51 for Saturday practice and the race.

Practice

Official timing for practice sessions was introduced for this year.

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Starting grid

Although practice laps had been officially timed, the grid was still determined by ballot. This was changed for the following year's race.

Classification

Race

References

External links

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