The 1933 Monaco Grand Prix was a
Grand Prix motor race held at the
Circuit de Monaco
Circuit de Monaco is a street circuit laid out on the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbour of the Principality of Monaco. It is commonly, and even officially, referred to as "Monte Carlo" because it is largely inside ...
on 23 April 1933.
This was the first Grand Prix where grid positions were decided by practice time rather than the established method of balloting.
Achille Varzi
Achille Varzi (8 August 1904 – 1 July 1948) was an Italian Grand Prix driver.
Career
Born in Galliate, province of Novara ( Piedmont), Achille Varzi was the son of a textile manufacturer. As a young man, he was a successful motorcycle r ...
and
Tazio Nuvolari
Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari (; 16 November 1892 – 11 August 1953) was an Italian racing driver. He first raced motorcycles and then concentrated on sports cars and single-seaters. A resident of Mantua, he was known as 'Il Mantovano Volante' ( ...
exchanged the lead many times during the race and the race was settled in Varzi's favour on the final lap when Nuvolari's car caught fire due to over-revving.
[ Nuvolari was then disqualified due to outside assistance while attempting to push his car to the finish.][
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Classification
Race
Starting grid positions
References
External links
Monaco Grand Prix
The Monaco Grand Prix (french: Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One motor racing event held annually on the Circuit de Monaco, in late May or early June. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigio ...
Monaco Grand Prix
Grand Prix
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