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1935 Donington Grand Prix
1935 Grand Prix season
Race details
Date 5 October 1935
Official name I Donington Grand Prix
Location North West Leicestershire, England
Course Road course
Course length 4.107 km (2.552 miles)
Distance 120 laps, 492.8 km (306.2 miles)
Weather Heavy rain[1]
Pole position
Driver
  • France Raymond Sommer[2]
Raymond Sommer
Time 2:04.0
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Giuseppe Farina[2] Scuderia Subalpina
Time 2:08.4
Podium
First
  • United Kingdom Richard Shuttleworth
Richard Shuttleworth
Second
  • United Kingdom Earl Howe
Earl Howe
Third
  • United Kingdom Charlie Martin
Charles Martin

The 1935 Donington Grand Prix was a non-championship Grand Prix that was held on 5 October 1935 at Donington Park in North West Leicestershire, England. It was the 39th race of the 1935 Grand Prix season. The race, which was 120 laps, was won by Richard Shuttleworth driving a Alfa Romeo Tipo-B "P3" after starting from 7th place.[2]

It was the first major international Grand Prix to take place on a road course in Great Britain.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Donington's Great Race". Lancashire Evening Post. 9 October 1935. Retrieved 9 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ a b c "1935 Donington Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2020-07-09.

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