1936 Hungarian Grand Prix

Racing scene: Rudolf Caracciola ( Mercedes-Benz W 25 ) followed by Bernd Rosemeyer ( Auto Union Typ C )

The 1st Hungarian Grand Prix ( I Magyar Nagy Dij ) was a Grand Prix race for automobiles and took place on June 21, 1936 in the Népliget Park in Budapest .

The race was held over 50 laps of 5.0 km each, which corresponded to a total distance of 250.0 km.

run

The Hungarian Grand Prix was held for the first time, on June 21, 1936 on a narrow, winding track in the Népliget in Budapest . 100,000 spectators saw an eventful race in which the Mercedes vehicles all retired and Alfa driver Nuvolari celebrated an impressive victory in front of the Auto Union cars.

Results

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Thomas Pitt Cholmondeley Tapper	02	Eileen Ellison	Maserati 8CM	Maserati 3.0L V8 supercharger
Austin Dobson	04th	Austin Dobson	Alfa Romeo Tipo B / P3	Alfa Romeo 3.2L I8 compressor
Charles Martin	06th	Charles Martin	Alfa Romeo Tipo B / P3	Alfa Romeo 2.9L I8 compressor
George Raphaël Béthenod de Montbressieux	08th	Raph	Maserati V8-RI	Maserati 4.8L V8 supercharger
Officine Alfieri Maserati	10	László Hartmann	Maserati 6CM	Maserati 1.5L I6	P
Auto Union AG	12	Hans Stuck	Auto Union C	Auto Union 6.0L V16 compressor	C.
	14th	Achille Varzi
	16	Bernd Rosemeyer
		Ernst von Delius
Daimler-Benz AG	18th	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz W25K	Mercedes-Benz M 25 C 4.7L I8 compressor	C.
	20th	Louis Chiron
	22nd	Manfred von Brauchitsch
Scuderia Ferrari	24	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo 8C-35	Alfa Romeo 3.8L I8 compressor	E.
	26th	Antonio Brivio
	28	Mario Tadini
Petre Cristea	30th	Petre Cristea	Ford Special	Ford 3.0L V8
José de Villapadierna	32	José de Villapadierna	Alfa Romeo Tipo B / P3	Alfa Romeo 3.2L I8 compressor

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	Qualification training		begin
			time	Ø speed
01	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	2: 38.15 min	113.820 km / h	01
02	Hans Stuck	Auto Union	2: 39.83 min	112.620 km / h	02
03	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Mercedes Benz	2: 39.87 min	112.590 km / h	03
04th	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	2: 40.08 min	112.440 km / h	04th
05	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes Benz	2: 40.38 min	112.230 km / h	05
06th	Achille Varzi	Auto Union	2: 43.12 min	110.350 km / h	06th
07th	Mario Tadini	Alfa Romeo	2: 47.52 min	107.450 km / h	07th
08th	Louis Chiron	Mercedes Benz	2: 49.65 min	106.100 km / h	08th
09	Austin Dobson	Alfa Romeo	2: 53.21 min	103.920 km / h	09
10	Charles Martin	Alfa Romeo	3: 02.51 min	98.620 km / h	11
11	László Hartmann	Maserati	3: 10.56 min	94.460 km / h	10

Race result

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap	Failure reason
01	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	50		2: 14: 03.46 h	4th	2: 36.68 min
02	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	50		+ 14.23 s	1	2: 37.48 min
03	Achille Varzi	Auto Union	48		+ 2 rounds	6th	2: 44.78 min
04th	Mario Tadini	Alfa Romeo	47		+ 3 rounds	7th	2: 47.29 min
05	Hans Stuck Ernst von Delius	Auto Union	46		+ 4 rounds	2	2: 51.29 min
06th	Austin Dobson	Alfa Romeo	45		+ 5 rounds	9	2: 57.15 min
07th	László Hartmann	Maserati	44		+ 6 rounds	10	3: 00.80 min
-	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Mercedes Benz	47		DNF	2	2: 37.10 min	broken steering arm
-	Charles Martin	Alfa Romeo	33		DNF	11	2: 53.14 min	Axle break
-	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes Benz	26th		DNF	5	2: 39.85 min	Engine failure
-	Louis Chiron	Mercedes Benz	19th		DNF	8th	2: 49.00 min	Compressor damage

Web links

Commons : Hungarian Grand Prix 1936  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• I Magyar Nagy Dij. www.teamdan.com, accessed September 5, 2014 . 
• Leif Snellman, Felix Muelas: I MAGYAR NAGY DIJ. www.kolumbus.fi, September 25, 2018, accessed on July 7, 2020 . 
• Peter Orosz: Budapest's secret Grand Prix street circuit. jalopnik.com, July 29, 2011, accessed July 7, 2020 . 

Remarks

1. ↑ Hartmann and Martin swapped their starting positions