1935 Dieppe Grand Prix: You were there
My uncle was there
No, George Thompson isn’t old enough to have attended the 1935 Dieppe Grand Prix. These pictures are the work of his late uncle Anthony Butlin, who would have been 15 or 16 at the time. A voiturette race preceded the 3hr GP, run on an out-of-town course through St Aubin village
Louis Chiron in his Alfa Romeo Tipo B would contest the lead with team-mate Dreyfus but lose out by 15sec
A Bugatti exits the St Aubin corner; note the wooden wall to deter spectators
Chiron was under the weather with flu, but if not for a quick stop to adjust brakes might have won
Bugatti T51 of Bernard Chaude with Frederick Clifford’s 26M Maserati at the temporary pits before the grand prix
Driver briefing: Chiron (goggles on), Farina (arms crossed) between Zehender on his right and Lehoux. Far right, Richard Seaman, beside Ruesch
The modified Maserati 8CM of Robert Brunet would finish seventh in the GP
An ERA in the preceding voiturette race. Note kerbs, stone markers and deep ditch to trip the unwary
Maserati driver Hans Ruesch and companion lean against their pit counter
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