the 1921 French Grand Prix was the first Grande Epreuve held since the war. It was run over 30 laps of the 17.26km circuit at Le Mans. The race was won by a driver and car from the United States, Jimmy Murphy in a Duesenberg.
Background[]
With this being the first Grande Epreuve since the war, it was decided to use the same 3-liter formula used at Indianapolis. Entries were accepted from France, Italy, United Kingdom and United States, Germany being excluded. Cars were flagged off in numerical order in pairs, at one minute intervals.
Race[]
Results[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Jimmy Murphy
|
Duesenberg
|
30 | 4:07:11.4 |
| 2 | 1 | Ralph DePalma
|
 Ballot
|
30 | + 14:59.2 |
| 3 | 18 | Jules Goux
|
Ballot
|
30 | + 21:26.8 |
| 4 | 19 | André Dubonnet
|
Duesenberg
|
30 | + 23:07.8 |
| 5 | 5 | Andre Boillot
|
Template:Talbot-Darracq
|
30 | + 28:36.0 |
| 6 | 6 | Albert Guyot
|
Duesenberg
|
30 | + 36:01.6 |
| 7 | 14 | Louis Wagner
|
Ballot
|
30 | + 40:50.4 |
| 8 | 4 |  Kenelm Lee Guinness
|
Template:Talbot-Darracq
|
30 | + 55:32.4 |
| 9 | 10 | Henry Segrave
|
Template:Talbot-Darracq
|
30 | + 56:54.6 |
| Ret | 11 | René Thomas
|
Template:Talbot-Darracq
|
23 | Oil tank |
| Ret | 16 | Joe Boyer
|
Duesenberg
|
17 | Engine |
| Ret | 8 | Jean Chassagne
|
Ballot
|
17 | Fuel tank |
| Ret | 3 | Émile Mathis
|
Mathis
|
5 | Engine |
| DNS | 15 | André Dubonnet
|
Template:Talbot-Darracq
|
Originally entered in Talbot-Darracq team; replaced injured Inghilbert in Duesenberg for race | |
| DNS | 2 |  Louis Zborowski
|
Template:Sunbeam-STD
|
Car not ready | |
| WD | 19 | Louis Inghilbert
|
Duesenberg
|
Injured in practice; replaced by Dubonnet for race | |
| DNA | 9 | Dario Resta
|
Template:Sunbeam-STD
|
Car not ready | |
| DNA | 7 |  Ugo Sivocci
|
Fiat-CON
|
Car not ready due to labor difficulties | |
| DNA | 13 | Pietro Bordino
|
Fiat-CON
|
Car not ready due to labor difficulties | |
| DNA | 17 | Unknown | Fiat-CON
|
Third Fiat entry; car not ready due to labor difficulties | |
| Sources:[1][2] | |||||
Milestones[]
| V T E | French Grand Prix
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|---|---|---|
| Circuits | Le Mans (1906, 1921, 1929) Dieppe (1907-1908, 1912) Amiens (1913) Lyon (1914, 1924) Strasbourg (1922) Tours (1923) Montlhéry (1925, 1927, 1931, 1933-1937) Reims-Gueux (1932, 1938-1939, 1948–1951, 1953–1954, 1956, 1958–1961, 1963, 1966) Lyon-Parilly (1947) Rouen-Les-Essarts (1952, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968) Charade Circuit (1965, 1969–1970, 1972) Bugatti Circuit (1967) Circuit Paul Ricard (1971, 1973, 1975–1976, 1978, 1980, 1982–1983, 1985–1990, 2018–2019, 2021-2022) Dijon-Prenois (1974, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984) Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (1991–2008) |
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| Races | 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009–2017 • 2018 • 2019 • | |
| European Championship Races | 1931 • 1932 • 1933–1937 • 1938 • 1939 | |
| Non-Championship Races | 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909–1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915–1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931–1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938–1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 |
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- ↑ "Le Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France - Les heures, l'ordre des departs et les numéros". L'Auto 7526: 1. 24 July 1921. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4628624r.
- ↑ "Automobile Club de France - Communiqué official - Grand Prix de 'ACF 1921". L'Auto 7531: 1. 29 July 1921. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4628629t.