1936 Monaco Grand Prix
43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E
| 1936 Monaco Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 4 in the 1936 European Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 13 April 1936 | ||
| Official name | VIII Grand Prix de Monaco | ||
| Location |
Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.180 km (1.976 miles) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 318.0 km (197.6 miles) | ||
| Weather | Heavy rain | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Time | 1:53.2 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Hans Stuck | Auto Union | |
| Time | 2:07.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Second | Auto Union | ||
| Third | Auto Union | ||
The 1936 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Circuit de Monaco on 13 April 1936. It was the eighth running of the Monaco Grand Prix.
Monegasque Louis Chiron qualified on pole position for the race, which was affected by heavy rain. A broken oil line on the Alfa Romeo of Mario Tadini on the opening lap led to multiple incidents in the chicane after the tunnel; the Mercedes-Benzes of Chiron, Luigi Fagioli, and Manfred von Brauchitsch, as well as Giuseppe Farina's Alfa Romeo and Bernd Rosemeyer's Typ C of newcomer Auto Union, were all eliminated there. Tazio Nuvolari in the Alfa Romeo 8C benefitted from the chaos, only to suffer brake fade, and Rudolf Caracciola, proving the truth of his nickname, Regenmeister (Rainmaster), went on to win for Mercedes. He was followed by Achille Varzi and Hans Stuck, both for Auto Union.