1925 French Grand Prix

1925 French Grand Prix
Race 3 of 4 in the 1925 World Manufacturers' Championship
Race details
Date 26 July 1925
Official name XIX Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
Location Montlhéry, France
Course Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry
Course length 12.500 km (7.767 miles)
Distance 80 laps, 1000.0 km (621.4 miles)
Weather Overcast.
Attendance 50,000
Pole position
Driver Sunbeam
Grid positions set by car number
Fastest lap
Driver France Albert Divo Sunbeam
Time 5:48.0
Podium
First Delage
Second Delage
Third Sunbeam

The 1925 French Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry on 26 July 1925.[1] It was the third race of the inaugural AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship. The race, which was 80 laps, was won by Robert Benoist driving a Delage 2LCV after starting from 8th place.[2]

It was the first Grand Prix to take place at the newly built Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry.[2]

  1. ^ Darren Galpin. "1925 Grands Prix, The GEL Motorsport Information Page". Archived from the original on 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  2. ^ a b Etzrodt, Hans. "Robert Benoist wins after Ascari crashed to his death". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved 21 July 2020.