1935 Miscellaneous Rallies
XIV Monte Carlo Rally
? January 1935
1 Ch.Lahaye/R.Quatresous Renault 5.5 litre 1073 pts Stavanger
2 J.C.Ridley Triumph 1071 pts Umea Small Car
5 J.W.Whalley Ford 1070 pts Stavanger
14 Dr M.T.Mishall Singer Umea Small Car
17 F.S.Barnes Singer Stavanger Small Car
23 R.Pelham Burn Riley Palermo Small Car
24 Lord de Clifford De Clifford-Lagonda Umea Small Car
25 Jack Hobbs Riley Umea Small Car
31 S.C.H.Davis Railton Umea
34 O.Cathcart-Jones Lagonda Stavanger
40 Miss M.Allen AC Umea
42 H.B.Browning Graham Umea
44 A.C.Scott Bentley Umea
50 Miss J.Astbury Singer John O'Groats Small Car
B.N.Wilmot/D.E.Calder Rover Stavanger Small Car
D.E.Harris Singer John O'Groats Small Car
Mrs M.J.Cotton MG John O'Groats Small Car
E.A.Denny Riley John O'Groats Small Car
W.P.Maidens/Dr A.S.Wilson Riley John O'Groats Small Car
R.J.Morton Morris John O'Groats Small Car
W.Harney/F.A.Evans Austin John O'Groats Small Car
E.Denyil-Lee/C.I.Lewin MG John O'Groats Small Car
Miss M.Anderson Riley John O'Groats Small Car
T.C.Griffiths Riley Umea Small Car
H.E.Symons MG Umea Small Car
L.Pascoe Talbot
S.H.Light SS
Mrs E.M.Wisdom Chrysler
Hon.B.Lewis SS
M.Sontag Ford
Mde Lamberjack Palermo 1st Ladies Cup
Notes: 165 entries, 149 starters, 102 finishers
The Riviera Cup was awarded to the winner of the Small Car Class. Miss J.Astbury won the
Royal Scottish Automobile Club and Thistle Cups, J.C.Ridley won the Public Schools'
Challenge Trophy and the Barclay's Bank Challenge Cup. The Rene Leon Challange Cup was
won by J.W.Whalley, the Le Journal Challenge Cup was won by M.Sontag.
4th RAC Rally
27-29 March 1935
Group 1 - 8 hp, Open cars
E.H.Banfield MG Midget 1st class
L.K.Calver Austin 1st class
H.Friend Junior MG 1st class
T.C.Wise MG 1st class
H.W.Poultney MG 1st class
A.W.F.Smith MG Midget 1st class
C.A.Richardson MG 1st class
There were 25 cars in this group. 8 received 2nd class awards, 2x3rd class, 6 failed to qualify
Group 2 - Up to 8 hp, closed cars
H.C.Dryden Ford 1st class
F.A.Bullock Ford 1st class
There were 5 cars in this group. 2 received 2nd class awards, 1 a 3rd class award.
Group 3 - Open cars between 8 and 14 hp
Miss J.Astbury Singer 1st class
G.G.White Aston-Martin 1st class
C.W.Anthony Aston-Martin 1st class
G.Gaspar Vale Special 1st class
G.H.Harrington MG Magnette 1st class
Miss D.B.M.Evans MG Magnette 1st class
H.Parkinson MG Magnette 1st class
J.R.Edwards Singer 1st class
A.G.Imhof Singer 1st class
S.C.H.Davis Triumph 1st class
T.B.Hague Aston-Martin 1st class
C.A.Hall Singer 1st class
J.M.Archer Riley 1st class
F.S.Barnes Singer 1st class
B.W.Murrell Standard 1st class
G.L.Boughton Triumph 1st class
J.H.Kemsley Riley 1st class
J.Easton Gibson Singer 1st class
H.S.Hollings Wolseley Special 1st class
C.W.Moss Singer 1st class
K.G.Marsh Triumph 1st class
E.Griffith Hughes Frazer-Nash 1st class
A.P.Watson Singer 1st class
There were 72 cars in this group.
Group 4 - Closed cars between 8 and 14 ho
E.Smith Singer 1st class
W.G.D.Stanton Armstrong-Siddeley 1st class
C.J.Turner Wolseley Hornet 1st class
G.J.Redgrove Rover 1st class
W.C.N.Norton Salmson 1st class
A.C.Hess Salmson 1st class
S.M.Lawry Triumph 1st class
J.N.Marsden Triumph 1st class
G.W.Olive Standard 1st class
Miss M.Jennings Rover 1st class
L.W.Cutler Triumph Gloria 1st class
C.L.Bembridge Riley 1st class
Lord Waleran Ford 1st class
A.J.Blake Crossley 1st class
R.A.Icknell Singer 1st class
A.H.Langley Singer 1st class
G.P.Law Riley 1st class
A.H.Oxenkord Standard 1st class
O.H.Burden Rover 1st class
C.H.Foss Rover 1st class
V.L.Parry SS II 1st class
Miss I.M.Burton Vauxhall 1st class
W.J.Shakespeare Austin 1st class
Mrs T.Wisdom SS II 1st class
C.W.P.Hampton Lancia 1st class
J.McEvoy Ford 1st class
C.E.Stothert Fiat 1st class
C.M.B.Kite Wolseley Hornet 1st class
Mrs E.E.Lambert Riley 1st class
S.J.Jones Morris 1st class
Cpt. D.Fitzmaurice Airstream Singer 1st class
J.W.Whalley Ford 1st class
M.Stockbridge Triumph Gloria 1st class
There were 98 cars in this group. 25 received 2nd class awards, 18 3rd class awards.
Group 5 - Open cars between 14 and 20 hp
W.G.V.Vaughan SS I 1st class
D.G.Silcock Lagonda 1st class
M.A.McEvoy Alvis 1st class
K.W.B.Sanderson Alvis 1st class
J.Flint Alfa Romeo 1st class
D.Munroe Invicta 1st class
S.H.Newsom SS I 1st class
A.D.G.Clease SS I 1st class
G.Hartwell Alvis 1st class
C.Dodd Alvis 1st class
There were 31 cars in this group. None received a 2nd class award.
Group 6 - Closed cars between 14 and 20 hp
G.Ross Rover 1st class
A.C.Dunton Standard 1st class
A.H.G.Hooper SS I 1st class
Dr C.H.Smith Morris Oxford 1st class
R.D.Hunnam SS I 1st class
H.C.Berry Armstrong-Siddeley 1st class
G.W.Olive SS I 1st class
J.L.Sears Alvis 1st class
F.G.McKim Citroen 1st class
R.B.Eddleston Alvis 1st class
G.E.Coppen Alvis 1st class
There were 33 cars in this group.
Group 7 - Open cars over 20 hp
A.E.Dobell Lagonda 1st class
W.H.Thomson Railton 1st class
G.H.Crossley Bentley 1st class
Miss E.V.Watson Bentley 1st class
T.C.Mann Lagonda 1st class
There were 4 2nd class awards and 2 3rd class awards in this group.
Group 8 - Closed cars over 20 hp
K.Hutchison Ford 1st class
J.J.Hollingsworth Ford 1st class
H.N.Holder Bentley 1st class
A.G.Grimmond Railton 1st class
A.J.Stott Bentley 1st class
J.Kingston Whittaker-Railton 1st class
C.Mann Ford 1st class
S.E.Sears Bentley 1st class
F.C.Ashby Ford 1st class
A.E.Ansell Chevrolet 1st class
R.G.Percival Ford 1st class
There were 11 2nd class awards and 2 3rd class awards in this group.
Others (unknown group)
Mrs S.H.Richards Standard
A.H.Odenford Standard
R.T.Grantham Rover
H.E.Gibbon Rover
W.P.Maidens Rover
H.L.Gill SS I
H.L.W.Dry Rover
Mrs G.Daniell AC Ace
Col.A.H.Loughborough Rover
Maj.C.White Daimler
L.Prideaux-Brune Aston-Martin
W.E.C.Watkinson Alvis
J.Margerison Sunbeam
Cpt.C.C.Oxborrow Bentley
W.M.Park Rolls-Royce
J.Barclay Bentley
There were 308 entries, with start cities being Buxton (29 cars), Edinburgh (22), Harrogate (19),
Leamington (77), Liverpool (10), London (100), Torquay (33), Yarmouth (18). The destination
town was Eastbourne. 28 competitors did not start, 36 failed to arrive at Eastbourne.
13th Critérium Paris-Nice
13-18 April 1935
1 68 Gaston Descollas/Claire Descollas Bugatti T57 1553 pts
2 78 Jean Trévoux Hotchkiss 1589 pts
3 31 Pouderoux Citroën 1607 pts
4 64 Lucy Schell Delahaye 1655 pts
5 62 Norbert Jean Mahé Bugatti
Consisted of the following events:
13th April - Paris-Marseille
14th April - Speed events in Marseille
15th April - Marseille-Nice
18th April - La Turbie Hillclimb
2nd Moroccan Rally
? May 1935
1 Jean Trévoux/Lesurque Bugatti 3 litres 0 pts
2 Lahaye/Quatresous Renault 0 pts
3 Dreier Alfa Romeo 3.5 pts
4 Ph. de Massa Talbot 11.5 pts
5 P.Bon/M.de Wit Ford 13.5 pts
6 Ambaud Ford 14.0 pts
7 Frontignac Ford 14.5 pts
8 Cayla Ford 15.0 pts
9 De Bremond Ford 16.0 pts
10 Hansberger Ford 17.5 pts
11 Schweider Adler 33.0 pts
12 Legre Panhard 43.0 pts
13 Da Silva Steyr 54.0 pts
14 Max Lampel Renault 102.0 pts
15 Lamberjack Baurer 740.0 pts
Österreichische Höhenstraßenfahrt
29-30 June 1935
Course went from Vienna to Semmering. There were 17 starters, 14 classified finishers, and
9 unpenalised finishers. There was no general classification, and no Alpine Cups offered.
V Rallye des Alpes Françaises
13-15 July 1935
Gaston Descollas Bugatti Coeff >200 class winner
Albert Perrot Delahaye Coeff up to 200 class winner
Charles Roch Amilcar Coeff up to 100 class winner
Reybert Renault Coeff up to 60 class winner
Maurice Pupil Fiat Coeff up to 30 class winner
Route was 969 km.
VII Coupe Internationales des Alpes
5-9 August 1935
Cancelled. Italy was preparing for the Abyssinian War, and was threatened with sanctions
by the League of Nations. Nazi Germany was short of foreign currency, and blocked the transfer
of all German entry fees. Hence the Automobile Club de France cancelled the event.