1936 Miscellaneous Rallies
XV Monte Carlo Rally
25-30 January 1936
1 PG Christea/L.Zamfirescu Ford V8 641.0 pts Athens
2 Schell/Lucy Schell Delahaye 640.6
7 Donald M.Healey Triumph 633.2 Tallinn
Mme J.Marinovitch/Mlle Helle-Nice Matford Tallinn 1st Ladies Cup
Miss L.Lamberjack/Mme Petermann Hotchkiss 2nd Ladies Cup
E.Zozma/I.Martinek Fiat Tallinn 1st Small Car
Z.Pohl Popular 2nd Small Car
Miss J.Richmond/G.S.Brooks Triumph Umea 3rd Small car
Major D.E.M.Douglas Morris Ford John O'Groats
F.M.Heyn Lincoln John O'Groats
J.Abbott Riley John O'Groats
C.H.Mann/T.C.Mann Lagonda John O'Groats
F.A.Molcyns Daimler John O'Groats
W.P.Maidens Rover John O'Groats
W.L.Innes/C.Lewin Riley John O'Groats
Mrs M.J.Cotton Aston Martin John O'Groats
Lord Patrick Stuart MG John O'Groats
R J.A.Driskell Avon Standard John O'Groats AAC 901
Miss M.Anderson Riley John O'Groats
Miss J.Astbury Singer John O'Groats
Hon.B.E.Lewis SS John O'Groats
I.E.Adams/A.Ross Humber John O'Groats
R.E.Stokes Ford John O'Groats
T.G.Moore Lagonda Tallinn
A.P.Good Lagonda Tallinn
D.H.Murray Frazer Nash Tallinn
A.E.Dobell/R.J.Dobell Lagonda Tallinn
S.H.Light AC Tallinn
D.E.Harris Singer Tallinn
F.P.Berry/T.E.Kenny Ford Tallinn
H.E.Simons Wolseley Athens
T.H.Wisdom/N.Black Standard Athens
J.H.Whalley Ford Athens
A.C.Scott Bentley Umea
B.N.Willmott Rover Stavanger
G.J.W.Moncrieff Riley Stavanger
A.G.Grimmond/R.D.Gregory Railton Stavanger
Mme M.Mareuse/Mlle Hustinx Athens
K.S.B.Sanderson Bentley Glasgow
F.Thellusson Opel Bucharest
R M.Vaselle Hotchkiss accident
R Geoffroy Gordon Holmes/Mrs Holmes hit lorry *
* G.G.Holmes died on the 31st January as a result of his injuries.
Miss Astbury won the Royal Scottish Automobile Cup and the Thistle Cup.
Notes: 105 entries, 92 starters, 72 finishers.
5th RAC Rally
24-28 March 1936
Group 1
1 N.E.Bracey MG 74.2
Group 2
1 C.E.A.Westcott Austin Seven 129.0
Group 3
1 A.H.Langley Singer Le Mans 66.8 Leamington
Group 4
1 A.G.Imhof Singer Le Mans 72.2 Great Yarmouth
Group 5
1 C.G.Fitt Frazer Nash-BMW 72.2
Group 6
1 J.L.Finnigan Frazer Nash-BMW 75.8
Group 7
1 F.R.G.Spikins Spikins Hudson Special 67.0 London
Group 8
1 S.E.Sears Bentley 73.2
Unknowns
F.S.Barnes Singer Blackpool
J.F.Lambert Singer Bristol
J.D.Barnes Singer Buxton
G.M.Frame Jr Singer Glasgow
H.Hillcoate Ford Harrogate
K.Hutchison Ford Newcastle
B.P.Dixon Ford 8
Miss J.Richmond Triumph 1st class award Won Open Car Ladies Cup
Miss M.Wilby Armstrong-Siddeley Won Closed Car Ladies Cup
Lady Chetwynd Ford 1st class award
Miss Margaret Allan AC 1st class award
Miss Petrie Standard 1st class award
Mrs E.E.Lambert Riley 9
Maj.R.C.Empson Daimler Leamington
Begum Saadat Ali Khan/Miss W.Hingham
J.R.Maudslay Standard
G.Patrick RSA
R.K.Weelsteed Morris
H.E.Gibbon Rover
Miss L.M.Roper Triumph
F.D.Cooper Rover
Miss M.C.Smith SS
E.H.Siddeley Armstrong-Siddeley
Miss M.D.Patten British Salmson
W.E.C.Watkinson Alvis
C.Follett Alvis
A.G.D.Clease Alvis
J.L.Sears Alvis
Col.R.Rippon Humber
R H.J.Williams Humber fatal accident
There were 29 Singer cars entered.
Starting points were Blackpool (allowed time of 41h53m for 1005 miles), Bristol (41h33m for 997 miles),
Buxton (41h43m for 1001 miles), Glasgow (42h18m for 1015 miles), Harrogate (41h33m for 997 miles),
Leamington (42h13m for 1013 miles), London (42h03m for 1009 miles), Newcastle upon Tyne
(42h23m for 1009 miles), Great Yarmouth (42h18m for 1015 miles), finishing point was Torquay.
There were 316 entries, 42 did not start, 22 retired before reaching Torquay.
I Blackpool Rally
June 1936
1 Stanley Tett Fiat 508S Balilla
A.P.Rolt Triumph Manchester
222 starters
I Wales Rally
? 1936
V Rallye des Alpes Françaises
14-16 August 1936
René Carrière Matford >3000cc class winner
Pfister Citroen 3000cc class winner
Guy Lapchin Riley 1500cc class winner
Charrier Renault
Dr L.Billon Renault
1304 km course.
VIII Coupe Internationale des Alpes
20-27 August 1936
Fritz Trägner/Erwin John DKW
Alfred Weidauer/Kurt Lehmann DKW
63 Wilhelm Kraemer/Otto Munzert DKW
27 Paul von Guilleaume/von Uhrich Adler
Rudolph Sauerwein/Wilhelm Kramer Adler
Count Peter Orssich/Willy Hermann Adler
A.P.van Strien/J.Langelaan Ford
Karel Ton/Frits Diepen Ford
Jan Erens/J.Krabbenboo Ford
Karl Haeberle/Friedrich Bund Hanomag
Wilhelm Glöckler/Fritz de Bucourt Hanomag
Georg Roericht/Franz Glombik Hanomag
Gerard Bakker Schut/G.Buddemeyer Lincoln Zephyr 0 pts
D.H.Davids/Paul Lamberts Hurrelbrinck Ford 0 pts
Cloppenburg/Weinberger Ford 0 pts
Oscar Bally/H.Meier Talbot 0 pts
Günther Wimmer/Heinrich Ziervogel Adler 0 pts
Tommy Wisdom/Elsie Wisdom SS Jaguar 0 pts BWK 77
Baron Carl Adam Aretin/Eugenie von Plessen BMW 0 pts
Baron Günther Egloffstein/Baroness Herta Egloffstein BMW 0 pts
Alfred Gutknecht/Rolf Bruns BMW 0 pts
Friedrich Holzhäuer/Hugo Paechter BMW 0 pts
Donald Healey Triumph 0 pts
Hugo Meffert/Josef Maier BMW 0 pts
Alfred Schmidt/Karl Gräfe BMW 0 pts
Paul Lein/Waldermar Rühling DKW 0 pts
Karl Lindner/Alfred Hanzig DKW 0 pts
Ernst Mäurich/Georg Sieger DKW 0 pts
Dr Reinhart Siebert/Jakob Keul DKW 0 pts
Gaston Descollas Bugatti
The course was 2342 km long, starting in Lucerne and ending in Interlaken, and was run
entirely in Switzerland. There were 72 starters, 64 classified finishers and 23 unpenalised
finishers. Four Alpine Cups for teams were awarded to DKW, Adler, Ford and Hanomag.
A 1 km speed test was held at St Moritz during the rally. Results were:
1 Descollas 26.1s
2 Wisdom 26.8s
Gutknecht 28.7s
Siebert 34.8s