1937 French Grand Prix
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type = GP
|Grand Prix = French
|Image =
|Date = 4 July
|Year = 1937
|Official name = XXXI Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
|Country = France
|Course = Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry
|Course_mi = 7.767
|Course_km = 12.50
|Distance_laps = 40
|Distance_mi = 310.7
|Distance_km = 500.0
|Fast_Driver = Louis Chiron
|Fast_Team = Talbot
|Fast_Time = 5:29.7
|Fast_Country = Monaco
|First_Driver = Louis Chiron
|First_Team = Talbot
|First_Country = Monaco
|Second_Driver = Gianfranco Comotti
|Second_Team = Talbot
|Second_Country = Italy
|Second_flag_suffix = 1861
|Third_Driver = Albert Divo
|Third_Team = Talbot
|Third_Country = France
}}
The 1937 French Grand Prix (formally the XXXI Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Montlhéry, France on 4 July 1937. The race was held over 40 laps of the 12.5 km course for a total distance of 500 km. The race was won by Louis Chiron driving a Talbot. Similar to the 1936 race this year was run for sports cars. However, in order to help French manufacturers prepare for the new 1938 Grand Prix regulations, a 4.5L maximum engine capacity was imposed.{{cite book |last=Hodges |first=David |date=1967 |title=The French Grand Prix |pages=118–120}}
Classification
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!Pos !No !Driver !Entrant !Car !Laps !Time/Retired |
1
| 12 | {{flagicon|MON}} Louis Chiron | Talbot | 40 | 3h46m06.1 |
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2
| 10 | {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Gianfranco Comotti | Talbot | 40 | 3h48m12.5 |
3
| 8 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Albert Divo | Talbot | 40 | 3h49m48.9 |
4
| 22 | {{flagicon|FRA}} René Carrière | Delahaye | 39 | +1 lap |
5
| 6 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Raymond Sommer | Talbot | 38 | +2 laps |
6
| 28 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye | 33 | +7 laps |
DNF
| 30 | {{flagicon|Spain|1931}} Enaro Léoz | Enaro Léoz | Bugatti | 25 | Ignition |
DNF
| 26 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Daniel Porthault | Danniell | Delahaye | 20 | Cooling |
DNF
| 20 | {{flagicon|FRA}}/{{flagicon|USA|1937}} Laury Schell | Delahaye | 15 | Crashed |
DNF
| 24 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Villeneuve | Louis Villeneuve | Delahaye | 10 | Fuel System |
DNF
| 18 | {{flagicon|FRA}} René Dreyfus | Delahaye | 8 | Engine |
colspan=7|Sources:{{cite web |title=1937 French Grand Prix |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1937-french-grand-prix |website=Motor Sport Magazine Database |accessdate=2 January 2019}}{{cite web |title= Pre-war Races 1937 |url=http://www.wsrp.cz/prewar1937.html#20 |website=World Sports Racing Prototypes |accessdate=4 January 2019}} |
Fastest Lap: Louis Chiron, 5m29.7
References
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{{Grand Prix race report
|Name_of_race = French Grand Prix
|Year_of_race = 1937
|Previous_year's_race = 1936 French Grand Prix
|Next_year's_race = 1938 French Grand Prix
}}