7th GrandPrix - 1935

Race
The 1935 edition was one with numerous accidents and breakdowns: von Brauchitsch, Dusio, Farina, Howe, Caracciola, Villapadierna, Nuvolari and Trossi all had to abandon the race.

Fagioli and Caracciola are off like a rocket followed by Dreyfus and Nuvolari. Von Brauchitsch does not finish the first lap, the gearbox gave up. The two Mercedes cars set an infernal pace, within 10 laps Dreyfus and Nuvolari are more than 30 seconds behind. The strident noise of the compressor engines of Mercedes overwhelm all other noise. According to Etancelin if you pass the tunnel with a Mercedes it sounds as if they are cutting the tunnel in half with a circular saw.

An unhappy Nino Farina abandoned

Fagioli set a new lap record at 2’02”, then 1’58.6” followed by 1’58.4”. Even Caracciola loses ground. Nuvolari tries to overtake Dreyfus but hits the curb instead, then its Etancelin attacking Dreyfus. Caracciola is losing more ground and Etancelin goes for him and halfway the race nicks the second place from Caracciola. But Etancelin had to pay for the beating given to the Maserati, the brakes are gone.

Fagioli and Caracciola leading the pack on the bd Albert Ier

Caracciola re-takes his position but not for long, his engine gives up. Fagioli having refueled in 35 seconds still leads with Dreyfus as the sole menace. The public acclaims Dreyfus the sole contender left to spar with the brute Mercedes. But all he can do is keep the difference within 40 seconds. The Mercedes gains every time on the straights.
Nuvolari meanwhile in the car of Trossi had to stop again, Chiron’s Alfa makes strange noises and Etancelin still going round without brakes is lapped by Fagioli, who was ordered by Neubauer to slow down to 2’06” and then 2’08”.
Of the big German entry was left; one Mercedes driven by an Italian at the finish, seconded by a brilliant Frenchman  and for the rest italian cars.
Mercedes won more than half of all Grand's Prix in 1935.