Cap d'Antibes

The popularity of street racing on the Riviera exploded during the late-1920s. A year before the most famous such event was established in Monte Carlo, the Automobile Club d’Antibes-Juan-les-Pins enlisted Charles Faroux to organise a minor Grand Prix on a tight course through a pine wood on Pointe Bacon. Louis Chiron recovered from a spin to win the 1928 race before Mario Lepori was the surprise beneficiary of a crash-filled race a year later. The Circuit du Cap d’Antibes was held for a final time on 11 September 1932. Jean-Pierre Wimille and René Dreyfus battled in the GP class before Wimille crashed and Dreyfus had to withdrawn due to an old arm injury, leaving Benoît Falchetto in a comfortable lead. A Bugatti T35 won all three editions of the race.