May 30

Grand Prix de France

Circuit de Reims-Gueux, Reims, France 8.302 km road course

P	Rider	#	Bike	Entrant	Tires	Race Result		Grid
1	Pierre Monneret	12	500 Gilera Quattro	Moto Gilera		30	1:25:29.50	1
2	Alfredo Milani	56	500 Gilera Quattro	Moto Gilera		30	+16.60
3	Jacques Collot	14	500 Norton Manx 30M/54			28
4	Luigi Taveri	24	500 Norton Manx 30M/54	Hans Haldemann		28
5	Bob Matthews		500 Norton Manx 30M			27
6	Cyril Julian		500 Norton Manx 30M	W.S. Humphry		27
7	Pierre Cherrier	16	500 Norton Manx 30M			26
8	Barrie Stormont	34	500 BSA			26	Out of fuel
9	Roland Gauch		350 AJS 7R			24
10	Bruno Böhrer		500 Horex			24
11	Barry Haynes		350 BSA			24
R	Geoff Duke	48	500 Gilera Quattro	Moto Gilera	Avon	23	Engine
R	Bill Hall		500 Norton Manx 30M			12	Engine
R	Francis Flahaut	64	500 BMW Rennsport			10	Mechanical
R	Auguste Goffin	22	500 Norton Manx 30M/54			7	Mechanical
R	Firmin Dauwe		500 Norton Manx 30M			7	Engine
R	Reg Armstrong		500 Gilera Quattro	Moto Gilera		2	Engine
R	Charles Bruguiere		AJS				DNF
R	Hans Haldemann		500 Norton Manx 30M	Hans Haldemann			DNF
R	Jean-Pierre Bayle		500 Norton Manx 30M				DNF
R	Rally Dean		500 Norton Manx 30M				DNF
R	Brian Duffy		500 Norton Manx 30M				DNF
R	Alfredo Flores		500 Norton Manx 30M				DNF
R	Roy Godwin		500 Norton Manx 30M	Canadian Motorcycle Association			DNF
R	Robin Fitton		Velocette				DNF

Notes : this is a test of miscellaneous field.

Distance 30 laps = 249.1 km Speed 174.8 km/h Weather Fair Attendance 28

PP Pierre Monneret FL Pierre Monneret 2:42.70 - 183.7 km/h

Started 25 Classified 11 DNF 14

Sources Vincent Glon, Werner Haefliger, Autosport, Motor Cycling Year Book

P	Rider	#	Bike	Entrant	Tires	Race Result		Grid
1	Pierre Monneret	12	350 AJS 7R	AJS Motor Cycles		24	1:17:40.70
2	Auguste Goffin	22	350 Norton Manx 40M			24	+22.50
3	Bob Matthews	46	350 Velocette KTT			24	+23.50
4	Jacques Collot		350 Norton Manx 40M			24	+2:31.80
5	Barrie Stormont		350 BSA			24	+3:17.80
6	Firmin Dauwe		350 Norton Manx 40M			23
7	Bill Hall		350 Norton Manx 40M
8	Robin Fitton		350 Velocette KTT
9	Brian Duffy		350 Velocette KTT
10	Jacques Insermini		350 Norton Manx 40M
11	Don Whelan		350 AJS 7R
12	Barry Haynes		350 AJS 7R
13	Tommy Wood		350 Norton Manx 40M
14	Charles Bruguiere		350 AJS 7R

Distance 24 laps = 199.2 km Speed 153.9 km/h

FL Pierre Monneret 3:10.50 - 156.9 km/h

Sources Vincent Glon, Motor Cycling Year Book

P	Rider	#	Bike	Entrant	Tires	Race Result		Grid
1	Werner Haas	2	250 NSU	NSU Werke		18	55:06.70
2	Hermann-Paul Müller		250 NSU	NSU Werke		18	+00.30
3	Rupert Hollaus		250 NSU	NSU Werke		18	+34.80
4	Hans Baltisberger		250 NSU	NSU Werke		18	+1:57.50
5	Tommy Wood	20	250 Moto-Guzzi			16
6	Lanfranco Baviera		250 Moto-Guzzi			15
7	Pierre Collignon	14	250 Moto-Guzzi			15
8	Jean-Pierre Bayle	12	250 Moto-Guzzi			15
9	Rudi Meier	10	250 Adler RS			15
10	Hubert Luttenberger		250 Adler RS			15
11	Bernard Guérin		250 Moto-Guzzi			14
R	Walter Reichert		250 NSU Sportmax			8	Engine
R	André Jacquier-Brêt		250 Moto-Guzzi				Piston
R	Unknown						DNF
R	Unknown						DNF
R	Unknown						DNF
R	Unknown						DNF
R	Unknown						DNF
NS	Henri Schaad		250 Terrot				Did not start

Distance 18 laps = 149.4 km Speed 162.7 km/h

FL Hermann-Paul Müller 3:01.50 - 164.7 km/h

Started 18 Classified 11 DNF 7 DNS 1

Sources Vincent Glon, Werner Haefliger, Motor Cycling Year Book