The French Grand Prix of 1924 has been labeled as one of the greatest Grand Prix races ever run by Motor Sport magazine. The event held on the public roads surrounding Lyon and drew the largest number of entries (22) of any French Grand Prix in the 1920’s. On race day, over 100,000 spectators gathered to watch over the next seven hours, a 35-lap race over the 14.38 mile (23.15 km) circuit. With many roads being unpaved at the time, the course was a combination of surfaces which transitioned from paved surface to gravel to dirt and back again. It was a true test of the endurance and stamina of both the machines and men driving them, both driver and riding mechanic.
This is the Alfa Romeo team preparing for the great race, which was won by Guiseppe Campari (car #10). A young Enzo Ferrari was one of the Alfa Romeo team drivers along with Antonio Ascari, but did not race due to illness.
