1931 Belgian Grand Prix
Appearance
1931 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 3 of 3 in the 1931 European Championship | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 12 July 1931 | ||
Official name | III Grand Prix de Belgique | ||
Location |
Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 14.864 km (9.236 miles) | ||
Distance | 88 laps, 1320.399 km (820.458 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Drivers | Alfa Romeo | ||
Grid positions set by ballot | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | Bugatti | |
Time | 6:18.6 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Bugatti | ||
Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
Third | Alfa Romeo |
The 1931 Belgian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 12 July 1931.[1][2][3][4]
Classification
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Race
[edit]Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 4 | ![]() |
Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 88 | 2 | 1 | |
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2 | 10 | ![]() |
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | 88 | 5 | 2 | |
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2 | |||||||
3 | 2 | ![]() |
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | 85 | +3 Laps | 1 | 3 |
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3 | |||||||
4 | 16 | ![]() |
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 8C-2300LM | 83 | +5 Laps | 8 | 4 |
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4 | |||||||
5 | 8 | ![]() |
Private entry | Mercedes-Benz SSK | 81 | +7 Laps | 4 | 4 |
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4 | |||||||
6 | 24 | ![]() |
Private entry | Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 | 73 | +15 Laps | 12 | 4 |
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4 | |||||||
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 65 | +23 Laps | 9 | 5 |
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5 | |||||||
8[1][2][3][note 2] | 22 | ![]() |
Private entry | Montier-Ford | 58 | +30 Laps | 11 | 5 |
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5 | |||||||
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
Private entry | Montier-Ford | 56 | 10 | 5 | |
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 51 | Mechanical | 3 | 5 |
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5 | |||||||
Ret | 12 | ![]() |
Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 44 | Magneto | 6 | 6 |
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6 | |||||||
Ret | 14 | ![]() |
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | 40 | Fire | 7 | 6 |
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6 |
Starting grid positions
[edit]1st Row | 1 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 3 Pos. |
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![]() ![]() Minoia / Minozzi Alfa Romeo |
![]() ![]() Grover-Williams / Conelli Bugatti |
![]() ![]() Divo / Bouriat Bugatti | |
2nd Row | 1 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 3 Pos. |
![]() Stoffel / ![]() Mercedes-Benz |
![]() ![]() Nuvolari / Borzacchini Alfa Romeo |
![]() ![]() Varzi / Chiron Bugatti | |
3rd Row | 1 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 3 Pos. |
![]() ![]() Campari / Zehender Alfa Romeo |
![]() ![]() Birkin / Lewis Alfa Romeo |
![]() ![]() Wimille / Gaupillat Bugatti | |
4th Row | 1 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 3 Pos. |
![]() F. Montier Montier-Ford |
![]() ![]() C. Montier / Ducolombier Montier-Ford |
![]() ![]() Pesato / Félix Alfa Romeo |
Notes
[edit]References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1931 Belgian Grand Prix.
- ^ a b "1931 Belgian Grand Prix". NASCAR Digital Media.
- ^ a b "The Belgian Grand Prix". Motor Sport. August 1931.
- ^ a b "1931 Belgian Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport.
- ^ a b Etzrodt, Hans. "1931 Grand Prix Season - 1931 Belgian Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Belgique)". III Grand Prix de Belgique. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ Etzrodt, Hans. "The 1931 European Automobile Championship". Archived from the original on 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2020-02-01.