1935 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1935 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 7 in the 1935 European Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 14 July 1935 | ||
| Official name | VI Grand Prix de Belgique | ||
| Location |
Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium | ||
| Course | Road course | ||
| Course length | 14.95 km (9.29 miles) | ||
| Distance | 34 laps, 508.3 km (315.8 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry, hot | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Grid positions set by ballot | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Manfred von Brauchitsch | Mercedes-Benz | |
| Time | 5:23 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Second | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Third | Alfa Romeo | ||
The 1935 Belgian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 14 July 1935.
Classification
[edit]Race
[edit]| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Rudolf Caracciola
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W25B | 34 | 3:12:31 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 |  Luigi Fagioli
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W25B | 34 | +1:37 | 10 | 2 |
| Manfred von Brauchitsch
|
n/a | |||||||
| 3 | 14 |  Louis Chiron
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 34 | +2:16 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 16 |  René Dreyfus
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 34 | +5:23 | 2 | 4 |
| Attilio Marinoni
|
n/a | |||||||
| 5 | 8 | Robert Benoist
|
Bugatti | Bugatti T59 | 31 | + 3 Laps | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | 20 | Marcel Lehoux
|
Scuderia Villapadierna | Maserati 8CM | 31 | + 3 Laps | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 12 | Piero Taruffi
|
Bugatti | Bugatti T59 | 31 | +3 Laps | 7 | 4 |
| Ret | 4 | Manfred von Brauchitsch
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W25B | 15 | Engine | 6 | 6 |
| Ret | 18 | Raymond Sommer
|
Private entry | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 7 | Mechanical | 8 | 7 |
| Ret | 18 | Jean-Pierre Wimille
|
Bugatti | Bugatti T59 | 7 | Engine | 4 | 7 |
Starting grid positions
[edit]| 1st Row | 1 Pos. | 2 Pos. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lehoux Maserati |
Dreyfus Alfa Romeo |
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| 2nd Row | 1 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 3 Pos. | ||
Chiron Alfa Romeo |
Wimille Bugatti |
Caracciola Mercedes-Benz | |||
| 3rd Row | 1 Pos. | 2 Pos. | |||
von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz |
Taruffi Bugatti |
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| 4th Row | 1 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 3 Pos. | ||
Sommer Alfa Romeo |
Benoist Bugatti |
Fagioli Mercedes-Benz |
Notes
[edit]- Manfred von Brauchitsch took Luigi Fagioli's car after Fagioli walked off due to an argument with team boss Alfred Neubauer.
- René Dreyfus became ill after inhaling exhaust fumes and handed his car over to Attilio Marinoni.
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