Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
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The Czechoslovakian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor racing event first held on September 28, 1930 at the Masaryk Circuit in the town of Brno in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic).
Since 1934, the race was dominated by the German Silver Arrows. In 1937, several spectators were killed or injured when Hermann Lang skid off the track. The spectators had been in a prohibited area but Lang was sued anyway.
Due to the German occupation in 1938 the race was discontinued until 1949 when the Masaryk Circuit was shortened to 17.8 km.
The 1949 competition, raced in the opposite direction than the pre-war races, drew a crowd in excess of 400,000 people. However, this would be the last Czechoslovakian Grand Prix, and the race would never be part of the Formula One World Championship.
[edit] Winners of the Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
| Year | Driver | Constructor | Location | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  Peter Whitehead |
Mercedes-Benz | Masaryk Circuit | Report |
| 1937 |  Rudolf Caracciola |
Mercedes-Benz | Masaryk Circuit | Report |
| 1935 | Bernd Rosemeyer |
Auto Union | Masaryk Circuit | Report |
| 1934 | Hans Stuck |
Auto Union | Masaryk Circuit | Report |
| 1933 |  Louis Chiron |
Bugatti | Masaryk Circuit | Report |
| 1932 | Louis Chiron |
Bugatti | Masaryk Circuit | Report |
| 1931 | Louis Chiron |
Bugatti | Masaryk Circuit | Report |
| 1930 |  Heinrich-Joachim von Morgen, Hermann zu Leiningen |
Bugatti | Masaryk Circuit | Report |
