1931 Belgian Grand Prix
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Race details | ||
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Race 3 of 3 in the 1931 European Championship | ||
Date | July 12, 1931 | |
Official name | III Grand Prix de Belgique | |
Location | Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium |
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Course | Permanent racing facility 9.236 mi / 14.864 km |
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Distance | 88 laps, 820.458 mi / 1320.399 km | |
Pole position | ||
Drivers | Albert Divo | Bugatti |
Guy Bouriat | ||
Grid positions set by ballot | ||
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Louis Chiron | Bugatti |
Time | 6:18.6 | |
Podium | ||
First | William Grover-Williams Caberto Conelli |
Bugatti |
Second | Tazio Nuvolari Baconin Borzacchini |
Alfa Romeo |
Third | Ferdinando Minoia Giovanni Minozzi |
Alfa Romeo |
Results from the 1931 Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps on July 12, 1931.
[edit] Classification
[edit] Race
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 4 | William Grover-Williams | Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 88 | 2 | 1 | |
Caberto Conelli | 1 | |||||||
2 | 10 | Tazio Nuvolari | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 | 88 | 5 | 2 | |
Baconin Borzacchini | 2 | |||||||
3 | 2 | Ferdinando Minoia | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 | 85 | +3 Laps | 3 | 3 |
Giovanni Minozzi | 3 | |||||||
4 | 16 | Henry Birkin | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 8C-2300LM | 83 | +5 Laps | 8 | 4 |
Brian Lewis | 4 | |||||||
5 | 8 | Henri Stoffel | Private entry | Mercedes-Benz SSK | 81 | +7 Laps | 6 | 4 |
Boris Ivanowski[1] | 4 | |||||||
6 | 24 | Jean Pesato | Private entry | Alfa Romeo 8C-1750 | 73 | +15 Laps | 10 | 4 |
Pierre Félix | 4 | |||||||
7 | 18 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 65 | +23 Laps | 7 | 5 |
Jean Gaupillat | 5 | |||||||
8 | 22 | Charles Montier | Private entry | Montier-Ford | 58 | +30 Laps | 11 | 5 |
"Ducolombier" | 5 | |||||||
Ret | 20 | François Montier | Private entry | Montier-Ford | 56 | 12 | 5 | |
Ret | 6 | Albert Divo | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 51 | Mechanical | 1 | 5 |
Guy Bouriat | 5 | |||||||
Ret | 12 | Achille Varzi | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 44 | Magneto | 4 | 5 |
Louis Chiron | 5 | |||||||
Ret | 14 | Giuseppe Campari | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 | 40 | Fire | 9 | 6 |
Goffredo Zehender | 6 |
- ^ Ivanowski was a Russian national, but in exile since the Russian Revolution
[edit] Starting Grid Positions
1st Row | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. |
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/ Minoia / Minozzi Alfa Romeo |
/ Grover-Williams / Conelli Bugatti |
/ Divo / Bouriat Bugatti |
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2nd Row | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. |
/ Stoffel / Ivanowski Mercedes-Benz |
/ Nuvolari / Borzacchini Alfa Romeo |
/ Varzi / Chiron Bugatti |
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3rd Row | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. |
/ Campari / Zehender Alfa Romeo |
/ Birkin / Lewis Alfa Romeo |
/ Wimille / Gaupillat Bugatti |
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4th Row | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. |
F. Montier Montier-Ford |
/ C. Montier / Ducolombier Montier-Ford |
/ Pesato / Félix Alfa Romeo |
Grand Prix Race | ||
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