| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 5 in the 1926 World Manufacturers' Championship | ||
| Date | August 7, 1926 | |
| Official name | I Royal Automobile Club Grand Prix | |
| Location | Surrey, England | |
| Course | Brooklands 4.21 km (2.61 mi) |
|
| Distance | 110 laps, 463.10 km (287.76 mi) | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Henry Segrave | Talbot |
| Time | 1:49.5 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Robert Sénéchal Louis Wagner |
Delage |
| Second | Malcolm Campbell | Bugatti |
| Third | Robert Benoist André Dubonnet |
Delage |
The 1926 British Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Brooklands circuit on August 7, 1926.[1]
It was the fourth race of the 1926 AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship season, and the inaugural edition of the British Grand Prix.
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Robert Sénéchal Louis Wagner |
Delage 155B | 110 | 4h00m56 |
| 2 | 7 | Malcolm Campbell | Bugatti 39A | 110 | 4h10m44 |
| 3 | 2 | Robert Benoist André Dubonnet |
Delage 155B | 110 | 4h18m08 |
| Ret | 1 | Albert Divo | Talbot 700 | 83 | Supercharger |
| Ret | 5 | Frank Halford | Halford Special | 82 | Propellor shaft u-joint |
| Ret | 9 | Henry Segrave | Talbot 700 | 60 | Supercharger |
| Ret | 3 | George Eyston | Aston-Martin GP | 45 | Gasket |
| Ret | 10 | Louis Wagner | Delage 155B | 6 | Engine |
| Ret | 6 | Jules Moriceau | Talbot 700 | 0 | Front axle |
| DNA | 4 | Clive Gallop | Thomas Special | Car not ready | |
| DNA | 8 | Maurice Harvey | Alvis | Car not ready | |
| DNA | 11 | Malcolm Campbell | Talbot 700 | ||
| DNA | 12 | Scrap Thistlethwaite | Thomas Special | Car not ready | |
| DNA | 15 | Alistair Miller | Bugatti 39A |
| Grand Prix Race | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: 1926 San Sebastián Grand Prix |
1926 Grand Prix season Grandes Épreuves |
Next race: 1926 Italian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: none |
British Grand Prix | Next race: 1927 British Grand Prix |