1926 British Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 5 in the 1926 World Manufacturers' Championship | |||
 | |||
| Date | 7 August 1926 | ||
| Official name | I Royal Automobile Club Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Surrey, England | ||
| Course | Brooklands | ||
| Course length | 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 |
| Delage | |
| Second | Bugatti | ||
| Third | Delage | ||
The I Royal Automobile Club Grand Prix, commonly referred to as the 1926 British Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Brooklands circuit on 7 August 1926.[1]
It was the fourth race of the 1926 AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship season, and the inaugural edition of the British Grand Prix.
The full banking wasn't used for the Grand Prix. Instead cars continued straight on at The Fork and drove down the Finishing Straight, on which two chicanes were constructed.
Classification
| 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 |
References
- ↑ Darren Galpin. "1926 Grands Prix, The GEL Motorsport Information Page". Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
| 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 |
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