1935 Belgian Grand Prix Explained

Type:EC
Country:Belgium
Grand Prix:Belgian
Date:14 July
Year:1935
Official Name:VI Grand Prix de Belgique
Race No:3
Season No:7
Location:Spa-Francorchamps
Spa, Belgium
Course:Road course
Course Mi:9.29
Course Km:14.95
Distance Laps:34
Distance Mi:315.8
Distance Km:508.3
Weather:Dry, hot
Pole Driver:Marcel Lehoux
Pole Team:Maserati
Pole Country:France
Grid From Ballot:True
Fast Driver:Manfred von Brauchitsch
Fast Team:Mercedes-Benz
Fast Time:5:23
Fast Country:Germany
Fast Flag Suffix:1933
First Driver:Rudolf Caracciola
First Team:Mercedes-Benz
First Country:Germany
First Flag Suffix:1933
Second Driver:Luigi Fagioli
Second Team:Mercedes-Benz
Second Country:Italy
Second Flag Suffix:1861
Second Driver2:Manfred von Brauchitsch
Second Country2:Germany
Second Flag Suffix2:1933
Third Driver:Louis Chiron
Third Team:Alfa Romeo
Third Country:Monaco

The 1935 Belgian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 14 July 1935.

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12 Rudolf CaracciolaDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W25B343:12:3151
26 Luigi FagioliDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W25B34+1:37102
Manfred von Brauchitschn/a
314 Louis ChironScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo Tipo B34+2:1633
416 René DreyfusScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo Tipo B34+5:2324
Attilio Marinonin/a
58 Robert BenoistBugattiBugatti T5931+ 3 Laps94
620 Marcel LehouxScuderia VillapadiernaMaserati 8CM31+ 3 Laps14
712 Piero TaruffiBugattiBugatti T5931+3 Laps74
Ret4 Manfred von BrauchitschDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W25B15Engine66
Ret18 Raymond SommerPrivate entryAlfa Romeo Tipo B7Mechanical87
Ret18 Jean-Pierre WimilleBugattiBugatti T597Engine47

Starting grid positions

1st Row1 Pos.2 Pos.

Lehoux
Maserati

Dreyfus
Alfa Romeo
2nd Row1 Pos.2 Pos.3 Pos.

Chiron
Alfa Romeo

Wimille
Bugatti

Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz
3rd Row1 Pos.2 Pos.

von Brauchitsch
Mercedes-Benz

Taruffi
Bugatti
4th Row1 Pos.2 Pos.3 Pos.

Sommer
Alfa Romeo

Benoist
Bugatti

Fagioli
Mercedes-Benz

Notes