Grand Prix des Frontières explained

Type:CUST
Grand Prix des Frontières
Flag:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Circuit:Chimay Street Circuit
Laps:12
Circuit Length Km:10.45
Circuit Length Mi:6.49
Race Length Km:125.4
Race Length Mi:77.89
First Held:1926
Last Held:1972
Times Held:38
Most Wins Driver: Arthur Legat (3)
Maurice Trintignant (3)
David Purley (3)
Most Wins Constructor: Bugatti (7)
Current Year:1972
Pole Driver: Andy Sutcliffe
Pole Team:GRD-Ford
Winner: David Purley
Winning Team:Ensign-Ford
Second: Pierre-Francois Rousselot
Second Team:GRD-Ford
Third: Christian Éthuin
Third Team:Narval-Ford
Fastest Lap Driver: David Purley
Pierre-Francois Rousselot
Fastest Lap Team:Ensign-Ford
GRD-Ford

The Grand Prix des Frontières was a motor race held at a street circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The race was created by Jules Buisseret, who was also responsible for the circuit's existence. The first event was held in 1926[1] and was discontinued after the 1972 event for safety reasons.[2]

Since the 1980s, races for classic motorcycles have been run on a reduced version of the Chimay road circuit under the banner of the Grand Prix des Frontières. The full circuit was used for the 2008 anniversary races, but since that year the full circuit has been reserved for special occasions, with the regular annual events using the shorter course.[3]

Winners of the Grand Prix des Frontières

Multiple winners

  1. Wins
DriverYears Won
3 Arthur Legat1931, 1932, 1933
Maurice Trintignant1938, 1939, 1953
David Purley1970, 1971, 1972
2 Prince Bira1947, 1954
Guy Mairesse1948, 1949 (F1)
Johnny Claes1950, 1951
Benoit Musy1955, 1956
Peter Westbury1967, 1968

By year

YearDriverCarRulesReport
1926 Roger PierardSalmson GSCyclecarReport
1927 Guy d'HavrincourtSalmson GPCyclecarReport
1928 Yves Giraud-CabantousSalmson GSVoituretteReport
1929 Goffredo ZehenderAlfa Romeo 6C 1750Formula LibreReport
1930 Georges de MarotteSalmson GPGrand PrixReport
1931 Arthur LegatBugatti Type 37AFormula LibreReport
1932 Arthur LegatBugatti Type 37AVoituretteReport
1933 Arthur LegatBugatti Type 37AVoituretteReport
1934 Willy LonguevilleBugatti Type 35BVoituretteReport
1935 Rudolf SteinwegBugatti Type 51AGrand PrixReport
1936 Eddie HertzbergerMG Magnette K3Sports carReport
1937 Hans RüeschAlfa Romeo 8C-35Formula LibreReport
1938 Maurice TrintignantBugatti Type 51Formula LibreReport
1939 Maurice TrintignantBugatti Type 51Grand PrixReport
1940–
1945
Not held
1946 Leslie BrookeERA BFormula LibreReport
1947 Prince BiraMaserati 4CLFormula LibreReport
1948 Guy MairesseDelahaye 135Formula LibreReport
1949 Guy MairesseTalbot-Lago T26CFormula OneReport
Émile CornetVeritas RS-BMWFormula TwoReport
1950 Johnny ClaesHWM-AltaFormula TwoReport
1951 Johnny ClaesSimca-Gordini T11Formula TwoReport
1952 Paul FrèreHWM-AltaFormula TwoReport
1953 Maurice TrintignantSimca-Gordini T16Formula TwoReport
1954 Prince BiraMaserati 250FFormula OneReport
1955 Benoît MusyMaserati A6GCSSports carReport
1956 Benoît MusyMaserati 300SSports carReport
1957 Franco BordoniMaserati 200SISports carReport
1958 Brian NaylorJBW-MaseratiSports carReport
1959 Mike TaylorLotus 15-ClimaxSports carReport
1960 Jack LewisCooper T45-ClimaxFormula TwoReport
1961 John LoveCooper T56-BMCFormula JuniorReport
1962 José RosinskiCooper T59-FordFormula JuniorReport
1963 Jacques MagliaLotus 22-FordFormula JuniorReport
1964Not held
1965 John CardwellBrabham BT15-FordFormula ThreeReport
1966 Martin DaviesBrabham BT10-FordFormula ThreeReport
1967 Peter WestburyBrabham BT21-FordFormula ThreeReport
1968 Peter WestburyBrabham BT21B-FordFormula ThreeReport
1969 Jean BlancTecno 69-FordFormula ThreeReport
1970 David PurleyBrabham BT28-FordFormula ThreeReport
1971 David PurleyBrabham BT28-FordFormula ThreeReport
1972 David PurleyEnsign LNF3-FordFormula ThreeReport

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Higham . Peter . The Guinness guide to International Motor Racing . 1995 . 0851126421.
  2. Web site: Chimay (Municipality, Province of Hainaut, Belgium) . 2007-07-05 . Flags of the World . https://web.archive.org/web/20071001030234/https://www.fotw.info/Flags/be-whtcm.html . 2007-10-01 . dead .
  3. Web site: Chimay races 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090131122217/http://www.ihro.org.uk/2008/11/events/chimay2009/ . dead . 2009-01-31 . 2009-06-19 . IHRO .