1931 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1931 Belgian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 12 July 1931.[1][2][3][4]

1931 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 3 of 3 in the 1931 European Championship
Race details
Date 12 July 1931
Official name III Grand Prix de Belgique
Location Spa-Francorchamps
Spa, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 14.864 km (9.236 miles)
Distance 88 laps, 1320.399 km (820.458 miles)
Pole position
Drivers Alfa Romeo
Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Driver Monaco Louis Chiron Bugatti
Time 6:18.6
Podium
First Bugatti
Second Alfa Romeo
Third Alfa Romeo

Classification

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Start of the race
 
Winner William Grover-Williams

Race

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Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4   William Grover-Williams Private entry Bugatti T51 88 2 1
  Caberto Conelli 1
2 10   Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 88 5 2
  Baconin Borzacchini 2
3 2   Ferdinando Minoia Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 85 +3 Laps 1 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 4 4
  Boris Ivanowski[note 1] 4
6 24   Jean Pesato Private entry Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 73 +15 Laps 12 4
  Pierre Félix 4
Ret 18   Jean-Pierre Wimille Private entry Bugatti T51 65 +23 Laps 9 5
  Jean Gaupillat 5
8[1][2][3][note 2] 22   Charles Montier Private entry Montier-Ford 58 +30 Laps 11 5
  "Ducolombier" 5
Ret 20   Ferdinand Montier Private entry Montier-Ford 56 10 5
Ret 6   Albert Divo Bugatti Bugatti T51 51 Mechanical 3 5
  Guy Bouriat 5
Ret 12   Achille Varzi Bugatti Bugatti T51 44 Magneto 6 6
  Louis Chiron 6
Ret 14   Giuseppe Campari Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 40 Fire 7 6
  Goffredo Zehender 6

Starting grid positions

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1st Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos.
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Minoia / Minozzi
Alfa Romeo
  /  
Grover-Williams / Conelli
Bugatti
  /  
Divo / Bouriat
Bugatti
2nd Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos.
  /  
Stoffel /   Ivanowski
Mercedes-Benz
  /  
Nuvolari / Borzacchini
Alfa Romeo
  /  
Varzi / Chiron
Bugatti
3rd Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos.
  /  
Campari / Zehender
Alfa Romeo
  /  
Birkin / Lewis
Alfa Romeo
  /  
Wimille / Gaupillat
Bugatti
4th Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos.
 
F. Montier
Montier-Ford
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C. Montier / Ducolombier
Montier-Ford
  /  
Pesato / Félix
Alfa Romeo

Notes

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  1. ^ Ivanowski was a Russian national, but in exile since the Russian Revolution.
  2. ^ Researcher Hans Etzrodt has Montier placed 7th.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "1931 Belgian Grand Prix". NASCAR Digital Media.
  2. ^ a b "The Belgian Grand Prix". Motor Sport. August 1931.
  3. ^ a b "1931 Belgian Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport.
  4. ^ a b Etzrodt, Hans. "1931 Grand Prix Season - 1931 Belgian Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Belgique)". III Grand Prix de Belgique. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  5. ^ Etzrodt, Hans. "The 1931 European Automobile Championship". Archived from the original on 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2020-02-01.


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