1925 Belgian Grand Prix

1925 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 2 of 4 in the 1925 World Manufacturers' Championship
Race details
Date 28 June 1925
Official name I Grand Prix de Belgique
Location Spa-Francorchamps
Spa, Belgium
Course Road course
Course length 14.98 km (9.31 miles)
Distance 54 laps, 809.06 km (502.73 miles)
Pole position
Driver
  • France René Thomas
Delage
Grid positions set by car number
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Antonio Ascari Alfa Romeo
Time 6:51.2
Podium
First
  • Italy Antonio Ascari
Alfa Romeo
Second
  • Italy Giuseppe Campari
Alfa Romeo
Third
  • No other finishers
Motor car race
Antonio Ascari (1888–1925) and his mechanic Giulio Ramponi (1902–86) in the Alfa Romeo P2. Ascari died less than a month later in the 1925 French Grand Prix.
Start of the Grand Prix, Antonio Ascari leads Giuseppe Campari.
Antonio Ascari during the race.

The 1925 Belgian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on the 28th of June 1925. This was the first ever grand prix held at Spa, and the first ever Belgian Grand Prix.[1]

Entries

No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis
1 France René Thomas Automobiles Delage Delage 2LCV
2 Italy Antonio Ascari Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo P2
3 United Kingdom Henry Segrave Sunbeam Sunbeam
4 Spain Pierre de Vizcaya Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Type 35
5 France Robert Benoist Automobiles Delage Delage 2LCV
6 Italy Giuseppe Campari Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo P2
7 Italy Giulio Masetti Sunbeam Sunbeam
8 Italy Meo Constantini Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Type 35
9 France Albert Divo Automobiles Delage Delage 2LCV
10 Italy Gastone Brilli-Peri Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo P2
11 Italy Caberto Conelli Sunbeam Sunbeam
12 France Paul Torchy Automobiles Delage Delage 2LCV

Classification

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 2 Italy Antonio Ascari Alfa Romeo 54 6:42:57 2
2 6 Italy Giuseppe Campari Alfa Romeo 54 +21:58 4
Ret 9 France Albert Divo Delage 29 Valves 5
Ret 10 Italy Gastone Brilli-Peri Alfa Romeo 18 Suspension 6
Ret 1 France René Thomas Delage 6 Fire 1
Ret 12 France Paul Torchy Delage 2 Ignition 7
Ret 5 France Robert Benoist Delage 1 Fuel tank 3

Starting Grid Positions

1st Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos.
France
Thomas
Delage
Italy
Ascari
Alfa Romeo
France
Benoist
Delage
2nd Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos.
Italy
Campari
Alfa Romeo
France
Divo
Delage
3rd Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos.
Italy
Brilli-Peri
Alfa Romeo
France
Torchy
Delage

Notes

  • Segrave, de Vizcaya, Masetti, Constantini and Conelli did not turn up because their cars were not ready.

References

  • Etzrodt, Hans. "The 1925 Automobile World Championship". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
  • Galpin, Darren. "I Grand Prix de Belgique". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Archived from the original on 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
  • "Golden Era Races - 1925". Racing Database. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  1. ^ "1925 Belgian Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".


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