Classic Car Catalogue

VI Grand Prix de Belgique
1935

Belgian Grand Prix
14 July 1935
Spa-Francorchamps, Road course
Race 1 of 5 in the 1935 European Championship

Belgium

 

Entries and results:
No.   Driver: Car: Engine:   Entrant:  
2 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W25B 4.0 S-8 Daimler-Benz AG  
4 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W25B 4.0 S-8 Daimler-Benz AG  
6 Luigi Fagioli Mercedes-Benz W25B 4.0 S-8 Daimler-Benz AG  
8 Robert Benoist Bugatti T59 3.3 S-8 Bugatti  
10 Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti T59 3.3 S-8 Bugatti  
12 Piero Taruffi Bugatti T59 3.3 S-8 Bugatti  
14 Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Tipo B 3.2 S-8 Scuderia Ferrari  
16 René Dreyfus Alfa Romeo Tipo B 3.2 S-8 Scuderia Ferrari  
18 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo Tipo B 3.2 S-8 Raymond Sommer  
20 Marcel Lehoux Maserati 8CM 3.0 S-8 Scuderia Villapadierna  
22 José de Villapadierna Maserati 8CM 3.0 S-8 Scuderia Villapadierna dna

Results:

Position: No. Driver: Car: Laps: Time:
1st 2 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W25B 34 3h 12m 31s
2nd 6 Luigi Fagioli / Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W25B 34 3h 14m 08s
3rd 14 Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Tipo B 34 3h 14m 47s
4th 16 René Dreyfus / A. Marinoni Alfa Romeo Tipo B 34 3h 17m 54s
5th 8 Robert Benoist Bugatti T59 31 3h 12m 59s
6th 20 Marcel Lehoux Maserati 8CM 31 3h 15m 18s
7th 12 Piero Taruffi Bugatti T59 30 3h 17m 14s
dnf 4 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W25B 15 failure
dnf 18 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo Tipo B 8 failure
dnf 10 Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti T59 7 failure
Fastest lap: Manfred von Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz)
lap 31 in 5m23s = 165.7 km/h (102.9 mph)
Winner's average speed: 157.5 km/h (97.9 mph)