1935 Belgian Grand Prix

  1935 Belgian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 5 in the 1935 European Championship
Date	14 July 1935
Official name	VI Grand Prix de Belgique
Location	Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium
Course	Road course
Course length	14.95 km (9.29 mi)
Distance	34 laps, 508.3 km (315.8 mi)
Weather	Dry, hot
Pole position
Driver	Marcel Lehoux	Maserati
Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Driver	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Mercedes-Benz
Time	5:23
Podium
First	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz
Second	Luigi Fagioli Manfred von Brauchitsch	Mercedes-Benz
Third	Louis Chiron	Alfa Romeo

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

Classification

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W25B	34	3:12:31	5	1
2	6	Luigi Fagioli	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W25B	34	+1:37	10	2
		Manfred von Brauchitsch						n/a
3	14	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	34	+2:16	3	3
4	16	René Dreyfus	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	34	+5:23	2	4
		Attilio Marinoni						n/a
5	8	Robert Benoist	Bugatti	Bugatti T59	31	+ 3 Laps	9	4
6	12	Piero Taruffi	Bugatti	Bugatti T59	31	+3 Laps	7	4
7	20	Marcel Lehoux	Scuderia Villapadierna	Maserati 8CM	31	+ 3 Laps	1	4
Ret	4	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W25B	15	Engine	6	6
Ret	18	Raymond Sommer	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	7	Mechanical	8	7
Ret	18	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Bugatti	Bugatti T59	7	Engine	4	7

Starting grid positions

1st Row		1 Pos.		2 Pos.
		Lehoux Maserati		Dreyfus Alfa Romeo
2nd Row	1 Pos.		2 Pos.		3 Pos.
	Chiron Alfa Romeo		Wimille Bugatti		Caracciola Mercedes-Benz
3rd Row		1 Pos.		2 Pos.
		von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz		Taruffi Bugatti
4th Row	1 Pos.		2 Pos.		3 Pos.
	Sommer Alfa Romeo		Benoist Bugatti		Fagioli Mercedes-Benz

Notes

• Manfred von Brauchitsch took Luigi Fagioli's car after Fagioli walked off due to an argument with team boss Alfred Neubauer.
• René Dreyfus became ill after inhaling exhaust fumes and handed his car over to Attilio Marinoni.

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