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1939 Belgian Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeEC
Grand PrixBelgian
Date25 June
Year1939
Official nameVIII Grand Prix de Belgique
CountryBelgium
Race_No1
Season_No4
LocationSpa-Francorchamps
Spa, Belgium
CourseRoad course
Course_mi9.06
Course_km14.58
Distance_laps35
Distance_mi317.08
Distance_km510.30
WeatherHeavy rain, intermittent
Pole_DriverHermann Paul Müller
Pole_TeamAuto Union
Pole_CountryGermany
Pole_flag_suffixNazi
Grid_from_ballotTrue
Fast_DriverHermann Lang
Fast_TeamMercedes-Benz
Fast_Time5:19.9
Fast_CountryGermany
Fast_flag_suffixNazi
First_DriverHermann Lang
First_TeamMercedes-Benz
First_CountryGermany
First_flag_suffixNazi
Second_DriverRudolf Hasse
Second_TeamAuto Union
Second_CountryGermany
Second_flag_suffixNazi
Third_DriverManfred von Brauchitsch
Third_TeamMercedes-Benz
Third_CountryGermany
Third_flag_suffixNazi

Spa, Belgium

The 1939 Belgian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held on 25 June 1939 at Spa-Francorchamps.

Richard Seaman crashed into a tree between Clubhouse and La Source hairpin, causing the fuel line to break. Fuel rushed over the car and the car caught fire. Seaman couldn't move because his right hand was broken and he was also trapped by his steering wheel. After a minute of futile rescue attempts, a Belgian soldier walked into the blaze and freed Seaman. However, he had suffered burns on sixty percent of the body and Britain's most successful pre-war driver died before midnight.

Classification

PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456RetRetRetRetRetRetRet
22DEU Hermann LangDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W154353:20:21.021
8DEU Rudolf HasseAuto UnionAuto Union D35+16.942
24DEU Manfred von BrauchitschDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W15435+1:53.093
12FRA Raymond SommerPrivate entryAlfa Romeo Tipo 30833+2 Laps104
14FRA Robert MazaudPrivate entryDelahaye T135CS31+4 Laps114
18FRA Louis GérardPrivate entryDelahaye T135CS30+5 Laps124
2ITA Tazio NuvolariAuto UnionAuto Union D28Accident damage44
6DEU Hermann Paul MüllerAuto UnionAuto Union D26Valve15
26GBR Richard SeamanDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W15421Fatal accident55
10ITA Giuseppe FarinaPrivate entryAlfa Romeo Tipo 31620Supercharger35
28CHE Adolfo MandirolaPrivate entryMaserati 6CM19Front Suspension135
8DEU Georg MeierAuto UnionAuto Union D13Accident66
20DEU Rudolf CaracciolaDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W1547Accident77

Year_of_race = 1939 | Previous_year's_race = 1937 Belgian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1946 Belgian Grand Prix

References

References

  1. "1939 Belgian Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
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