1931 Belgian Grand Prix

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	Ferdinando Minoia Giovanni Minozzi	Alfa Romeo
Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Driver	Louis Chiron	Bugatti
Time	6:18.6
Podium
First	William Grover-Williams Caberto Conelli	Bugatti
Second	Tazio Nuvolari Baconin Borzacchini	Alfa Romeo
Third	Ferdinando Minoia Giovanni Minozzi	Alfa Romeo

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

Classification

Start of the race

Winner William Grover-Williams

Race

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

1st Row	1 Pos.	2 Pos.	3 Pos.
	/ 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	/ C. Montier / Ducolombier Montier-Ford	/ Pesato / Félix Alfa Romeo

Notes

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

References

1. "1931 Belgian Grand Prix". NASCAR Digital Media.
2. "The Belgian Grand Prix". Motor Sport . August 1931.
3. "1931 Belgian Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport .
4. 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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