1931 Belgian Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 3 of 3 in the 1931 European Championship | ||
| Date | July 12, 1931 | |
| Official name | III Grand Prix de Belgique | |
| Location | Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility 9.236 mi / 14.864 km |
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| Distance | 88 laps, 820.458 mi / 1320.399 km | |
| Pole | ||
| Drivers |  Albert Divo |
Bugatti |
| Guy Bouriat |
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| 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 |
Results from the 1931 Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps on July 12, 1931.
[edit] Classification
[edit] Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | William Grover-Williams |
Usines Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 88 | 2 | 1 | |
| Caberto Conelli |
1 | |||||||
| 2 | 10 | Tazio Nuvolari |
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 | 88 | 5 | 2 | |
| Baconin Borzacchini |
2 | |||||||
| 3 | 2 | Ferdinando Minoia |
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 | 85 | +3 Laps | 3 | 3 |
| Giovanni Minozzi |
3 | |||||||
| 4 | 16 | Henry Birkin |
Private entry | Alfa Romeo 8C-2300LM | 83 | +5 Laps | 8 | 4 |
| Brian Lewis |
4 | |||||||
| 5 | 8 | Henri Stoffel |
Private entry | Mercedes-Benz SSK | 81 | +7 Laps | 6 | 4 |
 Boris Ivanowski[1] |
4 | |||||||
| 6 | 24 | Jean Pesato |
Private entry | Alfa Romeo 8C-1750 | 73 | +15 Laps | 10 | 4 |
| Pierre Félix |
4 | |||||||
| 7 | 18 | Jean-Pierre Wimille |
Usines Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 65 | +23 Laps | 7 | 5 |
| Jean Gaupillat |
5 | |||||||
| 8 | 22 | Charles Montier |
Private entry | Montier-Ford | 58 | +30 Laps | 11 | 5 |
| "Ducolombier" |
5 | |||||||
| Ret | 20 | François Montier |
Private entry | Montier-Ford | 56 | 12 | 5 | |
| Ret | 6 | Albert Divo |
Usines Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 51 | Mechanical | 1 | 5 |
| Guy Bouriat |
5 | |||||||
| Ret | 12 | Achille Varzi |
Usines Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 44 | Magneto | 4 | 5 |
| Louis Chiron |
5 | |||||||
| Ret | 14 | Giuseppe Campari |
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 | 40 | Fire | 9 | 6 |
| Goffredo Zehender |
6 |
- ^ Ivanowski was a Russian national, but in exile since the Russian Revolution
[edit] Starting Grid Positions
| 1st Row | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|
| / Minoia / Minozzi Alfa Romeo |
/ Grover-Williams / Conelli Bugatti |
/ Divo / Bouriat Bugatti |
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| 2nd Row | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. |
| / Stoffel / Ivanowski Mercedes-Benz |
/ Nuvolari / Borzacchini Alfa Romeo |
/ Varzi / Chiron Bugatti |
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| 3rd Row | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. |
| / Campari / Zehender Alfa Romeo |
/ Birkin / Lewis Alfa Romeo |
/ Wimille / Gaupillat Bugatti |
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| 4th Row | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. |
F. Montier Montier-Ford |
/ C. Montier / Ducolombier Montier-Ford |
/ Pesato / Félix Alfa Romeo |
| Previous race: 1931 French Grand Prix |
1931 Grand Prix season Grandes Épreuves |
Next race: 1931 German Grand Prix |
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| Previous race: 1930 Belgian Grand Prix |
Belgian Grand Prix | Next race: 1933 Belgian Grand Prix |
