Classic Car Catalogue

VIII Grand Prix de Belgique
1939

Belgian Grand Prix
25 June 1939
Spa-Francorchamps, Road course
Race 1 of 4 in the 1939 European Championship

Belgium

 
Entries and results:
No.   Driver: Car: Engine:   Entrant:
2 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D 3.0 V-12 Auto Union
4 Rudolf Hasse Auto Union D 3.0 V-12 Auto Union
6 Hermann Paul Müller Auto Union D 3.0 V-12 Auto Union
8 Georg Meier Auto Union D 3.0 V-12 Auto Union
10 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo Tipo 316 3.0 V-16 Giuseppe Farina
12 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 3.0 S-8 Raymond Sommer
14 Robert Mazaud Delahaye T135CS 3.6 S-6 Robert Mazaud
18 Louis Gérard Delahaye T135CS 3.6 S-6 Louis Gérard
20 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154 3.0 V-12 Daimler-Benz AG
22 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 3.0 V-12 Daimler-Benz AG
24 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 3.0 V-12 Daimler-Benz AG
26 Richard Seaman Mercedes-Benz W154 3.0 V-12 Daimler-Benz AG
28 Adolfo Mandirola Maserati 6CM 3.0 S-8 Adolfo Mandirola

Results:

Position: No. Driver: Car: Laps: Time:
1st 22 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 35 3h 20m 21.0s
2nd 4 Rudolf Hasse Auto Union D 35 3h 20m 37.9s
3rd 24 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 35 3h 22m 14.0s
4th 12 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 33 3h 23m 13.0s
5th 14 Robert Mazaud Delahaye T135CS 31 3h 27m 40.0s
6th 18 Louis Gérard Delahaye T135CS 30 3h 26m 40.0s
dnf 2 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D 28 acc.
dnf 6 Hermann Paul Müller Auto Union D 26 failure
dnf 26 Richard Seaman Mercedes-Benz W154 21 acc.
dnf 10 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo Tipo 316 20 failure
dnf 28 Adolfo Mandirola Maserati 6CM 19 failure
dnf 8 Georg Meier Auto Union D 13 acc.
dnf 20 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154 7 acc.
Fastest lap: Hermann Lang (Mercedes-Benz)
5m19.9s = 163.2 km/h (101.4 mph)
Winner's average speed: 152.0 km/h (94.4 mph)