1937 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1937 Belgian Grand Prix | ||||
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Race 1 of 5 in the 1937 European Championship
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| Race details | ||||
| Date | 11 July 1937 | |||
| Official name | VII Grand Prix de Belgique | |||
| Location |
Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium | |||
| Course | Road course | |||
| Course length | 14.95 km (9.29[1] miles) | |||
| Distance | 34 laps, 508.30 km (315.86 miles) | |||
| Pole position | ||||
| Driver | Alfa Romeo | |||
| Grid positions set by ballot | ||||
| Fastest lap | ||||
| Driver |
 Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Time | 5:04.7 | |||
| Podium | ||||
| First | Auto Union | |||
| Second | Auto Union | |||
| Third | Mercedes-Benz | |||
The 1937 Belgian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 11 July 1937. It was the last Grand Prix to be held at the circuit's original configuration.[2]
Classification
[edit]| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Rudolf Hasse
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Auto Union | Auto Union C | 34 | 3:01:22 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | Hans Stuck
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Auto Union | Auto Union C | 34 | +0:42 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Hermann Lang
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Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W125 | 34 | +2:45 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 |  Christian Kautz
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Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W125 | 34 | +3:03 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | 16 |  Raymond Sommer
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Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo 12C-36 | 33 | +1 Lap | 1 | 4 |
| Ret | 4 | Manfred von Brauchitsch
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Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W125 | 31 | Supercharger | 2 | 4 |
| Ret | 14 | Hermann Paul Müller
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Auto Union | Auto Union C | 13 | Oil pipe | 8 | 6 |
| Ret | 18 |  Carlo Felice Trossi
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Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo 12C-36 | 5 | Engine | 6 | 7 |
| DNS | 10 | Luigi Fagioli
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Auto Union | Auto Union C | 8 | |||
| DNS | 20 |  Franz Gouvion
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F. Gouvion | Maserati 8CM | Engine | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1937 Belgian Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
- ^ "VII GRAND PRIX DE BELGIQUE". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on December 8, 2000. Retrieved October 17, 2017.