1931 Belgian Grand Prix

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

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

Classification

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	William Grover-Williams	Private entry	Bugatti T51	88		2	1
1	4	Caberto Conelli	Private entry	Bugatti T51	88		2	1
2	10	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C-2300	88		5	2
2	10	Baconin Borzacchini	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C-2300	88		5	2
3	2	Ferdinando Minoia	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C-2300	85	+3 Laps	1	3
3	2	Giovanni Minozzi	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C-2300	85	+3 Laps	1	3
4	16	Henry Birkin	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C-2300LM	83	+5 Laps	8	4
4	16	Brian Lewis	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C-2300LM	83	+5 Laps	8	4
5	8	Henri Stoffel	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz SSK	81	+7 Laps	4	4
5	8	Boris Ivanowski^{[note 1]}	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz SSK	81	+7 Laps	4	4
6	24	Jean Pesato	Private entry	Alfa Romeo 6C-1750	73	+15 Laps	12	4
6	24	Pierre Félix	Private entry	Alfa Romeo 6C-1750	73	+15 Laps	12	4
Ret	18	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Private entry	Bugatti T51	65	+23 Laps	9	5
Ret	18	Jean Gaupillat	Private entry	Bugatti T51	65	+23 Laps	9	5
8^[1]^[2]^[3]^{[note 2]}	22	Charles Montier	Private entry	Montier-Ford	58	+30 Laps	11	5
8^[1]^[2]^[3]^{[note 2]}	22	"Ducolombier"	Private entry	Montier-Ford	58	+30 Laps	11	5
Ret	20	Ferdinand Montier	Private entry	Montier-Ford	56		10	5
Ret	6	Albert Divo	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	51	Mechanical	3	5
Ret	6	Guy Bouriat	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	51	Mechanical	3	5
Ret	12	Achille Varzi	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	44	Magneto	6	6
Ret	12	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	44	Magneto	6	6
Ret	14	Giuseppe Campari	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C-2300	40	Fire	7	6
Ret	14	Goffredo Zehender	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C-2300	40	Fire	7	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

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

References

^ ^a ^b "1931 Belgian Grand Prix". NASCAR Digital Media.
^ ^a ^b "The Belgian Grand Prix". Motor Sport. August 1931.
^ ^a ^b "1931 Belgian Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Etzrodt, Hans. "The 1931 European Automobile Championship". Archived from the original on 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2020-02-01.

[5] Ivanowski was a Russian national, but in exile since the Russian Revolution.

[belgium1931-discrepancy-7] Researcher Hans Etzrodt has Montier placed 7th.^[4]^[5]

[racing-reference-belgium1931-1] "1931 Belgian Grand Prix". NASCAR Digital Media.

[motorsport-1931-08-2] "The Belgian Grand Prix". Motor Sport. August 1931.

[database-3] "1931 Belgian Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport.

[III-GP-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.

[1931-championship-6] Etzrodt, Hans. "The 1931 European Automobile Championship". Archived from the original on 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2020-02-01.

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