Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race 1932
The ninth Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race , also known as the Belgian Touring Car Grand Prix, 24 heures de Spa , took place on July 10th and 11th, 1932.
The race
In addition to the Le Mans 24-hour race , which was held for the first time in 1923, the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race established another 24-hour race in Europe at the beginning of the 1920s. In 1924 officials of the Royal Automobile Club Belgium took up the idea of a 24-hour race and looked for a suitable venue. The driving forces within the club were Jules de Their and Henri Langlois Van Ophem. It was decided to hold the race on a 14.863 km long course on public roads between Francorchamps , Malmedy and Stavelot , where races had been held since 1922 and which would go down in motorsport history as the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps .
The race of 1932 is of particular importance for Scuderia Ferrari in terms of motorsport history. Ferrari's trademark, a jumping horse on a yellow background (Italian: "Cavallino rampante"), was affixed to the racing team's racing cars for the first time during this race.
In the race, which was held in four racing classes, the two Scuderia-Ferrari- Alfa Romeo 8C 2300MM with the jumping horse were successful. The duo Antonio Brivio and Eugenio Siena won ahead of their teammates Piero Taruffi and Guido d'Ippolito .
Results
Final ranking
| Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.0 | 30th |
 Scuderia Ferrari
|
Antonio Brivio Eugenio Siena
|
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300MM | 2758.920 km | ||
| 2 | 3.0 | 40 |
Scuderia Ferrari
|
Piero Taruffi Guido d'Ippolito
|
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300MM | 2681.690 km | ||
| 3 | 3.0 | 30th |
 Earl Howe
|
Earl Howe Henry Birkin
|
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300LM | 2636.790 km | ||
| 4th | 3.0 | 32 |
 Telesphore Georges Mathot
|
FN | 2323.963 km | |||
| 5 | 3.0 | 34 |
Lecomte Salmon
|
FN | 2323.925 km | |||
| 6th | 3.0 | 36 |
Jacksens Grisar
|
FN | 2323.887 km | |||
| 7th | 2.0 | 58 |
 Jean Danne Jacques Gergaud
|
Rally | 2160.158 km | |||
| 8th | 1.1 | 64 |
Michel Doré Jean Treunet
|
BNC | 2066.132 km | |||
| 9 | 1.1 |
van Howe Havelange
|
Amilcar | 2052.960 km | ||||
| 10 | 4.0 | 22nd |
Jean-Marie Texidor Vladimir Narchkine
|
Alfa Romeo RLTF | 2048.720 km | |||
| 11 | 4.0 | 16 |
J. Nothomb L. Northhomb
|
De Soto | 1981.130 km | |||
| 12 | 1.1 | 60 |
Vandermissen Roberfroid
|
DKW | 1979.439 km | |||
| 13 | 1.1 |
de Lavillatte Luys
|
D'Yrsan | 1528.022 km | ||||
| 14th | 2.0 |
Hardy Dumoulin
|
Imperia | 1460.119 km | ||||
| Disqualified | ||||||||
| 15th | 1.1 |
Francotte
|
BNC | |||||
| 16 | 4.0 |
Schiffeler's Konings
|
ford | |||||
| Failed | ||||||||
| 17th | 4.0 |
Frédéric Théllusson
|
Lancia Dilambda | |||||
| 18th | + 4.0 |
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|
Mercedes-Benz SSK | |||||
| 19th | + 1.1 |
Arthur Duray
|
Corre-La Licorne | |||||
| 20th | + 1.1 |
Charley
|
Mathis | |||||
| 21st | 4.0 |
Franz Gouvion
|
Lancia | |||||
| 22nd | 4.0 |
Dumoret
|
D'Yrsan | |||||
| 23 |
Alphonse Evrard
|
Bugatti Type 37 | ||||||
| 24 | 4.0 |
Helaers Vasselle
|
Hotchkiss | |||||
| 25th |
Fauconnier
|
Chenard & Walcker | ||||||
| 26th | 3.0 | 44 |
Raymond Summers
|
Raymond Summers Jean Delmer
|
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300LM | |||
| 27 | 1.1 | 62 |
Freddie de Clifford
|
MG Midget | ||||
| 28 | 1.1 | 88 |
George Raphaël Béthenod de Montbressieux
|
Amilcar C6 | ||||
Only in the entry list
Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.
| Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Mathis | ||||
| 30th | Bugatti | ||||
| 31 | Bugatti | ||||
| 32 | Bugatti | ||||
| 33 | Chrysler | ||||
| 34 | BNC | ||||
| 35 | BNC | ||||
| 36 | Imperia | ||||
| 37 | Invicta | ||||
| 38 | Amilcar |
Class winner
| class | driver | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S + 4.0 | no participant in the finish | |||
| S 4.0 |
Jean-Marie Texidor
|
Vladimir Narchkine
|
Alfa Romeo RLTF | Rank 10 |
| S 3.0 |
Antonio Brivio
|
Eugenio Siena
|
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300MM | Overall victory |
| S 2.0 |
Jean Danne
|
Jacques Gergaud
|
Rally | Rank 7 |
| S 1.1 |
Michel Doré
|
Jean Treunet
|
BNC | Rank 8 |
Racing data
- Registered: 38
- Started: 28
- Valued: 14
- Race classes: 5
- Spectator: unknown
- Weather on race day: unknown
- Route length: 14.914 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 24: 00: 00,000 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 187
- Total distance of the winning team: 2785.920 km
- Winner's average: 116.080 km / h
- Pole position: unknown
- Fastest race lap: Raymond Sommer - Alfa Romeo 8C 2300MM (# 44) - 126.640 km / h
- Racing series: did not belong to any racing series