1930 Belgian Grand Prix

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Race start
Louis Chiron (left) and Guy Bouriat (right) in their Bugattis
Race winner Louis Chiron at the scandalous finish; followed by Guy Bouriat, who had to be on Chiron for almost three minutes as the leader to let him win

The 2nd Belgian Grand Prix took place on July 20, 1930 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps . This year it was the only Grande Épreuve that, according to the international racing formula (maximum consumption 14 kg of fuel and oil per 100 km, gasoline composition at least 70% commercial gasoline, maximum 30% benzene , engine size at least 1100 cc, minimum weight of the two-seater car 900 kg, minimum width of the chassis 100 cm, race distance at least 600 km) and was originally intended as a race for the then automobile world championship . The race also had the AIACR honorary title Grand Prix of Europe . It was held over 40 laps of 14.914 km, which corresponded to a total distance of 596.560 km.

The winner was Louis Chiron in a Bugatti Type 35C .

run

In 1930 the last attempt by the International Automobile Federation to hold a brand world championship for automobiles based on a specially prescribed International Grand Prix racing formula also failed . The Belgian Grand Prix , which was also named the highlight of the season as the European Grand Prix on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Belgium's existence , with its unsatisfactory course became an example of the crisis in official Grand Prix sport , while in contrast the numerous Formula Libre races that were not constrained by the AIACR rules were more exciting and successful than ever.

Under the conditions of the fuel consumption formula, which limited the amount of fuel to 14 kg per 100 km driven, the prospect of thrilling racing scenes on the track was low from the outset. In spite of the compulsory approval of private drivers, the organizers also struggled to get a reasonably reasonable field of participants together, in which the external appearance of the cars was completely different from what one was used to from other major races.

Only Bugatti with its three works drivers Louis Chiron , Albert Divo and Guy Bouriat - and two local private drivers with Max Thirion and Émile Cornet - entered the "real" Grand Prix racing car Bugatti Type 35 35C with a compressor-charged 2-liter in-line eight-cylinder of approx 120 hp, which, due to the obligatory standard tanks that had to be installed behind the cockpit in place of the elegant boat stern, was somewhat reminiscent of the racing cars from before the First World War . The rest of the field was made up of a hodgepodge of touring and sports cars , which were brought to racing trim with the removal of headlights and fenders.

The main competitor for Bugatti was not the three tame sports cars from the Belgian Imperia plants with their compressorless 1.8-liter engines, but rather the somewhat long-legged Peugeot 174S with a side-controlled 4-liter engine used by the French Henri Stoffel . An engine that had been specially designed as early as 1925 for this type of "endurance race".

The race started as expected and the three factory Bugattis were able to set the pace for a long time without being challenged, but they also had to keep an eye on fuel consumption. Stoffel managed to never let the connection tear off completely and to stay behind the trio with a gap of about one to two minutes.

After two thirds of the distance, however, the leading Chiron (spark plug change) and a short time later Divo (tire damage) had to pit, which meant they both fell behind Stoffel. This not only thwarted the intention of the Bugatti team, which for publicity reasons had actually designated Chiron as its "champion" as the winner of the race, motivated by the unexpectedly opened perspective, Stoffel now even began to put pressure on the leading Bouriat exercise, so that the Bugatti victory even seemed to be in jeopardy overall. When Stoffel finally got within five seconds, he ran out of gas on the last lap about 10 km from the finish. With that, Bugatti's dream result was suddenly possible again and Bouriat promptly stopped immediately in front of the line to wait for his team captain. Under the eyes of the indignant audience, it took a whole two and a half shameful minutes until Chiron was finally the first to cross the finish line.

Results

Registration list

team No. driver chassis engine tires
BelgiumBelgium SA des Automobiles Impéria Exelsior 01 Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Goffredo Zehender Impéria Sport Impéria 1.8L I6 E.
02 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Jacques Edouard Ledure
03 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Michel Doré
Third French RepublicThird French Republic La Société des Automobile Ariès 04th Third French RepublicThird French Republic Arthur Duray Ariès 3L Ariès 3.0L I4
Third French RepublicThird French Republic Charles Montier et Cie 05 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Charles Montier Montier 1 Speciale Ford 3.3L I4
06th Third French RepublicThird French Republic Ferdinand Montier
Third French RepublicThird French Republic Automobiles Ettore Bugatti 07th Third French RepublicThird French Republic Albert Divo Bugatti T35C Bugatti 2.0L I8 compressor M.
08th Third French RepublicThird French Republic Guy Bouriat
09 MonacoMonaco Louis Chiron
BelgiumBelgium Baron Abel Blin d'Ormont 10 BelgiumBelgium Abel Blin d'Ormont Bugatti T44 Bugatti 3.0L I8
BelgiumBelgium Ernest André 11 BelgiumBelgium Ernest André Bugatti T35C Bugatti 2.0L I8 compressor E.
BelgiumBelgium Joseph Reinartz 12 BelgiumBelgium Joseph Reinartz Bugatti T43 Bugatti 2.3L I8 compressor E.
BelgiumBelgium Georges Bouriano 14th BelgiumBelgium Georges Bouriano Bugatti T35B Bugatti 2.3L I8 compressor
BelgiumBelgium Max Thirion 15th BelgiumBelgium Max Thirion Bugatti T35C Bugatti 2.0L I8 compressor
16 BelgiumBelgium Max Thirion
Third French RepublicThird French Republic Émile Burie 17th Third French RepublicThird French Republic Émile Burie Georges Irat A6 Georges Irat 3.0L I6
BelgiumBelgium Franz Gouvion 18th BelgiumBelgium Franz Gouvion Lombard AL3 Lombard 1.1L I4
Third French RepublicThird French Republic Henri Stoffel 19th Third French RepublicThird French Republic Henri Stoffel Peugeot 174S Peugeot 4.0L I4
BelgiumBelgium Émile Cornet 20th BelgiumBelgium Émile Cornet Bugatti T35C Bugatti 2.0L I8 compressor
BelgiumBelgium Fernand Delzaert 21st BelgiumBelgium Fernand Delzaert Bugatti T37A Bugatti 1.5L I4 compressor
Third French RepublicThird French Republic Robert Laly Third French RepublicThird French Republic Robert Laly Ariès 3L Ariès 3.0L I4

Race result

Item driver constructor Round Stops time begin Fastest lap Failure reason
01 MonacoMonaco Louis Chiron Third French RepublicThird French Republic Bugatti 40 1 5:08:34,000 1
02 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Guy Bouriat Third French RepublicThird French Republic Bugatti 40 + 1: 00,000 11 7: 07,900
03 Third French RepublicThird French Republic Albert Divo Third French RepublicThird French Republic Bugatti 40 1 + 5: 20,000 9
04th Third French RepublicThird French Republic Arthur Duray Third French RepublicThird French Republic Aries 40 + 13: 52,000 8th
05 Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Goffredo Zehender BelgiumBelgium Imperia 40 + 16: 45,000 6th
06th Third French RepublicThird French Republic Charles Montier Third French RepublicThird French Republic Montier 40 + 21: 56,000 13
07th Third French RepublicThird French Republic Jacques Edouard Ledure BelgiumBelgium Imperia 40 + 33: 13,000 7th
- Third French RepublicThird French Republic Henri Stoffel Third French RepublicThird French Republic Peugeot 39 DNF 14th no more fuel
- BelgiumBelgium Joseph Reinartz Third French RepublicThird French Republic Bugatti 39 DNF 4th no more fuel
- Third French RepublicThird French Republic Ferdinand Montier Third French RepublicThird French Republic Montier 39 DNF 5 no more fuel
- BelgiumBelgium Franz Gouvion Third French RepublicThird French Republic Lombard 39 DNF 10 no more fuel
- Third French RepublicThird French Republic Michel Doré BelgiumBelgium Imperia 28 DNF 2 failure
- BelgiumBelgium Max Thirion Third French RepublicThird French Republic Bugatti 27 DNF 3 failure
- BelgiumBelgium Émile Cornet Third French RepublicThird French Republic Bugatti 12 DNF 15th failure
- Third French RepublicThird French Republic Émile Burie Third French RepublicThird French Republic Georges Irat 7th DNF 12 failure

Web links

Commons : Belgian Grand Prix 1930  - Collection of images, videos and audio files