1925 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1925 Belgian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on the 28th of June 1925. This was the first ever grand prix held at Spa, and the first ever Belgian Grand Prix.[1]

1925 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 2 of 4 in the 1925 World Manufacturers' Championship
Race details
Date 28 June 1925
Official name I Grand Prix de Belgique
Location Spa-Francorchamps
Spa, Belgium
Course Road course
Course length 14.98 km (9.31 miles)
Distance 54 laps, 809.06 km (502.73 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Delage
Grid positions set by car number
Fastest lap
Driver Antonio Ascari Alfa Romeo
Time 6:51.2
Podium
First
Alfa Romeo
Second
Alfa Romeo
Third
  • No other finishers
Antonio Ascari (1888–1925) and his mechanic Giulio Ramponi (1902–86) in the Alfa Romeo P2. Ascari died less than a month later in the 1925 French Grand Prix.
Start of the Grand Prix, Antonio Ascari leads Giuseppe Campari.
Antonio Ascari during the race.

Entries
NoDriverEntrantConstructorChassis
1 René Thomas Automobiles Delage Delage 2LCV
2 Antonio Ascari Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo P2
3 Henry Segrave Sunbeam Sunbeam
4 Pierre de Vizcaya Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Type 35
5 Robert Benoist Automobiles Delage Delage 2LCV
6 Giuseppe Campari Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo P2
7 Giulio Masetti Sunbeam Sunbeam
8 Meo Constantini Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti Type 35
9 Albert Divo Automobiles Delage Delage 2LCV
10 Gastone Brilli-Peri Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo P2
11 Caberto Conelli Sunbeam Sunbeam
12 Paul Torchy Automobiles Delage Delage 2LCV

Classification

Race
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 2 Antonio Ascari Alfa Romeo 54 6:42:57 2
2 6 Giuseppe Campari Alfa Romeo +21:58 4
Ret 9 Albert Divo Delage 29 Valves 5
Ret 10 Gastone Brilli-Peri Alfa Romeo 18 Suspension 6
Ret 1 René Thomas Delage 6 Fire 1
Ret 12 Paul Torchy Delage 2 Ignition 7
Ret 5 Robert Benoist Delage 1 Fuel tank 3

Starting Grid Positions
1st Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos.

Thomas
Delage
Ascari
Alfa Romeo
Benoist
Delage
2nd Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos.

Campari
Alfa Romeo
Divo
Delage
3rd Row 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos.

Brilli-Peri
Alfa Romeo
Torchy
Delage

Notes
  • Segrave, de Vizcaya, Masetti, Constantini and Conelli did not turn up because their cars were not ready.

References
  • Etzrodt, Hans. "The 1925 Automobile World Championship". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
  • Galpin, Darren. "I Grand Prix de Belgique". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Archived from the original on 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
  • "Golden Era Races - 1925". Racing Database. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  1. "1925 Belgian Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
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