1937 Belgian Grand Prix

Motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 11 July 1937 EC Belgian 11 July 1937 Spa-Francorchamps_original_layout_(1922).jpg VII Grand Prix de Belgique Belgium 1 5 1937 German Grand Prix Spa-FrancorchampsSpa, Belgium Road course 9.29https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1937-belgian-grand-prix/ 1937 Belgian Grand Prix | Motorsport Database 14.95 34 315.86 508.30 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo France True Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz 5:04.7 Germany Nazi Rudolf Hasse Auto Union Germany Nazi Hans Stuck Auto Union Germany Nazi Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Germany Nazi The 1937 Belgian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 11 July 1937. Circuit It was the last Grand Prix to be held at the circuit's original configurationhttp://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp373.htm#27 VII GRAND PRIX DE BELGIQUE kolumbus.fi October 17, 2017 December 8, 2000 https://web.archive.org/web/20001208112100/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp373.htm#27 dead with the slow corner at the former Belgian-German border. This was bypassed by the fast Raidillon uphill shortcut after the bridge over Eau Rouge river. Vanderbilt Cup A week prior, the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup race https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/races/year/1937_vanderbilt_cup_race was held in the USA, and the German teams split their efforts, while Alfa Romeo's Scuderia Ferrari preferred to race in the US with its main drivers, sending only a B-team to Spa; the Belgians were particularly disappointed that Rudolf Caracciola, who was supposed to come to Belgium, pulled rank, and decided to go to the Cup, which opened up a berth for Hermann Lang.Nixon Chris Racing the Silver Arrows 1986 Osprey London 295 Some German pilots were supposed to take the LZ 129 Hindenburg to return in time to Europe, but this Zeppelin was destroyed to months earlier and the German airship flights were cancelled. Classification PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints 1 12 DEU Nazi Rudolf Hasse Auto Union Auto Union C 34 3:01:22 5 1 2 8 DEU Nazi Hans Stuck Auto Union Auto Union C 34 +0:42 3 2 3 2 DEU Nazi Hermann Lang Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W125 34 +2:45 4 3 4 6 CHE Christian Kautz Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W125 34 +3:03 7 4 5 16 FRA Raymond Sommer Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 12C-36 33 +1 Lap 1 4 Ret 4 DEU Nazi Manfred von Brauchitsch Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W125 31 Supercharger 2 4 Ret 14 DEU Nazi Hermann Paul Müller Auto Union Auto Union C 13 Oil pipe 8 6 Ret 18 ITA 1861 Carlo Felice Trossi Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 12C-36 5 Engine 6 7 DNS 10 ITA 1861 Luigi Fagioli Auto Union Auto Union C 8 DNS 20 BEL Franz Gouvion F. Gouvion Maserati 8CM Engine 8 References Belgian Grand Prix 1937 1936 Italian Grand Prix 1937 German Grand Prix 1935 Belgian Grand Prix 1939 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix Category:Belgian Grand Prix Grand Prix, 1937