1934 Belgian Grand Prix

May 2013 thumb|right|250px|René Dreyfus, winner of the 1934 Grand Prix. The 1934 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the V Grand Prix de Belgique) was a Grand Prix motor race of the 1934 Grand Prix season which was run on 29 July 1934 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. The Belgian-German border until the 1920s was near the bridge over Eau Rouge and near the Meiz road on the Malmedy straight. Then Belgium annexed Ostbelgien, the circuit was created, and the empty customs office was called Ancienne Douane. Before the 1934 GP race, Belgian customs asked the German teams of Auto Union and Mercedes-Benz to pay 180,000 Belgian franc duty for the alcohol based special fuel they brought. 48 hours before the start the German teams therefore withdrew their entries. Tazio Nuvolari and other Maserati 8CM were absent, too.http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp3407.htm#27 1934 GRAND PRIX SEASON - 1934 Coppa Chiano, 1934 Belgian Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Belgique), 1934 Coppa Acerbo, 1934 Nizza Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Nice) 2020-06-29 2019-06-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20190613070427/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp3407.htm#27 dead The race lasted 596.05 km (14.90 km x 40 laps). It was the fifth running of the Belgian Grand Prix. The Alfas were leading, but had retired before lap 30. Thus Bugatti won 1-2, the last major victory of the brand. Classification Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retire 1 4 France René Dreyfus Bugatti T59 40 4:15:03.8 2 6 Italy 1861 Antonio Brivio Bugatti T59 40 +1:51.0 3 12 France Raymond Sommer Maserati 8CM 40 +1 lap 4 2 France Robert Benoist Bugatti T59 40 +3 laps 5 24 France Charles Montier Montier Speciale-Ford 40 +10 laps Ret 16 Italy 1861 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo P3 Tipo-B 25 Engine Ret 14 Monaco Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3 20 Crash DNS 8 Germany 1933 Hans Stuck Auto Union A Team withdrew DNS 10 Germany 1933 August Momberger Auto Union A Team withdrew DNS 18 Germany 1933 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W25 Team withdrew DNS 20 Italy 1861 Luigi Fagioli Mercedes-Benz W25 Team withdrew DNS 22 Germany 1933 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W25 Team withdrew Fastest Lap: Italy 1861 Antonio Brivio (Bugatti T59), 5:45.0http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1934/1934.html#b 1934 Grand Prix 2013-05-21 2012-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20120224114408/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1934/1934.html#b dead References Belgian Grand Prix 1934 1934 German Grand Prix 1934 Italian Grand Prix 1933 Belgian Grand Prix 1935 Belgian Grand Prix Category:Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix Grand Prix