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1934 Belgian Grand Prix

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René Dreyfus, winner of the Grand Prix.

The 1934 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the V Grand Prix de Belgique) was a Grand Prix motor race, which was run on 29 July 1934 in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. The race lasted 596.05 km (14.90 km x 40 laps). It was the fifth running of the Belgian Grand Prix.

Classification

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Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retire
1 4 France René Dreyfus Bugatti T59 40 4:15:03.8
2 6 Italy 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 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3 25 Engine
Ret 14 Monaco Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3 20 Crash
DNS 8 Germany Hans Stuck Auto Union A Team withdrew
DNS 10 Germany August Momberger Auto Union A Team withdrew
DNS 18 Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W25 Team withdrew
DNS 20 Italy Luigi Fagioli Mercedes-Benz W25 Team withdrew
DNS 22 Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W25 Team withdrew

Fastest Lap: Italy Antonio Brivio (Bugatti T59), 5:45.0

Note: Mercedes and Auto Union teams withdrew when Belgian customs asked the teams to pay BF180,000 duty on their alcohol based fuel.

[1][unreliable source?][dead link]

[2] For much more details including Starting Grid

References

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  1. ^ "1934 Grand Prix". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  2. ^ "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)". Archived from the original on 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2020-06-29.


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