1925 Belgian Grand Prix

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

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 mi)
Distance 54 laps, 809.06 km (502.73 mi)
Pole position
Driver
  • René Thomas
 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. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
  • "Golden Era Races - 1925". Racing Database. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
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