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.

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	René Thomas	Delage
Grid positions set by car number
Fastest lap
Driver	Antonio Ascari	Alfa Romeo
Time	6:51.2
Podium
First	Antonio Ascari	Alfa Romeo
Second	Giuseppe Campari	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

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis
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	54	+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.