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⚫ The '''1939 Belgian Grand Prix''' was a race held on ], ] at ]. ] suffered severe burns on 60 percent of his body after crashing into a tree. He died later that night in the hospital, at only 26 years of age.
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⚫ The '''1939 Belgian Grand Prix''' was a race held on June 25, 1939 at ]. ] suffered severe burns on 60 percent of his body after crashing into a tree. He died later that night in the hospital, at only 26 years of age.


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Revision as of 12:51, 24 September 2006

The 1939 Belgian Grand Prix was a race held on June 25, 1939 at Spa-Francorchamps. Richard Seaman suffered severe burns on 60 percent of his body after crashing into a tree. He died later that night in the hospital, at only 26 years of age.

Belgian Grand Prix 1939
Date 25 June 1939
Location Spa-Francorchamps
Course 14.120km
Distance 35 laps, 507.50km
Weather Heavy intermittent local rain showers
Pole Position - (positions drawn by ballot)
Fastest Lap Hermann Lang, 5'19.9
Winner Hermann Lang, 3:20'21.0
2nd Place Rudolf Hasse
3rd Place Manfred von Brauchitsch
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Drivers and contructors competing

No Driver Team Constructor
2 Italy Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union Auto Union
4 Germany Rudolf Hasse Auto Union Auto Union
6 Germany Hermann Paul Müller Auto Union Auto Union
8 Germany Georg Meier Auto Union Auto Union
10 Italy Guiseppe Farina Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo
12 France Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo
14 France Robert Mazaud Delahaye
16 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati Maserati
18 France Louis Gérard Delahaye
20 Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz
22 Germany Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz
24 Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz
26 United Kingdom Richard Seaman Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz
28 Switzerland Adolfo Mandirola Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Team
1 10 Italy Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo
2 22 Germany Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz
3 6 Germany Hermann Paul Müller Auto Union
4 26 United Kingdom Richard Seaman Mercedes-Benz
5 2 Italy Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union
6 4 Germany Rudolf Hasse Auto Union
7 20 Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz
8 8 Germany Georg Meier Auto Union
9 12 France Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo
10 24 Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz
11 28 Switzerland Adolfo Mandirola Maserati
12 18 France Louis Gérard Delahaye
13 14 France Robert Mazaud Delahaye

Race

Pos Driver Team Laps Time/Retired
1 Germany Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz 35 3:20'21
2 Germany Rudolf Hasse Auto Union 35 + 16.9
3 Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz 35 + 1.53
4 France Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 33 + 2 Laps
5 France Robert Mazoud Delahaye 31 + 4 Laps
6 France Louis Gérard Ferrari 30 + 5 Laps
Ret Italy Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union 28 Spun off
Ret Germany Hermann Paul Müller Auto Union 26 Valve
Ret United Kingdom Richard Seaman Mercedes-Benz 21 Fatal accident
Ret Italy Guiseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 20 Supercharger
Ret Switzerland Adolfo Mandirola Maserati 19 Front Suspension
Ret Germany Georg Meiner Auto Union 13 Spun off
Ret Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz 7 Spun off

Notes

  • Drivers: 13 competing, 13 qualified for race, 6 classified.
  • Pole position: -, positions drawn by ballot
  • Fastest Lap: Hermann Lang – 5'19.9
  • Richard Seaman crashed in the La Source hairpin into tree and then wrapped itself around another tree with a broken fuel line. 250 litres of fuel rushed into the cockpit and over the exhaust and in the next moment the car was an inferno. Seaman's right hand was broken and the driver was trapped behind the steering wheel. After a minute of futile rescuing efforts a Belgian soldier walked right into the fire and released the driver. He had however suffered burns on 60 percent of the body and Britain's greatest pre-war driver died before midnight.
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