1926 Spanish Grand Prix

The 1926 Spanish Grand Prix (formally the II Gran Premio de España) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Circuito Lasarte on 25 July 1926. The race was held over 40 laps of a 17.315 km circuit, for a total race distance of 692.6 km. The race was won by Bartolomeo Costantini driving a Bugatti.[1]

1926 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Date 25 July 1926
Official name II Gran Premio de España
Location San Sebastián, Spain
Course Circuito Lasarte
Course length 17.32 km (11.76 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 692.6 km (430.4 miles)
Pole position
Driver Sunbeam
Grid positions set by car number
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Bartolomeo Costantini Bugatti
Time 7:41.6
Podium
First Bugatti
Second Bugatti
Third Delage

The race was held just one week after the 1926 European Grand Prix held on the same circuit. The European Grand Prix was a round of the 1926 AIACR World Championship, so was held to the 1.5 litre formula. The Spanish Grand Prix was held to Formula Libre, and so the Bugatti and Delage factory entries ran their 1925 2-litre cars.[1]

Classification

Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired
1 5 Italy Bartolomeo Costantini Bugatti 40 5h35m47
2 15 France Jules Goux Bugatti 40 5h52m15
3 24 France Louis Wagner
France Robert Benoist
Delage 40 5h56m57
4 23 Italy Ferdinando Minoia Bugatti 40 5h57m26
NC 30 France Jules Ferry
France Boris Ivanowski
Bugatti 33 6h03m32
DNF 28 United Kingdom "Williams" Bugatti 29 Valves
DNF 16 France André Morel Delage 6 Valves
DNF 3 United Kingdom Henry Segrave Sunbeam 5 Front Axle
DNF 6 France Robert Benoist Delage 4 Valves, Ignition
DNF 29 Belgium René de Buck Bugatti 2 Steering
Sources:[1]

Sources

  1. Etzrodt, Hans. "Costantini triumphs with Bugatti at the Spanish Grand Prix". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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