Czechoslovakian Grand Prix

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Czechoslovakian Grand Prix

Masaryk Circuit, Brno
Race information
Circuit length	km ( mi)
Race length	km ( mi)
Number of times held	8
First held	1930
Last held	1949
Most wins (drivers)	Louis Chiron (3)
Most wins (constructors)	Bugatti (3)
Last race (1949):
Pole position
Podium	1. Peter Whitehead Ferrari 2. Philippe Etancelin Talbot 3. Franco Cortese Maserati
Fastest lap	B. Bira Maserati

The Czechoslovakian Grand Prix (Czech: Velká cena Československa) was a Grand Prix motor racing event first held on September 28, 1930 at the Masaryk Circuit now referred to as the Brno Circuit. It was held in the town of Brno in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic).

From 1934 onwards, the race was dominated by the German Silver Arrows. In 1937, several spectators were killed or injured when Hermann Lang skidded off the track. The spectators had been in a prohibited area but Lang was sued anyway.

Due to the German occupation in 1938 the race was discontinued until 1949 when the Masaryk Circuit was shortened to 17.8 km (11.1 mi).

The 1949 competition, raced in the opposite direction than the pre-war races, drew a crowd in excess of 400,000 people. However, this would be the last Czechoslovakian Grand Prix, and the race would never be part of the Formula One World Championship.

Winners of the Czechoslovakian Grand Prix

Year	Driver	Car	Team	Location	Series	Length	Report
1988	Jochen Mass, Jean-Louis Schlesser	Sauber C9	Team Sauber Mercedes	Masaryk Circuit	World Sportscar Championship		Report
1987	Klaus Ludwig, Klaus Niedzwiedz	Ford Sierra RS500	Eggenberger Motorsport	Masaryk Circuit	World Touring Car Championship		Report
1986	Ulf Granberg, Thomas Lindström	Volvo 240 Turbo	RAS Sport	Masaryk Circuit	European Touring Car Championship		Report
1985	Ulf Granberg, Anders Olofsson	Volvo 240 Turbo	Magnum Racing	Masaryk Circuit	European Touring Car Championship		Report
1984	Tom Walkinshaw, Hans Heyer	Jaguar XJ-S	TWR Jaguar Racing	Masaryk Circuit	European Touring Car Championship		Report
1983	Tom Walkinshaw, Chuck Nicholson	Jaguar XJ-S	TWR Jaguar Racing	Masaryk Circuit	European Touring Car Championship		Report
1982	Tom Walkinshaw, Chuck Nicholson	Jaguar XJ-S	Team Motul Jaguar	Masaryk Circuit	European Touring Car Championship		Report
1981	Umberto Grano, Helmut Kelleners	BMW 635 CSi	Eggenberger Motorsport	Masaryk Circuit	European Touring Car Championship		Report
1980	Helmut Kelleners, Siegfried Müller Jr.	BMW 320	Eggenberger Motorsport	Masaryk Circuit	European Touring Car Championship		Report
1979	Raymond Van Hove, Jean Xhenceval, Pierre Dieudonné	BMW 3.0 CSL	Luigi Racing	Masaryk Circuit	European Touring Car Championship		Report
1978	Carlo Facetti, Martino Finotto	BMW 3.0 CSL	Jolly Club Milano	Masaryk Circuit	European Touring Car Championship		Report
1977	Carlo Facetti, Martino Finotto	BMW 3.0 CSL	Luigi Racing	Masaryk Circuit	European Touring Car Championship		Report
1976	Jean Xhenceval, Pierre Dieudonné, Umberto Grano	BMW 3.0 CSL	Luigi Racing	Masaryk Circuit	European Touring Car Championship		Report
1950 -75	Not held
1949	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari 125 F1	Peter Whitehead	Masaryk Circuit			Report
1938 -48	Not held
1937	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz W125	Daimler-Benz	Masaryk Circuit	Non-championship		Report
1936	Not held
1935	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union Type B	Auto Union	Masaryk Circuit	Non-championship		Report
1934	Hans Stuck	Auto Union Type A	Auto Union	Masaryk Circuit	Non-championship		Report
1933	Louis Chiron	Alfa Romeo B/P3	Scuderia Ferrari	Masaryk Circuit	Non-championship		Report
1932	Louis Chiron	Bugatti T51	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Masaryk Circuit	Non-championship		Report
1931	Louis Chiron	Bugatti T51	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Masaryk Circuit	Non-championship		Report
1930	Heinrich-Joachim von Morgen, Hermann of Leiningen	Bugatti T35B	Deutsches Bugatti Team	Masaryk Circuit	Non-championship		Report

Coordinates: 49°07′17″N 16°15′50″E / 49.12139°N 16.26389°E / 49.12139; 16.26389

External links

• Map of Masaryk Circuit from 1930 to 1937
• Full results of GP class event of III Masaryk Circuit in 1932
• Results and report about GP class event of IV Masaryk Circuit in 1933
• Results and report about International race of automobiles at Masaryk Circuit in 1934 (GP class and voiturette class events)
• Results and report about Masaryk Grand Prix in 1935 (GP class and voiturette class events)
• Results and report about Masaryk Grand Prix (GP class event) and GP de la Ville de Brno (voiturette class event) in 1937
• Results and report about Grand Prix ČSSR in 1988