1926 San Sebastián Grand Prix
Race 3 of 5 in the 1926 World Manufacturers' Championship
Race details
Date 18 July 1926
Official name IV Gran Premio de San Sebastián
IV Grand Prix d'Europe
Location San Sebastián, Spain
Course Circuito Lasarte
Course length 17.32 km (11.76 miles)
Distance 45 laps, 799.2 km (484.2 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Bugatti
Grid positions set by car number
Fastest lap
Driver France Louis Wagner Delage
Time 7:54.6[1]
Podium
First
Bugatti
Second
Delage
Third
Bugatti

The 1926 San Sebastián Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Circuito Lasarte on 18 July 1926. It was also designated as the European Grand Prix.

It was the third race of the 1926 AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship season. The Delage 15 S 8 made its racing debut here but proved to be quite challenging to drive. The exhaust pipes of the Delage's passed beneath the floor where the drivers' feet were, causing them to gradually burn. The drivers had to take turns in the cars, in order to avoid serious injury.[2]

As Robert Sénéchal was not listed as an official Delage reserve driver, after the race both cars he drove were disqualified, as well as the Bugatti driven by unofficial reserve driver Louis Dutilleux. However after an appeal to the AIACR Court of Appeals, these results were all reinstated as the officials had approved the driver changes during the race.[1]

Classification

Winner Jules Goux
Robert Benoist
Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired
1 10 France Jules Goux Bugatti T39A 45 6h51m52
2 15 France Edmond Bourlier
France Robert Sénéchal		 Delage 15 S 8 45 6h59m42
3 2 Italy Meo Costantini Bugatti T39A 45 7h28m18
NC 22 France André Morel
France Louis Wagner
France Robert Benoist		 Delage 15 S 8 41 7h35m22
NC 19 Italy Ferdinando Minoia
France Louis Dutilleux		 Bugatti T39A 41 7h35m36
NC 7 France Robert Benoist
France Robert Sénéchal
France Louis Wagner		 Delage 15 S 8 33 7h26m31
Sources:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Etzrodt, Hans. "Jules Goux wins the European Grand Prix for Bugatti". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Darren Galpin. "1926 Grands Prix, The GEL Motorsport Information Page". Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2009-03-24.


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