The 1939 Belgian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held on 25 June 1939 at Spa-Francorchamps.
Richard Seaman crashed into a tree between Clubhouse and La Source hairpin, causing the fuel line to break. Fuel rushed over the car and the car caught fire. Seaman couldn't move because his right hand was broken and he was also trapped by his steering wheel. After a minute of futile rescue attempts, a Belgian soldier walked into the blaze and freed Seaman. However, he had suffered burns on sixty percent of the body and Britain's most successful pre-war driver died before midnight.
Classification PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints 1 22 Hermann Lang Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 35 3:20:21.0 2 1 2 8 Rudolf Hasse Auto Union Auto Union D 35 +16.9 4 2 3 24 Manfred von Brauchitsch Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 35 +1:53.0 9 3 4 12 Raymond Sommer Private entry Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 33 +2 Laps 10 4 5 14 Robert Mazaud Private entry Delahaye T135CS 31 +4 Laps 11 4 6 18 Louis Gérard Private entry Delahaye T135CS 30 +5 Laps 12 4 Ret 2 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union Auto Union D 28 Accident damage 4 4 Ret 6 Hermann Paul Müller Auto Union Auto Union D 26 Valve 1 5 Ret 26 Richard Seaman Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 21 Fatal accident 5 5 Ret 10 Giuseppe Farina Private entry Alfa Romeo Tipo 316 20 Supercharger 3 5 Ret 28 Adolfo Mandirola Private entry Maserati 6CM 19 Front Suspension 13 5 Ret 8 Georg Meier Auto Union Auto Union D 13 Accident 6 6 Ret 20 Rudolf Caracciola Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 7 Accident 7 7
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