The Czechoslovakian Grand Prix (; ) was a Grand Prix motor racing event held in 1949 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).

The Masaryk circuit race was first held on September 28, 1930. 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 .

The 1949 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix raced in the opposite direction than the pre-war races, drew a crowd in excess of 400,000 people. The event was marred by the death of 2 drivers and 2 spectators. In 1950 the race was run as a national Libre event, won by Václav Hovorka in a Maserati.

26 years later a Czechoslovak Race was held at the same venue as a round of the European Touring Car Championship. BMW dominated for six years through various models before Jaguar asserted their own dominance. The race became part of the one-off 1987 World Touring Car Championship, but at a new venue, the newly constructed Brno Circuit. The race was won by the Swiss-based factory Ford team. A final race was held the following year as part of the World Sportscar Championship. The Sauber-Mercedes of Jochen Mass and Jean-Louis Schlesser prevented the Tom Walkinshaw team from claiming a fourth win for Jaguar.

Winners

Year Driver Car Team Location Series Length Report 1930 Heinrich-Joachim von Morgen, Hermann of Leiningen Bugatti T35B Deutsches Bugatti Team Masaryk Circuit Non-championship Report 1931 Louis Chiron Bugatti T51 Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Masaryk Circuit Non-championship Report 1932 Louis Chiron Bugatti T51 Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Masaryk Circuit Non-championship Report 1933 Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo B/P3 Scuderia Ferrari Masaryk Circuit Non-championship Report 1934 Hans Stuck Auto Union Type A Auto Union Masaryk Circuit Non-championship Report 1935 Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Type B Auto Union Masaryk Circuit Non-championship Report 1936 Not held 1937 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W125 Daimler-Benz Masaryk Circuit Non-championship Report 1938–1948 Not held 1949 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 125 F1 Peter Whitehead Masaryk Circuit Non-championship Report 1950 Václav Hovorka Maserati 6CM ? Masaryk Circuit Non-championship Report 1951–1975 Not held 1976 Jean Xhenceval, Pierre Dieudonné, Umberto Grano BMW 3.0 CSL Luigi Racing 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 1978 Carlo Facetti, Martino Finotto BMW 3.0 CSL Jolly Club Milano 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 1980 Helmut Kelleners, Siegfried Müller Jr. BMW 320 Eggenberger Motorsport Masaryk Circuit European Touring Car Championship Report 1981 Umberto Grano, Helmut Kelleners BMW 635 CSi Eggenberger Motorsport 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 1983 Tom Walkinshaw, Chuck Nicholson Jaguar XJ-S TWR Jaguar 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 1985 Ulf Granberg, Anders Olofsson Volvo 240 Turbo Magnum Racing Masaryk Circuit European Touring Car Championship Report 1986 Ulf Granberg, Thomas Lindström Volvo 240 Turbo RAS Sport Masaryk Circuit European Touring Car Championship Report 1987 Klaus Ludwig, Klaus Niedzwiedz Ford Sierra RS500 Eggenberger Motorsport Masaryk Circuit World Touring Car Championship Report 1988 Jochen Mass, Jean-Louis Schlesser Sauber C9 Team Sauber Mercedes Masaryk Circuit World Sportscar Championship Report 1989–1996 Not held 1997 Arturo Merzario Centenari M1-Alfa Romeo Symbol Team Masaryk Circuit International Sports Racing Series 30 Minutes Report

References

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