The Grand Prix des Frontières was a motor race held at a street circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The race was created by Jules Buisseret, who was also responsible for the circuit's existence. The first event was held in 1926 and was discontinued after the 1972 event for safety reasons.
Since the 1980s, races for classic motorcycles have been run on a reduced version of the Chimay road circuit under the banner of the Grand Prix des Frontières. The full circuit was used for the 2008 anniversary races, but since that year the full circuit has been reserved for special occasions, with the regular annual events using the shorter course.
Winners of the Grand Prix des Frontières
Multiple winners
# Wins Driver Years won 3 Arthur Legat 1931, 1932, 1933 Maurice Trintignant 1938, 1939, 1953 David Purley 1970, 1971, 1972 2 Prince Bira 1947, 1954 Guy Mairesse 1948, 1949 (F1) Johnny Claes 1950, 1951 Benoit Musy 1955, 1956 Peter Westbury 1967, 1968
By year
Year Driver Car Rules Report 1926 Roger Pierard Salmson GS Cyclecar Report 1927 Guy d'Havrincourt Salmson GP Cyclecar Report 1928 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Salmson GS Voiturette Report 1929 Goffredo Zehender Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Formula Libre Report 1930 Georges de Marotte Salmson GP Grand Prix Report 1931 Arthur Legat Bugatti Type 37A Formula Libre Report 1932 Arthur Legat Bugatti Type 37A Voiturette Report 1933 Arthur Legat Bugatti Type 37A Voiturette Report 1934 Willy Longueville Bugatti Type 35B Voiturette Report 1935 Rudolf Steinweg Bugatti Type 51A Grand Prix Report 1936 Eddie Hertzberger MG Magnette K3 Sports car Report 1937 Hans Rüesch Alfa Romeo 8C-35 Formula Libre Report 1938 Maurice Trintignant Bugatti Type 51 Formula Libre Report 1939 Maurice Trintignant Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix Report 1940–1945Not held 1946 Leslie Brooke ERA B Formula Libre Report 1947 Prince Bira Maserati 4CL Formula Libre Report 1948 Guy Mairesse Delahaye 135 Formula Libre Report1949 Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago T26C Formula One Report Émile Cornet Veritas RS-BMW Formula Two Report 1950 Johnny Claes HWM-Alta Formula Two Report 1951 Johnny Claes Simca-Gordini T11 Formula Two Report 1952 Paul Frère HWM-Alta Formula Two Report 1953 Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini T16 Formula Two Report 1954 Prince Bira Maserati 250F Formula One Report 1955 Benoît Musy Maserati A6GCS Sports car Report 1956 Benoît Musy Maserati 300S Sports car Report 1957 Franco Bordoni Maserati 200SI Sports car Report 1958 Brian Naylor JBW-Maserati Sports car Report 1959 Mike Taylor Lotus 15-Climax Sports car Report 1960 Jack Lewis Cooper T45-Climax Formula Two Report 1961 John Love Cooper T56-BMC Formula Junior Report 1962 José Rosinski Cooper T59-Ford Formula Junior Report 1963 Jacques Maglia Lotus 22-Ford Formula Junior Report 1964Not held 1965 John Cardwell Brabham BT15-Ford Formula Three Report 1966 Martin Davies Brabham BT10-Ford Formula Three Report 1967 Peter Westbury Brabham BT21-Ford Formula Three Report 1968 Peter Westbury Brabham BT21B-Ford Formula Three Report 1969 Jean Blanc Tecno 69-Ford Formula Three Report 1970 David Purley Brabham BT28-Ford Formula Three Report 1971 David Purley Brabham BT28-Ford Formula Three Report 1972 David Purley Ensign LNF3-Ford Formula Three Report
References
Circuit of Chimay Website of the Chimay race track