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The '''Czechoslovakian Grand Prix''' was an automobile race. The popularity of [[Grand Prix motor racing]] in other [[Europe]]an countries in the 1920s was such that on [[September 28]], [[1930]] it came to the [[Masaryk Circuit]] in the town of [[Brno]] in [[Czechoslovakia]] (now the [[Czech Republic]]).
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The advent of [[Germany|German]] occupation and [[World War II]] saw the end of the race in that country until [[1949]] when the Masaryk Circuit was shortened to 17.8 km. 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.
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The '''Czechoslovakian Grand Prix''' was an automobile race. The popularity of [[Grand Prix motor racing]] in other [[Europe]]an countries in the 1920s was such that on September 28, 1930 it came to the [[Masaryk Circuit]] in the town of Brno in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic).
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The advent of German occupation and [[World War II]] saw the end of the race in that country until 1949 when the Masaryk Circuit was shortened to 17.8 km. 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 ==
 
== Winners of the Czechoslovakian Grand Prix ==
 
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! [[1949]]
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! 1949
 
| [[Peter Whitehead]]
 
| [[Peter Whitehead]]
| [[Mercedes-Benz]]
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| Mercedes-Benz
| [[Masaryk Circuit]]
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| Masaryk Circuit
 
| [[1949 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Report]]
 
| [[1949 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Report]]
 
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! [[1937 Grand Prix Season|1937]]
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! 1937
 
| [[Rudolf Caracciola]]
 
| [[Rudolf Caracciola]]
| [[Mercedes Benz]]
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| Mercedes Benz
| [[Masaryk Circuit]]
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| Masaryk Circuit
 
| [[1937 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Report]]
 
| [[1937 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Report]]
 
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! [[1935]]
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! 1935
 
| [[Bernd Rosemeyer]]
 
| [[Bernd Rosemeyer]]
| [[Auto Union]]
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| Auto Union
| [[Masaryk Circuit]]
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| Masaryk Circuit
 
| [[1935 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Report]]
 
| [[1935 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Report]]
 
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! [[1934]]
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! 1934
 
| [[Hans Stuck]]
 
| [[Hans Stuck]]
| [[Auto Union]]
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| Auto Union
| [[Masaryk Circuit]]
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| Masaryk Circuit
 
| [[1934 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Report]]
 
| [[1934 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Report]]
 
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! [[1933]]
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! 1933
 
| [[Louis Chiron]]
 
| [[Louis Chiron]]
 
| [[Bugatti]]
 
| [[Bugatti]]
| [[Masaryk Circuit]]
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| Masaryk Circuit
 
| [[1933 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Report]]
 
| [[1933 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Report]]
 
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! [[1932]]
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! 1932
 
| [[Louis Chiron]]
 
| [[Louis Chiron]]
 
| [[Bugatti]]
 
| [[Bugatti]]
| [[Masaryk Circuit]]
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| Masaryk Circuit
 
| [[1932 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Report]]
 
| [[1932 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Report]]
 
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! [[1931]]
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! 1931
 
| [[Louis Chiron]]
 
| [[Louis Chiron]]
 
| [[Bugatti]]
 
| [[Bugatti]]
| [[Masaryk Circuit]]
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| Masaryk Circuit
 
| [[1931 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Report]]
 
| [[1931 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Report]]
 
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! [[1930]]
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! 1930
 
| [[Heinrich-Joachim von Morgen]],<br>[[Hermann zu Leiningen]]
 
| [[Heinrich-Joachim von Morgen]],<br>[[Hermann zu Leiningen]]
 
| [[Bugatti]]
 
| [[Bugatti]]
| [[Masaryk Circuit]]
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| Masaryk Circuit
 
| [[1930 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Report]]
 
| [[1930 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix|Report]]
 
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{{Formula One races}}
 
 
[[Category:Formula One Grands Prix]]
 
[[Category:Czechoslovakia]]
 

Revision as of 06:12, 7 February 2008


The Czechoslovakian Grand Prix was an automobile race. The popularity of Grand Prix motor racing in other European countries in the 1920s was such that on September 28, 1930 it came to the Masaryk Circuit in the town of Brno in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic).

The advent of German occupation and World War II saw the end of the race in that country until 1949 when the Masaryk Circuit was shortened to 17.8 km. 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 Constructor Location Report
1949 Peter Whitehead Mercedes-Benz Masaryk Circuit Report
1937 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes Benz Masaryk Circuit Report
1935 Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Masaryk Circuit Report
1934 Hans Stuck Auto Union Masaryk Circuit Report
1933 Louis Chiron Bugatti Masaryk Circuit Report
1932 Louis Chiron Bugatti Masaryk Circuit Report
1931 Louis Chiron Bugatti Masaryk Circuit Report
1930 Heinrich-Joachim von Morgen,
Hermann zu Leiningen
Bugatti Masaryk Circuit Report