1926 San Sebastián Grand Prix

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 mi)
Distance	45 laps, 799.2 km (484.2 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Bartolomeo Costantini[1]	Bugatti
Grid positions set by car number
Fastest lap
Driver	Louis Wagner	Delage
Time	7:54.6[1]
Podium
First	Jules Goux	Bugatti
Second	Robert Sénéchal	Delage
Third	Meo Costantini	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	Jules Goux	Bugatti T39A	45	6h51m52
2	15	Robert Sénéchal	Delage 15 S 8	45	6h59m42
3	2	Meo Costantini	Bugatti T39A	45	7h28m18
NC	22	André Morel Louis Wagner Robert Benoist	Delage 15 S 8	41	7h35m22
NC	19	Ferdinando Minoia Louis Dutilleux	Bugatti T39A	41	7h35m36
NC	7	Robert Benoist Robert Sénéchal Louis Wagner	Delage 15 S 8	33	7h26m31
Sources:[1]

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