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1936 Hörkenloppet

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1936 Hörkenloppet
Winner Bjørnstad
Winner Bjørnstad
Race details
Date 16 February 1936
Official name I Hörkenloppet
Location Hörken, Grängesberg
Course Ice circuit
Course length 1.200 km (0.745 miles)
Distance 10 laps, 12.003 km (7.458 miles)
Podium
First Alfa Romeo
Second Bugatti
Third Bugatti

The 1936 Hörkenloppet was a Grand Prix motor race held on 16 February 1936. The race was a part of the 1936 Grand Prix season as a non-championship race. The race was won by Eugen Bjørnstad in an Alfa Romeo 8C 2300.

Results

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired
1 11 Norway Eugen Bjørnstad Alfa Romeo 10 11'04.3
2 12 Sweden Helmer Carlsson Bugatti 10 11'34.6
3 15 Sweden Karl-Gustav Sundstedt Bugatti 10 11'47.3
4 13 Finland Karl Ebb Mercedes-Benz 10 11'59.0
5 16 Sweden Adolf Westerblom Amilcar 10 12'16'15
6 14 Finland Emil Elo Bugatti 10 12'53.0
Ret 17 Sweden Per-Viktor Widengren Alfa Romeo 1 Accident
Source:[1][2]

Earlier

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Bjørnstad and his Alfa also won the ice race the previous hear held in March 1935, with around 12 000 spectators. The 1500 meter track was circled 15 times, which for Bjørnstad took 16,30 minutes (average of 82 kph). The race had Widengren on second in an Alfa Romeo, and H. Karlsson in an Amilcar in third place.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Horkenloppet Results". Formulaoneresults.co.za. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  2. ^ "Horkenloppet Results 2". Kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  3. ^ Bjørnstad seirer i Sverige, in the Østlandsposten newspaper on 11 March 1935.