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Grand Prix des Frontières
Chimay Street Circuit
Race information
Number of times held	38
First held	1926
Last held	1972
Most wins (drivers)	Arthur Legat (3); Maurice Trintignant (3); David Purley (3)
Most wins (constructors)	Bugatti (7)
Circuit length	10.45 km (6.49 miles)
Race length	125.4 km (77.89 miles)
Laps	12
Last race (1972)
Pole position
	Andy Sutcliffe; GRD-Ford;
Podium
	1. David Purley; Ensign-Ford; ; 2. Pierre-Francois Rousselot; GRD-Ford; ; 3. Christian Éthuin; Narval-Ford; ;
Fastest lap
	David Purley; Pierre-Francois Rousselot; Ensign-Ford; GRD-Ford;

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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^[1] and was discontinued after the 1972 event for safety reasons.^[2]

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.^[3]

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– 1945	Not held
1946	Leslie Brooke	ERA B	Formula Libre	Report
1947	Prince Bira	Maserati 4CL	Formula Libre	Report
1948	Guy Mairesse	Delahaye 135	Formula Libre	Report
1949	Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago T26C	Formula One	Report
1949	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
1964	Not 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

^ Higham, Peter (1995). The Guinness guide to International Motor Racing. ISBN 0851126421.
^ "Chimay (Municipality, Province of Hainaut, Belgium)". Flags of the World. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
^ "Chimay races 2009". IHRO. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2009-06-19.

Circuit of Chimay
Website of the Chimay race track (in French)

[1] Higham, Peter (1995). The Guinness guide to International Motor Racing. ISBN 0851126421.

[fred-2] "Chimay (Municipality, Province of Hainaut, Belgium)". Flags of the World. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-07-05.

[ihro-3] "Chimay races 2009". IHRO. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2009-06-19.

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