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.
| 1936 Hörkenloppet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 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 | ||
Results edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  Eugen Bjørnstad
|
Alfa Romeo | 10 | 11'04.3 |
| 2 | 12 |  Helmer Carlsson
|
Bugatti | 10 | 11'34.6 |
| 3 | 15 | Karl-Gustav Sundstedt
|
Bugatti | 10 | 11'47.3 |
| 4 | 13 |  Karl Ebb
|
Mercedes-Benz | 10 | 11'59.0 |
| 5 | 16 | Adolf Westerblom
|
Amilcar | 10 | 12'16'15 |
| 6 | 14 | Emil Elo
|
Bugatti | 10 | 12'53.0 |
| Ret | 17 | Per-Viktor Widengren
|
Alfa Romeo | 1 | Accident |
| Source:[1][2] | |||||
Earlier edit
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 edit
- ^ "Horkenloppet Results". Formulaoneresults.co.za. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ^ "Horkenloppet Results 2". Kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ^ Bjørnstad seirer i Sverige, in the Østlandsposten newspaper on 11 March 1935.