The Czechoslovakian Grand Prix (; ) was a

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event held in

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at the

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now referred to as the Brno Circuit. It was held in the town of

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(now the

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). The Masaryk circuit race was first held on September 28, 1930. From 1934 onwards, the race was dominated by the German

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. In 1937, several spectators were killed or injured when

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skidded off the track. The spectators had been in a prohibited area but Lang was sued anyway. Due to the

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in 1938 the race was discontinued until 1949 when the Masaryk Circuit was shortened to . The 1949 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix raced in the opposite direction than the pre-war races, drew a crowd in excess of 400,000 people. The event was marred by the death of 2 drivers and 2 spectators. This would be the last Czechoslovakian Grand Prix. 27 years later a

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Race was held at the same venue as a round of the

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. BMW dominated for six years through various models before Jaguar asserted their own dominance. The race became part of the one-off

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, but at a new venue, the newly constructed

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. The race was won by the Swiss-based factory Ford team. A final race was held the following year as part of the

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. The Sauber-Mercedes of

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and

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prevented the Tom Walkinshaw team from claiming a fourth win for Jaguar.

Winners

References

External links

Map of Masaryk Circuit from 1930 to 1937

* ttp://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp3315.htm#66 Results and report about GP class event of IV Masaryk Circuit in 1933
Results and report about International race of automobiles at Masaryk Circuit in 1934 (GP class and voiturette class events)

* ttp://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp376.htm#43 Results and report about Masaryk Grand Prix (GP class event) and GP de la Ville de Brno (voiturette class event) in 1937{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610221940/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp376.htm#43 , date=2007-06-10
Results and report about Grand Prix ČSSR in 1988
Pre-World Championship Grands Prix Motorsport in Czechoslovakia National Grands Prix

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Recurring sporting events established in 1930 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1988 Touring car races Sports car races 1930 establishments in Czechoslovakia 1988 disestablishments in Czechoslovakia