Belgian Grand Prix 1961

[@darrenbrailsford6809]

What a lovely film with wonderful commentary. From a golden era too.

[@benlamachine4042]

Thanks for this great and rare film about "old" SPA circuit ! incredibles and scary corners of Burnenville , masta kink and Stavelot banking . Just a correction : at 1.12 min , Belgian racer is not Lucien BIANCHI but "wild" Willy MAIRESSE

[@chestercrum4474]

Phil Hill was the hero for a 12 year old boy, me. Till Wide World of Sports, it took 2 months after a race to find results in one of the motor magazines. No motor sport news on a farm in middle of nowhere.

[@lamppupro2880]

As a von Trips Fan i think that von Trips would have deserved that championship But he Lost by 1 point because he died in monza

[@ysgol3]

Phil was an absolute gentleman wasn't he, and so underrated as a driver.

[@aureliobrighton1871]

Magnifique to say the least. And now I know it what has been only my faint impresson going through all that wonderful contemporary material. The drivers look like Jockeys in their individual riding helmets. And the light, delicate racers are their bloodstock horses with tremendous hearts. A beautiful aire of energy and good humour seeps through these pictures. And I'd love to also have a fresh beer overlooking that amazing racecourse. Merci bien 🌷:)

[@carmanbazza]

Proper racing, no computers just skill. Beautiful racing cars.

[@Nipajim]

And Balls .. :)

[@timc924]

I watch this footage and a lovely steam of similar- era movies, and it reinforces why the modern F1 leaves me bored and yawning. Back then, the cars were simpler, the drivers brave, characterful and underpaid. The adverts were not in your face like spangled confetti and a lot of the fella's in the crowd wore their Sunday best: Blokes in shirts and tie's, the ladies , dresses and the kids looked like me when I was going to motor racing in the 60's- full of wonder and only a few feet from the action. No lycra-clad pit tarts smiling and distracting and the cameras focused on capturing the essence of speed. I'm entering Codger land here I know, but what utter joy to see this footage. Thanks for posting.

[@eddievandergaag8364]

Great film! Love those old racing cars and the drivers were real hero’s back in those days it was really dangerous. Although the spectators and press were sitting very relaxed in the grass just a few feet next to the track. Amazing

[@jeremykeller211]

Superb! It shows clearly how much we have lost since then. Note: you can actually see the drivers!

[@Rapiddrive1]

It’s wonderful, stumbling across a film and a race I’ve never seen in such cine detail. Black-and-white pictures in Competition Press, and Autoweek, Riad & Track didn’t do it justice. I’m back to smiling like a 12-year-old boy again!

[@fasthracing]

Loving the yellow Ferrari

[@jimiverson3085]

They painted it yellow because Jellybean was a Belgian. In those days, Ferrari wasn't above putting a local driver in a car to collect more starting money.

[@rvrschrs64]

My life long love of racing started when I saw Phil Hill in the Ferrari 156 on the cover of the Jan. 1962 R&T, proclaiming him the first American World drivers Champion.

[@tangerinedream7211]

What a circuit this was, long since emaciated .

[@ttotal2]

Top quality film really enjoyed thanks

[@lachlanpatterson5651]

GOLD!!!. Keep them coming.

[@sergioleone3583]

Absolutely magic film of proper Grand Prix racing on one of the finest tests of the racers. From a more civilized time. Glorious.

[@patrickporter6536]

No plastic cars, no plastic people.

[@McRocket]

I agree wholeheartedly with the first part. But the second? A more civilized time? Race riots in America. Women faced widespread sexism. Vietnam was just about to heat up for America. The Cold War was in full swing. Far more nations then now lacked democracies. As much of a mess as the world is today. I think it was far worse for most people back in 1961. ☮

[@iej7663]

Yes each decade is more civilised than the last

[@electron5271]

A more civilized time, when cameramen stood on track in the outside of a corner, so that if a racer lost control they'd just be fucking dead

[@AustinMello]

Maybe the single stupidest thing I've heard anyone say about the early days of F1. F1 results won't mean shit until racing is perfectly safe.

[@johnhigh2187]

those 156 Ferraris were such beautiful cars!

[@wraitheful]

gendebein’s giallo 156, so rare and beautiful.

[@Slithey7433]

Enzo must’ve had mixed feelings about Gendebien’s performance. Happy to see a Ferrari doing so well but not so happy that it wasn’t red.

[@Redgolf2]

Personally I never liked the Squalo, foe the 312T is gorgeous 😍

[@jimiverson3085]

@@Slithey7433 Happy to collect the starting money from the organizers for putting a Belgian driver in the race.

[@Sam-ec2cd]

Nice looking cars

[@CarlSwanson-e7f]

The first time I saw Grand Prix , it only made me passionate to get into motorsports, love the old spa course 🏁

[@ElliottNest41]

Excellent video quality for this era.

[@paulreilly3904]

Michael Cannell's The Limit is absolutely superb about this era and specifically about Von Trips and Phil Hill.

[@sergioleone3583]

I found it a bit sensationalized, and clearly written by someone who admittedly hadn't even driven a car when he wrote it, but there are worse items out there I'm sure.

[@sofalugger]

Great Film Halcyon days...

[@carmanbazza]

Fantastic footage, Beautiful cars, proper driving with no hi tech, Ok not much safety but brilliant..

[@patricktaylor4997]

Nice footage, and without any nauseating AI "upscaling" applied.

[@crumblefest]

That's the way you do it...

[@robertmilne4304]

Wonderful footage

[@Albdentist]

It’s amazing how rough the cars are compared to todays over restored examples… Everyone looks so young… Marvelous, thank you for posting…

[@vincentsouchaud6717]

Fabulous!

[@mx5racer4]

great. The cars sounded much better than F1 cars today

[@kbtred51]

Amazing what you notice - chalked starting grid!

[@ysgol3]

Oh this is wonderful, thank you. I don't think any of those wonderful drivers are alive now are they?

[@Danelon2006]

Amazing video!

[@malachiasnonato1307]

Obrigado pela preciosidade!

[@wraitheful]

Ferrari had all their cars destroyed and it’ll never not hurt.

[@bastiancooper-queen1849]

Fantastic... but scarying "security" for F1 pilots from their racing cars and the track, isn't !?

[@hugoagogo9435]

Poor Wolfgang doesn’t have much time left here

[@EA-dy4oe]

yes, sad

[@Fastvoice]

There was a time when parents often times named their kids after famous personalities of their home country. Well - I was born one day after this Spa race and was baptized "Wolfgang" shortly afterwards. 😉 _(P.S.: Many years later I became a car club racer and also ran several times at Spa - on the much shorter circuit of course)_

[@rolfdejonge3915]

✌️🤠💥🌟🌀👍

[@lukemaney645]

There just sitting in the cars with no harness, no decent helmets, no hans devise... probably no fire suit either...pretty sure one of those drivers was wearing a short sleeve polo 😂.

[@kilian94]

Quand la Belgique était la Belgique