The 1938 Pau Grand Prix was a motor race held on 10 April 1938 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by René Dreyfus, driving the Delahaye 145. Rudolf Caracciola and Hermann Lang combined to finish second and Gianfranco Comotti finished third.
| 1938 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 10 April 1938 | ||
| Official name | Grand Prix de Pau[1] | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 276.960 km (172.100 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Delahaye 145 | ||
| Time | 1:48.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Rudolf Caracciola | Mercedes-Benz W154 | |
| Time | 1:47.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Delahaye 145 | ||
| Second | Mercedes-Benz W154 | ||
| Third | Delahaye 145 | ||
Classification edit
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  René Dreyfus
|
Delahaye 145 | 100 | 3hr 08min 59.0sec | 1 | |
| 2 | 6 | Rudolf Caracciola Hermann Lang
|
Mercedes-Benz W154 | 100 | + 1:51.0 s | 2 | |
| 3 | 4 |  Gianfranco Comotti
|
Delahaye 145 | 94 | + 6 laps | 3 | |
| 4 | 20 | "Raph"
|
Maserati 6CM | 85 | + 15 laps | 8 | |
| 5 | 28 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Bugatti T35C | 83 | + 17 laps | 6 | |
| 6 | 24 | Dioscoride Lanza
|
Maserati 6CM | 81 | + 19 laps | 5 | |
| Ret | 30 | Yves Matra
|
Bugatti T51 | 40 | Retired | 7 | |
| Ret | 22 | Antonio Negro
|
Maserati 6CM | 9 | Steering | 9 | |
| DNS | 8 | Hermann Lang
|
Mercedes-Benz W154 | Did Not Start | |||
| DNS | 12 | Tazio Nuvolari
|
Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | Did Not Start | |||
| DNS | 14 | Emilio Villoresi
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Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | Did Not Start | |||
| Sources: [1] | |||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Snellman, Leif; Muelas, Felix (2017-02-24). "1938 Grand Prix Season – Part 1". Archived from the original on 2010-10-07. Retrieved 2017-03-10.