1938 German Grand Prix

The 1938 German Grand Prix was a championship Grand Prix held on 24 July 1938 at the Nürburgring in Nazi Germany. It was the 2nd race in the 1938 European Championship. The race which was 22 laps, was won by Richard Seaman driving a Mercedes-Benz W154 after starting from 3rd place.[2]

1938 German Grand Prix
Race 2 of 4 in the 1938 European Championship
Race details
Date 24 July 1938
Official name XI Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Nürburgring
Nürburg, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 22.810 km (14.173 miles)
Distance 22 laps, 501.82 km (311.82 miles)
Attendance 350,000[1]
Pole position
Driver Mercedes-Benz
Time 9:48.4
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Richard Seaman Mercedes-Benz
Time 10:09.1
Podium
First Mercedes-Benz
Second Mercedes-Benz
Third Auto Union

Entries

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No. Driver Entrant Car
2   Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union AG Auto Union D
4   Hans Stuck Auto Union AG Auto Union D
6   Rudolf Hasse Auto Union AG Auto Union C/D
8   Hermann Müller Auto Union AG Auto Union C/D
10   Rudolf Caracciola Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154
12   Manfred von Brauchitsch Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154
14   Hermann Lang Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154
16   Richard Seaman Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154
18   Walter Bäumer Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154
20   René Dreyfus Ecurie Bleue Delahaye 145
22   Franco Comotti Ecurie Bleue Delahaye 145
24   Giuseppe Farina Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo 312
26   Clemente Biondetti Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo 312
28   Piero Taruffi Scuderia Torino Alfa Romeo Tipo 308
30   Pietro Ghersi Scuderia Torino Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A
32   Toulo de Graffenried Baron de Graffenried Maserati 6C-34
34   Ernõ Festetics Graf Festetics Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3
36   Arthur Hyde A. Hyde Maserati 8CM
38   Herbert Berg Ecurie Helvetia Maserati 6CM
40   Paul Pietsch Ecurie Helvetia Maserati 6CM
42   Renato Balestrero R. Balestrero Alfa Romeo Tipo 308
44   Franco Cortese Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 6CM
Source:[2]

Race

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Pos. Driver Entrant Car Laps Time/Retired
1   Richard Seaman Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 22 3:51:46.1
2   Rudolf Caracciola
  Hermann Lang2
Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 22 3:55:06.1
3   Hans Stuck Auto Union AG Auto Union D 22 4:00:42.3
4   Hermann Müller
  Tazio Nuvolari3
Auto Union AG Auto Union C/D 22 4:01:19.1
5   René Dreyfus Ecurie Bleue Delahaye 145 21
6   Paul Pietsch Ecurie Helvetia Maserati 6CM 20
7   Renato Balestrero R. Balestrero Alfa Romeo Tipo 308
8   Pietro Ghersi Scuderia Torino Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A
9   Franco Cortese Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 6CM
Ret   Rudolf Hasse Auto Union AG Auto Union C/D 15 Engine
Ret   Hermann Lang2
  Walter Bäumer1
Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 15 Engine
Ret   Manfred von Brauchitsch Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 15 Crash
Ret   Arthur Hyde A. Hyde Maserati 8CM 14 Crashed into ditch
Ret   Toulo de Graffenried Baron de Graffenried Maserati 6C-34 3 Transmission
Ret   Giuseppe Farina Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 2 Mechanical
Ret   Piero Taruffi Scuderia Torino Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 2 Skidded off track
Ret   Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union AG Auto Union D 2 Crash
Ret   Clemente Biondetti Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 1 Crash
Ret   Franco Comotti Ecurie Bleue Delahaye 145 1 Gearbox
Ret   Herbert Berg Ecurie Helvetia Maserati 6CM 1 Fuel Pump
DNS   Walter Bäumer1 Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154
DNA   Ernõ Festetics Graf Festetics Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3
Source:[2]
Notes

References

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  1. ^ "Wins German Grand Prix". The Gazette. 25 July 1938. Retrieved 22 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c "1938 GRAND PRIX SEASON - PART 3". www.kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2020-07-23.


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