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1938 German Grand Prix

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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

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]

Entries

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

Race

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