1939 German Grand Prix

The 1939 German Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on 23 July 1939.[1]

1939 German Grand Prix
Race 3 of 4 in the 1939 European Championship
Race details
Date 23 July 1939
Official name XII 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)
Weather Rain
Pole position
Driver Mercedes-Benz
Time 9:43.1
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz
Time 10:24.2
Podium
First Mercedes-Benz
Second Auto Union
Third Maserati

Classification

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Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12   Rudolf Caracciola Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 22 4:08:41.8 3 1
2 6   Hermann Paul Müller Auto Union Auto Union D 22 +57.8 4 2
3 32   Paul Pietsch Officine A. Maserati Maserati 8CTF 21 +1 Lap 8 3
4 24   René Dreyfus Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell Delahaye 145 20 +2 Laps 12 4
5 26   "Raph" Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell Delahaye 145 19 +3 Laps 15 4
6 28   Robert Mazaud Private entry Delahaye T135CS 19 +3 Laps 16 4
7 40   Leonhard Joa Süddeutsche Renngemeinschaft Maserati 4CM 19 +3 Laps 14 4
Ret 2   Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union Auto Union D 18 Engine 6 4
Ret 8   Rudolf Hasse Auto Union Auto Union D 11 Accident 10 5
Ret 10   Georg Meier Auto Union Auto Union D 10 Broken front stub axle 9 6
DSQ 36   Adolfo Mandirola Private entry Maserati 6CM 9 Disqualified 17 8
Ret 30   Luigi Villoresi Officine A. Maserati Maserati 8CTF 6 Fuel tank 11 6
Ret 14   Manfred von Brauchitsch Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 5 Leaking tank 2 7
Ret 20   Heinz Brendel Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 3 Accident 5 7
Ret 16   Hermann Lang Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 2 Engine 1 7
Ret 22   Raymond Sommer Private entry Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 0 Engine 13 7
Ret 4   Hans Stuck Auto Union Auto Union D 0 Fuel pipe 7 7

References

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  1. ^ Motor Sport Magazine. (2019). 1939 German Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database. [online] Available at: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1939-german-grand-prix [Accessed 17 Apr. 2019].


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