1937 Grand Prix season

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1937 AIACR European Championship season
European Champion
Rudolf Caracciola
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1937 Grand Prix season
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The 1937 Grand Prix season was the fifth AIACR European Championship season. The championship was won by Rudolf Caracciola, driving for the Mercedes-Benz team. Caracciola won three of the five events that counted towards the championship.

Contents

[edit] Season Review

[edit] European Championship Grands Prix

Rd Name Circuit Date Winning drivers Winning constructor Report
1 Flag of Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps July 11 Flag of Germany Rudolf Hasse Auto Union Report
2 Flag of Germany German Grand Prix Nürburgring July 25 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
3 Flag of Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Monaco August 8 Flag of Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz Report
4 Flag of Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten August 22 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
5 Flag of Italy Italian Grand Prix Livorno September 12 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report

[edit] Non-championship Grands Prix

Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.

Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning constructor Report
Flag of Italy Turin Circuit Valentino Park April 18 Flag of Italy Antonio Brivio Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Italy Naples Grand Prix Posillipo April 25 Flag of Italy Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Campbell Trophy Brooklands May 1 Flag of Thailand Prince Bira Delage Report
Flag of Italy Tripoli Grand Prix Mellaha May 9 Flag of Germany Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of Finland Finnish Grand Prix Eläintarharata May 9 Flag of Switzerland Hans Rüesch Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Belgium Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay May 16 Flag of Switzerland Hans Rüesch Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Germany Avusrennen AVUS May 30 Flag of Germany Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of Italy Superba Circuit Genoa May 30 Flag of Italy Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Romania Bucharest Grand Prix Bucharest May 30 Flag of Switzerland Hans Rüesch Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Brazil Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix Gávea June 6 Flag of Italy Carlo Maria Pintacuda Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Germany Eifelrennen Nürburgring June 13 Flag of Germany Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Report
Flag of Italy Milan Grand Prix Milan June 20 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of the United States Vanderbilt Cup Roosevelt Field July 5 Flag of Germany Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Report
Flag of Portugal Vila Real Circuit Vila Real July 25 Flag of Portugal Vasco do Sameiro Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Italy Coppa Acerbo Pescara August 15 Flag of Germany Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Report
Flag of Portugal Estoril Circuit Estoril August 15 Flag of Portugal Manoel de Oliveira Ford Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Junior Car Club 200 mile race Donington Park August 28 Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur Dobson ERA Report
Flag of Czechoslovakia Masaryk Grand Prix Brno September 26 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Donington Grand Prix Donington Park October 2 Flag of Germany Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Mountain Championship Brooklands October 16 Flag of Switzerland Hans Rüesch Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Finland Kalastajatorpanajo Helsinki October 31 Flag of Finland Karl Ebb Mercedes-Benz Report

[edit] Championship Final Standings

Pos Driver BEL Flag of Belgium GER Flag of Germany MON Flag of Monaco SUI Flag of Switzerland ITA Flag of Italy Pts
1 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola 1 2 1 1 13
2 Flag of Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch Ret 2 1 3 Ret 15
3 Flag of Germany Hermann Lang 3 7 2 2 19
= Flag of Switzerland Christian Kautz 4 6 3 6 Ret 19
5 Flag of Germany Hans Stuck 2 Ret 4 4 9 20
6 Flag of France Raymond Sommer 5 Ret 7 8 27
7 Flag of Germany Rudolf Hasse 1 5 Ret 28
= Flag of Germany Bernd Rosemeyer 3 Ret Ret 3 28
= Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari 4 5 7 28
= Flag of Italy Giuseppe Farina Ret 6 Ret Ret 28
11 Flag of Hungary László Hartmann Ret Ret 9 29
12 Flag of Switzerland Hans Rüesch 8 8 Ret 31
13 Flag of Italy Vittorio Belmondo 12 10 32
14 Flag of Germany Hermann Paul Müller Ret Ret 5 33
15 Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Seaman Ret 4 34
= Flag of Italy Clemente Biondetti Ret Ret 34
17 Flag of Italy Luigi Soffietti Ret Ret 35
= Flag of Italy Carlo Felice Trossi Ret 8 35
= Flag of Germany Paul Pietsch Ret 10 35
20 Flag of the United Kingdom Kenneth Evans 9 36
= Flag of Hungary Ernõ Festetics 10 36
= Flag of Italy Attilio Marinoni 11 36
= Flag of Italy Giovanni Minozzi Ret Ret 36
= Flag of Italy Goffredo Zehender 5 36
= Flag of Italy Carlo Maria Pintacuda 9 36
= Flag of Italy Luigi Fagioli 7 36
= Flag of Italy Achille Varzi 6 36
28 Flag of Switzerland Henri Simonet Ret 37
= Flag of Switzerland Adolfo Mandirola Ret 37
30 Flag of Italy Franco Cortese Ret 38
= Flag of Germany Ernst von Delius Ret 38
= Flag of Italy Giovanbattista Guidotti Ret 38
33 Flag of Italy Francesco Severi Ret 39
= Flag of Italy Renato Balestrero Ret 39
= Flag of Italy Edoardo Teagno Ret 39
= Flag of Italy Antonio Brivio Ret 39
= Flag of Switzerland Max Christen Ret 39
Pos Driver BEL Flag of Belgium GER Flag of Germany MON Flag of Monaco SUI Flag of Switzerland ITA Flag of Italy Pts
Colour Result Points
Gold Winner 1
Silver 2nd place 2
Bronze 3rd place 3
Green Completed more than 75% 4
Blue Completed between 50% and 75% 5
Purple Completed between 25% and 50% 6
Red Completed less than 25% 7
Black Disqualified 8
Blank Did not participate 8

[edit] References

Etzrodt, Hans. Grand Prix Winners 1895-1949 : Part 3 (1934-1949). The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.

Leif Snellman and Hans Etzrodt. 1937. The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.

Galpin, Darren. 1937 Grands Prix. The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.

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