1938 German Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 2 of 4 in the 1938 European Championship

Date July 24, 1938
Official name XI Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Nürburgring
Nürburg, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
14.173 mi / 22.810 km
Distance 22 laps, 311.82 mi / 501.82 km
Pole position
Driver Flag of Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz
Time 9:48.4
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Seaman Mercedes-Benz
Time 10:09.1
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Seaman Mercedes-Benz
Second Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola
Flag of Germany Hermann Lang
Mercedes-Benz
Third Flag of Germany Hans Stuck Auto Union

Results from the 1938 German Grand Prix held at the Nürburgring on July 24, 1938.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 16 United Kingdom Richard Seaman Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 22 3:51:46.1 3 1
2 10 Germany Rudolf Caracciola Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 22 +4:20.0 4 2
Germany Hermann Lang n/a
3 4 Germany Hans Stuck Auto Union Auto Union D 22 +8:56.2 8 3
4 8 Germany Hermann Paul Müller Auto Union Auto Union C/D 22 +9:33.0 7 4
Italy Tazio Nuvolari n/a
5 20 France René Dreyfus Ecurie Bleue Delahaye 145 21 +1 Lap 12 4
6 40 Germany Paul Pietsch Private entry Maserati 6CM 20 +2 Laps 13 4
7 42 Italy Renato Balestrero Private entry Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 16 4
8 30 Italy Pietro Ghersi Scuderia Torino Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 15 4
9 44 Italy Franco Cortese Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 17 4
DNF 6 Germany Rudolf Hasse Auto Union Auto Union C/D 15 Engine 6 5
DNF 14 Germany Hermann Lang Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 15 Engine 2 5
Germany Walter Bäumer n/a
DNF 12 Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 15 Accident 1 5
DNF 36 United Kingdom Arthur Hyde Private entry Maserati 8CM 14 Accident 14 5
DNF 32 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Private entry Maserati 3 Transmission 20 7
DNF 24 Italy Giuseppe Farina Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 2 9 7
DNF 28 Italy Piero Taruffi Scuderia Torino Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 2 Accident 11 7
DNF 2 Italy Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union Auto Union D 2 Accident 5 7
DNF 26 Italy Clemente Biondetti Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 1 Accident 10 7
DNF 22 Italy Franco Comotti Ecurie Bleue Delahaye 145 1 Gearbox 19 7
DNF 38 Germany Herbert Berg Ecurie Helvetia Maserati 1 Fuel pump 18 7


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