1938 Grand Prix season

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1938 AIACR European Championship season
European Champion
Rudolf Caracciola
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1938 Grand Prix season
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The 1938 Grand Prix season was the sixth AIACR European Championship season. The championship was won by Rudolf Caracciola, driving for the Mercedes-Benz team. Caracciola won one of the four 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 France French Grand Prix Reims-Gueux July 3 Flag of Nazi Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz Report
2 Flag of Nazi Germany German Grand Prix Nürburgring July 24 Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Seaman Mercedes-Benz Report
3 Flag of Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten August 21 Flag of Nazi Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
4 Flag of Italy Italian Grand Prix Monza September 11 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union Report

[edit] Non-championship Grands Prix

Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.

Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning constructor Report
Flag of France Grand Prix de Pau Pau April 10 Flag of France René Dreyfus Delahaye Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Campbell Trophy Brooklands April 18 Flag of Thailand Prince Bira ERA Report
Flag of Ireland Cork Grand Prix Carrigrohane April 23 Flag of France René Dreyfus Delahaye Report
Flag of Italy Tripoli Grand Prix Mellaha May 15 Flag of Nazi Germany Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of Brazil Gávea Nacional Circuit Gávea May 29 Flag of Brazil Arthur Nascimento Jr Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Belgium Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay June 5 Flag of France Maurice Trintignant Bugatti Report
Flag of Brazil Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix Gávea June 12 Flag of Italy Carlo Maria Pintacuda Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Italy Coppa Ciano Montenero August 7 Flag of Nazi Germany Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of Italy Coppa Acerbo Pescara August 15 Flag of Nazi Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Junior Car Club 200 mile race Brooklands August 27 Flag of the United Kingdom Johnny Wakefield ERA Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Mountain Championship Brooklands October 15 Flag of the United Kingdom Raymond Mays ERA Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Donington Grand Prix Donington Park October 22 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union Report

[edit] Championship Final Standings

Pos Driver FRA Flag of France GER Flag of Nazi Germany SUI Flag of Switzerland ITA Flag of Italy Pts
1 Flag of Nazi Germany Rudolf Caracciola 2 2 1 3 8
2 Flag of Nazi Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch 1 Ret 3 Ret 15
3 Flag of Nazi Germany Hermann Lang 3 Ret 10 Ret 17
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Seaman 1 2 Ret 18
5 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Ret 9 1 20
= Flag of Nazi Germany Hans Stuck 3 4 Ret 20
= Flag of Nazi Germany Hermann Paul Müller 4 Ret Ret 20
8 Flag of Italy Giuseppe Farina Ret 5 2 21
9 Flag of France René Dreyfus 5 8 24
= Flag of Italy Pietro Ghersi 8 5 24
11 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Wimille Ret 7 Ret 25
12 Flag of Italy Piero Taruffi Ret 6 Ret 26
13 Flag of Italy Clemente Biondetti Ret 4 27
14 Flag of France René Carrière 4 28
= Flag of Switzerland Christian Kautz Ret Ret Ret 28
= Flag of Nazi Germany Rudolf Hasse Ret Ret 28
= Flag of Nazi Germany Paul Pietsch 6 28
= Flag of Italy Renato Balestrero 7 28
= Flag of Italy Franco Cortese 9 28
= Flag of France "Raph" 11 28
= Flag of Italy Emilio Romano 12 28
= Flag of Switzerland Max Christen 13 28
= Flag of Italy Edoardo Teagno 14 28
24 Flag of France Philippe Étancelin Ret 29
= Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur Hyde Ret 29
26 Flag of Switzerland Adolfo Mandirola Ret 30
= Flag of Italy Giovanni Minozzi Ret 30
= Flag of Italy Luigi Villoresi Ret 30
= Flag of Italy Goffredo Zehender Ret 30
= Flag of Italy Vittorio Belmondo Ret 30
31 Flag of France Eugène Chaboud Ret 31
= Flag of Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Ret 31
= Flag of Italy Franco Comotti Ret 31
= Flag of Nazi Germany Herbert Berg Ret 31
= Flag of Hungary Jstván de Sztriha Ret 31
36 Flag of Italy Carlo Felice Trossi DSQ 32
Pos Driver FRA Flag of France GER Flag of Nazi Germany 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. 1938. The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.

Galpin, Darren. 1938 Grands Prix. The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.

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