1939 Grand Prix season

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1939 AIACR European Championship season
European Champion
Hermann Paul Müller
Officially undeclared due to outbreak of war[1]
Previous: 1938 Next: none
1939 Grand Prix season
Previous: 1938 Next: 1940-1945
Last full season before wartime.


The 1939 Grand Prix season was the seventh AIACR European Championship season. The championship winner was never officially announced by the AIACR due to the outbreak of World War II. Although Hermann Paul Müller would have won the championship on points, the president of Germany's highest motorsports organisation declared Hermann Lang the champion.[1]


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[edit] Season Review

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[edit] European Championship Grands Prix

Rd Name Circuit Date Winning drivers Winning constructor Report
1 Flag of Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps June 25 Flag of Nazi Germany Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Report
2 Flag of France French Grand Prix Reims-Gueux July 9 Flag of Nazi Germany Hermann Paul Müller Auto Union Report
3 Flag of Nazi Germany German Grand Prix Nürburgring July 23 Flag of Nazi Germany Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report
4 Flag of Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten August 20 Flag of Nazi Germany Hermann Lang 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 France Grand Prix de Pau Pau April 2 Flag of Nazi Germany Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of France Paris Cup Montlhéry May 7 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti Report
Flag of Finland Finnish Grand Prix Eläintarharata May 7 Flag of Sweden Adolf Westerblom Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of Nazi Germany Eifelrennen Nürburgring May 21 Flag of Nazi Germany Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Report
Flag of Belgium Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay May 28 Flag of France Maurice Trintignant Bugatti Report
Flag of Romania Bucharest Grand Prix Bucharest June 25 Flag of Nazi Germany Hans Stuck Auto Union Report
Flag of France Remparts Grand Prix Angoulême July 30 Flag of France Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo Report
Flag of the United Kingdom Campbell Trophy Brooklands August 7 Flag of the United Kingdom Raymond Mays ERA Report
Flag of Yugoslavia Belgrade City Race Belgrade September 3 Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union Report

[edit] Unofficial Championship Standings

Pos Driver BEL Flag of Belgium FRA Flag of France GER Flag of Nazi Germany SUI Flag of Switzerland Pts
1 Flag of Nazi Germany Hermann Paul Müller Ret 1 2 4 12
2 Flag of Nazi Germany Hermann Lang 1 Ret Ret 1 14
3 Flag of Nazi Germany Rudolf Caracciola Ret Ret 1 2 17
4 Flag of Nazi Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch 3 Ret Ret 3 19
= Flag of Italy Tazio Nuvolari Ret Ret Ret 5 19
6 Flag of Nazi Germany Rudolf Hasse 2 Ret Ret 20
= Flag of France René Dreyfus 7 4 8 20
8 Flag of Nazi Germany Georg Meier Ret 2 Ret 22
9 Flag of France Raymond Sommer 4 5 Ret 23
= Flag of Nazi Germany Hans Stuck 6 Ret 10 23
11 Flag of France Robert Mazaud 5 6 24
= Flag of France "Raph" 9 5 24
13 Flag of Italy Giuseppe Farina Ret 7 25
14 Flag of Nazi Germany Paul Pietsch 3 Ret 26
15 Flag of France René Le Bègue 3 27
16 Flag of France Louis Gérard 6 28
= Flag of France Philippe Étancelin 4 28
= Flag of Italy Luigi Chinetti 8 28
= Flag of Nazi Germany Leonhard Joa 7 28
= Flag of Nazi Germany Hans Hartmann 6 28
= Flag of Italy Clemente Biondetti 9 28
= Flag of the United Kingdom Kenneth Evans 11 28
= Flag of the United Kingdom John Wakefield 12 28
= Flag of the United Kingdom Robert Ansell 13 28
25 Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Seaman Ret 29
= Flag of Switzerland Adolfo Mandirola Ret DSQ 29
= Flag of Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Ret 29
28 Flag of France Yves Matra Ret 30
= Flag of Italy Luigi Villoresi Ret 30
30 Flag of the United Kingdom Raymond Mays Ret 31
= Flag of Nazi Germany Heinz Brendel Ret 31
= Flag of Italy Giovanni Rocco Ret 31
Pos Driver BEL Flag of Belgium FRA Flag of France GER Flag of Nazi Germany SUI Flag of Switzerland 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. 1939. The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.

Galpin, Darren. 1939 Grands Prix. The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.

  1. ^ a b Armstrong, Richard. Unfinished Symphony: Why the 1939 European Championship was never won. 8W. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
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