| Type: | EC |
| Grand Prix: | French |
| Date: | 3 July |
| Year: | 1938 |
| Official Name: | XXXII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France |
| Country: | France |
| Race No: | 1 |
| Season No: | 4 |
| Location: | Reims-Gueux Reims, France |
| Course: | Public roads |
| Course Mi: | 4.857 |
| Course Km: | 7.816 |
| Distance Laps: | 64 |
| Distance Mi: | 310.82 |
| Distance Km: | 500.22 |
| Pole Driver: | Hermann Lang |
| Pole Team: | Mercedes-Benz |
| Pole Country: | Germany |
| Pole Flag Suffix: | Nazi |
| Pole Time: | 2:39.2 |
| Fast Driver: | Hermann Lang |
| Fast Team: | Mercedes-Benz |
| Fast Time: | 2:45.1 |
| Fast Country: | Germany |
| Fast Flag Suffix: | Nazi |
| First Driver: | Manfred von Brauchitsch |
| First Team: | Mercedes-Benz |
| First Country: | Germany |
| First Flag Suffix: | Nazi |
| Second Driver: | Rudolf Caracciola |
| Second Team: | Mercedes-Benz |
| Second Country: | Germany |
| Second Flag Suffix: | Nazi |
| Third Driver: | Hermann Lang |
| Third Team: | Mercedes-Benz |
| Third Country: | Germany |
| Third Flag Suffix: | Nazi |
The 1938 French Grand Prix (formally the XXXII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Reims-Gueux on 3 July 1938. The race was held over 64 laps of the 7.8km (04.8miles) course for a total distance of .
Like the other races in the 1938 European Drivers' Championship, the French Grand Prix was held to new regulations for 1938, mandating a maximum engine capacity of 4.5L, or 3L for supercharged engines, as well as minimum weights based on a sliding scale depending on engine size, with the largest engine cars needing to weigh at least .[1]
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 64 | 3:04:38.5 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 24 | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 64 | 3:06:19.3[2] | 3 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 28 | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 63 | +1 lap | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Talbot T26SS | 54 | +10 laps | 6 | 4 | ||
| DNF | 2 | Talbot T26SS | 38 | Engine | 7 | 5 | ||
| DNF | 10 | SEFAC | SEFAC | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Auto Union D | 1 | Accident | 4 | 7 | ||
| DNF | 22 | Bugatti T59 | 1 | Oil line | 9 | 7 | ||
| DNF | 18 | Auto Union D | 1 | Accident | 5 | 7 | ||
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