1938 German Grand Prix Explained

Type:EC
Grand Prix:German
Date:24 July
Year:1938
Official Name:XI Großer Preis von Deutschland
Country:Nazi Germany
Flag Suffix:1935
Race No:2
Season No:4
Location:Nürburgring
Nürburg, Germany
Course Mi:14.173
Course Km:22.810
Distance Laps:22
Distance Mi:311.82
Distance Km:501.82
Attendance:350,000[1]
Pole Driver:Manfred von Brauchitsch
Pole Team:Mercedes-Benz
Pole Country:Germany
Pole Flag Suffix:Nazi
Pole Time:9:48.4
Fast Driver:Richard Seaman
Fast Team:Mercedes-Benz
Fast Time:10:09.1
Fast Country:United Kingdom
First Driver:Richard Seaman
First Team:Mercedes-Benz
First Country:United Kingdom
Second Driver:Rudolf Caracciola
Second Team:Mercedes-Benz
Second Country:Germany
Second Flag Suffix:1935
Second Driver2:Hermann Lang
Second Country2:Germany
Second Flag Suffix2:1935
Third Driver:Hans Stuck
Third Team:Auto Union
Third Country:Germany
Third Flag Suffix:1935

The 1938 German Grand Prix was a championship Grand Prix held on 24 July 1938 at the Nürburgring in Nazi Germany. It was the 2nd race in the 1938 European Championship. The race which was 22 laps, was won by Richard Seaman driving a Mercedes-Benz W154 after starting from 3rd place.[2]

Entries

No.DriverEntrantCar
2 Tazio NuvolariAuto Union AGAuto Union D
4 Hans StuckAuto Union AGAuto Union D
6 Rudolf HasseAuto Union AGAuto Union C/D
8 Hermann MüllerAuto Union AGAuto Union C/D
10 Rudolf CaracciolaDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W154
12 Manfred von BrauchitschDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W154
14 Hermann LangDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W154
16 Richard SeamanDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W154
18 Walter BäumerDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W154
20 René DreyfusEcurie BleueDelahaye 145
22 Franco ComottiEcurie BleueDelahaye 145
24 Giuseppe FarinaAlfa CorseAlfa Romeo Tipo 312
26 Clemente BiondettiAlfa CorseAlfa Romeo Tipo 312
28 Piero TaruffiScuderia TorinoAlfa Romeo Tipo 308
30 Pietro GhersiScuderia TorinoAlfa Romeo 8C 2900A
32 Toulo de GraffenriedBaron de GraffenriedMaserati 6C-34
34 Ernõ FesteticsGraf FesteticsAlfa Romeo Tipo B/P3
36 Arthur HydeA. HydeMaserati 8CM
38 Herbert BergEcurie HelvetiaMaserati 6CM
40 Paul PietschEcurie HelvetiaMaserati 6CM
42 Renato BalestreroR. BalestreroAlfa Romeo Tipo 308
44 Franco CorteseScuderia AmbrosianaMaserati 6CM
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Race

Pos.DriverEntrantCarLapsTime/Retired
1 Richard SeamanDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W154223:51:46.1
2 Rudolf Caracciola
Hermann Lang
Daimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W154223:55:06.1
3 Hans StuckAuto Union AGAuto Union D224:00:42.3
4 Hermann Müller
Tazio Nuvolari
Auto Union AGAuto Union C/D224:01:19.1
5 René DreyfusEcurie BleueDelahaye 14521
6 Paul PietschEcurie HelvetiaMaserati 6CM20
7 Renato BalestreroR. BalestreroAlfa Romeo Tipo 308
8 Pietro GhersiScuderia TorinoAlfa Romeo 8C 2900A
9 Franco CorteseScuderia AmbrosianaMaserati 6CM
Ret Rudolf HasseAuto Union AGAuto Union C/D15Engine
Ret Hermann Lang
Walter Bäumer
Daimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W15415Engine
Ret Manfred von BrauchitschDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W15415Crash
Ret Arthur HydeA. HydeMaserati 8CM14Crashed into ditch
Ret Toulo de GraffenriedBaron de GraffenriedMaserati 6C-343Transmission
Ret Giuseppe FarinaAlfa CorseAlfa Romeo Tipo 3122Mechanical
Ret Piero TaruffiScuderia TorinoAlfa Romeo Tipo 3082Skidded off track
Ret Tazio NuvolariAuto Union AGAuto Union D2Crash
Ret Clemente BiondettiAlfa CorseAlfa Romeo Tipo 3121Crash
Ret Franco ComottiEcurie BleueDelahaye 1451Gearbox
Ret Herbert BergEcurie HelvetiaMaserati 6CM1Fuel Pump
Walter BäumerDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W154
Ernõ FesteticsGraf FesteticsAlfa Romeo Tipo B/P3
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Notes

Notes and References

  1. News: Wins German Grand Prix. The Gazette. 25 July 1938. 22 July 2020. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: 1938 GRAND PRIX SEASON - PART 3. 2020-07-23. www.kolumbus.fi. 2020-02-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20200218012719/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp383.htm#18. dead.