1938 Italian Grand Prix Explained

Type:EC
Grand Prix:Italian
Date:11 September
Year:1938
Official Name:XVI Gran Premio d'Italia
Country:Italy
Flag Suffix:1861
Race No:4
Season No:4
Location:Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Monza, Italy
Course Mi:4.345[1]
Course Km:6.993
Distance Laps:60
Distance Mi:260.71
Distance Km:419.58
Weather:Warm, sunny
Pole Driver:Hermann Lang
Pole Team:Mercedes-Benz
Pole Country:Germany
Pole Flag Suffix:Nazi
Pole Time:2:32.4
Fast Driver:Hermann Lang
Fast Team:Mercedes-Benz
Fast Time:2:34.2
Fast Country:Germany
Fast Flag Suffix:Nazi
First Driver:Tazio Nuvolari
First Team:Auto Union
First Country:Italy
First Flag Suffix:1861
Second Driver:Giuseppe Farina
Second Team:Alfa Romeo
Second Country:Italy
Second Flag Suffix:1861
Third Driver:Rudolf Caracciola
Third Team:Mercedes-Benz
Third Country:Germany
Third Flag Suffix:Nazi
Third Driver2:Manfred von Brauchitsch
Third Country2:Germany
Third Flag Suffix2:Nazi

The 1938 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monza on 11 September 1938.[2]

Classification

PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
122 Tazio NuvolariAuto UnionAuto Union D602:41:39.651
230 Giuseppe FarinaAlfa CorseAlfa Romeo Tipo 31659+1 Lap132
312 Rudolf CaracciolaDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W15457+3 Laps33
Manfred von Brauchitschn/a
46 Clemente BiondettiAlfa CorseAlfa Romeo Tipo 31657+3 Laps84
Ret20 Hermann Paul MüllerAuto UnionAuto Union D5744
DSQ14 Carlo Felice TrossiOfficine A. MaseratiMaserati 8CTF56Disqualified118
52 Pietro GhersiScuderia TorinoAlfa Romeo Tipo 30847+13 Laps154
Ret36 Hans StuckAuto UnionAuto Union D41Mechanical145
Ret26 Hermann LangDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W15435Engine15
Ret8 Luigi VilloresiOfficine A. MaseratiMaserati 8CTF24Mechanical126
Ret4 Manfred von BrauchitschDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W15419Mechanical26
Ret28 Jean-Pierre WimilleAlfa CorseAlfa Romeo Tipo 3121796
Ret18 Goffredo ZehenderOfficine A. MaseratiMaserati 8CTF15166
Ret28 Vittorio BelmondoRenato BalestreroAlfa Romeo Tipo 30815176
Ret16 Richard SeamanDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W15411Engine67
Ret34 Piero TaruffiAlfa CorseAlfa Romeo Tipo 31210Mechanical107
Ret24 Christian KautzAuto UnionAuto Union D277

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1938 Italian Grand Prix | Motorsport Database .
  2. Web site: Race Results. 2021-07-27. Racing-Reference. en-US.