| Type: | EC |
| Grand Prix: | Swiss |
| Date: | 21 August |
| Year: | 1938 |
| Official Name: | V Großer Preis der Schweiz |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Race No: | 3 |
| Season No: | 4 |
| Location: | Bremgarten Bern, Switzerland |
| Course: | Road course |
| Course Mi: | 4.52 |
| Course Km: | 7.28 |
| Distance Laps: | 50 |
| Distance Mi: | 226.18 |
| Distance Km: | 364.00 |
| Weather: | Heavy rain |
| Pole Driver: | Richard Seaman |
| Pole Team: | Mercedes-Benz |
| Pole Country: | United Kingdom |
| Pole Time: | 2:38.8 |
| Fast Driver: | Richard Seaman |
| Fast Team: | Mercedes-Benz |
| Fast Time: | 2:51.0 |
| Fast Country: | United Kingdom |
| First Driver: | Rudolf Caracciola |
| First Team: | Mercedes-Benz |
| First Country: | Germany |
| First Flag Suffix: | Nazi |
| Second Driver: | Richard Seaman |
| Second Team: | Mercedes-Benz |
| Second Country: | United Kingdom |
| Third Driver: | Manfred von Brauchitsch |
| Third Team: | Mercedes-Benz |
| Third Country: | Germany |
| Third Flag Suffix: | Nazi |
The 1938 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Bremgarten, Switzerland on 21 August 1938.[1] [2]
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 50 | 2:32:07.8 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2 | 16 |  Richard Seaman | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 50 | +26.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 10 | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 49 | +1 Lap | 5 | 3 | |
| 4 | 8 | Hans Stuck | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 48 | +2 Laps | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 38 |  Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 | 48 | +2 Laps | 10 | 4 | |
| 6 | 28 | Piero Taruffi | Scuderia Torino | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | 47 | +3 Laps | 11 | 4 | |
| 7 | 40 |  Jean-Pierre Wimille | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 | 47 | +3 Laps | 8 | 4 | |
| DNF | 4 | Hermann Paul Müller | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 46 | Accident | 6 | 4 | |
| 8 | 18 | René Dreyfus | Ecurie Bleue | Delahaye 145 | 46 | +4 Laps | 12 | 4 | |
| 9 | 6 | Tazio Nuvolari | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 46 | +4 Laps | 7 | 4 | |
| 10 | 14 | Hermann Lang | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 45 | +4 Laps | 2 | 4 | |
| Walter Bäumer | n/a | ||||||||
| 11 | 20 | "Raph" | Ecurie Bleue | Delahaye 145 | 43 | +7 Laps | 15 | 4 | |
| 12 | 24 | Emilio Romano | Private entry | Alfa Romeo Monza | 41 | +9 Laps | 16 | 4 | |
| 13 | 32 |  Max Christen | Private entry | Maserati 8CM | 40 | +10 Laps | 17 | 4 | |
| 14 | 26 | Edoardo Teagno | Squadra Subauda | Maserati 8CM | 39 | +11 Laps | 13 | 4 | |
 Prince Bira | n/a | ||||||||
| DNF | 2 | Christian Kautz | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 19 | Fuel leak | 9 | 6 | |
| DNF | 30 | Adolfo Mandirola | Auto-Agence S.A. | Maserati 8CM | 17 | 18 | 6 | ||
| DNF | 22 | Giovanni Minozzi | Private entry | Alfa Romeo Monza | 17 | 19 | 6 | ||
| DNF | 34 |  István de Sztriha | Private entry | Alfa Romeo Monza | 5 | 20 | 7 | ||
| DNS | 36 | Toulo de Graffenried | Ecurie Du Puy de Graffenried | Maserati 6C-34 | 14 | 8 |