1939 French Grand Prix Explained

Type:EC
Grand Prix:French
Date:9 July
Year:1939
Official Name:XXXIII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
Country:France
Race No:2
Season No:4
Location:Reims-Gueux
Reims, France
Course:Road course
Course Mi:4.857
Course Km:7.816
Distance Laps:51
Distance Mi:247.68
Distance Km:398.61
Weather:Wet, drying. Minor showers.
Pole Driver:Hermann Lang
Pole Team:Mercedes-Benz
Pole Country:Germany
Pole Flag Suffix:Nazi
Pole Time:2:27.7
Fast Driver:Hermann Lang
Fast Team:Mercedes-Benz
Fast Time:2:32.2
Fast Country:Germany
Fast Flag Suffix:Nazi
First Driver:Hermann Paul Müller
First Team:Auto Union
First Country:Germany
First Flag Suffix:Nazi
Second Driver:Georg Meier
Second Team:Auto Union
Second Country:Germany
Second Flag Suffix:Nazi
Third Driver:René Le Bègue
Third Team:Talbot
Third Country:France

The 1939 French Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Reims-Gueux on 9 July 1939.

Classification

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12 51 2:21:11.8 5 1
2 14 50 +1 lap 7 2
3 36 Talbot T26C 48 +3 laps 8 3
4 34 Talbot T26C 48 +3 laps 9 4
5 2 Private entry 47 +4 laps 13 4
6 10 47 +4 laps 6 4
7 30 Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell Delahaye 145 45 +6 laps 11 4
8 4 45 +6 laps 12 4
9 32 Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell Delahaye 145 44 +7 laps 15 4
Ret 20 36 Engine 1 5
Ret 18 17 Engine 4 6
Ret 6 17 14 6
Ret 38 Talbot T26C 10 Split tank 10 7
Ret 8 8 Gearbox 3 7
Ret 16 1 Accident 2 7
Sources:[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hodges, David . 1967 . The French Grand Prix . 126–131.
  2. Web site: 1939 French Grand Prix . Motor Sport Magazine Database . 10 January 2019.