| Type: | EC |
| Grand Prix: | German |
| Date: | 23 July |
| Year: | 1939 |
| Official Name: | XII Großer Preis von Deutschland |
| Country: | Nazi Germany |
| Flag Suffix: | Nazi |
| Race No: | 3 |
| 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 |
| Weather: | Rain |
| Pole Driver: | Hermann Lang |
| Pole Team: | Mercedes-Benz |
| Pole Country: | Germany |
| Pole Flag Suffix: | Nazi |
| Pole Time: | 9:43.1 |
| Fast Driver: | Rudolf Caracciola |
| Fast Team: | Mercedes-Benz |
| Fast Time: | 10:24.2 |
| Fast Country: | Germany |
| Fast Flag Suffix: | Nazi |
| First Driver: | Rudolf Caracciola |
| First Team: | Mercedes-Benz |
| First Country: | Germany |
| First Flag Suffix: | Nazi |
| Second Driver: | Hermann Paul Müller |
| Second Team: | Auto Union |
| Second Country: | Germany |
| Second Flag Suffix: | Nazi |
| Third Driver: | Paul Pietsch |
| Third Team: | Maserati |
| Third Country: | Germany |
| Third Flag Suffix: | Nazi |
The 1939 German Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on 23 July 1939.[1]
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 22 | 4:08:41.8 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2 | 6 | Hermann Paul Müller | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 22 | +57.8 | 4 | 2 | |
| 3 | 32 | Paul Pietsch | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati 8CTF | 21 | +1 Lap | 8 | 3 | |
| 4 | 24 |  René Dreyfus | Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Delahaye 145 | 20 | +2 Laps | 12 | 4 | |
| 5 | 26 | "Raph" | Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Delahaye 145 | 19 | +3 Laps | 15 | 4 | |
| 6 | 28 | Robert Mazaud | Private entry | Delahaye T135CS | 19 | +3 Laps | 16 | 4 | |
| 7 | 40 | Leonhard Joa | Süddeutsche Renngemeinschaft | Maserati 4CM | 19 | +3 Laps | 14 | 4 | |
| Ret | 2 |  Tazio Nuvolari | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 18 | Engine | 6 | 4 | |
| Ret | 8 | Rudolf Hasse | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 11 | Accident | 10 | 5 | |
| Ret | 10 | Georg Meier | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 10 | Broken front stub axle | 9 | 6 | |
| DSQ | 36 |  Adolfo Mandirola | Private entry | Maserati 6CM | 9 | Disqualified | 17 | 8 | |
| Ret | 30 | Luigi Villoresi | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati 8CTF | 6 | Fuel tank | 11 | 6 | |
| Ret | 14 | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 5 | Leaking tank | 2 | 7 | |
| Ret | 20 | Heinz Brendel | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 3 | Accident | 5 | 7 | |
| Ret | 16 | Hermann Lang | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 2 | Engine | 1 | 7 | |
| Ret | 22 | Raymond Sommer | Private entry | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | 0 | Engine | 13 | 7 | |
| Ret | 4 | Hans Stuck | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 0 | Fuel pipe | 7 | 7 |