1939 Pau Grand Prix Explained

Country:France
Grand Prix:Pau
Date:2 April
Year:1939
Official Name:Grand Prix de Pau
Location:Pau, France
Course:Temporary Street Circuit
Course Mi:1.720
Course Km:2.760
Distance Laps:100
Distance Mi:172.100
Distance Km:276.900
Pole Driver:Manfred von Brauchitsch
Pole Country:Germany
Pole Flag Suffix:1935
Pole Team:Mercedes-Benz W154
Pole Time:1:46.0
Fast Driver:Manfred von Brauchitsch
Fast Team:Mercedes-Benz W154
Fast Time:1:46.8
Fast Country:Germany
Fast Flag Suffix:1935
First Driver:Hermann Lang
First Country:Germany
First Flag Suffix:1935
First Team:Mercedes-Benz W154
Second Driver:Manfred von Brauchitsch
Second Country:Germany
Second Flag Suffix:1935
Second Team:Mercedes-Benz W154
Third Driver:Philippe Étancelin
Third Country:FRA
Third Team:Talbot MD

The 1939 Pau Grand Prix was a motor race held on 2 April 1939 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Hermann Lang, driving the Mercedes-Benz W154. Manfred von Brauchitsch finished second and Philippe Étancelin third.

With the event of World War II, this would be the last Pau Grand Prix until 1947, two years after the war ended.

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverVehicleLapsTime/RetiredGrid
118 Hermann LangMercedes-Benz W1541003hr 07min 25.2sec2
210 Manfred von BrauchitschMercedes-Benz W154100+ 16.8 s1
316 Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot MD98+ 2 laps6
48 Raymond SommerAlfa Romeo Tipo 30895+ 5 laps4
56 Joseph PaulDelahaye 13592+ 8 laps9
628 Robert MazaudDelahaye 13592+ 8 laps11
726 René BiolayDelahaye 13588+ 12 laps12
814 Marcel ContetDelahaye 13586+ 14 laps13
Ret24 Jean TrémouletSEFAC35Retired14
Ret4 René CarrièrèTalbot MD31Crash / Oil line5
Ret2 Rudolf CaracciolaMercedes-Benz W15431Broken oil line3
Ret30 Marcel BalsaBugatti T35B22Mechanical8
Ret22 Eugène ChaboudDelahaye 13510Retired10
Ret12 Maurice TrintignantBugatti T515Engine overheating15
Ret20 Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati 6C-343Gearbox7
Sources: [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1939 Grand Prix Season – Part 1 . Leif . Snellman . Felix . Muelas . 2015-03-31 . 2017-03-10 . 2022-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220108234617/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp391.htm . dead .