1938 Grand Prix season (original) (raw)
Sixth AIACR European Championship season
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1938 Grand Prix season Previous 1937 Next 1939 |
The 1938 Grand Prix season was the sixth AIACR European Championship season. The championship was won by Rudolf Caracciola, driving for the Mercedes-Benz team. Caracciola won one of the four events that counted towards the championship.
Season review
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European Championship Grands Prix
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Rd | Date | Name | Circuit | Winning drivers | Winning constructor | Report |
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1 | 3 July | French Grand Prix | Reims-Gueux | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
2 | 24 July | German Grand Prix | Nürburgring | Richard Seaman | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
3 | 21 August | Swiss Grand Prix | Bremgarten | Rudolf Caracciola | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
4 | 11 September | Italian Grand Prix | Monza | Tazio Nuvolari | Auto Union | Report |
Non-championship Grands Prix
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Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.
Date | Name | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning constructor | Report |
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10 April | Pau Grand Prix | Pau | René Dreyfus | Delahaye | Report |
18 April | Campbell Trophy | Brooklands | Prince Bira | ERA | Report |
23 April | Cork Grand Prix | Carrigrohane | René Dreyfus | Delahaye | Report |
15 May | Tripoli Grand Prix | Mellaha | Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
29 May | Gávea Nacional Circuit | Gávea | Arthur Nascimento Jr | Alfa Romeo | Report |
5 June | Grand Prix des Frontières | Chimay | Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti | Report |
12 June | Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix | Gávea | Carlo Maria Pintacuda | Alfa Romeo | Report |
7 August | Coppa Ciano | Montenero | Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
15 August | Coppa Acerbo | Pescara | Rudolf Caracciola | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
27 August | Junior Car Club 200 mile race | Brooklands | Johnny Wakefield | ERA | Report |
15 October | Mountain Championship | Brooklands | Raymond Mays | ERA | Report |
22 October | Donington Grand Prix | Donington Park | Tazio Nuvolari | Auto Union | Report |
Championship final standings
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Pos Driver FRA GER SUI ITA Pts 1 Rudolf Caracciola 2 2 1 3 8 2 Manfred von Brauchitsch 1 Ret 3 Ret 15 3 Hermann Lang 3 Ret 10 Ret 17 4 Richard Seaman 1 2 Ret 18 5 Tazio Nuvolari Ret 9 1 20 = Hans Stuck 3 4 Ret 20 = Hermann Paul Müller 4 Ret Ret 20 8 Giuseppe Farina Ret 5 2 21 9 René Dreyfus 5 8 24 = Pietro Ghersi 8 5 24 11 Jean-Pierre Wimille Ret 7 Ret 25 12 Piero Taruffi Ret 6 Ret 26 13 Clemente Biondetti Ret 4 27 14 René Carrière 4 28 = Christian Kautz Ret Ret Ret 28 = Rudolf Hasse Ret Ret 28 = Paul Pietsch 6 28 = Renato Balestrero 7 28 = Franco Cortese 9 28 = "Raph" 11 28 = Emilio Romano 12 28 = Max Christen 13 28 = Edoardo Teagno 14 28 24 Philippe Étancelin Ret 29 = Arthur Hyde Ret 29 26 Adolfo Mandirola Ret 30 = Giovanni Minozzi Ret 30 = Luigi Villoresi Ret 30 = Goffredo Zehender Ret 30 = Vittorio Belmondo Ret 30 31 Eugène Chaboud Ret 31 = Toulo de Graffenried Ret 31 = Franco Comotti Ret 31 = Herbert Berg Ret 31 = István de Sztriha Ret 31 36 Carlo Felice Trossi DSQ 32 Pos Driver FRA GER SUI ITA Pts | Colour Result Points Gold Winner 1 Silver 2nd place 2 Bronze 3rd place 3 Green Completed more than 75% 4 Blue Completed between 50% and 75% 5 Purple Completed between 25% and 50% 6 Red Completed less than 25% 7 Black Disqualified 8 Blank Did not participate 8 |
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1938 in auto racing.
- Etzrodt, Hans. "Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 3 (1934–1949)". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
- Leif Snellman and Hans Etzrodt. "1938". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
- Galpin, Darren. "1938 Grands Prix". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
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