1937 Donington Grand Prix
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| Date | 2 October 1937 |
| Location | Donington Park |
| Course | 5.028km |
| Distance | 80 laps 402.25km |
| Weather | Dry |
| Pole Position | Manfred von Brauchitsch, 2'10.4 |
| Fastest Lap | Bernd Rosemeyer & Manfred von Brauchitsch, 2'11.4 |
| Winner | Bernd Rosemeyer, 3:01'02.5 |
| 2nd Place | Manfred von Brauchitsch |
| 3rd Place | Rudolf Caracciola |
The 1937 Donington Grand Prix was a 750kg Formula race held on October 2, 1937 at Donington Park Circuit.
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[edit] Race Report
The first time the Silver Arrows manufacturer teams from Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union had competed in Britain came as a shock [1] to the locals as they watched the hugely powerful and thunderous German cars wipe the floor with the British entrants. Lang led the first few laps but had to retire with a broken damper, as well as British hero Richard Seaman. The lead changed hands several times between von Brauchitsch, Rosemeyer and Caracciola. Whilst leading for a second time, von Brauchitsch suffered a puncture and Rosemeyer was back in front and stayed there to take a well earned victory.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Bernd Rosemeyer |
Auto Union | 80 | 3:01'02.5 | 2 | |
| 2 | 3 | Manfred von Brauchitsch |
Mercedes-Benz | 80 | + 37.5 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | Rudolf Caracciola |
Mercedes-Benz | 80 | + 1'16.3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 7 | Hermann Paul Müller |
Auto Union | 80 | + 3'47.5 | 6 | |
| 5 | 6 | Rudolf Hasse |
Auto Union | 80 | + 8'47.5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 8 |  Prince Bira |
Maserati | 78 | + 2 laps | 11 | |
| NC | 9 |  Earl Howe |
ERA | 77 | + 3 laps | 10 | |
| NC | 19 | Arthur Charles Dobson |
ERA | 74 | + 6 laps | 12 | |
| NC | 15 | Robin Hanson |
ERA | 72 | + 8 laps | 11 | |
| DNF | 20 | Percy Maclure |
Riley | 67 | Rear axle | 15 | |
| DNF | 8 | Raymond Mays |
ERA | 51 | Brakes | 9 | |
| DNF | 4 | Richard Seaman |
Mercedes-Benz | 29 | Suspension | 4 | |
| DNF | 2 | Hermann Lang |
Mercedes-Benz | 26 | Suspension | 3 | |
| DNF | 18 | Brian Martin |
ERA | 18 | Engine | 13 | |
| DNF | 16 | Peter Whitehead |
ERA | 11 | Engine | 14 | |
| DNS | 16 | Peter Walker |
ERA | ||||
| DNS | 12 | A.B.Hyde |
Maserati | ||||
| DNS | 2 |  Christian Kautz |
Mercedes-Benz |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Manfred von Brauchitsch - 2'10.4
- Fastest Lap: Bernd Rosemeyer & Manfred von Brauchitsch - 2'11.4
- This race was Rosemeyer's last Grand Prix victory before his death a few months later in January 1938
