1939 French Grand Prix
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Race details | ||
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Race 2 of 4 in the 1939 European Championship | ||
Date | July 9, 1939 | |
Official name | XXXIII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France | |
Location | Reims-Gueux Reims, France |
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Course | Road course 4.857 mi / 7.816 km |
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Distance | 51 laps, 247.68 mi / 398.61 km | |
Weather | Wet, drying. Minor showers. | |
Pole | ||
Driver | Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz |
Time | 2:27.7 | |
Fastest Lap | ||
Driver | Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz |
Time | 2:32.2 | |
Podium | ||
First | Hermann Paul Müller | Auto Union |
Second | Georg Meier | Auto Union |
Third | René Le Bègue | Talbot |
Results from the 1939 French Grand Prix held at Reims-Gueux on July 9, 1939.
[edit] Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 12 | Hermann Paul Müller | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 51 | 2:21:11.8 | 5 | 1 |
2 | 14 | Georg Meier | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 50 | +1 Lap | 7 | 2 |
3 | 36 | René Le Bègue | Talbot-Darracq | Talbot MD | 48 | +3 Laps | 8 | 3 |
4 | 34 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Darracq | Talbot MD | 48 | +3 Laps | 9 | 4 |
5 | 2 | Raymond Sommer | Private entry | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | 47 | +4 Laps | 13 | 4 |
6 | 10 | Hans Stuck | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 47 | +4 Laps | 6 | 4 |
7 | 30 | René Dreyfus | Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Delahaye 145 | 45 | +6 Laps | 11 | 4 |
8 | 4 | Luigi Chinetti | Christian Kautz | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | 45 | +6 Laps | 12 | 4 |
9 | 32 | George de Montbressieux | Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Delahaye 145 | 44 | +7 Laps | 15 | 4 |
Ret | 20 | Hermann Lang | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 36 | Engine | 1 | 5 |
Ret | 18 | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 17 | Engine | 4 | 6 |
Ret | 6 | Yves Matra | Christian Kautz | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | 17 | 14 | 6 | |
Ret | 38 | Raymond Mays | Talbot-Darracq | Talbot MC | 10 | Split tank | 10 | 7 |
Ret | 8 | Tazio Nuvolari | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 8 | Gearbox | 3 | 7 |
Ret | 16 | Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 1 | Accident | 2 | 7 |
Previous race: 1939 Belgian Grand Prix |
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Next race: 1939 German Grand Prix |
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