1939 German Grand Prix

  1939 German Grand Prix

Race details
Race 3 of 4 in the 1939 European Championship
Date	23 July 1939
Official name	XII Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location	Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 22.810 km (14.173 mi)
Distance	22 laps, 501.82 km (311.82 mi)
Weather	Rain
Pole position
Driver	Hermann Lang	Mercedes-Benz
Time	9:43.1
Fastest lap
Driver	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz
Time	10:24.2
Podium
First	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz
Second	Hermann Paul Müller	Auto Union
Third	Paul Pietsch	Maserati

The 1939 German Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on 23 July 1939.

Classification

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