1938 Swiss Grand Prix

1938 Swiss Grand Prix
1938 Swiss Grand Prix
Race 3 of 4 in the 1938 European Championship
Race details
Date	21 August 1938
Official name	V Großer Preis der Schweiz
Location	Bremgarten; Bern, Switzerland
Course	Road course
Course length	7.28 km (4.52 miles)
Distance	50 laps, 364.00 km (226.18 miles)
Weather	Heavy rain
Pole position
Driver	Richard Seaman;
Time	2:38.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Richard Seaman
Time	2:51.0
Podium
First	Rudolf Caracciola;
Second	Richard Seaman;
Third	Manfred von Brauchitsch;

The 1938 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Bremgarten, Switzerland on 21 August 1938.^[1]^[2]

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W154	50	2:32:07.8	3	1
2	16	Richard Seaman	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W154	50	+26.0	1	2
3	10	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W154	49	+1 Lap	5	3
4	8	Hans Stuck	Auto Union	Auto Union D	48	+2 Laps	4	4
5	38	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo Tipo 312	48	+2 Laps	10	4
6	28	Piero Taruffi	Scuderia Torino	Alfa Romeo Tipo 308	47	+3 Laps	11	4
7	40	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo Tipo 312	47	+3 Laps	8	4
DNF	4	Hermann Paul Müller	Auto Union	Auto Union D	46	Accident	6	4
8	18	René Dreyfus	Ecurie Bleue	Delahaye 145	46	+4 Laps	12	4
9	6	Tazio Nuvolari	Auto Union	Auto Union D	46	+4 Laps	7	4
10	14	Hermann Lang	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W154	45	+4 Laps	2	4
10	14	Walter Bäumer	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W154	45	+4 Laps	2	n/a
11	20	"Raph"	Ecurie Bleue	Delahaye 145	43	+7 Laps	15	4
12	24	Emilio Romano	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Monza	41	+9 Laps	16	4
13	32	Max Christen	Private entry	Maserati 8CM	40	+10 Laps	17	4
14	26	Edoardo Teagno	Squadra Subauda	Maserati 8CM	39	+11 Laps	13	4
14	26	Prince Bira	Squadra Subauda	Maserati 8CM	39	+11 Laps	13	n/a
DNF	2	Christian Kautz	Auto Union	Auto Union D	19	Fuel leak	9	6
DNF	30	Adolfo Mandirola	Auto-Agence S.A.	Maserati 8CM	17		18	6
DNF	22	Giovanni Minozzi	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Monza	17		19	6
DNF	34	István de Sztriha	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Monza	5		20	7
DNS	36	Toulo de Graffenried	Ecurie Du Puy de Graffenried	Maserati 6C-34			14	8

References

^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
^ "Swiss Grand Prix, Bern (364 km)". marsClassic. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

Grand Prix Race
Previous race: 1938 German Grand Prix	1938 Grand Prix season Grandes Épreuves	Next race: 1938 Italian Grand Prix
Previous race: 1937 Swiss Grand Prix	Swiss Grand Prix	Next race: 1939 Swiss Grand Prix

[1] "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

[2] "Swiss Grand Prix, Bern (364 km)". marsClassic. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

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