1938 German Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 2 of 4 in the 1938 European Championship | ||
| Date | July 24, 1938 | |
| Official name | XI Großer Preis von Deutschland | |
| Location | Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility 14.173 mi / 22.810 km |
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| Distance | 22 laps, 311.82 mi / 501.82 km | |
| Pole | ||
| Driver |  Manfred von Brauchitsch |
Mercedes-Benz |
| Time | 9:48.4 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver |  Richard Seaman |
Mercedes-Benz |
| Time | 10:09.1 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Richard Seaman |
Mercedes-Benz |
| Second | Rudolf Caracciola Hermann Lang |
Mercedes-Benz |
| Third | Hans Stuck |
Auto Union |
Results from the 1938 German Grand Prix held at the Nürburgring on July 24, 1938.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Richard Seaman |
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 22 | 3:51:46.1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 | Rudolf Caracciola |
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 22 | +4:20.0 | 4 | 2 |
| Hermann Lang |
n/a | |||||||
| 3 | 4 | Hans Stuck |
Auto Union | Auto Union D | 22 | +8:56.2 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | Hermann Paul Müller |
Auto Union | Auto Union C/D | 22 | +9:33.0 | 7 | 4 |
 Tazio Nuvolari |
n/a | |||||||
| 5 | 20 |  René Dreyfus |
Ecurie Bleue | Delahaye 145 | 21 | +1 Lap | 12 | 4 |
| 6 | 40 | Paul Pietsch |
Private entry | Maserati 6CM | 20 | +2 Laps | 13 | 4 |
| 7 | 42 | Renato Balestrero |
Private entry | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 30 | Pietro Ghersi |
Scuderia Torino | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 44 | Franco Cortese |
Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | 17 | 4 | ||
| DNF | 6 | Rudolf Hasse |
Auto Union | Auto Union C/D | 15 | Engine | 6 | 5 |
| DNF | 14 | Hermann Lang |
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 15 | Engine | 2 | 5 |
| Walter Bäumer |
n/a | |||||||
| DNF | 12 | Manfred von Brauchitsch |
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 15 | Accident | 1 | 5 |
| DNF | 36 | Arthur Hyde |
Private entry | Maserati 8CM | 14 | Accident | 14 | 5 |
| DNF | 32 |  Toulo de Graffenried |
Private entry | Maserati | 3 | Transmission | 20 | 7 |
| DNF | 24 | Giuseppe Farina |
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 | 2 | 9 | 7 | |
| DNF | 28 | Piero Taruffi |
Scuderia Torino | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | 2 | Accident | 11 | 7 |
| DNF | 2 | Tazio Nuvolari |
Auto Union | Auto Union D | 2 | Accident | 5 | 7 |
| DNF | 26 | Clemente Biondetti |
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 | 1 | Accident | 10 | 7 |
| DNF | 22 | Franco Comotti |
Ecurie Bleue | Delahaye 145 | 1 | Gearbox | 19 | 7 |
| DNF | 38 | Herbert Berg |
Ecurie Helvetia | Maserati | 1 | Fuel pump | 18 | 7 |
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