1939 Swiss Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 4 of 4 in the 1939 European Championship | ||
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| Date | August 20, 1939 | |
| Official name | VI Großer Preis der Schweiz | |
| Location | Bremgarten Bern, Switzerland |
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| Course | Road course 4.52 mi / 7.28 km |
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| Distance | 30 laps, 135.71 mi / 218.40 km | |
| Weather | Rain | |
| Pole | ||
| Driver |  Hermann Lang |
Mercedes-Benz |
| Grid positions set by heat results | ||
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver | Hermann Lang |
Mercedes-Benz |
| Time | 2:38.4 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Hermann Lang |
Mercedes-Benz |
| Second | Rudolf Caracciola |
Mercedes-Benz |
| Third | Manfred von Brauchitsch |
Mercedes-Benz |
Results from the 1939 Swiss Grand Prix held at Bremgarten on August 20, 1939.
The Grand Prix was run as a combined event for Grand Prix cars and Voiturettes. Each class had a heat with the best from each going through to a combined final.
Contents |
[edit] Classification
[edit] Final
Voiturette cars are denoted by a pink background
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 16 | Hermann Lang |
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 30 | 1:24:47.6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 14 | Rudolf Caracciola |
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 30 | +3.1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Manfred von Brauchitsch |
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 30 | +1:09.9 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Hermann Paul Müller |
Auto Union | Auto Union D | 30 | +2:13.7 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 |  Tazio Nuvolari |
Auto Union | Auto Union D | 30 | +2:25.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 12 | Hans Hartmann |
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 29 | +1 Lap | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | 64 | Giuseppe Farina |
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 29 | +1 Lap | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | 28 |  René Dreyfus |
Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Maserati 8CTF | 28 | +2 Laps | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | 66 | Clemente Biondetti |
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 28 | +2 Laps | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | 8 | Hans Stuck |
Auto Union | Auto Union D | 28 | +2 Laps | 7 | 4 |
| 11 | 32 |  Kenneth Evans |
Private entry | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 27 | +3 Laps | 16 | 4 |
| 12 | 54 | John Wakefield |
Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 26 | +4 Laps | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | 48 | Robert Ansell |
Private entry | ERA B | 25 | +5 Laps | 15 | 4 |
| Ret | 72 |  Toulo de Graffenried |
Private entry | Maserati 6C-34 | 22 | 17 | 5 | |
| Ret | 2 | Rudolf Hasse |
Auto Union | Auto Union D | 20 | Lubrication | 10 | 5 |
| Ret | 40 | Paul Pietsch |
Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 7 | 14 | 7 | |
| Ret | 60 | Giovanni Rocco |
Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 3 | 12 | 7 |
[edit] Grand Prix heat
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Hermann Lang |
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 1 |
| 2 | 14 | Rudolf Caracciola |
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 3 |
| 3 | 10 | Manfred von Brauchitsch |
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 2 |
| 4 | 6 | Tazio Nuvolari |
Auto Union | Auto Union D | 5 |
| 5 | 12 | Hans Hartmann |
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 8 |
| 6 | 8 | Hans Stuck |
Auto Union | Auto Union D | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | Hermann Paul Müller |
Auto Union | Auto Union D | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | Rudolf Hasse |
Auto Union | Auto Union D | 6 |
| 9 | 28 | René Dreyfus |
Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Maserati 8CTF | 9 |
| 10 | 32 | Kenneth Evans |
Private entry | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 11 |
| 11 | 72 | Toulo de Graffenried |
Private entry | Maserati 6C-34 | 10 |
| 12 | 18 | Robert Mazaud |
Private entry | Delahaye T135CS | 12 |
| Ret | 24 | Max Christen |
Private entry | Maserati 26B | 13 |
| Ret | 30 | George de Montbressieux |
Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Maserati 6C-34 | ? |
[edit] Voiturette heat
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | Giuseppe Farina |
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 20 | 56:28.0 | 1 |
| 2 | 66 | Clemente Biondetti |
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 20 | +37.0 | 5 |
| 3 | 54 | John Wakefield |
Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 20 | +1:08.9 | 4 |
| 4 | 60 | Giovanni Rocco |
Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 20 | +1:46.9 | 2 |
| 5 | 40 | Paul Pietsch |
Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 19 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 6 | 48 | Robert Ansell |
Private entry | ERA B | 19 | +1 Lap | 8 |
| 7 | 44 | Leonhard Joa |
Süddeutsche Renngemeinschaft | Maserati | 7 | ||
| 8 | 50 | Allen Pollock |
Private entry | ERA A | 6 | ||
| Ret | 56 | Guido Barbieri |
Private entry | Maserati | 10 | ||
| Ret | 46 | Marc Horvilleur |
Private entry | Maserati 6CM | 9 |
| Previous race: 1939 German Grand Prix |
1939 Grand Prix season Grandes Épreuves |
Next race: 1946 Saint Cloud Grand Prix (post-war) |
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