1934 German Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = GP

|Country = Nazi Germany

|Flag_suffix = 1933

|Grand Prix = German

|Date = 15 July

|Year = 1934

|Image = Circuit_N%C3%BCrburgring-1927-Nordschleife.svg

|Official name = VII Großer Preis von Deutschland

|Race_No = 3

|Season_No = 4

|Location = Nürburgring
Nürburg, Germany

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 14.17

|Course_km = 22.810

|Distance_laps = 25

|Distance_mi = 354.25

|Distance_km = 570.25

|Weather = Wet, overcast

|Pole_Driver = Renato Balestrero

|Pole_Team = Alfa Romeo

|Pole_Country = Italy

|Pole_flag_suffix = 1861

|Grid_from_ballot = True

|Fast_Driver = Hans Stuck

|Fast_Team = Auto Union

|Fast_Time = 10:43.8

|Fast_Country = Germany

|Fast_flag_suffix = 1933

|First_Driver = Hans Stuck

|First_Team = Auto Union

|First_Country = Germany

|First_flag_suffix = 1933

|Second_Driver = Luigi Fagioli

|Second_Team = Mercedes-Benz

|Second_Country = Italy

|Second_flag_suffix = 1861

|Third_Driver = Louis Chiron

|Third_Team = Scuderia Ferrari

|Third_Country = Monaco

|Third_flag_suffix =

}}

The 1934 German Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on 15 July 1934.

Classification

=Race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" !Pos !No !Driver !Team !Car !Laps !Time/Retired !Grid
1 \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|Germany\|1933}} Hans Stuck \| Auto Union \| Auto Union Type A \| 25 \| 4:38:19.2 \| 10
2 \| 9 \| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1861}} Luigi Fagioli \| Daimler-Benz AG \| Mercedes-Benz W25 \| 25 \| +2:07.0 \| 13
3 \| 18 \| {{flagicon\|MCO}} Louis Chiron \| Scuderia Ferrari \| Alfa Romeo Tipo B \| 25 \| +8:13.6 \| 5
4 \| 12 \| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1861}} Tazio Nuvolari \| Scuderia Ferrari \| Alfa Romeo Tipo B \| 25 \| +16:51"0 \| 4
5 \| 1 \| {{flagicon\|Germany\|1933}} Hanns Geier \| Daimler-Benz AG \| Mercedes-Benz W25 \| 25 \| +20:46"2 \| 19
Dsq. \|12 \|{{flagicon\|CH}} Ulrich Maag \|Privé \|Alfa Romeo Monza \|25 \| + 28:30"3 \| 9
6 ? \|20 \| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1861}} Goffredo Zehender \|Maserati \|Maserati 8CM \|25 \| +36:25"6 (or +5 Laps / Gearbox ?) \| 7
7 ? \|11 \|{{flagicon\|Hungary\|1920}} László Hartmann \|Bugatti \|Bugatti T51 \|24 (or 25 ?) \| +35:39"2 \| 12
rowspan=2\|Ret. \|rowspan=2\|2 \| {{flagicon\|Germany\|1933}} August Momberger \|rowspan=2\|Auto Union \|rowspan=2\|Auto Union Type A \|rowspan=2\|20 \|rowspan=2\|Mechanical \|rowspan=2\|15
{{flagicon\|Germany\|1933}} Ernst Burggaller
Ret. \|14 \|{{flagicon\|SUI}} Hans Ruesch \|Private entry \|Maserati 8CM \|19 \|Gas Pump \|17
Ret. \|15 \| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1861}} Luigi Soffietti \|Scuderia Siena \|Alfa Romeo Monza \|14 \|Rear axle \|16
Ret. \|6 \| {{flagicon\|Germany\|1933}} Rudolf Caracciola \|Daimler-Benz AG \|Mercedes-Benz W25 \|14 \|Engine \|8
Ret. \|21 \| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1861}} Giovanni Minozzi \|Scuderia Siena \|Alfa Romeo Monza \|10 \|Engine \|1
Ret. \|19 \|{{flagicon\|France}} Guy Moll \|Scuderia Ferrari \|Alfa Romeo Tipo B \|6 \|Gearbox \|14
Ret. \|3 \| {{flagicon\|Germany\|1933}} Ernst Burggaller \|Auto Union \|Auto Union Type A \|4 \|Gearbox \|18
Ret. \|16 \| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1861}} Renato Balestrero \|Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio \|Alfa Romeo Monza \|3 \|Gearbox \|3
Ret. \|17 \| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1861}} Achille Varzi \|Scuderia Ferrari \|Alfa Romeo Tipo B \|1 \|Gearbox \|11
Ret. \|4 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Hugh Hamilton \|Whitney Straight Ltd \|Maserati 8CM \|0 \|Piston \|2
Ret. \|22 \| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1861}} Attilio Battilana \|Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio \|Alfa Romeo Monza \| \| \|6
rowspan="2"\|DNS. \|3 \|rowspan="2"\| {{flagicon\|Germany\|1933}} Paul Pietsch \|Auto Union \|Auto Union Type A \| \|Reserve driver \|rowspan="2"\|
5 \|Private entry \|Alfa Romeo Monza \| \|Not started
DNS. \|3 \| {{flagicon\|Germany\|1933}} Wilhelm Sebastian \|Auto Union \|Auto Union Type A \| \|Reserve driver \|
DNS. \|7 \| {{flagicon\|Germany\|1933}} Manfred von Brauchitsch \|Daimler-Benz AG \|Mercedes-Benz W25 \| \|Accident during practice \|
DNS. \|8 \| {{flagicon\|Germany\|1933}} Ernst Jakob Henne \|Daimler-Benz AG \|Mercedes-Benz W25 \| \|Reserve driver, ill \|

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!Pos

!No

!Driver

!Team

!Car

!Laps

!Time/Retired

!Grid

| 1

| {{flagicon|Germany|1933}} Hans Stuck

| Auto Union

| Auto Union Type A

| 25

| 4:38:19.2

| 10

| 9

| {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Luigi Fagioli

| Daimler-Benz AG

| Mercedes-Benz W25

| 25

| +2:07.0

| 13

| 18

| {{flagicon|MCO}} Louis Chiron

| Scuderia Ferrari

| Alfa Romeo Tipo B

| 25

| +8:13.6

| 5

| 12

| {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Tazio Nuvolari

| Scuderia Ferrari

| Alfa Romeo Tipo B

| 25

| +16:51"0

| 4

| 1

| {{flagicon|Germany|1933}} Hanns Geier

| Daimler-Benz AG

| Mercedes-Benz W25

| 25

| +20:46"2

| 19

Dsq.

|12

|{{flagicon|CH}} Ulrich Maag

|Privé

|Alfa Romeo Monza

|25

| + 28:30"3

| 9

6 ?

|20

| {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Goffredo Zehender

|Maserati

|Maserati 8CM

|25

| +36:25"6 (or +5 Laps / Gearbox ?)

| 7

7 ?

|11

|{{flagicon|Hungary|1920}} László Hartmann

|Bugatti

|Bugatti T51

|24 (or 25 ?)

| +35:39"2

| 12

rowspan=2|Ret.

|rowspan=2|2

| {{flagicon|Germany|1933}} August Momberger

|rowspan=2|Auto Union

|rowspan=2|Auto Union Type A

|rowspan=2|20

|rowspan=2|Mechanical

|rowspan=2|15

{{flagicon|Germany|1933}} Ernst Burggaller

Ret.

|14

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Hans Ruesch

|Private entry

|Maserati 8CM

|19

|Gas Pump

|17

Ret.

|15

| {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Luigi Soffietti

|Scuderia Siena

|Alfa Romeo Monza

|14

|Rear axle

|16

Ret.

| {{flagicon|Germany|1933}} Rudolf Caracciola

|Daimler-Benz AG

|Mercedes-Benz W25

|14

|Engine

Ret.

|21

| {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Giovanni Minozzi

|Scuderia Siena

|Alfa Romeo Monza

|10

|Engine

Ret.

|19

|{{flagicon|France}} Guy Moll

|Scuderia Ferrari

|Alfa Romeo Tipo B

|Gearbox

|14

Ret.

| {{flagicon|Germany|1933}} Ernst Burggaller

|Auto Union

|Auto Union Type A

|Gearbox

|18

Ret.

|16

| {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Renato Balestrero

|Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio

|Alfa Romeo Monza

|Gearbox

Ret.

|17

| {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Achille Varzi

|Scuderia Ferrari

|Alfa Romeo Tipo B

|Gearbox

|11

Ret.

| {{flagicon|UK}} Hugh Hamilton

|Whitney Straight Ltd

|Maserati 8CM

|Piston

Ret.

|22

| {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Attilio Battilana

|Gruppo Genovese San Giorgio

|Alfa Romeo Monza

rowspan="2"|DNS.

|rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|Germany|1933}} Paul Pietsch

|Auto Union

|Auto Union Type A

|Reserve driver

|rowspan="2"|

|Private entry

|Alfa Romeo Monza

|Not started

DNS.

| {{flagicon|Germany|1933}} Wilhelm Sebastian

|Auto Union

|Auto Union Type A

|Reserve driver

DNS.

| {{flagicon|Germany|1933}} Manfred von Brauchitsch

|Daimler-Benz AG

|Mercedes-Benz W25

|Accident during practice

DNS.

| {{flagicon|Germany|1933}} Ernst Jakob Henne

|Daimler-Benz AG

|Mercedes-Benz W25

|Reserve driver, ill

Starting Grid Positions

Starting grid was determined by ballot.

Notes

Manfred von Brauchitsch badly crashed in practice, and Mercedes employee Hanns Geier was called on short notice to replace him
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{{Grand Prix race report

|Name_of_race = German Grand Prix

|Year_of_race = 1934

|Previous_race_in_season = 1934 French Grand Prix

|Next_race_in_season = 1934 Belgian Grand Prix

|Previous_year's_race = 1932 German Grand Prix

|Next_year's_race = 1935 German Grand Prix

}}

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