1938 Pau Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type =

|Country = France

|Grand Prix = Pau

|Date = 10 April

|Year = 1938

|Image = Carte circuit de Pau.png

|Official name = Grand Prix de Pau

|Location = Pau, France

|Course = Temporary Street Circuit

|Course_mi = 1.720

|Course_km = 2.760

|Distance_laps = 100

|Distance_mi = 172.100

|Distance_km = 276.960

|Weather =

|Pole_Driver = René Dreyfus

|Pole_Country = FRA

|Pole_Team = Delahaye 145

|Pole_Time = 1:48.0

|Fast_Driver = Rudolf Caracciola

|Fast_Team = Mercedes-Benz W154

|Fast_Time = 1:47.0

|Fast_Lap =

|Fast_Country = Germany

|Fast_flag_suffix = 1935

|First_Driver = René Dreyfus

|First_Country = FRA

|First_Team = Delahaye 145

|Second_Driver = Rudolf Caracciola

|Second_Country = Germany

|Second_flag_suffix = 1935

|Second_Driver2 = Hermann Lang

|Second_Country2 = Germany

|Second_flag_suffix2 = 1935

|Second_Team = Mercedes-Benz W154

|Third_Driver = Gianfranco Comotti

|Third_Country = Italy

|Third_flag_suffix = 1861

|Third_Team = Delahaye 145

}}

File:Départ du Grand Prix de Pau 1938, devant le vainqueur René Dreyfus sur Delahaye, derrière Caracciola sur Mercedes.jpg

The 1938 Pau Grand Prix was a motor race held on 10 April 1938 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by René Dreyfus, driving the Delahaye 145. Rudolf Caracciola and Hermann Lang combined to finish second and Gianfranco Comotti finished third.

Classification

= Race =

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! Pos

! No

! Driver

! Vehicle

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

1

| align="center" | 2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} René Dreyfus

| Delahaye 145

| align="center" | 100

| 3hr 08min 59.0sec

| align="center" | 1

2

| align="center" | 6

| {{flagicon|Germany|1935}} Rudolf Caracciola
{{flagicon|Germany|1935}} Hermann Lang

| Mercedes-Benz W154

| align="center" | 100

| + 1:51.0 s

| align="center" | 2

3

| align="center" | 4

| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Gianfranco Comotti

| Delahaye 145

| align="center" | 94

| + 6 laps

| align="center" | 3

4

| align="center" | 20

| {{flagicon|FRA}} "Raph"

| Maserati 6CM

| align="center" | 85

| + 15 laps

| align="center" | 8

5

| align="center" | 28

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Maurice Trintignant

| Bugatti T35C

| align="center" | 83

| + 17 laps

| align="center" | 6

6

| align="center" | 24

| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Dioscoride Lanza

| Maserati 6CM

| align="center" | 81

| + 19 laps

| align="center" | 5

Ret

| align="center" | 30

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Yves Matra

| Bugatti T51

| align="center" | 40

| Retired

| align="center" | 7

Ret

| align="center" | 22

| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Antonio Negro

| Maserati 6CM

| align="center" | 9

| Steering

| align="center" | 9

DNS

| align="center" | 8

| {{flagicon|Germany|1935}} Hermann Lang

| Mercedes-Benz W154

|

| Did Not Start

|

DNS

| align="center" | 12

| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Tazio Nuvolari

| Alfa Romeo Tipo 308

|

| Did Not Start

|

DNS

| align="center" | 14

| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Emilio Villoresi

| Alfa Romeo Tipo 308

|

| Did Not Start

|

colspan="8" | Sources: {{cite web |url=http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp381.htm |title=1938 Grand Prix Season – Part 1 |first1=Leif |last1=Snellman |first2=Felix |last2=Muelas |date=2017-02-24 |accessdate=2017-03-10 |archive-date=2010-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007071158/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp381.htm |url-status=dead }}

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