1939 French Grand Prix
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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type = EC
|Grand Prix = French
|Date = 9 July
|Year = 1939
|Official name = XXXIII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
|Country = France
|Image = Circuit-Reims-Gueux-1926.png
|Race_No = 2
|Season_No = 4
|Location = Reims-Gueux
Reims, France
|Course = Road course
|Course_mi = 4.857
|Course_km = 7.816
|Distance_laps = 51
|Distance_mi = 247.68
|Distance_km = 398.61
|Weather = Wet, drying. Minor showers.
|Pole_Driver = Hermann Lang
|Pole_Team = Mercedes-Benz
|Pole_Country = Germany
|Pole_flag_suffix = Nazi
|Pole_Time = 2:27.7
|Fast_Driver = Hermann Lang
|Fast_Team = Mercedes-Benz
|Fast_Time = 2:32.2
|Fast_Country = Germany
|Fast_flag_suffix = Nazi
|First_Driver = Hermann Paul Müller
|First_Team = Auto Union
|First_Country = Germany
|First_flag_suffix = Nazi
|Second_Driver = Georg Meier
|Second_Team = Auto Union
|Second_Country = Germany
|Second_flag_suffix = Nazi
|Third_Driver = René Le Bègue
|Third_Team = Talbot
|Third_Country = France
}}
The 1939 French Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Reims-Gueux on 9 July 1939.
Classification
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!Pos !! No !! Driver !! Team !! Car !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points | ||||||||
align=center| 1 | align=center| 12 | {{flagicon|DEU|Nazi}} Hermann Paul Müller | Auto Union | Auto Union D | align=center| 51 | align=center| 2:21:11.8 | align=center| 5 | align=center| 1 |
align=center| 2 | align=center| 14 | {{flagicon|DEU|Nazi}} Georg Meier | Auto Union | Auto Union D | align=center| 50 | align=center| +1 lap | align=center| 7 | align=center| 2 |
align=center| 3 | align=center| 36 | {{flagicon|FRA}} René Le Bègue | Talbot-Darracq | Talbot T26C | align=center| 48 | align=center| +3 laps | align=center| 8 | align=center| 3 |
align=center| 4 | align=center| 34 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Darracq | Talbot T26C | align=center| 48 | align=center| +3 laps | align=center| 9 | align=center| 4 |
align=center| 5 | align=center| 2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Raymond Sommer | Private entry | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | align=center| 47 | align=center| +4 laps | align=center| 13 | align=center| 4 |
align=center| 6 | align=center| 10 | {{flagicon|DEU|Nazi}} Hans Stuck | Auto Union | Auto Union D | align=center| 47 | align=center| +4 laps | align=center| 6 | align=center| 4 |
align=center| 7 | align=center| 30 | {{flagicon|FRA}} René Dreyfus | Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Delahaye 145 | align=center| 45 | align=center| +6 laps | align=center| 11 | align=center| 4 |
align=center| 8 | align=center| 4 | {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Luigi Chinetti | Christian Kautz | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | align=center| 45 | align=center| +6 laps | align=center| 12 | align=center| 4 |
align=center| 9 | align=center| 32 | {{flagicon|FRA}} "Raph" | Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Delahaye 145 | align=center| 44 | align=center| +7 laps | align=center| 15 | align=center| 4 |
align=center| Ret | align=center| 20 | {{flagicon|DEU|Nazi}} Hermann Lang | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | align=center| 36 | align=center| Engine | align=center| 1 | align=center| 5 |
align=center| Ret | align=center| 18 | {{flagicon|DEU|Nazi}} Manfred von Brauchitsch | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | align=center| 17 | align=center| Engine | align=center| 4 | align=center| 6 |
align=center| Ret | align=center| 6 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Yves Matra | Christian Kautz | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | align=center| 17 | align=center| | align=center| 14 | align=center| 6 |
align=center| Ret | align=center| 38 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Raymond Mays | Talbot-Darracq | Talbot T26C | align=center| 10 | align=center| Split tank | align=center| 10 | align=center| 7 |
align=center| Ret | align=center| 8 | {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Tazio Nuvolari | Auto Union | Auto Union D | align=center| 8 | align=center| Gearbox | align=center| 3 | align=center| 7 |
align=center| Ret | align=center| 16 | {{flagicon|DEU|Nazi}} Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | align=center| 1 | align=center| Accident | align=center| 2 | align=center| 7 |
colspan=9| Sources:{{cite book |last=Hodges |first=David |date=1967 |title=The French Grand Prix |pages=126–131}}{{cite web |title=1939 French Grand Prix |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1939-french-grand-prix |website=Motor Sport Magazine Database |accessdate=10 January 2019}} |
References
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{{Grand Prix race report
| Name_of_race = French Grand Prix |
Year_of_race = 1939
| Previous_race_in_season = 1939 Belgian Grand Prix
| Next_race_in_season = 1939 German Grand Prix
| Previous_year's_race = 1938 French Grand Prix
| Next_year's_race = 1947 French Grand Prix
}}