1939 German Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = EC

|Grand Prix = German

|Date = 23 July

|Year = 1939

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

|Official name = XII Großer Preis von Deutschland

|Country = Nazi Germany

|Flag_suffix = Nazi

|Race_No = 3

|Season_No = 4

|Location = Nürburgring
Nürburg, Germany

|Course_mi = 14.173

|Course_km = 22.810

|Distance_laps = 22

|Distance_mi = 311.82

|Distance_km = 501.82

|Weather = Rain

|Pole_Driver = Hermann Lang

|Pole_Team = Mercedes-Benz

|Pole_Country = Germany

|Pole_flag_suffix = Nazi

|Pole_Time = 9:43.1

|Fast_Driver = Rudolf Caracciola

|Fast_Team = Mercedes-Benz

|Fast_Time = 10:24.2

|Fast_Country = Germany

|Fast_flag_suffix = Nazi

|First_Driver = Rudolf Caracciola

|First_Team = Mercedes-Benz

|First_Country = Germany

|First_flag_suffix = Nazi

|Second_Driver = Hermann Paul Müller

|Second_Team = Auto Union

|Second_Country = Germany

|Second_flag_suffix = Nazi

|Third_Driver = Paul Pietsch

|Third_Team = Maserati

|Third_Country = Germany

|Third_flag_suffix = Nazi

}}

The 1939 German Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on 23 July 1939.Motor Sport Magazine. (2019). 1939 German Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database. [online] Available at: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1939-german-grand-prix [Accessed 17 Apr. 2019].

Classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" !Pos !No !Driver !Team !Car !Laps !Time/Retired !Grid !Points
1 \| 12 \| {{flagicon\|DEU\|1935}} Rudolf Caracciola \| Daimler-Benz AG \| Mercedes-Benz W154 \| 22 \| 4:08:41.8 \| 3 \| 1
2 \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|DEU\|1935}} Hermann Paul Müller \| Auto Union \| Auto Union D \| 22 \| +57.8 \| 4 \| 2
3 \| 32 \| {{flagicon\|DEU\|1935}} Paul Pietsch \| Officine A. Maserati \| Maserati 8CTF \| 21 \| +1 Lap \| 8 \| 3
4 \| 24 \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} René Dreyfus \| Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell \| Delahaye 145 \| 20 \| +2 Laps \| 12 \| 4
5 \| 26 \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} "Raph" \| Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell \| Delahaye 145 \| 19 \| +3 Laps \| 15 \| 4
6 \| 28 \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Robert Mazaud \| Private entry \| Delahaye T135CS \| 19 \| +3 Laps \| 16 \| 4
7 \| 40 \| {{flagicon\|DEU\|1935}} Leonhard Joa \| Süddeutsche Renngemeinschaft \| Maserati 4CM \| 19 \| +3 Laps \| 14 \| 4
Ret \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1861}} Tazio Nuvolari \| Auto Union \| Auto Union D \| 18 \| Engine \| 6 \| 4
Ret \| 8 \| {{flagicon\|DEU\|1935}} Rudolf Hasse \| Auto Union \| Auto Union D \| 11 \| Accident \| 10 \| 5
Ret \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|DEU\|1935}} Georg Meier \| Auto Union \| Auto Union D \| 10 \| Broken front stub axle \| 9 \| 6
DSQ \| 36 \| {{flagicon\|CHE}} Adolfo Mandirola \| Private entry \| Maserati 6CM \| 9 \| Disqualified \| 17 \| 8
Ret \| 30 \| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1861}} Luigi Villoresi \| Officine A. Maserati \| Maserati 8CTF \| 6 \| Fuel tank \| 11 \| 6
Ret \| 14 \| {{flagicon\|DEU\|1935}} Manfred von Brauchitsch \| Daimler-Benz AG \| Mercedes-Benz W154 \| 5 \| Leaking tank \| 2 \| 7
Ret \| 20 \| {{flagicon\|DEU\|1935}} Heinz Brendel \| Daimler-Benz AG \| Mercedes-Benz W154 \| 3 \| Accident \| 5 \| 7
Ret \| 16 \| {{flagicon\|DEU\|1935}} Hermann Lang \| Daimler-Benz AG \| Mercedes-Benz W154 \| 2 \| Engine \| 1 \| 7
Ret \| 22 \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Raymond Sommer \| Private entry \| Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 \| 0 \| Engine \| 13 \| 7
Ret \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|DEU\|1935}} Hans Stuck \| Auto Union \| Auto Union D \| 0 \| Fuel pipe \| 7 \| 7

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

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| 12

| {{flagicon|DEU|1935}} Rudolf Caracciola