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1938 Germany Grand Prix in European Championship at the Nürburgring circuit. Full information

1938 Germany Grand Prix

1938 Germany Grand Prix is 16th European Championship race. Passed at the Nürburgring circuit. Manfred von Brauchitsch won the pole position, Dick Seaman won this race. Hermann Lang, Rudolf Caracciola and Hans Stuck also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 22 laps (502 km).

Previous race: 1938 France Grand Prix
Next race: 1938 Switzerland Grand Prix
Race Start: 24th July 1938

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1938 Germany Grand Prix

10th victory for the Daimler-Benz team
1st victory for the Dick Seaman
1st podium for the Dick Seaman
5th podium for the Hermann Lang
11th podium for the Rudolf Caracciola
7th podium for the Hans Stuck

Mercedes-Benz W154 - 1938 Germany Grand Prix winner

Mercedes-Benz W154 #16 - 1938 Germany Grand Prix winner

1938 Germany Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Dick Seaman	Mercedes-Benz W154, #16	3h 51m 46.2s	Daimler-Benz
2	Hermann Lang, Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz W154, #10		Daimler-Benz
3	Hans Stuck	Auto Union D, #4	4h 42.3s	Auto Union
4	Hermann Muller, Tazio Nuvolari	Auto Union D, #8		Auto Union
5	Rene Dreyfus	Delahaye 145, #20	21 laps	Ecurie Bleue
6	Paul Pietsch	Maserati 4CM, #40	20 laps	Paul Pietsch
7	Renato Balestrero	Alfa Romeo 308, #42	19 laps	Renato Balestrero
8	Pietro Ghersi	Alfa Romeo 308, #30	19 laps	Scuderia Torino
9	Franco Cortese	Maserati 6CM, #44	19 laps	Scuderia Ambrosiana
0	Archie Hyde	Maserati 8CM, #36	14 laps Accident	AB Hyde
0	Gianfranco Comotti	Delahaye 145, #22	1 laps Gearbox	Ecurie Bleue
0	Herbert Berg	Maserati 6CM, #38	1 laps Fuel pump	Ecurie Helvetia
0	Piero Taruffi	Alfa Romeo 308, #28	2 laps Retired	Scuderia Torino
0	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Mercedes-Benz W154, #12	15 laps Accident	Daimler-Benz
0	Clemente Biondetti	Alfa Romeo 312, #26	1 laps Accident	Alfa Corse
0	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo 312, #24	2 laps Retired	Alfa Corse
0	Rudolf Hasse	Auto Union D, #6	15 laps Engine	Auto Union
0	Emmanuel De Graffenried	Maserati 4CM, #32	3 laps Transmission	Baron Emmanuel de Graffenried

Qualifying Results for the 1938 Germany Grand Prix on the Nürburgring circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Mercedes-Benz W154, #12	9m 48.4s	Daimler-Benz
2	Hermann Lang	Mercedes-Benz W154, #10	9m 54.1s	Daimler-Benz
3	Dick Seaman	Mercedes-Benz W154, #16	10m 1.2s	Daimler-Benz
4	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz W154, #10	10m 3.1s	Daimler-Benz
5	Tazio Nuvolari	Auto Union D, #8	10m 3.3s	Auto Union
6	Rudolf Hasse	Auto Union D, #6	10m 19.1s	Auto Union
7	Hermann Muller	Auto Union D, #8	10m 19.3s	Auto Union
8	Hans Stuck	Auto Union D, #4	10m 23s	Auto Union
9	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo 312, #24	10m 31.1s	Alfa Corse
10	Clemente Biondetti	Alfa Romeo 312, #26	10m 50s	Alfa Corse
11	Piero Taruffi	Alfa Romeo 308, #28	Retired	Scuderia Torino
12	Rene Dreyfus	Delahaye 145, #20		Ecurie Bleue
13	Paul Pietsch	Maserati 4CM, #40		Paul Pietsch
14	Archie Hyde	Maserati 8CM, #36	Accident	AB Hyde
15	Pietro Ghersi	Alfa Romeo 308, #30		Scuderia Torino
16	Renato Balestrero	Alfa Romeo 308, #42		Renato Balestrero
17	Franco Cortese	Maserati 6CM, #44		Scuderia Ambrosiana
18	Herbert Berg	Maserati 6CM, #38	Fuel pump	Ecurie Helvetia
19	Gianfranco Comotti	Delahaye 145, #22	Gearbox	Ecurie Bleue
20	Emmanuel De Graffenried	Maserati 4CM, #32	Transmission	Baron Emmanuel de Graffenried