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1938 Italy Grand Prix in European Championship at the Monza circuit. Full information

1938 Italy Grand Prix

1938 Italy Grand Prix is 18th European Championship race. Passed at the Monza circuit. Hermann Lang won the pole position, Tazio Nuvolari won this race. Giuseppe Farina and Manfred von Brauchitsch, Rudolf Caracciola also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 60 laps (420 km).

Previous race: 1938 Switzerland Grand Prix
Next race: 1939 Belgium Grand Prix
Race Start: 11th September 1938

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1938 Italy Grand Prix

6th victory for the Auto Union team
2nd victory for the Tazio Nuvolari
4th podium for the Tazio Nuvolari
1st podium for the Giuseppe Farina
8th podium for the Manfred von Brauchitsch
13th podium for the Rudolf Caracciola

Auto Union D - 1938 Italy Grand Prix winner

Auto Union D #22 - 1938 Italy Grand Prix winner

1938 Italy Grand Prix results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D, #22 0 2h 41m 39.6s 0 Auto Union
2 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 316, #30 0 58 laps 0 Alfa Corse
3 Manfred von Brauchitsch, Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154, #12 0   0 Daimler-Benz
4 Clemente Biondetti Alfa Romeo 316, #6 0 56 laps 0 Alfa Corse
5 Pietro Ghersi Alfa Romeo 308, #28 0 47 laps 0 Scuderia Torino
0 Carlo Felice Trossi Maserati 8CTF, #14 0 56 laps Disqualified 0 Officine Alfieri Maserati
0 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 8CTF, #8 0 29 laps Retired 0 Officine Alfieri Maserati
0 Goffredo Zehender Maserati 8CTF, #18 0 15 laps Retired 0 Officine Alfieri Maserati
0 Hermann Muller Auto Union D, #20 0 56 laps Engine 0 Auto Union
0 Hans Stuck Auto Union D, #36 0 41 laps Retired 0 Auto Union
0 Christian Kautz Auto Union D, #24 0 2 laps Retired 0 Auto Union
0 Vittorio Belmondo Alfa Romeo 308, #32 0 15 laps Retired 0 Renato Balestrero
0 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154, #26 0 36 laps Retired 0 Daimler-Benz
0 Dick Seaman Mercedes-Benz W154, #16 0 11 laps Fire 0 Daimler-Benz
0 Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 312, #34 0 18 laps Retired 0 Alfa Corse
0 Piero Taruffi Alfa Romeo 312, #2 0 10 laps Retired 0 Alfa Corse

Qualifying Results for the 1938 Italy Grand Prix on the Monza circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154, #26 2m 32.4s Daimler-Benz
3 Manfred von Brauchitsch, Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154, #12 2m 33.3s Daimler-Benz
4 Hermann Muller Auto Union D, #20 2m 33.4s Auto Union
5 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D, #22 2m 34.1s Auto Union
6 Dick Seaman Mercedes-Benz W154, #16 2m 34.2s Daimler-Benz
7 Christian Kautz Auto Union D, #24 2m 34.4s Auto Union
8 Clemente Biondetti Alfa Romeo 316, #6 2m 38.4s Alfa Corse
9 Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 312, #34 2m 39.3s Alfa Corse
10 Piero Taruffi Alfa Romeo 312, #2 2m 40.2s Alfa Corse
11 Carlo Felice Trossi Maserati 8CTF, #14 2m 41s Officine Alfieri Maserati
12 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 8CTF, #8 2m 41.2s Officine Alfieri Maserati
13 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 316, #30 2m 42.4s Alfa Corse
14 Hans Stuck Auto Union D, #36 2m 43.4s Auto Union
15 Pietro Ghersi Alfa Romeo 308, #28 2m 44s Scuderia Torino
16 Goffredo Zehender Maserati 8CTF, #18 2m 51.3s Officine Alfieri Maserati
17 Vittorio Belmondo Alfa Romeo 308, #32 2m 51.4s Renato Balestrero

List of all cars for the 1938 Italy Grand Prix on the Monza circuit

Alfa Romeo 308

Alfa Romeo SC

Auto Union D

Auto Union

Alfa Romeo 316

Alfa Romeo

Maserati 8CTF

Maserati L8 c 3.0

Mercedes-Benz W154

Mercedes SC

Alfa Romeo 312

Alfa Romeo