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1938 Switzerland Grand Prix in European Championship at the Bremgarten circuit. Full information

1938 Switzerland Grand Prix

1938 Switzerland Grand Prix is 17th European Championship race. Passed at the Bremgarten circuit. Dick Seaman won the pole position, Rudolf Caracciola won this race. Dick Seaman and Manfred von Brauchitsch also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 50 laps (364 km).

Previous race: 1938 Germany Grand Prix
Next race: 1938 Italy Grand Prix
Race Start: 21st August 1938

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1938 Switzerland Grand Prix

11th victory for the Daimler-Benz team
8th victory for the Rudolf Caracciola
12th podium for the Rudolf Caracciola
2nd podium for the Dick Seaman
7th podium for the Manfred von Brauchitsch

Mercedes-Benz W154 - 1938 Switzerland Grand Prix winner

Mercedes-Benz W154 #12 - 1938 Switzerland Grand Prix winner

1938 Switzerland Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz W154, #12	2h 32m 7.8s	Daimler-Benz
2	Dick Seaman	Mercedes-Benz W154, #16	2h 32m 33.8s	Daimler-Benz
3	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Mercedes-Benz W154, #10	2h 33m 11.6s	Daimler-Benz
4	Hans Stuck	Auto Union D, #8	48 laps	Auto Union
5	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo 312, #40	48 laps	Alfa Corse
6	Piero Taruffi	Alfa Romeo 308, #28	47 laps	Scuderia Torino
7	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo 312, #42	47 laps	Alfa Corse
8	Rene Dreyfus	Delahaye 145, #18	46 laps	Ecurie Bleue
9	Tazio Nuvolari	Auto Union D, #6	46 laps	Auto Union
10	Hermann Lang, Walter Baumer	Mercedes-Benz W154, #14		Daimler-Benz
11	Georges Raph	Delahaye ? 1938, #19	43 laps	Ecurie Bleue
12	Emilio Romano	Alfa Romeo Tipo B (P3), #24	41 laps	Emilio Romano
13	Max Christien	Maserati 8CM, #32	40 laps	Max Christien
14	Edoardo Teagno, B Bira	Maserati 8CM, #26		Scuderia SubAuda
0	Emmanuel De Graffenried	Maserati 4CM, #36		Baron Emmanuel de Graffenried
0	Christian Kautz	Auto Union D, #2	19 laps Carburettor	Auto Union
0	Hermann Muller	Auto Union D, #4	47 laps Accident	Auto Union
0	Giovanni Minozzi	Alfa Romeo Tipo B (P3), #22	17 laps Retired	Giovanni Minozzi
0	Adolphe Mandirola	Maserati 8CM, #30	17 laps Retired	Adolphe Mandirola
0	Istvan de Sztriha	Alfa Romeo Tipo B (P3), #34	5 laps Retired	Istvan de Sztriha

Qualifying Results for the 1938 Switzerland Grand Prix on the Bremgarten circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Dick Seaman	Mercedes-Benz W154, #16	2m 38.8s	Daimler-Benz
2	Hermann Lang	Mercedes-Benz W154, #14	2m 42s	Daimler-Benz
3	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz W154, #12	2m 42.2s	Daimler-Benz
4	Hans Stuck	Auto Union D, #8	2m 42.5s	Auto Union
5	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Mercedes-Benz W154, #10	2m 42.9s	Daimler-Benz
6	Hermann Muller	Auto Union D, #4	2m 43.5s	Auto Union
7	Tazio Nuvolari	Auto Union D, #6	2m 43.9s	Auto Union
8	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo 312, #42	2m 44.3s	Alfa Corse
9	Christian Kautz	Auto Union D, #2	2m 45.4s	Auto Union
10	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo 312, #40	2m 46.7s	Alfa Corse
10	Walter Baumer	Mercedes-Benz W154, #14	0	Daimler-Benz
11	Piero Taruffi	Alfa Romeo 308, #28	2m 52.6s	Scuderia Torino
12	Rene Dreyfus	Delahaye 145, #18	2m 55.9s	Ecurie Bleue
14	Edoardo Teagno, B Bira	Maserati 8CM, #26	0	Scuderia SubAuda
14	Emmanuel De Graffenried	Maserati 4CM, #36	3m 11.9s	Baron Emmanuel de Graffenried
15	Georges Raph	Delahaye ? 1938, #19	3m 13.3s	Ecurie Bleue
16	Emilio Romano	Alfa Romeo Tipo B (P3), #24	3m 17.7s	Emilio Romano
17	Max Christien	Maserati 8CM, #32	3m 27.9s	Max Christien
18	Adolphe Mandirola	Maserati 8CM, #30	3m 28s	Adolphe Mandirola
19	Giovanni Minozzi	Alfa Romeo Tipo B (P3), #22	3m 29.1s	Giovanni Minozzi
20	Istvan de Sztriha	Alfa Romeo Tipo B (P3), #34	3m 31.1s	Istvan de Sztriha