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1939 Germany Grand Prix in European Championship at the Nürburgring circuit. Full information

1939 Germany Grand Prix

1939 Germany Grand Prix is 21st European Championship race. Passed at the Nürburgring circuit. Hermann Lang won the pole position, Rudolf Caracciola won this race. Hermann Muller and Paul Pietsch also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 22 laps (502 km).

Previous race: 1939 France Grand Prix
Next race: 1939 Switzerland Grand Prix
Race Start: 23rd July 1939

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1939 Germany Grand Prix

13th victory for the Daimler-Benz team
9th victory for the Rudolf Caracciola
14th podium for the Rudolf Caracciola
2nd podium for the Hermann Muller
2nd podium for the Paul Pietsch

Mercedes-Benz W163 - 1939 Germany Grand Prix winner

Mercedes-Benz W163 #12 - 1939 Germany Grand Prix winner

1939 Germany Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz W163, #12	4h 8m 41.8s	Daimler-Benz
2	Hermann Muller	Auto Union D, #6	4h 9m 39.6s	Auto Union
3	Paul Pietsch	Maserati 8CTF, #32	21 laps	Officine Alfieri Maserati
4	Rene Dreyfus	Delahaye 145, #24	20 laps	Ecurie Laury Schell
5	Georges Raph	Delahaye 145, #26	19 laps	Ecurie Laury Schell
6	Robert Mazaud	Delahaye 135, #28	19 laps	Robert Mazaud
7	Leonhard Joa	Maserati 4CM, #40	19 laps	Leonhard Joa
0	Adolphe Mandirola	Maserati 6CM, #36	9 laps Black flagged	Adolphe Mandirola
0	Raymond Sommer	Alfa Romeo 308, #22	Engine	Raymond Sommer
0	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 8CTF, #30	6 laps Accident damage	Officine Alfieri Maserati
0	Hans Stuck	Auto Union D, #4	Fuel pipe	Auto Union
0	Tazio Nuvolari	Auto Union D, #2	18 laps Engine	Auto Union
0	Georg Meier	Auto Union D, #10	10 laps Suspension	Auto Union
0	Rudolf Hasse	Auto Union D, #8	11 laps Accident	Auto Union
0	Heinz Brendel	Mercedes-Benz W163, #20	3 laps Accident	Daimler-Benz
0	Hermann Lang, Manfred von Brauchitsch	Mercedes-Benz W163, #16	2 laps Engine	Daimler-Benz

Qualifying Results for the 1939 Germany Grand Prix on the Nürburgring circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Hermann Lang	Mercedes-Benz W163, #16	9m 43.1s	Daimler-Benz
2	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Mercedes-Benz W163, #14	9m 51s	Daimler-Benz
3	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz W163, #12	9m 56s	Daimler-Benz
4	Hermann Muller	Auto Union D, #6	9m 59.3s	Auto Union
5	Heinz Brendel	Mercedes-Benz W163, #20	10m 9.4s	Daimler-Benz
6	Tazio Nuvolari	Auto Union D, #2	10m 11.2s	Auto Union
7	Hans Stuck	Auto Union D, #4	10m 13.4s	Auto Union
8	Paul Pietsch	Maserati 8CTF, #32	10m 14s	Officine Alfieri Maserati
9	Georg Meier	Auto Union D, #10	10m 19s	Auto Union
10	Rudolf Hasse	Auto Union D, #8	10m 22.3s	Auto Union
11	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 8CTF, #30	10m 26s	Officine Alfieri Maserati
12	Rene Dreyfus	Delahaye 145, #24	11m 28s	Ecurie Laury Schell
13	Raymond Sommer	Alfa Romeo 308, #22	12m 3.3s	Raymond Sommer
14	Leonhard Joa	Maserati 4CM, #40	12m 15.2s	Leonhard Joa
15	Georges Raph	Delahaye 145, #26	12m 16.2s	Ecurie Laury Schell
16	Robert Mazaud, Adolphe Mandirola	Delahaye 135, #28	12m 53s	Robert Mazaud