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1939 Switzerland Grand Prix in European Championship at the Bremgarten circuit. Full information

1939 Switzerland Grand Prix

1939 Switzerland Grand Prix is 22nd European Championship race. Passed at the Bremgarten circuit. Hermann Lang won the pole position and this race. Rudolf Caracciola and Manfred von Brauchitsch also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 30 laps (218 km).

Previous race: 1939 Germany Grand Prix
Race Start: 20th August 1939

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1939 Switzerland Grand Prix

14th victory for the Daimler-Benz team
2nd victory for the Hermann Lang
7th podium for the Hermann Lang
15th podium for the Rudolf Caracciola
10th podium for the Manfred von Brauchitsch

Mercedes-Benz W163 - 1939 Switzerland Grand Prix winner

Mercedes-Benz W163 #16 - 1939 Switzerland Grand Prix winner

1939 Switzerland Grand Prix results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W163, #16 0 1h 24m 47.6s 0 Daimler-Benz
2 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W163, #14 0 1h 24m 50.7s 0 Daimler-Benz
3 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W163, #10 0 1h 25m 57.5s 0 Daimler-Benz
4 Hermann Muller Auto Union D, #4 0 1h 27m 1.3s 0 Auto Union
5 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D, #6 0 1h 27m 8.6s 0 Auto Union
6 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 158, #64 0 29 laps 0 Alfa Corse
7 Hans-Hugo Hartmann Mercedes-Benz W163, #12 0 28 laps 0 Daimler-Benz
8 Rene Dreyfus Maserati 8CTF, #28 0 28 laps 0 Ecurie Laury Schell
9 Clemente Biondetti Alfa Romeo 158, #66 0 28 laps 0 Alfa Corse
10 Hans Stuck Auto Union D, #8 0 28 laps 0 Auto Union
11 Kenneth Evans Alfa Romeo Tipo B (P3), #32 0 26 laps 0 Kenneth Evans
12 Johnny Wakefield Maserati 4CL, #54 0 26 laps 0 Johnny Wakefield
13 Bob Ansell ERA B, #48 0 25 laps 0 Bob Ansell
0 Rudolf Hasse Auto Union D, #2 0 18 laps Lubrication 0 Auto Union
0 Emmanuel De Graffenried Maserati 6C, #72 0 22 laps Retired 0 Baron Emmanuel de Graffenried
0 Paul Pietsch Maserati 6CM, #40 0 3 laps Retired 0 Officine Alfieri Maserati
0 Giovanni Rocco Maserati 4CL, #60 0 1 laps Retired 0 Officine Alfieri Maserati

Qualifying Results for the 1939 Switzerland Grand Prix on the Bremgarten circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W163, #16 Daimler-Benz
2 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W163, #14 Daimler-Benz
3 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W163, #10 Daimler-Benz
4 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D, #6 Auto Union
5 Hans-Hugo Hartmann Mercedes-Benz W163, #12 Daimler-Benz
6 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 158, #64 Alfa Corse
7 Hans Stuck Auto Union D, #8 Auto Union
8 Clemente Biondetti Alfa Romeo 158, #66 Alfa Corse
9 Hermann Muller Auto Union D, #4 Auto Union
10 Rudolf Hasse Auto Union D, #2 Lubrication Auto Union
11 Johnny Wakefield Maserati 4CL, #54 Johnny Wakefield
12 Giovanni Rocco Maserati 4CL, #60 Retired Officine Alfieri Maserati
13 Rene Dreyfus Maserati 8CTF, #28 Ecurie Laury Schell
14 Paul Pietsch Maserati 6CM, #40 Retired Officine Alfieri Maserati
15 Bob Ansell ERA B, #48 Bob Ansell
16 Kenneth Evans Alfa Romeo Tipo B (P3), #32 Kenneth Evans
17 Emmanuel De Graffenried Maserati 6C, #72 Retired Baron Emmanuel de Graffenried

List of all cars for the 1939 Switzerland Grand Prix on the Bremgarten circuit

ERA B

ERA L6 c 1.5

Maserati 4CL

Maserati 4CLT L4 c 1.5

Alfa Romeo 158

Alfa Romeo 158 L8 c 1.5

ERA A

ERA L6 c 1.5

Alfa Romeo Tipo B (P3)

Alfa Romeo SC

Maserati 4CM

Maserati

Maserati 8CTF

Maserati L8 c 3.0

Maserati 6CM

Maserati SC

Maserati 6C

Maserati

Auto Union D

Auto Union

Mercedes-Benz W163

Mercedes

Delahaye 135

Delahaye