1938 Swiss Grand Prix

1938 Swiss Grand Prix
Race 3 of 4 in the 1938 European Championship
Race details
Date	21 August 1938
Official name	V Großer Preis der Schweiz
Location	Bremgarten Bern, Switzerland
Course	Road course
Course length	7.28 km (4.52 miles)
Distance	50 laps, 364.00 km (226.18 miles)
Weather	Heavy rain
Pole position
Driver	Richard Seaman	Mercedes-Benz
Time	2:38.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Richard Seaman	Mercedes-Benz
Time	2:51.0
Podium
First	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz
Second	Richard Seaman	Mercedes-Benz
Third	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Mercedes-Benz

The 1938 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Bremgarten, Switzerland on 21 August 1938.^[1][2]

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W154	50	2:32:07.8	3	1
2	16	Richard Seaman	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W154	50	+26.0	1	2
3	10	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W154	49	+1 Lap	5	3
4	8	Hans Stuck	Auto Union	Auto Union D	48	+2 Laps	4	4
5	38	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo Tipo 312	48	+2 Laps	10	4
6	28	Piero Taruffi	Scuderia Torino	Alfa Romeo Tipo 308	47	+3 Laps	11	4
7	40	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo Tipo 312	47	+3 Laps	8	4
DNF	4	Hermann Paul Müller	Auto Union	Auto Union D	46	Accident	6	4
8	18	René Dreyfus	Ecurie Bleue	Delahaye 145	46	+4 Laps	12	4
9	6	Tazio Nuvolari	Auto Union	Auto Union D	46	+4 Laps	7	4
10	14	Hermann Lang	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W154	45	+4 Laps	2	4
		Walter Bäumer						n/a
11	20	"Raph"	Ecurie Bleue	Delahaye 145	43	+7 Laps	15	4
12	24	Emilio Romano	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Monza	41	+9 Laps	16	4
13	32	Max Christen	Private entry	Maserati 8CM	40	+10 Laps	17	4
14	26	Edoardo Teagno	Squadra Subauda	Maserati 8CM	39	+11 Laps	13	4
		Prince Bira						n/a
DNF	2	Christian Kautz	Auto Union	Auto Union D	19	Fuel leak	9	6
DNF	30	Adolfo Mandirola	Auto-Agence S.A.	Maserati 8CM	17		18	6
DNF	22	Giovanni Minozzi	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Monza	17		19	6
DNF	34	István de Sztriha	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Monza	5		20	7
DNS	36	Toulo de Graffenried	Ecurie Du Puy de Graffenried	Maserati 6C-34			14	8

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