The 1938 German Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on 24 July 1938. The race was dominated by the Mercedes-Benz team, with Richard Seaman taking advantage of a pit fire of the car of Manfred von Brauchitsch to pull off a spectacular win. The race was seen by a record crowd of 350,000.
Entry List[]
| No. | Driver | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Tazio Nuvolari
|
Auto Union | Auto Union D |
| 4 |  Hans Stuck
|
Auto Union | Auto Union D |
| 6 | Rudolf Hasse
|
Auto Union | Auto Union C/D |
| 8 | Hermann Paul Müller
|
Auto Union | Auto Union C/D |
| 10 | Rudolf Caracciola
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 |
| 12 | Manfred von Brauchitsch
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 |
| 14 | Hermann Lang
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 |
| 16 |  Richard Seaman
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 |
| 20 |  René Dreyfus
|
Ecurie Bleue | Delahaye 145 |
| 22 | Franco Comotti
|
Ecurie Bleue | Delahaye 145 |
| 24 | Giuseppe Farina
|
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 |
| 26 | Clemente Biondetti
|
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 |
| 28 | Piero Taruffi
|
Scuderia Torino | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 |
| 30 | Pietro Ghersi
|
Scuderia Torino | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 |
| 32 |  Toulo de Graffenried
|
Private entry | Maserati |
| 36 | Arthur Hyde
|
Private entry | Maserati 8CM |
| 38 | Herbert Berg
|
Ecurie Helvetia | Maserati |
| 40 | Paul Pietsch
|
Private entry | Maserati 6CM |
| 42 | Renato Balestrero
|
Private entry | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 |
| 44 | Franco Cortese
|
Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati |
Practice[]
Results[]
Grid[]
Race[]
Results[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Richard Seaman
|
Mercedes-Benz | 22 | 3:51:46.1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 | Rudolf Caracciola
|
Mercedes-Benz | 22 | + 4:20.0 | 4 | 2 |
| Hermann Lang
|
n/a | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | Hans Stuck
|
Auto Union | 22 | + 8:56.2 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | Hermann Paul Müller
|
Auto Union | 22 | + 9:33.0 | 7 | 4 |
| Tazio Nuvolari
|
n/a | ||||||
| 5 | 20 | René Dreyfus
|
Delahaye | 21 | + 1 Lap | 12 | 4 |
| 6 | 40 | Paul Pietsch
|
Maserati | 20 | + 2 Laps | 13 | 4 |
| 7 | 42 | Renato Balestrero
|
Alfa Romeo | 16 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 30 | Pietro Ghersi
|
Alfa Romeo | 15 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 44 | Franco Cortese
|
Maserati | 17 | 4 | ||
| DNF | 6 | Rudolf Hasse
|
Auto Union | 15 | Engine | 6 | 5 |
| DNF | 14 | Hermann Lang
|
Mercedes-Benz | 15 | Engine | 2 | 5 |
| Walter Bäumer
|
n/a | ||||||
| DNF | 12 | Manfred von Brauchitsch
|
Mercedes-Benz | 15 | Accident | 1 | 5 |
| DNF | 36 | Arthur Hyde
|
Maserati | 14 | Accident | 14 | 5 |
| DNF | 32 | Toulo de Graffenried
|
Maserati | 3 | Transmission | 20 | 7 |
| DNF | 24 | Giuseppe Farina
|
Alfa Romeo | 2 | 9 | 7 | |
| DNF | 28 | Piero Taruffi
|
Alfa Romeo | 2 | Accident | 11 | 7 |
| DNF | 2 | Tazio Nuvolari
|
Auto Union | 2 | Accident | 5 | 7 |
| DNF | 26 | Clemente Biondetti
|
Alfa Romeo | 1 | Accident | 10 | 7 |
| DNF | 22 | Franco Comotti
|
Delahaye | 1 | Gearbox | 19 | 7 |
| DNF | 38 | Herbert Berg
|
Maserati | 1 | Fuel pump | 18 | 7 |
Standings[]
Milestones[]
- Richard Seaman's only win in the European Championship.
| V T E |  German Grand Prix
|
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|---|---|---|
| Circuits | Nürburgring (1951–1954, 1956–1958, 1960–1969, 1971–1976, 1985, 2008–2013*), AVUS (1926, 1959), Hockenheimring (1970, 1977–1984, 1986–2006, 2008–2014*, 2016, 2018–2019) |   |
| Races | 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 | |
| European Championship Races | 1932 • 1933–1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 | |
| Non-Championship Races | 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932–1933 • 1934 | |
| * Nürburgring and Hockenheimring alternated between each other during these years. | ||
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