The 1938 Italian Grand Prix was held on September 11 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The race was won by Italian hero Tazio Nuvolari in an Auto Union. This was the first victory for Auto Union in 1938. Nuvolari was a full lap ahead of fellow Italian driver Giuseppe Farina in an Alfa Romeo and three laps ahead of a Mercedes-Benz, shared by Rudolf Caracciola and Manfred von Brauchitsch.
Only six of the 17 starters finished the race, and afterward the Maserati of Carlo Felice Trossi was disqualified from fifth place for receiving outside assistance.
Background[]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 1938 Italian Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview[]
Qualifying Results[]
The practice results for the 1938 Italian Grand Prix are outlined below:
| Pos | No | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 |  Hermann Lang
|
Mercedes
|
2:32.4 |
| 4 | Manfred von Brauchitsch
|
Mercedes
|
2:33.1 |
| 12 | Rudolf Caracciola
|
Mercedes
|
2:33.3 |
| 20 | Hermann Paul Müller
|
Auto Union
|
2:34.4 |
Grid[]
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The full results for the 1938 Italian Grand Prix are outlined below:
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |  Tazio Nuvolari
|
Auto Union
|
60 | 2:41:39.6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | 30 | Giuseppe Farina
|
Alfa Romeo
|
59 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 2 |
| 3 | 12 | Rudolf Caracciola
|
Mercedes
|
57 | + 3 Laps | 3 | 3 |
| Manfred von Brauchitsch
|
n/a | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | Clemente Biondetti
|
Alfa Romeo
|
57 | + 3 Laps | 8 | 4 |
| Ret | 20 | Hermann Paul Müller
|
Auto Union
|
57 | Engine | 4 | 4 |
| DSQ | 14 | Carlo Felice Trossi
|
Maserati
|
56 | Disqualified | 11 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | Pietro Ghersi
|
Alfa Romeo
|
47 | + 13 Laps | 15 | 4 |
| Ret | 36 | Hans Stuck
|
Auto Union
|
41 | Mechanical | 14 | 5 |
| Ret | 26 | Hermann Lang
|
Mercedes
|
35 | Engine | 1 | 5 |
| Ret | 8 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Maserati
|
24 | Mechanical | 12 | 6 |
| Ret | 4 | Manfred von Brauchitsch
|
Mercedes
|
19 | Mechanical | 2 | 6 |
| Ret | 28 |  Jean-Pierre Wimille
|
Alfa Romeo
|
17 | 9 | 6 | |
| Ret | 18 | Goffredo Zehender
|
Maserati
|
15 | 16 | 6 | |
| Ret | 28 | Vittorio Belmondo
|
Alfa Romeo
|
15 | 17 | 6 | |
| Ret | 16 |  Richard Seaman
|
Mercedes
|
11 | Engine | 6 | 7 |
| Ret | 34 | Piero Taruffi
|
Alfa Romeo
|
10 | Mechanical | 10 | 7 |
| Ret | 24 |  Christian Kautz
|
Auto Union
|
2 | 7 | 7 |
Milestones[]
- Rudolf Caracciola clinched his third European Driver's Championship.
Standings[]
References[]
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