1939 Pau Grand Prix
1939 Pau Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 2 April 1939 | ||
Official name | Grand Prix de Pau[1] | ||
Location | Pau, France | ||
Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 mi) | ||
Distance | 100 laps, 276.900 km (172.100 mi) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Mercedes-Benz W154 | ||
Time | 1:46.0 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | Mercedes-Benz W154 | |
Time | 1:46.8 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Mercedes-Benz W154 | ||
Second | Mercedes-Benz W154 | ||
Third | Talbot MD |
The 1939 Pau Grand Prix was a motor race held on 2 April 1939 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Hermann Lang, driving the Mercedes-Benz W154. Manfred von Brauchitsch finished second and Philippe Étancelin third.
With the event of World War II, this would be the last Pau Grand Prix until 1947, two years after the war ended.
Classification[]
Race[]
Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
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1 | 18 | ![]() |
Mercedes-Benz W154 | 100 | 3hr 07min 25.2sec | 2 | |
2 | 10 | ![]() |
Mercedes-Benz W154 | 100 | + 16.8 s | 1 | |
3 | 16 | ![]() |
Talbot MD | 98 | + 2 laps | 6 | |
4 | 8 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | 95 | + 5 laps | 4 | |
5 | 6 | ![]() |
Delahaye 135 | 92 | + 8 laps | 9 | |
6 | 28 | ![]() |
Delahaye 135 | 92 | + 8 laps | 11 | |
7 | 26 | ![]() |
Delahaye 135 | 88 | + 12 laps | 12 | |
8 | 14 | ![]() |
Delahaye 135 | 86 | + 14 laps | 13 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() |
SEFAC | 35 | Retired | 14 | |
Ret | 4 | ![]() |
Talbot MD | 31 | Crash / Oil line | 5 | |
Ret | 2 | ![]() |
Mercedes-Benz W154 | 31 | Broken oil line | 3 | |
Ret | 30 | ![]() |
Bugatti T35B | 22 | Mechanical | 8 | |
Ret | 22 | ![]() |
Delahaye 135 | 10 | Retired | 10 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() |
Bugatti T51 | 5 | Engine overheating | 15 | |
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
Maserati 6C-34 | 3 | Gearbox | 7 | |
Sources: [1] |
References[]
- ^ a b Snellman, Leif; Muelas, Felix (2015-03-31). "1939 Grand Prix Season – Part 1". Retrieved 2017-03-10.
Categories:
- Pau Grand Prix
- 1939 in French motorsport