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1938 French Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | EC |
| Grand Prix | French |
| Date | 3 July |
| Year | 1938 |
| Official name | XXXII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France |
| Country | France |
| Image | Circuit-Reims-Gueux-1926.png |
| Race_No | 1 |
| Season_No | 4 |
| Location | Reims-Gueux |
| Reims, France | |
| Course | Public roads |
| Course_mi | 4.857 |
| Course_km | 7.816 |
| Distance_laps | 64 |
| Distance_mi | 310.82 |
| Distance_km | 500.22 |
| Pole_Driver | Hermann Lang |
| Pole_Team | Mercedes-Benz |
| Pole_Country | Germany |
| Pole_flag_suffix | Nazi |
| Pole_Time | 2:39.2 |
| Fast_Driver | Hermann Lang |
| Fast_Team | Mercedes-Benz |
| Fast_Time | 2:45.1 |
| Fast_Country | Germany |
| Fast_flag_suffix | Nazi |
| First_Driver | Manfred von Brauchitsch |
| First_Team | Mercedes-Benz |
| First_Country | Germany |
| First_flag_suffix | Nazi |
| Second_Driver | Rudolf Caracciola |
| Second_Team | Mercedes-Benz |
| Second_Country | Germany |
| Second_flag_suffix | Nazi |
| Third_Driver | Hermann Lang |
| Third_Team | Mercedes-Benz |
| Third_Country | Germany |
| Third_flag_suffix | Nazi |
Reims, France
The 1938 French Grand Prix (formally the XXXII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Reims-Gueux on 3 July 1938. The race was held over 64 laps of the 7.8 km course for a total distance of 500 km.
Like the other races in the 1938 European Drivers' Championship, the French Grand Prix was held to new regulations for 1938, mandating a maximum engine capacity of 4.5L, or 3L for supercharged engines, as well as minimum weights based on a sliding scale depending on engine size, with the largest engine cars needing to weigh at least 850 kg.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | DEU Manfred von Brauchitsch | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 64 | 3:04:38.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 24 | DEU Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 64 | 3:06:19.3 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 28 | DEU Hermann Lang | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 63 | +1 lap | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | FRA René Carrière | Talbot Darracq | Talbot T26SS | 54 | +10 laps | 6 | 4 |
| DNF | 2 | FRA Philippe Étancelin | Talbot Darracq | Talbot T26SS | 38 | Engine | 7 | 5 |
| DNF | 10 | FRA Eugène Chaboud | S.E.F.A.C. | S.E.F.A.C. | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
| DNF | 16 | CHE Christian Kautz | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 1 | Accident | 4 | 7 |
| DNF | 22 | FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille | Bugatti | Bugatti T59 | 1 | Oil line | 9 | 7 |
| DNF | 18 | DEU Rudolf Hasse | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 1 | Accident | 5 | 7 |
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References
|Previous_year's_race = 1937 French Grand Prix |Next_year's_race = 1939 French Grand Prix
References
- Hodges, David. (1967). "The French Grand Prix".
- "1938 Grand Prix Season Part 3".
- "1938 French Grand Prix".
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