1939 Swiss Grand Prix
The 1939 Swiss Grand Prix was a motor race held at Bremgarten on 20 August 1939.
1939 Swiss Grand Prix | |||
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Race 4 of 4 in the 1939 European Championship | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 20 August 1939 | ||
Official name | VI Großer Preis der Schweiz | ||
Location |
Bremgarten Bern, Switzerland | ||
Course | Road course | ||
Course length | 7.28 km (4.52 mi) | ||
Distance | 30 laps, 218.40 km (135.71 mi) | ||
Weather | Rain | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Mercedes-Benz | ||
Grid positions set by heat results | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
| Mercedes-Benz | |
Time | 2:38.4 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Mercedes-Benz | ||
Second | Mercedes-Benz | ||
Third | Mercedes-Benz |
The Grand Prix was run as a combined event for Grand Prix cars and Voiturettes. Each class had a heat with the best from each going through to a combined final. This was the last victory for a German driver driving a German car until Nico Rosberg's victory at the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix.
Classification
Final
Voiturette cars are denoted by a pink background
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 16 | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 30 | 1:24:47.6 | 1 | 1 | |
2 | 14 | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 30 | +3.1 | 2 | 2 | |
3 | 10 | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 30 | +1:09.9 | 3 | 3 | |
4 | 4 | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 30 | +2:13.7 | 9 | 4 | |
5 | 6 | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 30 | +2:25.0 | 4 | 4 | |
6 | 12 | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 29 | +1 Lap | 5 | 4 | |
7 | 64 | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 29 | +1 Lap | 6 | 4 | |
8 | 28 | Écurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Maserati 8CTF | 28 | +2 Laps | 13 | 4 | |
9 | 66 | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 28 | +2 Laps | 8 | 4 | |
10 | 8 | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 28 | +2 Laps | 7 | 4 | |
11 | 32 | Private entry | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 27 | +3 Laps | 16 | 4 | |
12 | 54 | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 26 | +4 Laps | 11 | 4 | |
13 | 48 | Private entry | ERA B | 25 | +5 Laps | 15 | 4 | |
Ret | 72 | Private entry | Maserati 6C-34 | 22 | 17 | 5 | ||
Ret | 2 | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 20 | Lubrication | 10 | 5 | |
Ret | 40 | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 7 | 14 | 7 | ||
Ret | 60 | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 3 | 12 | 7 |
Grand Prix heat
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Grid |
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1 | 16 | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 1 | |
2 | 14 | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 3 | |
3 | 10 | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 2 | |
4 | 6 | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 5 | |
5 | 12 | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 8 | |
6 | 8 | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 4 | |
7 | 4 | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 7 | |
8 | 2 | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 6 | |
9 | 28 | Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Maserati 8CTF | 9 | |
10 | 32 | Private entry | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 11 | |
11 | 72 | Private entry | Maserati 6C-34 | 10 | |
12 | 18 | Private entry | Delahaye T135CS | 12 | |
Ret | 24 | Private entry | Maserati 26B | 13 | |
Ret | 30 | Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Maserati 6C-34 | ? |
Voiturette heat
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 64 | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 20 | 56:28.0 | 1 | |
2 | 66 | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 20 | +37.0 | 5 | |
3 | 54 | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 20 | +1:08.9 | 4 | |
4 | 60 | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 20 | +1:46.9 | 2 | |
5 | 40 | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 19 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
6 | 48 | Private entry | ERA B | 19 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
7 | 44 | Süddeutsche Renngemeinschaft | Maserati | 7 | |||
8 | 50 | Private entry | ERA A | 6 | |||
Ret | 56 | Private entry | Maserati | 10 | |||
Ret | 46 | Private entry | Maserati 6CM | 9 |
Grand Prix Race | ||
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Previous race: 1939 German Grand Prix |
1939 Grand Prix season Grandes Épreuves |
Next race: 1946 René le Bègue Cup (post-war) |
Previous race: 1938 Swiss Grand Prix |
Swiss Grand Prix | Next race: 1947 Swiss Grand Prix |
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