1937 German Grand Prix

The 1937 German Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on 25 July 1937.

1937 German Grand Prix
Race 2 of 5 in the 1937 European Championship
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Race details
Date 25 July 1937
Official name X Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Nürburgring
Nürburg, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 22.810 km (14.173 miles)
Distance 22 laps, 501.82 km (311.82 miles)
Weather Cold, windy
Pole position
Driver Auto Union
Time 9:46.2
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union
Time 9:53.4
Podium
First Mercedes-Benz
Second Mercedes-Benz
Third Auto Union

Driver Ernst von Delius collided with Richard Seaman during this race on lap 6 and the accident was eventually fatal for von Delius, experiencing thrombosis. Von Delius was 25 years old.[1]

Classification

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Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12   Rudolf Caracciola Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W125 22 3:46:00.1 4 1
2 14   Manfred von Brauchitsch Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W125 22 +46.2 3 2
3 4   Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Auto Union C 22 +1:01.3 1 3
4 22   Tazio Nuvolari Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 12C-36 22 +4:03.9 5 4
5 8   Rudolf Hasse Auto Union Auto Union C 22 +5:25.0 6 4
6 20   Christian Kautz Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W125 22 +6:10.2 10 4
7 16   Hermann Lang Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W125 21 +1 Lap 2 4
8 44   Hans Ruesch Private entry Alfa Romeo 8C-35 21 +1 Lap 13 4
9 42   Kenneth Evans Private entry Alfa Romeo Tipo B 19 +3 Laps 19 4
DNF 34   Luigi Soffietti Private entry Maserati 6C-34 19 22 4
10 46   Ernõ Festetics Private entry Maserati 8CM 18 +4 Laps 21 4
11 54   Attilio Marinoni Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 12C-36 18 +4 Laps 18 4
12 28   Vittorio Belmondo Graf Salvi del Pero Alfa Romeo C 18 +4 Laps 15 4
DNF 48   László Hartmann Private entry Maserati 8CM 18 24 4
DNF 24   Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 12C-36 18 Ignition 11 4
DNF 38   Franco Cortese Scuderia Maremmana Maserati 6CM 7 Chassis 23 6
DNF 2   Ernst von Delius Auto Union Auto Union C 6 Fatal accident 9 6
DNF 18   Richard Seaman Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W125 6 Accident 8 6
DNF 10   Hans Stuck Auto Union Auto Union C 6 Engine 12 6
DNF 40   Paul Pietsch Private entry Maserati 6C-34 5 Fuel tank 14 7
DNF 30   Giovanni Minozzi Private entry Maserati 8CM 4 Accident 25 7
DNF 52   Francesco Severi Scuderia Maremmana Maserati 6C-34 4 Accident 17 7
DNF 32   Renato Balestrero Scuderia Maremmana Alfa Romeo Tipo B 3 Fuel pipe 20 7
DNF 36   Edoardo Teagno Scuderia Subauda Maserati 8CM 2 Rear axle 26 7
DNF 50   Raymond Sommer Private entry Alfa Romeo C 2 Rear axle 16 7
DNF 6   Hermann Paul Müller Auto Union Auto Union C 2 Accident 7 7

References

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  1. ^ Jimmie Guthrie. Accessed 29 April 2012.


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