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The 1938 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Bremgarten, Switzerland on 21 August 1938.[1][2]
| 1938 Swiss Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 4 in the 1938 European Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 21 August 1938 | ||
| Official name | V Großer Preis der Schweiz | ||
| Location |
Bremgarten Bern, Switzerland | ||
| Course | Road course | ||
| Course length | 7.28 km (4.52 miles) | ||
| Distance | 50 laps, 364.00 km (226.18 miles) | ||
| Weather | Heavy rain | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Time | 2:38.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Richard Seaman | Mercedes-Benz | |
| Time | 2:51.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Second | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Third | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Rudolf Caracciola
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 50 | 2:32:07.8 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 16 | Richard Seaman
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 50 | +26.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Manfred von Brauchitsch
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 49 | +1 Lap | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | Hans Stuck
|
Auto Union | Auto UnionD | 48 | +2 Laps | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 38 |  Giuseppe Farina
|
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 | 48 | +2 Laps | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | 28 | Piero Taruffi
|
Scuderia Torino | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | 47 | +3 Laps | 11 | 4 |
| 7 | 40 |  Jean-Pierre Wimille
|
Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 | 47 | +3 Laps | 8 | 4 |
| DNF | 4 | Hermann Paul Müller
|
Auto Union | Auto UnionD | 46 | Accident | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | René Dreyfus
|
Ecurie Bleue | Delahaye 145 | 46 | +4 Laps | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | Tazio Nuvolari
|
Auto Union | Auto UnionD | 46 | +4 Laps | 7 | 4 |
| 10 | 14 | Hermann Lang
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 45 | +4 Laps | 2 | 4 |
| Walter Bäumer
|
n/a | |||||||
| 11 | 20 | "Raph"
|
Ecurie Bleue | Delahaye 145 | 43 | +7 Laps | 15 | 4 |
| 12 | 24 | Emilio Romano
|
Private entry | Alfa Romeo Monza | 41 | +9 Laps | 16 | 4 |
| 13 | 32 |  Max Christen
|
Private entry | Maserati 8CM | 40 | +10 Laps | 17 | 4 |
| 14 | 26 | Edoardo Teagno
|
Squadra Subauda | Maserati 8CM | 39 | +11 Laps | 13 | 4 |
 Prince Bira
|
n/a | |||||||
| DNF | 2 | Christian Kautz
|
Auto Union | Auto UnionD | 19 | Fuel leak | 9 | 6 |
| DNF | 30 | Adolfo Mandirola
|
Auto-Agence S.A. | Maserati 8CM | 17 | 18 | 6 | |
| DNF | 22 | Giovanni Minozzi
|
Private entry | Alfa Romeo Monza | 17 | 19 | 6 | |
| DNF | 34 |  István de Sztriha
|
Private entry | Alfa Romeo Monza | 5 | 20 | 7 | |
| DNS | 36 | Toulo de Graffenried
|
Ecurie Du Puy de Graffenried | Maserati 6C-34 | 14 | 8 |
| Grand Prix Race | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: 1938 German Grand Prix |
1938 Grand Prix season Grandes Épreuves |
Next race: 1938 Italian Grand Prix |
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