1938 Grand Prix season
Sixth AIACR European Championship season
The 1938 Grand Prix season was the sixth AIACR European Championship season. The championship was won by Rudolf Caracciola, driving for the Mercedes-Benz team. Caracciola won one of the four events that counted towards the championship.
Season review
European Championship Grands Prix
Rd | Date | Name | Circuit | Winning drivers | Winning constructor | Report |
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1 | 3 July | French Grand Prix | Reims-Gueux | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
2 | 24 July | German Grand Prix | Nürburgring | Richard Seaman | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
3 | 21 August | Swiss Grand Prix | Bremgarten | Rudolf Caracciola | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
4 | 11 September | Italian Grand Prix | Monza | Tazio Nuvolari | Auto Union | Report |
Non-championship Grands Prix
Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.
Date | Name | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning constructor | Report |
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10 April | Pau Grand Prix | Pau | René Dreyfus | Delahaye | Report |
18 April | Campbell Trophy | Brooklands | Prince Bira | ERA | Report |
23 April | Cork Grand Prix | Carrigrohane | René Dreyfus | Delahaye | Report |
15 May | Tripoli Grand Prix | Mellaha | Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
29 May | Gávea Nacional Circuit | Gávea | Arthur Nascimento Jr | Alfa Romeo | Report |
5 June | Grand Prix des Frontières | Chimay | Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti | Report |
12 June | Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix | Gávea | Carlo Maria Pintacuda | Alfa Romeo | Report |
7 August | Coppa Ciano | Montenero | Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
15 August | Coppa Acerbo | Pescara | Rudolf Caracciola | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
27 August | Junior Car Club 200 mile race | Brooklands | Johnny Wakefield | ERA | Report |
15 October | Mountain Championship | Brooklands | Raymond Mays | ERA | Report |
22 October | Donington Grand Prix | Donington Park | Tazio Nuvolari | Auto Union | Report |
Championship final standings
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References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1938 in auto racing.
- Etzrodt, Hans. "Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 3 (1934–1949)". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
- Leif Snellman and Hans Etzrodt. "1938". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
- Galpin, Darren. "1938 Grands Prix". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-05.