1939 Pau Grand Prix
| 1939 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 2 April 1939 | ||
| Official name | Grand Prix de Pau[1] | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 276.900 km (172.100 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes-Benz W154 | ||
| Time | 1:46.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Manfred von Brauchitsch | Mercedes-Benz W154 | |
| Time | 1:46.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes-Benz W154 | ||
| Second | Mercedes-Benz W154 | ||
| Third | Talbot MD | ||
The 1939 Pau Grand Prix was a motor race held on 2 April 1939 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Hermann Lang, driving the Mercedes-Benz W154. Manfred von Brauchitsch finished second and Philippe Étancelin third.
With the event of World War II, this would be the last Pau Grand Prix until 1947, two years after the war ended.
Classification[edit]
Race[edit]
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Hermann Lang
|
Mercedes-Benz W154 | 100 | 3hr 07min 25.2sec | 2 | |
| 2 | 10 | Manfred von Brauchitsch
|
Mercedes-Benz W154 | 100 | + 16.8 s | 1 | |
| 3 | 16 |  Philippe Étancelin
|
Talbot MD | 98 | + 2 laps | 6 | |
| 4 | 8 | Raymond Sommer
|
Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | 95 | + 5 laps | 4 | |
| 5 | 6 | Joseph Paul
|
Delahaye 135 | 92 | + 8 laps | 9 | |
| 6 | 28 | Robert Mazaud
|
Delahaye 135 | 92 | + 8 laps | 11 | |
| 7 | 26 | René Biolay
|
Delahaye 135 | 88 | + 12 laps | 12 | |
| 8 | 14 | Marcel Contet
|
Delahaye 135 | 86 | + 14 laps | 13 | |
| Ret | 24 | Jean Trémoulet
|
SEFAC | 35 | Retired | 14 | |
| Ret | 4 | René Carrièrè
|
Talbot MD | 31 | Crash / Oil line | 5 | |
| Ret | 2 | Rudolf Caracciola
|
Mercedes-Benz W154 | 31 | Broken oil line | 3 | |
| Ret | 30 | Marcel Balsa
|
Bugatti T35B | 22 | Mechanical | 8 | |
| Ret | 22 | Eugène Chaboud
|
Delahaye 135 | 10 | Retired | 10 | |
| Ret | 12 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Bugatti T51 | 5 | Engine overheating | 15 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Toulo de Graffenried
|
Maserati 6C-34 | 3 | Gearbox | 7 | |
| Sources: [1] | |||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Snellman, Leif; Muelas, Felix (2015-03-31). "1939 Grand Prix Season – Part 1". Archived from the original on 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2017-03-10.