1939 Pau Grand Prix

France Pau 2 April 1939 Carte circuit de Pau.png Grand Prix de Pau Pau, France Temporary Street Circuit 1.720 2.760 100 172.100 276.900 Manfred von Brauchitsch Germany 1935 Mercedes-Benz W154 1:46.0 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 1:46.8 Germany 1935 Hermann Lang Germany 1935 Mercedes-Benz W154 Manfred von Brauchitsch Germany 1935 Mercedes-Benz W154 Philippe Étancelin FRA 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 Race Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 18 DEU 1935 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 100 3hr 07min 25.2sec 2 2 10 DEU 1935 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 100 + 16.8 s 1 3 16 FRA Philippe Étancelin Talbot MD 98 + 2 laps 6 4 8 FRA Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 95 + 5 laps 4 5 6 FRA Joseph Paul Delahaye 135 92 + 8 laps 9 6 28 FRA Robert Mazaud Delahaye 135 92 + 8 laps 11 7 26 FRA René Biolay Delahaye 135 88 + 12 laps 12 8 14 FRA Marcel Contet Delahaye 135 86 + 14 laps 13 Ret 24 FRA Jean Trémoulet S.E.F.A.C. 35 Retired 14 Ret 4 FRA René Carrièrè Talbot MD 31 Crash / Oil line 5 Ret 2 DEU 1935 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154 31 Broken oil line 3 Ret 30 FRA Marcel Balsa Bugatti T35B 22 Mechanical 8 Ret 22 FRA Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135 10 Retired 10 Ret 12 FRA Maurice Trintignant Bugatti T51 5 Engine overheating 15 Ret 20 CHE Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 6C-34 3 Gearbox 7 Sources: http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp391.htm 1939 Grand Prix Season – Part 1 Leif Snellman Felix Muelas 2015-03-31 2017-03-10 2022-01-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20220108234617/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp391.htm dead Pau Grand Prix 1938 Pau Grand Prix 1939 1947 Pau Grand Prix References Category:Pau Grand Prix Category:1939 in French motorsport