1939 South African Grand Prix

Voiturette race January 2019 January 2019 thumb|250px|Layout of the Prince George Circuit (1936-1939) The 1939 South African Grand Prix was a voiturette race held at the Prince George Circuit in East London, South Africa on 2 January 1939.Snellman Leif 1939 Grand Prix Season Part 1 https://www.goldenera.fi/gp391.htm The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing 18 November 2025 27 July 2023 The race consisted of 18 laps, each with a distance of 11.03 mi km.1939 South African Grand Prix https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1939-south-african-grand-prix/ Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine 18 November 2025 It was the last major international race in South Africa until 1960.Young Robert Bill Jennings—South Africa's Colin Chapman https://www.supercars.net/blog/bill-jennings-south-africas-colin-chapman/ Supercars.net 18 November 2025 15 April 2020 The [1960] Grand Prix was the first major international race in South Africa since 1939 and hugely significant on the local map. Luigi Villoresi won the race with an average speed just under 100 mph kph. Third-place finisher Mario Massacuratti had the fastest lap. Classification November 2025 PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/Retired 1 6 Italy 1861 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 6CM 18 1:59'26"South African Grand Prix https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56008467/5443842 18 November 2025 Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton) 4 January 1939 8 2 7 Italy 1861 Franco Cortese Maserati 6CM 18 2:00'50" 3 15 Italy 1861 Mario Massacuratti Maserati 6CM 18 2:01'50" 4 14 South Africa 1928 Roy Hesketh ERA R3A 18 2:04'05" 5 1 UK Earl Howe ERA R8B 18 2:05'09" 6 5 Switzerland Armand Hug Maserati 4CM 18 2:05'33" 7 11 UK Peter Aitken ERA R8B 18 2:09'56" 8 9 South Africa 1928 Steve Chiappini Maserati 6CM 18 2:09'56" Ret 12 France Louis Gérard Maserati 6CM 10 Piston Ret 3 South Africa 1928 Fay Taylour Riley 1500/6 4 Engine Ret 2 South Africa 1928 Enzo Filangeri Maserati 6CM 3 Piston Ret 10 UK Peter Whitehead ERA B 2 Piston Ret 4 Germany Nazi Paul Pietsch Maserati 6CM 1 Piston Ret 8 Italy 1861 Piero Taruffi Maserati 6CM 1 Clutch References South African Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:South African Grand Prix Category:January 1939 in sports Category:January 1939 in Africa