1939 Grand Prix season

Seventh AIACR European Championship season 1939 AIACR European Championship 1938 none 1939 Grand Prix season 1938 1940–1945 The 1939 Grand Prix season was the seventh AIACR European Championship season. The championship winner was never officially announced by the AIACR due to the outbreak of World War II less than two weeks after the final event in Switzerland. The Italian GP initially had been a fifth event, but it became clear well before the war that it would be cancelled due to construction work. At that time, it was also undecided which scoring system would be used, the old minimum points system that basically counted positions, or the French maximum points system similar to the modern one. Although Hermann Paul Müller would have won the championship on points according to the old system, the president of Nazi Germany's highest motorsports organisation declared Hermann Lang the champion. Unfinished Symphony: Why the 1939 European Championship was never won 8W http://8w.forix.com/ec1939.html Richard Armstrong 2007-08-05 Lang was clearly the dominating driver in that season, which was acknowledged by the international press. In the first two of the four championship events, both Lang and Müller won once while the other failed to complete 75% of the distance. The German round saw Lang retiring early, and Müller finishing 2nd behind Caracciola. This left Müller in the lead in both scoring systems, as published in magazines, with the Swiss round deciding the outcome. Müller finished 4th behind three Mercedes, which gave him the lead in the old point system, while in front, Lang had beaten Caracciola for the lead in the maximum points system. Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers competed in the 1939 AIACR European Championship. Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Driver Rounds DEU 1935 Auto Union AG Auto Union DC/D Auto Union 3.0 V12 s ITA 1861 Tazio Nuvolari All DEU 1935 Rudolf Hasse 1, 3-4 DEU 1935 Hermann Paul Müller All DEU 1935 Georg Meier 1-3 DEU 1935 Hans Stuck 2-4 ITA 1861 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo Tipo 316 Alfa Romeo 3.0 V16 s ITA 1861 Giuseppe Farina 1 FRA Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L8 s FRA Raymond Sommer 1, 3 FRA Robert Mazaud Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6 L6 FRA Robert Mazaud 1 FRA Louis Gérard Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6 L6 FRA Louis Gérard 1 DEU 1935 Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 Mercedes-Benz M163 3.0 V12 s DEU 1935 Rudolf Caracciola All DEU 1935 Hermann Lang All DEU 1935 Manfred von Brauchitsch All GBR Richard Seaman 1 DEU 1935 Heinz Brendel 3 DEU 1935 Hans Hartmann 4 CHE Adolfo Mandirola Maserati 8CM Maserati 3.0 L8 s CHE Adolfo Mandirola 1, 3 CHE Christian Kautz Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L8 s FRA Raymond Sommer 2 ITA 1861 Luigi Chinetti 2 FRA Yves Matra 2 FRA Écurie Lucy O'Reilly SchellFRA Écurie Bleue Delahaye Delahaye 145135CS135S Delahaye 4.5 V12Delahaye 4.5 L6Delahaye 3.6 L6 FRA René Dreyfus 2-3 FRA "Raph" 2-3 FRA Robert Mazaud 3-4 Maserati 8CTF Maserati 3.0 L8 s FRA René Dreyfus 4 FRA "Raph" 4 FRA Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot MDMC Talbot 4.5 L6 FRA Philippe Étancelin 2 FRA René Le Bègue 2 GBR Raymond Mays 2 ITA 1861 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 8CTF Maserati 3.0 L8 s ITA 1861 Luigi Villoresi 3 DEU 1935 Paul Pietsch 3 DEU 1935 Süddeutsche Renngemeinschaft Maserati 4CM6CM Maserati 1.5 L4 s DEU 1935 Leonhard Joa 3-4 CHE Max Christen Maserati 26B Maserati 2.0 L8 s CHE Max Christen 4 GBR Kenneth Evans Alfa Romeo P3 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L8 s GBR Kenneth Evans 4 DEU 1935 Paul Pietsch Maserati 6CM Maserati 1.5 L4 s DEU 1935 Paul Pietsch 4 FRA Marc Horvilleur Maserati 4CM Maserati 1.5 L4 s FRA Marc Horvilleur 4 GBR Robert Ansell ERA B ERA 1.5 L6 s GBR Bob Ansell 4 GBR Allen Pollock ERA A ERA 1.5 L6 s GBR Allen Pollock 4 GBR Johnny Wakefield Maserati 4CL Maserati 1.5 L4 s GBR Johnny Wakefield 4 ITA 1861 Guido Barbieri Maserati 6CM Maserati 1.5 L6 s ITA 1861 Guido Barbieri 4 ITA 1861 Giovanni Rocco Maserati 4CL Maserati 1.5 L4 s ITA 1861 Giovanni Rocco 4 ITA 1861 Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s ITA 1861 Giuseppe Farina 4 ITA 1861 Clemente Biondetti 4 CHE Baron de Graffenried Maserati 6C 34 Maserati 3.0 L6 s CHE Toulo de Graffenried 4 Power for 1939 Manufacturer Model Engine PowerOutput Max. Speed (km/h) Dry Weight (kg) Season review thumb|right|250px|Mercedes-Benz competed with the W154. thumb|right|250px|The Auto Union D Type. European Championship Grands Prix Rd Date Name Circuit Winning drivers Winning constructor Report 1 25 June BEL Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps DEU 1935 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Report 2 9 July FRA French Grand Prix Reims-Gueux DEU 1935 Hermann Paul Müller Auto Union Report 3 23 July DEU 1935 German Grand Prix Nürburgring DEU 1935 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report 4 20 August CHE Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten DEU 1935 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Report Cancelled Races Date Name Circuit 10 September ITA Italian Grand Prix Monza Non-championship Grands Prix Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background. Date Name Circuit Winning driver Winning constructor Report 2 April FRA Pau Grand Prix Pau DEU 1935 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Report 10 April GBR Road Championship Brooklands GBR Arthur Dobson ERA Report 7 May FRA Paris Cup Montlhéry FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti Report 7 May FIN Finnish Grand Prix Eläintarharata SWE Adolf Westerblom Alfa Romeo Report 21 May DEU 1935 Eifelrennen Nürburgring DEU 1935 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Report 28 May BEL Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay FRA Maurice Trintignant Bugatti Report 25 June ROU Bucharest Grand Prix Bucharest DEU 1935 Hans Stuck Auto Union Report 2 July FRA Remparts Grand Prix Angoulême FRA Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo Report 7 August GBR Campbell Trophy Brooklands GBR Raymond Mays ERA Report 3 September Kingdom of Yugoslavia Belgrade Grand Prix Belgrade ITA 1861 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union Report 29 October BRA 1889 Gávea Nacional Circuit Gávea BRA 1889 Manuel de Teffé Maserati Report Unofficial championship standings Pos Driver BELBEL FRAFRA GERDEU 1935 SUICHE Ptsaccording to the old minimum points system 1 DEU 1935 Hermann Paul Müller Ret 1 2 4 12 2 DEU 1935 Hermann Lang 1 Ret Ret 1 14 3 DEU 1935 Rudolf Caracciola Ret Ret 1 2 17 4 DEU 1935 Manfred von Brauchitsch 3 Ret Ret 3 19 = ITA 1861 Tazio Nuvolari Ret Ret Ret 5 19 6 DEU 1935 Rudolf Hasse 2 Ret Ret 20 = FRA René Dreyfus 7 4 8 20 8 DEU 1935 Georg Meier Ret 2 Ret 22 9 FRA Raymond Sommer 4 5 Ret 23 = DEU 1935 Hans Stuck 6 Ret 10 23 11 FRA Robert Mazaud 5 6 24 = FRA "Raph" 9 5 24 13 ITA 1861 Giuseppe Farina Ret 7 25 14 DEU 1935 Paul Pietsch 3 Ret 26 15 FRA René Le Bègue 3 27 16 FRA Louis Gérard 6 28 = FRA Philippe Étancelin 4 28 = ITA 1861 Luigi Chinetti 8 28 = DEU 1935 Leonhard Joa 7 28 = DEU 1935 Hans Hartmann 6 28 = ITA 1861 Clemente Biondetti 9 28 = GBR Kenneth Evans 11 28 = GBR John Wakefield 12 28 = GBR Robert Ansell 13 28 25 GBR Richard Seaman Ret 29 = CHE Adolfo Mandirola Ret DSQ 29 = CHE Toulo de Graffenried Ret 29 28 FRA Yves Matra Ret 30 = ITA 1861 Luigi Villoresi Ret 30 30 GBR Raymond Mays Ret 31 = DEU 1935 Heinz Brendel Ret 31 = ITA 1861 Giovanni Rocco Ret 31 Pos Driver BELBEL FRAFRA GERDEU 1935 SUICHE Pts Notes 1939 in auto racing References Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 3 (1934–1949) The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing https://www.goldenera.fi/gpw3.htm Hans Etzrodt https://web.archive.org/web/20070806054345/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw3.htm 6 August 2007 dead 1939 Index The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing https://www.goldenera.fi/gp39.htm Leif Snellman Hans Etzrodt https://web.archive.org/web/20221202063959/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp39.htm 2022-12-02 dead 1939 Grands Prix The GEL Motorsport Information Page http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1939.html Darren Galpin 2011-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928031144/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1939.html dead Category:Grand Prix seasons