1939 Eifelrennen

Eifelrennen 21 May 1939 Circuit_N%C3%BCrburgring-1927-Nordschleife.svg XII Internationales Eifelrennen Nazi Germany Nazi 3 4 NürburgringNürburg, Germany 14.173 22.810 10 141.7 228.1 Sunny Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Germany Nazi 9:54.4 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz 9:52.2 Germany Nazi Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Germany Nazi Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union Italy 1861 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Germany Nazi The 1939 Eifelrennen was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on 21 May 1939. Race The event was the first race under the new 3-litre Grand Prix formula, and it was evident that Mercedes-Benz had produced a better car than its German rival from Auto Union, with Nuvolari's second place being put down to a combination of his brilliance and not needing to make a refuelling stop. The cars also proved to be quicker than their 5-litre predecessors. Richard Seaman and Manfred von Brauchitsch both had rocket starts and ran 1–2 as the field entered the Südkehre, but the torque proved too much for their clutches; Seaman retired at the end of the first lap and von Brauchitsch was bedevilled with clutch slip for most of the race.Monkhouse George Motor Racing with Mercedes Benz 1948 G. T. Foulis Strand, London 142–3 Lang soon took the lead and led most of the way, dropping to third only after his refuelling stop, re-taking the lead (having passed Nuvolari) when Caracciola made his stop in turn.Mercedes win Eifel race MotorSport June 1939 164 The race was the only Grande Epreuve appearance for Auto Union test driver/engineer/film-maker Ulli Bigalke, who beat H. P. Müller to seventh place after the latter suffered an engine problem,Ulrich "Ulli" Bigalke (D) https://goldenera.fi/db.htm#BIG Golden Era of Grand Prix MOtor Racing 19 September 2026 and for Heinz Dipper.Heinz Dipper (D) https://goldenera.fi/dd.htm#DI Golden Era of Grand Prix MOtor Racing 19 September 2026 Mercedes-Benz was also making a film over the weekend, with Auto Union's co-operation, and footage was taken during practice of a mock start. The event marked the last appearance for René Carrière, who decided to retire from the sport, having broken his leg in a practice crash.Paolozzi Rémi The 1939 French Drivers Championship https://www.forix.com/8w/fc1939.html 8w 19 September 2026 Classification PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid 1 16 DEU 1935 Hermann Lang Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 10 1:40:57.1 1 2 2 Italy 1861 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union Auto Union D 10 +11.2 2 3 12 DEU 1935 Rudolf Caracciola Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 10 +31.3 3 4 14 DEU 1935 Manfred von Brauchitsch Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 10 +1:56.0 5 5 4 DEU 1935 Rudolf Hasse Auto Union Auto Union D 10 +1:59.0 8 6 10 DEU 1935 Ulli Bigalke Auto Union Auto Union D 10 +3:55.0 7 7 6 DEU 1935 H. P. Müller Auto Union Auto Union D 7 +5:34.1 6 8 20 DEU 1935 Hans-Hugo Hartmann Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 9 10 9 22 DEU 1935 Paul Pietsch P. Pietsch Maserati 6CM 9 9 10 26 DEU 1935 Leonhard Joa Süddeutsche Renngemeinschaft Maserati 4CM 9 12 11 28 FRA Philippe Etancelin Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot MD 9 11 12 24 DEU 1935 Heinz Dipper Süddeutsche Renngemeinschaft Maserati 6CM 8 13 Ret 18 GBR Richard Seaman Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 1 Clutch 4 DNS 8 DEU 1935 Georg Meier Auto Union Auto Union D – Engine (7) DNS 30 FRA René Carrière Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot MD – Crash in practice (9)Source:Etzrodt Hans Snellman Leif Lang wins the Eifelrennen after close battle with Nuvolari https://goldenera.fi/gp393.htm Golden Era of Grand Prix racing 19 September 2026 References Eifelrennen 1939 - 1939 Belgian Grand Prix 1937 Eifelrennen 1950 Eifelrennen (for Formula 2) Eifelrennen Category:1939 in German motorsport