1938 Grand Prix season

Sixth AIACR European Championship season 1938 AIACR European Championship 1937 1939 1938 Grand Prix season 1937 1939 The 1938 Grand Prix season was the sixth AIACR European Championship season. It saw the introduction of new rules that limited engine size to 3 liter (if supercharged), and added about 100 kg weight, thus some less competitive cars automatically complied to the new rules. The Mercedes-Benz W125 and Auto Union C with their large engines in low weight chassis had to be retired, and Mercedes-Benz W154 and Auto Union D appeared during the season. The championship was once again won by Rudolf Caracciola, driving for the Mercedes-Benz team. Caracciola won only one of the four events that counted towards the championship, but always finished on the podium. Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers competed in the 1938 AIACR European Championship. Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Driver Rounds FRA Talbot Darracq Talbot T150C Talbot 4.5 L6 FRA Philippe Étancelin 1 FRA René Carrière 1 FRA Societé des Études et de Fabrication d’Automobile de Course SEFAC GP SEFAC 3.0 U8 s FRA Eugène Chaboud 1 DEU 1935 Auto Union AG Auto Union C/DD Auto Union 3.0 V12 s SUI Christian Kautz 1, 3-4 DEU 1935 Hermann Paul Müller All DEU 1935 Rudolf Hasse 1-2 ITA 1861 Tazio Nuvolari 2-4 DEU 1935 Hans Stuck 2-4 FRA Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti T59/50B3 Bugatti 3.0 L8 s FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille 1 DEU 1935 Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154 Mercedes-Benz M154 3.0 V12 s DEU 1935 Rudolf Caracciola All DEU 1935 Manfred von Brauchitsch All DEU 1935 Hermann Lang All GBR Richard Seaman 2-4 DEU 1935 Walter Bäumer 2-3 FRA Écurie Bleue Delahaye Delahaye 145 Delahaye 4.5 V12 FRA René Dreyfus 2-3 ITA 1861 Franco Comotti 2 FRA "Raph" 3 ITA 1861 Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo 312Tipo 316 Alfa Romeo 3.0 V12 sAlfa Romeo 3.0 V16 s ITA 1861 Giuseppe Farina 2-4 ITA 1861 Clemente Biondetti 2, 4 FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille 3-4 ITA 1861 Piero Taruffi 4 ITA 1861 Scuderia Torino Alfa Romeo Tipo 3088C 2900 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L8 sAlfa Romeo 2.9 L8 s ITA 1861 Piero Taruffi 2-3 ITA 1861 Pietro Ghersi 2, 4 CHE Écurie Du Puy de Graffenried Maserati 6C 34 Maserati 3.0 L6 s CHE Toulo de Graffenried 2-3 HUN 1920 Count Ernõ Festetics Alfa Romeo P3 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L8 s HUN 1920 Ernõ Festetics 2 GBR A. B. Hyde Maserati 8CM Maserati 3.0 L8 s GBR A. B. Hyde 2 CHE Écurie Helvetia Maserati 6CM Maserati 1.5 L6 s DEU 1935 Herbert Berg 2 DEU 1935 Paul Pietsch Maserati 6CM Maserati 1.5 L6 s DEU 1935 Paul Pietsch 2 ITA 1861 Renato Balestrero Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L8 s ITA 1861 Renato Balestrero 2 ITA 1861 Vittorio Belmondo 4 ITA 1861 Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 6CM Maserati 1.5 L6 s ITA 1861 Franco Cortese 2 ITA 1861 Giovanni Minozzi Alfa Romeo Monza Alfa Romeo 2.6 L8 s ITA 1861 Giovanni Minozzi 3 ITA 1861 Emilio Romano Alfa Romeo Monza Alfa Romeo 2.6 L8 s ITA 1861 Emilio Romano 3 ITA 1861 Squadra Subauda Maserati 8CM Maserati 3.0 L8 s ITA 1861 Edoardo Teagno 3 THA Prince Bira 3 CHE Auto-Agence SA Maserati 8CM Maserati 3.0 L8 s CHE Adolfo Mandirola 3 CHE Max Christen Maserati Tipo 26 Maserati 2.0 L8 s CHE Max Christen 3 HUN 1920 István de Sztriha Alfa Romeo Monza Alfa Romeo 2.6 L8 s HUN 1920 István de Sztriha 3 ITA 1861 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 8CTF Maserati 3.0 L8 s ITA 1861 Luigi Villoresi 4 ITA 1861 Carlo Felice Trossi 4 ITA 1861 Goffredo Zehender 4 Power for 1938 Manufacturer Model Engine PowerOutput Max. Speed (km/h) Dry Weight (kg) Season review European Championship Grands Prix Rd Date Name Circuit Winning drivers Winning constructor Report 1 3 July FRA French Grand Prix Reims-Gueux DEU 1935 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz Report 2 24 July DEU 1935 German Grand Prix Nürburgring GBR Richard Seaman Mercedes-Benz Report 3 21 August CHE Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten DEU 1935 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report 4 11 September ITA 1861 Italian Grand Prix Monza ITA 1861 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union Report Non-championship Grands Prix Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background. Date Name Circuit Winning driver Winning constructor Report 10 April FRA Pau Grand Prix Pau FRA René Dreyfus Delahaye Report 18 April GBR Campbell Trophy Brooklands THA Prince Bira ERA Report 23 April IRL Cork Grand Prix Carrigrohane FRA René Dreyfus Delahaye Report 15 May LBY 1911 Tripoli Grand Prix Mellaha DEU 1935 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Report 29 May BRA 1889 Gávea Nacional Circuit Gávea BRA 1889 Arthur Nascimento Jr Alfa Romeo Report 5 June BEL Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay FRA Maurice Trintignant Bugatti Report 12 June BRA 1889 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix Gávea ITA 1861 Carlo Maria Pintacuda Alfa Romeo Report 7 August ITA 1861 Coppa Ciano Montenero DEU 1935 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz Report 14 August ITA 1861 Coppa Acerbo Pescara DEU 1935 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz Report 27 August GBR Junior Car Club 200 mile race Brooklands GBR Johnny Wakefield ERA Report 15 October GBR Mountain Championship Brooklands GBR Raymond Mays ERA Report 22 October GBR Donington Grand Prix Donington Park ITA 1861 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union Report Championship final standings Pos Driver FRAFRA GERDEU 1935 SUICHE ITAITA 1861 Pts 1 DEU 1935 Rudolf Caracciola 2 2 1 3 8 2 DEU 1935 Manfred von Brauchitsch 1 Ret 3 Ret 15 3 DEU 1935 Hermann Lang 3 Ret 10 Ret 17 4 GBR Richard Seaman 1 2 Ret 18 5 ITA 1861 Tazio Nuvolari Ret 9 1 20 = DEU 1935 Hans Stuck 3 4 Ret 20 = DEU 1935 Hermann Paul Müller 4 Ret Ret 20 8 ITA 1861 Giuseppe Farina Ret 5 2 21 9 FRA René Dreyfus 5 8 24 = ITA 1861 Pietro Ghersi 8 5 24 11 FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Ret 7 Ret 25 12 ITA 1861 Piero Taruffi Ret 6 Ret 26 13 ITA 1861 Clemente Biondetti Ret 4 27 14 FRA René Carrière 4 28 = CHE Christian Kautz Ret Ret Ret 28 = DEU 1935 Rudolf Hasse Ret Ret 28 = DEU 1935 Paul Pietsch 6 28 = ITA 1861 Renato Balestrero 7 28 = ITA 1861 Franco Cortese 9 28 = FRA "Raph" 11 28 = ITA 1861 Emilio Romano 12 28 = CHE Max Christen 13 28 = ITA 1861 Edoardo Teagno 14 28 24 FRA Philippe Étancelin Ret 29 = GBR A. B. Hyde Ret 29 26 CHE Adolfo Mandirola Ret 30 = ITA 1861 Giovanni Minozzi Ret 30 = ITA 1861 Luigi Villoresi Ret 30 = ITA 1861 Goffredo Zehender Ret 30 = ITA 1861 Vittorio Belmondo Ret 30 31 FRA Eugène Chaboud Ret 31 = CHE Toulo de Graffenried Ret 31 = ITA 1861 Franco Comotti Ret 31 = DEU 1935 Herbert Berg Ret 31 = HUN 1920 István de Sztriha Ret 31 36 ITA 1861 Carlo Felice TrossiDSQ 32 Pos Driver FRAFRA GERDEU 1935 SUICHE ITAITA 1861 Pts References 1938 in auto racing Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 3 (1934–1949) The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing https://www.goldenera.fi/gpw3.htm Hans Etzrodt 2024-12-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20070806054345/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw3.htm 6 August 2007 live 1938 The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing https://www.goldenera.fi/gp38.htm Leif Snellman and Hans Etzrodt 2024-12-28 2021-10-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20211030025446/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp38.htm live 1938 Grands Prix The GEL Motorsport Information Page http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1938.html Darren Galpin 2007-08-05 2007-09-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092758/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1938.html dead Category:Grand Prix seasons