1938 Cork Grand Prix

April 2022 GP Ireland Cork Snellman Leif Muelas Felix Cork Grand Prix https://www.goldenera.fi/gp3802.htm#3 goldenera.fi 24 Dec 2024 7 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101007071158/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp381.htm deadThe Cork Grand Prix 1938 https://michaelanthonydwyer.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/the-cork-grand-prix-1938/ Made by History Michael Dwyer 23 June 2013 4 February 2016 1938 4 23 yes 1938 File:Grand Prix de Cork 1938, G. à D. Prince Bira, Gianfranco Comotti et René Dreyfus en discussion avant le départ.jpg Prince Bira, Gianfranco Comotti and René Dreyfus pictured at the 1938 Cork Grand Prix Cork Grand Prix Carrigrohane Road course 323.3 km 33 9.79 km Clear 70,000 https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20218735.html Irish Examiner irishexaminer.com Car enthusiasts gear up to retrace Cork grand prix English Eoin 7 January 2013 31 October 2020 René Dreyfus France Ecurie Bleue René Dreyfus Ecurie Bleue 3 49 France René Dreyfus France Ecurie Bleue Prince Bira Thailand Prince Chula Louis Gerard France Count Heyden The 1938 Cork Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Carrigrohane to the west of Cork city in Ireland on 23 April 1938. The 200-mile race was run over more than 30 laps of a six-mile circuit. It was won by the French driver René Dreyfus in a Delahaye car, with second place going to Prince Bira in a Maserati. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/cork-gears-up-for-gathering-rerun-of-1930s-grand-prix-1.954978 Irish Times irishtimes.com Cork gears up for Gathering rerun of 1930s Grand Prix Roche Barry 7 January 2013 31 October 2020 The course ran along the Carrigrohane Straight to Victoria Cross, turned right towards Dennehy's Cross, from there on to Model Farm Road, and west towards eastern outskirts of Ballincollig. This back stretch finished at the Poulavone hairpin bend, before passing "Hell Hole Corner", and back onto the Carrigrohane Straight. The race was watched by an estimated 70,000 spectators, with participants reportedly representing 12 countries. https://www.corkindependent.com/20110509/news/making-a-cork-motor-derby-1938-S1769.html Cork Independent corkindependent.com Making a Cork Motor Derby 1938 9 May 2011 31 October 2020 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes A collection of photos, relating to the race, is held in University College Cork library as the Cork Motor Derby Collection.Twomey Emer UCC Library: Cork Motor Derby: Home https://libguides.ucc.ie/CorkMotorDerby/home 2024-01-24 libguides.ucc.ie en Classification PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/Retired 1 14 FRA René Dreyfus Ecurie Bleue Delahaye 145 33 2:09:40 2 20 THA Prince Bira Prince Chula of Siam Maserati 8CM 33 + 1:50 3 17 FRA Louis Gérard Count Heyden Delage 3.0L 30 + 3 Laps 4 7 GBR Kenneth Evans Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo B 30 + 3 Laps 5 15 FRA Joseph Paul Count Heyden Delahaye 135 25 + 8 Laps Ret 18 FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti 59/50B 21 Piston Ret 12 ITA 1861 Gianfranco Comotti Ecurie Bleue Delahaye 12 Oil Leak Ret 16 FRA Jean Viale Count Heyden Delahaye 2 Clutch References External links "Motor Racing At Cork" (1938) - British Pathé newsreel Category:Grand Prix race reports Cork Grand Prix Category:1938 in Irish sport Category:Auto races in Ireland Category:History of Cork (city)