1938 Grand Prix season


The 1938 Grand Prix season was the sixth AIACR European Championship season. The championship was won by Rudolf Caracciola, driving for the Mercedes-Benz team. Caracciola won one of the four events that counted towards the championship.

Season review

European Championship Grands Prix

RdDateNameCircuitWinning driversWinning constructorReport
13 July French Grand PrixReims-Gueux Manfred von BrauchitschMercedes-BenzReport
224 July German Grand PrixNürburgring Richard SeamanMercedes-BenzReport
321 August Swiss Grand PrixBremgarten Rudolf CaracciolaMercedes-BenzReport
411 September Italian Grand PrixMonza Tazio NuvolariAuto UnionReport

Non-championship Grands Prix

Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.
DateNameCircuitWinning driverWinning constructorReport
10 April Pau Grand PrixPau René DreyfusDelahayeReport
18 April Campbell TrophyBrooklands Prince BiraERAReport
23 April Cork Grand PrixCarrigrohane René DreyfusDelahayeReport
15 May Tripoli Grand PrixMellaha Hermann LangMercedes-BenzReport
29 May Gávea Nacional CircuitGávea Arthur Nascimento JrAlfa RomeoReport
5 June Grand Prix des FrontièresChimay Maurice TrintignantBugattiReport
12 June Rio de Janeiro Grand PrixGávea Carlo Maria PintacudaAlfa RomeoReport
7 August Coppa CianoMontenero Hermann LangMercedes-BenzReport
15 August Coppa AcerboPescara Rudolf CaracciolaMercedes-BenzReport
27 August Junior Car Club 200 mile raceBrooklands Johnny WakefieldERAReport
15 October Mountain ChampionshipBrooklands Raymond MaysERAReport
22 October Donington Grand PrixDonington Park Tazio NuvolariAuto UnionReport

Championship final standings