1939 Swiss Grand Prix
The 1939 Swiss Grand Prix was a motor race held at Bremgarten on 20 August 1939.
The Grand Prix was run as a combined event for Grand Prix cars and Voiturettes. Each class had a heat with the best from each going through to a combined final. This was the last victory for a German driver driving a German car until Nico Rosberg's victory at the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix.
Classification
Final
Voiturette cars are denoted by a pink backgroundPos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
1 | 16 | Hermann Lang | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 30 | 1:24:47.6 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 14 | Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 30 | +3.1 | 2 | 2 |
3 | 10 | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 30 | +1:09.9 | 3 | 3 |
4 | 4 | Hermann Paul Müller | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 30 | +2:13.7 | 9 | 4 |
5 | 6 | Tazio Nuvolari | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 30 | +2:25.0 | 4 | 4 |
6 | 12 | Hans Hartmann | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 29 | +1 Lap | 5 | 4 |
7 | 64 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 29 | +1 Lap | 6 | 4 |
8 | 28 | René Dreyfus | Écurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Maserati 8CTF | 28 | +2 Laps | 13 | 4 |
9 | 66 | Clemente Biondetti | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 28 | +2 Laps | 8 | 4 |
10 | 8 | Hans Stuck | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 28 | +2 Laps | 7 | 4 |
11 | 32 | Kenneth Evans | Private entry | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 27 | +3 Laps | 16 | 4 |
12 | 54 | John Wakefield | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 26 | +4 Laps | 11 | 4 |
13 | 48 | Robert Ansell | Private entry | ERA B | 25 | +5 Laps | 15 | 4 |
Ret | 72 | Toulo de Graffenried | Private entry | Maserati 6C-34 | 22 | 17 | 5 | |
Ret | 2 | Rudolf Hasse | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 20 | Lubrication | 10 | 5 |
Ret | 40 | Paul Pietsch | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 7 | 14 | 7 | |
Ret | 60 | Giovanni Rocco | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 3 | 12 | 7 |
Grand Prix heat
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Grid |
1 | 16 | Hermann Lang | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 1 |
2 | 14 | Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 3 |
3 | 10 | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 2 |
4 | 6 | Tazio Nuvolari | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 5 |
5 | 12 | Hans Hartmann | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 8 |
6 | 8 | Hans Stuck | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 4 |
7 | 4 | Hermann Paul Müller | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 7 |
8 | 2 | Rudolf Hasse | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 6 |
9 | 28 | René Dreyfus | Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Maserati 8CTF | 9 |
10 | 32 | Kenneth Evans | Private entry | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 11 |
11 | 72 | Toulo de Graffenried | Private entry | Maserati 6C-34 | 10 |
12 | 18 | Robert Mazaud | Private entry | Delahaye T135CS | 12 |
Ret | 24 | Max Christen | Private entry | Maserati 26B | 13 |
Ret | 30 | "Raph" | Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Maserati 6C-34 | ? |
Voiturette heat
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
1 | 64 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 20 | 56:28.0 | 1 |
2 | 66 | Clemente Biondetti | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 20 | +37.0 | 5 |
3 | 54 | John Wakefield | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 20 | +1:08.9 | 4 |
4 | 60 | Giovanni Rocco | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 20 | +1:46.9 | 2 |
5 | 40 | Paul Pietsch | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 19 | +1 Lap | 3 |
6 | 48 | Robert Ansell | Private entry | ERA B | 19 | +1 Lap | 8 |
7 | 44 | Leonhard Joa | Süddeutsche Renngemeinschaft | Maserati | 7 | ||
8 | 50 | Allen Pollock | Private entry | ERA A | 6 | ||
Ret | 56 | Guido Barbieri | Private entry | Maserati | 10 | ||
Ret | 46 | Marc Horvilleur | Private entry | Maserati 6CM | 9 |