1938 Pau Grand Prix

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The 1938 Pau Grand Prix was a pre-World War II motor race held in Pau, France, notable for featuring top European teams and drivers in the early era of Grand Prix racing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Prix motor race
Pau Grand Prix
championshipStatus non-championship Grand Prix race
chronology pre-World War II motor race
circuit Pau street circuit NERFINISHED
city Pau NERFINISHED
country France
countryHosted France NERFINISHED
courseType street circuit
date 1938-04-10
era early Grand Prix racing
featuredDriver Hermann Lang NERFINISHED
Jean-Pierre Wimille NERFINISHED
Louis Chiron NERFINISHED
Rudolf Caracciola NERFINISHED
Tazio Nuvolari NERFINISHED
featuredTeam Auto Union NERFINISHED
Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED
followedBy 1939 Pau Grand Prix NERFINISHED
gridFrom grid determined by practice times
historicalContext held before World War II
hostContinent Europe NERFINISHED
hostedBy Pau Automobile Club NERFINISHED
languageOfLocalOrganizers French
location Pau NERFINISHED
motorsportDiscipline single-seater road racing
notableFor participation of top European teams and drivers
partOf European Grand Prix era
polePositionCar Mercedes-Benz W154 NERFINISHED
polePositionDriver Rudolf Caracciola NERFINISHED
polePositionTeam Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED
precededBy 1937 Pau Grand Prix NERFINISHED
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED
regulationEra 3-litre supercharged Grand Prix formula
secondPlaceDriver Hermann Lang NERFINISHED
secondPlaceTeam Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED
spectatorSport motor racing
surface public roads
thirdPlaceDriver Tazio Nuvolari NERFINISHED
thirdPlaceTeam Auto Union NERFINISHED
winner Rudolf Caracciola NERFINISHED
winningCar Mercedes-Benz W154 NERFINISHED
winningDriver Rudolf Caracciola NERFINISHED
winningTeam Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED
year 1938

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Mercedes-Benz W154 racingDebut 1938 Pau Grand Prix