1938 German Grand Prix
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The 1938 German Grand Prix was a major pre-World War II motor race held at the Nürburgring, showcasing the dominance of German "Silver Arrows" Grand Prix cars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1938 German Grand Prix canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13291064 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1938 German Grand Prix Context triple: [Mercedes-Benz W154, notableRace, 1938 German Grand Prix]
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1958 German Grand Prix
The 1958 German Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race held at the Nürburgring, notable among other things for marking the debut of future world champion Bruce McLaren.
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B.
1977 South African Grand Prix
The 1977 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race held at Kyalami that is notably remembered as the final F1 appearance of Brazilian driver José Carlos Pace before his fatal plane crash.
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C.
1954 Argentine Grand Prix
The 1954 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race held in Buenos Aires, notable for opening the 1954 season in extreme heat and featuring Juan Manuel Fangio’s home victory.
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D.
Monaco Grand Prix
The Monaco Grand Prix is a prestigious Formula One motor race held annually on the narrow, winding streets of Monte Carlo, renowned for its glamour, difficulty, and historic status in motorsport.
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E.
1973 Austrian Grand Prix
The 1973 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race held at the Österreichring, notable among other things for marking Brazilian driver José Carlos Pace’s first podium finish in F1.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1938 German Grand Prix Target entity description: The 1938 German Grand Prix was a major pre-World War II motor race held at the Nürburgring, showcasing the dominance of German "Silver Arrows" Grand Prix cars.
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A.
1958 German Grand Prix
The 1958 German Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race held at the Nürburgring, notable among other things for marking the debut of future world champion Bruce McLaren.
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B.
1977 South African Grand Prix
The 1977 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race held at Kyalami that is notably remembered as the final F1 appearance of Brazilian driver José Carlos Pace before his fatal plane crash.
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C.
1954 Argentine Grand Prix
The 1954 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race held in Buenos Aires, notable for opening the 1954 season in extreme heat and featuring Juan Manuel Fangio’s home victory.
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D.
Monaco Grand Prix
The Monaco Grand Prix is a prestigious Formula One motor race held annually on the narrow, winding streets of Monte Carlo, renowned for its glamour, difficulty, and historic status in motorsport.
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E.
1973 Austrian Grand Prix
The 1973 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race held at the Österreichring, notable among other things for marking Brazilian driver José Carlos Pace’s first podium finish in F1.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German Grand Prix
ⓘ
Grand Prix motor race ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Großer Preis von Deutschland 1938 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circuit | Nürburgring Nordschleife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courseLength |
14.173 mi
ⓘ
22.810 km ⓘ |
| date | 24 July 1938 ⓘ |
| era | pre-World War II motorsport ⓘ |
| fastestLapDriver | Richard Seaman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fastestLapDriverCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fastestLapTeam | Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fastestLapTime | 9:54.2 ⓘ |
| featuredCars |
Auto Union Type D
GENERATED
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Mercedes-Benz W154 GENERATED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1939 German Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | AIACR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridDetermination | qualifying times ⓘ |
| hostCityRegion | Adenau region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNationTeams |
Auto Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laps | 22 ⓘ |
| location | Nürburgring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | dominance of German Silver Arrows ⓘ |
| partOf | 1938 Grand Prix season ⓘ |
| polePositionDriver | Bernd Rosemeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| polePositionDriverCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| polePositionTeam | Auto Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| polePositionTime | 9:48.4 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1937 German Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDiscipline | single-seater road racing ⓘ |
| raceDistance |
311.8 mi
ⓘ
501.8 km ⓘ |
| regulationFormula | 3-litre Grand Prix formula ⓘ |
| safetyStandards | pre-war Grand Prix norms ⓘ |
| secondPlaceDriver | Rudolf Caracciola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPlaceDriverCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPlaceTeam | Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spectatorAttendance | very high ⓘ |
| surface | road circuit ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceDriver | Manfred von Brauchitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceDriverCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceTeam | Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Richard Seaman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeam | Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1938 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1938 German Grand Prix Description of subject: The 1938 German Grand Prix was a major pre-World War II motor race held at the Nürburgring, showcasing the dominance of German "Silver Arrows" Grand Prix cars.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.