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.

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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
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

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Mercedes-Benz W154 notableRace 1938 German Grand Prix