The 1939 Pau Grand Prix was a motor race held on 2 April 1939 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Hermann Lang, driving the Mercedes-Benz W154. Manfred von Brauchitsch finished second and Philippe Étancelin third.
| 1939 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 2 April 1939 | ||
| Official name | Grand Prix de Pau[1] | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 276.900 km (172.100 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes-Benz W154 | ||
| Time | 1:46.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Manfred von Brauchitsch | Mercedes-Benz W154 | |
| Time | 1:46.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes-Benz W154 | ||
| Second | Mercedes-Benz W154 | ||
| Third | Talbot MD | ||
With the event of World War II, this would be the last Pau Grand Prix until 1947, two years after the war ended.
Classification
editRace
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Hermann Lang
|
Mercedes-Benz W154 | 100 | 3hr 07min 25.2sec | 2 | |
| 2 | 10 | Manfred von Brauchitsch
|
Mercedes-Benz W154 | 100 | + 16.8 s | 1 | |
| 3 | 16 |  Philippe Étancelin
|
Talbot MD | 98 | + 2 laps | 6 | |
| 4 | 8 | Raymond Sommer
|
Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | 95 | + 5 laps | 4 | |
| 5 | 6 | Joseph Paul
|
Delahaye 135 | 92 | + 8 laps | 9 | |
| 6 | 28 | Robert Mazaud
|
Delahaye 135 | 92 | + 8 laps | 11 | |
| 7 | 26 | René Biolay
|
Delahaye 135 | 88 | + 12 laps | 12 | |
| 8 | 14 | Marcel Contet
|
Delahaye 135 | 86 | + 14 laps | 13 | |
| Ret | 24 | Jean Trémoulet
|
SEFAC | 35 | Retired | 14 | |
| Ret | 4 | René Carrièrè
|
Talbot MD | 31 | Crash / Oil line | 5 | |
| Ret | 2 | Rudolf Caracciola
|
Mercedes-Benz W154 | 31 | Broken oil line | 3 | |
| Ret | 30 | Marcel Balsa
|
Bugatti T35B | 22 | Mechanical | 8 | |
| Ret | 22 | Eugène Chaboud
|
Delahaye 135 | 10 | Retired | 10 | |
| Ret | 12 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Bugatti T51 | 5 | Engine overheating | 15 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Toulo de Graffenried
|
Maserati 6C-34 | 3 | Gearbox | 7 | |
| Sources: [1] | |||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Snellman, Leif; Muelas, Felix (2015-03-31). "1939 Grand Prix Season – Part 1". Archived from the original on 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2017-03-10.