The 1937 German Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on 25 July 1937.
| 1937 German Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 2 of 5 in the 1937 European Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 25 July 1937 | ||||
| Official name | X Großer Preis von Deutschland | ||||
| Location |
Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 22.810 km (14.173 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 22 laps, 501.82 km (311.82 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Cold, windy | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Auto Union | ||||
| Time | 9:46.2 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Bernd Rosemeyer | Auto Union | |||
| Time | 9:53.4 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes-Benz | ||||
| Second | Mercedes-Benz | ||||
| Third | Auto Union | ||||
Driver Ernst von Delius collided with Richard Seaman during this race on lap 6 and the accident was eventually fatal for von Delius, experiencing thrombosis. Von Delius was 25 years old.[1]
Classification edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 12 | Rudolf Caracciola
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Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W125 | 22 | 3:46:00.1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | 14 | Manfred von Brauchitsch
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Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W125 | 22 | +46.2 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | Bernd Rosemeyer
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Auto Union | Auto Union C | 22 | +1:01.3 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 22 |  Tazio Nuvolari
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Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo 12C-36 | 22 | +4:03.9 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | 8 | Rudolf Hasse
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Auto Union | Auto Union C | 22 | +5:25.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | 20 |  Christian Kautz
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Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W125 | 22 | +6:10.2 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | 16 | Hermann Lang
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Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W125 | 21 | +1 Lap | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 44 | Hans Ruesch
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Private entry | Alfa Romeo 8C-35 | 21 | +1 Lap | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | 42 |  Kenneth Evans
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Private entry | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 19 | +3 Laps | 19 | 4 |
| DNF | 34 | Luigi Soffietti
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Private entry | Maserati 6C-34 | 19 | 22 | 4 | |
| 10 | 46 |  Ernõ Festetics
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Private entry | Maserati 8CM | 18 | +4 Laps | 21 | 4 |
| 11 | 54 | Attilio Marinoni
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Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo 12C-36 | 18 | +4 Laps | 18 | 4 |
| 12 | 28 | Vittorio Belmondo
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Graf Salvi del Pero | Alfa Romeo C | 18 | +4 Laps | 15 | 4 |
| DNF | 48 | László Hartmann
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Private entry | Maserati 8CM | 18 | 24 | 4 | |
| DNF | 24 | Giuseppe Farina
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Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo 12C-36 | 18 | Ignition | 11 | 4 |
| DNF | 38 | Franco Cortese
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Scuderia Maremmana | Maserati 6CM | 7 | Chassis | 23 | 6 |
| DNF | 2 | Ernst von Delius
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Auto Union | Auto Union C | 6 | Fatal accident | 9 | 6 |
| DNF | 18 | Richard Seaman
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Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W125 | 6 | Accident | 8 | 6 |
| DNF | 10 | Hans Stuck
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Auto Union | Auto Union C | 6 | Engine | 12 | 6 |
| DNF | 40 | Paul Pietsch
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Private entry | Maserati 6C-34 | 5 | Fuel tank | 14 | 7 |
| DNF | 30 | Giovanni Minozzi
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Private entry | Maserati 8CM | 4 | Accident | 25 | 7 |
| DNF | 52 | Francesco Severi
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Scuderia Maremmana | Maserati 6C-34 | 4 | Accident | 17 | 7 |
| DNF | 32 | Renato Balestrero
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Scuderia Maremmana | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 3 | Fuel pipe | 20 | 7 |
| DNF | 36 | Edoardo Teagno
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Scuderia Subauda | Maserati 8CM | 2 | Rear axle | 26 | 7 |
| DNF | 50 |  Raymond Sommer
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Private entry | Alfa Romeo C | 2 | Rear axle | 16 | 7 |
| DNF | 6 | Hermann Paul Müller
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Auto Union | Auto Union C | 2 | Accident | 7 | 7 |
References edit
- ^ Jimmie Guthrie. Accessed 29 April 2012.