After 1945, most authoritative writers have been either ignorant of the
above facts or have not noticed them, and have only noted Muller as having
more points at best.
V South African Grand Prix
2 January 1939 - East London: 320.2 km (18.90 km x 18 laps)
Voiturette
Results
1 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 6CM 1h59m26, 160.86 kph
2 Franco Cortese Maserati 6CM + 1m30
3 Dr Mario Massacuratti Maserati 6CM + 2m24
4 Roy Hesketh ERA R3A
5 Earl Howe ERA R8B
6 Armand Hug Maserati 6CM
7 Peter Aitken ERA R11B
8 Steve Chiappini Maserati 6CM
Fastest Lap:
Not Classified:
Buller Meyer Maserati 6CM
Miss Fay Taylour Riley
Paul Pietsch Maserati 6CM
Piero Taruffi Maserati 6CM
Peter Whitehead ERA R10B
Louis Gérard Maserati 6CM
Starting Grid:
III Grosvenor Grand Prix
14 January 1939 - 326.48 km (7.420 km x 44 laps)
Voiturette
Results
1 Franco Cortese Maserati 6CM
2 Peter Aitken ERA-B
3 Steve Chiappini Maserati 6CM
4 Roy Hesketh ERA-A 2h45m26.8
No other finishers
Fastest Lap:
Not Classified:
Starting Grid:
VII Grand Prix de Pau
2 April 1939 - Pau: 276 km (2.76 km x 100 laps)
Results
1 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 3h07m25.2, 88.36 kph
2 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 + 16.8
3 Philippe Étancelin Talbot MD90 - 2 laps
4 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 8C-308 - 5 laps
5 Joseph Paul Delahaye 135 - 8 laps
6 René Mazaud Delahaye 135 - 8 laps
7 René Biolay Delahaye 135 - 12 laps
8 Marcel Contet Delahaye 135 - 14 laps
Fastest Lap: Manfred von Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz W154) 1:46.8, 93.03 kph
Not Classified:
Jean Trémoulet SEFAC 35 laps
René Carrière Talbot MD90 31 laps/crash/oil line
Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154 31 laps/oil line
Marcel Balsa Bugatti T35B 22 laps
Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135 10 laps
Maurice Trintignant Bugatti T51 5 laps/overheating
Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 6C-34 3 laps/gearbox
Starting Grid: (3x2)
1 10 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 1:46, 93.73 kph
2 18 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 1:47
3 2 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154 1:48
4 8 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 8C-308 1:49
5 4 Philippe Étancelin Talbot MD90 1:51
6 16 René Carrière Talbot MD90 1:51
7 20 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 6C-34 1:56
8 30 Marcel Balsa Bugatti T35B 1:58
9 6 Joseph Paul Delahaye 135 1:58
10 22 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135 1:59
11 24 Jean Trémoulet SEFAC 2:0?
12 26 René Biolay Delahaye 135 2:03
13 14 Marcel Contet Delahaye 135 2:04
14 28 Rene Mazaud Delahaye 135 2:0?
15 12 Maurice Trintignant Bugatti T51
3 Dick Seaman Mercedes-Benz W154 DNS - Reserve driver
XIII Gran Premio di Tripoli
7 May 1939 - Mellaha Lake: 394.20 km (13.140 km x 30 laps)
Voiturette 1500cc
Results
1 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W165 1h59m12.3, 198.41 kph
2 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W165 + 3m37.3
3 Emilio Villoresi Alfa Romeo 158 + 7m47.7
4 Piero Taruffi Maserati 6CM + 13m18.7
5 Armand Hug Maserati 4CM + 17m53.3
6 Andrea Brezzi Maserati 6CM + 21m03.3
7 Heinz Dipper Maserati 6CM + 36m02.5
8 Discoride Lanza Maserati 6CM - 2 laps
9 Edoardo Teagno Maserati 6CM - 2 laps
10 Comte Carlo Castelbarco Maserati 6CM - 3 laps
11 Renato Balestrero Maserati 6CM - 3 laps
12 Enrico Platé Maserati 6CM - 4 laps
Fastest Lap: Hermann Lang (Mercedes-Benz W165) 3:43.77, 211.40 kph
Not Classified:
Giovanni Rocco Maserati 4CL 29 laps
Clemente Biondetti Alfa Romeo 158 15 laps/engine
Francesco Severi Alfa Romeo 158 15 laps
Giordano Aldrighetti Alfa Romeo 158 11 laps
Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 158 10 laps/engine
Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 1 lap/engine
Ferdinando Barbieri Maserati 6CM
Catullo Lami Maserati 6CM
Ettore Bianco Maserati 4CM
Emilio Romano Maserati 6CM
Paul Pietsch Maserati 6CM
Carlo Pintacuda Alfa Romeo 158
Carlo Felice Trossi Maserati 4CL 0 laps/engine
Franco Cortese Maserati 6CM 0 laps/engine
Ovidio Capelli Maserati 6CM 0 laps
R Ruggieri Maserati 6CM 0 laps
Pino Baruffi Maserati 6CM 0 laps
Pietro Ghersi Maserati 6CM 0 laps
Starting Grid: (4x3)
1 38 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 3:41.80, 213.27 kph
2 16 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W165 3:42.35
3 24 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W165 3:43.13
4 44 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 158 3:45.30
5 48 Emilio Villoresi Alfa Romeo 158 3:46.35
6 40 Clemente Biondetti Alfa Romeo 158 3:46.40
7 34 Giordano Aldighetti Alfa Romeo 158 3:47.86
8 10 Giovanni Rocco Maserati 4CL 3:50.30
9 50 Carlo Pintacuda Alfa Romeo 158 3:52.10
10 18 Carlo Felice Trossi Maserati 4CL 3:52.74
11 20 Franco Cortese Maserati 6CM 3:54.60
12 26 Ettore Bianco Maserati 4CM 3:58.80
13 42 Francesco Severi Alfa Romeo 158 3:58.93
14 36 Paul Pietsch Maserati 6CM 4:06.52
15 58 Discoride Lanza Maserati 6CM 4:06.60
16 60 Armand Hug Maserati 4CM 4:12.64
17 22 Ovidio Capelli Maserati 6CM 4:13.10
18 2 Comte Carlo Castelbarco Maserati 6CM 4:20.00
19 12 Catullo Lami Maserati 6CM 4:21.06
20 28 R Ruggieri Maserati 6CM 4:23.86
21 46 Andrea Brezzi Maserati 6CM 4:28.56
22 32 Renato Balestrero Maserati 6CM 4:30.60
23 6 Edoardo Teagno Maserati 6CM 4:33.90
24 54 Pietro Ghersi Maserati 6CM 4:34.34
25 8 Heinz Dipper Maserati 6CM 4:35.37
26 56 Emilio Romano Maserati 6CM 4:42.41
27 14 Enrico Platé Maserati 6CM 4:59.73
28 4 Ferdinando Barbieri Maserati 6CM 5:00.29
29 52 Pino Baruffi Maserati 6CM 5:26.48
30 30 Piero Taruffi Maserati 6CM 6:03.75
Coupe de Paris
7 May 1939 - Montlhéry: 100.0 km (2.494 km x 40 laps)
Results
1 Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti T59/50B 43m46, 137.1 kph
2 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 8C-308 + 9
3 René Le Bègue Talbot MD 90
4 René Carrière Talbot MD 90
Fastest Lap:
Not Classified:
Starting Grid:
XXX Targa Florio
14 May 1939 - Favorita Park, Palermo: 228.737 km (5.718 km x 40 laps)
Voiturette
Results
1 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 6CM 1h40m15.4, 136.41 kph
2 Piero Taruffi Maserati 6CM + 1m50.4
3 Ferdinando Barbieri Maserati 6CM + 5m41.0
4 Paul Pietsch Maserati + 8m15.2
5 Ovidio Capelli Maserati + 10m01.2
6 Enrico Platé Maserati - 2 laps
Fastest Lap:
Not Classified:
Starting Grid:
VII Eläintarhanajot/Djurgårdsloppet
14 May 1939 - Helsinki: 100.0 km (2.000 km x 50 laps)
Grand Prix and Sportscars
Results
1 A. Westerblom Alfa Romeo Monza 28m56.0, 207.37 kph
2 Petre Cristea BMW 328 + 58.4
3 Alexi Patama Ford Special + 1m34.5
4 U Richter BMW + 1m49.0
5 O Löhr Adler + 2m54.8
6 Arvo Sorri BMW + 4m24.1
Fastest Lap:
Not Classified:
Starting Grid:
XII ADAC Eifelrennen
21 May 1939 - Nürburgring: 228.10 km (22.810 km x 10 laps)
Results
1 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 1h40m57.1, 135.57 kph
2 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D + 11.2
3 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154 + 31.3
4 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 + 1m53.9
5 Rudolf Hasse Auto Union D + 1m59.0
6 Ulrich Bigalke Auto Union D + 2m14.0
7 Hermann Müller Auto Union D + 2m30.0
8 Hans Hartmann Mercedes-Benz W154 + 5m22.0
9 Paul Pietsch Maserati 8CTF - 1 lap
10 Leonhard Joa Maserati 4CM - 1 lap
11 Philippe Étancelin Talbot T36C - 1 lap
12 Heinz Dipper Maserati 6CM - 2 laps
Fastest Lap: Hermann Lang (Mercedes-Benz W154) 9:52.2, 138.66 kph
Not Classified:
Dick Seaman Mercedes-Benz W154 0 laps/clutch
Starting Grid: (3x2)
1 16 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 9:54, 138.24 kph
2 2 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D 9:57
3 12 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154 9:57
4 18 Dick Seaman Mercedes-Benz W154 9:58
5 14 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 9:58
6 6 Hermann Müller Auto Union D
7 10 Ulrich Bigalke Auto Union D
8 8 Rudolf Hasse Auto Union D
9 22 Paul Pietsch Maserati 8CTF
10 20 Hans Hartmann Mercedes-Benz W154
11 28 Philippe Étancelin Talbot T26C
12 26 Leonhard Joa Maserati 4CM
13 24 Heinz Dipper Maserati 6CM
4 Hans Stuck Auto Union D DNS - Driver ill
8 Georg Meier Auto Union D DNS - Reserve driver
30 René Carrière Talbot T26C DNS
V Coppa Principessa di Piemonte
28 May 1939 - Posillipo Park: 246 km (4.1 km x 60 laps)
Voiturette
Results
1 John Wakefield Maserati 4CL 2h24m50.8, 101.9 kph
2 Piero Taruffi Maserati 4CL + 54.2
3 Franco Cortese Maserati 4CL + 2m35.2
4 Luigi Villoresi Maserati + 3m48.2
5 Ettore Bianco Maserati - 1 lap
6 Ferdinando Barbieri Maserati
Fastest Lap:
Not Classified:
Starting Grid:
XIV Grand Prix des Frontières
28 May 1939 - Chimay: 163.05 km (10.87 km x 15 laps)
Results
1 Maurice Trintignant Bugatti T51 1h15m28, 129.63 kph
2 Jacques Du Brusle Bugatti T51A - 2 laps
3 Harry Herkuleyns MG Q - 3 laps
4 Arthur Legat Bugatti T35B - 3 laps
5 Cleton Bugatti T37 - 4 laps
6 Jef Legros Bugatti T35B - 4 laps
Fastest Lap: Leonhard Joa (Maserati)
Not Classified:
Heinz Dipper Maserati brakes
Leonhard Joa Maserati engine
Petre Cristea BMW spin/puncture
Loyer Maserati 6CM shock absorber
Starting Grid:
1 Maurice Trintignat Bugatti T51
2 Leonhard Joa Maserati
?
Nuffield Trophy
10 June 1939 - Donington Park: 321.79 km (5.028 km x 64 laps)
Voiturette
Results
1 "B Bira" ERA C 2h38m10, 122.07 kph
2 Raymond Mays ERA D + 1:38
3 Peter Whitehead ERA B - 1 lap
4 Robert Ansell ERA - 2 laps
5 Charles Dodson Maserati - 5 laps
6 10 Con Pollock ERA - 5 laps
7 Peter Aitken ERA - 5 laps
8 H.L.Hadley Austin - 6 laps
9 F.R.Gerard Riley - 8 laps
Fastest Lap:
Not Classified:
1 A.R.P.Rolt ERA front axle
Robin Hanson ERA gearbox
ERA
Loyer Maserati overheating
R.E.Parnell Maserati piston
Percy Maclure Riley 5 laps/gearbox
MG
Brooke Special
ERA E-Type DNS - engine
Reggie Tongue Maserati DNS
Maserati DNA
Maserati DNA
R.E.Parnell Challenger DNS - car not ready
Starting Grid:
XV Grand Prix de Picardie
11 June 1939 - Peronne: ? km (? km x 15 laps) Final
? km (? km x 10 laps) Heat
Voiturette
Heat Result
1 John Wakefield Maserati 4CL
2 Armand Hug Maserati 4CM
3 Jean Trémoulet Amilcar
Final Result
1 John Wakefield Maserati 4CL 1h06m33
2 Raymond Sommer Maserati 6CM - 2 laps
3 Marc Horvilleur Maserati 6CM - 2 laps
4 Roumani Bugatti - 2 laps
5 Jean Trémoulet Amilcar - 2 laps
6 Harry Herkuleyns MG - 2 laps
Fastest Lap:
Not Classified:
Armand Hug Maserati 4CM
Starting Grid:
VIII Grand Prix de Belgique
25 June 1939 - Spa-Francorchamps: 507.51 km (14.50 km x 35 laps)
Results
1 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 3h20m21.0, 148.46 kph
2 Hermann Hasse Auto Union D + 16.9
3 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 + 1m53.0
4 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 12C-312 - 2 laps
5 René Mazaud Delahaye T135CS - 4 laps
6 Louis Gérard Delahaye T135CS - 5 laps
Fastest Lap: Hermann Lang (Mercedes-Benz W154) 5:19.9, 164.08 kph
Not Classified:
Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D 28 laps/spin
Hermann Müller Auto Union D 26 laps/valve
Dick Seaman Mercedes-Benz W154 21 laps/fatal crash *
Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 16C-316 19 laps/transmission
Adolfo Mandirola Maserati 6CM 19 laps/front suspension
Georg Meier Auto Union D 13 laps/spin
Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154 7 laps/spin
* Span off at La Source, and hit a tree sideways, trapping Seaman behind
the steering wheel with a broken hand. The fuel line ruptured, and the car
caught fire. A Belgian soldier eventually freed the driver, but Seaman was
suffering from 60% burns and he died in hospital before midnight.
Starting Grid: (3x2, Positions drawn)
1 6 Hermann Müller Auto Union D
2 22 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154
3 10 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 16C-316
4 2 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D
5 26 Dick Seaman Mercedes-Benz W154
6 8 Georg Meier Auto Union D
7 20 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154
8 4 Rudolf Hasse Auto Union D
9 24 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154
10 12 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 12C-312
11 14 René Mazaud Delahaye T135CS
12 18 Louis Gérard Delahaye T135CS
13 28 Adolfo Mandirola Maserati 6CM
Coupe de la Commission Sportif
9 July 1939 - Reims-Gueux: 297.0 km (7.816 km x 38 laps)
Voiturette
Results
1 Armand Hug Maserati 6CM 1h58m21.6, 150.56 kph
2 John Wakefield Maserati 4CL + 1m56.8
3 Heinz Dipper Maserati 6CM - 2 laps
4 Amédée Gordini Simca - 6 laps
5 Marcel Contet Simca - 7 laps
6 Joseph Paul Simca - 7 laps
Con Pollock ERA
Robin Hanson ERA
George Abecassi Alta
Fastest Lap:
Not Classified:
Arthur Dobson ERA-E DNS - withdrawn
"B.Bira" ERA-C DNS - Practice accident
Starting Grid:
XXXIII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
9 July 1939 - Reims-Gueux: 398.6 km (7.816 km x 51 laps)
Results
1 Hermann Müller Auto Union D 2h21m11.8, 169.38 kph
2 Georg Meier Auto Union D - 1 lap
3 René Le Bègue Talbot MD 90 - 3 laps
4 Philippe Étancelin Talbot MD 90 - 3 laps
5 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 8C-308 - 4 laps
6 Hans Stuck Auto Union D - 4 laps
7 René Dreyfus Delahaye 145 - 6 laps
8 Luigi Chinetti Alfa Romeo 8C-308 - 6 laps
9 "Raph" Delahaye 145 - 7 laps
Fastest Lap: Hermann Lang (Mercedes-Benz W154) 2:32.2, 184.87 kph
Not Classified:
Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 36 laps/engine
Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 17 laps/engine
Yves Matra Alfa Romeo 8C-308 17 laps
Raymond Mays Talbot MC 90 10 laps/split tank
Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D 8 laps/gearbox
Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154 1 lap/crash
Starting Grid: (3x2)
1 20 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 2:27.7, 190.51 kph
2 16 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154 2:29.6
3 8 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D 2:29.9
4 18 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 2:30.4
5 12 Hermann Müller Auto Union D 2:31.7
6 10 Hans Stuck Auto Union D 2:35.0
7 14 Georg Meier Auto Union D 2:36.9
8 36 René Le Bègue Talbot MD 90 2:46.3
9 34 Philippe Étancelin Talbot MD 90 2:50.2
10 38 Raymond Mays Talbot MC 90 2:53.7
11 30 René Dreyfus Delahaye 145 2:54.4
12 4 Luigi Chinetti Alfa Romeo 8C-308 2:58.4
13 2 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 8C-308 2:58.7
14 6 Yves Matra Alfa Romeo 8C-308 3:01.3
15 32 "Raph" Delahaye 145 3:03.0
4 Christian Kautz Alfa Romeo 8C-308 DNS
Circuito di Carnaro
9 July 1939 - Abbazia: ? km (? km x 25 laps)
Voiturette
Results
1 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CM 1h10m51.2
2 Franco Cortese Maserati 4CM + 12.2
3 Emilio Romano Maserati + 7m26.1
4 Giovanni Rocco Maserati - 1 lap
No other finishers
Fastest Lap: Luigi Villoresi (Maserati 4CM), 130.120 kph on lap 18
Not Classified:
Paul Pietsch
Piero Taruffi
Ferdinando Barbieri
Enrico Platé
Catullo Lami
Pagliano
Bonomi
Starting Grid:
VII Grand Prix de l'Albigeois
16 July 1939 - Albi: 2x177.99 km (8.899 km x 20 laps)
Voiturette
Heat 1
1 John Wakefield Maserati 4CL
2 Reggie Tongue Maserati 4CL
3 "B.Bira" ERA-B
Not Classified:
Raymond Mays ERA-D loose wheel
Arthur Dobson ERA-E crash
Armand Hug Maserati 4CM DNS - Practice crash, suffered brain damage
Heat 2
1 John Wakefield Maserati 4CL
2 Reggie Tongue Maserati 4CL
3 "B.Bira" ERA-B
Aggregate
1 John Wakefield Maserati 4CL 2h21m21.1, 151.10 kph
2 Reggie Tongue Maserati 4CL
3 "B Bira" ERA B
4 Heinz Dipper Maserati
5 Raymond Sommer Maserati
6 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati
Fastest Lap:
Not Classified:
Starting Grid:
XII Großer Preis von Deutschland
23 July 1939 - Nürburgring: 501.82 km (22.810 km x 22 laps)
Results
1 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154 4h08m41.8, 121.07 kph
2 Hermann Müller Auto Union D + 57.8
3 Paul Pietsch Maserati 8CTF - 1 lap
4 René Dreyfus Delahaye 145 - 2 laps
5 "Raph" Delahaye 145 - 3 laps
6 René Mazaud Delahaye T135CS - 3 laps
7 Leonhard Joa Maserati 4CM - 3 laps
Fastest Lap: Rudolf Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz W154) 10:24.2, 131.55 kph
Not Classified:
Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D 18 laps/engine
Rudolf Hasse Auto Union D 11 laps/crash
Georg Meier Auto Union D 10 laps/front stub axle
Adolfo Mandirola Maserati 6CM 9 laps/DSQ - wrong refueling procedure
Luigi Villoresi Maserati 8CTF 6 laps/spin/fuel tank
Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 5 laps/leaking fuel tank
Heinz Brendel Mercedes-Benz W154 3 laps/crash
Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 2 laps/engine
Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 8C-308 0 laps/engine
Hans Stuck Auto Union D 0 laps/fuel pipe
Starting Grid: (3x2)
1 16 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 9:43.1, 140.83 kph
2 14 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 9:51.0
3 12 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154 9:56.0
4 6 Hermann Müller Auto Union D 9:59.3
5 20 Heinz Brendel Mercedes-Benz W154 10:09.4
6 2 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D 10:11.2
7 4 Hans Stuck Auto Union D 10:13.4
8 32 Paul Pietsch Maserati 8CTF 10:14.0
9 10 Georg Meier Auto Union D 10:19.0
10 8 Rudolf Hasse Auto Union D 10:22.3
11 30 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 8CTF 10:26.0
12 24 René Dreyfus Delahaye 145 11:28.0
13 22 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 8C-308 12:03.3
14 40 Leonhard Joa Maserati 4CM 12:15.2
15 26 "Raph" Delahaye 145 12:16.2
16 28 René Mazaud Delahaye T135CS 12:53.0
17 36 Adolfo Mandirola Maserati 6CM 13:12.2
20 Hans Hartmann Mercedes-Benz W154 3.0L DNS - Reserve driver
34 Armand Hug Maserati 8CTF Did Not Arrive - Entry withdrawn
38 Heinz Dipper Maserati 6CM Did Not Arrive
Coppa Ciano
30 July 1939 - Livorno: 348 km (5.80 km x 60 laps)
Voiturette
Results
1 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 158 2h30m10.4, 139.0 kph
2 Franco Cortese Maserati 4CL - 1 lap
3 Carlo Pintacuda/
Clemente Biondetti Alfa Romeo 158 - 3 laps
4 Piero Taruffi Maserati - 4 laps
5 Clemente Biondetti/
Francesco Severi Alfa Romeo 158 - 8 laps
No other finishers
Fastest Lap:
Not Classified:
Starting Grid:
XV Coppa Acerbo
13 August 1939 - Pescara: 361.2 km (25.80 km x 14 laps)
Voiturette
Results
1 Clemente Biondetti Alfa Romeo 158 2h41m38.1, 134.08 kph
2 Carlo Pintacuda Alfa Romeo 158 + 1m59.0
3 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 158 + 2m18.1
4 Francesco Severi Alfa Romeo 158 + 3m38.3
5 Con Pollock ERA + 8m35.2
Fastest Lap:
Not Classified:
Giordano Aldrighetti crashed his Alfa Romeo in practice. The car burst
into flames, with the driver trapped inside. Aldrighetti subsequently died.
Starting Grid:
VI Großer Preis der Schweiz
20 August 1939 - Bremgarten: 218.40 km (7.280 km x 30 laps) Final
2x145.60 km (7.280 km x 20 laps) Heats
Separate heats for voiturettes and GP cars, combined final
Heat 1 - Voiturettes (Prix de Berne)
1 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 158 56m28.0, 154.71 kph
2 Clemente Biondetti Alfa Romeo 158 + 37.0
3 John Wakefield Maserati 4CL + 1m08.9
4 Giovanni Rocco Maserati 4CL + 1m46.9
5 Paul Pietsch Maserati 4CL - 1 lap
6 Robert Ansell ERA-B - 1 lap
7 Leonhard Joa Maserati
8 Con Pollock ERA-A
Fastest Lap:
Not Classified:
Ferdinando Barbieri Maserati
Marc Horvilleur Maserati 6CM 1 lap
Starting Grid: (3x2)
1 64 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 158 2:45.2, 158.64 kph
2 60 Giovanni Rocco Alfa Romeo 158 2:48.1
3 40 Paul Pietsch Maserati 4CL 2:50.1
4 64 John Wakefield Maserati 4CL 2:50.9
5 66 Clemente Biondetti Alfa Romeo 158 2:53.6
6 50 Con Pollock ERA-A 3:05.5
7 44 Leonhard Joa Maserati
8 48 Robert Ansell ERA-B 3:18.1
9 46 Marc Horvilleur Maserati 6CM 3:34.7
10 56 Ferdinando Barbieri Maserati 3:45.3
Heat 2 - Grand Prix Cars
1 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 162.64 kph
2 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154
3 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154
4 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D
5 Hans Hartmann Mercedes-Benz W154
6 Hans Stuck Auto Union D
7 Hermann Müller Auto Union D
8 Rudolf Hasse Auto Union D
9 René Dreyfus Maserati 8CTF
10 Kenneth Evans Alfa Romeo 8C-308
11 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 6C-34
12 René Mazaud Delahaye 145
Fastest Lap: Rudolf Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz W154) 2m36, 168.00 kph
Not Classified:
Max Christen Maserati 6CM
"Raph" Maserati 8CTF
Starting Grid: (3x2)
1 16 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 2:33.3, 170.96 kph
2 10 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 2:34.3
3 14 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154 2:35.6
4 8 Hans Stuck Auto Union D 2:35.8
5 6 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D 2:36.2
6 2 Rudolf Hasse Auto Union D 2:38.8
7 4 Hermann Müller Auto Union D 2:39.6
8 12 Hans Hartmann Mercedes-Benz W154 2:40.9
9 28 René Dreyfus Maserati 8CTF 2:50.0
10 72 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 6C-34
11 32 Kenneth Evans Alfa Romeo 8C-308 3:04.1
12 18 René Mazaud Delahaye 145
13 24 Max Christen Maserati 6CM 3:19.5
Final Results
1 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 1h24m47.6, 154.54 kph
2 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154 + 3.1
3 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 + 1m09.9
4 Hermann Müller Auto Union D + 2m13.7
5 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D + 2m25.0
6 Hans Hartmann Mercedes-Benz W154 - 1 lap
7 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 158 - 1 lap
8 René Dreyfus Maserati 8CTF - 2 laps
9 Clemente Biondetti Alfa Romeo 158 - 2 laps
10 Hans Stuck Auto Union D - 2 laps
11 Kenneth Evans Alfa Romeo 8C-308 - 3 laps
12 John Wakefield Maserati 4CL - 4 laps
13 Robert Ansell ERA B - 5 laps
Fastest Lap: Hermann Lang (Mercedes-Benz W154) 2:38.4, 165.45 kph
Not Classified:
Rudolf Hasse Auto Union D 23 laps
Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 6C-34 22 laps
Paul Pietsch Maserati 4CL 7 laps
Giovanni Rocco Maserati 4CL 3 laps
Starting Grid: (3x2)
1 16 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154
2 14 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154
3 10 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154
4 6 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D
5 12 Hans Hartmann Mercedes-Benz W154
6 64 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 158
7 8 Hans Stuck Auto Union D
8 66 Clemente Biondetti Alfa Romeo 158
9 4 Hermann Müller Auto Union D
10 2 Rudolf Hasse Auto Union D
11 54 John Wakefield Maserati 4CL
12 60 Giovanni Rocco Maserati 4CL
13 28 René Dreyfus Maserati 8CTF
14 32 Kenneth Evans Alfa Romeo 8C-308
15 48 Robert Ansell ERA-B
I Beograd Grand Prix
3 September 1939 - Kalemagdan Park: 139.5 km (2.790 km x 50 laps)
Results
1 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union C 1h04m03.8, 130.65 kph
2 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 + 7.6
3 Hermann Müller Auto Union D + 31.6
4 Bosko Milenkowitsch Bugatti T51 - 19 laps
Fastest Lap: Tazio Nuvolari (Auto Union D) &
Manfred von Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz W154) 1:14.0, 135.73 kph
Not Classified:
Hermann Lang/Walter Bäumer Mercedes-Benz W154 17 laps/crash
Starting Grid: (2x1)
1 6 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 1:14.2, 135.36 kph
2 2 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 1:15.0
3 8 Hermann Müller Auto Union D 1:15.2
4 12 Bosko Milenkowitsch Bugatti T51
5 4 Tazio Nuvolari Auto Union D 1:16.3
4 Ulrich Bigalke Auto Union D DNS - Reserve Driver
8 Hans Stuck Auto Union D DNS - Did not practice
10 Walter Bäumer Mercedes-Benz W154 DNS - Reserve Driver
14 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 308 Did Not Arrive
18 Paul Pietsch Maserati 8CTF Did Not Arrive
20 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 8CTF Did Not Arrive
II Circuito da Gávea Nacional
29 October 1939 - Gávea: 223.2 km (11.16 km x 20 laps)
1 Manuel de Teffé Maserati 6CM 2h44m06.8, 81.602 kph
2 Benedicto Lopes Alfa Romeo 2h46m36.5
3 Geraldo Avellar Ford V8 2h50m11.3
4 Amaral Júnior Ford V8 2h51m04.9
5 José Santos Soeiro Fiat 2h51m38.4
6 Ângelo Gonçalves Ford
7 Chico Landi Alfa Romeo
8 Domingos Gonçalves
9 Júlio de Moraes Wanderer
10 José Bernardo Ford
Fastest Lap: Arthur Nascimento Júnior (Alfa Romeo) 7m48.2
Not Classified:
Francisco Credentino Maserati 19 laps/mechanical
Rubem Abrunhosa Bugatti-Studebaker 16 laps/damage
Quirino Landi Fiat Motor 15 laps
Newton Teixeira Alfa Romeo 7 laps/accident
Arthur Nascimento Júnior Alfa Romeo 6 laps/differential
Luiz Tavares Moraes Maserati 6 laps/fire
Rodrigo Miranda BMW
Diogo da Costa e Silva Willys
Domingos Lopes Bugatti
Gino Bianco Bugatti-Chrysler
José Chichelli Lancia
Luis Teixeira Ford
Oldemar Ramos Alfa Romeo
Starting Grid (4x4):
1 2 Arthur Nascimento Júnior Alfa Romeo
2 42 Benedicto Moreira Lopes Alfa Romeo
3 4 Francisco Credentino Maserati
4 26 Domingos Lopes Bugatti
5 14 Rubens Abrunhosa Alfa Romeo
6 38 Nicola Corvino Mercedes-Benz
7 30 Norberto Jung Ford
8 18 Geraldo Affonso Avellar Ford
9 46 Paulo Carvalhp Ferreira Chrysler
10 10 Oldemar Ramos Alfa Romeo
11 20 Jose dos Santos Soeiro Fiat
12 22 Quirino Landi Bugatti
13 12 Luiz tavares de Moraes Ford
14 34 Joao Santos Mauro Ford
15 62 Luigi Bortotti Bianco Chrysler
16 6 Chico Landi Alfa Romeo
17 44 Biaso Savino Buick
18 54 Luciano Edmundo Bonini Fiat
19 32 Arthur Bortoni Ford
20 70 Virgilio Lopes Castilhos Ford
21 24 Angelo Goncalves Ford
22 16 Julio de Moraes Wanderer
23 52 Newton Alves Teixeira Alfa Romeo
24 64 Jamil Coury Renault
25 58 Carlos Mendes Ford
26 56 Armando Sartorelli Hispano-Suiza
27 60 Angelo Anastasi Auburn
28 68 Cesar Sardinha Studebaker
29 36 Jose Zazza Daulisio Bugatti
30 48 Irineu Angulo Mercury
31 50 Amaral Junior Ford
32 28 Alfredo Cuoculo Chrysler
33 40 Claudio Morandini Bianchi Hudson
34 8 Manuel de Teffé Maserati 6CM
Note that the source which gave the grid differs from the race result
in some cases - these discrepancies have been left here until they are resolved...