Frequent Links
1939 Grand Prix season
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
The 1939 Grand Prix season was the seventh AIACR European Championship season. The championship winner was never officially announced by the AIACR due to the outbreak of World War II less than two weeks after the final event in Switzerland. The Italian GP initially had been a fifth event, but it became clear well before the war that it would be cancelled due to construction work. At that time, it was also undecided which scoring system would be used, the old minimum points system that basically counted positions, or the French maximum points system similar to the modern one. Although Hermann Paul Müller would have won the championship on points according to the old system, the president of Nazi Germany's highest motorsports organisation declared Hermann Lang the champion.[1] Lang was clearly the dominating driver in that season, which was acknowledged by the international press. In the first two of the four championship events, both Lang and Müller won once while the other failed to complete 75% of the distance. The German round saw Lang retiring early, and Müller finishing 2nd behind Carraciola. This left Müller in the lead in both scoring systems, as published in magazines, with the Swiss round deciding the outcome. Müller finished 4th behind three Mercedes, which gave him the lead in the old point system, while in front, Lang had beaten Carraciola for the lead in the maximum points system.
Contents
Season review
European Championship Grands Prix
| Rd | Date | Name | Circuit | Winning drivers | Winning constructor | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 June | 23x15px Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps | 23x15px Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
| 2 | 9 July | 23x15px French Grand Prix | Reims-Gueux | 23x15px Hermann Paul Müller | Auto Union | Report |
| 3 | 23 July | 23x15px German Grand Prix | Nürburgring | 23x15px Rudolf Caracciola | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
| 4 | 20 August | 23x16px Swiss Grand Prix | Bremgarten | 23x15px Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
Non-championship Grands Prix
Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.
| Date | Name | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning constructor | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April | 23x15px Pau Grand Prix | Pau | 23x15px Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
| 10 April | 23x15px Road Championship | Brooklands | 23x15px Arthur Dobson | ERA | Report |
| 7 May | 23x15px Paris Cup | Montlhéry | 23x15px Jean-Pierre Wimille | Bugatti | Report |
| 7 May | 23x15px Finnish Grand Prix | Eläintarharata | 23x15px Adolf Westerblom | Alfa Romeo | Report |
| 21 May | 23x15px Eifelrennen | Nürburgring | 23x15px Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
| 28 May | 23x15px Grand Prix des Frontières | Chimay | 23x15px Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti | Report |
| 25 June | 23x15px Bucharest Grand Prix | Bucharest | 23x15px Hans Stuck | Auto Union | Report |
| 30 July | 23x15px Remparts Grand Prix | Angoulême | 23x15px Raymond Sommer | Alfa Romeo | Report |
| 7 August | 23x15px Campbell Trophy | Brooklands | 23x15px Raymond Mays | ERA | Report |
| 3 September | 23x15px Belgrade Grand Prix | Belgrade | 23x15px Tazio Nuvolari | Auto Union | Report |
| 29 October | 23x15px Gávea Nacional Circuit | Gávea | 23x15px Manuel de Teffé | Maserati | Report |
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
Unofficial Championship Standings
References
Etzrodt, Hans. "Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 3 (1934–1949)". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
Leif Snellman and Hans Etzrodt. "1939". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
Galpin, Darren. "1939 Grands Prix". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
</dl>- ^ a b Armstrong, Richard. "Unfinished Symphony: Why the 1939 European Championship was never won". 8W. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
- ^ according to the old minimum points system