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1939 Swiss Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | EC |
| Image | Circuit Bremgarten.svg |
| Grand Prix | Swiss |
| Date | 20 August |
| Year | 1939 |
| Official name | VI Großer Preis der Schweiz |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Race_No | 4 |
| Season_No | 4 |
| Location | Bremgarten |
| Bern, Switzerland | |
| Course | Road course |
| Course_mi | 4.52 |
| Course_km | 7.28 |
| Distance_laps | 30 |
| Distance_mi | 135.71 |
| Distance_km | 218.40 |
| Weather | Rain |
| Pole_Driver | Hermann Lang |
| Pole_Team | Mercedes-Benz |
| Pole_Country | Germany |
| Pole_flag_suffix | Nazi |
| Grid_from_heats | yes |
| Fast_Driver | Hermann Lang |
| Fast_Team | Mercedes-Benz |
| Fast_Time | 2:38.4 |
| Fast_Country | Germany |
| Fast_flag_suffix | Nazi |
| First_Driver | Hermann Lang |
| First_Team | Mercedes-Benz |
| First_Country | Germany |
| First_flag_suffix | Nazi |
| Second_Driver | Rudolf Caracciola |
| Second_Team | Mercedes-Benz |
| Second_Country | Germany |
| Second_flag_suffix | Nazi |
| Third_Driver | Manfred von Brauchitsch |
| Third_Team | Mercedes-Benz |
| Third_Country | Germany |
| Third_flag_suffix | Nazi |
Bern, Switzerland
The 1939 Swiss Grand Prix was a motor race held at Bremgarten on 20 August 1939.
The Grand Prix was run as a combined event for Grand Prix cars and Voiturettes. Each class had a heat with the best from each going through to a combined final. This was the last victory for a German driver driving a German car until Nico Rosberg's victory at the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix.
Classification
Final
Voiturette cars are denoted by a pink background
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | DEU **Hermann Lang** | **Daimler-Benz AG** | **Mercedes-Benz W154** | 30 | 1:24:47.6 | 1 | **1** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | DEU **Rudolf Caracciola** | **Daimler-Benz AG** | **Mercedes-Benz W154** | 30 | +3.1 | 2 | **2** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | DEU **Manfred von Brauchitsch** | **Daimler-Benz AG** | **Mercedes-Benz W154** | 30 | +1:09.9 | 3 | **3** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | DEU **Hermann Paul Müller** | **Auto Union** | **Auto Union D** | 30 | +2:13.7 | 9 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | ITA **Tazio Nuvolari** | **Auto Union** | **Auto Union D** | 30 | +2:25.0 | 4 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | DEU **Hans Hartmann** | **Daimler-Benz AG** | **Mercedes-Benz W154** | 29 | +1 Lap | 5 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | ITA **Giuseppe Farina** | **Alfa Corse** | **Alfa Romeo 158** | 29 | +1 Lap | 6 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | FRA **René Dreyfus** | **Écurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell** | **Maserati 8CTF** | 28 | +2 Laps | 13 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | ITA **Clemente Biondetti** | **Alfa Corse** | **Alfa Romeo 158** | 28 | +2 Laps | 8 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | DEU **Hans Stuck** | **Auto Union** | **Auto Union D** | 28 | +2 Laps | 7 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | GBR **Kenneth Evans** | Private entry | **Alfa Romeo Tipo B** | 27 | +3 Laps | 16 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 54 | GBR **John Wakefield** | Private entry | **Maserati 4CL** | 26 | +4 Laps | 11 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | GBR **Robert Ansell** | Private entry | **ERA B** | 25 | +5 Laps | 15 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 72 | CHE **Toulo de Graffenried** | Private entry | **Maserati 6C-34** | 22 | 17 | **5** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DEU **Rudolf Hasse** | **Auto Union** | **Auto Union D** | 20 | Lubrication | 10 | **5** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | DEU **Paul Pietsch** | Private entry | **Maserati 4CL** | 7 | 14 | **7** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | ITA **Giovanni Rocco** | Private entry | **Maserati 4CL** | 3 | 12 | **7** |
Grand Prix heat
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Ret | DNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | DEU **Hermann Lang** | **Daimler-Benz AG** | **Mercedes-Benz W154** | 20 | 53:40.0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | DEU **Rudolf Caracciola** | **Daimler-Benz AG** | **Mercedes-Benz W154** | 20 | +4.8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | DEU **Manfred von Brauchitsch** | **Daimler-Benz AG** | **Mercedes-Benz W154** | 20 | +30.7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | ITA **Tazio Nuvolari** | **Auto Union** | **Auto Union D** | 20 | +40.5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | DEU **Hans Hartmann** | **Daimler-Benz AG** | **Mercedes-Benz W154** | 20 | +2:53.1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | DEU **Hans Stuck** | **Auto Union** | **Auto Union D** | 19 | +1 Lap | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | DEU **Hermann Paul Müller** | **Auto Union** | **Auto Union D** | 19 | +1 Lap | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | DEU **Rudolf Hasse** | **Auto Union** | **Auto Union D** | 19 | +1 Lap | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | FRA **René Dreyfus** | **Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell** | **Maserati 8CTF** | 19 | +1 Lap | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | GBR **Kenneth Evans** | Private entry | **Alfa Romeo Tipo B** | 18 | +2 Laps | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 72 | CHE **Toulo de Graffenried** | Private entry | **Maserati 6C-34** | 18 | +2 Laps | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | FRA Robert Mazaud | Private entry | **Delahaye T135CS** | 17 | +3 Laps | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | CHE Max Christen | Private entry | **Maserati 26B** | 4 | Brakes | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | FRA "Raph" | Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | **Maserati 6C-34** | Broken piston |
Voiturette heat
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | ITA **Giuseppe Farina** | **Alfa Corse** | **Alfa Romeo 158** | 20 | 56:28.0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 66 | ITA **Clemente Biondetti** | **Alfa Corse** | **Alfa Romeo 158** | 20 | +37.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 54 | GBR **John Wakefield** | Private entry | **Maserati 4CL** | 20 | +1:08.9 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 60 | ITA **Giovanni Rocco** | Private entry | **Maserati 4CL** | 20 | +1:46.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 40 | DEU **Paul Pietsch** | Private entry | **Maserati 4CL** | 19 | +1 Lap | 3 | |||||||||||
| 48 | GBR **Robert Ansell** | Private entry | **ERA B** | 19 | +1 Lap | 8 | |||||||||||
| 44 | DEU Leonhard Joa | Süddeutsche Renngemeinschaft | **Maserati** | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 50 | GBR Allen Pollock | Private entry | **ERA A** | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 56 | ITA Guido Barbieri | Private entry | **Maserati** | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 46 | FRA Marc Horvilleur | Private entry | **Maserati 6CM** | 9 |
Year_of_race = 1939 (post-war) | Previous_year's_race = 1938 Swiss Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1947 Swiss Grand Prix
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