1938 Cork Grand Prix

  1938 Cork Grand Prix

Race details[1][2]
1938 Grand Prix season
Date	23 April 1938
Official name	Cork Grand Prix
Location	Carrigrohane
Course	Road course
Course length	323.3 kilometres (200.9 mi)
Distance	33 laps, 9.79 kilometres (6.08 mi)
Weather	Clear
Attendance	70,000+
Pole position
Driver	René Dreyfus	Ecurie Bleue
Fastest lap
Driver	René Dreyfus	Ecurie Bleue
Time	3:49
Podium
First	René Dreyfus	Ecurie Bleue
Second	Prince Bira	Prince Chula
Third	Louis Gerard	Count Heyden

The 1938 Cork Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Carrigrohane on 23 April 1938.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired
1	14	René Dreyfus	Ecurie Bleue	Delahaye 145	33	2:09:40
2	20	Prince Bira	Prince Chula of Siam	Maserati 8CM	33	+ 1:50
3	17	Louis Gérard	Count Heyden	Delage 3.0L	30	+ 3 Laps
4	7	Kenneth Evans	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	30	+ 3 Laps
5	15	Joseph Paul	Count Heyden	Delahaye 135	25	+ 8 Laps
Ret	18	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti	Bugatti 59/50B	21	Piston
Ret	12	Gianfranco Comotti	Ecurie Bleue	Delahaye	12	Oil Leak
Ret	16	Jean Viale	Count Heyden	Delahaye	2	Clutch

References

1. Snellman, Leif; Muelas, Felix. "Cork Grand Prix". kolumbus.fi. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
2. "The Cork Grand Prix 1938". Made by History. Michael Dwyer. Retrieved 4 February 2016.