1938 French Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 4 in the 1938 European Championship | |||
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| Date | 3 July 1938 | ||
| Official name | XXXII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France | ||
| Location |
Reims-Gueux Reims, France | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 7.816 km (4.857 mi) | ||
| Distance | 64 laps, 500.22 km (310.82 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Time | 2:39.2 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
.svg.png){kind=small} Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz | |
| Time | 2:45.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Second | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Third | Mercedes-Benz | ||
The 1938 French Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Reims-Gueux on 3 July 1938.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Manfred von Brauchitsch |
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 64 | 3:04:38.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 24 | Rudolf Caracciola |
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 64 | +1:31.1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 28 | Hermann Lang |
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 63 | +1 Lap | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |  René Carrière |
Talbot Darracq | Talbot T150C | 54 | +10 Laps | 6 | 4 |
| DNF | 2 | Philippe Étancelin |
Talbot Darracq | Talbot T150C | 38 | Engine | 7 | 5 |
| DNF | 10 | Eugène Chaboud |
SEFAC | SEFAC | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
| DNF | 16 |  Christian Kautz |
Auto Union | Auto Union C/D | 1 | Accident | 4 | 7 |
| DNF | 22 | Jean-Pierre Wimille |
Bugatti | Bugatti T59/50B3 | 1 | Oil line | 9 | 7 |
| DNF | 18 | Rudolf Hasse |
Auto Union | Auto Union C/D | 1 | Accident | 5 | 7 |
| Grand Prix Race | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: 1937 Italian Grand Prix |
1938 Grand Prix season Grandes Épreuves |
Next race: 1938 German Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1937 French Grand Prix |
French Grand Prix | Next race: 1939 French Grand Prix |
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