1939 Pau Grand Prix

The 1939 Pau Grand Prix was a motor race held on 2 April 1939 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Hermann Lang, driving the Mercedes-Benz W154. Manfred von Brauchitsch finished second and Philippe Étancelin third.

1939 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date 2 April 1939
Official name Grand Prix de Pau[1]
Location Pau, France
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 2.760 km (1.720 miles)
Distance 100 laps, 276.900 km (172.100 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes-Benz W154
Time 1:46.0
Fastest lap
Driver Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154
Time 1:46.8
Podium
First
Mercedes-Benz W154
Second
Mercedes-Benz W154
Third
Talbot MD

With the event of World War II, this would be the last Pau Grand Prix until 1947, two years after the war ended.

Classification

Race
Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 18 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 100 3hr 07min 25.2sec 2
2 10 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 100 + 16.8 s 1
3 16 Philippe Étancelin Talbot MD 98 + 2 laps 6
4 8 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 95 + 5 laps 4
5 6 Joseph Paul Delahaye 135 92 + 8 laps 9
6 28 Robert Mazaud Delahaye 135 92 + 8 laps 11
7 26 René Biolay Delahaye 135 88 + 12 laps 12
8 14 Marcel Contet Delahaye 135 86 + 14 laps 13
Ret 24 Jean Trémoulet SEFAC 35 Retired 14
Ret 4 René Carrièrè Talbot MD 31 Crash / Oil line 5
Ret 2 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154 31 Broken oil line 3
Ret 30 Marcel Balsa Bugatti T35B 22 Mechanical 8
Ret 22 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135 10 Retired 10
Ret 12 Maurice Trintignant Bugatti T51 5 Engine overheating 15
Ret 20 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 6C-34 3 Gearbox 7
Sources: [1]

References
  1. Snellman, Leif; Muelas, Felix (2015-03-31). "1939 Grand Prix Season – Part 1". Retrieved 2017-03-10.
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