1937 German Grand Prix

1937 German Grand Prix
1937 German Grand Prix
Race 2 of 5 in the 1937 European Championship
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Race details
Date	25 July 1937
Official name	X Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location	Nürburgring; Nürburg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	22.810 km (14.173 miles)
Distance	22 laps, 501.82 km (311.82 miles)
Weather	Cold, windy
Pole position
Driver	Bernd Rosemeyer;
Time	9:46.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Bernd Rosemeyer
Time	9:53.4
Podium
First	Rudolf Caracciola;
Second	Manfred von Brauchitsch;
Third	Bernd Rosemeyer;

The 1937 German Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on 25 July 1937.

Driver Ernst von Delius collided with Richard Seaman during this race on lap 6 and the accident was eventually fatal for von Delius, experiencing thrombosis. Von Delius was 25 years old.^[1]

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	22	3:46:00.1	4	1
2	14	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	22	+46.2	3	2
3	4	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Auto Union C	22	+1:01.3	1	3
4	22	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo 12C-36	22	+4:03.9	5	4
5	8	Rudolf Hasse	Auto Union	Auto Union C	22	+5:25.0	6	4
6	20	Christian Kautz	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	22	+6:10.2	10	4
7	16	Hermann Lang	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	21	+1 Lap	2	4
8	44	Hans Ruesch	Private entry	Alfa Romeo 8C-35	21	+1 Lap	13	4
9	42	Kenneth Evans	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	19	+3 Laps	19	4
DNF	34	Luigi Soffietti	Private entry	Maserati 6C-34	19		22	4
10	46	Ernõ Festetics	Private entry	Maserati 8CM	18	+4 Laps	21	4
11	54	Attilio Marinoni	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo 12C-36	18	+4 Laps	18	4
12	28	Vittorio Belmondo	Graf Salvi del Pero	Alfa Romeo C	18	+4 Laps	15	4
DNF	48	László Hartmann	Private entry	Maserati 8CM	18		24	4
DNF	24	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo 12C-36	18	Ignition	11	4
DNF	38	Franco Cortese	Scuderia Maremmana	Maserati 6CM	7	Chassis	23	6
DNF	2	Ernst von Delius	Auto Union	Auto Union C	6	Fatal accident	9	6
DNF	18	Richard Seaman	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	6	Accident	8	6
DNF	10	Hans Stuck	Auto Union	Auto Union C	6	Engine	12	6
DNF	40	Paul Pietsch	Private entry	Maserati 6C-34	5	Fuel tank	14	7
DNF	30	Giovanni Minozzi	Private entry	Maserati 8CM	4	Accident	25	7
DNF	52	Francesco Severi	Scuderia Maremmana	Maserati 6C-34	4	Accident	17	7
DNF	32	Renato Balestrero	Scuderia Maremmana	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	3	Fuel pipe	20	7
DNF	36	Edoardo Teagno	Scuderia Subauda	Maserati 8CM	2	Rear axle	26	7
DNF	50	Raymond Sommer	Private entry	Alfa Romeo C	2	Rear axle	16	7
DNF	6	Hermann Paul Müller	Auto Union	Auto Union C	2	Accident	7	7

References

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