| 1938 French Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 1 of 4 in the1938 European Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 3 July 1938 | ||
| Official name | XXXII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France | ||
| Location | Reims-Gueux Reims,France | ||
| Course | Public roads | ||
| Course length | 7.816 km (4.857 miles) | ||
| Distance | 64 laps, 500.22 km (310.82 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Time | 2:39.2 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz | |
| Time | 2:45.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Second | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Third | Mercedes-Benz | ||
The1938 French Grand Prix (formally theXXXIIGrand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France) was aGrand Prixmotor race which was held atReims-Gueux on 3 July 1938. The race was held over 64 laps of the 7.8-kilometre (4.8 mi) course for a total distance of 500 kilometres (310 mi).
Like the other races in the1938European Drivers' Championship, the French Grand Prix was held to new regulations for 1938, mandating a maximum engine capacity of 4.5L, or 3L forsupercharged engines, as well as minimum weights based on a sliding scale depending on engine size, with the largest engine cars needing to weigh at least 850 kilograms (1,870 lb).[1]
| 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 | 3:06:19.3[1][2] | 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 28 | Hermann Lang | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 63 | +1 lap | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 4 |  René Carrière | Talbot Darracq | Talbot T26SS | 54 | +10 laps | 6 | 4 | |
| DNF | 2 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot Darracq | Talbot T26SS | 38 | Engine | 7 | 5 | |
| DNF | 10 | Eugène Chaboud | S.E.F.A.C. | S.E.F.A.C. | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||
| DNF | 16 |  Christian Kautz | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 1 | Accident | 4 | 7 | |
| DNF | 22 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Bugatti | Bugatti T59 | 1 | Oil line | 9 | 7 | |
| DNF | 18 | Rudolf Hasse | Auto Union | Auto Union D | 1 | Accident | 5 | 7 | |
| Sources:[1][2][3] | |||||||||
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