1931 German Grand Prix

1931 German Grand Prix
Race details
Date	19 July 1931
Official name	V 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)
Pole position
Driver	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Mercedes-Benz
Fastest lap
Driver	Achille Varzi	Bugatti
Time	11:48.0
Podium
First	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz
Second	Louis Chiron	Bugatti
Third	Achille Varzi	Bugatti

The 1931 German Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on 19 July 1931. There were two races held simultaneously, Class I for Grand Prix cars over 1100cc over 22 laps, and Class II for cars and cyclecars with capacity 500–1100cc over 18 laps. The race distances were chosen to make both races take approximately the same amount of time, but there were no prizes for outright positions, only for class results.[1][2]

Classification

Race

Class I

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	8	Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz	Mercedes-Benz SSKL	22	4:38:10	4
2	26	Louis Chiron	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	22	+1:18	11
3	28	Achille Varzi	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	22	+4:00	12
4	44	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 8C-2300	22	+5:06	18
5	12	Otto Merz	Daimler-Benz	Mercedes-Benz SSKL	22	+5:44	6
6	10	Hans Stuck	Daimler-Benz	Mercedes-Benz SSKL	22	+9:24	5
7	32	Guy Bouriat	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	22	+11:54	14
8	48	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Private entry	Bugatti T51	22	+13:58	19
9	22	Otto Spandel	Private entry	Mercedes-Benz SSK	22	+16:35	9
10	24	Henry Birkin	Maserati	Maserati 26M	22	+22:53	10
11	42	Earl Howe	Private entry	Bugatti T51	22	+30:09	17
Ret	6	Heinrich-Joachim von Morgen	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	21	Oil pressure	3
Ret	16	René Dreyfus	Maserati	Maserati 26M	16	Gearbox	8
Ret	34	Marcel Lehoux	Bugatti	Bugatti T51	14	Accident	15
Ret	14	Luigi Fagioli	Maserati	Maserati 26M	13	Gearbox	7
Ret	2	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Daimler-Benz	Mercedes-Benz SSKL	12	Differential	1
Ret	38	Phil Shafer	Private entry	Shafer Special Buick	12	Suspension	16
Ret	4	Ernst-Günther Burggaller	Private entry	Bugatti T35B	3	Engine	2
Ret	30	William Grover-Williams	Private entry	Bugatti T51	2	Engine	13
Sources:[2][1]

Class II

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired
1	78	Dudley Froy	Private entry	Riley	18	4:23:56.6
2	72	Engelbert Graf Arco	Private entry	Amilcar		4:32:18.0
3	82	José Scaron	Private entry	Amilcar		4:32:52.5
4	90	Marcel Rouleau	Private entry	Amilcar		5:07:22.0
5	88	Francis Samuelson	Private entry	MG		5:09:52.2
6	68	Gerhard Macher	Private entry	DKW		5:13:50.0
7	56	Fritz Theissen	DKW	DKW		5:24:18.6
Ret	52	Toni Bauhofer	DKW	DKW	4	Clutch
Ret	54	Hans Simons	DKW	DKW	3	Clutch
Ret	76	Luigi Premoli	Private entry	Salmson	3	Axle
Ret	58	Rudolf Steinweg	Private entry	Amilcar	1	Accident
Ret	66	Hugo Urban-Emmrich	Private entry	MG	1	Accident
Sources:[2][1]

References

1. Etzrodt, Hans. "Caracciola invincible at the Nürburgring". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
2. Posthumus, Cyril (1966). The German Grand Prix. pp. 31–34.

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