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1931 German Grand Prix

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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 Mercedes-Benz
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Achille Varzi Bugatti
Time 11:48.0
Podium
First Mercedes-Benz
Second Bugatti
Third 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

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Race

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Class I

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

Class II

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Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired
1 78 United Kingdom Dudley Froy Private entry Riley 18 4:23:56.6
2 72 Germany 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 United Kingdom Francis Samuelson Private entry MG 5:09:52.2
6 68 Germany Gerhard Macher Private entry DKW 5:13:50.0
7 56 Fritz Theissen DKW DKW 5:24:18.6
Ret 52 Germany Toni Bauhofer DKW DKW 4 Clutch
Ret 54 Germany Hans Simons DKW DKW 3 Clutch
Ret 76 Italy Luigi Premoli Private entry Salmson 3 Axle
Ret 58 Germany Rudolf Steinweg Private entry Amilcar 1 Accident
Ret 66 Czechoslovakia Hugo Urban-Emmrich Private entry MG 1 Accident
Sources:[2][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Etzrodt, Hans. "Caracciola invincible at the Nürburgring". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Posthumus, Cyril (1966). The German Grand Prix. pp. 31–34.


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