XII° GRAN PREMIO DI TRIPOLI
Autodromo di Mellaha - Tripoli (I), 15 May 1938
40 laps x 13.1 km (8.14 mi) = 524.0 km (325.6 mi) (Note 1)
Mercedes-Benz in its own class.
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To get enough cars for the lottery the GP cars and the voiturettes raced together. There was much promise of great racing before the first major event run to the new formula. However, it came to nothing as Alfa Romeos and Maseratis were unable
to keep up with the Mercedes cars in race conditions. With Auto Union absent the Mercedes trio of Lang, von Brauchitsch and Caracciola totally dominated the event.
Two fatal crashes, both happening when a GP car tried to lap a voiturette car, put a dark shadow over the event.
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There was much interest in the Tripoli GP as all the new 3 liter cars except for Auto Union were to race each other
for the first time.
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Entries:
There was a thin entry of GP cars so 17 Maserati Voiturette cars with most of the Italian Voiturette elite had to be added
to make the 30 car field necessary for the lottery.
The Auto Union cars were not ready but Maserati introduced their
new 8CTF cars. Drivers were Trossi and, as a surprise, Varzi, whom no one had seen since the Czech GP 1937.
Bugatti had the same car for Wimille as in Pau and Alfa Romeo turned up with an 8 cylinder,
three of the new 12 cylinder plus the first 316 engine in a prototype with a Tipo C chassis
under a 308 body.
Ecurie Bleue came with four(?) cars and three drivers: Dreyfus, Comotti and Schell.
Viotti had designed a streamlined body for one of the cars but its speed turned out to be a disappointment.
Mercedes-Benz wanted to race four cars but were restricted to three. They asked for permission to paint Seaman's car green
and enter him as a semi-works driver but were refused. There was bitterness when the team found out that Sommer raced the
fourth works Alfa Romeo as an "independent".
Mercedes-Benz dominated practice with their W154 cars with Lang taking the pole position with a time only 7 seconds
slower than last year's pole. Biondetti, who was given the 16 cylinder engine because of his Mille Miglia victory, was fastest of the rest
and the new Maseratis showed great promise. However, despite the good lap time the 16 cylinder didn't run properly .
The problems were in overheating and oil scavenge troubles in some corners. So Biondetti used the 8 cyl. 308 spare car
instead during the race.
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Practice:
Cortese proved fastest of the Voiturettes to take the first position behind the GP cars.
During practice Comotti destroyed his engine so Dreyfus let him have his car and took Schell's streamliner instead. (Note 2)
Times from first practice: Lang 3m30.09s, von Brauchitsch 3m30.16s, Caracciola 3m32.75s, Farina 3m36.45s, Trossi 3m38.18s, Siena 3m41.11s, Sommer 3m44.83s, Biondetti 3m45.67s, Dreyfus 3m51.97s, Varzi 4m13,99s.
Voiturette class: Cortese 4m16.22s, Lurani 4m16.57s
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Race:
The start was scheduled at 3 p.m. but was delayed half an hour while Marshal Balbo inspected the
cars and talked to the drivers.
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18
Biondetti
Alfa Romeo
3m34.35s
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26
Caracciola
Mercedes-Benz
3m32.75s
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44
Brauchitsch
Mercedes-Benz
3m29.66s
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46
Lang
Mercedes-Benz
3m26.24s
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10
Varzi
Maserati
3m36.78s
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28
Trossi
Maserati
3m36.75s
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14
Farina
Alfa Romeo
3m36.45s
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40
Comotti
Delahaye
4m07.51s
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60
Dreyfus
Delahaye
3m51.97s
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52
Siena
Alfa Romeo
3m41.11s
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48
Sommer
Alfa Romeo
3m41.70s
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56
Cortese
Maserati
4m16.38s
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38
Wimille
Bugatti
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30
Lurani
Maserati
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54
Taruffi
Maserati
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58
Pietsch
Maserati
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24
Bianco
Maserati
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6
Hug
Maserati
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50
Rocco
Maserati
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16
de Teffé
Maserati
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8
"Raph"
Maserati
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36
Teagno
Maserati
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34
L Villoresi
Maserati
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32
L Hartmann
Maserati
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20
E Platé
Maserati
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2
Ghersi
Maserati
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4
Baruffi
Maserati
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42
Righetti
Maserati
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22
Battaglia
Maserati
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* 12 Schell (Delahaye) 3m58.59s DNS
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There was confusion at the start because the Voiturette cars, starting behind the GP cars, were already rolling before the lights turned to green.
A mix of GP and 1.5L cars accelerated towards the first corner and Caracciola found himself trapped behind two
Voiturettes. When the cars had sorted themselves out it was Lang in the lead followed by
Farina, Caracciola, von Brauchitsch and Trossi.
Farina in the 12 cyl. Alfa tried to keep up with Lang but was slowly falling back and instead it was von Brauchitsch
on a two stop strategy against Lang's one stop strategy who took over the lead on lap 4. But soon the Mercedes driver
got engine problems and had to give back the lead to his teammate. The next challenger was Trossi in the new
Maserati who took the lead from Lang and tried to open up a gap.
Behind him followed Lang, Farina, Caracciola, von Brauchitsch, Biondetti, Comotti and Dreyfus.
Luigi Villoresi was first off of the Voiturette cars but was soon passed by Cortese's works Maserati.
There had been much talk about the risks racing GP cars and Voiturettes together on the fast track and on the 8th lap
the first accident occurred as Siena after a blind high speed corner found himself right behind Cortese's Maserati.
The Alfa Romeo driver braked hard and lost control. The car passed over a sand bank and run straight into a house. Siena died
immediately, while Cortese continued leading the Voiturette class unaware of what had happened right behind him.
On lap 8 Trossi made the fastest lap of the race but was unable to shake off Lang. The speed was too much
for the new Maserati and on the next lap Trossi fell back with engine problems and eventually had to retire
with rear axle problems as did Varzi in the second Maserati.
Cortese retired, leaving the fight for the lead in the Voiturette class between Rocco in the second works car and Taruffi.
On the 13th lap a new accident happened. Hartmann with his Maserati 4CM cut the corner in front of Farina's Tipo 312 Alfa.
The two cars collided at high speed and overturned with the wrecks sliding upside down along the track only leaving a
little room in the middle for the other cars.
Caracciola, coming up behind, just managed to squeeze past. Lang came to the place just as he was lapping a voiturette
car and had to stand on the brakes to hinder a new crash. Farina survived the crash without any
major injuries but Hartmann broke his back and died the following morning.
Biondetti, who was having a miserable time in the 8 cylinder Alfa, had to see drivers like Comotti pass.
Sommer was making frequent pitstops with the 12 cylinder car and Dreyfus' streamlined Delahaye was in serious
troubles with overheating. Both Caracciola and von Brauchitsch had engine troubles, the latter having to make three stops.
That left only one healthy GP car on the track, Lang's Mercedes, and Lang made his only pitstop at half distance with a 3 minute
lead. He continued to dominate the race and took the flag to take his second Tripoli GP victory after having lapped all
other cars. Even with engine problems the speed of the Mercedes cars was such that von Brauchitsch and Caracciola were able to
take the other podium places with ease.
Taruffi had beaten Rocco to the flag to take the victory in the Voiturette class.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 46 | Hermann Lang | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W154 | 3.0 | V-12 | 40 | 2h33m17.14s |
| 2. | 44 | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W154 | 3.0 | V-12 | 40 | 2h37m55.64s | + 4m38.50s |
| 3. | 26 | Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | W154 | 3.0 | V-12 | 40 | 2h38m20.76s | + 5m13.62s |
| 4. | 48 | Raymond Sommer | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo | Tipo 312 | 3.0 | V-12 | 40 | 2h46m52.82s | + 13m35.68s |
| 5. | 54 | Piero Taruffi | P. Taruffi | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 40 | 2h57m47.34s | + 20m30.30s |
| 6. | 50 | Giovanni Rocco | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 40 | 2h57m56.34s | + 24m39.20s |
| 7. | 60 | René Dreyfus | Ecurie Bleue | Delahaye | 145 | 4.5 | V-12 | 40 | 2h58m06.00s | + 24m48.86s |
| 8. | 30 | Giovanni Lurani | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | 4CM? | 1.5 | | 40 | 3h03m37.63s | + 30m20.49s |
| 9. | 24 | Ettore Bianco | Scuderia Sabauda | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 39 | 3h06m06.23s |
| 10. | 8 | "Raph" | B de las Casas | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 38 | 3h14m39.21s |
| 11. | 6 | Armand Hug | A. Hug | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 33 | 3h00m22.67s |
| DNF | 18 | Clemente Biondetti | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo | Tipo 308 | 3.0 | S-8 | | |
| DNF | 40 | Gianfranco Comotti | Ecurie Bleue | Delahaye | 145 | 4.5 | V-12 | 36 | 37 laps? overheating/mechanical? |
| DNF | 28 | Carlo Felice Trossi | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | 8CTF | 3.0 | S-8 | 15 | engine/rear axle |
| DNF | 14 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo | Tipo 312 | 3.0 | V-12 | 13 | crash with Hartmann |
| DNF | 10 | Achille Varzi | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | 8CTF | 3.0 | S-8 | 11 | rear axle |
| DNF | 52 | Eugenio Siena | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo | Tipo 312 | 3.0 | V-12 | 8 | fatal crash |
| DNS | 38 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Automobiles E. Bugatti | Bugatti | T59/50B | | S-8 | | |
| DNS | 12 | Laury Schell | Ecurie Bleue streamliner | Delahaye | 145 | 4.5 | V-12 | 0 | |
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Fastest lap: Carlo Felice Trossi (Maserati) on lap 9 in 3m35.41s = 218.9 km/h (136.0 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 205.1 km/h (127.4 mph)
Pole position lap speed: 228.7 km/h (142.1 mph)
Weather: intense heat, windy, sandstorms
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In retrospect:
Because of the two fatal catastrophes the traditional banquette was cancelled. There was much criticism from the drivers over
the decision to race the two classes together and almost all GP drivers had had incidents during the race.
Hermann Lang tells in his biography that "Farina, who was totally innocent, had been unable to avoid the accident. He took the accident hard and
was totally devastated during the trip back to Naples.
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Footnote:
1. Nixon Silver Arrows" & Venables "Racing Fifteen-Hundreds" give a track length of 13.14 km. However the results in contemporary newspaper "Il Littoriale" clearly show that the speeds
released to the press were counted using a 13.1 km track length.
2. J.-M. Gigleux has suggested to me that the cars retained their original race numbers and that thus Comotti should have started in #60 and Dreyfus in #12. However
film from the start shows that Comotti definitely started in #40. Sadly it's impossible to see the number on Dreyfus's car.
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XII° GRAN PREMIO DI TRIPOLI
Autodromo di Mellaha - Tripoli (I), 15 May 1938
40 laps x 13.1 km (8.14 mi) = 524.0 km (325.6 mi)
Seventeen Maseratis in fierce fight
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All the cars in the voiturette class were Maseratis. Luigi Villoresi took the start but was soon passed by Cortese's works car. When Cortese became involved in Siena's crash and later slowed down
Bianco took over the lead. When he fell back it was Taruffi and Rocco who fought for the victory, Taruffi finally winning by 9 seconds.
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Entries:
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Race:
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 54 | Piero Taruffi | P. Taruffi | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 40 | 2h57m47.34s | |
| 2. | 50 | Giovanni Rocco | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 40 | 2h57m56.34s | + 9.00s |
| 3. | 30 | Giovanni Lurani | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | 4CM? | 1.5 | | 40 | 3h03m37.63s | + 5m50.29s |
| 4. | 24 | Ettore Bianco | Scuderia Sabauda | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 39 | 3h06m06.23s | |
| 5. | 8 | "Raph" | B de las Casas | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 38 | 3h14m39.21s | |
| 6. | 6 | Armand Hug | A. Hug | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 33 | 3h00m22.67s | |
| DNF | 34 | Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | | | |
| DNF | 32 | László Hartmann | L. Hartmann | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | | | |
| DNF | 56 | Franco Cortese | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | | | |
| DNF | 2 | Pietro Ghersi | Scuderia Torino | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | | | |
| DNF | 4 | Pino Baruffi | Gruppo Volta | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | | | |
| DNF | 16 | Manuel de Teffé | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | | | |
| DNF | 20 | Enrico Platé | E. Platé | Maserati | 4CM? | 1.5 | | | | |
| DNF | 22 | Gianni Battaglia | G. Battaglia | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | | | |
| DNF | 36 | Edoardo Teagno | Scuderia Sabauda | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | | | |
| DNF | 42 | Ferdinando Righetti | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | | | |
| DNF | 58 | Paul Pietsch | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | | | |
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Fastest lap: Paul Pietsch (Maserati) in 4m12.25s = 187.0 km/h (116.2 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 126.8 km/h (109.9 mph)
Pole position lap speed: 185.962 km/h ( mph)
Weather: intense heat, windy, sandstorms
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XXIX° TARGA FLORIO
Favorita Park - Palermo (I), 22 May 1938
30 laps x 5.718 km (3.55 mi) = 171.6 km (106.6 mi)
Rocco scores on narrow track
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Lurani and Bianco initially fought for the lead only to crash. Pietsch then took over but soon retired leaving Villoresi and Marazza to fight for the victory. Villoresi held the lead
until lap 10 when Marazza passed him. On lap 23 the leading duo crashed with each other leaving Rocco to take the chequered flag as winner.
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For the second time the once so famous Targa Florio was raced at the small Favorita Park circuit in Palermo. For 1938 the track configuration had been changed but it was hardly
much of an improvement. In fact overtaking was banned for a third of the circuit as the track was too narrow. The race had also been shortened down from 50 to 30 laps.
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Entries:
The field consisted almost entirely of Maseratis, the only exception being Luigi Platés old Talbot.
Among non Italian Maserati drivers were Manuel de Teffé, "Raph", Armand Hug and Paul Pietsch.
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Practice:
Practice times where:
Bianco 3m18.2s, Pietsch 3m20.2s, Soffieti 3m25.6s, Baruffi 3m28.6s, Platé 3m34.2s, Marazza 3m45.2s, Lanza 4m41.6s.
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Race:
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Bianco took the lead and held it for three laps before retiring leaving Villoresi and Marazza to fight for the lead. The fight went
on for most of the race, Marazza taking the lead at 1/3 distance, but four laps from the end the cars collided.
That left Rocco to win comfortably before Raph.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 34 | Giovanni Rocco | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 30 | 1h30m04.6s | |
| 2. | 40 | "Raph" | "Raph" | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 30 | 1h32m15.0s | + 2m10.4s |
| 3. | 32 | Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 30 | 1h34m09.4s | + 4m05.0s |
| 4. | 28 | Gianni Battaglia | G. Battaglia | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 30 | 1h35m56.4s | + 5m51.8s |
| 5. | 4 | Luigi Soffietti | Gruppo Volta | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 30 | 1h36m15.0s | + 6m10.4s |
| 6. | 12 | Manuel de Teffé | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 29 | 1h35m18.2s | |
| DNF | 26 | Letterio Cucinotta | L. Cucinotta | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | ? | | |
| DNF | 30 | Aldo Marazza | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 23 | crash | |
| DNF | 24 | Dioscoride Lanza | Scuderia Subaura | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | ? | | |
| DNF | 20 | Edoardo Teagno | Scuderia Subaura | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | ? | | |
| DNF | 22 | Enrico Platé | E. Platé | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | ? | | |
| DNF | 2 | Luigi Platé | L. Platé | Talbot | 700 | 1.5 | S-8 | ? | | |
| DNF | 14 | Ferdinando Righetti | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | ? | | |
| DNF | 16 | Paul Pietsch | P. Pietsch | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 3 | mechanical | |
| DNF | 38 | Ettore Bianco | Scuderia Subaura | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 2 | crash | |
| DNF | 36 | Giovanni Lurani | Count Lurani | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 2 | crash | |
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Fastest lap: Aldo Marazza (Maserati) on lap 22 in 2m52.0s = 119.7 km/h (74.4 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 114.3 km/h (71.0 mph)
Weather: overcast, showers, very hot
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I CIRCUITO DE GÁVEA NACIONAL
Gávea - Rio de Janeiro (BRA), 29 May 1938
20 laps x 11.16 km (6.94 mi) = 223.2 km (138.7 mi)
| No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine |
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| 2 | Arthur Nascimento Junior | A. Nascimento Jr. | Alfa Romeo | P3 | 2.9 | S-8 | 20 | 2h44m06s5 |
| 4 | Mario Valentim | M . Valentim | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 18 | 2h34m37.2s |
| 6 | Chico Landi | F. Landi | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 20 | 2h44m50.4s |
| 8 | Rubem Abrunhosa | R. Abrunhosa | Bugatti-Studebaker | | 4.1 | |
| 10 | Geraldo de Avellar | G. Avellar | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 19 | 2h42m53.6s |
| 12 | Querino Landi | Q. Landi | Fiat | GP | 1.5 | |
| 16 | Gino Bianco | G. Bianco | Bugatti-Chrysler | | 5.3 | | 0 | accident |
| 18 | Angelo Gonçalves | A. Gonçalves | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 17 | 2h37m32.7s |
| 20 | Paulo Carvalho | P. Carvalho | Chrysler | Special | 5.3 | |
| 22 | Newton Teixeira | N. Teixeira | Alfa Romeo | 1750 | 1.8 | S-6 | 16 | 2h42m14.0s |
| 24 | Antônio Botelho | A. Botelho | OM-Chrysler | | 5.3 | | 0 | accident |
| 26 | Ângelo Villafranca | A. Villafranca | Stutz | | 5.3 | | 17 | 2h41m44.1s |
| 28 | Antônio Castello | A. Castello | Bugatti | | 2.3 | |
| 30 | Syrio Burlini | S. Burlini | Fiat-Wanderer | | 2.6 | | 15 | 2h28m24.9s |
| 32 | Maurício Carvalho | M. Carvalho | Fiat | 806 | 1.5 | | 14 |
| 34 | Domingos Lopes | D. Lopes | Hudson | Special | 3.5 | | 1 |
| 36 | Norberto Jung | N. Jung | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 1 | engine |
| 38 | Serafim Rodrigues | S. Rodrigues | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 |
| 40 | Luis Cañeto | L. Cañedo | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 19 | 2h42m50.6s |
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Nascimento Junior fastest of the South Americans
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This was a South American affair with no major European entries. Nascimento Junior took the lead followed by Chico Landi and Querino Landi. Soon Mário Valentim passed
for third while up at the front Nascimento Junior opened up the gap. At half distance Nascimento was leading by over 80 second from Chico Landi who held an even greater gap
to Valentim whose third position was challenged by Cañedo and Avellar. Nascimento took it easy during the second half of the race to win from Chico Landi and Cañedo.
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Race:
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Abrunhos
Bugatti
8m22.3s
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6
C Landi
Alfa Romeo
8m19.2s
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4
Valentim
Ford
8m15.0s
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Nascimento
Alfa Romeo
8m11.0s
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Gonçalves
Ford
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16
Bianco
Bugatti
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12
Q Landi
Fiat
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10
Avellar
Ford
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26
Villafranca
Stutz
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24
Botelho
OM
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22
Teixeira
Alfa Romeo
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20
Carvalho
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34
Lopes
Hudson
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32
Carvalho
Fiat
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30
Burlini
Fiat
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28
Castell
Bugatti
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40
Cañedo
Alfa Romeo
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38
Rodrigues
Ford
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36
Jung
Ford
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 2 | Arthur Nascimento Junior | A. Nascimento Jr. | Alfa Romeo | P3 | 2.9 | S-8 | 20 | 2h44m06.5s |
| 2. | 6 | Chico Landi | F. Landi | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 20 | 2h44m50.4s | + 46.9s |
| 3. | 40 | Luis Cañeto | L. Cañedo | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 19 | 2h42m50.6s |
| 4. | 10 | Geraldo de Avellar | G. Avellar | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 19 | 2h42m53.6s |
| 5. | 4 | Mario Valentim | M . Valentim | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 18 | 2h34m37.2s |
| 6. | 18 | Angelo Gonçalves | A. Gonçalves | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 17 | 2h37m32.7s |
| 7. | 26 | Ângelo Villafranca | A. Villafranca | Stutz | | 5.3 | | 17 | 2h41m44.1s |
| 8. | 22 | Newton Teixeira | N. Teixeira | Alfa Romeo | 1750 | 1.8 | S-6 | 16 | 2h42m14.0s |
| 9. | 30 | Syrio Burlini | S. Burlini | Fiat-Wanderer | | 2.6 | | 15 | 2h28m24.9s |
| 10. | 32 | Maurício Carvalho | M. Carvalho | Fiat | 806 | 1.5 | | 14 |
| ? | 12 | Querino Landi | Q. Landi | Fiat | GP | 1.5 | |
| ? | 38 | Serafim Rodrigues | S. Rodrigues | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 |
| ? | 28 | Antônio Castello | A. Castello | Bugatti | | 2.3 | |
| ? | 8 | Rubem Abrunhosa | R. Abrunhosa | Bugatti-Studebaker | | 4.1 | |
| ? | 20 | Paulo Carvalho | P. Carvalho | Chrysler | Special | 5.3 | |
| DNF | 34 | Domingos Lopes | D. Lopes | Hudson | Special | 3.5 | | 1 |
| DNF | 36 | Norberto Jung | N. Jung | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 1 | engine |
| DNF | 16 | Gino Bianco | G. Bianco | Bugatti-Chrysler | | 5.3 | | 0 | accident |
| DNF | 24 | Antônio Botelho | A. Botelho | OM-Chrysler | | 5.3 | | 0 | accident |
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Fastest lap: Nascimento Júnior (Alfa Romeo) in 8m03.7s = 83.1 km/h (51.6 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 81.6 km/h (50.7 mph)
Pole position lap speed: 81.2 km/h (50.8 mph)
Weather:
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Full report (in Portuguese)
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With a special thanks to Napoleão Ribeiro (http://www.luik.com.br)
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XXVI INDIANAPOLIS 500
Indianapolis (USA), 30 May 1938
200 laps x 4.023 km (2.5 mi) = 804.67 km (500.0 mi)
| No. | Driver | Car Name | Car |
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| | 23 | Floyd Roberts | Burd Piston Ring | Wetteroth-Miller |
| 1 | Wilbur Shaw | Shaw | Shaw-Offenhauser |
| 2 | Ted Horn | Miller-Hartz | Wetteroth Mill |
| 3 | Chet Miller | IBEW | Summers-Offenhauser |
| 4 | Ralph Hepburn | Harry A. Miller | Miller RE4 | DNQ |
| 5 | Louis Meyer | Bowes Seal Fast | Stevens-Winfield |
| 6 | Jimmy Snyder | Sparks-Thorne | Adams-Spark |
| 7 | Bill Cummings | IBEW | Miller |
| 8 | Rex Mays | Alfa Romeo | Alfa-Romeo |
| 9 | Cliff Bergere | Karft Real Rye | Stevens-Miller |
| 10 | Tony Willman | Belanger | Stevens-Miller |
| 12 | George Bailey | Barbasol | Weil-Dury |
| 14 | Russ Snowberger | D-X | Snowberger-Miller |
| 15 | George Connor | Marks-Miller | Adams-Miller |
| 16 | Ronney Householder | Thorne-Sparks | Adams-Spark |
| 17 | Tony Gulotta | Hamilton-Harris | Stevens-Offenhauser |
| 18 | Billy Winn | Harry A. Miller | Miller Miller DNQ |
| 21 | louis Tomei | POB Perfect Seal | Miller |
| 22 | Joel Thorne | Thorne Engineering | Shaw-Offenhauser |
| 24 | Billy Winn | Harry A. Miller | Miller | DNQ |
| 25 | George Bailey | Harry A. Miller | Miller RE4 | DNQ |
| 26 | Frank Brisko | Shur-stop | Stevens-Brisko |
| 27 | Mauri Rose | IBEW | Maserati |
| 29 | Frank Wearne | Indiana Fur | Adams-Offenhauser |
| 31 | Charles Crawford | Shafer 8 | Rigling-Buick | DNQ |
| 32 | Fred Frame Hulbert | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | DNQ |
| 33 | Henry Banks | Kimmel | Miller-Voelker |
| 34 | Babe Stapp | McCoy Auto Service | Weil-Miller |
| 35 | Kelly Petillo | Petillo | Wetteroth-Offenhauser |
| 36 | Al Putnam | Troy Tydol | Stevens-Miller |
| 37 | Ira Hall | Greenfield Service | Nowick-Studebaker |
| 38 | Chet Gardner | Burd Piston Ring | Rigling-Offenhauser |
| 42 | Emil Andres | Elgin Piston Pin | Adams-Brisko |
| 43 | Duke Nalon | Kohler-Miller | Fengler-Miller |
| 44 | Rick Decker | Miller | Miller FD | DNQ |
| 45 | Harry McQuinn | Marchese | Marchese-Miller |
| 46 | Doc Williams | Ben Been | Miller FD | DNQ |
| 47 | Shorty Cantlon | Kamm's | Stevens-Miller |
| 48 | Tazio Nuvolari | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | DNA |
| 51 | Charles Crawford | Stewart | Stewart-MortBr | DNQ |
| 52 | Deacon Litz | Sampson-Litz | Offenhauser | DNQ |
| 53 | Johnny Sawyer | Uhl | Duesenberg | DNQ |
| 54 | Herb Ardinger | Offenhauser | Miller-Offenhauser |
| 55 | Al Miller II | Dumont Pepsi | Miller |
| 56 | Johnny Seymour | Clemons Independent Susp | Clemon | DNQ |
| 57 | Jack Petticord | Miller-Duesenberg | Miller-Duesenberg | DNQ |
| 58 | Billy DeVore | PR & W | Stevens-Offenhauser |
| 59 | Floyd Davis | Woestman | McDowl | DNQ |
Floyd Roberts' greatest moment.
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The 1938 Indy 500 was run to the Grand Prix formula. Pole man Floyd Roberts in an Wetteroth-Miller owned by former race driver
Lou Moore and Jimmy Snyder in an Adams-Spark each lead 92 laps but with the latter having to retired at 3/4 distance with a broken supercharger
Roberts took the victory from Wilbur Shaw and Chet Miller. During the race a spectator lost his life when hit by a wheel from Emil Andres' car.
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23
Roberts
Wetteroth
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14
Snowberger
Snowberg
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8
Mays
Alfa Romeo
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17
Gulotta
Stevens
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3
C Miller
Summers
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2
Horn
Wetteroth
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1
Shaw
Shaw
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34
Stapp
Weil
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27
Rose
Maserati
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16
Householder
Adams
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26
Brisko
Stevens
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5
Meyer
Stevens
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22
Thorne
Shaw
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54
Ardinger
Miller
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6
Snyder
Adams
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7
Cummings
Miller
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29
Wearne
Adams
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38
Gardner
Rigling
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15
Connor
Adams
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47
Cantlon
Stevens
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35
Petillo
Wetteroth
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55
A Miller II
Miller
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36
Putnam
Stevens
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21
Tomei
Miller
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45
McQuinn
Marchese
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10
Willman
Stevens
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37
Hall
Nowick
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42
Andres
Adams
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12
Bailey
Weil
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58
DeVore
Stevens
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33
Banks
Miller
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9
Bergere
Stevens
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43
Nalon
Fengler
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car Name | Car | Laps | Time/Status | Speed |
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| 1. | 23 | Floyd Roberts | Burd Piston Ring | Wetteroth-Miller | 200 | 4h15m58.40s | 117.200 mph |
| 2. | 1 | Wilbur Shaw | Shaw | Shaw-Offenhauser | 200 | 4h19m33.67s | 115.580 mph |
| 3. | 3 | Chet Miller | IBEW | Summers-Offenhauser | 200 | 4h20m59.51s | 114.946 mph |
| 4. | 2 | Ted Horn | Miller-Hartz | Wetteroth Mill | 200 | 4h27m22.39s | 112.203 mph |
| 5. | 38 | Chet Gardner | Burd Piston Ring | Rigling-Offenhauser | 200 | 4h31m57.48s | 110.311 mph |
| 6. | 54 | Ardinger/Snowberger/Bergere | Offenhauser | Miller-Offenhauser | 199 | | 109.843 mph |
| 7. | 45 | McQuinn/Willman | Marchese | Marchese-Miller | 197 | | 108.694 mph |
| 8. | 58 | Billy DeVore | PR & W | Stevens-Offenhauser | 185 | | 102.080 mph |
| 9. | 22 | Joel Thorne | Thorne Engineering | Shaw-Offenhauser | 185 | | 102.009 mph |
| 10. | 29 | Frank Wearne | Indiana Fur | Adams-Offenhauser | 181 | | 99.543 mph |
| 11. | 43 | Duke Nalon | Kohler-Miller | Fengler-Miller | 178 |
| 12. | 12 | George Bailey | Barbasol | Weil-Dury | 166 | clutch |
| 13. | 27 | Mauri Rose | IBEW | Maserati | 165 | supercharger |
| 14. | 16 | Householder/Winn | Thorne-Sparks | Adams-Spark | 154 | supercharger hose |
| 15. | 6 | Jimmy Snyder | Sparks-Thorne | Adams-Spark | 150 | supercharger |
| 16. | 5 | Louis Meyer | Bowes Seal Fast | Stevens-Winfield | 149 | oil pump |
| 17. | 17 | Tony Gulotta | Hamilton-Harris | Stevens-Offenhauser | 130 | connecting rod |
| 18. | 55 | Al Miller II | Dumont Pepsi | Miller | 125 | clutch |
| 19. | 15 | George Connor | Marks-Miller | Adams-Miller | 119 | engine |
| 20. | 9 | Cliff Bergere | Karft Real Rye | Stevens-Miller | 111 | piston |
| 21. | 33 | Henry Banks | Kimmel | Miller-Voelker | 109 | rod bearing |
| 22. | 35 | Kelly Petillo | Petillo | Wetteroth-Offenhauser | 100 | camshaft |
| 23. | 21 | louis Tomei | POB Perfect Seal | Miller | 88 | connecting rod |
| 24. | 7 | Bill Cummings | IBEW | Miller | 72 | radiator leak |
| 25. | 14 | Russ Snowberger | D-X | Snowberger-Miller | 56 | connecting rod |
| 26. | 34 | Babe Stapp | McCoy Auto Service | Weil-Miller | 54 | valve |
| 27. | 10 | Tony Willman | Belanger | Stevens-Miller | 47 | valve |
| 28. | 8 | Rex Mays | Alfa Romeo | Alfa-Romeo | 45 | supercharger |
| 29. | 42 | Emil Andres | Elgin Piston Pin | Adams-Brisko | 45 | crash |
| 30. | 37 | Ira Hall | Greenfield Service | Nowick-Studebaker | 44 | crash |
| 31. | 26 | Frank Brisko | Shur-stop | Stevens-Brisko | 39 | oil line |
| 32. | 36 | Al Putnam | Troy Tydol | Stevens-Miller | 15 | crankshaft |
| 33. | 47 | Shorty Cantlon | Kamm's | Stevens-Miller | 13 | supercharger |
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Winner's medium speed: 188.62 km/h (117.20 mph)
Pole position: Floyd Roberts in 1m11.61s = 202.26 km/h (125.68 mph)
Weather:
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XIII GRAND PRIX DES FRONTIÉRES (2000cc)
Chimay (B), 5 June 1938
12 laps x 10.87 km (6.75 mi) = 130.44 km (81.1 mi)
| No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine |
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| René Biolay | R. Biolay | Amilcar | C6 | 1.1 | S-6 |
| Angelo Della Cella | A. Della Cella | Fiat | 508 | 1.0 | S-6 | DNA |
| Jacques Du Brusle | J. Du Brusle | Bugatti | T51A | 1.5 | S-8 | DNA |
| "Gigi" | "Gigi" | Bugatti | T37 | 1.5 | S-4 |
| Bougard | Bougard | Amilcar | CGS | 1.1 | S-4 |
| "Nando" Alexandre | P. Alexandre | Bugatti | T37 | 1.5 | S-4 |
| Emile Cornet | E. Cornet | Alfa Romeo | 1750ss | 1.8 | S-6 |
| Nando Barbieri | F. Barbieri | Maserati | 4CS | 1.5 | S-4 |
| Harry Herkuleyns | H. Herkuleyns | MG | Q | 0.7 | S-4 |
| Ralph Röese | R. Röese | BMW | 328 | 2.0 | S-6 |
| Hans Gübelin | H. Gübelin | BMW | 328 | 2.0 | S-6 |
| "Garvin" | "Garvin" | Imperia | 1800 | 1.8 | S-6 |
| Franz Gouvion | F. Gouvion | Lancia | Aprillia | 1.4 | V-4 | DNA |
| Guerrini | Guerrini | Lancia | Aprilla | 1.4 | V-4 |
| Pierre La Boissière | P. La Boissière | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 |
BMW domination
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The entry list for the class under 2 liter was very heterogenic with cars from nine different manufacturers to be found. The BMW 328s of Röese and Gubelin proved to be
in their own class and dominated the race from start to finish.
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Entries:
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | | Ralph Röese | R. Röese | BMW | 328 | 2.0 | S-6 | 12 | 1h06m42s |
| 2. | | Hans Gübelin | H. Gübelin | BMW | 328 | 2.0 | S-6 | 12 | 1h07m19s | + 37s |
| 3. | | Guerrini | Guerrini | Lancia | Aprilla | 1.4 | S-4 | 11 | 1h12m04s |
| 4. | | René Biolay | R. Biolay | Amilcar | C6 | 1.1 | S-6 | 11 | 1h14m24s |
| 5. | | Harry Herkuleyns | H. Herkuleyns | MG | Q | 0.7 | S-4 | 10 | 1h08m11s |
| 6. | | "Nando" Alexandre | P. Alexandre | Bugatti | T37 | 1.5 | S-4 | 10 | 1h11m |
| 7. | | "Gigi" | "Gigi" | Bugatti | T37 | 1.5 | S-4 | 9 | 1h08m38s |
| 8. | | "Garvin" | "Garvin" | Imperia | 1800 | 1.8 | S-6 | 9 | 1h13m |
| DNF | | Nando Barbieri | F. Barbieri | maserati | 4CS | 1.5 | S-4 |
| DNF | | Emile Cornet | E. Cornet | Alfa Romeo | 1750ss | 1.8 | S-6 |
| DNF | | Pierre La Boissière | P. La Boissière | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 |
| DNF | | Bougard | Bougard | Amilcar | CGS | 1.1 | S-4 |
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Fastest lap: Röese (BMW)
Winner's medium speed: 117.3 km/h (72.9 mph)
Weather:
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A great thanks to Tony Kane for providing me with a race report and results.
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XIII GRAND PRIX DES FRONTIÉRES
Chimay (B), 5 June 1938
12 laps x 10.87 km (6.75 mi) = 130.44 km (81.1 mi)
Maurice Trintignant's first victory
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In the class over 2 liter Legat (Bugatti) took the lead from Mazaud (Delahaye) and Mathiesson (Bugatti). Legat opened up the gap and seemed a certain winner until he stopped with electrical problems on lap
nine giving over the lead to Mazaud with Trintignant (Bugatti), who had passed Mathiesson, in second position. 20 year old Trintignant was catching the leader and passed on the last lap to take the victory in only his
second race start. Due to a misunderstanding Mazaud, who had been cruising, thought Trintignant was a lap behind and never fought back.
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Legat
Bugatti
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Mazaud
Delahaye
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Mandirola
Maserati
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Mathieson
Bugatti
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Vincentini
Alfa Romeo
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Trémoulet
Delahaye
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Platé
Alfa Romeo
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Trintignant
Bugatti
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Roumani
Bugatti
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Goldschmidt
Bugatti
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(Or mirror)
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | | Maurice Trintignant | M. Trintignant | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 12 | 1h03m57s |
| 2. | | Robert Mazaud | R. Mazaud | Delahaye | 135 CS | 3.6 | S-6 | 12 | 1h04m29s | + 32s |
| 3. | | T.A.S.O. Mathieson | T.A.S.O. Mathieson | Bugatti | T57S | 3.3 | S-8 | 12 | 1h05m08s | + 1m11s |
| 4. | | Jean Trémoulet | J. Trémoulet | Delahaye | 135 CS | 3.6 | S-6 | 12 | 1h07m07s | + 3m10s |
| 5. | | Adolfo Mandirola | A. Mandirola | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 11 | 1h04m41s |
| 6. | | Michel Roumani | M. Roumani | Bugatti | T35B | 2.3 | S-8 | 11 | 1h05m59s |
| 7. | | Arthur Legat | A. Legat | Bugatti | T35B | 2.3 | S-8 | 10 | 1h01m10s |
| 8. | | Goldschmidt | Goldschmidt | Bugatti | T43A | 2.3 | S-8 | 10 | 1h10m53s |
| DNF | | Luigi Platé | L. Platé | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 3 | |
| DNF | | Emilio Vicentini | E. Vicentini | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 3 | |
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Fastest lap: Trintignant (Bugatti) in 5m03s = 129.1 km/h (80.2 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 122.4 km/h (76.4 mph)
Weather: light rain
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A great thanks to Tony Kane for providing me with a race report and results.
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6 June 1938: The B.A.R.C. Whitsun Meeting was held at Brooklands.
The handicap races were won by Charles Brackenbury (Bugatti 2.0L), R. L. Duller (Duesenberg), F. E. L. Elgood (Bentley), W. W. S. Bennett (Alta 1.5L),
Brettel (Austin 0.7L), Billy Cotton (ERA 1.5L) J. W. Stocks (Lea Francis), Angus Cuddon-Fletcher (M.G.)
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IV GRANDE PRÊMIO DA CIDADE DE RIO DE JANEIRO
Gávea - Rio de Janeiro (BRA), 12 June 1938
25 laps x 11.16 km (6.94 mi) = 279.0 km (173.4 mi)
| No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine |
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| 2 | Carlo Pintacuda | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo | 308 | 3.0 | S-8 |
| 4 | Mario Tadini | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo | 308 | 3.0 | S-8 |
| 6 | Louis Decaroli | L. Decaroli | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 |
| 8 | Carlos Arzani | C. Arzani | Alfa Romeo | 8C-35 | 3.8 | S-8 |
| 10 | Manoel de Oliveira | M. de Oliveira | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 |
| 12 | Casimiro de Oliveira | C. de Oliveira | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 |
| 14 | Angel Garabato | A. Garabato | Chrysler | Special | 5.3 | |
| 16 | Arthur Nascimento Júnior | A. Nascimento Jr. | Alfa Romeo | P3 | 2.9 | S-8 |
| 18 | Chico Landi | C. Landi | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 |
| 20 | João Alfredo Braga | A. Braga | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 |
| 22 | Benedicto Lopes | B. Lopes | Alfa Romeo | 2900 | 2.9 | S-8 |
| 24 | Luiz Tavares Moraes | l. Tavares Moraes | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 |
| 26 | Cícero Marques Porto | C. Marques Porto | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 |
| 28 | Domingos Lopes | D. Lopes | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 |
| 30 | Norberto Jung | N. Jung | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 |
| 32 | Querino Landi | Q. Landi | Fiat | GP | 1.5 | |
| 34 | Mário Valentim | M. Valentim | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 |
| 36 | Newton Teixeira | N. Teixeira | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 |
| 40 | Geraldo S. Pedro | G. Pedro | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 |
Pintacuda's third Brazil victory.
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The race started in drizzling rain and Anzani took the lead from Tadini, Nashimento Jr. Chico Landi, Benedicto Lopez and Pintacuda, who had made a bad start.
However after three laps Pintacuda was up to second and he took the lead from Anzani on lap five after it had started to rain cats and dogs. There was no real opposition for
Pintacuda in the works Alfa Romeo who dominated the rest of the race to win from Arzani. Tadini in the other works Alfa had to make two stops for new plugs, dropping him down the results list while
Manoel de Oliveira, being sixth after six laps, had a great race passing Landi on lap 7 and Nashimento on lap 11 to finish third.
About a dozen spectators were either injured or killed when João Alfredo Braga crashed his Alfa Romeo into the crowd on lap 17.
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Practice:
Carlos Arzani (Alfa Romeo) took pole position with a lap time of in 7m39.4s.
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F Landi
Alfa Romeo
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Pintacuda
Alfa Romeo
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Tadini
Alfa Romeo
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Arzani
Alfa Romeo
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B Lopes
Alfa Romeo
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M Oliveira
Ford
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Braga
Alfa Romeo
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Nascimento
Alfa Romeo
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N Teixeira
Alfa Romeo
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Jung
Ford
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Tavares Moraes
Alfa Romeo
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Valentim
Ford
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Marques Porto
Bugatti
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Garabato
Chrysler
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Geraldo Pedro
Ford
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D Lopes
Bugatti
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Decaroli
Maserati
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C Oliveira
Bugatti
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Q Landi
Fiat
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Once again Ferrari sent two cars for the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix, this time with Pintacuda and Tadini as drivers.
The race was run in heavy rain and Argentinian driver Arzani took an early lead with his Alfa Romeo 8C-35.
Then Pintacuda passed him and dominated the rest of the race to take the victory just as in 1937.
Tadini lost a lot of time with pit stops to change plugs and finished sixth. After the race the Ferrari Alfas were sold to
eager local drivers.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 2 | Carlo Pintacuda | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo | 308 | 3.0 | S-8 | 25 | 3h33m37.2s |
| 2. | 8 | Carlos Arzani | C. Arzani | Alfa Romeo | 8C-35 | 3.8 | S-8 | 25 | 3h40m00.6s | + 6m23.4s |
| 3. | 10 | Manoel de Oliveira | M. de Oliveira | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 24 | 4h15m29.0s |
| 4. | 16 | Arthur Nascimento Júnior | A. Nascimento Jr. | Alfa Romeo | P3 | 2.9 | S-8 | 24 | 4h20m26.8s |
| 5. | 12 | Casimiro de Oliveira | C. de Oliveira | Bugatti | T51 | 2.3 | S-8 | 23 |
| 6. | 4 | Mario Tadini | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo | 308 | 3.0 | S-8 | 23 |
| 7. | 32 | Querino Landi | Q. Landi | Fiat | GP | 1.5 | | 23 |
| DNF | 14 | Angel Garabato | A. Garabato | Chrysler | Special | 5.3 | | 21 |
| DNF | 18 | Chico Landi | C. Landi | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 20 |
| DNF | 20 | João Alfredo Braga | A. Braga | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 16 | crashed into crowd |
| DNF | 34 | Mário Valentim | M. Valentim | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 |
| DNF | 26 | Cícero Marques Porto | C. Marques Porto | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 |
| DNF | 24 | Luiz Tavares Moraes | l. Tavares Moraes | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 7 |
| DNF | 36 | Newton Teixeira | N. Teixeira | Alfa Romeo | Monza | 2.3 | S-8 | 5 |
| DNF | 6 | Louis Decaroli | L. Decaroli | Maserati | 8CM | 3.0 | S-8 | 4 |
| DNF | 22 | Benedicto Lopes | B. Lopes | Alfa Romeo | 2900 | 2.9 | S-8 | 3 |
| DNF | 28 | Domingos Lopes | D. Lopes | Bugatti | T37A | 1.5 | S-4 | 3 | accident/mechanical |
| DNF | 40 | Geraldo Pedro | G. Pedro | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 3 |
| DNF | 30 | Norberto Jung | N. Jung | Ford | Special | 3.6 | V-8 | 0 | fire |
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Fastest lap: Carlos Arzani (Alfa Romeo) in 7m50.4s = 85,4 km/h (53.1 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 78.4 km/h (48.7 mph)
Pole position Carlos Arzani (Alfa Romeo) in 7m39.4s = 87.5 km/h (53.3 mph)
Weather:
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Full report (in Portuguese)
Main source: Motor Sport November 1938 and http://www.luik.com.br with a special thanks to Napoleão Ribeiro.
Also great thanks to "Chico Landi" (TNF Atlas)
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XIV GRAND PRIX DE PICARDIE
Peronne (F), 12 June 1938
2 heats of 10 laps x 9.765 km (6.07 mi) = 97.7 km (60.7 mi)
Final of 15 laps x 9.765 km (6.07 mi) = 146.5 km (91.0 mi)
ERA's last international victory
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The race was run in two heats plus final, "B. Bira" winning the first heat and Mays the second but the ERA works team had problems with their cars.
Mays made a great start at the final but at the same time destroyed his first gear and had to let Bira past before the end of the lap. The order was Bira, Mays, Hug and Bianco while Howe had to
retire his works car with a blown supercharger. Bira opened up a minute gap but then lost oil pressure, had to make a pit stop and finally had to retire when the ERA broke a con rod.
Mays led the rest of the race to win from the Maseratis of Bianco and Soffietti.
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Entries:
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Bianco
Maserati
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Bira
ERA
3m48s
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Howe
ERA
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Hansson
Maserati
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Soffietti
Maserati
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Herkuleyns
MG
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 2 | "B Bira" | Prince Chula | ERA | C | 1.5 | S-6 | 10 | 38m45.8s | |
| 2. | 6 | Earl Howe | Earl Howe | ERA | B | 1.5 | S-6 | 10 | 38m59.0s | + 13.2s |
| 3. | 8 | Ettore Bianco | Scuderia Subaura | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 9 | 38m47.0s | |
| 4. | 10 | Luigi Soffietti | Scuderia Subaura | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 9 | 39m28.0s | |
| 5. | 14 | Harry Herkuleyns | H. Herkuleyns | MG | K3 Magnette | 1.1 | S-6 | 7 | 38m48.0s | |
| DNF | 12 | Robin Hanson | Mrs Hall-Smith | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 4 | mechanical | |
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Fastest lap: "B Bira" (ERA) in 3m50s = 152.8 km/h (95.0 mph) (Note 1)
Winner's medium speed: 151.1 km/h (93.9 mph)
Weather: sunshine at start, getting cloudy in the end.
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Wilson
ERA
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Wakefield
ERA
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30
Mays
ERA
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Lanza
Maserati
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Hug
Maserati
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de Burnay
MG
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Villeneuve
Bugatti
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 30 | Raymond Mays | R. Mays | ERA | D | 1.5 | S-6 | 10 | 40m53.0s | |
| 2. | 32 | Norman Wilson | N. Wilson | ERA | A | 1.5 | S-6 | 10 | 44m47.2s | + 3m54.2s |
| 3. | 24 | Dioscoride Lanza | Scuderia Subaura | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 9 | 41m44.2s | |
| 4. | 18 | Alphonse de Burnay | A. de Burnay | MG | K3 Magnette | 1.1 | S-6 | 8 | 41m27.0s | |
| 5. | 28 | Armand Hug | Ecurie Helvetia | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 8 | 42m56.0s | |
| 6. | 36 | Louis Villeneuve | L. Villeneuve | Bugatti | T51A? | 1.5 | S-8 | 8 | 43m45.8s | |
| DNF | 34 | John Wakefield | Ian Connell | ERA | B | 1.5 | S-6 | 3 | engine | |
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Fastest lap: Raymond Mays (ERA) in 3m59s = 147.1 km/h (91.4 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 143.3 km/h (89.0 mph)
Weather: drying up after shower
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Final:
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30
Mays
ERA
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6
Howe
ERA
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2
"B Bira"
ERA
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8
Bianco
Maserati
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32
Wilson
ERA
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18
de Burnay
MG
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24
Lanza
Maserati
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10
Soffietti
Maserati
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36
Villeneuve
Bugatti
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28
Hug
Maserati
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(Note 2)
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ERA and Maserati works teams met at Peronne, ERA entering cars for Mays and Howe. In the first heat Bira (ERA-C)
won from Howe, Bianco's works Maserati being a distant third. In the second heat ERA's were again dominant, Mays winning
from Wilson (ERA-A) with Lanza (Maserati 6CM) a lap down. It was a troublesome start of the final for the ERA
team as Howe was out on the first lap with a blown compressor and Mays had lost first gear. Bira took command of the race
and opened up a one minute gap before retiring at half distance. Mays then took over; winning comfortably from the
Maseratis. At that time no one could guess that this was the last international victory ever for ERA.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 30 | Raymond Mays | R. Mays | ERA | D | 1.5 | S-6 | 15 | 1h00m03.6s | |
| 2. | 8 | Ettore Bianco | Scuderia Subaura | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 15 | 1h02m26.6s | + 2m23.0s |
| 3. | 10 | Luigi Soffietti | Scuderia Subaura | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 14 | 1h00m25.0s | |
| 4. | 32 | Norman Wilson | N. Wilson | ERA | A | 1.5 | S-6 | 14 | 1h00m31.0s | |
| 5. | 24 | Dioscoride Lanza | Scuderia Subaura | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 14 | 1h02m56.4s | |
| 6. | 36 | Louis Villeneuve | L. Villeneuve | Bugatti | T51A | 1.5 | S-8 | 12 | 1h04m18.4s | |
| 7. | 18 | Alphonse de Burnay | A. de Burnay | MG | K3 Magnette | 1.1 | S-6 | 11 | 1h03m54.0s | |
| DNF | 28 | Armand Hug | Ecurie Helvetia | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 10 | | |
| DNF | 2 | "B Bira" | Prince Chula | ERA | C | 1.5 | S-6 | 8 | engine | |
| DNF | 6 | Earl Howe | Earl Howe | ERA | B | 1.5 | S-6 | 0 | mechanical | |
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Fastest lap: "B Bira" (ERA) in 3m48s = 154.2 km/h (95.8 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 146.3 km/h (90.9 mph)
Weather:
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Footnote:
1. Motor Sport gives 3m49s (95.09 mph). That speed actually corresponds to a lap time of 3m49.8s
2. Grid from Sheldon. Does not fit with grid description in Motor Sport, July 1938 but a picture in the same magazine shows that Sheldon's grid might be the correct one.
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IV° COPPA PRINCIPESSA DI PIEMONTE
Posillipo - Napoli (I), 26 June 1938
60 laps x 4.1 km (2.55 mi) = 246 km (152.9 mi)
Young Aldo Marazza wins hot race.
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The race was held in intense heat. Trossi led the first ten laps of the race until giving up and coming in for a relief driver. With no driver available
Villoresi overtook the lead followed by Pietsch. Pietsch hit a kerb destroying a wheel and Villoresi had to stop for fuel so in the end Aldo Marazza
took the victory.
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Entries:
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Practice:
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Race:
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8
Marazza
Maserati
2m22.1s
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4
Trossi
Maserati
2m21.8s
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30
Villoresi
Maserati
2m21.2s
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18
Dusio
Maserati
2m26.0s
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16
Pietsch
Maserati
2m24.0s
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2
Bianco
Maserati
2m23.8s
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14
Hug
Maserati
2m30.0s
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24
Battaglia
Maserati
2m27.2s
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6
Rocco
Maserati
2m26.2s
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32
de Teffe
Maserati
2m32.8s
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20
Raph
Maserati
2m32.4s
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34
Minetti
Maserati
2m30.2s
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26
Soffietti
Maserati
2m37.6s
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10
Teagno
Maserati
2m37.0s
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12
Lanza
Maserati
2m33.6s
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22
Pelassa
Maserati
-
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28
Negro
Maserati
3m09.0s
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36
Corsi
Maserati
2m40.0s
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The race was held in terrible conditions in the intense heat and cars went in and out of the pits as drivers were changed.
Trossi (Maserati 6CM) led the first 1/3 of the race until giving up. The fight for the lead went on between Pietsch
(Maserati 4CM), Villoresi and Marazza, Villoresi had to stop for fuel and Pietsch hit a kerb destroying a wheel so the
young Marazza made another impressing race to finish first.
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Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Type | Engine | Laps | Time/Status | Diff |
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| 1. | 8 | Aldo Marazza | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 60 | 2h26m08.6s | |
| 2. | 30 | Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 60 | 2h26m36.4s | + 27.8s |
| 3. | 22 | Giorgio Pelassa | Scuderia Torino | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 59 | 2h28m43.4s | |
| 4. | 2 | Ettore Bianco | Scuderia Sabauda | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 58 | 2h27m20.1s | |
| 5. | 14 | Armand Hug | Ecurie Helvetia | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 58 | 2h27m41.3s | |
| 6. | 26 | Luigi Soffietti | Scuderia Sabauda | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 58 | 2h28m47.1s | |
| 7. | 12 | Dioscoride Lanza | Scuderia Sabauda | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 57 | 2h26m49.0s | |
| 8. | 16 | Paul Pietsch | P. Pietsch | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 56 | 2h28m21.4s | |
| 9. | 32 | Manuel de Teffé | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 56 | 2h28m49.0s | |
| 10. | 10 | Edoardo Teagno | Scuderia Sabauda | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 55 | 2h27m43.4s | |
| 11. | 20 | "Raph" | "Raph" | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 53 | 2h29m07.4s | |
| 12. | 4 | Carlo Felice Trossi | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 51 | 2h29m07.8s | |
| DNF | 34 | Eugenio Minetti | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 42 | | |
| DNF | 6 | Giovanni Rocco | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 34 | | |
| DNF | 24 | Gianni Battaglia | G. Battaglia | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 16 | | |
| DNF | 18 | Piero Dusio | Scuderia Torino | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 13 | | |
| DNF | 28 | Antonio Negro | A. Negro | Maserati | 6CM | 1.5 | S-6 | 7 | shock absorber | |
| DNF | 36 | Secondo Corsi | S. Corsi | Maserati | 4CM | 1.5 | S-4 | 1 | clutch | |
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Fastest lap: Carlo Felice Trossi (Maserati) in 2m21.8s = 104.1 k/h (64.7 mph)
Winner's medium speed: 101.0 km/h (62.8 mph)
Pole position lap speed: 104.5 km/h (65.0 mph)
Weather: intense heat
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