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.

Classification

Race Class I PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid 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 T5122 +11:54 14 8 48 Jean-Pierre Wimille Private entry Bugatti T5122 +13:58 19 9 22 Otto Spandel Private entry Mercedes-Benz SSK22 +16:35 9 10 24 Henry Birkin Maserati Maserati 26M22 +22:53 10 11 42 Earl Howe Private entry Bugatti T5122 +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 13Sources:

Class II PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/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 (de) 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 AccidentSources:

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