The 1938 Cork Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Carrigrohane to the west of Cork city in Ireland on 23 April 1938. The 200-mile race was run over more than 30 laps of a six-mile circuit. It was won by the French driver René Dreyfus in a Delahaye car, with second place going to Prince Bira in a Maserati.
The course ran along the Carrigrohane Straight to Victoria Cross, turned right towards Dennehy's Cross, from there on to Model Farm Road, and west towards eastern outskirts of Ballincollig. This back stretch finished at the Poulavone hairpin bend, before passing "Hell Hole Corner", and back onto the Carrigrohane Straight. The race was watched by an estimated 70,000 spectators, with participants reportedly representing 12 countries.
A collection of photos, relating to the race, is held in University College Cork library as the Cork Motor Derby Collection.
Classification PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/Retired 1 14 René Dreyfus Ecurie Bleue Delahaye 145 33 2:09:40 2 20 Prince Bira Prince Chula of Siam Maserati 8CM 33 + 1:50 3 17 Louis Gérard Count Heyden Delage 3.0L 30 + 3 Laps 4 7 Kenneth Evans Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo B 30 + 3 Laps 5 15 Joseph Paul Count Heyden Delahaye 135 25 + 8 Laps Ret 18 Jean-Pierre Wimille Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Bugatti 59/50B 21 Piston Ret 12 Gianfranco Comotti Ecurie Bleue Delahaye 12 Oil Leak Ret 16 Jean Viale Count Heyden Delahaye 2 Clutch
References
External links "Motor Racing At Cork" (1938) - British Pathé newsreel