The 1939 Pau Grand Prix was a motor race held on 2 April 1939 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Hermann Lang, driving the Mercedes-Benz W154. Manfred von Brauchitsch finished second and Philippe Étancelin third.
With the event of World War II, this would be the last Pau Grand Prix until 1947, two years after the war ended.
Classification
Race Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 18 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 100 3hr 07min 25.2sec 2 2 10 Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W154 100 + 16.8 s 1 3 16 Philippe Étancelin Talbot MD 98 + 2 laps 6 4 8 Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 95 + 5 laps 4 5 6 Joseph Paul Delahaye 135 92 + 8 laps 9 6 28 Robert Mazaud Delahaye 135 92 + 8 laps 11 7 26 René Biolay Delahaye 135 88 + 12 laps 12 8 14 Marcel Contet Delahaye 135 86 + 14 laps 13 Ret 24 Jean Trémoulet S.E.F.A.C. 35 Retired 14 Ret 4 René Carrièrè Talbot MD 31 Crash / Oil line 5 Ret 2 Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz W154 31 Broken oil line 3 Ret 30 Marcel Balsa Bugatti T35B 22 Mechanical 8 Ret 22 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135 10 Retired 10 Ret 12 Maurice Trintignant Bugatti T51 5 Engine overheating 15 Ret 20 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 6C-34 3 Gearbox 7 Sources:
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