Belgrade Grand Prix 1939
The Belgrade Grand Prix , also known as the Yugoslav Grand Prix in various sources , was the last Grand Prix race of the 1930s.
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The only Grand Prix of Belgrade took place on September 3, 1939, two days after the start of the Second World War . On the same day the governments of France and Great Britain declared war on the German Reich . After the training runs on September 1st, when news reached Belgrade that the war had broken out, most of the teams wanted to leave. The organizer managed to persuade some to stay, so that a race could take place two days later. Five vehicles were at the start, four of which crossed the finish line and only three were classified.
The 2.790 km long route led through Kalemegdan Park in the middle of Belgrade. In practice, the German Manfred von Brauchitsch set the fastest time, who started the race from pole position on the day of the race and crossed the finish line in second. The victory went to Tazio Nuvolari , who was the last winner of an international European motorsport event until 1946.
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Manfred von Brauchitsch before the start of the race
Tazio Nuvolari gets out of his Auto Union D.
Manfred von Brauchitsch during a flight insert
Local hero Boško Milenković in the Bugatti T51
Race start
Start of the sports car frame race
Kalamegdan Park Circuit
Results
Registration list
| team | No. | driver | chassis | engine | tires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} Daimler-Benz AG
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2 |
Hermann Lang
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Mercedes-Benz W 154 | Mercedes-Benz M 163 3.0L V12 compressor | C. |
| 6th |
Manfred von Brauchitsch
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| 10 |
Walter Bäumer
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Auto Union AG
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4th |
 Tazio Nuvolari
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Auto Union D. | Auto Union 3.0L V12 supercharger | C. |
| 4th |
Ulrich Bigalke
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| 8th |
Hermann Paul Muller
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| 8th |
Hans Stuck
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.svg){kind=small} Boško Milenković
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12 |
Boško Milenković
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Bugatti T51 | Bugatti 2.3L I8 compressor | |
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Alfa Corse
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14th |
 Raymond Summers
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Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L I8 supercharged | P |
| 16 | |||||
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Officine Alfieri Maserati
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18th |
Luigi Villoresi
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Maserati 8CTF | Alfa Romeo 3.0L I8 supercharged | P |
| 20th |
Paul Pietsch
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Qualifying
| Item | driver | constructor | Qualification training | begin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| time | Ø speed | ||||
| 1 |
Manfred von Brauchitsch
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Mercedes Benz
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1: 14,200 | 135.136 km / h | 1 |
| 2 |
Hermann Lang
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Mercedes Benz
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1: 15,000 | 133.920 km / h | 2 |
| 3 |
Hermann Paul Muller
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Auto Union
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1: 57.300 | 133.560 km / h | 3 |
| 4th |
Boško Milenković
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Bugatti
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1: 16,000 | 132.160 km / h | 4th |
| 5 |
Tazio Nuvolari
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Auto Union
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1: 16,300 | 131.640 km / h | 5 |
Race result
| Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tazio Nuvolari
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Auto Union
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50 | 1 | 1: 04: 03,800 | 5 | 1: 14,000 | |
| 2 |
Manfred von Brauchitsch
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Mercedes Benz
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50 | 1 | + 7.600 | 1 | 1: 14,000 | |
| 3 |
Hermann Paul Muller
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Auto Union
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50 | 1 | + 31,600 | 3 | 1: 14,000 | |
| 4th |
Boško Milenković
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Bugatti
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31 | + 19 laps | 4th | |||
| - |
Hermann Lang Walter Bäumer
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Mercedes Benz
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17th | DNF | 2 | Accident by Bäumer |
literature
- Peter Higham: International Motor Racing - A Complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car . Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
