Race details | |||
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Race 2 of 5 in the 1937 European Championship | |||
Date | 25 July 1937 | ||
Official name | X Großer Preis von Deutschland | ||
Location |
Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany |
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Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 22.810 km (14.173 mi) | ||
Distance | 22 laps, 501.82 km (311.82 mi) | ||
Weather | Cold, windy | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Auto Union | ||
Time | 9:46.2 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Bernd Rosemeyer | Auto Union | |
Time | 9:53.4 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Mercedes-Benz | ||
Second | Mercedes-Benz | ||
Third | Auto Union |
The 1937 German Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on 25 July 1937.
Driver Ernst von Delius collided with Richard Seaman during this race on lap 6 and the accident was eventually fatal for von Delius, experiencing thrombosis. Von Delius was 25 years old.