1938 Pau Grand Prix

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The 1938 Pau Grand Prix was a pre-World War II motor race held in Pau, France, notable for featuring top European teams and drivers in the early era of Grand Prix racing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Prix motor race
Pau Grand Prix
championshipStatus non-championship Grand Prix race
chronology pre-World War II motor race
circuit Pau street circuit
city Pau
country France
countryHosted France
courseType street circuit
date 1938-04-10
era early Grand Prix racing
featuredDriver Hermann Lang NERFINISHED
Jean-Pierre Wimille NERFINISHED
Louis Chiron
Rudolf Caracciola
Tazio Nuvolari
featuredTeam Auto Union
Mercedes-Benz
followedBy 1939 Pau Grand Prix
gridFrom grid determined by practice times
historicalContext held before World War II
hostContinent Europe
hostedBy Pau Automobile Club
languageOfLocalOrganizers French
location Pau
motorsportDiscipline single-seater road racing
notableFor participation of top European teams and drivers
partOf European Grand Prix era
polePositionCar Mercedes-Benz W154
polePositionDriver Rudolf Caracciola
polePositionTeam Mercedes-Benz
precededBy 1937 Pau Grand Prix
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
regulationEra 3-litre supercharged Grand Prix formula
secondPlaceDriver Hermann Lang NERFINISHED
secondPlaceTeam Mercedes-Benz
spectatorSport motor racing
surface public roads
thirdPlaceDriver Tazio Nuvolari
thirdPlaceTeam Auto Union
winner Rudolf Caracciola
winningCar Mercedes-Benz W154
winningDriver Rudolf Caracciola
winningTeam Mercedes-Benz
year 1938

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Mercedes-Benz W154 racingDebut 1938 Pau Grand Prix
1938 European Championship includedGrandPrix 1938 Pau Grand Prix