1937 German Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 2 of 5 in the 1937 European Championship
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Race details | |||||
Date | 25 July 1937 | ||||
Official name | X Großer Preis von Deutschland | ||||
Location |
Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 22.810 km (14.173 miles) | ||||
Distance | 22 laps, 501.82 km (311.82 miles) | ||||
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.[1]