1939 Swiss Grand Prix

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The 1939 Swiss Grand Prix was a pre-World War II European Championship motor race held at the Bremgarten circuit near Bern, notable for showcasing dominant German Grand Prix machinery of the era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Championship race ⓘ
Grand Prix motor race ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1939 Grosser Preis der Schweiz ⓘ
category Grand Prix racing ⓘ
championshipRoundNumber European Championship round in 1939 season ⓘ
championshipStatus European Drivers' Championship event ⓘ
circuitName Circuit Bremgarten ⓘ
circuitNear Bern ⓘ
circuitType road circuit ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
date 1939-08-20 ⓘ
dominantManufacturers Auto Union ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz ⓘ
engineTypeUsed supercharged Grand Prix engines ⓘ
era pre-World War II ⓘ
grandPrixName Swiss Grand Prix ⓘ
gridFrom starting grid determined by heats ⓘ
historicalContext held shortly before outbreak of World War II ⓘ
laps 30 ⓘ
location Bern ⓘ
Bremgarten circuit ⓘ
linked to: Bremgarten Circuit
notableFor dominance of German Grand Prix cars ⓘ
part of final pre-war European Championship season ⓘ
officialName Grosser Preis der Schweiz 1939 ⓘ
organisingBody Automobile Club de Suisse ⓘ
partOf 1939 European Championship ⓘ
polePositionDriver Hermann Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ
polePositionDriverCountry Germany ⓘ
polePositionTeam Mercedes-Benz ⓘ
primaryCompetitorsNationality German teams ⓘ
regulationFormula 750 kg formula era ⓘ
safetyLevel very dangerous road circuit ⓘ
secondPlaceDriver Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
secondPlaceDriverCountry Germany ⓘ
secondPlaceTeam Mercedes-Benz ⓘ
spectatorSport motor racing ⓘ
surface tarmac ⓘ
thirdPlaceDriver Manfred von Brauchitsch ⓘ
thirdPlaceDriverCountry Germany ⓘ
thirdPlaceTeam Mercedes-Benz ⓘ
timingMethod manual timing ⓘ
tookPlaceBefore World War II ⓘ
totalDistance approximately 228 km ⓘ
winner Hermann Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ
winnerCountry Germany ⓘ
winningTeam Mercedes-Benz ⓘ
year 1939 ⓘ

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Mercedes-Benz W154 → notableRace → 1939 Swiss Grand Prix ⓘ
Hermann Lang → won → 1939 Swiss Grand Prix ⓘ
1939 Swiss Grand Prix → officialName → Grosser Preis der Schweiz 1939 ⓘ
linked to: 1939 Swiss Grand Prix
1939 Swiss Grand Prix → alsoKnownAs → 1939 Grosser Preis der Schweiz ⓘ
linked to: 1939 Swiss Grand Prix