| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 5 in the 1937 European Championship | ||
| Date | July 25, 1937 | |
| Official name | X Großer Preis von Deutschland | |
| Location | Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 22.810 km (14.173 mi) | |
| Distance | 22 laps, 501.82 km (311.82 mi) | |
| Weather | Cold, windy | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Bernd Rosemeyer
|
Auto Union |
| Time | 9:46.2 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Bernd Rosemeyer
|
Auto Union |
| Time | 9:53.4 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Rudolf Caracciola
|
Mercedes-Benz |
| Second | Manfred von Brauchitsch
|
Mercedes-Benz |
| Third | Bernd Rosemeyer
|
Auto Union |
The 1937 German Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on July 25, 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.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Rudolf Caracciola
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W125 | 22 | 3:46:00.1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | 14 | Manfred von Brauchitsch
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W125 | 22 | +46.2 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | Bernd Rosemeyer
|
Auto Union | Auto Union C | 22 | +1:01.3 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 22 |  Tazio Nuvolari
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo 12C-36 | 22 | +4:03.9 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | 8 | Rudolf Hasse
|
Auto Union | Auto Union C | 22 | +5:25.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | 20 |  Christian Kautz
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W125 | 22 | +6:10.2 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | 16 | Hermann Lang
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W125 | 21 | +1 Lap | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 44 | Hans Rüesch
|
Private entry | Alfa Romeo 8C-35 | 21 | +1 Lap | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | 42 |  Kenneth Evans
|
Private entry | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 19 | +3 Laps | 19 | 4 |
| DNF | 34 | Luigi Soffietti
|
Private entry | Maserati 6C-34 | 19 | 22 | 4 | |
| 10 | 46 |  Ernõ Festetics
|
Private entry | Maserati 8CM | 18 | +4 Laps | 21 | 4 |
| 11 | 54 | Attilio Marinoni
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo 12C-36 | 18 | +4 Laps | 18 | 4 |
| 12 | 28 | Vittorio Belmondo
|
Graf Salvi del Pero | Alfa Romeo C | 18 | +4 Laps | 15 | 4 |
| DNF | 48 | László Hartmann
|
Private entry | Maserati 8CM | 18 | 24 | 4 | |
| DNF | 24 | Giuseppe Farina
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo 12C-36 | 18 | Ignition | 11 | 4 |
| DNF | 38 | Franco Cortese
|
Scuderia Maremmana | Maserati 6CM | 7 | Chassis | 23 | 6 |
| DNF | 2 | Ernst von Delius
|
Auto Union | Auto Union C | 6 | Fatal accident | 9 | 6 |
| DNF | 18 | Richard Seaman
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W125 | 6 | Accident | 8 | 6 |
| DNF | 10 | Hans Stuck
|
Auto Union | Auto Union C | 6 | Engine | 12 | 6 |
| DNF | 40 | Paul Pietsch
|
Private entry | Maserati 6C-34 | 5 | Fuel tank | 14 | 7 |
| DNF | 30 | Giovanni Minozzi
|
Private entry | Maserati 8CM | 4 | Accident | 25 | 7 |
| DNF | 52 | Francesco Severi
|
Scuderia Maremmana | Maserati 6C-34 | 4 | Accident | 17 | 7 |
| DNF | 32 | Renato Balestrero
|
Scuderia Maremmana | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 3 | Fuel pipe | 20 | 7 |
| DNF | 36 | Edoardo Teagno
|
Scuderia Subauda | Maserati 8CM | 2 | Rear axle | 26 | 7 |
| DNF | 50 |  Raymond Sommer
|
Private entry | Alfa Romeo C | 2 | Rear axle | 16 | 7 |
| DNF | 6 | Hermann Paul Müller
|
Auto Union | Auto Union C | 2 | Accident | 7 | 7 |
| Grand Prix Race | ||
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| Previous race: 1937 Belgian Grand Prix |
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