1926 German Grand Prix

Race details
Date|  11 July 1926
Official name|  I Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location|  AVUS, Berlin, Germany
Course|  Permanent racing facility
Course length|  19.573 km (12.162 miles)
Distance|  20 laps, 392.29 km (243.76 miles)
Fastest lap
Driver|  Ferdinando Minoia|  OM 665
Time|  7'17.6
Podium
First|

* Rudolf Caracciola

|  Mercedes "Monza"
Second|

* Christian Riecken

|  NAG
Third|

* Willy Cleer

|  Alfa-Romeo

Motor car race

The 1926 German Grand Prix was an auto race held at the AVUS track on 11 July 1926. It was the first ever German Grand Prix. The race was held in heavy rain, and was won by Germany's native son, Rudolf Caracciola.

Recognising a lack of available vehicles for the new Grand Prix formula (for example, the 1926 French Grand Prix had just three starters), the organisers decided to admit a diverse field vaguely described as sports cars. These were divided into three classes based on engine capacity: Class D (2L-3L), Class E (1.5L-2L) and Class F (1.1L to 1.5L).[1] The race start was staggered, with class D released first, followed by class E, and finally class F, at 2-minute intervals.

The race was marred by an accident involving driver Adolf Rosenberger, whose car crashed into one of the marshals' huts, killing three people.

The German Grand Prix would not return to the AVUS track until 1959.

## Classification[edit]

A look at the crowd Winner Rudolf Caracciola in a parade lap Pos  | No  | Class  | Driver  | Car  | Laps  | Time/Retired

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1  | 14  | E  |  Rudolf Caracciola | Mercedes | 20  | 2:54'12.8
2  | 5  | D  |  Christian Riecken | NAG | 20  | 2:57'33.2
3  | 7  | D  |  Willi Cleer | Alfa Romeo RLSS | 20  | 3:00'16.8
4  | 20  | E  |  Pierre Clause | Bignan | 20  | 3:02'07.4
5  | 32  | F  |  Georg Klöbe | NSU | 20  | 3:07'27.0
6  | 16  | E  |  Max zu Schaumburg-Lippe | OM 665  | 20  | 3:10'57.4
7  | 28  | F  |  Jakob Scholl | NSU | 20  | 3:11'54.2
8  | 37  | F  |  Franz Islinger | NSU | 20  | 3:13'58.8
9  | 23  | E  |  Hans Santner | OM 665  | 20  | 3:16'54.2
10  | 54  | F  |  Josef Müller | NSU | 20  | 3:18'25.4
11  | 44  | E  |  Hans Bakasch | Brennabor | 20  | 3:21'26.2
12  | 41  | E  |  Edard Reichstein  | Brennabor | 20  | 3:26'33.8
13  | 10  | D  |  Fritz Feldmann  | Hansa | 20  | 3:27'45.8
14  | 9  | D  |  Erwin Orska | NAG | 20  | 3:28'11.0
15  | 25  | E  |  Fritz Mitzlaff | Brennabor | 20  | 3:29'01.6
16  | 42  | F  |  Hugo Urban-Emmerich | Talbot | 20  | 3:29'37.8
17  | 33  | F  |  Max Wälti | Bugatti | 20  | 3:31'17.8
DNF  | 24  | F  |  Hans Hanft  | Bugatti | 17  |
DNF  | 31  | F  |  Hermann Friedrich  | Pluto | 16  |
DNF  | 38  | F  |  Georg Kimpel | Bugatti | 16  | Conrod
DNF  | 15  | E  |  Josef Ludwig | Bugatti | 15  |
DNF  | 4  | D  |  Paul von Guillaume | Austro-Daimler | 14  |
DNF  | 18  | E  |  Otto Komnick  | Komnick | 13  | Conrod
DNF  | 4  | D  |  Carl Deilmann | Austro-Daimler | 12  |
DNF  | 13  | E  |  Rudolf Breier | Bugatti | 9  |
DNF  | 36  | F  |  Jean Chassagne | Talbot | 8  | Accident
DNF  | 26  | F  |  Alfred Mederer | Pluto | 8  | Accident
DNF  | 40  | F  |  R. van Horn  | GM  | 8  | Broken valve
DNF  | 19  | E  |  Adolf Rosenberger | Mercedes | 6  | Accident
DNF  | 27  | F  |  Ferdinando Minoia | OM 865  | 6  | Tyres, engine
DNF  | 1  | D  |  Hans Lohmann  | Komnick | 6  |
DNF  | 2  | D  |  Hans Berthold | NAG | 5  |
DNF  | 8  | D  |  R. C. Krüger  | Alfa Romeo | 3  | Clutch
DNF  | 45  | F  |  Willy Loge | AGA | 2  | Radiator
DNF  | 3  | D  |  Ernst Hofer | Steiger | 1  | Radiator
DNF  | 30  | F  |  Max Georg Fielder | BFA  | 1  | Flat tyre
DNF  | 34  | F  |  Otto Fettkenheur  | Bob  | 0  | Retired
DNF  | 46  | F  |  Heinz Erblich  | Alfi | 0  | Retired
DNS  | 11  | D  |  Wilhelm Heine  | NAG  |  | Accident in practice
DNS  | 12  | E  | Arno Hänsel  | Bugatti |  | Engine
DNS  | 21  | E  |  Hans Kolb | Bugatti |  | Engine
DNS  | 35  | F  |  Luigi "Gigi" Platé | Chiribiri |  | Accident in practice
DNS  | 39  | F  |  August Momberger | NSU |  | Engine
DNS  | 43  | F  | Cord von Einem  | Pluto  |  | Engine
Sources:[1][2][3][4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Posthumus, Cyril (1966). The German Grand Prix. pp. 16–20.
2. ^ Darren Galpin. "1926 Grands Prix, The GEL Motorsport Information Page". Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
3. ^ "1926 German Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine Database. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
4. ^ Etzrodt, Hans. "1926 Grand Prix Season - Caracciola wins German Grand Prix with Mercedes". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

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