1937 German Grand Prix
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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	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 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]

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 Ruesch	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