title: 1931 German Grand Prix
text: # 1931 German Grand Prix
  
  The 1931 German Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on 19 July 1931. There were two races held simultaneously, Class I for Grand Prix cars over 1100cc over 22 laps, and Class II for cars and cyclecars with capacity 500–1100cc over 18 laps. The race distances were chosen to make both races take approximately the same amount of time, but there were no prizes for outright positions, only for class results.
  
  ## Classification
  
  ### Race
  
  **Class I**
  
  | Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 8 | Rudolf Caracciola | Daimler-Benz | Mercedes-Benz SSKL | 22 | 4:38:10 | 4 |
  | 2 | 26 | Louis Chiron | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 22 | +1:18 | 11 |
  | 3 | 28 | Achille Varzi | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 22 | +4:00 | 12 |
  | 4 | 44 | Tazio Nuvolari | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | 22 | +5:06 | 18 |
  | 5 | 12 | Otto Merz | Daimler-Benz | Mercedes-Benz SSKL | 22 | +5:44 | 6 |
  | 6 | 10 | Hans Stuck | Daimler-Benz | Mercedes-Benz SSKL | 22 | +9:24 | 5 |
  | 7 | 32 | Guy Bouriat | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 22 | +11:54 | 14 |
  | 8 | 48 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 22 | +13:58 | 19 |
  | 9 | 22 | Otto Spandel | Private entry | Mercedes-Benz SSK | 22 | +16:35 | 9 |
  | 10 | 24 | Henry Birkin | Maserati | Maserati 26M | 22 | +22:53 | 10 |
  | 11 | 42 | Earl Howe | Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 22 | +30:09 | 17 |
  | Ret | 6 | Heinrich-Joachim von Morgen | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 21 | Oil pressure | 3 |
  | Ret | 16 | René Dreyfus | Maserati | Maserati 26M | 16 | Gearbox | 8 |
  | Ret | 34 | Marcel Lehoux | Bugatti | Bugatti T51 | 14 | Accident | 15 |
  | Ret | 14 | Luigi Fagioli | Maserati | Maserati 26M | 13 | Gearbox | 7 |
  | Ret | 2 | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Daimler-Benz | Mercedes-Benz SSKL | 12 | Differential | 1 |
  | Ret | 38 | Phil Shafer | Private entry | Shafer Special Buick | 12 | Suspension | 16 |
  | Ret | 4 | Ernst-Günther Burggaller | Private entry | Bugatti T35B | 3 | Engine | 2 |
  | Ret | 30 | William Grover-Williams | Private entry | Bugatti T51 | 2 | Engine | 13 |
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  **Class II**
  
  | Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 78 | Dudley Froy | Private entry | Riley | 18 | 4:23:56.6 |
  | 2 | 72 | Engelbert Graf Arco | Private entry | Amilcar | | 4:32:18.0 |
  | 3 | 82 | José Scaron | Private entry | Amilcar | | 4:32:52.5 |
  | 4 | 90 | Marcel Rouleau | Private entry | Amilcar | | 5:07:22.0 |
  | 5 | 88 | Francis Samuelson | Private entry | MG | | 5:09:52.2 |
  | 6 | 68 | Gerhard Macher | Private entry | DKW | | 5:13:50.0 |
  | 7 | 56 | Fritz Theissen | DKW | DKW | | 5:24:18.6 |
  | Ret | 52 | Toni Bauhofer | DKW | DKW | 4 | Clutch |
  | Ret | 54 | Hans Simons | DKW | DKW | 3 | Clutch |
  | Ret | 76 | Luigi Premoli | Private entry | Salmson | 3 | Axle |
  | Ret | 58 | Rudolf Steinweg | Private entry | Amilcar | 1 | Accident |
  | Ret | 66 | Hugo Urban-Emmrich | Private entry | MG | 1 | Accident |
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