The 1939 Grand Prix season was the seventh AIACR European Championship season. The championship winner was never officially announced by the AIACR due to the outbreak of World War II less than two weeks after the final event in Switzerland. The Italian GP initially had been a fifth event, but it became clear well before the war that it would be cancelled due to construction work. At that time, it was also undecided which scoring system would be used, the old minimum points system that basically ...
Non-championship Grands Prix
Grandes Épreuves are denoted by a yellow background.
Table 1
| Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto Union AG | Auto Union | Auto Union Type D | Auto Union 3.0 V12 s | nan | Hermann Paul Müller |
| Auto Union AG | Auto Union | Auto Union Type D | Auto Union 3.0 V12 s | nan | Tazio Nuvolari |
| Auto Union AG | Auto Union | Auto Union Type D | Auto Union 3.0 V12 s | nan | Rudolf Hasse |
| Auto Union AG | Auto Union | Auto Union Type D | Auto Union 3.0 V12 s | nan | Georg Meier |
| Auto Union AG | Auto Union | Auto Union Type D | Auto Union 3.0 V12 s | nan | Hans Stuck |
| Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz W154 | Mercedes-Benz M163 3.0 V12 s | nan | Rudolf Caracciola |
| Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz W154 | Mercedes-Benz M163 3.0 V12 s | nan | Manfred von Brauchitsch |
| Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz W154 | Mercedes-Benz M163 3.0 V12 s | nan | Hermann Lang |
| Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz W154 | Mercedes-Benz M163 3.0 V12 s | nan | Richard Seaman |
| Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz W154 | Mercedes-Benz M163 3.0 V12 s | nan | Heinz Brendel |
Table 2
| Rd | Date | Name | Circuit | Winning drivers | Winning constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 June | Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps | Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz |
| 2 | 9 July | French Grand Prix | Reims-Gueux | Hermann Paul Müller | Auto Union |
| 3 | 23 July | German Grand Prix | Nürburgring | Rudolf Caracciola | Mercedes-Benz |
| 4 | 20 August | Swiss Grand Prix | Bremgarten | Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz |
Table 3
| Date | Name | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning constructor | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April | Pau Grand Prix | Pau | Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
| 10 April | Road Championship | Brooklands | Arthur Dobson | ERA | Report |
| 7 May | Paris Cup | Montlhéry | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Bugatti | Report |
| 7 May | Finnish Grand Prix | Eläintarharata | Adolf Westerblom | Alfa Romeo | Report |
| 21 May | Eifelrennen | Nürburgring | Hermann Lang | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
| 28 May | Grand Prix des Frontières | Chimay | Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti | Report |
| 25 June | Bucharest Grand Prix | Bucharest | Hans Stuck | Auto Union | Report |
| 2 July | Remparts Grand Prix | Angoulême | Raymond Sommer | Alfa Romeo | Report |
| 7 August | Campbell Trophy | Brooklands | Raymond Mays | ERA | Report |
| 3 September | Belgrade Grand Prix | Belgrade | Tazio Nuvolari | Auto Union | Report |