1926 German Grand Prix
| 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 | 19.565 km (12.157 miles) | ||
| Distance | 20 laps, 391.308 km (243.148 miles) | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Ferdinando Minoia | OM 665 | |
| Time | 7'17.00 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes SS | ||
| Second | NAG | ||
| Third | Alfa-Romeo | ||
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.
After a series of the 1920s–1930s victories by Germans (Hans Stuck, Bernd Rosemeyer, and a few more by Caracciola), no other German driver would accomplish a German GP win until Michael Schumacher's victory in 1995 German Grand Prix.
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
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 |  Rudolf Caracciola
|
Mercedes Monza | 20 | 2:54'12.8 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Christian Riecken
|
NAG | 20 | 2:57'33.2 | ||
| 3 | - | Willy Cleer
|
Alfa Romeo RLSS | 20 | 3:00'16.8 | ||
| 4 | - |  Pierre Clause
|
Bignan | 20 | 3:02'07.4 | ||
| 5 | 32 | Georg Klöbe
|
NSU | 20 | 3:07'27.0 | ||
| 6 | - | Max zu Schaumburg Lippe
|
OM 665 | 20 | 3:10'57.4 | ||
| 7 | - | Jakob Scholl
|
NSU | 20 | 3:11'54.2 | ||
| 8 | - | Franz Islinger
|
NSU | 20 | 3:13'58.8 | ||
| 9 | - | Hans Santner
|
OM 665 | 20 | 3:16'54.2 | ||
| 10 | - | Josef Müller
|
NSU | 20 | 3:18'25.4 | ||
| 11 | - | Hans Bakatsch
|
Brennabor | 19 | + 1 Lap | ||
| 12 | - | Reichstein
|
Brennabor | 19 | + 1 Lap | ||
| 13 | - | Fritz Feldmann
|
Hansa | 19 | + 1 Lap | ||
| 14 | - | Orska
|
NAG | 19 | + 1 Lap | ||
| 15 | - | Fritz Mitzlaff
|
Brennabor | 20 | + 1 Lap | ||
| 16 | - | Hugo Urban Emmerich
|
Talbot 70 | 19 | + 1 Lap | ||
| 17 | - | Max Wälti
|
Bugatti T22 | 19 | + 1 Lap | ||
| Ret | - | Adolf Rosenberger
|
Mercedes | 7 | Accident | ||
| Ret | - | Hans Berthold
|
NAG | ||||
| Ret | - | Carl Deimann
|
Austro-Daimler | ||||
| Ret | - | Ernst Hofer
|
Steiger | ||||
| Ret | - | Hans Kolb
|
Bugatti T22 | ||||
| Ret | - | Josef Ludwig
|
Bugatti T22 | ||||
| Ret | - | Rudolf Breier
|
Bugatti T22 | ||||
| Ret | - |  Ferdinando Minoia
|
OM 665 | ||||
| Ret | - | Jean Chassagne
|
Talbot 70 | Accident | |||
| Ret | - | August Momberger
|
NSU | ||||
| Ret | - | Georg Kimpel
|
Bugatti T22 | ||||
| Ret | - | Willy Loge
|
AGA | ||||
| Ret | - | Hans Friedrich
|
Pluto-Amilcar | ||||
| Ret | - | Adolf Mederer
|
Pluto-Amilcar | Accident | |||
| Ret | - | Georg Fielder
|
BF |
Notes
- Fastest lap: Ferdinando Minoia 7'17.0