Nuffield Trophy – 1939

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Prince Bira	B Bira	ERA B/C [R12C]	ERA L6C 1.5	-
2	Herbert Hadley	H. Hadley	Austin 7	Austin L4	-
3	Arthur Dobson	English Racing Automobiles Ltd	ERA E	ERA L6C 1.5	-
4	Reggie Tongue	R. Tongue	Maserati 4CL [1567]	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-
5	Tony Rolt St. John Horsfall	A. P. R. Rolt	ERA B [R5B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-
6	Luigi Villoresi	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 4CL	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-
7	Giovanni Rocco	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 4CL	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-
8	Roger Loyer	R. Loyer	Maserati 6CM [1548]	Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5	-
9	Charlie Dodson	J. Dibos	Maserati 4CM [1128]	Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5	-
10	Allen Pollock	A. Pollock	ERA A [R2A]	ERA L6C 1.5	-
11	Brian Shawe-Taylor Bob Ansell	R. E. Ansell	ERA B [R9B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-
12	Norman Wilson	N. Wilson	ERA A [R4A]	ERA L6C 1.5	-
14	Peter Aitken	P. Aitken	ERA B [R11B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-
15	Raymond Mays	R. Mays	ERA D [R4D]	ERA L6C 1.5	-
16	Peter Whitehead	P. N. Whitehead	ERA B [R10B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-
17	Percy Maclure	P. Maclure	Riley 1500/6	Riley L6 1.5	-
18	Bob Gerard	F. R. Gerard	Riley 1500/6	Riley L6 1.5	-
19	Leslie Brooke	H. L. Brooke	Brooke Special	Alta L4C 1.5	-
20	Ian Nichols	I. Nichols	MG K3 Magnette	MG L6C 1.3	-
21	Robin Hanson	Mrs Hall-Smith	ERA B [R6B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-
22	David Hampshire	D. A. Hampshire	Maserati 6CM	Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5	-
23	Reg Parnell	R. Parnell	Challenger	ERA L6C 1.5	-

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	1	Prince Bira	ERA B/C [R12C]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	02:20.400	0
2	15	Raymond Mays	ERA D [R4D]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	02:22.800	0
3	16	Peter Whitehead	ERA B [R10B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	02:24.200	0
4	5	Tony Rolt	ERA B [R5B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-		0
DNS	3	Arthur Dobson	ERA E	ERA L6C 1.5	-	02:25.000	0
6	17	Percy Maclure	Riley 1500/6	Riley L6 1.5	-	02:25.400	0
DNS	4	Reggie Tongue	Maserati 4CL [1567]	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-	02:25.400	0
Rest of grid unknown

Official Name	Nuffield Trophy
Circuit	Donington Park
Date	June 10
Pole	Prince Bira 02:20.400
Fastest Lap
Podium	1th Prince Bira, 2th Raymond Mays, 3th Peter Whitehead
Prev race	Gran Premio di Napoli May 28
Next race	Grand Prix de Picardie June 11

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	Gr	Pts
1	1	Prince Bira	B Bira	ERA B/C [R12C]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	02:38:10.000	64	1	0
2	15	Raymond Mays	R. Mays	ERA D [R4D]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	02:39:48.000	64	2	0
3	16	Peter Whitehead	P. N. Whitehead	ERA B [R10B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	+1 lap	63	3	0
4	11	Bob Ansell Brian Shawe-Taylor	R. E. Ansell	ERA B [R9B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	+2 laps	62 0		0 0
5	9	Charlie Dodson	J. Dibos	Maserati 4CM [1128]	Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5	-	+5 laps	59		0
6	10	Allen Pollock	A. Pollock	ERA A [R2A]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	+5 laps	59		0
7	14	Peter Aitken	P. Aitken	ERA B [R11B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	+5 laps	59		0
8	2	Herbert Hadley	H. Hadley	Austin 7	Austin L4	-	+6 laps	58		0
9	18	Bob Gerard	F. R. Gerard	Riley 1500/6	Riley L6 1.5	-	+8 laps	56		0
DNF	21	Robin Hanson	Mrs Hall-Smith	ERA B [R6B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	Gearbox	59		0
DNF	5	Tony Rolt St. John Horsfall	A. P. R. Rolt	ERA B [R5B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	Accident	33 0	4	0 0
DNF	19	Leslie Brooke	H. L. Brooke	Brooke Special	Alta L4C 1.5	-	Gearbox	33		0
DNF	8	Roger Loyer	R. Loyer	Maserati 6CM [1548]	Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5	-	Accident	33		0
DNF	12	Norman Wilson	N. Wilson	ERA A [R4A]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	Gearbox	21		0
DNF	20	Ian Nichols	I. Nichols	MG K3 Magnette	MG L6C 1.3	-	Cylinder block	11		0
DNF	17	Percy Maclure	P. Maclure	Riley 1500/6	Riley L6 1.5	-	Gearbox	5	6	0
DNF	22	David Hampshire	D. A. Hampshire	Maserati 6CM	Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5	-	Piston	2		0
DNS	3	Arthur Dobson	English Racing Automobiles Ltd	ERA E	ERA L6C 1.5	-	Engine	0		0
DNS	4	Reggie Tongue	R. Tongue	Maserati 4CL [1567]	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-	Final drive	0		0
DNA	6	Luigi Villoresi	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 4CL	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-	DNA	0		0
DNA	7	Giovanni Rocco	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 4CL	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-	DNA	0		0
DNA	23	Reg Parnell	R. Parnell	Challenger	ERA L6C 1.5	-	DNA	0		0