Sunday 23 December 2018

1939 Unglonian Grand Prix

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live from Strathcona Park in Grahamshire for the 12th annual Unglonian Grand Prix. 23 cars are lined up for this international showdown.

The flag drops and we are racing but Jack Glockner has stalled on the grid!

Eric Hopper-Knut has a magneto failure on lap 5.

David Dunstan gets a puncture on lap 9.

Harmann Lang suffers a crankshaft failure on lap 19.

Alfred Abbey-Coleman breaks his radiator on lap 25.

James Kingsley has a conrod failure on lap 36.

Gerald Murphy gets an engine failure on lap 45.

Dick Seaman breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 47.

Rudolf Caracciola drops oil on lap 51, causing Herbert Hepburn to spin out on the following lap.

Pat Elway-Derrick and Simon Kramer collide on lap 70. Both are unhurt.

George O'Connor suffers an engine failure on lap 78.

Tazio Nuvolari has a supercharger failure on lap 86.

Thomas Lanford loses a wheel on lap 95.

Hermann Paul Müller runs out of fuel on lap 98, just 3 laps from the finish.

Manfred von Brauchitsch wins the Unglonaian Grand Prix!


  1. Manfred von Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz W154) 2:59:29.539
  2. Rudolf Hasse (Auto Union D) 2:59:33.067
  3. John Foss (Bugatti Type 51) 2:59:34.478
  4. Peter Darragh-Kavanaugh (Bugatti Type 35B) 2:59:41.001
  5. Joseph Bruce McMahon (Bugatti Type 59) 2:59:42.431
  6. Georg Meier (Auto Union D) 2:59:43.222
  7. Charles Mason (Maserati 6CM) 2:59:58.370
  8. Hermann Paul Müller (Auto Union D) DNF lap 98
  9. Thomas Lanford (Bugatti Type 35B) DNF lap 95
  10. Tazio Nuvolari (Auto Union D) DNF lap 86
  11. George O'Connor (Bugatti Type 59) DNF lap 78
  12. Pat Elway-Derrick (Bugatti Type 59) DNF lap 70
  13. Simon Kramer (Bugatti Type 51) DNF lap 70
  14. Herbert Hepburn (Bugatti Type 35C) DNF lap 52
  15. Rudolf Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz W154) DNF lap 51
  16. Dick Seaman (Mercedes-Benz W154) DNF lap 47
  17. Gerald Murphy (Bugatti Type 35C) DNF lap 45
  18. James Kingsley (Bugatti Type 51) DNF lap 36
  19. Alfred Abbey-Coleman (Bugatti Type 51) DNF lap 25
  20. Harmann Lang (Mercedes-Benz W154) DNF lap 19
  21. David Dunstan (Bugatti Type 35C) DNF lap 9
  22. Eric Hopper-Knut (Bugatti Type 35B) DNF lap 5
  23. Jack Glockner (Bugatti Type 35C) DNF lap 1

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