A home victory for Hug

The race was run in two heats plus a final Pietsch (Maserati) winning the first heat and Mays (ERA) the second. In the final Pietsch took the start but soon Mays and Howe were in the lead heading Pietsch and Bianco. But it was a black day for the ERA team. Mays retired with a broken supercharger and Howe dropped down from the lead position with misfire. Pietsch was also out, leaving Hug to take an unexpected and highly popular home victory.

Entries: There was as usual a strong list of 31 entries for the Prix de Berne with works teams from Alfa Romeo, Maserati and ERA but to the disappointment of everybody the Alfa team failed to arrive.

Practice:

Heat 1:

12 Wakefield ERA 3m01.6s 58 "B Bira" ERA 2m57.8s 40 L Villoresi Maserati 2m54.4s 14 Wilson ERA 3m08.8s 4 Pietsch Maserati 3m05.7s 2 Berg Maserati 3m15.3s * 46 Ghersi Maserati 3m10.4s 50 Bircher Bugatti 24 Castelbarco Maserati 3m21.9s 48 Herculeyns MG 4m15.5s 28 L Platé Talbot 3m34.9s * 52 Blancpain (Maserati) DNS - did not start

The race started at 10 AM. In heat one the Maseratis of L. Villoresi, Pietsch and Berg faced the ERA cars of Bira, Wakefield and Wilson. The Maserati drivers took the lead but both Villoresi, Berg and Bira retired leaving Pietsch to win from Wilson and Wakefield.

Heat 2:

54 Hug Maserati 3m03.0s 16 Howe ERA 2m59.1s 18 Mays ERA 2m55.9s 22 Bianco Maserati 3m10.1s 6 Hanson Maserati 3m08.5s 10 Rolt ERA 3m20.6s 38 de Teffé Maserati 3m15.1s 44 Teagno Maserati 3m13.0s 26 E Platé Maserati 3m33.4s 8 Pollock ERA 3m22.4s 34 Uboldi Maserati 3m51.7s

The new-painted, blue works ERA's of Mays and Howe faced the Maseratis of Bianco and Hug in heat two. The ERA's took an easy 1-2-3 with Mays winning from Howe with the newcomer Tony Rolt (ex Bira ERA-B) third in his first race.

Final:

4 Pietsch Maserati 16 Howe ERA 18 Mays ERA 10 Rolt ERA 22 Bianco Maserati 14 Wilson ERA 54 Hug Maserati 38 de Teffé Maserati 6 Hanson Maserati 44 Teagno Maserati 48 Herkuleyns MG 8 Pollock ERA 12 Wakefield ERA 28 L Platé Talbot

Caracciola wins the Swiss Grand Prix

There were 19 starters at the fifth Swiss Grand Prix, eight German cars, nine from Italy and two from France. They drove 50 laps around the fast road circuit which was wet as it rained all day. At the start with just a slight drizzle, Seaman (Mercedes) took the lead ahead of Stuck (Auto Union), Caracciola (Mercedes) with a gap to Müller (Auto Union), the rest of the field was drawn apart due to water spray behind the cars. After 10 laps the drizzle changed to heavy downpour when Seaman lost the lead to Caracciola who visibly pulled away leaving everyone behind, showing his mastering in the rain. On lap 25 Caracciola made his refueling stop and Seaman took the lead. Two laps later Seaman also stopped for fuel, when the 'Rain-Master' regained the lead, followed by the Brit in second place until the finish.       Of the other 17 cars, Müller was the only driver who kept up with the two leading Mercedes until mid-race. Thereafter he dropped behind with oiled plugs, the demise of all Auto Unions affecting Stuck, Kautz and Nuvolari. The Mercedes of Brauchitsch ran in fifth place early on, then gained third after the pit stops. His teammate Lang was hit early on by a flying stone smashing his goggles while passing another car. With his right eye injured, reserve driver Bäumer drove the car to the finish. Farina and Wimille in the official Alfa Romeos could not keep up with the leaders but Farina ended up fifth. Taruffi was the fastest of the independent Alfas in sixth place. The Delahaye of Dreyfus and Raph finished 8th and 11th respectively. Of the three independent Maserati, the best was Christen in 13th place. There were 14 finishers and 5 retirements including the fastest Auto Union of Müller, who crashed while in 4th place when passing another car a few laps before the finish. After Pau Mercedes remained unbeaten, while Auto Union and Alfa Romeo improved continuously.

The Swiss Grand Prix was held for the fifth time on the same 7.280 km long circuit which had been used in the preceding four years, again over 50 laps, a total race distance of 364 kilometers. The Grand Prix was open to racecars of the Grand Prix formula, for constructor teams and independent drivers.       The Swiss Grand Prix was held for the first time in 1934 on the Bremgarten circuit, leading clockwise over regular asphalt traffic roads eight to twelve meter wide. One half led along the outer border of the large Bremgarten Forest and the other half cut through the middle of the stately and lofty forest. Along the course, which was in excellent condition, were 13 marshalling posts equipped with telephones. The circuit was fast and interesting and despite seeming easy, it was difficult with a track surface of good grip. Passing another car was not easy on most of the track where the road was only eight meter wide.       Since 1935 the event had been elevated to Grande Épreuve status. The prize money for first place was 10,000 Swiss francs, second 6,000, third 3,000 Swiss francs.       Special significance was given to this event which was the third of the four Grande Épreuves counting toward the 1938 European Championship. After the first two races in France and Germany, Caracciola held first place with 4 points, followed by Brauchitsch 6, Lang 8, Seaman 9, Stuck 11, Müller, Hasse, Carrière, Dreyfus, Ghersi, Pietsch, Balestrero and Cortese 12 points each.

Entries: There were 20 entries listed. As usual the German teams came in force to the main events of the year. The Auto Union team arrived with Hans Stuck, Tazio Nuvolari, H. P. Müller, and Christian Kautz with four D-type cars, while Rudolf Hasse was the reserve driver. They had one C/D type as practice car identified with race #1.       Daimler-Benz was present with seven cars for no less than eight drivers during practice. Rudolf Caracciola, Manfred von Brauchitsch, Hermann Lang, Richard Seaman were the team main drivers and Walter Bäumer was the reserve driver. The radiators of the four Mercedes were painted and framed in different colors to enable the pit crew to recognize the cars from a long distance. Brauchitsch's radiator was framed in red, Seaman's green, Lang blue and Caracciola gray. Caracciola's Mercedes was a shorter and lighter version of the regular type W 154 with a large saddle tank between firewall and instrument panel. The rear tank was smaller and the tail much shorter, it also had a special front grille with side openings. This was the same car which Caracciola had driven at the Coppa Ciano, now with a few minor air vent changes.       Alfa Corse managed the Alfa Romeo team with two red type 312, 3-liter 12-cylinder cars for Giuseppe Farina and Jean-Perre Wimille.       Ecurie Bleu, managed by Madame Lucy Schell from Paris, entered two 2-seat Delahaye 145 types with 4.5-liter, V-12 engines not supercharged. The monoposto of type 155 could not be completed in time due to a strike at the company. Drivers were René Dreyfus and the Frechman 'Raph', an alias for R.B. De las Casas, instead of Gianfranco Comotti, who was not allowed to drive. Madame Schell had made the decision in view of Comotti, who had hindered Dreyfus for several laps to pass him at the Coppa Acerbo one week earlier.       There were four independent Alfa Romeos. Scuderia Torino entered an Alfa Romeo 308 for Piero Taruffi, while Giovanni Minozzi, Emilio Romano and Jstván de Sztriha drove 2.6-liter Alfa Romeo Monzas.       The Maserati entries included the Swiss Baron Emmanuel de Graffenried who drove a 3.7-L 6-cylinder Maserati with his reserve driver John du Puy. Scuderia Sabauda from Turin arrived with a 3-liter 8CM Maserati to be driven by Edoardo Teagno. Adolphe Mandirola also drove an 8CM Maserati and Max Christen dove a 2-liter 8-cylinder type 26 Maserati.

Practice: August 18 - Thursday practice was from 3:30 until 4:45 in the afternoon during excellent weather. This first practice was for the drivers to get acquainted with the circuit, adjust gear ratios, and make other adjustments to their cars. The fastest of the Mercedes drivers was Seaman with a lap in 2m45.7s at 158.165 km/h average speed. Caracciola, Brauchitsch, Lang and the engineer Rudolf Uhlenhaut also drove several laps. Stuck made the best time of the Auto Union drivers in 2m46.2s, just half a second slower than the fastest Mercedes. Nuvolari, Müller and Kautz also completed several laps. Alfa Romeo used a practice car which was driven alternately by Farina and Wimille. Ecurie Bleue also used a practice-Delahaye for Dreyfus and Raph. Thursday times Seaman (Mercedes-Benz) 2m45.7s Stuck (Auto Union) 2m46.2s Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz) 2m46.2s Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz) 2m47.0s Nuvolari (Auto Union) 2m47.1s Müller (Auto Union) 2m48.9s Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz) 2m50.1s Kautz (Auto Union) 2m51.7s Farina (Alfa Romeo) 2m53.4s Lang (Mercedes-Benz) 3m00.0s Dreyfus (Delahaye) 3m01.7s De Graffenried (Maserati) 3m15.6s Raph (Delahaye) 3m31.8s

August 19 - Friday's practice took place at the same times as on Thursday during hot and dry summer weather. But now the recorded lap times counted for positions on the starting grid. Seaman was again the fastest Mercedes driver in 2m39.6s which he improved with 2m38.8s at 165.037 km/h average speed. The various team drivers were all driving for a good time, including the independents. Besides trying to obtaine a front starting position, the regulations required each driver to complete at least ten practice laps. Dreyfus and Raph drove again their practice-Delahayes they used on Thursday. Romano (Alfa Romeo) was the only driver not present. Friday times Seaman (Mercedes-Benz) 2m38.8s Lang (Mercedes-Benz) 2m42.0s Stuck (Auto Union) 2m42.5s Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz) 2m43.5s Müller (Auto Union) 2m43.5s Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz) 2m43.6s Nuvolari (Auto Union) 2m43.9s Farina (Alfa Romeo) 2m46.7s Wimille (Alfa Romeo) 2m47.6s Kautz (Auto Union) 2m47.7s Taruffi (Alfa Romeo) 2m52.6s Dreyfus (Delahaye) 2m55.9s Teagno (Maserati) 3m03.8s De Graffenried (Maserati) 3m11.9s Raph (Delahaye) 3m13.3s Sztriha (Alfa Romeo) 3m31.1s Minozzi (Alfa Romeo) 3m57.7s

August 20 - Saturday practice was from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on a dry circuit. All drivers were again present to improve their times, except De Graffenried (Maserati) and 'Raph' (Delahaye). Caracciola drove the fastest time in 2m42.2s with his new version racecar, which had an additional saddle tank and a much shorter tail. Saturday practice times also counted for positions on the starting grid. Saturday times Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz) 2m42.2s Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz) 2m42.9s Wimille (Alfa Romeo) 2m44.3s Nuvolari (Auto Union) 2m45.1s Kautz (Auto Union) 2m45.4s Stuck (Auto Union) 2m46.1s Müller (Auto Union) 2m48.4s Farina (Alfa Romeo) 2m49.2s Lang (Mercedes-Benz) 2m52.1s Seaman (Mercedes-Benz) 2m52.9s Taruffi (Alfa Romeo) 2m54.0s Dreyfus (Delahaye) 3m06.7s Romano (Alfa Romeo) 3m17.7s Teagno (Maserati) 3m27.8s Christen (Maserati) 3m27.9s Minozzi (Alfa Romeo) 3m29.1s Sztriha (Alfa Romeo) 3m38.9s

Race: After it had rained steadily all morning, the estimated spectator attendance was around 20.000. At 10:00 a.m. the Preis of Bern for the 1500 voiturette class took place in the rain. At 2:45 p.m. when it had stopped raining, the grand prix cars were pushed to the starting grid. From the 20 drivers nominated, De Graffenried did not start, after his car suffered piston damage during Saturday's national race, so the field was down to 19 cars. The starting order was arranged according to the best practice times reached on Friday and Saturday.

12 Caracciola Mercedes 2m42.2s 14 Lang Mercedes 2m42.0s 16 Seaman Mercedes 2m38.8s 10 Brauchitsch Mercedes 2m42.9s 8 Stuck Auto Union 2m42.5s 42 Wimille Alfa Romeo 2m44.3s 6 Nuvolari Auto Union 2m43.9s 4 Müller Auto Union 2m43.5s 40 Farina Alfa Romeo 2m46.7s 2 Kautz Auto Union 2m45.4s 26 Teagno Maserati 3m03.8s 18 Dreyfus Delaheye 2m55.9s 28 Taruffi Alfa Romeo 2m52.6s 20 Raph Delahaye 3m13.3s * 30 Mandirola Maserati 3m28.0s 32 Christen Maserati 3m27.9s 24 Romano Alfa Romeo 3m17.7s 34 de Sztriha Alfa Romeo 3m31.1s 22 Minozzi Alfa Romeo 3m29.1s * 36 de Graffenried (Maserati) 3m11.9s DNS

Just before the start it had begun to drizzle slightly. At 3:00 p.m. the starting signal was given by lowering the red Swiss flag with the white cross. With ear-splitting-thunder the wild pack of 19 cars shot away, Seaman took the immediate lead with Stuck, Caracciola and Müller close behind while Lang from the first row had a delayed start, spun his wheels on the slippery road and was passed by several cars.       After the first lap Seaman was leading with a lap in 3m10.8s at 137.358 km/h with some distance to Stuck in 2nd place, then Caracciola, Müller, Kautz, Brauchitsch, Nuvolari, Lang, Farina, Taruffi and Wimille amongst the first ten drivers. The roads were still wet from the earlier rain and the cars dragged long water spray behind their rear wheels on most places, with the field drawn apart early on.       After the second lap Seaman had increased his advantage over Stuck, who was closely followed by Caracciola. Nuvolari lost his seventh place when he was passed by Lang and Farina.       At the end of the third lap, Seaman led Stuck by 10 seconds closely chased by Caracciola, who was determined to get by.       On the fourth lap Caracciola passed Stuck for second position, chasing then after Seaman in the lead. Stuck was now third, ahead of Müller and Kautz in Auto Unions who were followed by the two Mercedes of Brauchitsch and Lang.       On the fifth lap the gap between Seaman and Caracciola had shrunk to 6.7s and with Stuck 14.7s behind, now chased down by Müller 16.7s behind and then Kautz. The independent Hungarian driver de Sztriha stopped at the pits and retired his Maserati.       During the 6th lap it started to rain heavier and the drivers were forced to more caution and restraint, when Müller passed Stuck for third place.       On the 7th lap Lang stopped at the pits to change plugs in 55 seconds, which dropped him to 11th place. Moments later Nuvolari also stopped to change oiled spark plugs and lost around 50 seconds. Stuck was then in 4th place. On the eighth lap Seaman pushed the best lap time down to 2m54.0s at 150.620 km/h average speed.       On the ninth lap Stuck stopped at the pits after he had spun in the Forsthaus turn and stalled his engine. He was able to push-start his car single-handed but the fuel-linkage was now damaged and needed attention while Kautz regained fourth position. Seaman realized that Caracciola was too close behind, so he pushed in 2m54.1s.       On lap ten Lang attempted to pass a car in a turn, when a stone thrown from the rear wheel hit his goggles. With great pain Lang arrived at the pits with an injured right eye and reserve driver Bäumer took over. The German race doctor Gläser removed tiny safety-glass splinters from the eye, which later requiring additional care by an eye doctor. The French Raph also stopped at his pit for just 20 seconds to get new goggles and driving cap. After ten laps the two leading Mercedes drivers had lapped many slower contenders, which left only seven other cars were on the same lap. Seaman led Caracciola by 1.4 seconds with the following order after 10 laps: 1. Seaman (Mercedes-Benz) 30m20.7s 2. Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz) 30m22.1s 3. Müller (Auto Union) 30m47.3s 4. Kautz (Auto Union) 31m04.8s 5. Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz) 31m08.8s On the 11th lap the drizzle changed into a heavy downpour, and with it Seaman lost the lead to Caracciola who visibly pulled away. Müller was the only Auto Union driver able to follow the leading Mercedes drivers while Kautz in fourth place could not keep up. Nuvolari stopped again at the pits to get another pair of goggles. On lap 14 Stuck passed Wimille's Alfa Romeo, while Nuvolari stopped for the third time at the pits to change oiled spark plugs. In the heavy rain, Caracciola had distanced himself from Seaman by 17 seconds. Simultaneously Müller had closed-up noticeably to Seaman to only seven seconds, with the times as follows, after 15 laps: 1. Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz) 46m32s 2. Seaman (Mercedes-Benz) 46m49s 3. Müller (Auto Union) 46m56s 4. Kautz (Auto Union) 47m20s 5. Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz) 47m52s On lap 16 Kautz stopped again at the pits with fuel trouble. On the following lap he stopped again with a carburation problem which caused him to drop from fourth to sixth place behind Farina. On lap 18 Kautz stopped again to change oiled spark plugs. On the same lap Mandirola ended his race with the Maserati, likewise Minozzi who retired his Alfa Romeo. Kautz retired on lap 20 with carburetor trouble, when already one lap behind. Teagno stopped his Maserati at the pits and Prince Bira relieved the Italian driver. At this time the heavy rain had stopped and Seaman now made up about six seconds per lap. Farina was the fastest driver of the Italian brigade, only three minutes behind Caracciola in fifth place. After 145 km completed, only five drivers were still on the same lap when Caracciola led Seaman by four seconds with the following times after 20 laps: 1. Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz) 1h02m38s 2. Seaman (Mercedes-Benz) 1h02m42s 3. Müller (Auto Union) 1h03m04s 4. Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz) 1h04m02s 5. Farina (Alfa Romeo) 1h05m36s Caracciola made his refueling stop on lap 24 which took 31 seconds and left the lead to Seaman. Tires did not have to be changed. On the same lap Müller also stopped to refuel and change oiled spark plugs which took 1m12s. This allowed Brauchitsch to move into third position. Seaman took the lead at 140 km/h average so that halfway through the race, the positions were as follows, after 25 laps: 1. Seaman (Mercedes-Benz) 1h18m02.7s 2. Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz) 1h18m41.1s 3. Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz) 1h19m29.6s 4. Müller (Auto Union) 1h20m00.3s 5. Farina (Alfa Romeo) 1h21m50.3s 6. Stuck (Auto Union) 1 lap behind 7. Taruffi (Alfa Romeo) 1 lap behind 8. Wimille (Alfa Romeo) 2 laps behind 9. Dreyfus (Delahaye) 2 laps behind 10. Nuvolari (Auto Union) 2 laps behind 11. Bäumer/Lang (Mercedes-Benz) 2 laps behind 12. Raph (Delahaye) 3 laps behind 13. Christen (Maserati) 4 laps behind 14. Romano (Alfa Romeo) 4 laps behind 15. Teagno (Maserati) 5 laps behind 16. Minozzi (Alfa Romeo) 5 laps behind The rain had stopped completely, so immediately the speed increased on the still wet course. On lap 26 Seaman stopped to refuel in 35 seconds and Caracciola regained the lead. Brauchitsch made his refueling stop on lap 27 in the record time of 35 seconds to also change plugs. Farina had made his refueling stop two laps earlier, on lap 25 but also had his brakes re-adjusted and plugs changed which took only 56 seconds. Wimille refueled in 40 seconds. Müller stopped on lap 33, lost a lot of time with changing oiled spark plugs and was about two minutes behind the leader. There were no position changes. While Hans Stuck stopped on lap 34 to refuel, he was passed by Farina and Taruffi. But when Taruffi stopped two laps later, on lap 35, Stuck regained sixth place. The Delahaye did not have to stop to refuel since their un-supercharged engines consumed less fuel. After 40 laps, Caracciola led Seaman by 28 seconds with the following times after 40 laps: 1. Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz) 2h03m02.2s 2. Seaman (Mercedes-Benz) 2h03m30.1s 3. Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz) 2h05m29.6s 4. Müller (Auto Union) 2h06m04.7s 5. Farina (Alfa Romeo) 2h09m36.5s When Müller had been lapped on lap 41, only the three Mercedes were on the same lap. The last ten laps were marked with a great final spurt of Caracciola and Seaman. They outdid each other's lap records on a course which was still waterlogged in places. Seaman on lap 40 made 2m52s, on lap 41 Caracciola drove 2m51.5s, then Seaman ended lap 42 in 2m50.8s at 153.442 km/h, the fastest lap of the race. But it did not help to prevent Caracciola to amass an advantage of 26 seconds at the end. Farina in fifth place was around 12 seconds ahead of Stuck. Lap after lap Stuck had a battle with Farina's Alfa Romeo and on the 44th lap the Auto Union driver passed the Alfa Romeo.       On lap 48 Müller's good drive ended while passing a slower car. He skidded, left the track, and crashed on the Wohlenstrasse near Glasbrunnen. Müller suffered several contusions, but all without gravity while the car was badly damaged but repairable.       The race order did not change until the end. On the last lap Caracciola lapped Brauchitsch, so that he alone with Seaman completed the race on the same lap. Surrounded by the applause of the crowd, Caracciola crossed the finish line after 2h32m07.8s, Seaman followed 26 seconds behind in second place. Brauchitsch finished third one lap behind, followed by Stuck's Auto Union in fourth place ahead of Farina's Alfa Romeo, both were two laps down.       There was a total of 14 finishers due to a slow race in the rain. Taruffi (Alfa Romeo) was sixth, 3 laps behind, Wimille in the second works Alfa Romeo ended up seventh ahead of Dreyfus in the Delahaye and Nuvolari (Auto Union), both 4 laps down, then in 10th place was the regular driving Bäumer in Lang's Mercedes 5 laps behind, ahead of Raph (Delahaye) 7 laps back, then in 12th place Romano (Alfa Romeo) 9 laps down, followed by Christen (Maserati) 10 laps behind and the last finisher in 14th place was Teagno (Maserati) with help from Prince Bira, 11 laps down.

Wakefield's first major victory

Bira took the lead at the start of the race followed by Tongue and Dobson but soon Mays was up to second. Mays dropped back in the order when he did his pit stop as did Bira. Bira advanced again to second position but was unable to do anything to Wakefield, who did a fast pit stop without changing tyres and went on to win from Bira and Earl Howe.

The J.C.C. 200 was back at Brooklands after two years at Donington. The race was run in three classes: formula libre, voiturette 1.5 litre and voiturette 1.1 litre.

Entries:

Practice: Bira in his Maserati was fastest during practice with a time of 1m49s.

Race:

14 Cotton ERA 9 Bira Maserati 6 Staniland Multi-Union 10 Mays ERA 16 Tongue ERA 15 Dobson ERA 18 Wakefield ERA 5 Lace Darracq 3 Beadle Alta 11 Howe ERA 2 Evans Alfa Romeo 12 Connell ERA 7 Maclure Riley 17 Rolt ERA 20 Lord Avebury Alta 23 Hanson Maserati 26 Fletcher M.G. 22 Rayson Maserati 27 Smith M.G. 28 Duke-Wooley M.G. 25 Stuart Wilton M.G. 19 Abecassis Alta 4 Brooke Brooke 29 Nickols M.G. 21 Aitken Maserati 24 Wilson ERA

Bira took the lead at the start of the race followed by Tongue and Dobson but soon Mays was up to second in his ERA while Tongue fell back. Staniland was an early retirement. After 8 laps Mays, who now was trailing Bira by 9 seconds, made a stop for new plugs leaving Bira to lead from Dobson and Wakefield.       Order after 10 laps: Bira, Dobson 9s behind, Wakefield 24s behind.       Order after 20 laps: Bira, Dobson 18s behind, Wakefield 37s behind.       At lap 22 Dobson retired with an engine failure and the order was now Bira, Wakefield, Cotton and Tongue. Order after 30 laps: Bira, Wakefield 1m46s behind, Tongue 2m05s behind.       Order after 40 laps: Bira, Wakefield 46s behind, Tongue 1m01s behind.       At 42 laps Bira made his pitstop dropping back in the field.       Order after 50 laps: Wakefield 46s, Tongue 21s behind, Bira 1m31s behind.       Bira was back to 2nd after 60 laps but 72s behind Wakefield with Tongue a further 87s behind Bira. With failing brakes Bira was unable to do anything to Wakefield.       Order after 70 laps: Wakefield, Bira 1m34s behind, Tongue 2m31s behind, .       Wakefield did a 20s pit stop for fuel without changing tyres and went into the lead. Order after 80 laps: Wakefield, Bira 44s behind, Howe 5m21s behind, .       Wakefield went on to win by on to win by 34 seconds from Bira and Earl Howe.