The 1939 Swiss Grand Prix was a motor race held at Bremgarten on August 20, 1939.
The Grand Prix was run as a combined event for Grand Prix cars and Voiturettes. Each class had a heat with the best from each going through to a combined final. This was the last victory for a German driver driving a German car until Nico Rosberg´s victory at the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix.
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—Borden Chase [Frank Fowler] (1900–1971)
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—Herman Melville (1819–1891)