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1938 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 1938 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 15th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1938.
Official results edit
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.0 | 15 | Eugène Chaboud / Jean Trémoulet | Eugène Chaboud Jean Trémoulet | Delahaye 135CS | Delahaye 3.6L I6 | 235 |
| 2 | 5.0 | 14 | Gaston Serraud | Gaston Serraud Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Delahaye 135CS | Delahaye 3.6L I6 | 233 |
| 3 | 5.0 | 5 | Jean Prenant | Jean Prenant André Morel | Talbot T150SS Coupe | Talbot 4.0L I6 | 219 |
| 4 | 5.0 | 10 | Louis Villeneuve | Louis Villeneuve René Biolay | Delahaye 135CS | Delahaye 3.6L I6 | 218 |
| 5 | 2.0 | 24 | Emile Darl'mat | Charles de Cortanze Marcel Contet | Darl'mat DS | Peugeot 2.0L I4 | 214 |
| 6 | 2.0 | 28 | Adler | Peter Graff Orssich Rudolf Sauerwein | Adler Super Trumpf Rennlimousine | Adler 1.7L I4 | 211 |
| 7 | 1.5 | 33 | Adler | Otto Löhr Paul von Guillaume | Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine | Adler 1.5L I4 | 204 |
| 8 | 1.1 | 46 | Jacques Savoye | Jacques Savoye Pierre Savoye | Singer Nine Le Mans Replica "Savoye Special" | Singer 1.0L I4 | 174 |
| 9 | 1.1 | 42 | Just-Emile Vernet | Albert Debille Guy Lapchin | Simca Huit | Fiat 1.1L I4 | 172 |
| 10 | 1.5 | 31 | Ecurie Lapin Blanc | Peter Clark Marcus Chambers | HRG Le Mans | Singer 1.5L I4 | 170 |
| 11 | 1.1 | 48 | Victor Camerano | Victor Camerano Robert Klempeneré | Simca Huit | Fiat 1.1L I4 | 166 |
| 12 | 1.1 | 49 | Claude Bonneau | Claude Bonneau Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier | MG PA Midget Special | MG 1.0L I4 | 165 |
| 13 | 1.1 | 40 | Miss P.M. Fawcett | Marjorie Fawcett Geoffrey White | Morgan 4/4 | Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 | 163 |
| 14 | 750 | 51 | Amédée Gordini | Maurice Aimé Charles Plantivoux | Simca Cinq | Fiat 0.6L I4 | 151 |
| 15 | 750 | 52 | Amédée Gordini | Albert Leduc Athos Querzola | Simca Cinq | Fiat 0.6L I4 | 140 |
Did not finish edit
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 5.0 | 19 | Raymond Sommer | Raymond Sommer Clemente Biondetti | Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Speciale | Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I8 | 219 |
| 17 | 5.0 | 8 | Norbert Jean Mahé | Donald Mathieson Freddy Clifford | Talbot T150C | Talbot 4.0L I6 | 159 |
| 18 | 5.0 | 7 | Jean Trévoux | Jean Trévoux Pierre Levegh | Talbot T150C | Talbot 4.0L i6 | 159 |
| 19 | 2.0 | 27 | Robert P Hichens | Robert P Hichens Mortimer Morris-Goodall | Aston Martin Speed Model | Aston Martin 2.0L I4 | 150 |
| 20 | 1.1 | 37 | Amédée Gordini | Amédée Gordini José Scaron | Simca Huit | Fiat 1.1L I4 | 140 |
| 21 | 1.5 | 36 | Pierre Ferry | Pierre Ferry Francis Noireaux | Riley Sprite TT | Riley 1.5L I4 | 127 |
| 22 | 1.1 | 43 | Amédée Gordini | Robert Lévy Adrien Alin | Simca | Fiat 1.0L I4 | 124 |
| 23 | 1.1 | 38 | Amédée Gordini | Jean Viale Jean Breillet | Simca Huit | Fiat 1.1L I4 | 111 |
| 24 | 3.0 | 23 | Mme Fernande Roux / Mme Germaine Rouault | Fernande Roux Germaine Rouault | Amilcar G36 "Pegase Special" | Amilcar 2.5L I4 | 101 |
| 25 | 5.0 | 4 | Luigi Chinetti | René Carrière René Le Bègue | Talbot T150C | Talbot 4.0L I6 | 101 |
| 26 | 5.0 | 12 | Georges Monneret | Georges Monneret Roger Loyer | Delahaye 135CS | Delahaye 3.6L I6 | 88 |
| 27 | 5.0 | 6 | Luigi Chinetti | Louis Rosier Robert Huguet | Talbot T150SS Coupe | Talbot 4.0L i6 | 81 |
| 28 | 1.1 | 47 | Team Autosports | John Donald Barnes Tommy Wisdom | Singer Nine Le Mans Replica | Singer 1.0L I4 | 74 |
| 29 | 1.1 | 45 | Just-Emile Vernet | Gaston Tramar Paul Samuel | Simca 1000 | Fiat 1.0L I4 | 69 |
| 30 | 5.0 | 3 | Luigi Chinetti | Philippe Etancelin Luigi Chinetti | Talbot T26 | Talbot 4.5L I6 | 66 |
| 31 | 3.0 | 22 | Société R.V. | Louis Gérard Jacques de Valence de Minardiere | Delage D6-70 | Delage 3.0L I6 | 58 |
| 32 | 1.1 | 41 | Just-Emile Vernet | Just-Emile Vernet Suzanne Largeot | Simca Huit | Fiat 1.1L I4 | 55 |
| 33 | 5.0 | 21 | Marcel Horvilleur | Marcel Horvilleur Yves Matra | Alfa Romeo 2300 Monza | Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I6 | 53 |
| 34 | 5.0 | 11 | Joseph Paul | Marcel Mongin Robert Mazaud | Delahaye 135CS | Delahaye 3.6L I6 | 50 |
| 35 | 1.1 | 50 | Miss Dorothy Stanley-Turner | Elsie Wisdom Arthur Dobson | MG PB Midget | MG 0.9L I4 | 48 |
| 36 | 1.1 | 39 | Just-Emile Vernet | Angelo Molinari Georges Sarret | Fiat 508S Balilla | Fiat 1.0L I4 | 40 |
| 37 | 1.5 | 29 | Raoul Forestier | Raoul Forestier Roger Charon | Riley Sprite TT | Riley 1.5L I4 | 30 |
| 38 | 5.0 | 1 | Ecurie Bleue | René Dreyfus Louis Chiron | Delahaye 145 | Delahaye 4.5L V12 | 21 |
| 39 | 2.0 | 25 | Emile Darl'Mat | Jean Pujol Louis Rigal | Darl'Mat DS | Peugeot 2.0L I4 | 18 |
| 40 | 5.0 | 2 | Ecurie Bleue | Gianfranco Comotti Albert Divo | Delahaye 145 | Delahaye 4.5L V12 | 7 |
| 41 | 2.0 | 26 | Emile Darl'Mat | Maurice Serre Daniel Porthault | Darl'Mat DS | Peugeot 2.0L I4 | 6 |
| 42 | 1.5 | 35 | Charles Morrison | Charles Morrison Neil Watson | Atalanta | Atalanta 1.5L I4 | 4 |
Statistics edit
- Fastest Lap – #19 Raymond Sommer – 5:13.8
- Distance – 3180.94 km
- Average Speed – 132.539 km/h
Trophy winners edit
- 13th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup – #28 Adler
- Index of Performance – #51 Amédée Gordini
References edit
- ^ a b "1938". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ a b "1938 Le Mans 24 Hours". Motor Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2024.