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1938 24 Hours of Le Mans

15th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

1938 24 Hours of Le Mans

15th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

Le Mans in 1938

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

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisEngineLaps123456789101112131415
5.015FRA Eugène Chaboud / Jean TrémouletFRA Eugène Chaboud
FRA Jean TrémouletDelahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I6235
5.014FRA Gaston SerraudFRA Gaston Serraud
FRA Yves Giraud-CabantousDelahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I6233
5.05FRA Jean PrenantFRA Jean Prenant
FRA André MorelTalbot T150SS CoupeTalbot 4.0L I6219
5.010FRA Louis VilleneuveFRA Louis Villeneuve
FRA René BiolayDelahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I6218
2.024FRA Emile Darl'matFRA Charles de Cortanze
FRA Marcel ContetDarl'mat DSPeugeot 2.0L I4214
2.028DEU AdlerDEU Peter Graff Orssich
DEU Rudolf SauerweinAdler Super Trumpf RennlimousineAdler 1.7L I4211
1.533DEU AdlerDEU Otto Löhr
DEU Paul von GuillaumeAdler Trumpf RennlimousineAdler 1.5L I4204
1.146FRA Jacques SavoyeFRA Jacques Savoye
FRA Pierre SavoyeSinger Nine Le Mans Replica
"Savoye Special"Singer 1.0L I4174
1.142FRA Just-Emile VernetFRA Albert Debille
FRA Guy LapchinSimca HuitFiat 1.1L I4172
1.531GBR Ecurie Lapin BlancGBR Peter Clark
GBR Marcus ChambersHRG Le MansSinger 1.5L I4170
1.148FRA Victor CameranoFRA Victor Camerano
FRA Robert KlempeneréSimca HuitFiat 1.1L I4166
1.149FRA Claude BonneauFRA Claude Bonneau
FRA Anne-Cécile Rose-ItierMG PA Midget SpecialMG 1.0L I4165
1.140GBR Miss P.M. FawcettGBR Marjorie Fawcett
GBR Geoffrey WhiteMorgan 4/4Coventry Climax 1.1L I4163
75051FRA Amédée GordiniFRA Maurice Aimé
FRA Charles PlantivouxSimca CinqFiat 0.6L I4151
75052FRA Amédée GordiniFRA Albert Leduc
ITA Athos QuerzolaSimca CinqFiat 0.6L I4140

Did not finish

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisEngineLaps161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
5.019FRA Raymond SommerFRA Raymond Sommer
ITA Clemente BiondettiAlfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring SpecialeAlfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I8219
5.08FRA Norbert Jean MahéGBRDonald Mathieson
GBR Freddy CliffordTalbot T150CTalbot 4.0L I6159
5.07FRA Jean TrévouxFRA Jean Trévoux
FRA Pierre LeveghTalbot T150CTalbot 4.0L i6159
2.027GBR Robert P HichensGBR Robert P Hichens
GBR Mortimer Morris-GoodallAston Martin Speed ModelAston Martin 2.0L I4150
1.137FRA Amédée GordiniFRA Amédée Gordini
FRA José ScaronSimca HuitFiat 1.1L I4140
1.536FRA Pierre FerryFRA Pierre Ferry
FRA Francis NoireauxRiley Sprite TTRiley 1.5L I4127
1.143FRA Amédée GordiniFRA Robert Lévy
FRA Adrien AlinSimcaFiat 1.0L I4124
1.138FRA Amédée GordiniFRA Jean Viale
FRA Jean BreilletSimca HuitFiat 1.1L I4111
3.023FRA Mme Fernande Roux / Mme Germaine RouaultFRA Fernande Roux
FRA Germaine RouaultAmilcar G36
"Pegase Special"Amilcar 2.5L I4101
5.04ITA Luigi ChinettiFRA René Carrière
FRA René Le BègueTalbot T150CTalbot 4.0L I6101
5.012FRA Georges MonneretFRA Georges Monneret
FRA Roger LoyerDelahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I688
5.06ITA Luigi ChinettiFRA Louis Rosier
FRA Robert HuguetTalbot T150SS CoupeTalbot 4.0L i681
1.147GBR Team AutosportsGBR John Donald Barnes
GBR Tommy WisdomSinger Nine Le Mans ReplicaSinger 1.0L I474
1.145FRA Just-Emile VernetFRA Gaston Tramar
FRA Paul SamuelSimca 1000Fiat 1.0L I469
5.03ITA Luigi ChinettiFRA Philippe Etancelin
ITA Luigi ChinettiTalbot T26Talbot 4.5L I666
3.022FRA Société R.V.FRA Louis Gérard
FRA Jacques de Valence de MinardiereDelage D6-70Delage 3.0L I658
1.141FRA Just-Emile VernetFRA Just-Emile Vernet
FRA Suzanne LargeotSimca HuitFiat 1.1L I455
5.021FRA Marcel HorvilleurFRA Marcel Horvilleur
FRA Yves MatraAlfa Romeo 2300 MonzaAlfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I653
5.011FRA Joseph PaulFRA Marcel Mongin
FRA Robert MazaudDelahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I650
1.150GBR Miss Dorothy Stanley-TurnerGBR Elsie Wisdom
GBR Arthur DobsonMG PB MidgetMG 0.9L I448
1.139FRA Just-Emile VernetFRA Angelo Molinari
FRA Georges SarretFiat 508S BalillaFiat 1.0L I440
1.529FRA Raoul ForestierFRA Raoul Forestier
CHE Roger CharonRiley Sprite TTRiley 1.5L I430
5.01FRA Ecurie BleueFRA René Dreyfus
MCO Louis ChironDelahaye 145Delahaye 4.5L V1221
2.025FRA Emile Darl'MatFRA Jean Pujol
FRA Louis RigalDarl'Mat DSPeugeot 2.0L I418
5.02FRA Ecurie BleueITA Gianfranco Comotti
FRA Albert DivoDelahaye 145Delahaye 4.5L V127
2.026FRA Emile Darl'MatFRA Maurice Serre
FRA Daniel PorthaultDarl'Mat DSPeugeot 2.0L I46
1.535GBR Charles MorrisonGBR Charles Morrison
GBR Neil WatsonAtalantaAtalanta 1.5L I44

Statistics

  • Fastest Lap – #19 Raymond Sommer – 5:13.8
  • Distance – 3180.94 km
  • Average Speed – 132.539 km/h

Trophy winners

  • 13th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup – #28 Adler
  • Index of Performance – #51 Amédée Gordini

References

References

  1. "1938". [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]].
  2. "1938 Le Mans 24 Hours". [[Motor Sport (magazine).
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