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1939 24 Hours of Le Mans

16th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

1939 24 Hours of Le Mans

16th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

Le Mans in 1939

The 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans () was the 16th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place at Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France, on 17 and 18 June 1939. The 1939 programme cover depicted the raising of six nations' flags: France, Italy, Great Britain (its civil Red Ensign), Belgium, Germany, and the United States.

By June 1939, the outbreak of World War II was less than three months away. The following year's 24 Hours of Le Mans was originally planned for June 1940, but due to the invasion of France in May the race was called off. Endurance racing would not return to Le Mans until 1949, four years after V-E day ended World War II in Europe.

Official results

Class winners are denoted with bold.

PosClassNo.TeamDriversChassisEngineTyreLapsDistance/Retired**1****2****3**4**5**6789**10**111213**14**151670% of winner's race distance: 175 laps1718**19**20DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNSSources:
**8.0****1****FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille****FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille
FRA Pierre Veyron****Bugatti Type 57C Tank****Bugatti 3.3L Supercharged I8****249**3346.106 km
**3.0****21****GBR Ecurie Walter Watney****FRA Louis Gérard
FRA Georges Monneret****Delage D6-3L****Delage 3.0L I6****245**+4 laps
**5.0****5****GBR Lagonda Ltd.****GBR Arthur Dobson
GBR Charles Brackenbury****Lagonda V12****Lagonda 4.5L V12****239**+10 laps
5.06GBR Lord SelsdonGBR Lord Selsdon
GBR Lord William WaleranLagonda V12Lagonda 4.5L V12239+10 laps
**2.0****26****DEU BMW**DEU **Max zu Schaumburg-Lippe**
DEU Fritz Hans Wenscher**BMW 328 Touring Coupe****BMW 2.0L I6****236**+13 laps
5.012FRA Louis VilleneuveFRA Louis Villeneuve
FRA René BiolayDelahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I6235+14 laps
2.027DEU BMWDEU Ralph Röese
DEU Paul HeinemannBMW 328BMW 2.0L I6230+19 laps
5.020GBR Count HeydenGBR R.R.C. Rob Walker
GBR Ian ConnellDelahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I6224+25 laps
2.028DEU BMWDEU Willi Breim
DEU Rudolf ScholtzBMW 328BMW 2.0L I6220+29 laps
**1.1****39****FRA Gordini****FRA Amédée Gordini
FRA José Scaron****Simca Huit****Fiat 1.1L I4****213**+36 laps
5.014FRA Joseph ChotardFRA Joseph Chotard
FRA Jacques SeylairDelahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I6202+47 laps
2.029GBR Robert Peverell HichensGBR Robert P. Hichens
GBR Mortimer Morris-GoodallAston Martin Speed ModelAston Martin 2.0L I4199+50 laps
1.141FRA GordiniFRA Guy Lapchin
FRA Charles PlantivauxSimca HuitFiat 1.1L I4195+54 laps
**1.5****32****GBR Ecurie Lapin Blanc****GBR Peter Clark
GBR Marcus Chambers****HRG 1500****Singer 1.5L I4****192**+57 laps
1.137GBR Mrs. Majorie FawcettGBR Geoffrey White
GBR C.M. AnthonyMorgan 4/4Coventry Climax 1.1L I4184+65 laps
1.534FRA Just-Emile VernetFRA Just-Emile Vernet
FRA Carl de BodardRiley Sprite TT PourtoutRiley 1.5L I4180+69 laps
1.138FRA Victor CameranoFRA Victor Camerano
FRA Henri LouveauSimca HuitFiat 1.1L I4163
1.145GBR Arthur W. JonesGBR Arthur W. Jones
GBR Gordon WilkinsSinger Le Mans ReplicaSinger 1.0L I4154
**750****48****FRA Gordini****FRA Adrien Alin
FRA Albert Alin****Simca Cinq****Fiat 0.6L I4****148**
75049FRA GordiniFRA Maurice Aimé
FRA Albert LeducSimca CinqFiat 0.6L I4147
3.025FRA Raymond SommerFRA Raymond Sommer
THA Prince BiraAlfa Romeo 6C 2500SSAlfa Romeo 2.4L I6173Engine
5.018FRA Ecuria FranciaFRA Marcel Contet
FRA Robert BrunetDelahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I6171Suspension
1.531FRA Victor PolledryFRA Victor Polledry
FRA R. RobertAston Martin 1½ UlsterAston Martin 1.5L I4155
5.03ITA Luigi ChinettiITA Luigi Chinetti
GBR Donald MathiesonTalbot T26Talbot 4.5L I6154Contact
3.022GBR Ecurie Walter WatneyCHE Armand Hug
FRA Roger LoyerDelage D6-3LDelage 3.0L I6152Contact
5.015FRA Robert MazaudFRA Robert Mazaud
FRA Marcel MonginDelahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I6115Fire
1.144GBR Archie ScottGBR Archie Scott
GBR Tommy WisdomSinger Nine Le Mans ReplicaSinger 1.0L I4105Dirty fuel
5.09ITA Luigi ChinettiFRA René Le Begue
FRA Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago SSTalbot 4.0L I6102Ignition
5.019FRA Ecurie FranciaFRA Eugène Chaboud
FRA Yves Giraud-CabantousDelahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I699
5.08GBR T.A.S.O. MathiesonFRA Philippe de Massa
FRA Norbert Jean MahéTalbot 150SS FigoniTalbot 4.0L I688
5.07ITA Luigi ChinettiFRA André Morel
GBR Jim BradleyTalbot T26Talbot 4.5L I688
5.010FRA Jean TrémouletFRA Jean Trémoulet
FRA Raoul ForestierTalbot-Lago SSTalbot 4.0L i668
1.136USA Miles CollierUSA Miles Collier
GBR Lewis WelchMG PA MidgetMG 0.8L I463
5.016FRA Ecurie FranciaFRA Joseph Paul
FRA Jean TrévouxDelahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I662
5.011FRA André BellecroixFRA André Bellecroix
FRA Gaston SerraudDelahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I650Contact
1.143FRA Just-Emile VernetFRA Robert Cayeux
FRA Gaston TramarSimca HuitFiat 1.1L I450
5.04ITA Luigi ChinettiFRA Pierre Louis-Dreyfus
FRA Antoine SchumannTalbot T26Talbot 4.5L I645
1.147FRA Claude BonneauFRA Claude Bonneau
FRA Max MathieuMG PB MidgetMG 1.0L I440Carbuerator
1.140FRA GordiniFRA Jean Breillet
FRA Albert DebilleSimca HuitFiat 1.1L I429Contact
1.142FRA Mme Anne-Cécile Rose-ItierFRA Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier
FRA Suzanne LargeotSimca HuitFiat 1.1L I426Contact
1.530DEU AdlerDEU Otto Löhr
DEU Paul von GuilleaumeAdler TrumpfAdler 1.5L I46Piston
1.146FRA Jacques SavoyeFRA Jacques Savoye
FRA Pierre SavoyeSinger Nine Le Mans Replica
"Savoye Special"Singer 1.0L I44
1.5DEU AdlerDEU Fritz Huschke von Hanstein
DEU KarkmannAdler TrumpfAdler 1.5L I4--

Statistics

  • Fastest Lap: #15 Robert Mazaud – 5:12.1 (average speed 155.6 kph
  • Distance: 3346.106 km
  • Average Speed: 139.781 kph

Trophy winners

  • 14th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup – #39 Gordini
  • Index of Performance – #39 Gordini

References

References

  1. "1939 Le Mans Programme Cover".
  2. "Le Mans 24 Hours 1939 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars".
  3. Press Association Foreign Special. (1939-06-11). "Le Mans 24-Hour Motor Race: French Team Wins". The Guardian.
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