1933 24 Hours of Le Mans Results and Competitors

11émes Grand prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1933 Circuit Permanente de la Sarthe For Posters and Memorabilia relating to the 1933 Le Mans 24 Hours, please see HERE.

 

Date:	June 17-18, warm & sunny	Track Length (m):	13 492
Attendance:		Fastest Lap:	Raymond Sommer, Alfa Romeo, 5'31.4" = 146.386 km/h on lap 24
Entries:	42	Pole Position:
Practiced:		Distance (km):	3144.038
Starters:	29	Average Speed (km/h):	131.001
Classified:	13

 

Pos	Clas- sific.	#	Team / Entrant Car - Engine	Drivers, Nationality	Engine Vol (cc)	Engine Type	Group	Laps Km Hour	Reason Out / Notes
1	1	11	Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo, I Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM	Raymond Sommer, F Tazio Nuvolari, I	2336 s/c	8	3.0	3144.038
2	2	8	Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo, I (Luigi Chinetti, I ?) Alfa Romeo 8C 2300	Luigi Chinetti, I "Philippe Varent" (Philippe de Gunsburg), F	2336 s/c	8	3.0	3143.637	+ 9½ second
3	3	12	Arthur W. Fox, GB Alfa Romeo 8C 2300	Hon. Brian E. "Bug" Lewis (Lord Essendon), GB Tim Rose-Richards, GB	2336 s/c	8	3.0	3043.375
4	4	30	Riley, GB Riley 9 Brooklands	Alex van der Becke, GB Kenneth 'Kim' Peacock, GB	1091	4	1.1	2581.522
5	5	25	Aston Martin Ltd, GB Aston Martin Ulster 1½ LM	Pat Driscoll, GB Clifton Penn-Hughes, GB	1495	4	1.5	2548.691
6	6	41	John Ludovic Ford, GB MG Midget J4 C	John Ludovic Ford, GB Maurice Baumer, GB	745 s/c	4	750	2385.292
7	7	24	Aston Martin Ltd, GB Aston Martin 1½ LM	A.C. (Augustus Cesare) 'Bert' Bertelli, GB Sammy Davis, GB DNS C.R. Whitcroft, GB	1495	4	1.5	2352.255
8	8	21	André Rousseau, F Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Coupe	André Rousseau, F Francois Paco, F	1742 s/c	6	2.0	2260.695
9	9	35	Tracta, F Tracta	Félix Quinault, F Pierre Padrault, F	999	4	1.1	2176.385
10	10	28	Just-Emile Vernet / Fernand Vallon, F Salmson GS	Just-Emile Vernet, F Fernand Vallon, F	1092	4	1.1	2155.957
11	11	32	Alin Fréres, F B.N.C.	Adrien Alin, F Albert Alin, F	1087	4	1.1	2047.097
12	12	34	Henri de Gavardie, F Amilcar C6	Jean de Gavardie, F Henri de Gavardie, F	1094	6	1.1	2005.201
13	13	37	Singer, GB (F.S. Barnes, GB ?) Singer Nine Sports	Frank Stanley Barnes, GB Alf Langley, GB	972	4	1.1	1900.930
14	DQ	2	Prince Nicolas de Roumanie, R Duesenberg Model SJ	Prince Nicolas de Roumanie, R Joseph (Guido?) "Papa" Cattaneo, I or F	6882 s/c	8	8.0		DQ-refuelling to soon
15	NC	19	Société des Automobiles Charley, F S.A.R.A. SP7 Spéciale	Gaston Mottet, F André Marandet, F DNS Charlier, F (Freddy Charlier, B - Charles Charrier, F ?)	1818		2.0		Insufficient distance
16	DNF	15	Capt. G.E.T. Eyston, GB Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM	Louis Chiron, MC Franco Cortese, I DNS Tazio Nuvolari, I	2336 s/c	8	3.0	177 2388.084	Accident
17	DNF	38	Norman Black, GB MG Midget J4 (J3 ?)	Norman Black, GB Ron Gibson, GB	746 s/c	4	750	125 123? 1686.500	Big end
18	DNF	20	Mme Odette Siko, F Alfa Romeo 6C 1750	Mme Odette Siko, F "Jean Sabipa" (Louis Charaval), F	1768 s/c	6	2.0	120 1619.040	Accident
19	DNF	3	Guy Bouriat, F (Tarante, F ?) Bugatti T50S	Mme Marie Desprez, F Pierre Brussienne, F DNS Tarante, F	4972 s/c	8	5.0	119 1605.548	Mechanical
20	DNF	6	Roger Labric, F La Lorraine B3-6	Roger Labric, F Guy Daniel, F	3445	6	5.0	105 1416.660	Clutch
21	DNF	26	Aston Martin Ltd, GB Aston Martin 1½ LM	Mortimer Morris-Goodall, GB Mrs Elsie 'Bill' Wisdom, GB	1495	4	1.5	84 1133.328	Bearings
22	DNF	42	H.B. Metchim, GB Austin Seven	H. Brigham Metchim, GB C.H. Masters, GB	745	4	750	78 1052.376	Clutch
23	DNF DQ?	10	Mme Heldé (Hellé-Nice?), F Alfa Romeo 8C 2300	Guy Moll, DZ Guy Cloitre, F	2336 s/c	8	3.0	77 1038.884	Lightning system ? Push start ?
24	DNF	23	Count Stanislaus Czaykowski, PL Bugatti T51A	Count Stanislaus Czaykowski, PL Jean Gaupillat, F	1493 s/c	8	1.5	52 701.584	Battery
25	DNF	27	Salmson, F Rally NCP	Charles Duruy, F Jean Danne, F	1309 s/c		1.5	39 526.188	Accident
26	DNF	5	Louis Gas / Jean Trévoux, F Bentley C 'Blower'	Louis Gas, F Jean Trévoux, F	4395 s/c	6	5.0	25 337.300	Accident
27	DNF	31	Jean Sébilleau, F Riley 9 Brooklands	Jean Sébilleau, F Georges Delaroche, F	1091	4	1.1	20 269.840
28	DNF	36	Charles Auguste Martin, F Amilcar CG Spécale Martin (Petit Sport ?)	Charles Auguste Martin, F Auguste Bodoignet, F	990	4	1.1	13 175.396	Radiator
29	DNF DQ?	33	Lucien Buquet, F Amilcar C6 (CGSS Surbaissée ?)	Lucien Buquet, F Bernard Clouet, F	1074	4	1.1	13 175.396	Radiator? Filling water?
30	DNS	1	Mercedes Benz SSK	Marcel Foucret, F Paul Foucret, F	7000
31	DNS	4	Bugatti T54	- -	4965 s/c	8
32	DNS	7	Alvis	Sir Roland Gunter, GB Dr Dudley Benjafield, GB	2511
33	DNS	9	Lord Howe, GB Alfa Romeo 8C 2300	Lord Howe (5th Earl Howe, Edward Richard Francis Assheton, Viscount Curzon), GB Hugh Charles Hamilton, GB	2336	8
34	DNS	14	G.E.T. Eyston, GB Alfa Romeo	George E.T. Eyston, GB -	2336	8
35	DNS	16	Bugatti	Renaldi, Raymond Gaillard, F	2300
36	DNS	18	D.M.K. Marendaz, GB Marendaz Special	Captain Donald M.K. Marendaz, GB -	1870
37	DNS	22	Bugatti	Mme Marguerite Mareuse, F Jean-Pierre Wimille, F	1500
38	DNS	29	Riley 9 Brooklands	Alex van der Becke, GB Kenneth 'Kim' Peacock, GB	1091	4
39	DNS	39	Hon. Mrs Chetwynd, GB MG	- -	746
40	DNS	40	MG	Bernard Rubin, GB -	746
41	DNS		Aston Martin	R.F. Oats -	1495	4
42	DNS		Bugatti	Ernest Friedrich, F -	5000

 

Class Winners:

9th Biennial Cup	R. Sommer / T. Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo
Index of Performance	A.W.K. van der Becke / K.S. Peacock	Riley
2001 - 3000 cc	R. Sommer / T. Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo
1501 - 2000 cc	A. Rousseau / F. Paco	Alfa Romeo
1101 - 1500 cc	L.P. Driscoll / S.C. Penn-Hughes	Aston Martin
751 - 1100 cc	A.W.K. van der Becke / K.S. Peacock	Riley
< 750 cc	J.L. Ford / M.H. Baumer	MG