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1937 24 Hours of Le Mans Results and Competitors
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14émes Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1937 |
| Date: | June 19-20 , warm, rain on saturday night. | Track Length (m): | 13 492 |
| Attendance: | 50 000 | Fastest Lap: | Jean-Pierre Wimille, Bugatti, 5:13.0 = 155.179 km/h |
| Entries: | 60 | Pole Position: | |
| Practiced: | Distance (km): | 3287.938 | |
| Starters: | 48 | Average Speed (km/h): | 136.997 |
| Classified: | 17 |
| Pos | Clas- sif. |
# | Team / Entrant Car - Engine |
Driver, Nationality | Engine Vol. (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Laps / Km / Hour |
Reason out |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Roger Labric, F (Equipe Bugatti, F ?) Bugatti T57 G 'Tank' |
Jean-Pierre Wimille, F Robert Benoist, F DNS Genaro Leoz Abad,E |
3266 | 8 | 5.0 | 3287.938 | |
| 2 | 2 | 14 | Joseph Paul, F (Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell, F ?) Delahaye 135 CS |
Joseph Paul, F Marcel Mongin, F DNS Mme Lucy O'Reilly Schell, USA |
3580 | 6 | 5.0 | 3185.443 | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | Ecurie Bleue, F Delahaye 135 CS |
René Dreyfus, F Henri Stoffel, F |
3580 | 6 | 5.0 | 3125.428 | |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | Société R.V., F Delage D.6-70 |
Jacques de Valence de Minardiere, F Louis Gérard, F DNS Georges Monneret, F |
2984 | 6 | 3.0 | 2907.590 | |
| 5 | 5 | 37 | J.M. Skeffington, GB Aston Martin 1½ Ulster |
J M Skeffington, GB R C Murton-Neale, GB |
1493 | 4 | 1.5 | 2768.686 | |
| 6 | 6 | 33 | Adler, D Adler Super Trumpf Rennlimousine |
Peter Graff Orssich, D Rudolf Sauerwein, D |
1679 | 4 | 2.0 | 2766.894 | |
| 7 | 7 | 26 | Emile Darl'Mat, F Darl'Mat - Peugeot 302 DS (402 ?) |
Jean Pujol, F Marcel Contet, F DNS Charles de Cortanze, F |
1991 | 4 | 2.0 | 2739.634 | |
| 8 | 8 | 25 | Emile Darl'Mat, F Darl'Mat - Peugeot 302 DS (402 ?) |
Charles de Cortanze, F Maurice Serre, F |
1991 | 4 | 2.0 | 2739.634 | |
| 9 | 9 | 34 | Adler, D Adler Super Trumpf Rennlimousine |
Otto Löhr, D Paul von Guilleaume, D DNS Huschke von Hanstein, D |
1679 | 4 | 2.0 | 2730.806 | |
| 10 | 10 | 27 | Emile Darl'Mat, F Darl'Mat - Peugeot 302 DS (402 ?) |
"Danniel" (Daniel Porthault), F Louis Rigal, F |
1991 | 4 | 2.0 | 2668.060 | |
| 11 | 11 | 31 | C.T. Thomas, GB Aston Martin Speed Model |
Mortimer Morris-Goodall, GB Commander Robert P. Hitchens, GB |
1942 | 4 | 2.0 | 2613.884 | |
| 12 | 12 | 48 | Just-Emile Vernet, F Simca - Fiat Balilla |
Just-Emile Vernet, F Mme Suzanne Largeot, F DNS Jean Viale, F |
996 | 4 | 1.1 | 2308.906 | |
| 13 | 13 | 36 | A.C. Scott, GB HRG Le Mans Model - Meadows 4ED |
Archie Scott, GB Ted Halford, GB |
1495 | 4 | 1.5 | 2212.364 | |
| 14 | 14 | 42 | M.K.H. Bilney, GB Ford Ten GB |
M.K.H. "Bill" Bilney, GB Miss Joan Richmond, AUS |
1099 | 4 | 1.1 | 2174.178 | |
| 15 | 15 | 49 | H. Lesbros, F (Adler, D ?) Adler Trumpf Junior |
Dimitri Calaraseano, F H Lesbros, F DNS Paul von Guilleaume, D |
996 | 4 | 1.1 | 2160.642 | |
| 16 | 16 | 54 | Capt. G.E.T. Eyston, GB MG Midget PB |
Miss Dorothy Stanley-Turner, GB Miss Joan Riddell, GB |
936 | 4 | 1.1 | 2082.620 | |
| 17 | 17 | 59 | Gordini, F Simca Cinq - Fiat |
Jean Viale, F Albert Alin, F |
569 | 4 | 750 | 1968.038 | |
| 18 | DNF | 11 | Ecurie Bleue, F Delahaye 135 CS |
Laury Schell, USA René Carriére, F DNS Paul Benazet, F |
3558 | 6 | 5.0 | 193 2590.45 |
Oil pressure |
| 19 | DNF | 41 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous, F Chenard & Walcker |
Yves Giraud-Cabantous, F Charles Rigoulot, F |
1095 | 4 | 1.1 | 151 2037.292 |
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| 20 | DNF | 9 | Louis Villeneuve, F Delahaye 135 CS |
Louis Villeneuve, F André Vagniez, F |
3575 | 6 | 5.0 | 147 1983.324 |
Pit fire |
| 21 | DQ | 46 | Gordini, F Simca - Fiat 508S Ballila |
Amédée Gordini, F Philippe Maillard-Brune, F DNS Molinari, DNS Mme Suzanne Largeot, F |
996 | 4 | 1.1 | 137 1848.404 |
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| 22 | DNF | 32 | Eddie Hertzberger, NL Aston Martin Speed Model |
Eddie Hertzberger, NL Albert Debille, F |
1974 | 4 | 2.0 | 136 1834.912 |
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| 23 | DNF | 1 | Roger Labric, F (Equipe Bugatti, F ?) Bugatti 57 G 'Tank' |
Roger Labric, F Pierre Veyron, F DNS Yves Matra, F |
3266 | 8 | 5.0 | 130 1753.960 |
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| 24 | DNF | 50 | R.H. Eccles, GB Singer Nine Le Mans Replica |
Mrs Roy Eccles, GB Lord Freddie de Clifford, GB DNS Roy Eccles, GB |
972 | 4 | 1.1 | 121 1632.532 |
Ignition |
| 25 | DNF | 8 | André Parguel, F Delahaye 135 CS |
André Parguel, F Robert Brunet, F |
3561 | 6 | 5.0 | 100 1349.200 |
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| 26 | DNF | 18 | Raymond de Saugé Destrez, F Bugatti T57 S |
Raymond de Saugé Destrez, F Genaro Léoz Abad, E |
3257 | 8 | 5.0 | 99 1335.708 |
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| 27 | DNF | 53 | Jacques Savoye, F Singer Savoye Spéciale |
Jacques Savoye, F Pierre Pichard, F |
973 | 4 | 1.1 | 93 1254.756 |
Ignition |
| 28 | DNF | 52 | Team Autosports, GB Singer Nine Le Mans Replica |
G.H. Boughton, GB F.H. Lye, GB |
972 | 4 | 1.1 | 91 1227.772 |
Ignition |
| 29 | DNF | 58 | Gordini, F Simca Cinq - Fiat |
Adrien Alin, F Athos Querzola, F DNS Jacques Blot, F |
568 | 4 | 750 | 77 1038.884 |
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| 30 | DNF | 57 | Austin, GB Austin Seven 'Grasshopper' |
Charles Dodson, GB Bert Hadley, GB |
748 | 4 | 750 | 74 998.408 |
Engine |
| 31 | DNF | 55 | R. Marsh, GB Austin Seven 'Grasshopper' |
Mrs Kaye Petre, CDN/GB G Mangan, GB |
748 | 4 | 750 | 72 971.424 |
Engine |
| 32 | DNF | 51 | Team Autosports, GB Singer Nine Le Mans Replica |
Norman Black, GB John Donald Barnes, GB DNS Alf Langley, GB |
972 | 4 | 1.1 | 72 971.424 |
Ignition |
| 33 | DNF | 45 | Gordini, F Simca - Fiat 508S Balilla |
Jacques Blot, F Henri Ferrand, F DNS Victor Camerano, F |
996 | 4 | 1.1 | 55 742.060 |
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| 34 | DNF | 29 | Frazer Nash, GB Frazer Nash - BMW 328 |
Harold John Aldington, GB A. F. P. Fane, GB |
1971 | 6 | 2.0 | 43 580.156 |
Timing gear |
| 35 | DNF | 35 | Mme Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier, F (Adler, D ?) Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine |
Mme Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier, F Baron Fritz Huschke von Hanstein, D DNS B Lesbros, |
1500 | 4 | 1.5 | 40 539.680 |
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| 36 | DNF | 15 | Jacques Seylair, F Delahaye 135 CS |
Jack Seylair, F Paul Bénazet, F DNS Jean Trémoulet, F |
3568 | 6 | 5.0 | 36 485.712 |
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| 37 | DNF | 56 | John Carr, GB Austin Seven 'Grasshopper' |
Charles Goodacre, GB Dennis Buckley, GB DNS Seriwena, |
748 | 4 | 750 | 32 431.744 |
Out of fuel |
| 38 | DNF | 40 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous, F Chenard & Walcker |
G (Marcel ?) Contet, F Charles Roux, F DNS Yves Giraud-Cabantous,F |
1752 s/c |
4 | 2.0 | 32 431.744 |
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| 39 | DNF | 3 | Arthur W. Fox, GB Lagonda LG45 |
Johnny Hindmarsh, GB Charles Brackenbury, GB |
4469 | 6 V12? |
5.0 | 30 404.760 |
Valves |
| 40 | DNF | 39 | Ecurie Eudel / Jean Trévoux, F Riley TT Sprite |
Jean Trévoux, F Guy Lapchin, F |
1493 | 4 | 1.5 | 11 148.412 |
Cracked cylinder |
| 41 | DNF | 4 | Raymond Sommer, F Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 A Spider |
Raymond Sommer, F Giovanni Battista Guidotti, I |
2905 s/c |
5.0 | 11 148.412 |
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| 42 | DNF | 12 | Eugéne Chaboud, F Delahaye 135 CS |
Eugéne Chaboud, F Jean Trémoulet, F DNS René Dreyfus, F |
3644 | 6 | 5.0 | 9 121.428 |
Accident |
| 43 | DNF | 7 | André M. Embiricos, GR Talbot T150C |
Nicholas S. Embiricos, GR "Raph" (Marquis Raphaël Béthenod de las Casas), F (RA ?) |
4008 | 6 | 5.0 | 9 121.428 |
Accident |
| 44 | DNF | 38 | Ecurie Eudel, F Riley TT Sprite |
Raoul Forestier, F Roger Caron, CH |
1494 | 4 | 1.5 | 8 107.936 |
Accident |
| 45 | DNF | 30 | BMW, D BMW 328 |
Fritz Roth, D Uli Richter, D DNS Ernst Henne, D |
1971 | 6 | 2.0 | 8 107.936 |
Accident |
| 46 | DNF | 28 | David Murray, GB Frazer Nash - BMW 328 |
David Murray, GB Pat Fairfield, ZA/GB* |
1972 | 6 | 2.0 | 8 107.936 |
*Fatal accident |
| 47 | DNF | 20 | René Kippeurt Bugatti T44 |
"Rekip" (René Kippeurt), F* René Poulain, F DNS Marcel Horvilleur, F |
2997 | 8 | 3.0 | 8 107.936 |
*Fatal accident |
| 48 | DNF | 21 | Luigi Chinetti, I Talbot T150C |
Luigi Chinetti, I Louis Chiron, MC |
3993 | 6 | 5.0 | 7 94.444 |
Engine |
| 49 | DNS DNF? |
44 | Gordini, F Simca - Fiat 508S Balilla |
Angelo Molinari, I Marino Zanardi, I |
996 | 4 | 1.1 | ||
| 50 | DNA | Lycett Bentley |
Oliver Bertram, GB Bill Pacey, GB |
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| 51 | DNA | Michael Collier, GB Aston Martin |
- - |
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| 52 | DNA | Alfa Romeo (2900 A ?) |
Tazio Nuvolari, I Luigi Chinetti, I |
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| 53 | DNA | Alfa Romeo |
J M Dixon, G - |
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| 54 | DNA | Bugatti |
René Poulain, F Raymond de Saugé Destrez, F |
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| 55 | DNA | Simca - Fiat |
Carlo Nazarro, I R Robert, F |
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| 56 | DNA | Rally |
Audeaux, Jean Breillet, F |
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| 57 | DNA | 5 | Talbot, F Talbot T150C |
- - |
3993 | 6 | 5.0 | ||
| 58 | DNA | 6 | Talbot, F Talbot T150C |
Louis Chiron, MC Luigi Chinetti, I |
3993 | 6 | 5.0 | ||
| 59 | DNA | 21 | Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Pescara |
- - |
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| 60 | DNA | 22 | Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Pescara |
- - |
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| 61 | DNA | 23 | Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Pescara |
- - |
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| 62 | DNA | 24 | Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Pescara |
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Class Winners:
| 12th Biennial Cup (Rudge-Whitworth Cup) |
M H Morris-Goodall / R P Hitchens | Aston Martin |
| Index of Performance | J P Wimille / R Benoist | Bugatti |
| 3001 - 5000 cc | J P Wimille / R Benoist | Bugatti |
| 2001 - 3000 cc | J de Valence / L Gérard | Delage |
| 1501 - 2000 cc | Graf Orssich / R Sauerwein | Adler |
| 1101 - 1500 cc | J M Skeffington / R C Murton-Neale | Aston Martin |
| 751 - 1100 cc | J E Vernet / Mme Largeot | Simca |
| < 750 | J Viale / A Alin | Simca |