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1930 24 Hours of Le Mans Results and Competitors
| 8èmes Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1930 Circuit Permanente de la Sarthe For Posters and Memorabilia relating to the 1930 Le Mans 24 Hours, please see HERE. |
| Date: | June 21-22, hot & sunny, rain on Sunday afternoon | Track Length (m): | 16 340 |
| Attendance: | Fastest Lap: | Sir Henry Birkin, Bentley, 6'48" = 144,362 km/h | |
| Entries: | Pole Position: | ||
| Practiced: | Distance (km): | 2930.663 | |
| Starters: | 18 (lowest ever) | Average Speed (km/h): | 122.111 |
| Classified: | 9 |
| Pos | Clas- sific. |
# | Team / Entrant Car - Engine |
Drivers, Nationality | Engine Vol. (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Laps Hour Km |
Reason Out / Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Bentley Motors Ltd, GB Bentley Speed Six "Old Number 1" |
Captain Woolf 'Babe' Barnato, ZA/GB Glen Kidston, GB |
6597 | 6 | 8.0 | 2930.663 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Bentley Motors Ltd, GB Bentley Speed Six |
Frank Clement, GB Richard 'Dick' Watney, GB |
6597 | 6 | 8.0 | 2832.483 | |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | Arthur W. Fox & Charles Nicholl Ltd, GB Talbot AO 90 |
Hon. Brian E. "Bug" Lewis (Lord Essendon), GB Hugh Eaton, GB |
2276 | 4 (6?) | 3.0 | 2651.977 | |
| 4 | 4 | 16 | Arthur W. Fox & Charles Nicholl Ltd, GB Talbot AO 90 |
Johnny Hindmarsh, GB Tim Rose-Richards, GB |
2276 | 4 (6?) | 3.0 | 2625.494 | |
| 5 | 5 | 23 | Lord Howe, GB Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS |
Lord Howe (5th Earl Howe, Edward Richard Francis Assheton, Viscount Curzon), GB Leslie Callingham, GB |
1752 sc |
6 | 2.0 | 2607.661 | |
| 6 | 6 | 24 | Lea Francis, GB Lea Francis Hyper S |
Kenneth 'Kim' Peacock, GB Sammy Newsome, GB |
1496 sc |
4 | 1.5 | 2291.686 | |
| 7 | 7 | 25 | Mme Marguerite Mareuse, F Bugatti T40 |
Mme Marguerite Mareuse, F Mme Odette Siko, F |
1496 | 4 | 1.5 | 2164.701 | |
| 8 | 8 | 27 | Tracta, F Tracta A 28 (A 29 ?) - SCAP |
Jean-Albert Grégoire, F Fernand Vallon, F |
986 | 4 | 1.1 | 2102.879 | |
| 9 | 9 | 26 | Tracta, F Tracta A 28 - SCAP |
Roger Bourcier, F Louis Debeugny, F |
986 | 4 | 1.1 | 2013.593 | |
| 10 | DNF | 8 | Hon. Miss Dorothy Paget, GB Bentley C "Blower" |
Dr. Dudley Benjafield, GB Giulio Ramponi, I |
4389 sc |
4 | 5.0 | 144 2355.840 |
Engine |
| 11 | DNF | 9 | Hon. Miss Dorothy Paget, GB Bentley C "Blower" |
Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin, GB Jean Chassagne, F |
4389 sc |
4 | 5.0 | 138 2257.689 |
Engine |
| 12 | DNF | 1 | Rudolf Caracciola, D Mercedes Benz SS |
Rudolf Caracciola, D Christian Werner, D |
7069 sc |
6 | 8.0 | 85 1357.800 |
Flat battery |
| 13 | DNF | 28 | Mrs Huskinson & Fane, GB MG Midget M |
R.C. Murton-Neale, GB Jack Hicks, GB |
847 | 4 | 1.1 | 82 1341.520 |
Lubrication |
| 14 | DNF | 6 | Parke Stutz DV 32 Bearcat |
"Georges Philippe"(Philippe de Rothschild), F Edmond Bourlier, F |
5355 | 8 | 8.0 | 42 687.120 |
Rear axle |
| 15 | DNF | 5 | Édouard Brisson, F (C.T. Weymann, F ?) Stutz DV 32 Bearcat |
Édouard Brisson, F Victor/Louis Rigal, F DNS Parke, |
5355 | 8 | 8.0 | 34 556.240 |
Fire |
| 16 | DNF | 29 | Francis Samuelson, GB MG Midget M |
F.H.B. Samuelson (Sir Francis), GB Freddy Kindell, GB |
847 | 4 | 1.1 | 28 458.080 |
Lubrication/ oil filter |
| 17 | DNF | 3 | Bentley Motors Ltd, GB Bentley Speed Six |
Sammy Davis, GB Clive Dunfee, GB |
6597 | 6 | 8.0 | 21 343.560 |
Accident |
| 18 | DNF | Bollack, Netter et Cie, F B.N.C. (Montlhery ?) |
4 | 0 | Car failed to start | ||||
| 19 | DNS | 7 | Hon. Miss Dorothy Paget, GB Bentley C "Blower" |
Beris Harcourt Wood, GB Jock Lawson 'Jack' Dunfee, GB |
4389 sc |
4 | 5.0 | WD: Fuel (Benzole) overheating | |
| 30 | DNS | Alvis |
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| 31 | DNS | Alvis |
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| 32 | DNS | Nacional Pescara |
Juan Zanelli, RCH/CH - |
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| 33 | DNS | Nacional Pescara |
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| 34 | DNS | Nacional Pescara |
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| 35 | DNS | Nacional Pescara |
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| 36 | DNS | Scotsman-SARA |
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| 37 | DNS | Aston Martin |
1481 | 4 |
Class Winners:
| Index of Performance | B. Lewis / H.S. Eaton | Talbot |
| 6th Biennial Cup (Rudge-Whitworth Cup) |
W. Barnato / G. Kidston | Bentley |
| 5001 - 8000 cc | W. Barnato / G. Kidston | Bentley |
| 2001 - 3000 cc | B. Lewis / H.S. Eaton | Talbot |
| 1501 - 2000 cc | Lord Howe / L.C. Callingham | Alfa Romeo |
| 1101 - 1500 cc | K.S. Peacock / S.H. Newsome | Lea-Francis |
| 751 - 1100 cc | J.A. Gregoire / F. Vallon | Tracta |