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1929 24 Hours of Le Mans Results and Competitors
| 7èmes Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1929 Circuit de la Sarthe For Posters and Memorabilia relating to the 1929 Le Mans 24 Hours, please see HERE. |
| Date: | June 15-16 | Track Length (m): | 16 340 |
| Attendance: | Fastest Lap: | Henry Birkin, Bentley, 7'21" = 133.551 km/h | |
| Entries: | 50 | Pole Position: | |
| Practiced: | Distance (km): | 2843.830 | |
| Starters: | 25 | Average Speed (km/h): | 118.492 |
| Classified: | 10 |
| Pos | Clas- sific. |
# | Team / Entrant Car - Engine |
Driver, Nationality | Engine Vol (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Laps Km Hour |
Reason out / Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Bentley Motors Ltd, GB Bentley Speed Six |
Captain Woolf 'Babe' Barnato, ZA/GB Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin, GB |
6597 | 6 | 8.0 | 2843.830 |
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| 2 | 2 | 9 | Bentley Motors Ltd, GB Bentley 4½ Litre |
Jock Lawson "Jack" Dunfee, GB Glen Kidston, GB |
4398 | 4 | 5.0 | 2729.378 |
Clive Dunfee ? |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | Bentley Motors Ltd, GB Bentley 4½ Litre |
Dr. John Dudley Benjafield, GB Baron André d'Erlanger, F |
4398 | 4 | 5.0 | 2598.367 |
|
| 4 | 4 | 8 | Bentley Motors Ltd, GB Bentley 4½ Litre |
Frank Clement, GB Jean Chassagne, F |
4398 | 4 | 5.0 | 2564.867 |
|
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Stutz Paris, F Stutz DV 32 (Black Hawk ?) |
Guy Bouriat, F "Georges Philippe" (Philippe de Rothschild), F |
5267 s/c |
8 | 8.0 | 2504.568 |
|
| 6 | 6 | 14 | Chrysler 75 |
Henri Stoffel, F Robert Benoist, F |
4086 | 6 | 5.0 | 2489.798 |
|
| 7 | 7 | 12 | Chrysler 77 |
Cyril de Vere, F Marcel Mongin, F |
4093 | 6 | 5.0 | 2434.917 |
|
| 8 | 8 | 21 | Lea Francis Hyper Sport 'TT' - Meadows |
Kenneth 'Kim' Peacock, GB Sammy Newsome, GB |
1495 s/c |
4 | 1.5 | 2221.939 |
|
| 9 | 9 | 26 | Pierre Fenaille, F Tracta - S.C.A.P. (Front wheel drive) |
Louis Balart, F Louis Debeugny, F |
985 s/c |
4 2-str. |
1.1 | 2091.636 |
|
| 10 | 10 | 27 | Pierre Fenaille, F Tracta - S.C.A.P. (Front wheel drive) |
Jean-Albert Grégoire, F Fernand Vallon, F |
984 s/c |
4 2-str. |
1.1 | 2060.323 |
|
| 11 | DNF | 6 | Colonel Warwick Wright, GB Stutz DV 32 'Bear-Cat' |
Capt. George E.T. Eyston, GB Richard 'Dick' Watney, GB |
5260 s/c |
8 | 8.0 | 104 1701.440 |
Fuel tank |
| 12 | DNF | 20 | Bollack, Netter et Cie, F B.N.C. (Montlhery ?) |
Lucien Desvaux, F Auguste Garalp, F |
1496 | 4 | 1.5 | 88 1439.680 |
|
| 13 | DNF | 7 | Invicta S-type - Meadows |
A.C. Saunders-Davies, GB C.W. Fiennes, GB |
4459 | 5.0 | 78 1276.080 |
Engine | |
| 14 | DNF | 19 | S.A.R.A. SP7 |
W.R. Hutchinson, GB R.F. Turner, GB |
1806 | 2.0 | 73 1194.280 |
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| 15 | DNF | 25 | Pierre Fenaille, F Tracta - S.C.A.P. (Front wheel drive) |
Lucien Lemesle, F Maurice Benoist, F |
993 sc |
4 2-str. |
1.1 | 70 1145.200 |
Fuel pipe |
| 16 | DNF | 4 | C. T. Weymann, F (Édouard Brisson ?) Stutz DV 32 'Bear-Cat' |
Édouard Brisson, F Louis Chiron, MC |
5267 sc |
8 | 8.0 | 65 1063.400 |
Fire, petrol hose / Clutch |
| 17 | DNF | 24 | Pierre Fenaille, F Tracta - S.C.A.P. (Front wheel drive) |
Roger Bourcier, F Tribaudot, |
999 sc |
4 2-str. |
1.1 | 43 703.480 |
Engine |
| 18 | DNF | 16 | Fox & Nichol, GB Lagonda OH |
Tim Rose-Richards, GB Hon. Brian E. "Bug" Lewis (Lord Essendon), GB |
1954 | 2.0 | 29 474.440 |
Head gasket | |
| 19 | DNF | 29 | Bollack, Netter et Cie, F B.N.C. (Montlhery ?) |
Jean Lajeune, F Maurice Faure, F |
999 | 1.1 | 24 392.640 |
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| 20 | DNF | 18 | S.A.R.A. SP7 |
Gaston Mottet, F Douglas Hawkes, GB |
1806 | 2.0 | 22 359.920 |
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| 21 | DNF | 22 | Alvis (Front Wheel Drive) |
Cyril Paul, GB William 'Bill' Urquhart Dykes, GB |
1484 sc |
1.5 | 21 343.560 |
Engine | |
| 22 | DNF | 2 | Du Pont Model G Speedster Le Mans - Continental |
Alfredo Luis Miranda, F Charles 'Chas' Moran Jr, USA |
5277 | 8 | 8.0 | 20 327.200 |
Transmission |
| 23 | DNF | 30 | B.N.C. |
Michel Doré, F Jean Treunet, F |
995 | 1.1 | 15 245.400 |
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| 24 | DNF | 31 | D'Yrsan - Ruby |
Trillaud, F Henri Lachner, F DNS Marquis Raymond Siran de Cavanac, F |
749 | 4 | 1.1 | 9 147.240 |
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| 25 | DNF | 11 | Bentley Motors Ltd, GB Bentley 4½ Litre |
Bernard Rubin, GB Lord Howe (5th Earl Howe, Edward Richard Francis Assheton, (Viscount Curzon)), GB |
4398 | 4 | 8.0 | 7 114.520 |
Ignition |
| 26 | DNS | Stutz DV 32 'Bear-Cat' |
- - |
5267 s/c |
8 | 8.0 | |||
| 27 | DNS | Alvis (Front Wheel Drive) |
S.C.H. 'Sammy' Davis, GB Leon Cushman, GB |
1484 s/c |
8 | 1.5 | |||
| 28 | DNS | Oakland |
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| 29 | DNS | Tracta |
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| 30 | DNS | D'Yrsan |
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| 31 | DNS | Du Pont G8- Continental |
Class Winners:
| 5th Biennial Cup - Index of Performance (Rudge-Whitworth Trophy) |
W. Barnato / H.R.S. Birkin | Bentley |
| 5001 - 8000 cc | W. Barnato / H.R.S. Birkin | Bentley |
| 3001 - 5000 cc | J. Dunfee / G. Kidston | Bentley |
| 1101 - 1500 cc | K.S. Peacock / S.H. Newsome | Lea-Francis |
| 751 - 1100 cc | L. Balart / L. Debeugny | Tracta |