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1927 24 Hours of Le Mans Results and Competitors
| 5émes Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1927 Circuit Permanente de la Sarthe For Posters and Memorabilia relating to the 1927 Le Mans 24 Hours, please see HERE. |
| Date: | June 18-19, rain at night | Track Length (m): | 17 262 |
| Attendance: | Fastest Lap: | Frank Clement, Bentley, 8'46" = 118.142 km/h | |
| Entries: | Pole Position: | ||
| Practiced: | Distance (km): | 2369.807 | |
| Starters: | 22 | Average Speed (km/h): | 98.740 |
| Classified: | 7 |
| Pos | Clas- sific. |
# | Team / Entrant Car - Engine |
Drivers, Nationality | Engine Vol (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Laps Km Hour |
Reason Out / Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Bentley Motors Ltd, GB Bentley Sport 3 Litre ('old No 7') |
Dr John Dudley Benjafield, GB Sammy Davis, GB |
2941 | 4 | 3.0 | 2369.807 | |
| 2 | 2 | 25 | Salmson GS |
André de Victor, F J Hasley, F |
1094 | 4 | 1.1 | 2019.999 | |
| 3 | 3 | 23 | Salmson GS |
Georges Casse, F André Rousseau, F |
1094 | 4 | 1.1 | 2002.173 | |
| 4 | 4 | 15 | S.C.A.P. 1.5 Litre |
Lucien Desvaux, F Fernand Vallon, F |
1493 | 4 | 1.5 | 1915.211 | |
| 5 | 5 | 26 | Etablissements Henri Precioux, F E.H.P. DS - CIME |
Guy Bouriat, F Pierre Bussienne, F |
1094 | 4 | 1.1 | 1874.510 | |
| 6 | 6 | 21 | S.A.R.A. BDE |
André Marandet, F Gonzaque Lécureul, F |
1099 | 4 | 1.1 | 1844.844 | |
| 7 | 7 | 20 | Tracta - S.C.A.P. (Front Wheel Drive) |
Jean-Albert Gregoire, F Lucien Lemesle, F DNS Pierre Fenaille, F |
1099 | 4 | 1.1 | 1687.394 | |
| 8 | NC | 16 | S.C.A.P. |
Henri Guilbert, F Albert Clément, F |
1480 | 4 | 1.5 | ? | |
| 9 | DNF | 4 | Ariés Surbaissée 3-litre |
Robert Laly, F Jean Chassagne, F |
2957 | 4 | 3.0 | 122 2226.798 |
Ignition |
| 10 | DNF | 8 | Fasto A3S |
Raymond Leroy, F Pierre Mesnel, F |
1996 | 2.0 | 96 1657.152 |
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| 11 | DNF | 10 | Fasto A3S |
Michel Doré, F Roger Hellot, F |
1996 | 2.0 | 75 1294.650 |
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| 12 | DNF | 9 | Fasto A3S |
Brosselin Frédéric Thelluson, F |
1996 | 2.0 | 72 1242.864 |
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| 13 | DNF | 14 | S.A.R.A. SP7 |
Gaston Mottet, F Emile Maret, F |
1498 | 6 | 1.5 | 50 863.100 |
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| 14 | DNF | 22 | S.A.R.A. ATS |
Henri Armand, F Gaston Duval, F |
1099 | 4 | 1.1 | 42 725.004 |
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| 15 | DNF | 1 | Bentley Motors Ltd, GB Bentley 4 ½ Litre |
Frank Clement, GB Leslie Callingham, GB DNS Capt. Clive Gallop, GB |
4379 | 4 | 5.0 | 35 604.170 |
Accident |
| 16 | DNF | 12 | Theo Schneider 25 SP |
Jacques Chanterelle, F René Schiltz, F |
1954 | 4 | 2.0 | 34 586.908 |
Accident |
| 17 | DNF | 2 | Bentley Motors Ltd, GB Bentley Sport 3 Litre |
Baron André d'Erlanger, F George Duller, GB |
2995 | 4 | 3.0 | 34 586.908 |
Accident |
| 18 | DNF | 11 | Theo Schneider 25 SP |
Robert Poitier, F Pierre Tabourin, F |
1954 | 4 | 2.0 | 26 448.812 |
Accident |
| 19 | DNF | 29 | Ariés 8-10 CV |
Fernand Gabriel, F "Michel Paris", (Louis Paris),F |
1088 | 4 | 1.1 | 23 397.026 |
Accident |
| 20 | DNF | 24 | Salmson GS |
Lionel de Marmier, F Pierre Goutte, F |
1094 | 4 | 1.1 | 21 362.502 |
Starter motor |
| 21 | DNF | 28 | Ariés 8-10 CV |
Arthur Duray, F Roger Delano, F |
1088 | 4 | 1.1 | 16 276.192 |
Camshaft |
| 22 | DNF | 27 | Etablissements Henri Precioux, F E.H.P. DS - CIME |
Henri De Costier, F Georges Guignard, F |
1094 | 4 | 1.1 | 8 138.896 |
Cooling |
| 23 | DNS | Tracta |
Fenaille Boussod |
1.1 | |||||
| 24 | DNA | Rolland-Pillain |
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| 25 | DNA | Rolland-Pillain |
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| 26 | DNA | Rolland-Pillain |
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| 27 | DNA | Ariés |
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| 28 | DNS | GM |
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| 29 | DNA | GM |
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| 30 | DNA | Tracta - S.C.A.P. (FWD) |
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| 31 | DNA | Steyr |
Class Winners:
| 3rd Biennial Cup - Index of Performance (Rudge-Whitworth Cup) |
G. Casse / A. Rousseau | Salmson |
| Prix le Saint-Didier (50 000 F in cash) | A. de Victor / J. Hasley | Salmson |
| 2000 - 3000 cc | J.D. Benjafield / S.C.H. Davis | Bentley |
| 1100 - 1500 cc | L. Desvaux / F. Vallon | SCAP |
| 750 - 1100 cc | A. de Victor / J. Hasley | Salmson |