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1939 24 Hours of Le Mans Results and Competitors
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16èmes Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1939 |
| Date: | June 17-18, sunny | Track Length (m): | 13 492 |
| Attendance: | Fastest Lap: | Robert Mazaud, Delahaye, 5:12.1 = 155.627 km/h on lap 25 | |
| Entries: | Pole Position: | ||
| Practiced: | Distance (km): | 3354.760 | |
| Starters: | 42 | Average Speed (km/h): | 139.781 |
| Classified: | 20 |
| Pos | Clas- sific. |
# | Team / Entrant Car - Engine |
Driver, Nationality | Engine Vol (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Laps / Km / Hour |
Reason Out |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Jean-Pierre Wimille, F Bugatti T57 C 'Tank' |
Jean-Pierre Wimille, F Pierre Veyron, F |
3251 sc |
8 | 8.0 | 3354.760 | |
| 2 | 2 | 21 | Ecurie Walter Watney Delage D6-3 L |
Louis Gérard, F Georges Monneret, F |
2991 | 6 | 3.0 | 3312.222 | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Lagonda Ltd, GB Lagonda V12 |
Austin (Arthur ?) Dobson, GB Charles Brackenbury, GB |
4479 | V12 | 5.0 | 3229.451 | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | Lord Selsdon, GB Lagonda V12 |
Lord Selsdon (Hon. Peter Mitchell-Thompson), GB Lord William Waleran, GB |
4479 | V12 | 5.0 | 3219.481 | |
| 5 | 5 | 26 | BMW, D BMW 328 Touring Coupé |
His Serene Highness Prince Max zu Schaumburg-Lippe, D Fritz Hans Wenscher, D |
1976 | 6 | 2.0 | 3188.450 | |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | Louis Villeneuve, F Delahaye 135 CS |
Louis Villeneuve, F René Biolay, F |
3590 | 6 | 5.0 | 3180.287 | |
| 7 | 7 | 27 | BMW, D BMW 328 |
Ralph Röese, D Paul Heinemann, D |
1976 | 6 | 2.0 | 3106.969 | |
| 8 | 8 | 20 | Count Heyden, GB Delahaye 135 CS |
R.R.C. 'Rob' Walker, GB Ian Connell, GB |
3557 | 6 | 5.0 | 3025.799 | |
| 9 | 9 | 28 | BMW, D BMW 328 |
Willi Briem, D Rudolf Scholz, D |
1976 | 6 | 2.0 | 2975.903 | |
| 10 | 10 | 39 | Gordini, F Simca Huit - Fiat |
Amedée Gordini, F José Scaron, B/F |
1087 | 4 | 1.1 | 2885.906 | |
| 11 | 11 | 14 | Joseph Chotard, F Delahaye 135 SC |
Joseph Chotard, F Jacques Seylair, F |
3575 | 6 | 5.0 | 2733.409 | |
| 12 | 12 | 29 | Commander R.P. Hitchens, GB Aston Martin Speed Model |
Commander Robert P. Hitchens, GB Mortimer Morris-Goodall, GB |
1969 | 4 | 2.0 | 2688.148 | |
| 13 | 13 | 41 | Gordini, F Simca Huit - Fiat |
Guy Lapchin, F Charles Plantivaux, F |
1087 | 4 | 1.1 | 2640.811 | |
| 14 | 14 | 32 | Ecurie Lapin Blanc, GB HRG (- Singer ?) |
P.C.T. 'Peter' Clark, GB Marcus Chambers, GB |
1496 | 4 | 1.5 | 2599.700 | |
| 15 | 15 | 37 | Mrs Marjorie Fawcett, GB Morgan 4+4 - Standard Ten |
Geoffrey White, GB C.M. Anthony, GB |
1104 | 4 | 1.1 | 2493.292 | |
| 16 | 16 | 34 | Just Emile Vernet, F Riley TT Sprite Pourtout |
Just-Emile Vernet, F Carl de Bodard, F |
1496 | 4 | 1.5 | 2434.625 | |
| 17 | 17 | 38 | Victor Camerano, F Simca Huit - Fiat |
Victor Camerano, F Henri Louveau, F |
1090 | 4 | 1.1 | 2212.264 | |
| 18 | 18 | 45 | Arthur W. Jones, GB Singer Le Mans Replica |
Arthur W. Jones, GB Gordon Wilkins, GB |
972 | 4 | 1.1 | 2090.423 | |
| 19 | 19 | 48 | Gordini, F Simca Cinq - Fiat |
Adrien Alin, F Albert Alin, F |
566 | 4 | 750 | 1999.472 | |
| 20 | 20 | 49 | Gordini, F Simca Cinq - Fiat |
Maurice Aimé, F Albert Leduc, F |
570 | 4 | 750 | 1987.249 | |
| 21 | DNF | 25 | Raymond Sommer, F Alfa Romeo 6C 2500SS |
Raymond Sommer, F "B. Bira" (Prince Birabongse Banutej Bhanuband), SIAM |
2443 | 6 | 3.0 | 173 2334.116 |
Engine |
| 22 | DNF | 18 | Ecurie Francia, F Delahaye 135 CS |
Marcel Contet, F Robert Brunet, F |
3575 | 6 | 5.0 | 171 2307.132 |
Suspension |
| 23 | DNF | 31 | Victor Polledry, F Aston Martin 1½ |
Victor Polledry, F R Robert, F |
1497 | 4 | 1.5 | 155 2091.260 |
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| 24 | DNF | 3 | Luigi Chinetti, I Talbot T26 |
Luigi Chinetti, I T.A.S.O. 'Donald' Mathieson, GB |
4483 | 6 | 5.0 | 154 2077.768 |
Accident |
| 25 | DNF | 22 | Ecurie Walter Watney, GB Delage D6-3L |
Armand Hug, CH Roger Loyer, F |
2968 | 6 | 3.0 | 152 2064.276 |
Accident |
| 26 | DNF | 15 | Robert Mazaud, F Delahaye 135 CS |
Robert Mazaud, F Marcel Mongin, F |
3565 | 6 | 5.0 | 115 1551.580 |
Fire |
| 27 | DNF | 44 | Archie Scott, GB Singer Nine Le Mans Replica |
Archie (Jack?) Scott, GB Tommy Wisdom, GB |
980 | 4 | 1.1 | 105 1416.660 |
Dirty fuel |
| 28 | DNF | 9 | Luigi Chinetti, I Talbot Lago SS |
René Le Begue, F "Pierre Levegh" (Pierre Boullin) , F |
3996 | 6 | 5.0 | 102 1376.184 |
Ignition |
| 29 | DNF | 19 | Ecurie Francia, F Delahaye 135 CS |
Eugene Chaboud, F Yves Giraud-Cabantous, F |
3568 | 6 | 5.0 | 99 1335.708 |
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| 30 | DNF | 8 | T.A.S.O. Mathieson, GB Talbot 150SS Figoni |
Philippe de Massa, F Norbert Jean Mahé, F |
3998 | 6 | 5.0 | 88 1187.296 |
Valve spring |
| 31 | DNF | 7 | Luigi Chinetti, I Talbot T26 |
André Morel, F Jim Bradley, GB DNS Cholsol |
4468 | 6 | 5.0 | 88 1187.296 |
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| 32 | DNF | 10 | Jean Trémoulet, F Talbot Lago SS |
Jean Trémoulet, F Raoul Forestier, F |
3997 | 6 | 5.0 | 68 876.980 |
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| 33 | DNF | 36 | Michael Collier, GB MG Midget PA |
Mike Collier, GB Lewis Welch, GB |
847 | 4 | 1.1 | 63 849.996 |
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| 34 | DNF | 16 | Ecurie Francia, F Delahaye 135 CS |
Joseph Paul, F Jean Trévoux, F |
3604 | 6 | 5.0 | 62 849.996 |
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| 35 | DNF | 11 | André Bellecroix, F Delahaye 135CS |
André Belleroix, F Gaston Serraud, F |
3604 | 6 | 5.0 | 50 674.600 |
Accident |
| 36 | DNF | 43 | Just Emile Vernet, F Simca Huit - Fiat |
Robert Cayeux, F Gaston Tramer, F |
1090 | 4 | 1.1 | 50 674.600 |
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| 37 | DNF | 4 | Luigi Chinetti, I Talbot T26 |
"Ano-Nyme" ("Heldé", Pierre-Louis Dreyfus), F Tony Schumann, F DNS Shrubsall, GB DNS Anthony Heal, GB |
4483 | 6 | 5.0 | 45 607.140 |
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| 38 | DNF | 47 | Claude Bonneau, F MG Midget PB |
Claude Bonneau, F Max Mathieu, F |
954 | 4 | 1.1 | 40 539.680 |
Carburettor |
| 39 | DNF | 40 | Gordini, F Simca Huit - Fiat |
Jean Breillet, F Albert Debille, F |
1087 | 4 | 1.1 | 29 391.268 |
Accident |
| 40 | DNF | 42 | Mme Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier, F Simca Huit - Fiat |
Mme Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier, F Mme Suzanne Largeot, F |
1087 | 4 | 1.1 | 26 350.792 |
Accident |
| 41 | DNF | 30 | Adler, D Adler Trumpf |
Otto Löhr, D Paul von Guilleaume, D |
1498 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 80.952 |
Piston |
| 42 | DNF | 46 | Jacques Savoye, F Singer NineLe Mans Replica Savoye Special |
Jacques Savoye, F Pierre Savoye, F |
967 | 4 | 1.1 | 4 53.968 |
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| 43 | DNS | Adler, D Adler Trumpf |
Baron Huschke von Hanstein, D Karkmann, D |
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| 44 | DNA | Lucy O'Reilly Schell, F Delahaye 145 |
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| 45 | DNA | Atalanta |
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| 46 | DNA | Bentley |
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| 47 | DNA | Robert Arbuthnot, GB Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A |
Robert Arbuthnot, GB - |
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| 48 | DNA | Charles Dodson, GB Sammy Davis, GB |
Class Winners:
| 14th Biennial Cup (Rudge-Whitworth Cup) |
A. Gordini / J. Scaron | Simca Huit |
| Index of Performance - 2nd Annual Cup | A. Gordini / J. Scaron | Simca Huit |
| 3001 - 5000 cc | J. P. Wimille / P. Veyron | Bugatti 57 C |
| 2001 - 3000 cc | L. Gérard / G. Monneret | Delage 3 L |
| 1501 - 2000 cc | von Schaumberg-Lippe / F Wencher | BMW 328 |
| 1101 - 1500 cc | P. Clark / M. Chambers | HRG |
| 751 - 1100 cc | A. Gordini / J. Scaron | Simca Huit |
| 501 - 750 cc | Ad. Alin / Al. Alin | Simca Cinq |