1928 Le Mans 24 Hours Competitors & Results

6èmes Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1928
Circuit Permanente de la Sarthe

 

Date:June 16-17Track Length (m):17 262
Attendance: Fastest Lap:Henry Birkin, Bentley, 8'07" = 127.604 km/h
Entries:50Pole Position: 
Practiced: Distance (km):2669.272
Starters:33Average Speed (km/h):111.219
Classified:17 First year for a Greatest Distant Award

 

PosClas-
sific.
#Team / Entrant
Car - Engine
Drivers, NationalityEngine
Vol.
(cc)
Engine
Type
GroupLaps
Km
Hour
Reason Out / Notes
114Bentley Motors Ltd, GB
Bentley 4½ Litre
Captain Woolf 'Babe' Barnato, ZA/GB
Bernard Rubin, GB
DNS Dr.J. Dudley Benjafield, GB
439245.02669.272 
221C.T. Weymann, F
Stutz DV16 Black Hawk 'Bearcat'
Édouard Brisson, F
Robert Bloch, F
DNS Anderson,
488885.02656.594 
338
Chrysler 72 'Six'
Henri Stoffel, F
André Rossignol, F
407665.02493.853 
447
Chrysler 72 'Six'
Prince Jean Ghica Cantacuzino, R
G Ghica Cantacuzino, R
408365.02412.187 
553Bentley Motors Ltd, GB
Bentley 4½ Litre
Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin, GB
Jean Chassagne, F
DNS C Bloch,
439245.02335.351 
6627
Alvis TA FWD
Major Maurice Harvey, GB
Harold Purdy, GB
148241.52286.382 
7732
B.N.C.
Michel Doré, F
Jean Treunet, F
109941.12270.066 
8812
Itala 65 S 2000
Robert Benoist, F
Christian Dauvergne, F
199162.02258.171 
9928
Alvis TA (FA ?) FWD
S.C.H. 'Sammy' Davis, GB
William 'Bill' Urquhart-Dykes, GB
148241.52246.016 
101035
Salmson GS
Georges Casse, F
André Rousseau, F
109541.12208.444 
111116F.E. Metcalfe, GB
Lagonda OH 2L Speed
Baron André d'Erlanger, F
Douglas Hawkes, GB
195442.02178.259 
121229Pierre Fenaille, F
Tracta - S.C.A.P. (FWD)
Maurice Benoist, F
Louis Balart, F
148141.52 .455 
131337
Lombard AL 3
Lucien Desvaux, F
Pierre Goutte, F
109541.12016.707 
141436Etablissements Henri Precioux, F
E.H.P. - CIME
Guy Bouriat, F
Pierre Bussienne, F
109461.11996.891 
151519
S.A.R.A. SP 7
Gaston Duval, F
Gaston Mottet, F
180662.01974.190 
161631Pierre Fenaille, F
Tracta - S.C.A.P. (FWD)
Roger Bourcier, F
Hector Vasena, RA
109941.11905.147 
171742Pierre Fenaille, F
Tracta - S.C.A.P. (FWD)
Jean-Albert Grégoire, F
Fernand Vallon, F
108541.11870.739 
          
18DNF24
S.C.A.P.
Henri Guilbert, F
André Lefebvre, F
149541.595
1639.890
Oil
19DNF39
S.C.A.P.
Lucien Lemesle, F
Henry Godard, F
108741.191
1570.842
 
20DNF26Aston Martin Ltd / Lord Charnwood, GB
Aston Martin International
Jack Bezzant, GB
Cyril Paul, GB
149141.582
1415.484
 
21DNF2Bentley Motors Ltd, GB
Bentley 4½ Litre
Frank Clement, GB
Dr Dudley Benjafield, GB
DNS Jean Chassagne, F
439245.071
1225.602
Radiator hose / oil
22DNF5
Chrysler 72
Cyril de Vere, F
Louis Chiron, MC
DNS Henri Stoffel, F
409965.066
1139.292
Clutch
23DNF41
Ariés 8-10 CV
Fernand Gabriel, F
"Michel Paris" (Louis Paris), F
108641.151
880.36
 
24DNF14
Itala 65 S 2000
"Jean Sabipa" (Louis Charaval), F
Christian,
DNS Charrier,
199162.050
863.100
 
25DNF21
A.L.P.H.I. (Alphi ?)
Henri De Costier, F
Sosthene de la Rochefoucauld, F
DNS Bernard,
1500 1.545
776.790
 
26DNF25Aston Martin Ltd / Lord Charnwood, GB
Aston Martin International
A.C. (Augustus Cesare) 'Bert' Bertelli, GB
Capt. George E.T. Eyston, GB
149241.532
552.384
Rear axle casing
27DNF30
Salmson GS
J Hasley, F
Albert Perrot, F
DNS George Newman, GB
109641.130
517.860
 
28DNF20
S.A.R.A. SP7
Emile Maret, F
Gonzaque Lécureul, F
DNS Chanterelle, F
180662.025
431.550
 
29DNF18F.E. Metcalfe, GB
Lagonda OH 2L Speed
Capt. R. Clive Gallop, GB
Major E.J. Hays, GB
DNS W C Handley, GB
195442.023
397.026
Accident
30DNF40
Ariés 8-10 CV
Arthur Duray, F
Roger Delano, F
108641.122
379.764
 
31DNF15F.E. Metcalfe, GB
Lagonda
F.H.P. Samuelson (Sir Francis), GB
Frank King, GB
DNS Bert Hammond, GB
195442.013
224.406
Gearbox / Accident
32DNF6
Chrysler 72
Goffredo "Freddie" Zehender, I
Jérôme Ledure, F
DNS Mario Lepori, CH
408365.05
86.310
Radiator
33DNF9
Ariés Surbaissée 3-litre
Robert Laly, F
Louis Rigal, F
295743.03
51.786
Engine
          
34DNS F.E. Metcalfe, GB
Lagonda OH 2L Speed
Bert Hammond, GB
Major E.J. Hayes, GB
W C Handley, GB
19544   
          
35DNA 
Marendaz Special
Captain Donald M K Marendaz, GB
P L Densham, GB
1500 1.5  
36DNA 
Ariés
 108641.1  
37DNA 
Ariés
 295743.0  
38DNA 
Aston Martin
 148141.5  
39DNA 
Alfa Romeo 6C 1500
Boris Ivanowski, F/RUS
Attilio Marinoni, I
Rachevsky
1500 1.5 Reserve entry
40DNA 
Lombard
 1093 1.1  
41DNA 
Lombard
 1093 1.1  
42DNA 
Lombard
 1093 1.1  
43DNA 
Lombard
 1093 1.1  
44DNA 
Lombard
 1093 1.1  
45DNA 
D'Yrsan K Sport - Ruby
Simas,
Ego,
109841.1  
46DNA 
D'Yrsan K Sport - Ruby
Marquis Raymond Siran de Caranac, F
de Soussay,
109841.1  
47DNA ?      
48DNA ?      
49DNA ?      
50DNA ?      


Class Winners:

4th Biennial Cup - Index of Performance
(Rudge Whitworth Cup)
G Casse / A RousseauSalmson
3000 - 5000 ccW Barnato / B RubinBentley
1500 - 2000 ccR Benoist / C DauvergneItala
1100 - 1500 ccC M Harvey / H W PurdyAlvis
750 - 1100 ccM Doré / J TruenetBNC