1928 24 Hours of Le Mans

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1928 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1928 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 6th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 16 and 17, 1928.

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[edit] Official Results

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
1 5.0 4 Flag of United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. Flag of United Kingdom Woolf Barnato
Flag of United Kingdom Bernard Rubin
Bentley 4½ Litre Bentley 4.4L I6 154
2 5.0 1 Flag of France C.T. Weymann Flag of France Éduoard Brisson
Flag of France Robert Bloch
Stutz DV16 Blackhawk Stutz 4.9L I8 153
3 5.0 8 No Team Name Flag of France Henri Stoffel
Flag of France André Rossignol
Chrysler 72 Six Chrysler 4.1L I6 144
4 5.0 7 No Team Name Jean Ghica Cantacuzino
G. Ghica Cantacuzino
Chrysler 72 Six Chrysler 4.1L I6 139
5 5.0 3 Flag of United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. Flag of United Kingdom Sir Henry Birkin
Flag of France Jean Chassagne
Bentley 4½ Litre Bentley 4.4L I6 135
6 1.5 27 No Team Name Flag of United Kingdom Maj. Maurice Harvey
Flag of United Kingdom Harold Purdy
Alvis TA Alvis 1.5L I4 132
7 1.1 32 No Team Name Flag of France Michel Doré
Flag of France Jean Treunet
B.N.C. B.N.C. 1.1L I4 131
8 2.0 12 No Team Name Flag of France Robert Benoist
Flag of France Christian Dauvergne
Itala Tipo 61 S 2000 Itala 2.0L I6 130
9 1.5 28 No Team Name Flag of United Kingdom S.C.H. Davis
Flag of United Kingdom William Urquhart-Dykes
Alvis TA Alvis 1.5L I4 130
10 1.1 35 No Team Name Flag of France Georges Casse
Flag of France André Rousseau
Salmson GS Salmson 1.1L I4 127
11 2.0 16 Flag of United Kingdom F.E. Metcalfe Flag of United Kingdom Andre d'Erlanger
Flag of United Kingdom Douglas Hawkes
Lagonda OH 2 Litre Speed Lagonda 2.0L I4 126
12 1.5 29 Flag of France Pierre Fenaille Flag of France Maurice Benoist
Flag of France Louis Balart
Tracta S.C.A.P. 1.5L I4 121
13 1.1 37 No Team Name Flag of France Lucien Desvaux
Flag of France Pierre Goutte
Lombard AL3 Lombard 1.1L I4 116
14 1.1 36 Flag of France Etablissements Henri Precioux (E.H.P.) Flag of France Guy Bouriat
Flag of France Pierre Bussienne
E.H.P. C.I.M.E. 1.1L I6 115
15 2.0 19 No Team Name Flag of France Gaston Duval
Flag of France Gaston Mottet
S.A.R.A. SP7 S.A.R.A. 1.8L I6 114
16 1.1 31 Flag of France Pierre Fenaille Flag of France Roger Bourcier
Flag of Argentina Hector Vasena
Tracta S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4 110
17 1.1 42 Flag of France Pierre Fenaille Flag of France Jean-Albert Grégoire
Flag of France Fernand Vallon
Tracta S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4 108

[edit] Did Not Finish

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
18 1.5 24 No Team Name Flag of France Henri Guilbert
Flag of France André Lefebvre
S.C.A.P. S.C.A.P. 1.5L I4 95
19 1.1 39 No Team Name Flag of France Lucien Lemesle
Flag of France Henry Godard
S.C.A.P. S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4 91
20 1.5 26 Flag of United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
Flag of United Kingdom Lord Charnwood
Flag of United Kingdom Jack Bezzant
Flag of United Kingdom Cyril Paul
Aston Martin 1½ International Aston Martin 1.5L I4 82
21 5.0 2 Flag of United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. Flag of United Kingdom Dr. Dudley Benjafield
Flag of United Kingdom Frank Clement
Bentley 4½ Litre Bentley 4.4L I6 71
22 5.0 5 No Team Name Flag of France Cyril de Vere
Flag of Monaco Louis Chiron
Chrysler 72 Chrysler 4.1L I6 66
23 1.1 41 No Team Name Flag of France Fernand Gabriel
Flag of France Louis Paris
Ariés 8-10 CV Ariés 1.1L I4 51
24 2.0 14 No Team Name Flag of France Louis Charaval
Flag of France "Christian"
Itala Tipo 61 S 2000 Itala 2.0L I6 50
25 1.5 21 No Team Name Flag of France Henri De Cositer
Flag of France Sosthene de la Rochefoucauld
Alphi Alphi 1.5L I4 45
26 1.5 25 Flag of United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
Flag of United Kingdom Lord Charnwood
Flag of United Kingdom A.C. Bertelli
Flag of United Kingdom Capt. George E.T. Eyston
Aston Martin 1½ International Aston Martin 1.5L I4 32
27 1.1 30 No Team Name Flag of France J. Hasley
Flag of France Albert Perrot
Salmson GS Salmson 1.1L I4 30
28 2.0 20 No Team Name Flag of France Emile Maret
Flag of France Gonzaque Lécureul
S.A.R.A. SP7 S.A.R.A. 1.8L I6 25
29 2.0 18 Flag of United Kingdom F.E. Metcalfe Flag of United Kingdom Capt. R. Clive Gallop
Flag of United Kingdom Maj. E.J. Hays
Lagonda OH 2-Litre Speed Lagonda 2.0L I4 23
30 1.1 40 No Team Name Flag of France Arthur Duray
Flag of France Roger Denalo
Ariés 8-10CV Ariés 1.1L I4 22
31 2.0 15 Flag of United Kingdom F.E. Metcalfe Flag of United Kingdom F.H.P. Samuelson
Flag of United Kingdom Frank King
Lagonda OH 2-Litre Speed Lagonda 2.0L I4 13
32 5.0 6 No Team Name Goffredo Zehender
Flag of France Jérôme Ledure
Chrysler 72 Chrysler 4.1L I6 5
33 3.0 9 No Team Name Flag of France Robert Laly
Flag of France Louis Rigal
Ariés Surbaissée 3-Litre Ariés 3.0L I4 3

[edit] Statistics

  • Fastest Lap - #3 Bentley Motors Ltd. - 8:07
  • Distance - 2669.272km
  • Average Speed - 111.219km/h

[edit] Trophy Winners

  • 4th Biennial Cup - #35 Georges Casse/André Rousseau
  • Index of Performance - #35 Georges Casse/André Rousseau
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