1938 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1938 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 15th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 17 and 18, 1938.
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[edit] Official Results
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.0 | 15 |  Eugène Chaboud / Jean Trémoulet |
Eugène Chaboud Jean Trémoulet |
Delahaye 135CS | Delahaye 3.6L I6 | 235 |
| 2 | 5.0 | 14 | Gaston Serraud |
Gaston Serraud Yves Giraud-Cabantous |
Delahaye 135CS | Delahaye 3.6L I6 | 233 |
| 3 | 5.0 | 5 | Jean Prenant |
Jean Prenant André Morel |
Talbot T150SS Coupe | Talbot 4.0L I6 | 219 |
| 4 | 5.0 | 10 | Louis Villeneuve |
Louis Villeneuve René Biolay |
Delahaye 135CS | Delahaye 3.6L I6 | 218 |
| 5 | 2.0 | 24 | Emile Darl'Mat |
Charles de Cortanze Marcel Contet |
Darl'Mat DS | Peugeot 2.0L I4 | 214 |
| 6 | 2.0 | 28 |  Adler |
Peter Graff Orssich Rudolf Sauerwein |
Adler Super Trumpf Rennlimousine | Adler 1.7L I4 | 211 |
| 7 | 1.5 | 33 | Adler |
Otto Löhr Paul von Guillaume |
Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine | Adler 1.5L I4 | 204 |
| 8 | 1.1 | 46 | Jacques Savoye |
Jacques Savoye Pierre Savoye |
Singer Nine Le Mans Replica "Savoye Special" |
Singer 1.0L I4 | 174 |
| 9 | 1.1 | 42 | Just-Emile Vernet |
Albert Debille Guy Lapchin |
Simca Huit | Fiat 1.1L I4 | 172 |
| 10 | 1.5 | 31 |  Ecurie Lapin Blanc |
Peter Clark Marcus Chambers |
HRG Le Mans | Singer 1.5L I4 | 170 |
| 11 | 1.1 | 48 | Victor Camerano |
Victor Camerano R. Robert |
Simca Huit | Fiat 1.1L I4 | 166 |
| 12 | 1.1 | 49 | Claude Bonneau |
Claude Bonneau Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier |
MG PA Midget Special | MG 1.0L I4 | 165 |
| 13 | 1.1 | 40 | Miss P.M. Fawcett |
Marjorie Fawcett Geoffrey White |
Morgan 4/4 | Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 | 163 |
| 14 | 750 | 51 | Amédée Gordini |
Maurice Aimé Charles Plantivoux |
Simca Cinq | Fiat 0.6L I4 | 151 |
| 15 | 750 | 52 | Amédée Gordini |
Albert Leduc Athos Querzola |
Simca Cinq | Fiat 0.6L I4 | 140 |
[edit] Did Not Finish
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 5.0 | 19 | Raymond Sommer |
Raymond Sommer Clemente Biondetti |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring | Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I8 | 219 |
| 17 | 5.0 | 8 | Norbert Jean Mahé |
Donald Mathieson Freddy Clifford |
Talbot T150C | Talbot 4.0L I6 | 159 |
| 18 | 5.0 | 7 | Jean Trévoux |
Jean Trévoux Pierre Levegh |
Talbot T150C | Talbot 4.0L i6 | 159 |
| 19 | 2.0 | 27 | Cmdr. R.P. Hitchens |
Cmdr. R.P. Hitchens Mortimer Morris-Goodall |
Aston Martin Speed Model | Aston Martin 2.0L I4 | 150 |
| 20 | 1.1 | 37 | Amédée Gordini |
Amédée Gordini José Scaron |
Simca Huit | Fiat 1.1L I4 | 140 |
| 21 | 1.5 | 36 | Pierre Ferry |
Pierre Ferry Francis Noireaux |
Riley Sprite TT | Riley 1.5L I4 | 127 |
| 22 | 1.1 | 43 | Amédée Gordini |
Robert Lévy Adrien Alin |
Simca | Fiat 1.0L I4 | 124 |
| 23 | 1.1 | 38 | Amédée Gordini |
Jean Viale Jean Breillet |
Simca Huit | Fiat 1.1L I4 | 111 |
| 24 | 3.0 | 23 | Mme Fernande Roux / Mme Germaine Rouault |
Fernande Roux Germaine Rouault |
Amilcar G36 "Pegase Special" |
Amilcar 2.5L I4 | 101 |
| 25 | 5.0 | 4 | Luigi Chinetti |
René Carrière René Le Bègue |
Talbot T150C | Talbot 4.0L I6 | 101 |
| 26 | 5.0 | 12 | Georges Monneret |
Georges Monneret Roger Loyer |
Delahaye 135CS | Delahaye 3.6L I6 | 88 |
| 27 | 5.0 | 6 | Luigi Chinetti |
Louis Rosier Robert Huguet |
Talbot T150SS Coupe | Talbot 4.0L i6 | 81 |
| 28 | 1.1 | 47 | Team Autosports |
John Donald Barnes Tommy Wisdom |
Singer Nine Le Mans Replica | Singer 1.0L I4 | 74 |
| 29 | 1.1 | 45 | Just-Emile Vernet |
Gaston Tramar Paul Samuel |
Simca 1000 | Fiat 1.0L I4 | 69 |
| 30 | 5.0 | 3 | Luigi Chinetti |
Philippe Etancelin Luigi Chinetti |
Talbot T26 | Talbot 4.5L I6 | 66 |
| 31 | 3.0 | 22 | Société R.V. |
Louis Gérard Jacques de Velance de Minardiere |
Delage D6-70 | Delage 3.0L I6 | 58 |
| 32 | 1.1 | 41 | Just-Emile Vernet |
Just-Emile Vernet Suzanne Largeot |
Simca Huit | Fiat 1.1L I4 | 55 |
| 33 | 5.0 | 21 | Marcel Horvilleur |
Marcel Horvilleur Yves Matra |
Alfa Romeo 2300 Monza | Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I6 | 53 |
| 34 | 5.0 | 11 | Joseph Paul |
Marcel Mongin Robert Mazaud |
Delahaye 135CS | Delahaye 3.6L I6 | 50 |
| 35 | 1.1 | 50 | Miss Dorothy Stanley-Turner |
Elsie Wisdom Arthur Dobson |
MG PB Midget | MG 0.9L I4 | 48 |
| 36 | 1.1 | 39 | Just-Emile Vernet |
Angelo Molinari Georges Sarret |
Fiat 508S Balilla | Fiat 1.0L I4 | 40 |
| 37 | 1.5 | 29 | Raoul Forestier |
Raoul Forestier Roger Charon |
Riley Sprite TT | Riley 1.5L I4 | 30 |
| 38 | 5.0 | 1 | Ecurie Bleue |
René Dreyfus Louis Chiron |
Delahaye 145 | Delahaye 4.5L V12 | 21 |
| 39 | 2.0 | 25 | Emile Darl'Mat |
Jean Pujol Louis Rigal |
Darl'Mat DS | Peugeot 2.0L I4 | 18 |
| 40 | 5.0 | 2 | Ecurie Bleue |
Gianfranco Comotti Albert Divo |
Delahaye 145 | Delahaye 4.5L V12 | 7 |
| 41 | 2.0 | 26 | Emile Darl'Mat |
Maurice Serre Daniel Porthault |
Darl'Mat DS | Peugeot 2.0L I4 | 6 |
| 42 | 1.5 | 35 | Charles Morrison |
Charles Morrison Neil Watson |
Atalanta | Atalanta 1.5L I4 | 4 |
[edit] Statistics
- Fastest Lap - #19 Raymond Sommer - 5:13.8
- Distance - 3180.94km
- Average Speed - 132.539km/h
[edit] Trophy Winners
- 13th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup - #28 Adler
- Index of Performance - #51 Amédée Gordini
