1938 24 Hours of Le Mans

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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 Flag of France Eugène Chaboud / Jean Trémoulet Flag of France Eugène Chaboud
Flag of France Jean Trémoulet
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 235
2 5.0 14 Flag of France Gaston Serraud Flag of France Gaston Serraud
Flag of France Yves Giraud-Cabantous
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 233
3 5.0 5 Flag of France Jean Prenant Flag of France Jean Prenant
Flag of France André Morel
Talbot T150SS Coupe Talbot 4.0L I6 219
4 5.0 10 Flag of France Louis Villeneuve Flag of France Louis Villeneuve
Flag of France René Biolay
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 218
5 2.0 24 Flag of France Emile Darl'Mat Flag of France Charles de Cortanze
Flag of France 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 Flag of France Jacques Savoye Flag of France Jacques Savoye
Flag of France Pierre Savoye
Singer Nine Le Mans Replica
"Savoye Special"
Singer 1.0L I4 174
9 1.1 42 Flag of France Just-Emile Vernet Flag of France Albert Debille
Flag of France Guy Lapchin
Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 172
10 1.5 31 Flag of the United Kingdom Ecurie Lapin Blanc Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Clark
Flag of the United Kingdom Marcus Chambers
HRG Le Mans Singer 1.5L I4 170
11 1.1 48 Flag of France Victor Camerano Flag of France Victor Camerano
Flag of France R. Robert
Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 166
12 1.1 49 Flag of France Claude Bonneau Flag of France Claude Bonneau
Flag of France Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier
MG PA Midget Special MG 1.0L I4 165
13 1.1 40 Flag of the United Kingdom Miss P.M. Fawcett Flag of the United Kingdom Marjorie Fawcett
Flag of the United Kingdom Geoffrey White
Morgan 4/4 Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 163
14 750 51 Flag of France Amédée Gordini Flag of France Maurice Aimé
Flag of France Charles Plantivoux
Simca Cinq Fiat 0.6L I4 151
15 750 52 Flag of France Amédée Gordini Flag of France Albert Leduc
Flag of France 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 Flag of France Raymond Sommer Flag of France Raymond Sommer
Clemente Biondetti
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I8 219
17 5.0 8 Flag of France Norbert Jean Mahé Flag of the United Kingdom Donald Mathieson
Flag of the United Kingdom Freddy Clifford
Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L I6 159
18 5.0 7 Flag of France Jean Trévoux Flag of France Jean Trévoux
Flag of France Pierre Levegh
Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L i6 159
19 2.0 27 Flag of the United Kingdom Cmdr. R.P. Hitchens Flag of the United Kingdom Cmdr. R.P. Hitchens
Flag of the United Kingdom Mortimer Morris-Goodall
Aston Martin Speed Model Aston Martin 2.0L I4 150
20 1.1 37 Flag of France Amédée Gordini Flag of France Amédée Gordini
Flag of France José Scaron
Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 140
21 1.5 36 Flag of France Pierre Ferry Flag of France Pierre Ferry
Flag of France Francis Noireaux
Riley Sprite TT Riley 1.5L I4 127
22 1.1 43 Flag of France Amédée Gordini Flag of France Robert Lévy
Flag of France Adrien Alin
Simca Fiat 1.0L I4 124
23 1.1 38 Flag of France Amédée Gordini Flag of France Jean Viale
Flag of France Jean Breillet
Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 111
24 3.0 23 Flag of France Mme Fernande Roux / Mme Germaine Rouault Flag of France Fernande Roux
Flag of France Germaine Rouault
Amilcar G36
"Pegase Special"
Amilcar 2.5L I4 101
25 5.0 4 Luigi Chinetti Flag of France René Carrière
Flag of France René Le Bègue
Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L I6 101
26 5.0 12 Flag of France Georges Monneret Flag of France Georges Monneret
Flag of France Roger Loyer
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 88
27 5.0 6 Luigi Chinetti Flag of France Louis Rosier
Flag of France Robert Huguet
Talbot T150SS Coupe Talbot 4.0L i6 81
28 1.1 47 Flag of the United Kingdom Team Autosports Flag of the United Kingdom John Donald Barnes
Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Wisdom
Singer Nine Le Mans Replica Singer 1.0L I4 74
29 1.1 45 Flag of France Just-Emile Vernet Flag of France Gaston Tramar
Flag of France Paul Samuel
Simca 1000 Fiat 1.0L I4 69
30 5.0 3 Luigi Chinetti Flag of France Philippe Etancelin
Luigi Chinetti
Talbot T26 Talbot 4.5L I6 66
31 3.0 22 Flag of France Société R.V. Flag of France Louis Gérard
Flag of France Jacques de Velance de Minardiere
Delage D6-70 Delage 3.0L I6 58
32 1.1 41 Flag of France Just-Emile Vernet Flag of France Just-Emile Vernet
Flag of France Suzanne Largeot
Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 55
33 5.0 21 Flag of France Marcel Horvilleur Flag of France Marcel Horvilleur
Flag of France Yves Matra
Alfa Romeo 2300 Monza Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I6 53
34 5.0 11 Flag of France Joseph Paul Flag of France Marcel Mongin
Flag of France Robert Mazaud
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 50
35 1.1 50 Flag of the United Kingdom Miss Dorothy Stanley-Turner Flag of the United Kingdom Elsie Wisdom
Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur Dobson
MG PB Midget MG 0.9L I4 48
36 1.1 39 Flag of France Just-Emile Vernet Flag of France Angelo Molinari
Flag of France Georges Sarret
Fiat 508S Balilla Fiat 1.0L I4 40
37 1.5 29 Flag of France Raoul Forestier Flag of France Raoul Forestier
Flag of Switzerland Roger Charon
Riley Sprite TT Riley 1.5L I4 30
38 5.0 1 Flag of France Ecurie Bleue Flag of France René Dreyfus
Flag of Monaco Louis Chiron
Delahaye 145 Delahaye 4.5L V12 21
39 2.0 25 Flag of France Emile Darl'Mat Flag of France Jean Pujol
Flag of France Louis Rigal
Darl'Mat DS Peugeot 2.0L I4 18
40 5.0 2 Flag of France Ecurie Bleue Gianfranco Comotti
Flag of France Albert Divo
Delahaye 145 Delahaye 4.5L V12 7
41 2.0 26 Flag of France Emile Darl'Mat Flag of France Maurice Serre
Flag of France Daniel Porthault
Darl'Mat DS Peugeot 2.0L I4 6
42 1.5 35 Flag of the United Kingdom Charles Morrison Flag of the United Kingdom Charles Morrison
Flag of the United Kingdom 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