1939 24 Hours of Le Mans

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1939 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 16th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 17 and 18, 1939.

The following year's 24 Hours of Le Mans was originally planned for June 1940, but due to the invasion of France in May the race was called off. Racing would not return to Le Mans until 1949, long after the war had ended

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[edit] Official Results

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
1 8.0 1 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Wimille Flag of France Jean-Pierre Wimille
Flag of France Pierre Veyron
Bugatti Type 57S Tank Bugatti 3.3L Supercharged I8 248
2 3.0 21 Flag of the United Kingdom Ecurie Walter Watney Flag of France Louis Gérard
Flag of France Georges Monneret
Delage D6-3L Delage 3.0L I6 245
3 5.0 5 Flag of the United Kingdom Lagonda Ltd. Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur Dobson
Flag of the United Kingdom Charles Brackenbury
Lagonda V12 Lagonda 4.5L V12 239
4 5.0 6 Flag of the United Kingdom Lord Selsdon Flag of the United Kingdom Lord Selsdon
Flag of the United Kingdom Lord William Waleran
Lagonda V12 Lagonda 4.5L V12 238
5 2.0 26 BMW Max zu Schaumburg-Lippe
Frtiz Hans Wenscher
BMW 328 Touring Coupe BMW 2.0L I6 236
6 5.0 12 Flag of France Louis Villeneuve Flag of France Louis Villeneuve
Flag of France René Biolay
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 235
7 2.0 27 BMW Ralph Röese
Paul Heinemann
BMW 328 BMW 2.0L I4 230
8 5.0 20 Flag of the United Kingdom Count Heyden Flag of the United Kingdom R.R.C. Rob Walker
Flag of the United Kingdom Ian Connell
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 224
9 2.0 28 BMW Willi Breim
Rudolf Scholtz
BMW 328 BMW 2.0L I4 220
10 1.1 39 Flag of France Gordini Flag of France Amédée Gordini
Flag of France José Scaron
Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 213
11 5.0 14 Flag of France Joseph Chotard Flag of France Joseph Chotard
Flag of France Jacques Seylair
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 202
12 2.0 29 Flag of the United Kingdom Cmdr. R.P. Hitchens Flag of the United Kingdom Cmdr. Robert P. Hitchens
Flag of the United Kingdom Mortimer Morris-Goodall
Aston Martin Speed Model Aston Martin 2.0L I4 199
13 1.1 41 Flag of France Gordini Flag of France Guy Lapchin
Flag of France Charles Plantivaux
Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 195
14 1.5 32 Flag of the United Kingdom Ecurie Lapin Blanc Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Clark
Flag of the United Kingdom Marcus Chambers
HRG 1500 Singer 1.5L I4 192
15 1.1 37 Flag of the United Kingdom Mrs. Majorie Fawcett Flag of the United Kingdom Geoffrey White
Flag of the United Kingdom C.M. Anthony
Morgan 4/4 Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 184
16 1.5 34 Flag of France Just-Emile Vernet Flag of France Just-Emile Vernet
Flag of France Carl de Bodard
Riley Sprite TT Pourtout Riley 1.5L I4 180
17 1.1 38 Flag of France Victor Camerano Flag of France Victor Camerano
Flag of France Henri Louveau
Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 163
18 1.1 45 Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur W. Jones Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur W. Jones
Flag of the United Kingdom Gordon Wilkins
Singer Le Mans Replica Singer 1.0L I4 154
19 750 48 Flag of France Gordini Flag of France Adrien Alin
Flag of France Albert Alin
Simca Cinq Fiat 0.6L I4 148
20 750 49 Flag of France Gordini Flag of France Maurice Aimé
Flag of France Albert Leduc
Simca Cinq Fiat 0.6L I4 147

[edit] Did Not Finish

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
21 3.0 25 Flag of France Raymond Sommer Flag of France Raymond Sommer
Flag of Thailand Prince Bira
Alfa Romeo 6C 2500SS Alfa Romeo 2.4L I6 173
22 5.0 18 Flag of France Ecuria Francia Flag of France Marcel Contet
Flag of France Robert Brunet
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 171
23 1.5 31 Flag of France Victor Polledry Flag of France Victor Polledry
Flag of France R. Robert
Aston Martin 1½ Ulster Aston Martin 1.5L I4 155
24 5.0 3 Luigi Chinetti Luigi Chinetti
Flag of the United Kingdom Donald Mathieson
Talbot T26 Talbot 4.5L I6 154
25 3.0 22 Flag of the United Kingdom Ecurie Walter Watney Flag of Switzerland Armand Hug
Flag of France Roger Loyer
Delage D6-3L Delage 3.0L I6 152
26 5.0 15 Flag of France Robert Mazaud Flag of France Robert Mazaud
Flag of France Marcel Mongin
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 115
27 1.1 44 Flag of the United Kingdom Archie Scott Flag of the United Kingdom Archie Scott
Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Wisdom
Singer Nine Le Mans Replica Singer 1.0L I4 105
28 5.0 9 Luigi Chinetti Flag of France René Le Begue
Flag of France Pierre Levegh
Talbot-Lago SS Talbot 4.0L I6 102
29 5.0 19 Flag of France Ecurie Francia Flag of France Eugène Chaboud
Flag of France Yves Giraud-Cabantous
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 99
30 5.0 8 Flag of the United Kingdom T.A.S.O. Mathieson Flag of France Philippe de Massa
Flag of France Norbert Jean Mahé
Talbot 150SS Figoni Talbot 4.0L I6 88
31 5.0 7 Luigi Chinetti Flag of France André Morel
Flag of the United Kingdom Jim Bradley
Talbot T26 Talbot 4.5L I6 88
32 5.0 10 Flag of France Jean Trémoulet Flag of France Jean Trémoulet
Flag of France Raoul Forestier
Talbot-Lago SS Talbot 4.0L i6 68
33 1.1 36 Flag of the United Kingdom Michael Collier Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Collier
Flag of the United Kingdom Lewis Welch
MG PA Midget MG 0.8L I4 63
34 5.0 16 Flag of France Ecurie Francia Flag of France Joseph Paul
Flag of France Jean Trévoux
Delahaye 135CS Delehaye 3.6L I6 62
35 5.0 11 Flag of France André Bellecroix Flag of France André Bellecroix
Flag of France Gaston Serraud
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 50
36 1.1 43 Flag of France Just-Emile Vernet Flag of France Robert Cayeux
Flag of France Gaston Tramar
Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 50
37 5.0 4 Luigi Chinetti Flag of France Pierre-Louis Dreyfus
Flag of France Antoine Schumann
Talbot T26 Talbot 4.5L I6 45
38 1.1 47 Flag of France Claude Bonneau Flag of France Claude Bonneau
Flag of France Max Mathieu
MG PB Midget MG 1.0L I4 40
39 1.1 40 Flag of France Gordini Flag of France Jean Breillet
Flag of France Albert Debille
Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 29
40 1.1 42 Flag of France Mme Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier Flag of France Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier
Flag of France Suzanne Largeot
Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 26
41 1.5 30 Adler Otto Löhr
Paul von Guilleaume
Adler Trumpf Adler 1.5L I4 6
42 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 4

[edit] Statistics

  • Fastest Lap - #15 Robert Mazaud - 5:12.1
  • Distance - 3354.76km
  • Average Speed - 139.781km/h

[edit] Trophy Winners

  • 14th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup - #39 Gordini
  • Index of Performance - #39 Gordini