1954 24 Hours of Le Mans

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The 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 22nd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 12 and 13, 1954. It was also the fourth round of the World Sportscar Championship.

[edit] Official Results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	S 5.0	4	Scuderia Ferrari	José Froilán González Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 375 Plus	Ferrari 5.0L V12	302
2	S 5.0	14	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Duncan Hamilton Tony Rolt	Jaguar D-Type	Jaguar 3.4L I6	301
3	S 8.0	2	Briggs Cunningham	William Spear Sherwood Johnston	Cunningham C4-R	Chrysler 5.5L V8	283
4	S 5.0	16	Ecurie Francorchamps	Roger Laurent Jacques Swaters	Jaguar C-Type	Jaguar 3.4L I6	277
5	S 8.0	1	Briggs Cunningham	Briggs Cunningham John Gordon Bennet	Cunningham C4-R	Chrysler 5.5L V8	274
6	S 3.0	30	Equipe Gordini	André Guelfi Jacques Pollet	Gordini T15	Gordini 2.5L I6	263
7	S 2.0	35	Bristol Aeroplane Company	Peter S. Wilson Jim Mayers	Bristol 450	Bristol 2.0L I6	260
8	S 2.0	33	Bristol Aeroplane Company	Tommy Wisdom Jack Fairman	Bristol 450	Bristol 2.0L I6	257
9	S 2.0	34	Bristol Aeroplane Company	Mike Keen John Line	Bristol 450	Bristol 2.0L I6	255
10	S 750	57	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	René Bonnet Élie Bayol	DB HBR	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2	240
11	S 2.0	36	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	Maurice Gatsonides Marcel Becquart	Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe	Bristol 2.0L I6	228
12	S 1.5	39	Porsche KG	Johnny Claes Pierre Stasse	Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder	Porsche 1.5L Flat-4	228
13	S 750	55	Ets. Monopole	Jean Hèmard Pierre Flahaut	Monopole X84	Panhard 0.6L Flat-2	222
14	S 1.1	47	Porsche KG	Zora Arkus-Duntov Gustave Olivier	Porsche 550/4 RS 1100 Spyder	Porsche 1.1L Flat-4	216
15	S 2.0	62	Edgar B. Wadsworth	Edgar Wadsworth John Brown	Triumph TR2	Triumph 2.0L I4	214
16	S 750	56	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	Marc Gignoux Louis Cornet	DB HBR	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2	213

[edit] Not Classified

Failed to cover 70% of winner's distance (211 laps)

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
17	S 750	59	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	René Cotton André Beaulieux	Panhard X88	Panhard 0.6L Flat-2	195
18	S 750	54	P. Garzynski	René Breuil Jean Py	BG Le Mans	Renault 0.7L I4	194

[edit] Disqualified

• #11 was disqualified for failing to complete their final lap of the race in under 30 minutes.
• #43 was disqualified for receiving outside assistance while still on the course.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
19	S 5.0	11	Georges Grignard	Jean Blanc Serge Nersessian	Talbot T26 Gran Sport	Talbot 4.6L I6	206
20	S 1.5	43	Automobili O.S.C.A.	Lance Macklin Pierre Leygonie James Simpson	O.S.C.A. MT-4 1500	O.S.C.A. 1.5L I4	247

[edit] Did Not Finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
21	S 1.5	42	Automobili O.S.C.A.	Jacques Péron Francesco Giardini	O.S.C.A. MT-4 1500	O.S.C.A. 1.5L I4	243
22	S 5.0	8	David Brown	Reg Parnell Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin DB3S SC	Aston Martin 2.9L Supercharged I6	222
23	S 1.1	63	Lucien Farnaud	Lucien Farnaud Adolfo Macchieraldo	O.S.C.A. MT-4 1100	O.S.C.A. 1.1L I4	199
24	S 750	49	Automobiles VP	Yves Giraud-Cabantous Just-Emile Verney	VP 166R	Renault 0.7L I4	190
25	S 5.0	5	Scuderia Ferrari	Robert Manzon Louis Rosier	Ferrari 375 Plus	Ferrari 5.0L V12	177
26	S 750	58	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	Pierre Chancel Robert Chancel	Monopole X88	Panhard 0.6L Flat-2	157
27	S 1.5	41	Porsche KG	Hans Herrmann Helmut Polensky	Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder	Porsche 1.5L Flat-4	148
28	S 3.0	20	David Brown	Prince Birabongse Bhanubandh Peter Collins	Aston Martin DB3S Coupe	Aston Martin 2.9L I6	138
29	S 5.0	15	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Peter Whitehead Ken Wharton	Jaguar D-Type	Jaguar 3.4L I6	131
30	S 3.0	27	Jean-Paul Colas	Jean-Paul Colas Hernando da Silva Ramos	Aston Martin DB2/4 Vignale	Aston Martin 2.9L I6	121
31	S 5.0	6	Briggs Cunningham	Phil Walters John Fitch	Ferrari 375MM	Ferrari 4.5L V12	120
32	S 2.0	28	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Alfonso de Portago Carlo Tomasi	Maserati A6GCS	Maserati 2.0L I6	116
33	S 2.0	38	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. Sture Nottorp	Sture Nottorp Ivar Andersson	Frazer Nash Le Mans	Bristol 2.0L I6	109
34	S 750	52	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	Marc Azéma Alphonse de Burnay	DB HBR	Renault 0.7L I4	102
35	S 2.0	44	Alexandre Constantin	Edmond Mouche Alexandre Constantin	Constantin Barquette	Peugeot 1.3L Supercharged I4	95
36	S 5.0	12	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Stirling Moss Peter Walker	Jaguar D-Type	Jaguar 3.4L I6	92
37	S 5.0	3	Scuderia Ferrari	Umberto Maglioli Paolo Marzotto	Ferrari 375 Plus	Ferrari 5.0L V12	88
38	S 1.1	46	Kieft Cars Ltd.	Alan Rippon William Black	Kieft	Coventry Climax 1.1L I4	86
39	S 1.1	65	Equipe Gordini	André Pilette Gilberte Thirion	Gordini T17S	Gordini 1.1L I4	76
40	S 3.0	19	Equipe Gordini	Jean Behra André Simon	Gordini T24S	Gordini 3.0L I8	76
41	S 3.0	22	David Brown	Carroll Shelby Paul Frére	Aston Martin DB3S	Aston Martin 2.9L I6	74
42	S 750	50	Guy Michel et André Guillard	Guy Michel André Guillard	Renault 4CV	Renault 0.7L I4	73
43	S 3.0	21	David Brown	Ian Stewart Graham Whitehead	Aston Martin DB3S Coupe	Aston Martin 2.9L I6	64
44	S 5.0	9	Ecurie Rossier	Jean-Louis Rosier Pierre Meyrat	Talbot-Lago T26 Gran Sport	Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6	62
45	S 2.0	31	Equipe Gordini	Charles de Clareur André Moynet	Gordini T15	Gordini 2.0L I6	54
46	S 2.0	37	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	Rodney F. Peacock Gerry A. Ruddock	Frazer Nash Le Mans	Bristol 2.0L I6	49
47	S 5.0	10	Pierre Levegh	Pierre Levegh Lino Fayen	Talbot-Lago T26 Gran Sport	Talbot-Lago 4.4L I6	33
48	S 1.1	48	Kieft Cars Ltd.	Georges Trouis Alfred P. Hitchings	Kieft Sport	MG 1.1L I4	26
49	S 5.0	7	David Brown	Eric Thompson Dennis Poore	Lagonda DP115	Lagonda 4.5L V12	25
50	S 750	66	Jacques Faucher	Jacques Faucher Jean Hébert	Renault 4CV	Renault 0.7L I4	20
51	S 750	51	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	Pierre-Louis Dreyfus Leon Dernier Jean Lucas	DB HBR	Renault 0.7L I4	8
52	S 750	53	Nardi et Co.	Alexandre Gacon Dr. Mario Damonte	Nardi 750LM	Crosley 0.7L I4	7
53	S 5.0	18	Luigi Chinetti	Porfirio Rubirosa Innocente Baggio	Ferrari 375MM Berlinetta	Ferrari 4.5L V12	5
54	S 750	60	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	Lucien Pailler Jacques Dewez	Panhard X88	Panhard 0.6L Flat-2	5
55	S 1.5	40	Porsche KG	Richard von Frankenberg Helm Glöckler	Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder	Porsche 1.5L Flat-4	4
56	S 750	64	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	Claude Storez Jean-Claude Vidilles Jean Lucas	DB HBR	Renault 0.7L I4	4
57	S 750	61	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	Eugéne Dussous Jacques Savoye	Panhard X84	Panhard 0.6L Flat-2	0

[edit] Statistics

• Fastest Lap - #3 and #4 Scuderia Ferrari (tie) - 4:16.8
• Distance - 4061.15km
• Average Speed - 169.215km/h

[edit] Trophy Winners

• 20th Biennial Cup - #57 Autombiles Deutsch et Bonnet
• Index of Performance - #57 Autombiles Deutsch et Bonnet