1932 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1932 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 10th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1932.

This race saw the shortening of the circuit to nearly 13.5 km following the creation of a new permanent race track between the pit stretch and Mulsanne, creating the famed Dunlop Curve, Esses, and Tetre Rouge. This change was made to keep the race away from the suburbs of Le Mans. The two Dunlop Bridges were also first seen at this race.

Official results

Le Mans in 1932

Winners Raymond Sommer and Luigi Chinetti

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	3.0	8	Raymond Sommer	Raymond Sommer Luigi Chinetti	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300LM	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8	218
2	3.0	11	Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo	Franco Cortese Giovanni Battista Guidotti	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300LM	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8	216
3	3.0	6	Arthur W. Fox	Brian E. Lewis Tim Rose-Richards	Talbot AV105	Talbot 3.0L I6	180
4	2.0	18	Mme. Odette Siko	Odette Siko Louis Charaval	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750	Alfa Romeo 1.7L I6	179
5	1.5	20	Aston Martin Ltd.	Sammy Newsome Henken Widengren	Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans	Aston Martin 1.5L I4	174
6	1.5	23	Jean Sébilleau	Jean Sébilleau Georges Delaroche	Bugatti Type 40	Bugatti 1.5L I4	172
7	1.5	21	Aston Martin Ltd.	A.C. Bertelli Pat Driscoll	Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans	Aston Martin 1.5L I4	168
8	1.1	29	Ecurie de l'Ours	Charles Auguste Martin Auguste Bodoignet	Amilcar CO	Amilcar 1.1L I6	151
9	1.1	26	Roger Labric	Roger Labric Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Caban Spéciale	Ruby 1.1L I4	146

Did not finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
10	3.0	16	Count Stanislaus Czaykowski	Stanisław Czaykowski Ernest Friederich	Bugatti Type 55	Bugatti 2.3L I8	180
11	1.1	28	Just-Emile Vernet	Just-Emile Vernet Fernand Vallon	Salmson GS	Salmson 1.1L I4	111
12	3.0	9	Lord Howe	Lord Howe Henry Birkin	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300LM	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8	110
13	1.5	24	Charles Druck	Charles Druck Lucien Virlouvet	Bugatti Type 40	Bugatti 1.5L I4	98
14	750	32	Francis Samuelson	Francis Samuelson Norman Black	MG C-type Midget	MG 0.7L I4	57
15	1.5	22	Aston Martin Ltd.	Kenneth Peacock Jack Bezzant	Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans	Aston Martin 1.5L I4	53
16	3.0	12	"Heldé"	Pierre-Louis Dreyfus Mariette Delangle	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8	25
17	3.0	15	Guy Bouriat	Guy Bouriat Louis Chiron	Bugatti Type 55	Bugatti 2.3L I8	23
18	3.0	10	Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo	Ferdinando Minoia Carlo Canavesi	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8	22
19	8.0	1	Henri Stoffel	Marcel Foucret Paul Foucret	Mercedes-Benz SSK	Mercedes-Benz 7.1L I6	22
20	8.0	3	E.H. Brisson	Éduoard Brisson Joseph Cattaneo	Stutz DV32	Stutz 5.4L I8	19
21	3.0	14	Prince Djordjadze	Attilio Marinoni Angelo Guatta	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8	14
22	1.1	27	Roger Labric	Gustave Duverne Georges Boréal	B.N.C.	B.N.C. 1.1L I4	9
23	1.1	30	John Ludovic Ford	John Ludovic Ford Maurice Baumer	Alta	Alta 1.1L I4	6
24	1.5	25	Jean Danne	Jean Danne Jacques Gergaud	Rally NCP	Rally 1.4L I4	6
25	5.0	5	Jean Trévoux	Jean Trévoux "Mary"	Bentley Blower C	Bentley 4.4L Supercharged I4	1

Statistics

• Fastest Lap – #10 Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo – 5:41
• Distance – 2954.038 km
• Average Speed – 123.084 km/h

Trophy winners

• 8th Bienniel Cup – #21 Aston Martin Ltd.
• Index of Performance – #8 Raymond Sommer

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