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1928 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1928 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 6th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 16 and 17 1928.

Official results[]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
1 5.0 4 25px United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. 25px United Kingdom Woolf Barnato
25px United Kingdom Bernard Rubin
Bentley 4½ Litre
"Old Mother Gun"
Bentley 4.4L I4 154
2 5.0 1 25px France C.T. Weymann 25px France Éduoard Brisson
25px France Robert Bloch
Stutz DV16 Blackhawk Stutz 4.9L I8 153
3 5.0 8 No Team Name 25px France Henri Stoffel
25px France André Rossignol
Chrysler 72 Six Chrysler 4.1L I6 144
4 5.0 7 No Team Name 25px Template:Country alias Romania Jean Ghica Cantacuzino
25px Template:Country alias Romania G. Ghica Cantacuzino
Chrysler 72 Six Chrysler 4.1L I6 139
5 5.0 3 25px United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. 25px United Kingdom Sir Henry Birkin
25px France Jean Chassagne
Bentley 4½ Litre Bentley 4.4L I4 135
6 1.5 27 No Team Name 25px United Kingdom Maj. Maurice Harvey
25px United Kingdom Harold Purdy
Alvis TA Alvis 1.5L I4 132
7 1.1 32 No Team Name 25px France Michel Doré
25px France Jean Treunet
B.N.C. B.N.C. 1.1L I4 131
8 2.0 12 No Team Name 25px France Robert Benoist
25px France Christian Dauvergne
Itala Tipo 61 S 2000 Itala 2.0L I6 130
9 1.5 28 No Team Name 25px United Kingdom S.C.H. Davis
25px United Kingdom William Urquhart-Dykes
Alvis TA Alvis 1.5L I4 130
10 1.1 35 No Team Name 25px France Georges Casse
25px France André Rousseau
Salmson GS Salmson 1.1L I4 127
11 2.0 16 25px United Kingdom F.E. Metcalfe 25px United Kingdom Andre d'Erlanger
25px United Kingdom Douglas Hawkes
Lagonda OH 2 Litre Speed Lagonda 2.0L I4 126
12 1.5 29 25px France Pierre Fenaille 25px France Maurice Benoist
25px France Louis Balart
Tracta S.C.A.P. 1.5L I4 121
13 1.1 37 No Team Name 25px France Lucien Desvaux
25px France Pierre Goutte
Lombard AL3 Lombard 1.1L I4 116
14 1.1 36 25px France Etablissements Henri Precioux (E.H.P.) 25px France Guy Bouriat
25px France Pierre Bussienne
E.H.P. C.I.M.E. 1.1L I6 115
15 2.0 19 No Team Name 25px France Gaston Duval
25px France Gaston Mottet
S.A.R.A. SP7 S.A.R.A. 1.8L I6 114
16 1.1 31 25px France Pierre Fenaille 25px France Roger Bourcier
25px Argentina Hector Vasena
Tracta S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4 110
17 1.1 42 25px France Pierre Fenaille 25px France Jean-Albert Grégoire
25px France Fernand Vallon
Tracta S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4 108

Did Not Finish[]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
18 1.5 24 No Team Name 25px France Henri Guilbert
25px France André Lefebvre
S.C.A.P. S.C.A.P. 1.5L I4 95
19 1.1 39 No Team Name 25px France Lucien Lemesle
25px France Henry Godard
S.C.A.P. S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4 91
20 1.5 26 25px United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
25px United Kingdom Lord Charnwood
25px United Kingdom Jack Bezzant
25px United Kingdom Cyril Paul
Aston Martin 1½ International Aston Martin 1.5L I4 82
21 5.0 2 25px United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. 25px United Kingdom Dr. Dudley Benjafield
25px United Kingdom Frank Clement
Bentley 4½ Litre Bentley 4.4L I4 71
22 5.0 5 No Team Name 25px France Cyril de Vere
25px Monaco Louis Chiron
Chrysler 72 Chrysler 4.1L I6 66
23 1.1 41 No Team Name 25px France Fernand Gabriel
25px France Louis Paris
Ariés 8-10 CV Ariés 1.1L I4 51
24 2.0 14 No Team Name 25px France Louis Charaval
25px France "Christian"
Itala Tipo 61 S 2000 Itala 2.0L I6 50
25 1.5 21 No Team Name 25px France Henri De Cositer
25px France Sosthene de la Rochefoucauld
Alphi Alphi 1.5L I4 45
26 1.5 25 25px United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
25px United Kingdom Lord Charnwood
25px United Kingdom A.C. Bertelli
25px United Kingdom Capt. George E.T. Eyston
Aston Martin 1½ International Aston Martin 1.5L I4 32
27 1.1 30 No Team Name 25px France J. Hasley
25px France Albert Perrot
Salmson GS Salmson 1.1L I4 30
28 2.0 20 No Team Name 25px France Emile Maret
25px France Gonzaque Lécureul
S.A.R.A. SP7 S.A.R.A. 1.8L I6 25
29 2.0 18 25px United Kingdom F.E. Metcalfe 25px United Kingdom Capt. R. Clive Gallop
25px United Kingdom Maj. E.J. Hays
Lagonda OH 2-Litre Speed Lagonda 2.0L I4 23
30 1.1 40 No Team Name 25px France Arthur Duray
25px France Roger Denalo
Ariés 8-10CV Ariés 1.1L I4 22
31 2.0 15 25px United Kingdom F.E. Metcalfe 25px United Kingdom F.H.P. Samuelson
25px United Kingdom Frank King
Lagonda OH 2-Litre Speed Lagonda 2.0L I4 13
32 5.0 6 No Team Name File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Goffredo Zehender
25px France Jérôme Ledure
Chrysler 72 Chrysler 4.1L I6 5
33 3.0 9 No Team Name 25px France Robert Laly
25px France Louis Rigal
Ariés Surbaissée 3-Litre Ariés 3.0L I4 3

Statistics[]

  • Fastest Lap - #3 Bentley Motors Ltd. - 8:07
  • Distance - 2669.272 km
  • Average Speed - 111.219 km/h

Trophy Winners[]

  • 4th Biennial Cup - #35 Georges Casse/André Rousseau
  • Index of Performance - #35 Georges Casse/André Rousseau
24 Hours of Le Mans seasons

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