1938 24 Hours of Le Mans

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.

Official results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	5.0	15	Eugène Chaboud / Jean Trémoulet	Eugène Chaboud Jean Trémoulet	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	235
2	5.0	14	Gaston Serraud	Gaston Serraud Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	233
3	5.0	5	Jean Prenant	Jean Prenant André Morel	Talbot T150SS Coupe	Talbot 4.0L I6	219
4	5.0	10	Louis Villeneuve	Louis Villeneuve René Biolay	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	218
5	2.0	24	Emile Darl'Mat	Charles de Cortanze 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	Jacques Savoye	Jacques Savoye Pierre Savoye	Singer Nine Le Mans Replica "Savoye Special"	Singer 1.0L I4	174
9	1.1	42	Just-Emile Vernet	Albert Debille Guy Lapchin	Simca Huit	Fiat 1.1L I4	172
10	1.5	31	Ecurie Lapin Blanc	Peter Clark Marcus Chambers	HRG Le Mans	Singer 1.5L I4	170
11	1.1	48	Victor Camerano	Victor Camerano R. Robert	Simca Huit	Fiat 1.1L I4	166
12	1.1	49	Claude Bonneau	Claude Bonneau Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier	MG PA Midget Special	MG 1.0L I4	165
13	1.1	40	Miss P.M. Fawcett	Marjorie Fawcett Geoffrey White	Morgan 4/4	Coventry Climax 1.1L I4	163
14	750	51	Amédée Gordini	Maurice Aimé Charles Plantivoux	Simca Cinq	Fiat 0.6L I4	151
15	750	52	Amédée Gordini	Albert Leduc Athos Querzola	Simca Cinq	Fiat 0.6L I4	140

Did Not Finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
16	5.0	19	Raymond Sommer	Raymond Sommer Clemente Biondetti	Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring	Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I8	219
17	5.0	8	Norbert Jean Mahé	Donald Mathieson Freddy Clifford	Talbot T150C	Talbot 4.0L I6	159
18	5.0	7	Jean Trévoux	Jean Trévoux Pierre Levegh	Talbot T150C	Talbot 4.0L i6	159
19	2.0	27	Robert P Hichens	Robert P Hichens Mortimer Morris-Goodall	Aston Martin Speed Model	Aston Martin 2.0L I4	150
20	1.1	37	Amédée Gordini	Amédée Gordini José Scaron	Simca Huit	Fiat 1.1L I4	140
21	1.5	36	Pierre Ferry	Pierre Ferry Francis Noireaux	Riley Sprite TT	Riley 1.5L I4	127
22	1.1	43	Amédée Gordini	Robert Lévy Adrien Alin	Simca	Fiat 1.0L I4	124
23	1.1	38	Amédée Gordini	Jean Viale Jean Breillet	Simca Huit	Fiat 1.1L I4	111
24	3.0	23	Mme Fernande Roux / Mme Germaine Rouault	Fernande Roux Germaine Rouault	Amilcar G36 "Pegase Special"	Amilcar 2.5L I4	101
25	5.0	4	Luigi Chinetti	René Carrière René Le Bègue	Talbot T150C	Talbot 4.0L I6	101
26	5.0	12	Georges Monneret	Georges Monneret Roger Loyer	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	88
27	5.0	6	Luigi Chinetti	Louis Rosier Robert Huguet	Talbot T150SS Coupe	Talbot 4.0L i6	81
28	1.1	47	Team Autosports	John Donald Barnes Tommy Wisdom	Singer Nine Le Mans Replica	Singer 1.0L I4	74
29	1.1	45	Just-Emile Vernet	Gaston Tramar Paul Samuel	Simca 1000	Fiat 1.0L I4	69
30	5.0	3	Luigi Chinetti	Philippe Etancelin Luigi Chinetti	Talbot T26	Talbot 4.5L I6	66
31	3.0	22	Société R.V.	Louis Gérard Jacques de Velance de Minardiere	Delage D6-70	Delage 3.0L I6	58
32	1.1	41	Just-Emile Vernet	Just-Emile Vernet Suzanne Largeot	Simca Huit	Fiat 1.1L I4	55
33	5.0	21	Marcel Horvilleur	Marcel Horvilleur Yves Matra	Alfa Romeo 2300 Monza	Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I6	53
34	5.0	11	Joseph Paul	Marcel Mongin Robert Mazaud	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	50
35	1.1	50	Miss Dorothy Stanley-Turner	Elsie Wisdom Arthur Dobson	MG PB Midget	MG 0.9L I4	48
36	1.1	39	Just-Emile Vernet	Angelo Molinari Georges Sarret	Fiat 508S Balilla	Fiat 1.0L I4	40
37	1.5	29	Raoul Forestier	Raoul Forestier Roger Charon	Riley Sprite TT	Riley 1.5L I4	30
38	5.0	1	Ecurie Bleue	René Dreyfus Louis Chiron	Delahaye 145	Delahaye 4.5L V12	21
39	2.0	25	Emile Darl'Mat	Jean Pujol Louis Rigal	Darl'Mat DS	Peugeot 2.0L I4	18
40	5.0	2	Ecurie Bleue	Gianfranco Comotti Albert Divo	Delahaye 145	Delahaye 4.5L V12	7
41	2.0	26	Emile Darl'Mat	Maurice Serre Daniel Porthault	Darl'Mat DS	Peugeot 2.0L I4	6
42	1.5	35	Charles Morrison	Charles Morrison Neil Watson	Atalanta	Atalanta 1.5L I4	4

Statistics

• Fastest Lap - #19 Raymond Sommer - 5:13.8
• Distance - 3180.94 km
• Average Speed - 132.539 km/h

Trophy Winners

• 13th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup - #28 Adler
• Index of Performance - #51 Amédée Gordini

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