TEAM QUAIL AT LE MANS

Circuit Permanenthe de la Sarthe

Date:

June 21-22, hot & sunny, rain on Sunday afternoon

Track Length (m):

16 340

Attendance:

Fastest Lap:

Sir Henry Birkin, Bentley, 6'48" = 144,362 km/h

Entries:

 18

Pole Position:

 N/A

Practiced:

Distance (km):

2930.663

Starters:

17 (lowest ever)

Average Speed (km/h):

122.111

Classified:

9

Pos

Clas-
sific.

#

Team / Entrant
Car - Engine

Drivers, Nationality

Engine
Vol.
(cc)

Engine
Type

Group

Laps
Hour
Km

Reason Out /
Notes

1

1

4

Bentley Motors Ltd, GB
Bentley Speed Six "Old Number 1"

Captain Woolf 'Babe' Barnato, ZA/GB
Glen Kidston, GB

6597

6

8.0

2930.663

2

2

2

Bentley Motors Ltd, GB
Bentley Speed Six

Frank Clement, GB
Richard 'Dick' Watney, GB

6597

6

8.0

2832.483

3

3

15

Arthur W. Fox & Charles Nicholl Ltd, GB
Talbot AO 90

Hon. Brian E. "Bug" Lewis (Lord Essendon), GB
Hugh Eaton, GB

2276

4 (6?)

3.0

2651.977

4

4

16

Arthur W. Fox & Charles Nicholl Ltd, GB
Talbot AO 90

Johnny Hindmarsh, GB
Tim Rose-Richards, GB

2276

4 (6?)

3.0

2625.494

5

5

23

Lord Howe, GB
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS

Lord Howe (5th Earl Howe, Edward Richard Francis Assheton, Viscount Curzon), GB
Leslie Callingham, GB

1752
sc

6

2.0

2607.661

6

6

24

Lea Francis, GB
Lea Francis Hyper S

Kenneth 'Kim' Peacock, GB
Sammy Newsome, GB

1496
sc

4

1.5

2291.686

7

7

25

Mme Marguerite Mareuse, F
Bugatti T40

MmeMarguerite Mareuse, F
Mme Odette Siko, F

1496

4

1.5

2164.701

8

8

27

Tracta, F
Tracta A 28 - SCAP

Jean-Albert Grégoire, F
Fernand Vallon, F

986

4

1.1

2102.879

9

9

26

Tracta, F
Tracta A 28 - SCAP

Roger Bourcier, F
Louis Debeugny, F

986

4

1.1

2013.593

10

DNF

8

Hon. Miss Dorothy Paget, GB
Bentley C "Blower"

Dr. Dudley Benjafield, GB
Guilio Ramponi, I

4389
sc

4

5.0

144
2355.840

Engine

11

DNF

9

Hon. Miss Dorothy Paget, GB
Bentley C "Blower"

Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin, GB
Jean Chassagne, F

4389
sc

4

5.0

138
2257.689

Engine

12

DNF

1

Rudolf Caracciola, D
Mercedes Benz SS

Rudolf Caracciola, D
Christian Werner, D

7069
sc

6

8.0

85
1357.800

Flat battery

13

DNF

28

Mrs Huskinson & Fane, GB
MG Midget M

R.C. Murton-Neale, GB
Jack Hicks, GB

847

4

1.1

82
1341.520

Lubrication

14

DNF

6

Parke
Stutz DV 32 Bearcat

"Georges Philippe"(Philippe de Rothschild), F
Edmond Bourlier, F

5355

8

8.0

42
687.120

Rear axle

15

DNF

5

Édouard Brisson, F
(C.T. Weymann, F ?)
Stutz DV 32 Bearcat

Édouard Brisson, F
Victor/Louis Rigal, F
DNS Parke,

5355

8

8.0

34
556.240

Fire

16

DNF

29

Francis Samuelson, GB
MG Midget M

F.H.B. Samuelson (Sir Francis), GB
Freddy Kindell, GB

847

4

1.1

28
458.080

Lubrication/
oil filter

17

DNF

3

Bentley Motors Ltd, GB
Bentley Speed Six

Sammy Davis, GB
Clive Dunfee, GB

6597

6

8.0

21
343.560

Accident

18

DNF/
DNS

Bollack, Netter et Cie, F
B.N.C. (Montlhery ?)

4

0

Car failed to start

19

DNS

7

Hon. Miss Dorothy Paget, GB
Bentley C "Blower"

Beris Harcourt Wood, GB
Jock Lawson 'Jack' Dunfee, GB

4389
sc

4

5.0

WD: Fuel (Benzole) overheating

30

DNS

Alvis

31

DNS

Alvis

32

DNS

Nacional Pescara

Juan Zanelli, RCH/CH
-

33

DNS

Nacional Pescara

34

DNS

Nacional Pescara

35

DNS

Nacional Pescara

36

DNS

Scotsman-SARA

37

DNS

Aston Martin

1481

4

Index of Performance

B. Lewis / H.S. Eaton

Talbot

6th Biennial Cup
(Rudge-Whitworth Cup)

W. Barnato / G. Kidston

Bentley

5001 - 8000 cc

W. Barnato / G. Kidston

Bentley

2001 - 3000 cc

B. Lewis / H.S. Eaton

Talbot

1501 - 2000 cc

Lord Howe / L.C. Callingham

Alfa Romeo

1101 - 1500 cc

K.S. Peacock / S.H. Newsome

Lea-Francis

751 - 1100 cc

J.A. Gregoire / F. Vallon

Tracta