TEAM QUAIL AT LE MANS

 

 

 

9èmes Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1931

Circuit de la Sarthe

 

Date:

June 13-14, sunny, rain at night

Track Length (m):

16 340

Attendance:

 

Fastest Lap:

Boris Ivanowski, Mercedes Benz SSK, 7'03" = 139.234 km/h

Entries:

 

Pole Position:

 N/A

Practiced:

 

Distance (km):

3017.654

Starters:

26

Average Speed (km/h):

125.735

Classified:

6

 

 

 

Pos

Clas-
sific.

#

Team / Entrant
Car - Engine

Driver, Nationality

Engine
Vol.
(cc)

Engine
Type

Group

Laps
Km
Hour

Reason out / Notes

1

1

16

Lord Howe, GB
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM

Lord Howe (5th Earl Howe, Edward Richard Francis Assheton, Viscount Curzon), GB
Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin, GB

2337
sc

8

3.0

3017.654

 

2

2

1

Boris Ivanowski, RUS/F
Mercedes-Benz SSK

Boris Ivanowski, RUS/F
Henri Stoffel, F

7069
sc

6

8.0

2905.139

 

3

3

11

Arthur W. Fox & Charles Nicholl, GB
Talbot AV105 (GB)

Tim Rose-Richards, GB
Owen Saunders-Davies, GB

2970

6

3.0

2837.398

 

4

4

9

Henri Trébort, F
La Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6

Henri Trébort, F
Louis Balart, F

3445

6

5.0

2452.692

 

5

5

25

Aston Martin, GB
Aston Martin International 1½

A.C. (Augustus Cesare) 'Bert' Bertelli, GB
Maurice Harvey, GB

1496

4

1.5

2286.393

 

6

6

29

Yves Giraud-Cabantous, F
Caban Spéciale - Ruby K

Just-Emile Vernet, F
Fernand Vallon, F

1097

4

1.1

2092.185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

NC/
DQ

31

Francis Samuelson, GB
MG Midget C

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

747
sc

4

750

 

Last lap over 30 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

DQ

27

M. de Ricou, F
B.N.C.

Gustave Duverne, F
Robert Girod, F

1096

4

1.1

 

Refuelling too early

9

DQ

22

Mme Marguerite Mareuse, F
Bugatti T40

Mme Marguerite Mareuse, F
Mme Odette Siko, F

1496

4

1.5

 

Refuelling too early

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

DNF

10

Arthur W. Fox & Charles Nicholl, GB
Talbot AV105 (GB)

Hon. Brian E. "Bug" Lewis (Lord Essendon), GB
Johnny Hindmarsh, GB

2970

6

3.0

132
2159.520

Chassis

11

DNF

26

Aston Martin, GB
Aston Martin International 1½

Sammy Newsome, GB
Kenneth 'Kim' Peacock, GB

1496

4

1.5

126
2045.000

 

12

DNF

24

Aston Martin, GB
Aston Martin International 1½

Humphrey W. Cook, GB
Jack Bezzant, GB

1496

4

1.5

111
1815.960

 

13

DNF

14

Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo, I
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300

Goffredo "Freddie" Zehender, I
Attilio Marinoni, I

2337

8

3.0

99
1619.440

Accident

14

DNF

23

Jean Sébilleau, F
Bugatti T40

Jean Sébilleau, F
Georges Delaroche, F

1496

4

1.5

96
1570.560

Clutch

15

DNF

12

Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth?
Arrol Aster

"W.P Lockwood"(Peter Hope-Johnson), GB
Jack H. Bartlett, GB

2356

 

3.0

95
1554.200

Ignition

16

DNF

28

Yves Giraud-Cabantous, F
Caban Spéciale

Roger Labric, F
Yves Giraud-Cabantous, F

1097

4

1.1

89
1456.040

 

17

DNF

30

Lombard, F
Lombard AL3

Charier,
Camille Royer, F

1097

 

1.1

45
736.200

Oil pressure

18

DNF

32

Hon. Mrs Chetwynd, GB
MG Midget C

Hon. Mrs Chetwynd, GB
Mrs H.H. Stisted, GB

746
sc

4

750

30
480.800

Timing gear

19

DNF

7

Anthony Bevan, GB
Bentley 4½

Anthony (Gerald ?) Bevan, GB
Mike Couper, GB

4398

4

5.0

29
474.440

Distribution
/ Accident?

20

DNF

5

Equipe Bugatti, F
Bugatti T50S

Albert Divo, F
Guy Bouriat, F

4972
sc

8

5.0

26
425.160

Withdrawn

21

DNF

4

Equipe Bugatti, F
Bugatti T50S

Achille Varzi, I
Louis Chiron, MC

4972
sc

8

5.0

24
392.640

Withdrawn

22

DNF

19

Antoione Schumann, F
Bugatti T43

"Ano-Nyme"( "a.k.a. Heldé", Pierre Louis-Dreyfus), F
Mme "Hellé-Nice" (Mariette Delangle), F

2300

8

3.0

22
359.920

Transmission

23

DNF

6

Equipe Bugatti, F
Bugatti T50S

Count Caberto Conelli, I
Maurice Rost, F

4900
sc

8

5.0

20
327.200

Accident

24

DNF

3

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

Édouard Brisson, F
Joseph (Guido?) "Papa" Cattaneo, I

5326
sc

8

8.0

19
310.840

Engine

25

DNF

2


Chrysler Imperial

Henri De Costier, F
Raymond Lussan, F

6316

 

8.0

18
294.480

Radiator

26

DNF

8


Chrysler 29-80

Raymond Sommer, F
Jean Delemer, F

4630

 

5.0

14
229.040

Radiator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

DNS

 

Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300

Giuseppe Campari, I
Attilio Marinoni, I

2300

8

3.0

 

Engine blow up in practice

28

DNS

 


Ariés

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

DNS

 


Ariés

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class Winners:

7th Biennial Cup - Index of Performance
(Rudge Whitworth Cup)

Lord Howe / H.R.S. Birkin

Alfa Romeo

5001 - 8000 cc

B. Ivanowski / H. Stoffel

Mercedes-Benz

2001 - 3000 cc

Lord Howe / H.R.S. Birkin

Alfa Romeo

1101 - 1500 cc

A.C. Bertelli / C.M. Harvey

Aston Martin

751 - 1100 cc

J.E. Vernet / F. Vallon

Caban

 

 

 

Links to pages

 

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