TEAM QUAIL AT LE MANS

12èmes Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1934

Circuit de la Sarthe

Date:

June 16-17,  hot & sunny

Track Length (m):

13 492

Attendance:

Fastest Lap:

Philippe Etancelin, Alfa Romeo 8C, 5'41"0 = 142.437 km/h

Entries:

Pole Position:

 N/A

Practiced:

Distance (km):

2886.938

Starters:

44

Average Speed (km/h):

120.289

Classified:

23

Pos

Clas-
sific.

#

Team / Entrant
Car - Engine

Drivers, Nationality

Engine
Vol
(cc)

Engine
Type

Group

Laps
Km
Hour

Reason Out / Notes

1

1

9

Luigi Chinetti / Philippe Etancelin, I
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300

Luigi Chinetti, I
Philippe Etancelin, F

2336
s/c

8

3.0

2886.938

2

2

27

Riley Motor Co Ltd, GB
Riley Nine 6/12 MPH Racing

Jean Sébilleau, F
Georges Delaroche, F

1458

6

1.5

2706.730

3

3

28

Riley Motor Co Ltd, GB
Riley Nine 6/12 MPH Racing

Freddie Dixon, GB
Cyril Paul, GB

1458

6

1.5

2688.156

4

4

34

Roy Eccles, GB
MG Magnette K3

Charles E.C. Martin, GB
Roy Eccles, GB

1087
s/c

6

1.1

2665.030

5

5

36

Riley Motor Co Ltd, GB
Riley Nine Brooklands

Alex van der Becke, GB
Kenneth 'Kim' Peacock, GB

1087

4

1.1

2640.694

6

6

37

Riley Motor Co Ltd, GB
Riley Ulster Imp

Sammy Newsome, GB
Percy (Edgar ?) Maclure, GB

1087

4

1.1

2637.932

7

7

26

A.A. Rigby, GB
Singer Le Mans 1½ L

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

1493

4

1.5

2631.672

8

8

25

Frank Stanley Barnes, GB
Singer Le Mans 1½ L

Frank Stanley Barnes, GB
Alf Langley, GB

1493

4

1.5

2598.458

9

9

4

Norbert Jean Mahé, F
Bugatti T44

Norbert Jean Mahé, F
Jean Desvignes, F

2991

8

3.0

2584.622

10

10

20

M.R.E. Tongue, GB
("A. Vincent", GB ?)
Aston Martin 1½ LM

"A Vincent" (Reggie Tongue), GB
Maurice Faulkner, GB

1494

4

1.5

2541.334

11

11

24

John Cecil Noël, GB
Aston Martin 1½ LM

John Cecil Noël, GB
Jen Wheeler, GB

1494

4

1.5

2435.526

12

12

39

Jean Trévoux, F
Riley Nine Ulster Imp

Jean Trévoux, F
René Carriére, F

1087

4

1.1

2352.688

13

13

38

Miss Dorothy Champney, GB
Riley Nine Ulster Imp

Miss Dorothy Champney, GB
Mrs Kaye Petre, CDN/GB

1087

4

1.1

2327.924

14

14

32

Jean de Gavardie, F
Amilcar C6

Jean de Gavardie, F
"Léon Duray, F" (George Stewart, USA)

1091

6

1.1

2271.096

15

15

48

Singer Ltd, GB
Singer Nine Le Mans

Norman Black, GB
J.R.H. Baker, GB

973

4

1.1

2203.376

16

16

40

Lord de Clifford, GB
Lagonda Rapier "De Clifford Special"

Lord Freddie de Clifford, GB
Charles Brackenbury, GB

1080

4

1.1

2199.342

17

17

52

Mme Ann-Cecile Rose-Itier, F
MG Midget PA

Mme Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier, F
Charles Duruy, F

844

4

1.1

2191.198

18

18

47

Singer Ltd, GB
Singer Nine Le Mans

Tommy Wisdom, GB
John Donald Barnes, GB

973

4

1.1

2180.484

19

19

44

J.A. Grégoire, F
(Soc. Anon. Tracta, F ?)
Tracta

Félix Quinault, F
Danneliault/Daniélault, F

996

4

1.1

2131.724

20

20

42

Charles Auguste Martin, F
Amilcar CG Spéciale Martin

Charles Auguste Martin, F
Fernand Pousse, F

1075

4

1.1

2094.952

21

21

45

Alin Fréres, F
B.N.C.

Adrien Alin, F
Albert Alin, F

992

4

1.1

2027.786

22

22

31

Ecurie de l'Ours, F
Amilcar C6

Camille Poiré, F
Gaston Robail, F

1091

6

1.1

2008.228

23

23

50

R.P. Gardner, GB
Singer Nine Le Mans

R.P. 'Goldie' Gardner, GB
A.C. Beloë, GB

973

4

1.1

1939.012

24

DNF

23

Aston Martin Ltd, GB
Aston Martin 1½ LM

Mortimer Morris-Goodall, GB
Jim Elwes, GB

1494

4

1.5

155
2091.260

Engine

25

DNF
DQ?

22

Aston Martin Ltd, GB
Aston Martin 1½ LM

Thomas Fothringham-Parker, GB
John Appleton, GB

1494

4

1.5

142
1910.864

Clutch ?
DQ-Outside help ?

26

DNF

3

Juste-Emile Vernet, F
La Lorraine B3-6

Just-Emile Vernet, F
Daniel Porthault, F

3504

6

5.0

133
1794.436

Piston

27

DNF

54

H. Brigham Metchim, GB
Austin Seven

H. Brigham Metchim, GB
C.H. Masters, GB

746

4

750

95
1281.740

28

DNF

29

Auguste Bodoignet, F
Bugatti (T??)

Auguste Bodoignet, F
Fernand Vallon, F

1351

1.5

90
1214.280

29

DNF

33

John Ludovic Ford, GB
MG Magnette K3

John Ludovic Ford, GB
Maurice Baumer, GB

1087
s/c

6

1.1

85
1146.820

Accident

30

DNF

6

Lord Howe, GB
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM

Lord Howe (5th Earl Howe, Edward Richard Francis Assheton, Viscount Curzon), GB
Tim Rose-Richards, GB

2352
s/c

8

3.0

85
1146.820

Clutch

31

DNF

30

Juste-Emile Vernet, F
Salmson GS

Albert Debille, F
Jean Viale, F

1094

4

1.1

82
1106.344

32

DNF

14

Charles Brunet, F
Bugatti T55

Charles Brunet, F
Jean Renaldi, F

2262
s/c

8

3.0

75
1011.900

Accident

33

DNF

2

Roger Labric, F
Bugatti T50S

Roger Labric, F
Pierre Veyron, F

4945

8

5.0

73
984.916

Engine

34

DNF
DQ?

49

Gordon Hendy, GB
Singer Nine Sports

Gordon Hendy, GB
James Boulton, GB

973

4

1.1

59
796.028

Fuel feed ?
Insuff. dist.?

35

DNF
DQ?

21

Aston Martin Ltd, GB
Aston Martin 1½ LM

A.C. (Augustus Cesare) 'Bert' Bertelli, GB
Clifton Penn-Hughes, GB

1494

4

1.5

59
796.028

Gearbox ?
Insuff. dist. ?

36

DNF

16

Louis Villeneuve, F
Derby L8

Louis Villeneuve, F
Géo Ham, F

2000

2.0

44
593.648

37

DNF

5

Tim Rose-Richards, GB
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300

Freddy Clifford, GB
Owen Saunders-Davies, GB

2387

8

3.0

40
539.680

Valves

38

DNF

46

Raymond Gaillard, F
Rally

Raymond Gaillard, F
Paul Vallée, F

989

1.1

38
512.696

39

DNF

53

Philippe Maillard-Brune, F
MG Midget J

Philippe Maillard-Brune, F
Charles Druck, F

746

4

750

30
404.760

40

DNF

43

J.A. Grégoire, F
Tracta

Pierre Padrault, F
Charlault,

999

4

1.1

23
310.316

41

DNF

18

Mrs Gwenda Stewart, GB
Derby L8

Mrs Gwenda Stewart, GB
Louis Bonne, F

1996

V8

2.0

16
215.872

42

DNF
DQ?

15

M Bayard, F
Bugatti T55

Max Fourny, F
Louis Decaroli, F

2260

8

3.0

15
202.380

DQ: Outside help

43

DNF

41

Georges Boursin, F
Amilcar CGS (CGSs ?)

Georges Boursin, F
Nadeau, F

1080

4

1.1

14
188.888

44

DNF

7

Raymond Sommer, F
(Pierre Félix, F ?)
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300

Raymond Sommer, F
Dr. Pierre Félix, F

2360

8

3.0

14
188.888

Fire

45

DNS

Prince Nicolas de Roumanie, R
Duesenberg Model S J

Prince Nicolas de Roumanie, R
Whitney Straight, GB

6882
2/c

8

8.0

46

DNA

M. Collier, GB
MG Midget

4

47

DNA

Mlle Heldé, F
("Hellé-Nice ?"), F
Alfa Romeo

"Heldé" (Pierre-Louis Dreyfus), F
-

48

DNA

T H Rose-Richards, GB
Alfa Romeo

49

DNA

Equipe Braillard, F
Maserati

50

DNA

Equipe Braillard, F
Bugatti

3000

51

DNA

Bugatti

52

DNA

Bugatti T50

10th Biennial Cup - Index of Performance
(Rudge-Whitworth Cup)

A.W.K. van der Becke / K.S. Peacock

Riley

2001 - 3000 cc

L. Chinetti / P. Etancelin

Alfa Romeo

1101 - 1500 cc

J. Sebilleau / G. Delaroche

Riley

751 - 1100 cc

C.E.C. Martin / R. Eccles

MG