TEAM QUAIL AT LE MANS

 

 

 

15émes Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1938

Circuit de la Sarthe

 

Date:

June 17-18

Track Length (m):

13 492

Attendance:

 

Fastest Lap:

Raymond Sommer, Alfa Romeo, 5:13.8 = 154.783 km/h

Entries:

56

Pole Position:

 N/A

Practiced:

46

Distance (km):

3180.940

Starters:

42

Average Speed (km/h):

132.539

Classified:

15

 

 

 

Pos

Clas-
sific.

#

Team / Entrant
Car - Engine

Drivers, Nationality

Engine
Vol
(cc)

Engine
type

Group

Laps
Km
Hour

Reason Out

1

1

15

Eugéne Chaboud / Jean Trémoulet, F
Delahaye 135 CS

Eugéne Chaboud, F
Jean Trémoulet, F

3558

6

 

3180.940

 

2

2

14

Gaston Serraud, F
Delahaye 135 CS

Gaston Serraud, F
Yves Giraud-Cabantous, F

3558

6

 

3153.873

 

3

3

5

Jean Prenant, F
Talbot T 150 SS Coupé

Jean Prenant, F
André Morel, F

3985

6

 

2959.697

 

4

4

10

Louis Villeneuve, F
Delahaye 135 CS

Louis Villeneuve, F
René Biolay, F

3575

6

 

2945.791

 

5

5

24

Emile Darl'Mat, F
Darl'Mat - Peugeot DS 402

Charles de Cortanze, F
Marcel Contet, F

1998

4

 

2896.981

 

6

6

28

Adler, D
Adler Super Trumpf Rennlimousine

Peter Graff Orssich, D
Rudolf Sauerwein, D

1679

4

 

2856.382

 

7

7

33

Adler, D
Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine

Otto Löhr, D
Paul von Guilleaume, D

1495

4

 

2765.037

 

8

8

46

Jacques Savoye, F
Singer Nine Le Mans Replica 'Savoye Special'

Jacques Savoye, F
Pierre Savoye, F

974

4

 

2350.982

 

9

9

42

Just Emile Vernet, F
(Amedée Gordini, F ?)
Simca Huit - Fiat

Albert Debille, F
Guy Lapchin, F

1090

4

 

2329.556

 

10

10

31

Ecurie Lapin Blanc, GB
(P.C.T. Clark, GB ?)
HRG Le Mans Model

P.C.T. 'Peter' Clark, GB
Marcus Chambers, GB

1499

4

 

2303.287

 

11

11

48

Victor Camerano, F
Simca Huit - Fiat

Victor Camerano, F
R Robert, F

1087

4

 

2249.211

 

12

12

49

Claude Bonneau, F
MG Midget PA (PB?) 'Special'

ClaudeBonneau, F
Mme Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier, F

954

4

 

2227.548

 

13

13

40

Miss P.M. Fawcett, GB
Morgan 4/4 - Coventry Climax

Miss Marjorie Fawcett, GB
Geoffrey White, GB

1098

4

 

2209.385

 

14

14

51

Amedée Gordini, F
Simca Cinq - Fiat

Maurice Aimé, F
Charles Plantivaux, F

568

4

 

2042.759

 

15

15

52

Amedée Gordini, F
Simca Cinq - Fiat

Albert Leduc, F
Athos Querzola, F

568

4

 

1891.405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

DNF

19

Raymond Sommer
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B Touring

Raymond Sommer, F
Clemente Biondetti, I

2905
sc

8

 

219
2954.748

Puncture, acc., overrevved

17

DNF

8

Norbert Jean Mahé, F
Talbot T150C

T.A.S.O. 'Donald' Mathieson, GB
Freddy Clifford, GB

3957

6

 

159
2145.228

Fire

18

DNF

7

Jean Trévoux, F
Talbot T150C

Jean Trévoux, F
"Pierre Levegh" (Pierre Boullin), F

3994

6

 

159
2145.228

 

19

DNF

27

Commander R.P. Hitchens, GB
Aston Martin Speed Model, GB

Commander Robert P. Hitchens, GB
Mortimer Morris-Goodall, GB

1967

4

 

150
2023.800

Burnt valves

20

DNF

37

Amedée Gordini, F
Simca Huit - Fiat

Amedée Gordini, F
José Scaron, B/F

1088

4

 

140
1888.880

Oil pipe

21

DNF

36

Pierre Ferry, F
Riley TT Sprite

Pierre Ferry, F
Francis Noireaux, F

1490

4

 

127
1713.484

Gearbox

22

DNF

43

Amedée Gordini, F
Simca - Fiat

Robert Lévy, F
Adrien Alin, F

996

4

 

124
1673.008

 

23

DNF

38

Amedée Gordini, F
Simca Huit - Fiat

Jean Viale, F
Jean Breillet, F

1088

4

 

111
1497.612

Tyre fire

24

DNF

23

Mme Fernande Roux / Mme Germaine Rouault, F
Amilcar G36 'Pegase Special'

Mme Fernande Roux, F
Mme Germaine Rouault, F

2503

4

 

101
1362.692

 

25

DNF

4

Luigi Chinetti, I
Talbot T150C

René Carrière, F
René Le Begue, F

3993

6

 

101
1362.692

 

26

DNF

12

Georges Monneret
Delahaye 135CS

Georges Monneret, F
Roger Loyer, F

3571

6

 

88
1187.296

Fuel pump

27

DNF

6

Luigi Chinetti, I
Talbot T150SS Coupé

Louis Rosier, F
Robert Huguet, F

3997

6

 

81
1022.852

 

28

DNF

47

Team Autosports, GB
Singer Nine Le Mans Replica

John Donald Barnes, GB
Tommy Wisdom, GB

973

4

 

74
998.408

Crankshaft

29

DNF

45

Just Emile Vernet, F
Simca 1000 - Fiat

Gaston Tramer, F
Paul Samuel, F

1011

4

 

69
930.948

 

30

DNF

3

Luigi Chinetti, I
Talbot

Philippe Etancelin, F
Luigi Chinetti, I

4495

6

 

66
890.472

Valve

31

DNF

22

Société R.V., F
Delage D6-70

Louis Gérard, F
Jacques de Valence de Minardiere, F

2988

6

 

58
782.536

Engine

32

DNF

41

Juse-Emile Vernet, F
Simca Huit - Fiat

Just-Emile Vernet, F
Mme Suzanne Largeot, F

1090

4

 

55
748.060

 

33

DNF

21

Marcel Horvilleur, F
Alfa Romeo 2300 'Monza'

Marcel Horvilleur, F
Yves Matra, F

2905
sc

6

 

53
715.076

 

34

DNF

11

Joseph Paul, F
Delahaye 135CS

Marcel Mongin, F
Robert Mazaud, F

3575

6

 

50
674.600

Fire

35

DNF

50

Miss Dorothy Stanley-Turner, GB
MG Midget PB

Mrs Elsie 'Bill' Wisdom, GB
Arthur Dobson, GB

936

4

 

48
647.616

Clutch/ out of water

36

DNF

39

Just-Emile Vernet, F
Fiat 508S Balilla

Angelo Molinari, F
Georges Sarret, F

999

4

 

40
539.680

 

37

DNF

29

Raoul Forestier, F
Riley TT Sprite

Raoul Forestier, F
Roger Caron, CH (F ?)

1500

4

 

30
404.760

 

38

DNF

1

Ecurie Bleue (Laury Schell), F
Delahaye 145

René Dreyfus, F
Louis Chiron, MC

4496

V12

 

21
283.332

Oil pressure

39

DNF

25

Emile Darl'Mat, F
Darl'Mat - Peugeot DS 402

Jean Pujol, F
Louis Rigal, F

1998

4

 

18
242.856

 

40

DNF

2

Ecurie Bleue (Laury Schell), F
Delahaye 145

Gianfranco Comotti, I
Albert Divo, F
DNS René Dreyfus, F

4495

V12

 

7
94.444

Gearbox

41

DNF

26

Emile Darl'Mat, F
Darl'Mat - Peugeot DS 402

Maurice Serre, F
Daniel Porthault, F

1998

4

 

6
80.952

 

42

DNF

34

Charles Morrison, GB
Atalanta

Charles Morrison, GB
Neil Watson, GB

1495

4

 

4
53.968

Rear hub

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43

DNA

 

Pierre Pichard, F
Salmson

 

1100

 

 

 

 

44

DNA

 

T.E. Kenny
Lancia

 

1352

 

 

 

 

45

DNA

 

A.C. Scott, GB
HRG

 

1500

 

 

 

 

46

DNA

 

T.H. Wisdom, GB
Unspecified

 

 

 

 

 

 

47

DNA

 

Arthur W. Fox, GB
Unspecified

 

 

 

 

 

 

48

DNA

 

St. John Horsfall, GB
Unspecified

 

 

 

 

 

 

49

DNA

 

Roger Labric, F
Bugatti

 

3300

 

 

 

 

50

DNA

 

T.A.S.O. Mathieson, GB
Bugatti T57S

T.A.S.O. Mathieson, GB
-

3300

 

 

 

 

51

DNA

20?

Hans Rüesch, CH
Alfa Romeo
Delahaye ?

 

3000

 

 

 

 

52

DNA

 

Joseph Paul, F
Delahaye

 

3500

 

 

 

 

53

DNA

 

John Snow,
Delahaye

 

3500

 

 

 

 

54

DNA

 

Austin
Austin

 

 

4

 

 

WD

55

DNA

 

Austin
Austin

 

 

4

 

 

WD

56

DNA

 

Austin
Austin

 

 

4

 

 

WD

57

DNA

9

Norbert Jean Mahé, F
Talbot T150C

Norbert Jean Mahé, F
Heonnet, F

 

6

 

 

 

Class Winners:

13th Biennial Cup
(Rudge-Whitworth Cup)

Graf Orssich / R. Sauerwein

Adler

Index of Performance - 1st Annual Cup of ACO

M. Aimé / C. Plantivaux

Simca

3001 - 5000 cc

E. Chaboud / J. Trémoulet

Delahaye

1500 - 2000 cc

C. de Cortanze / M. Contet

Peugeot - Darl'Mat

1100 - 1500 cc

O. Löhr / P. von Guilleaume

Adler

750 - 1100 cc

A. Debille / G. Lapchin

Simca

< 750 cc

M. Aimé / C. Plantivaux

Simca

 

 

 

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