TEAM QUAIL AT LE MANS

 

 

 

23émes Grand Prix d`Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1955

Circuit de la Sarthe

 

Date:

June 11-12, warm, rain on Sunday

Track Length (m):

13 492

Attendance:

250 000

Pole Position:

N/A

Entries:

 

Fastest Lap:

Mike Hawthorn, Jaguar, 4:06.6 = 196.963 km/h on lap 28

Practiced:

 

Distance (km):

4135.380

Starters:

60 (58)

Average Speed (km/h):

172.308

Classified:

21

 

 

Pos

Clas-
sific.

#

Team / Entrant
Car - Engine

Driver, Nationality

Engine
Vol
(cc)

Engine
Type

Group

Laps
Km
Hour

Reason Out / Notes

1

1

6

Jaguar Cars Ltd, GB
Jaguar D-type

Mike Hawthorn, GB
Ivor Bueb, GB
DNS Jimmy Stewart, GB
DNS Norman Dewis, GB
DNS Robert E. Berry
DNS Tony Rolt, GB

3442

6

S 5.0

307
4135,380

 

2

2

23

Aston Martin Ltd, GB
Aston Martin DB3 S

Peter Collins, GB
Paul Frére, B

2922

6

S 3.0

302
4073,020

 

3

3

10

Ecurie Francorchamps, B
Jaguar D-type

Johnny Claes, B
Jacques Swaters, B
DNS Roger Larurent, B
DNS Olivier Gendebien, B
DNS André Pilette, B

3442

6

S 5.0

296
3986,930

 

4

4

37

(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG, D
Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder

Helmut Polensky, D
Richard von Frankenberg, D
DNS Josef Jeser, D

1498

F4

S 1.5

284
3829,730

 

5

5

66

Equipe Nationale Belge / Gustave Olivier, B/F
Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder

Wolfgang Seidel, D
Olivier Gendebien, B
DNS André Milhoux, B
DNS Pierre Stasse, B
DNS Johnny Claes, B

1498

F4

S 1.5

276
3715,550

 

6

6

62

(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG, D
Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder

Helm Glöckler, D
Jaroslav Juhan, GUAT

1498

F4

S 1.5

273
3679,670

 

7

7

34

Bristol Aeroplane Co, GB
Bristol 450C (Open)

Peter S. Wilson, GB
Jim Mayers, GB
DNS Mike Keen, GB
DNS Tommy Line, GB
DNS David Blakely, GB

1979

6

S 2.0

271
3654,310

 

8

8

33

Bristol Aeroplane Co, GB
Bristol 450C (Open)

Mike Keen, GB
Tommy Line, GB
DNS Jimmy Mayers, GB
DNS Peter S. Wilson, GB
DNS David Blakely, GB

1979

6

S 2.0

270
3641,380

 

9

9

32

Bristol Aeroplane Co, GB
Bristol 450C (Open)

Tommy Wisdom, GB
Jack Fairman, GB
DNS Tommy Line, GB

1979

6

S 2.0

268
3614,400

 

10

10

35

Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd, GB
Frazer-Nash Sebring

Marcel Becquart, F
Richard 'Dickie' Stoop, GB

1971

6

S 2.0

260
3506,160

 

11

11

40

Edgar Fronteras
Osca MT-4 1500

Guilio Cabianca, I
Roberto/Guiseppe Scorbati, I
DNS Carlos Braniff
DNS Javier Velasquez
DNS Edgar Fronteras

1491

4

S 1.5

256
3449,080

 

12

12

41

MG Cars Ltd, GB
MG EX 182

Ken Miles, GB/USA
Johnny Lockett, GB

1489

4

S 1.5

249
3353,910

 

13

13

49

(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG, D
Porsche 550/4 Spyder

Auguste Veuillet, F
Zora Arcus-Duntov, USA

1097

4

S 1.1

245
3303,570

 

14

14

28

Standard Triumph Ltd, GB
Triumph TR2

Robert 'Bob' Dickson, GB
Ninian Sanderson, GB
DNS Ken Richardson, GB
DNS Bert Hadley, GB

1991

4

S 2.0

242
3263,310

 

15

15

29

Standard Triumph Ltd, GB
Triumph TR2

Ken Richardson, GB
Bert Hadley, GB
DNS Robert 'Bob' Dickson, GB
DNS Ninian Sanderson, GB

1991

4

S 2.0

242
3263,150

 

16

16

63

Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet, F
D.B. HBR - Panhard

Louis Cornet, F
Robert Mougin, F

745

F2

S 750

236
3177,890

 

17

17

64

MG Cars Ltd, GB
MG EX 182

Ted Lund, GB
Hans Waeffler, CH

1490

4

S 1.5

234
3156,250

 

18

18

65

Gustave Olivier, F
Porsche 550/4 Spyder

Gustave Olivier, F
Josef Jeser, D
DNS Auguste Veuillet, F

1498

F4

S 1.5

234
3155,310

 

19

19

68

Standard Triumph Ltd, GB
Triumph TR2

Leslie Brooke, GB
Mortimer Morris-Goodall, GB
DNS John H. Walton, GB

1991

4

S 2.0

214
2885,640

 

20

20

59

Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet, F
D.B. HBR - Panhard

Georges Trouis, F
Louis Héry, F

745

F2

S 750

209
2815,140

 

21

21

47

Cooper Car Co, GB
Cooper T39 - Coventry Climax

Edgar Wadsworth, GB
John Brown, GB
DNS John Cooper, GB
DNS Ivor Bueb, GB

1097

4

S 1.1

207
2789,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

DNF

16

Officine Alfieri Maserati, I
Maserati 300 S

Luigi Musso, I
Luigi 'Gino' Valenzano, I
DNS Jean Behra, F
DNS Cesare Perdisa, I

2991

6

S 3.0

239
20h

Transmission / Gearbox

23

DNF

22

Briggs Cunningham, USA
Cunningham C6-R - Offenhauser

Briggs Cunningham, USA
Sherwood Johnston, USA
DNS Phil Walters, USA
DNS John Fitch, USA
DNS William 'Bill' Spear, GB

2946

4

S 3.0

196
19h

Piston

24

DNF

7

Jaguar Cars Ltd, GB
Jaguar D-type

Tony Rolt, GB
Duncan Hamilton, GB
DNS Norman Dewis, GB
DNS Robert E. Berry,
DNS Jimmy Stewart, GB

3442

6

S 5.0

186
16h

Fuel leak ?
Gearbox

25

DNF

52

Société Monopole, F
Monopole X88 (X86 ?) - Panhard

Jean Hémard, F
Pierre Flahault, F
DNS Jean de Montremy, F
DNS Jean Herman, F
DNS Eugene Dussous, F

747

F2

S 750

145
23h

Accident

26

DNF

30

Automobiles Gordini, F
Gordini T15 S (T20 ?)

Jacques Pollet, F
Hermano 'Nano' Da Silva Ramos, F/BR
DNS Roger Loyer, F
DNS Roland Bourel, F

1987

8

S 2.0

145
14h

Holed radiator

27

DNF

60

Automobili Stanguellini, I
Stanguellini 750 Bialbero

René Philippe Faure, F
Pierre Duval, F
DNS Georges Guyot, F

740

4

S 750

136
17h

Ignition

28

DNF

19

Daimler Benz AG, D
Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR

Juan Manuel Fangio, RA
Stirling Moss, GB
DNS Rudolf Uhlenhaut, D

2975

8

S 3.0

134
10h

Withdrawn

29

DNF

21

Daimler Benz AG, D
Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR

Karl Kling, D
André Simon, F
DNS Rudolf Uhlenhaut, D
DNS Hans Herrmann, D
DNS "Pierre Levegh", F
DNS John Fitch, USA

2975

8

S 3.0

130
10h

Withdrawn

30

DNF

51

Automobiles Panhard et Levassor, F
Panhard VM5

René Cotton, F
André Beaulieux, F

850

F2

S 1.1

108
13h

Gearbox

31

DNF

5

Scuderia Ferrari, I
Ferrari 121 LM (446S Spyder) (118LM Scaglietti ?)

Maurice Trintignant, F
Harry Schell, F/USA

4412

6

S 5.0

107
10h

Overheating ?
Clutch

32

DNF

8

Jaguar Cars Ltd, GB
Jaguar D-type

Don Beauman, GB
Norman Dewis, GB
DNS Robert E. Berry
DNS Desmond Titterington, GB

3442

6

S 5.0

106
11h

Accident, sandtrapped

33

DNF

24

Aston Martin Ltd, GB
Aston Martin DB3 S

Roy Salvadori, GB
Peter Walker, GB
DNS Reg Parnell, GB

2922

6

S 3.0

105
10h

Engine

34

DNF

12

"Heldé", F
Ferrari 750 Monza

"Heldé" (Pierre-Louis Dreyfus), F
Jean Lucas, F

3000

4

S 3.0

104
10h

Ignition

35

DNF

58

Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet, F
D.B. HBR - Panhard

Paul Armagnac, F
Gérard Laureau, F
DNS Claude Storez, F
DNS Marc Gignoux, F

745

F2

S 750

101
22h

Wheel bearings

36

DQ/
DNF

48

Lotus Engineering, GB
Lotus Mk 9 - Coventry Climax

Colin Chapman, GB
Ron Flockhart, GB
DNS Peter Jopp, GB
DNS Gordon Wilkins, GB

1097

4

S 1.1

99
12h

Disqualifed:
reversed

37

DNF

50

Automobiles Panhard et Levassor, F
Panhard VM5

Pierre Chancel, F
Robert Chancel, F

850

F2

S 1.1

94
11h

Out of fuel / fuel system

38

DNF

31

Officine Alfieri Maserati, I
Maserati 200 S (A6GCS ?)

Carlo Tomasi, I
Francesco Giardini, F
DNS Gino Valenzano, I
DNS Jean Thepenier, F

1986

4

S 2.0

96
9h

Ignition

39

DNF

1

Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd, GB
Lagonda DP166

Reg Parnell, GB
Dennis Poore, GB

4487

V12

S 5.0

93
8h

Out of fuel

40

DNF

25

Aston Martin Ltd, GB
(Maurice Gatsonides, NL ?)
Aston Martin DB3 S

Tony Brooks, GB
John Riseley-Pritchard, GB
DNS Maurice Gatsonides, NL
DNS Marcel Becquart, F
DNS Jean van Pelt,

2922

6

S 3.0

83
9h

Battery

41

DNF

27

Jean-Paul Colas, F
Salmson 2300S Spyder

Jean-Paul Colas, F
"Franc" (Jacques Dewez), F
DNS Herve Coatalen, F

2328

4

S 3.0

82
9h

Oil leak

42

DNF

3

Scuderia Ferrari, I
Ferrari 121 LM (118 LM Scaglietti ?)

Umberto Maglioli, I
Phil Hill, USA
DNS Guiseppe Farina, I

4412

6

S 5.0

76
7h

Clutch ?
Cooling system

43

DNF

38

Walter Ringgenberg, CH
Porsche 550/4 Spyder

Walter Ringgenberg, CH
Hans-Jörg Gilomen, CH
DNS Hans Stanek,
DNS William Honegger,

1489

F4

S 1.5

65
8h

Engine

44

DNF

43

Connaught Engineering, GB
Connaught AL/SR - Lea Francis

Kenneth McAlpine, GB
Eric Thompson, GB
DNS Don Beauman, GB

1484

4?
6?

S 1.5

60
9h

Engine

45

DNF

69

Alexandre Constantin, F
Constantin C Barquette - Peugeot 203

Jacques Savoye, F
Jacques Poch, F

1978

4

S 2.0

51
52
9h

Transmission / Gearbox

46

DNF

4

Scuderia Ferrari, I
Ferrari 121 LM (446S Spyder)

Eugenio Castellotti, I
Count Paolo Marzotto, I
DNS Piero Taruffi, I
DNS Luigi Villoresi, I
DNS Alberto Ascari, I

4412

6

S 5.0

52
5h

Engine

47

DNF

46

Kieft Cars Ltd, GB
Kieft - Coventry Climax

Alan Rippon, GB
Bill Merrick, GB
DNS Georges Trouis, F

1097

4

S 1.1

47
6h

Oil leak

48

DNF

9

Briggs S. Cunningham, USA
Jaguar D-type

William 'Bill' Spear, USA
Phil Walters, USA
DNS Sherwood Johnston, USA
DNS Briggs Cunningham, USA
DNS John Fitch, USA

3442

6

S 5.0

43
7h

Valve ?
Ignition

49

DNF

57

Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet, F
D.B. HBR - Panhard

René Bonnet, F
Claude Storez, F
DNS Elie Bayol, F

745

F2

S 750

44
9h

Ignition

50

DNF

11

Cooper Car Co, GB
Cooper T38 - Jaguar

Peter Whitehead, GB
Graham Whitehead, GB
DNS Peter Walker, GB
DNS Ivor Bueb, GB
DNS Tony Gaze, AUS

3442

6

S 5.0

38
4h

Oil pressure

51

DNF

20

Daimler Benz AG, D
Mercedes Benz 300 SLR

"Pierre Levegh" (Pierre Bouillin), F*
John Fitch, USA (DND)

2975

8

S 3.0

34
3 h

*Fatal accident

52

DNF

36

Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd, GB
Frazer-Nash Sebring

Cecil Vard, IRL
Dick Odlum, GB (DND)

1971

6

S 2.0

33
6h

Engine

53

DNF

53

Société Monopole, F
Monopole Sport X88 (X86 ?) - Panhard

Francis Navarro, F
Jean de Montrémy, F (DND)
DNS Eugene Dussous, F

747

F2

S 750

30
6h

Oil leak

54

DNF

26

Lance Macklin, GB
Austin Healey 100S

Lance Macklin, GB
Les Leston, GB (DND)

2662

4

S 3.0

28
6h

Accident damage

55

DNF

42

MG Cars Ltd, GB
MG EX 182

Dick Jacobs, GB
Joe Flynn, IRL (DND)

1490

4

S 1.5

27
6h

Accident

56

DNF

56

Automobiles VP, F
V.P. 166R - Renault

Yves Giraud-Cabantous, F
Yves Lesur, F (DND)
DNS Just-Emile Vernet, F
DNS de Croiselle, F

747

4

S 750

26
8h

Engine

57

DNF

15

Officine Alfieri Maserati, I
Maserati 300 S

Roberto Miéres, RA
Cesare Perdisa, I (DND)
DNS Jean Behra, F

2991

6

S 3.0

24
6h

Transmission / Gearbox

58

DNF

14

Mike Sparken, F
Ferrari 750 Monza

"Mike Sparken" (Michel Pobejersky), F
Masten Gregory, USA (DND)
DNS Francois Picard, F

3000

4

S 3.0

23
3h

Engine

59

DNF

61

Nardi Automobili, I
Nardi 750 LM - Crosley
Nardi Bisilero - Giannini ?

Dr Mario Damonte, I
Roger Crovetto, F (DND)
DNS Gino Munaron, I
DNS Paul Graynet,

735

4

S 750

5
3h

Accident

60

DNF

39

Kieft Cars Ltd, GB
Kieft - Coventry Climax
Kieft - Turner ?

Berwyn Baxter, GB
John Deeley, GB (DND)

1493

4

S 1.5

4
2h

Engine / Overheating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61

DNS

2

Ecurie Rosier, F
(Automobiles Talbot Lago ?)
Talbot Lago Sport

Louis Rosier, F
Georges Grignard, F
DNS Jean Blanc, F

 

6

S 5.0

 

 

62

DNS

17

Automobiles Gordini, F
Gordini T24S

Elie Bayol, F
Robert Manzon, F
DNS André Guelfi, F
DNS Roland Bourel, F

3000

8

S 3.0

 

Accident in practice

63

DNS

54

Moretti Automobili, I
Moretti 750 Grand Sport (750S ?)

DNS Antonio 'Toni' Branca, CH
Lino Fayen, YV/F
Herman Rogenry,

750

4

S 750

 

Too late for starting grid.

64

DNS

55

Moretti Automobili, I
Moretti 750 Grand Sport

Giorgio Ubezzi, I
Mesnest Bellanger
DNS Herman Rogenry

750

4

S 750

 

D:o

65

DNS

45

D. Arnott, GB
Arnott Sports - Coventry Climax

Jim Russell, GB
Peter Taylor, GB
DNS Dennis Taylor, GB
DNS Ivor Bueb, GB
DNS George S. Thornton, GB
DNS Victor Ridge, GB
DNS Daphne M. Arnott, GB
DNS Les Leston, GB

1100

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