24 h Le Mans 19.6.1938
24 h Le Mans
Practiced: 46
Started: 42
Race: 13,492 km = 3180,940 km AVG: 132,539 km/h
FL: Raymond Sommer 19 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300B Touring 5:13,800 154,783 km/h
Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified:
1. 15 Eugéne Chaboud / F Delahaye 135S Eugéne Chaboud/Jean Trémoul 1. 5000
Jean Trémoulet / F
2. 14 G. Serraud / F Delahaye 135S G. Serraud
Yves Giraud-Cabantous / F
3. 5 Jean Prenant / F Talbot Lago T150SS Jean Prenant
André Morel / F
4. 10 Louis Villeneuve / F Delahaye 135S Louis Villeneuve
Biolay / F
5. 24 Charles de Cortanze / F Peugeot Darl'Mat DS402 Darl'Mat 1. 2000
M. Contet / F
6. 28 Graff Orssich / D Adler Super Trumpf Adler
Sauerwein / D
7. 33 Otto Löhr / D Adler Trumpf Adler 1. 1500
P. von Guilleaume
8. 46 Jacques Savoye / F Singer Nine Jacques Savoye 1. 751-1100
Pierre Savoye
9. 42 A. Debille / F Simca Huit - Fiat Amedée Gordini
Guy Lapchin / F
10. 31 Peter C. T. Clark / GB HRG Le Mans Model P. T. C. Clark
Marcus Chambers / GB
11. 48 Victor Camerano / F Simca Huit - Fiat Victor Camerano
R. Robert / F
12. 49 C. P. Bonneau / F MG Midget PA 'Special' Ecurie Bruxelles?
Mme Anne Itier / F
13. 40 Miss P. M. Fawcett / GB Morgan 4/4 Covetry Climax Miss P. M. Fawcett
G. White / GB
14. 51 M. Aimé / F Simca Cinq - Fiat Amedée Gordini 1. <751
Charles Plantivaux / F
15. 52 Leduc / F Simca Cinq - Fiat Amedée Gordini
Querzola / F
Did not finish:
19 Raymond Sommer / F Alfa Romeo 8C 2300B Touring Alfa Corse 219 Accident, lost
Clemente Biondetti / I
7 Jean Trévoux / F Talbot Jean Trévoux 159 Fire
Pierre Levegh / F
8 T.A.S O. Mathieson / GB Talbot Norbert Mahé 159 DNF
Lord Freddie Clifford / GB
27 R. P. Hitchens / GB Aston Martin R. P. Hitchens 150 Burnt valves
Mortimer Morris-Goodall / GB
37 Amedée Gordini / F Simca Huit - Fiat Amedée Gordini 140 Oil pipe
José Scaron / F
36 Pierre Ferry / F Riley Pierre Ferry 127 Gearbox
Noiraux / F
43 Lévy / F Simca - Fiat 124 DNF
Adrien Alin / F
38 J. Viale / F Simca Huit - Fiat Amedée Gordini 111 Tyre fire
Breillet
4 Robert Carriére / F Talbot Luigi Chinetti 101 DNF
Le Begue / F
23 Mme Roux / F Amilcar 'Pegase Special' 101 DNF
Mme Rouvault / F
12 Monneret / F Delahaye 88 Fuel pump
Roger Loyer / F
6 Rosier / F Talbot Luigi Chinetti 81 DNF
Huguet / F
47 John Donald Barnes / GB Singer Nine F. S. Barnes 74 Crankshaft
Tommy Wisdom / GB
45 Tramer Simca - Fiat Amedée Gordini 69 DNF
Samuel
3 Philippe Etancelin / F Talbot Luigi Chinetti 66 Valve
Luigi Chinetti / USA
22 Louis Gérard / F Delage Delage 58 Engine
J. de Valence / F
41 Just-Emile Vernet / F Simca - Fiat Just-Emile Vernet 55 DNF
Mme Largeot / F
21 Marcel Horvilleur / F Alfa Romeo 2300 'Monza' Marcel Horvilleur 53 DNF
Matra / F
11 Mongin / F Delahaye 50 Fire
R. Mazaud / F
50 Mrs 'Bil' Wisdom / GB MG Midget PB Miss Dorothy Stanley-Turner 48 Clutch/out of
Arthur Dobson / GB
39 Molinari Simca - Fiat Just-Emile Vernet 40 DNF
Sarret
29 Raoul Forestier / F Riley Raoul Forestier 30 DNF
Caron
1 René Dreyfus / USA Delahaye 145 Ecurie Bleu (Larry Schell) 19 Oil pressure
Louis Chiron / MC
25 Pujol / F Peugeot Darl'Mat DS402 Darl'Mat 18 DNF
Rigal / F
2 Franco Comotti / I Delahaye 145 Ecurie Bleu (Larry Schell) 7 Gearbox
Albert Divo / F
26 Serre / F Peugeot Darl'Mat DS402 Darl'Mat 6 DNF
D. Porthault / F
34 C.H.W. Morrisson / GB Atalanta C.H.W. Morrisson 4 Rear hub
Neil Watson / GB
In entry list only:
- xxx Alfa Romeo T.A.S.O. Mathieson
- xxx Austin Austin Withdrawn
- xxx Austin Austin Withdrawn
- xxx Delahaye John Snow
- xxx Delahaye Joseph Paul
- xxx Delahaye Hans Ruesch
- xxx Bugatti Roger Labric
- xxx ? St. John Horsfall
- xxx ? Arthur Fox
- xxx ? T. H. Wisdom
- xxx HRG A. C. Scott
- xxx Salmson Pierre Pichard
- xxx Austin Austin Withdrawn
- xxx Lancia T. E. Kenny