Non Championship Races 1939
1.round : Litoranea Libica 2.round : Crystal Palace 3.round : Anvers 4.round : Anvers 5.round : Anvers 6.round : Anvers 7.round : Bol D'Or 8.round : Luxembourg 9.round : Circuito dell'Impero 10.round : Le Mans 11.round : Crystal Palace 12.round : St. Gaudens 13.round : Pescara 14.round : Crystal Palace
II. Litoranea Libica, Tobruck - Tripoli (autodromo) 26.3.1939
Litoranea Libica 1.round
Started: 30 Classified: 22 Race: 1500,000 km * 1 laps = 1500,000 km AVG: 141,416 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. - Ercole Boratto Alfa Romeo 2500/SS 1 10:37:19,000 Consalvo Sanesi / I 2. - Clemente Biondetti / I Alfa Romeo 2500/SS 1 10:37:40,000 Monzani 3. - Brien / D BMW 2000 1 10:43:10,000 Holschutz Top of pageSydenham Plate 20.5.1939
Sydenham Plate 2.round
Started: 12 Race: AVG: 84,346 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. - B. Bira / TH Delahaye 135S Rob Walker 2. - A. F. P. Fane / GB Frazer Nash - B.M.W. 3. - E. C. Cooper-Harewood M.G. s/c 4. - George Abecassis / GB Alta s/c 5. - Cyril Mann / GB S.S. Top of pageGrand Prix d'Anvers 21.5.1939
GP d'Anvers [heat 1] 3.round
Race: * 17 laps = 102,000 km AVG: 139,400 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 28 Giuseppe Farina / I Alfa Romeo 412S Alfa Corse 17 0:43:54,300 2. 30 Raymond Sommer / F Alfa Romeo 412S Alfa Corse 17 0:43:52,000 3. 12 Robert Mazaud / F Delahaye 17 0:43:57,000 4. 14 Georges Monneret / F Delage Olympic 17 0:43:59,000 5. 16 Louis Gérard / F Delage Ecurie W. Watney 17 0:44:38,900 6. 22 Levegh / F Talbot T150C 17 0:44:39,600 7. 8 Eugene Chaboud / F Delahaye 16 8. 4 B. H. Talbot / GB Aston Martin 15 9. 24 Raoul Forestier / F Talbot 12 Other starters: 18 Joseph Paul / F Delahaye Ecurie Francia Top of pageGrand Prix d'Anvers 21.5.1939
GP d'Anvers [heat 2] 4.round
Race: * 17 laps = 102,000 km AVG: 142,200 km/h FL: ? 28 Alfa Romeo 412S 2:28,300 145,1 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 28 Giuseppe Farina / I Alfa Romeo 412S Alfa Corse 17 0:43:01,300 2. 30 Raymond Sommer / F Alfa Romeo 412S Alfa Corse 17 0:43:03,500 3. 14 Georges Monneret / F Delage Olympic 17 0:43:56,500 4. 22 Levegh / F Talbot T150C 17 0:45:05,900 5. 24 Raoul Forestier / F Talbot 16 6. 8 Eugene Chaboud / F Delahaye 15 7. 4 B. H. Talbot / GB Aston Martin 14 Other starters: 12 Robert Mazaud / F Delahaye 16 Louis Gérard / F Delage Ecurie W. Watney Did not start: 2 R. M. Cowell Alta 10 Marcel Contet / F Delahaye 18 Joseph Paul / F Delahaye Ecurie Francia Top of pageGrand Prix d'Anvers 21.5.1939
GP d'Anvers [heat 3] 5.round
Race: * 17 laps = 102,000 km AVG: 139,700 km/h FL: Giuseppe Farina 28 Alfa Romeo 412S 2:26,100 147,8 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 30 Raymond Sommer / F Alfa Romeo 412S Alfa Corse 17 0:43:56,100 2. 28 Giuseppe Farina / I Alfa Romeo 412S Alfa Corse 17 0:43:46,600 3. 14 Georges Monneret / F Delage Olympic 17 0:44:16,400 4. 22 Levegh / F Talbot T150C 17 0:43:10,800 5. 24 Raoul Forestier / F Talbot 17 0:45:46,000 6. 8 Eugene Chaboud / F Delahaye 16 7. 4 B. H. Talbot / GB Aston Martin 15 Top of pageGrand Prix d'Anvers 21.5.1939
GP d'Anvers 6.round
Race: = 300,000 km Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 28 Giuseppe Farina / I Alfa Romeo 412S Alfa Corse 2. 30 Raymond Sommer / F Alfa Romeo 412S Alfa Corse 3. 14 Georges Monneret / F Delage Olympic Ecurie W. Watney 4. 22 Levegh / F Talbot T150C 5. 24 Raoul Forestier / F Talbot 6. 8 Eugene Chaboud / F Delahaye Ecurie Francia 7. 4 B. H. Talbot / GB Aston Martin Did not finish: 2 R. M. Cowell Alta 12 Robert Mazaud / F Delahaye 16 Louis Gérard / F Delage Ecurie W. Watney 18 Joseph Paul / F Delahaye Ecurie Francia Other starters: 10 Marcel Contet / F Delahaye Ecurie Francia In entry list only: 6 Ernest André Bugatti 20 Jean Trémoulet / F Delage 26 Bouchy Alfa Romeo Top of pageBol d'Or 4.6.1939
Bol D'Or 7.round
Race: * 353 laps = 1635,000 km Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. - Contet / F ? 353 18:00:00,000 1. S1.5 2. - Bonnet / F ? 327 2. S1.5 3. - Debille / F ? 323 1. S1.1 Did not finish: - Tronquet ? S1.1 - Camerano / F ? S1.1 - de Burnay / F ? Engine R1.1 Other starters: - Molinari / I ? S1.1 - Guérin ? S1.5 Top of pageGrand Prix du Centenaire, Luxembourg 4.6.1939
GP Luxembourg 8.round
Started: 10 Race: = 225,840 km AVG: 129,500 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. - Jean-Pierre Wimille / F Bugatti 59S Automobiles Bugatti 1:44:43,200 2. - Biondetti / I Alfa Romeo 412 -1 3. - Levegh / F Talbot T150C -4 4. - Villoresi Alfa Romeo 2900B -4 5. - Mazaud / F Delahaye 135CS -4 6. - Cristea B.M.W. -8 7. - Zigrand Bugatti -15 Did not finish: - Forestier / F Talbot 45 - Farina / I Bugatti 24 - André Alfa Romeo 2 Top of pageCircuito dell'Impero, Lido di Roma 11.6.1939
Circuito dell'Impero 9.round
Started: 46 Classified: 29 Race: 10,132 km * 12 laps = 121,584 km AVG: 116,932 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. - Carlo Pintacuda / I Alfa Romeo 12 1:02:23,200 1. S3.0 2. - Giosue Calamai Alfa Romeo 12 1:02:31,800 2. S3.0 3. - Franco Cortese / I Alfa Romeo 12 1:03:38,600 3. S3.0 - xxx ? 10 1. S1.1 Top of pageLes 24 heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe 18.6.1939
24 h Le Mans 10.round
Started: 42 Race: 13,492 km = 3354,760 km AVG: 139,781 km/h FL: Robert Mazaud 15 Delahaye 5:12,100 155,627 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille / F Bugatti T57C 1. 5000 Pierre Veyron / F 2. 21 Louis Gérard / F Delage Olympic 1. 3000 Monneret / F 3. 5 Austin Dobson / GB Lagonda V12 Lagonda Ltd. Charles Brackenbury / GB 4. 6 Lord Selsdon / GB Lagonda V12 Lagonda Ltd. Lord Waleran / GB 5. 26 von Schaumburg Lippe / D BMW 328 Touring Coupé 1. 2000 Wenscher / D 6. 12 Louis Villeneuve / F Delahaye 135S Biolay / F 7. 27 Roese / D BMW 328 Heinemann / D 8. 20 Walker / GB Delahaye 135S G. Connell / GB 9. 28 Brien / D BMW 328 Scholz / D 10. 39 Amedée Gordini / F Simca Huit - Fiat 1. 751-1100 José Scaron / F 11. 14 Chorard / F Delahaye 135S Seylair / F 12. 29 R. P. Hitchens / GB Aston Martin Speed Model Mortimer Morris-Goodall / GB 13. 41 Guy Lapchin / F Simca Huit - Fiat Charles Plantivaux / F 14. 32 Peter C. T. Clark / GB H.R.G. 1. 1500 Marcus Chambers / GB 15. 37 G. White / GB Morgan 4+4 C. Anthony / GB 16. 34 Just-Emile Vernet / F Riley Sprite TT de Bodard / F 17. 38 Victor Camerano / F Simca Huit - Fiat Henri Louveau / F 18. 45 A. W. Jones / GB Singer Le Mans Replica Wilkins / GB 19. 48 Adrien Alin / F Simca Cinq - Fiat 1. 501-750 Albert Aun / F 20. 49 M. Aimé / F Simca Cinq - Fiat Leduc / F Did not finish: 25 Raymond Sommer / F Alfa Romeo 173 Engine Bira / TH 18 Marcel Contet / F Delahaye 171 Suspension Robert Brunet / F 31 Victor Polledry / F Aston Martin 155 R. Robert / F 3 Luigi Chinetti / USA Talbot 154 Accident T.A.S O. Mathieson / GB 22 Hug / CH Delage 152 Transmission Roger Loyer / F 15 Robert Mazaud / F Delahaye 115 Fire Mongin / F 44 Jack Scott / GB Singer 105 Dirty Fuel Tommy Wisdom / GB 9 Le Begue / F Talbot 102 Ignition Pierre Levegh / F 19 Eugene Chaboud / F Delahaye 135 99 Yves Giraud-Cabantous / F 7 Cholsol Talbot 88 André Morel / F 8 Massa Talbot 88 Mah 10 Jean Trémoulet / F Talbot 68 Raoul Forestier / F 36 Michael Collier M.G. 63 Welch 16 Joseph Paul / F Delahaye 62 Jean Trévoux / F 11 Bel-Croix / F Delahaye 50 Accident Serraud / F 43 Cayeux / F Simca Huit - Fiat 50 Tramer 4 "Heldé" / F Talbot 45 Nime 47 C. P. Bonneau / F M.G. 40 Carburettor Mathieu 40 Breillet Simca Huit - Fiat 29 Accident Albert Debille / F 42 Mme Anne Itier / F Simca Huit - Fiat 26 Accident Mme Largeot / F 30 Otto Löhr / D Adler Trumpf 6 Piston Paul von Guillaume 46 Jacques Savoye / F Singer Nine 4 Pierre Savoye Top of pageCrystal Palace Plate, handicap race, Crystal Palace 1.7.1939
Crystal Palace Plate 11.round
Race: 3,219 km * 5 laps = 16,093 km AVG: 50,140 km/h FL: Peter Aitken 12 Delage 87,70925 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 7 Arthur Dobson / GB Riley Six A. C. Dobson 5 B 2. 8 A. F. P. Fane / GB Frazer Nash - B.M.W. A. F. P. Fane 5 C 3. 9 George Abecassis / GB Alta s/c G. E. Abecassis 5 C 4. 4 E. C. Cooper-Harewood M.G. s/c E. C. Cooper-Harewood 5 B 5. 10 Leslie Johnson / GB Frazer Nash - B.M.W. L. G. Johnson 5 C 6. 12 Peter Aitken Delage Hon. P. Aitken 5 D 7. 3 R. Cutler Frazer Nash J. G. Clarke 5 B 8. 1 A. W. Jones / GB Singer A. W. Jones 5 A 9. 14 R. W. Shakespeare Bugatti s/c R. W. Shakespeare 5 D 10. 2 H. B. Shaw M.G. s/c H. B. Shaw 5 B 11. 6 J. Topham M.G. J. Topham 5 B Did not finish: 11 Crozier / GB Frazer Nash s/c G. M. Crozier 1 D Did not start: 5 C. H. Pelham-Burn Rapier s/c C. H. Pelham-Burn B Top of pageGrand Prix du Comminges, St. Gaudens 6.8.1939
GP du Comminges 12.round
Started: 23 Race: 11,005 km * 40 laps = 440,200 km AVG: 157,517 km/h FL: René Le Begue 8 Talbot Lago MD 90 4:02,600 163,306 km/h (lap 40) Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 8 René Le Begue / F Talbot Lago MD 90 90130 Automobiles Talbot 40 2:47:40,600 1. S+2.0 3. 2. 10 Jean-Pierre Wimille / F Bugatti T59/50B 40 2:47:41,000 2. S+2.0 23. 3. 6 Raymond Sommer / F Talbot MD 90 40 2:51:09,000 3. S+2.0 2. 4. 2 Louis Gérard / F Delage Olympic 37 2:47:58,000 4. S+2.0 1. 5. 24 Levegh / F Talbot T150C 37 2:51:14,000 5. S+2.0 8. 6. 26 Villeneuve / F Delahaye 135CS 35 2:49:15,000 6. S+2.0 13. Biolay / F 7. 20 Marcel Contet / F Delahaye 35 2:50:32,000 7. S+2.0 9. 8. 1 Amedée Gordini / F Simca Huit 33 2:50:40,000 1. S2.0 18. 9. 3 Albert Debille / F Simca Huit 32 2:51:46,000 2. S2.0 17. 10. 7 Georges Brunot / F Riley 31 2:51:42,000 3. S2.0 22. 11. 28 Maurice Trintignant / F Bugatti 57C 30 2:49:30,000 8. S+2.0 14. 12. 5 Maurice Mestivier Amilcar 29 2:49:26,000 4. S2.0 19. 13. 9 Emile Bourinet Fiat 26 2:48:21,000 5. S2.0 21. Did not finish: 30 Pierre Larrue / F Delahaye 26 S+2.0 20. 16 Paul / F Delahaye 23 S+2.0 10. 4 Monneret / F Delage 15 S+2.0 5. 14 "Raph" / F Delahaye 15 S+2.0 4. 22 Mazaud / F Delahaye 7 S+2.0 6. 36 Chinetti / USA Talbot 7 S+2.0 7. 11 Horvilleur / F Riley 4 S2.0 16. 18 Chaboud / F Delahaye 3 S+2.0 15. 32 Trémoulet / F Talbot 2 S+2.0 11. 34 Leloup Bugatti 1 S+2.0 12. In entry list only: - René Dreyfus / USA ? Top of pageXI. Targa Abruzzi, Pescara 8 Hours, Circuito di Pescara 15.8.1939
Targa Abruzzi 13.round
Started: 46 Classified: 20 Race: 25,800 km = 939,439 km AVG: 117,419 km/h FL: ? Alfa Romeo 2500 12:36,200 122,759 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. - Ferdinando Righetti Alfa Romeo 2500 8:00:00,000 Lotario Rangoni 2. - Carlo Pintacuda / I Alfa Romeo 2500 Francesco Severi 3. - Sesto Leonardi / I Alfa Romeo 2500 Guglielmo Dei Top of pageImperial Plate 26.8.1939
Imperial Plate 14.round
Race: Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. - George Abecassis / GB Alta Top of page