24 h Le Mans 18.6.1939

24 h Le Mans

Started: 42 Race: 13,492 km = 3354,760 km AVG: 139,781 km/h FL: R. 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 57C 1. 5000 Pierre Veyron / F 2. 21 Louis Gérard / F Delage 3L 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 Prince von Schaumburg-Lippe 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 B. 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 / SIAM 18 M. Contet / F Delahaye 171 Suspension R. Brunet / F 31 Victor Polledry / F Aston Martin 155 DNF 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 R. 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 Eugéne Chaboud / F Delahaye 135 99 DNF Yves Giraud-Cabantous / F 7 Cholsol Talbot 88 DNF André Morel / F 8 Massa Talbot 88 DNF Mah 10 Jean Trémoulet / F Talbot 68 DNF Raoul Forestier / F 36 M. Collier / USA M.G. 63 DNF Welch 16 Joseph Paul / F Delahaye 62 DNF Jean Trévoux / F 11 Bel-Croix / F Delahaye 50 Accident G. Serraud / F 43 Cayeux Simca Huit - Fiat 50 DNF Tramer 4 "Heldé" / F Talbot 45 DNF Nime 47 C. P. Bonneau / F M.G. 40 Carburettor Mathieu 40 Breillet Simca Huit - Fiat 29 Accident A. Debille / F 42 Mme Anne Itier / F Simca Huit - Fiat 26 Accident Mme Largeot / F 30 Otto Löhr / D Adler Trumpf 6 Piston P. von Guilleaume 46 Jacques Savoye / F Singer Nine 4 DNF Pierre Savoye