24 h Le Mans 26.6.1949

24 h Le Mans

Practiced: 52 Started: 49 Classified: 19 Race: 13,492 km * 235 laps = 3178,299 km AVG: 132,420 km/h FL: André Simon 4 Delahaye 135 5:12,500 155,427 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 22 Luigi Chinetti / USA Ferrari 166MM 0008M Lord Selsdon 235 1. 2000 Lord Selsdon / GB 2. 15 Henri Louveau / F Delage D.6 Henri Louveau 234 1. 3000 Juan J. Jover / E 3. 26 H. J. Aldington / GB Frazer Nash Le Mans Rep 008 Mrs Trevelyan 224 Norman Culpan / GB 4. 14 Gérard / F Delage W. S. Watney 212 Francisco Godia-Sales / E 5. 11 Pierre Meyrat / F Delahaye 135 S Pierre Meyrat 210 1. 5000 R. Brunet / F 6. 6 H. S. F. Hay / GB Rolls-Bentley Corniche 1939 H. S. F. Hay 210 Tommy Wisdom / GB DNS - Mrs. Hay 7. 27 Arthur L. Jones / GB Aston Martin DB2 LMA/49/2 A. W. Jones 207 Nick Haines / GB 8. 35 Eric Thompson / GB H.R.G. Ecurie Lapin Blanc 202 1. 1500 Jack Fairman / GB 9. 12 Bouchard / F Delahaye 135 R. A. Bouchard Larrue / F 10. 9 H. Leblanc / F Delahaye 135 H. Leblanc Brault / F 11. 29 R. Lawrie / GB Aston Martin DB1 AMC/49/5 R. Lawrie R. W. Parker / GB 12. 44 de Montrémy / F Monopole Simca Monopole-Poissy 1. 751-1100 Dussous / F 13. 20 J. H. Bartlett / GB Healey - Riley J. H. Bartlett Nigel H. Mann / GB 14. 47 Mahé / F Simca -8- N. J. Mahé/R. Crovetto Crovetto / F 15. 58 F. Sutnar / CS Aero Minor Sport 750 Let-Aviation 1. 501-750 O. Krattner / CS 16. 41 A. Lachaize / F D.B. A. Lachaize A. Debille / F 17. 52 Guillard / F Simca -8- A. Guillard Martin / F 18. 60 Baboin / F Simca -6- Ecurie Verte Gay / F 19. 59 I. Hodaè / CS Aero Minor Sport 750 J. Poch Poch / F Did not finish: 1 André Morel / F Talbot A. Chambas 222 Out of fuel Chambas / F 18 Auguste Veuillet / F Delage A. Veuillet 208 Engine Mouche / F 28 Pierre Marechal / F Aston Martin DB2 LMA/49/1 Mrs R. P. Hichens 192 Fatal accident T.A.S O. Mathieson / GB 4 Flahault / F Delahaye 135 179 Engine André Simon / F 42 René Bonnet / F DB-5 René Bonnet 175 Engine Charles Deutsch / F 43 George Phillips / GB MG TC G. E. Phillips 134 DQ: Outside he R. M. Dryden / GB 8 Chanal / F Delahaye 135 128 Gearbox Yves Giraud-Cabantous / F 10 Tony Rolt / GB Delahaye 135 R. R. C. Walker? 126 Bearings Jason Henry / GB 5 Delettrez / F Delettrez Diesel Ets. Delettrez 123 Out of fuel Delettrez / F 45 Jean Hémard / F Monopole - Simca Monopole-Poissy 120 Engine Lienard / F 48 Vernet / F Simca J. E. Vernet 118 Accident Batault / F 56 Savoye / F Singer J. Savoye 97 Clutch Renault / F 2 Vallé / F Talbot 90131 Ecurie France 95 Engine Guy Mairesse / F 54 Camerano / F Simca 508C 234YD Viviane Elder 95 Crankshaft Viviane Elder / F 46 Lecerf / F Simca R. Redge 89 Crankshaft R. Redge 50 Veyron / F Simca Gordini 508C 810404 Amedée Gordini 88 Clutch Scarron / F 34 Jack Scott / GB H.R.G. Singer H. Grange 83 Engine Neville Gee / GB 16 Versini / F Delage M. Versini 58 Engine Serraud / F 23 Jean Lucas / F Ferrari 166MM 0010M Chinetti/J. A. Plisson? 53 Accident "Heldé" / F 3 Eugéne Chaboud / F Delahaye 135 Eugene Chaboud 52 Electrical Charles Pozzi / F 30 R. P. Monkhouse / GB Aston Martin Spee GR/702/UR R. P. Monkhouse 45 Cylinder head A. Stapleton / GB 51 R. Tocheport / F Simca R. Tocheport 45 Radiator Carron / CH 36 Trouis / F Riley Lynx RMA 40 Engine Eckerlein / F 31 Heal / GB Aston Martin Speed H6/711/U Dudley C. Folland 26 Piston Dudley Folland / GB 7 Louis Rosier / F Talbot 82930 21 Fan belt Rosier / F 57 C. Hardy / F Renault 4CV C. Hardy 21 Valves Roger / F 33 Peter C. T. Clark / GB H.R.G. Singer Peter Clark 11 Radiator Mortimer Morris-Goodall / GB 19 Leslie Johnson / GB Aston Martin DB2 L LML/49/3 R. R. C. Walker 6 Loss of water Charles Brackenbury / GB 32 L. Eggen / B Alvis TA 14 L. Eggen 6 Bearings Kraft de la Saulx / F 49 Trévoux / F Simca Gordini 11-0001GCS 5 Engine Lesurque / F In entry list only: - xxx Delahaye E. Mouche - xxx Renault 4CV Ecurie Canot - xxx Renault 4CV R. Delpech - xxx Simca B. Michelot - xxx Renault 4CV R. Delpech - xxx Simca Gordini Amedée Gordini - xxx Simca Gordini Amedée Gordini - xxx Simca Gordini Amedée Gordini - xxx Delahaye L. Villeneuve - xxx [not nominated] Charles de Cortanze - xxx Dyna Pnahard G. Lapchin - xxx Lancia Astura John Gordon - xxx Frazer Nash M. P. Tenbosch - xxx H.R.G. Peter Clark - xxx [not nominated] V. Pollendry - xxx Ferrari 166MM Luigi Chinetti - xxx Aston Martin J. H. Bartlett