9èmes Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1931


Circuit Permanenthe de la Sarthe
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Le Mans 1938
Le Mans
Le Mans 1962

Date: June 13th and 14th, 1931


Conditions: Sunny, rain overnight
Starters: 26
Track Length: 16,340 metres
Distance: 3017.654 km
Fastest Lap: Boris Ivanowski, Mercedes Benz SSK, 7'03" = 139.234 km/h
Average Speed: 125.735
CLASS WINNERS
7th Biennial Cup
Lord Howe / H.R.S. Birkin Alfa Romeo
5001 - 8000 cc B. Ivanowski / H. Stoffel Mercedes-Benz
2001 - 3000 cc Lord Howe / H.R.S. Birkin Alfa Romeo
1101 - 1500 cc A.C. Bertelli / C.M. Harvey Aston Martin
751 - 1100 cc J.E. Vernet / F. Vallon Caban
Please Note: You can sort this listing by simply clicking on the column heading
Team / Entrant
Car - Engine
Driver, Nationality
1
1
16
Lord Howe, GB
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM
Lord Howe (5th Earl Howe, Edward Richard Francis Assheton, Viscount Curzon), GB
Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin, GB
2337
sc
8
3.0
3017.654
-
2
2
1
Boris Ivanowski, RUS/F
Mercedes-Benz SSK
Boris Ivanowski, RUS/F
Henri Stoffel, F
7069
sc
6
8.0
2905.139
-
3
3
11
Arthur W. Fox & Charles Nicholl, GB
Talbot AV 105 (GB)
Tim Rose-Richards, GB
Owen Saunders-Davies, GB
2970
6
3.0
2837.398
-
4
4
9
Henri Trébort, F
La Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6
Henri Trébort, F
Louis Balart, F
3445
6
5.0
2452.692
-
5
5
25
Aston Martin, GB
Aston Martin International 1½
A.C. (Augustus Cesare) 'Bert' Bertelli, GB
Maurice Harvey, GB
1496
4
1.5
2286.393
-
6
6
29
Yves Giraud-Cabantous, F
Caban Spéciale - Ruby K
Just-Emile Vernet, F
Fernand Vallon, F
1097
4
1.1
2092.185
-
7
NC/
DQ
31
Francis Samuelson, GB
MG Midget C
F.H.B. Samuelson (Sir Francis), GB
Freddy Kindell, GB
747
sc
4
750
-
Last lap over 30 minutes
8
DQ
27
M. de Ricou, F
B.N.C.
Gustave Duverne, F
Robert Girod, F
1096
4
1.1
-
Refuelling too early
9
DQ
22
Mme Marguerite Mareuse, F
Bugatti T40
Mme Marguerite Mareuse, F
Mme Odette Siko, F
1496
4
1.5
-
Refuelling too early
10
DNF
10
Arthur W. Fox & Charles Nicholl, GB
Talbot AV105 (GB)
Hon. Brian E. "Bug" Lewis (Lord Essendon), GB
Johnny Hindmarsh, GB
2970
6
3.0
132
2159.520
Chassis
11
DNF
26
Aston Martin, GB
Aston Martin International 1½
Sammy Newsome, GB
Kenneth 'Kim' Peacock, GB
1496
4
1.5
126
2045.000
-
12
DNF
24
Aston Martin, GB
Aston Martin International 1½
Humphrey W. Cook, GB
Jack Bezzant, GB
1496
4
1.5
111
1815.960
-
13
DNF
14
Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo, I
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300
Goffredo "Freddie" Zehender, I
Attilio Marinoni, I
2337
8
3.0
99
1619.440
Accident
14
DNF
23
Jean Sébilleau, F
Bugatti T40
Jean Sébilleau, F
Georges Delaroche, F
1496
4
1.5
96
1570.560
Clutch
15
DNF
12
Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth?
Arrol Aster
"W.P Lockwood" (Peter Hope-Johnson), GB
Jack H. Bartlett, GB
2356
3.0
95
1554.200
Ignition
16
DNF
28
Yves Giraud-Cabantous, F
Caban Spéciale
Roger Labric, F
Yves Giraud-Cabantous, F
1097
4
1.1
89
1456.040
-
17
DNF
30
Lombard, F
Lombard AL3
Charier / Charié, F
Charles Charrier, Fr
Camille Royer, F
1097
-
1.1
45
736.200
Oil pressure
18
DNF
32
Hon. Mrs Chetwynd, GB
MG Midget C
Hon. Mrs Joan Chetwynd, GB
Mrs H.H. Stisted, GB
746
sc
4
750
30
480.800
Timing gear
19
DNF
7
Anthony Bevan, GB
Bentley 4½
Gerald Bevan, GB
Mike Couper, GB
4398
4
5.0
29
474.440
Distribution
/ Accident?
20
DNF
5
Equipe Bugatti, F
Bugatti T50S
Albert Divo, F
Guy Bouriat, F
4972
sc
8
5.0
26
425.160
Withdrawn
21
DNF
4
Equipe Bugatti, F
Bugatti T50S
Achille Varzi, I
Louis Chiron, MC
4972
sc
8
5.0
24
392.640
Withdrawn
22
DNF
19
Antoine Schumann, F
Bugatti T43
"Ano""( "a.k.a. Heldé", Pierre Louis-Dreyfus), F
"Nime" (Antoine Schumann), F
DNS ? Mme "Hellé-Nice" (Mariette Delangle), F
2300
8
3.0
22
359.920
Transmission
23
DNF
6
Equipe Bugatti, F
Bugatti T50S
Count Caberto Conelli, I
Maurice Rost, F
4900
sc
8
5.0
20
327.200
Accident
24
DNF
3
Édouard Brisson, F
(C.T. Weymann, F)
Stutz DV 32
Édouard Brisson, F
Joseph (Guido?) "Papa" Cattaneo, I
5326
sc
8
8.0
19
310.840
Engine
25
DNF
2
-
Chrysler Imperial
Henri De Costier, F
Raymond Lussan, F
6316
8.0
18
294.480
Radiator
26
DNF
8
-
Chrysler 29-80
Raymond Sommer, F
Jean Delemer, F
4630
5.0
14
229.040
Radiator
27
DNS
Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300
Giuseppe Campari, I
Attilio Marinoni, I
2300
8
3.0
Engine blow up in practice
28
DNS
-
Ariés
-
-
-
-
-
-
29
DNS
-
Ariés
-
-
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