1938 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1938 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 15th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1938.
Official results
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.0 | 15 |  Eugène Chaboud / Jean Trémoulet
|
Eugène Chaboud Jean Trémoulet
|
Delahaye 135CS | Delahaye 3.6L I6 | 235 |
| 2 | 5.0 | 14 | Gaston Serraud
|
Gaston Serraud Yves Giraud-Cabantous
|
Delahaye 135CS | Delahaye 3.6L I6 | 233 |
| 3 | 5.0 | 5 | Jean Prenant
|
Jean Prenant André Morel
|
Talbot T150SS Coupe | Talbot 4.0L I6 | 219 |
| 4 | 5.0 | 10 | Louis Villeneuve
|
Louis Villeneuve René Biolay
|
Delahaye 135CS | Delahaye 3.6L I6 | 218 |
| 5 | 2.0 | 24 | Emile Darl'mat
|
Charles de Cortanze Marcel Contet
|
Darl'mat DS | Peugeot 2.0L I4 | 214 |
| 6 | 2.0 | 28 |  Adler
|
Peter Graff Orssich Rudolf Sauerwein
|
Adler Super Trumpf Rennlimousine | Adler 1.7L I4 | 211 |
| 7 | 1.5 | 33 | Adler
|
Otto Löhr Paul von Guillaume
|
Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine | Adler 1.5L I4 | 204 |
| 8 | 1.1 | 46 | Jacques Savoye
|
Jacques Savoye Pierre Savoye
|
Singer Nine Le Mans Replica "Savoye Special" |
Singer 1.0L I4 | 174 |
| 9 | 1.1 | 42 | Just-Emile Vernet
|
Albert Debille Guy Lapchin
|
Simca Huit | Fiat 1.1L I4 | 172 |
| 10 | 1.5 | 31 |  Ecurie Lapin Blanc
|
Peter Clark Marcus Chambers
|
HRG Le Mans | Singer 1.5L I4 | 170 |
| 11 | 1.1 | 48 | Victor Camerano
|
Victor Camerano Robert Klempeneré
|
Simca Huit | Fiat 1.1L I4 | 166 |
| 12 | 1.1 | 49 | Claude Bonneau
|
Claude Bonneau Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier
|
MG PA Midget Special | MG 1.0L I4 | 165 |
| 13 | 1.1 | 40 | Miss P.M. Fawcett
|
Marjorie Fawcett Geoffrey White
|
Morgan 4/4 | Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 | 163 |
| 14 | 750 | 51 | Amédée Gordini
|
Maurice Aimé Charles Plantivoux
|
Simca Cinq | Fiat 0.6L I4 | 151 |
| 15 | 750 | 52 | Amédée Gordini
|
Albert Leduc Athos Querzola
|
Simca Cinq | Fiat 0.6L I4 | 140 |
Did not finish
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 5.0 | 19 | Raymond Sommer
|
Raymond Sommer Clemente Biondetti
|
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring | Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I8 | 219 |
| 17 | 5.0 | 8 | Norbert Jean Mahé
|
Donald Mathieson Freddy Clifford
|
Talbot T150C | Talbot 4.0L I6 | 159 |
| 18 | 5.0 | 7 | Jean Trévoux
|
Jean Trévoux Pierre Levegh
|
Talbot T150C | Talbot 4.0L i6 | 159 |
| 19 | 2.0 | 27 | Robert P Hichens
|
Robert P Hichens Mortimer Morris-Goodall
|
Aston Martin Speed Model | Aston Martin 2.0L I4 | 150 |
| 20 | 1.1 | 37 | Amédée Gordini
|
Amédée Gordini José Scaron
|
Simca Huit | Fiat 1.1L I4 | 140 |
| 21 | 1.5 | 36 | Pierre Ferry
|
Pierre Ferry Francis Noireaux
|
Riley Sprite TT | Riley 1.5L I4 | 127 |
| 22 | 1.1 | 43 | Amédée Gordini
|
Robert Lévy Adrien Alin
|
Simca | Fiat 1.0L I4 | 124 |
| 23 | 1.1 | 38 | Amédée Gordini
|
Jean Viale Jean Breillet
|
Simca Huit | Fiat 1.1L I4 | 111 |
| 24 | 3.0 | 23 | Mme Fernande Roux / Mme Germaine Rouault
|
Fernande Roux Germaine Rouault
|
Amilcar G36 "Pegase Special" |
Amilcar 2.5L I4 | 101 |
| 25 | 5.0 | 4 | Luigi Chinetti
|
René Carrière René Le Bègue
|
Talbot T150C | Talbot 4.0L I6 | 101 |
| 26 | 5.0 | 12 | Georges Monneret
|
Georges Monneret Roger Loyer
|
Delahaye 135CS | Delahaye 3.6L I6 | 88 |
| 27 | 5.0 | 6 | Luigi Chinetti
|
Louis Rosier Robert Huguet
|
Talbot T150SS Coupe | Talbot 4.0L i6 | 81 |
| 28 | 1.1 | 47 | Team Autosports
|
John Donald Barnes Tommy Wisdom
|
Singer Nine Le Mans Replica | Singer 1.0L I4 | 74 |
| 29 | 1.1 | 45 | Just-Emile Vernet
|
Gaston Tramar Paul Samuel
|
Simca 1000 | Fiat 1.0L I4 | 69 |
| 30 | 5.0 | 3 | Luigi Chinetti
|
Philippe Etancelin Luigi Chinetti
|
Talbot T26 | Talbot 4.5L I6 | 66 |
| 31 | 3.0 | 22 | Société R.V.
|
Louis Gérard Jacques de Valence de Minardiere
|
Delage D6-70 | Delage 3.0L I6 | 58 |
| 32 | 1.1 | 41 | Just-Emile Vernet
|
Just-Emile Vernet Suzanne Largeot
|
Simca Huit | Fiat 1.1L I4 | 55 |
| 33 | 5.0 | 21 | Marcel Horvilleur
|
Marcel Horvilleur Yves Matra
|
Alfa Romeo 2300 Monza | Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I6 | 53 |
| 34 | 5.0 | 11 | Joseph Paul
|
Marcel Mongin Robert Mazaud
|
Delahaye 135CS | Delahaye 3.6L I6 | 50 |
| 35 | 1.1 | 50 | Miss Dorothy Stanley-Turner
|
Elsie Wisdom Arthur Dobson
|
MG PB Midget | MG 0.9L I4 | 48 |
| 36 | 1.1 | 39 | Just-Emile Vernet
|
Angelo Molinari Georges Sarret
|
Fiat 508S Balilla | Fiat 1.0L I4 | 40 |
| 37 | 1.5 | 29 | Raoul Forestier
|
Raoul Forestier Roger Charon
|
Riley Sprite TT | Riley 1.5L I4 | 30 |
| 38 | 5.0 | 1 | Ecurie Bleue
|
René Dreyfus Louis Chiron
|
Delahaye 145 | Delahaye 4.5L V12 | 21 |
| 39 | 2.0 | 25 | Emile Darl'Mat
|
Jean Pujol Louis Rigal
|
Darl'Mat DS | Peugeot 2.0L I4 | 18 |
| 40 | 5.0 | 2 | Ecurie Bleue
|
Gianfranco Comotti Albert Divo
|
Delahaye 145 | Delahaye 4.5L V12 | 7 |
| 41 | 2.0 | 26 | Emile Darl'Mat
|
Maurice Serre Daniel Porthault
|
Darl'Mat DS | Peugeot 2.0L I4 | 6 |
| 42 | 1.5 | 35 | Charles Morrison
|
Charles Morrison Neil Watson
|
Atalanta | Atalanta 1.5L I4 | 4 |
Statistics
- Fastest Lap – #19 Raymond Sommer – 5:13.8
- Distance – 3180.94 km
- Average Speed – 132.539 km/h
Trophy winners
- 13th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup – #28 Adler
- Index of Performance – #51 Amédée Gordini