12 Hours of Reims

12 Hours of Reims

12 Heures internationales de Reims
Venue	Circuit de Reims-Gueux
Location	Reims, France 49°15′14.67″N 3°55′50.02″E / 49.2540750°N 3.9305611°ECoordinates: 49°15′14.67″N 3°55′50.02″E / 49.2540750°N 3.9305611°E
First race	1926 Coupe d'Or
First series race	1953
Last race	1967 Gueux
Distance	2458.256 km
Laps	296
Duration	12 hours
Previous names	Coupe d'Or
Most wins (driver)	Peter Whitehead (2) Olivier Gendebien (2) Paul Frere (2)
Most wins (team)	Ecurie Francorchamps
Most wins (manufacturer)	Jaguar (4)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	8.302 km (5.159 mi)
Turns	8
Lap record	2:10.5 ( Paul Hawkins,   Lola T70 Mk3, 1967, Prototype)

The 12 Hours of Reims (official name: 12 Heures internationales de Reims) were a sports car endurance racing series held from 1953 to 1967 at the Reims (Gueux) circuit in the Marne district of the Champagne region in north-eastern France. The 1926 Coupe d’Or was the first 12-hour endurance race held at Reims and is considered to be the direct ancestor of the modern endurance series.^[1]

12 Hours of Reims race names

• 1953: 12 heures internationales - 40th Grand Prix de l'ACF
• 1954: 12 heures internationales - Voiture Sport Reims
• 1956: 42nd Grand Prix de l'ACF - 12 heures internationales Reims
• 1957: Les 12 heures internationales - Les Grands Prix Reims
• 1958: V 12 heures internationales - 44th Grand Prix de l'ACF
• 1964: Trophée France-Amérique - Les 12 heures internationales de Reims
• 1965: Grands Prix de France Reims - Trophée Fédération française des Sports Automobiles
• 1967: 12 heures internationales Reims

The 12 Hours of Reims by year

Year	Drivers	Team	Car	Group	Laps	Distance	Speed	Report
1926	Roger Gauthier	Private	Bignan 2LC	N/A	N/A	1056 km	N/A	Report
1953	Stirling Moss Peter Whitehead	P.N. Whitehead	Jaguar C-Type	S+2.0	243	2063.356 km	169.696 km/h (105.444 mph)	Report
1954	Ken Wharton Peter Whitehead	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Jaguar D-type	S3.0	222	2018.826 km	169.000 km/h (105.011 mph)	Report
1955 Cancelled
1956	Duncan Hamilton Ivor Bueb	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Jaguar D-type	S3.5	258	2143.735 km	178.64 km/h (111.002 mph)	Report
1957	Olivier Gendebien Paul Frère	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 250 GT	GT2.0	241	2000.782 km	166.730 km/h (103.60 mph)	Report
1958	Olivier Gendebien Paul Frère	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 250 GT	GT2.0	247	2048.060 km	170.670 km/h (106.050 mph)	Report
1959 - 1963 Not held
1964	Graham Hill Jo Bonnier	Maranello Concessionaires	Ferrari 250 LM	P+3.0	296	2448.933 km	204.080 km/h (126.810 mph)	Report
1965	Pedro Rodríguez Jean Guichet	N.A.R.T.	Ferrari 365 P2	P+3.0	285	2365.454 km	197.120 km/h (122.49 mph)	Report
1966 Not held
1967	Jo Schlesser Guy Ligier	Ecurie Ford France	Ford GT40 Mk IIA	P+3.0	296	2458.256 km	204.85 km/h (127.290 mph)	Report
1968 Cancelled [2]
Coupe d'Or (1st 12 hrs of Reims)   -   Sportscar World Championship   - Sources:[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

External links

• Amis du Circuit de Gueux (Palmares)
• Circuit Reims-Gueux (1926-1969) on Google Maps (Historic Grand Prix Circuits)

References

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