1937 24 Hours of Le Mans

1937 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 14th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 19 and 20 June 1937.

This race saw the death of two drivers in a single accident. Briton Pat Fairfield and Frenchman René Kippeurt collided on lap 8 of the race and were killed.

Official results

Le Mans in 1937

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	5.0	2	Roger Labric	Jean-Pierre Wimille Robert Benoist	Bugatti Type 57G Tank	Bugatti 3.3L I8	243
2	5.0	14	Joseph Paul	Joseph Paul Marcel Mongin	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	236
3	5.0	10	Ecurie Bleue	René Dreyfus Henri Stoffel	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	231
4	3.0	19	Société R.V.	Jacques de Valence de Minardiere Louis Gérard	Delage D6-70	Delage 3.0L I6	215
5	1.5	37	J.M. Skeffington	J.M. Skeffington R.C. Murton-Neale	Aston Martin 1½ Ulster	Aston Martin 1.5L I4	205
6	2.0	33	Adler	Peter Graff Orssich Rudolf Sauerwein	Adler Super Trumpf Rennlimousine	Adler 1.7L I4	205
7	2.0	26	Emile Darl'Mat	Jean Pujol Marcel Contet	Darl'Mat DS	Peugeot 2.0L I4	203
8	2.0	25	Emile Darl'Mat	Charles de Cortanze Maurice Serre	Darl'Mat DS	Peugeot 2.0L I4	203
9	2.0	34	Adler	Otto Löhr Paul von Guilleaume	Adler Super Trumpf Rennlimousine	Adler 1.7L I4	202
10	2.0	27	Emile Darl'Mat	Daniel Porthault Louis Rigal	Darl'Mat DS	Peugeot 2.0L I4	197
11	2.0	31	C.T. Thomas	Mortimer Morris-Goodall Robert P. Hichens	Aston Martin Speed Model	Aston Martin 2.0L I4	193
12	1.1	48	Just-Emile Vernet	Just-Emile Vernet Suzanne Largeot	Simca	Fiat 1.0L I4	171
13	1.5	36	A.C. Scott	Archie Scott Ted Halford	HRG 1500 Le Mans	Meadows 1.5L I4	163
14	1.1	42	M.K.H. Bilney	M.K.H. Bilney Joan Richmond	Ford Ten GB	Ford 1.1L I4	161
15	1.1	49	H. Lesbros	Dimitri Calaraseano H. Lesbros	Adler Trumpf Junior	Adler 1.0L I4	160
16	1.1	54	Capt. G.E.T. Eyston	Dorothy Stanley-Turner Joan Riddell	MG PB Midget	MG 0.9L I4	154
17	750	59	Gordini	Jean Viale Albert Alin	Simca Cinq	Fiat 0.6L I4	145

Did not finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
18	5.0	11	Ecurie Bleue	Larry Schell René Carriére	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	193
19	1.1	41	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Yves Giraud-Cabantous Charles Rigoulot	Chenard et Walcker	Chenard et Walcker 1.1L I4	151
20	5.0	9	Louis Villeneuve	Louis Villeneuve André Vagniez	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	147
21	1.1	46	Gordini	Amédée Gordini Philippe Maillard-Brune	Simca Huit	Fiat 1.1L I4	137
22	2.0	32	Eddie Hertzberger	Eddie Hertzberger Albert Debille	Aston Martin Speed Model	Aston Martin 2.0L I4	136
23	5.0	1	Roger Labric	Roger Labric Pierre Veyron	Bugatti Type 57G Tank	Bugatti 3.3L I8	130
24	1.1	50	R.H. Eccles	Mrs. Eccles Freddie de Clifford	Singer Nine Le Mans Replica	Singer 1.0L I4	121
25	5.0	8	André Parguel	André Parguel Robert Brunet	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	100
26	5.0	18	Raymond de Saugé Destrez	Raymond de Saugé Destrez Genaro Léoz Abad	Bugatti Type 57S	Bugatti 3.3L I8	99
27	1.1	53	Jacques Savoye	Jacques Savoye Pierre Pichard	Singer Nine Le Mans Replica "Savoye Special"	Singer 1.0L I4	93
28	1.1	52	Team Autosports	G.H. Boughton F.H. Lye	Singer Nine Le Mans Replica	Singer 1.0L I4	91
29	750	58	Gordini	Adrien Alin Athos Querzola	Simca Cinq	Fiat 0.6L I4	77
30	750	57	Austin	Charles Dodson Bert Hadley	Austin 7	Austin 0.7L I4	74
31	750	55	R. Marsh	Kaye Petre G. Mangan	Austin 7	Austin 0.7L I4	72
32	1.1	51	Team Autosports	Norman Black John Donald Barnes	Singer Nine Le Mans Replica	Singer 1.0L I4	72
33	1.1	45	Gordini	Jacques Blot Henri Ferrand	Simca Huit	Fiat 1.1L I4	55
34	2.0	29	Frazer Nash	Harold John Aldington A.F.P. Fane	Frazer Nash-BMW 328	BMW 2.0L I6	43
35	1.5	35	Mme Anna-Cecile Rose-Itier	Anna-Cecile Rose-Itier Fritz Huschke von Hanstein	Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine	Adler 1.5L I4	40
36	5.0	15	Jacques Seylair	Jacques Seylair Paul Bénazet	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	36
37	750	56	John Carr	Charles Goodacre Dennis Buckley	Austin 7	Austin 0.7L I4	32
38	2.0	40	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Charles Cotet Charles Roux	Chenard et Walcker	Chenard et Walcker 1.8L Supercharged I4	32
39	5.0	3	Arthur W. Fox	Johnny Hindmarsh Charles Brackenbury	Lagonda LG45	Meadows 4.5L I6	30
40	1.5	39	Ecurie Eudel	Jean Trévoux Guy Lapchin	Riley Sprite TT	Riley 1.5L I4	11
41	5.0	4	Raymond Sommer	Raymond Sommer Giovanni Battista Guidotti	Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A Spider	Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I8	11
42	5.0	12	Eugéne Chaboud	Eugéne Chaboud Jean Trémoulet	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	9
43	5.0	7	André M. Embiricos	Nicholas S. Embiricos Raphaël Béthenod de las Casas	Talbot T150C	Talbot 4.0L I6	9
44	1.5	38	Ecurie Eudel	Raoul Forestier Roger Caron	Riley Sprite TT	Riley 1.5L I4	8
45	2.0	30	BMW	Fritz Roth Uli Richter	BMW 328	BMW 2.0L I6	8
46	2.0	28	David Murray	David Murray Pat Fairfield	Frazer Nash-BMW 328	BMW 2.0L I6	8
47	3.0	20	René Kippeurt	René Kippeurt René Poulain	Bugatti Type 44	Bugatti 3.0L I8	8
48	5.0	21	Luigi Chinetti	Luigi Chinetti Louis Chiron	Talbot T150C	Talbot 4.0L I6	7

Statistics

Fastest Lap – #2 Roger Labric – 5:13.0
Distance – 3287.938 km
Average Speed – 136.997 km/h

Trophy Winners

12th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup – #31 C.T. Thomas
Index of Performance – #2 Roger Labric

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