1939 24 Hours of Le Mans

1939 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 16th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 17 and 18 June 1939.

The following year's 24 Hours of Le Mans was originally planned for June 1940, but due to the invasion of France in May the race was called off. Racing would not return to Le Mans until 1949, long after the war had ended.

Official results

Le Mans in 1939

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	8.0	1	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Jean-Pierre Wimille Pierre Veyron	Bugatti Type 57C Tank	Bugatti 3.3L Supercharged I8	248
2	3.0	21	Ecurie Walter Watney	Louis Gérard Georges Monneret	Delage D6-3L	Delage 3.0L I6	245
3	5.0	5	Lagonda Ltd.	Arthur Dobson Charles Brackenbury	Lagonda V12	Lagonda 4.5L V12	239
4	5.0	6	Lord Selsdon	Lord Selsdon Lord William Waleran	Lagonda V12	Lagonda 4.5L V12	238
5	2.0	26	BMW	Max zu Schaumburg-Lippe Fritz Hans Wenscher	BMW 328 Touring Coupe	BMW 2.0L I6	236
6	5.0	12	Louis Villeneuve	Louis Villeneuve René Biolay	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	235
7	2.0	27	BMW	Ralph Röese Paul Heinemann	BMW 328	BMW 2.0L I6	230
8	5.0	20	Count Heyden	R.R.C. Rob Walker Ian Connell	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	224
9	2.0	28	BMW	Willi Breim Rudolf Scholtz	BMW 328	BMW 2.0L I6	220
10	1.1	39	Gordini	Amédée Gordini José Scaron	Simca Huit	Fiat 1.1L I4	213
11	5.0	14	Joseph Chotard	Joseph Chotard Jacques Seylair	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	202
12	2.0	29	Robert Peverell Hichens	Robert P. Hichens Mortimer Morris-Goodall	Aston Martin Speed Model	Aston Martin 2.0L I4	199
13	1.1	41	Gordini	Guy Lapchin Charles Plantivaux	Simca Huit	Fiat 1.1L I4	195
14	1.5	32	Ecurie Lapin Blanc	Peter Clark Marcus Chambers	HRG 1500	Singer 1.5L I4	192
15	1.1	37	Mrs. Majorie Fawcett	Geoffrey White C.M. Anthony	Morgan 4/4	Coventry Climax 1.1L I4	184
16	1.5	34	Just-Emile Vernet	Just-Emile Vernet Carl de Bodard	Riley Sprite TT Pourtout	Riley 1.5L I4	180
17	1.1	38	Victor Camerano	Victor Camerano Henri Louveau	Simca Huit	Fiat 1.1L I4	163
18	1.1	45	Arthur W. Jones	Arthur W. Jones Gordon Wilkins	Singer Le Mans Replica	Singer 1.0L I4	154
19	750	48	Gordini	Adrien Alin Albert Alin	Simca Cinq	Fiat 0.6L I4	148
20	750	49	Gordini	Maurice Aimé Albert Leduc	Simca Cinq	Fiat 0.6L I4	147

Did not finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
21	3.0	25	Raymond Sommer	Raymond Sommer Prince Bira	Alfa Romeo 6C 2500SS	Alfa Romeo 2.4L I6	173
22	5.0	18	Ecuria Francia	Marcel Contet Robert Brunet	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	171
23	1.5	31	Victor Polledry	Victor Polledry R. Robert	Aston Martin 1½ Ulster	Aston Martin 1.5L I4	155
24	5.0	3	Luigi Chinetti	Luigi Chinetti Donald Mathieson	Talbot T26	Talbot 4.5L I6	154
25	3.0	22	Ecurie Walter Watney	Armand Hug Roger Loyer	Delage D6-3L	Delage 3.0L I6	152
26	5.0	15	Robert Mazaud	Robert Mazaud Marcel Mongin	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	115
27	1.1	44	Archie Scott Brown	Archie Scott Brown Tommy Wisdom	Singer Nine Le Mans Replica	Singer 1.0L I4	105
28	5.0	9	Luigi Chinetti	René Le Begue Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago SS	Talbot 4.0L I6	102
29	5.0	19	Ecurie Francia	Eugène Chaboud Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	99
30	5.0	8	T.A.S.O. Mathieson	Philippe de Massa Norbert Jean Mahé	Talbot 150SS Figoni	Talbot 4.0L I6	88
31	5.0	7	Luigi Chinetti	André Morel Jim Bradley	Talbot T26	Talbot 4.5L I6	88
32	5.0	10	Jean Trémoulet	Jean Trémoulet Raoul Forestier	Talbot-Lago SS	Talbot 4.0L i6	68
33	1.1	36	Miles Collier	Miles Collier Lewis Welch	MG PA Midget	MG 0.8L I4	63
34	5.0	16	Ecurie Francia	Joseph Paul Jean Trévoux	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	62
35	5.0	11	André Bellecroix	André Bellecroix Gaston Serraud	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	50
36	1.1	43	Just-Emile Vernet	Robert Cayeux Gaston Tramar	Simca Huit	Fiat 1.1L I4	50
37	5.0	4	Luigi Chinetti	Pierre-Louis Dreyfus Antoine Schumann	Talbot T26	Talbot 4.5L I6	45
38	1.1	47	Claude Bonneau	Claude Bonneau Max Mathieu	MG PB Midget	MG 1.0L I4	40
39	1.1	40	Gordini	Jean Breillet Albert Debille	Simca Huit	Fiat 1.1L I4	29
40	1.1	42	Mme Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier	Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier Suzanne Largeot	Simca Huit	Fiat 1.1L I4	26
41	1.5	30	Adler	Otto Löhr Paul von Guilleaume	Adler Trumpf	Adler 1.5L I4	6
42	1.1	46	Jacques Savoye	Jacques Savoye Pierre Savoye	Singer Nine Le Mans Replica "Savoye Special"	Singer 1.0L I4	4

Statistics

Fastest Lap – #15 Robert Mazaud – 5:12.1
Distance – 3354.76 km
Average Speed – 139.781 km/h

Trophy winners

14th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup – #39 Gordini
Index of Performance – #39 Gordini

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