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Event: 5émes Grand Prix d'Endurance de 24 Heures du MansDate: 19.6.1927
Track: Circuit Permanent de la Sarthe (France), 17.262 kmsOrganiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest

Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race
Weather:rain at night
Start time:18/6 16:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:24 hours
Attendance:unknown
Entered:31
Practiced:25
Qualified:25
Started:22
Finished:8
Classified:7
Classes:PractStartClass
Sports 8000000
Sports 5000110
Sports 3000331
Sports 2000550
Sports 1500331
Sports 110013105
Sports 750000
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Pre-race sessions:
1 non-qualifying practice session held for a total of 480 minutes on 17-18/6
Winners:
Overall:3Bentley 3 Litre SpeedBenjafield / Davis
Sports 1500:15S.C.A.P. Type ODesvaux / Vallon
Sports 1100:25Salmson Grand Sportde Victor / Hasley
Fastest Laps:
Overall:1Bentley 4 ½ LitreFrank Clement (GB)8:46.0000118.1420 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Bentley (3), Salmson (3), S.A.R.A. (3), Ariès (3), Fasto (3)
Top engines by numbers:Bentley (3), Salmson (3), S.C.A.P. (3), S.A.R.A. (3), Ariès (3), Fasto (3)
Top car types by numbers:Salmson Grand Sport (3), Fasto A3 (3), Bentley 3 Litre (2), S.C.A.P. Type O (2), E.H.P. Type DS (2), Théophile Schneider 25 SP (2)
Driver nationalities:F (39), GB (5)
Team nationalities:F (19), GB (3)
Most used colours:blue (63%), red (9%), yellow (9%), green (9%), black (4%), maroon (4%)
Engine positions:front-engined (100%)
Average engine size:1754 cc
Oldest known drivers:Fernard Gabriel (49), Arthur Duray (46), Dudley Benjafield (40)
Youngest known drivers:Dudley Benjafield (40), Arthur Duray (46), Fernard Gabriel (49)

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