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Event: 24 Heures du MansDate: 14.6.1931
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 16.340 kmsOrganiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest

Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race
Weather:sunny, rain at night
Start time:13/6 16:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:24 hours
Attendance:unknown
Entered:30
Practiced:27
Qualified:27
Started:26
Finished:7
Classified:6
Classes:PractStartClass
Sports 8000661
Sports 5000441
Sports 3000852
Sports 2000000
Sports 1500551
Sports 1100441
Sports 750220
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Winners:
Overall:16Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LMHowe / Birkin
Sports 8000:1Mercedes-Benz SSKIvanowski / Stoffel
Sports 5000:9Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Le MansTrébort / Balart
Sports 1500:25Aston Martin InternationalBertelli / Harvey
Sports 1100:29Caban SpécialeVernet / Vallon
Fastest Laps:
Overall:1Mercedes-Benz SSKBoris Ivanowski (RUS)7:03.0000139.2340 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:31MG Midget C-typeFrancis Samuelson (GB)
Sports 8000:6Bugatti Type 50SMaurice Rost (F)
Sports 5000:12Arrol-Aster 17/50"W. P. Lockwood" (GB)
Sports 3000:19Bugatti Type 43"Heldé" (F)
Sports 1500:26Aston Martin InternationalKenneth Peacock (GB)
Sports 1100:30Lombard AL3Charles Charrier (F)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Bugatti (6), Aston Martin (3), Alfa Romeo (2), Talbot (2), Caban (2), Chrysler (2), MG (2)
Top engines by numbers:Bugatti (6), Aston Martin (3), Ruby (3), Alfa Romeo (2), Talbot (2), Chrysler (2), MG (2)
Top car types by numbers:Aston Martin International (3), Bugatti Type 50 (3), Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 (2), Talbot AV105 (2), Caban Spéciale (2), MG Midget C-type (2), Bugatti Type 40 (2)
Driver nationalities:F (26), GB (20), I (4)
Team nationalities:F (14), GB (10)
Most used colours:blue (30%), green (23%), lighter (15%), black (11%), red (8%), darker (4%)
Engine positions:front-engined (100%)
Average engine size:2872 cc (with regard to 30% supercharged cars an applicable size is 3216 cc)
Oldest known drivers:Augustus Cesare Bertelli (51), Attilio Marinoni (39), Roger Labric (38)
Youngest known drivers:Johnny Hindmarsh (24), Raymond Sommer (25), Yves Giraud-Cabantous (27)
Female drivers:Joan Chetwynd, Marguerite Mareuse, Odette Siko, Henry Stisted

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