Le Mans 24 Hours 1938 - Race Results

Event: Les 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 19.6.1938
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.492 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	15	Chaboud / Trémoulet	Delahaye 135 CS	Eugéne Chaboud et Jean Trémoulet	235	3180.9399 kms	132.5390	1^st	S5.0
2^nd	14	Serraud / Giraud-Cabantous	Delahaye 135 CS	Gaston Serraud	233	3153.8730 kms	131.4110	2^nd	S5.0
3^rd	5	Prenant / Morel	Talbot T150SS Coupé	Jean Prenant	219	2959.6970 kms	123.3200	3^rd	S5.0
4^th	10	Villeneuve / Biolay	Delahaye 135 CS	Louis Villeneuve	218	2945.7910 kms	122.7410	4^th	S5.0
5^th	24	de Cortanze / Contet	Peugeot 402 DS Darl'Mat	Emile Darl'mat	214	2896.9810 kms	120.7070	1^st	S2.0
6^th	28	Orssich / Sauerwein	Adler Super Trumpf Rennlimousine	Adler Werke	211	2856.3821 kms	119.0150	2^nd	S2.0
7^th	33	Löhr / von Guilleaume	Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine	Adler Werke	204	2765.0371 kms	115.2090	1^st	S1.5
8^th	46	Savoye / Savoye	Singer Nine Le Mans Replica Savoye Spécial	Jacques Savoye	174	2350.9819 kms	97.9570	1^st	S1.1
9^th	42	Debille / Lapchin	Simca Huit	Just-Emile Vernet	172	2329.5559 kms	97.0640	2^nd	S1.1
10^th	31	Clark / Chambers	HRG Le Mans Model	Ecurie Lapin Blanc	170	2303.2871 kms	95.9700	2^nd	S1.5
11^th	48	Camerano / "Robert"	Simca Huit	Victor Camerano	166	2249.2109 kms	93.7170	3^rd	S1.1
12^th	49	Bonneau / Itier	MG Midget PB Special	Claude Bonneau	165	2227.5481 kms	92.8140	4^th	S1.1
13^th	40	Fawcett / White	Morgan 4/4 Covetry Climax	Miss P. M. Fawcett	163	2209.3850 kms	92.0570	5^th	S1.1
14^th	51	Aimé / Plantivaux	Simca Cinq	Amedée Gordini	151	2042.7590 kms	85.1140	1^st	S750
15^th	52	Leduc / Querzola	Simca Cinq	Amedée Gordini	140	1891.4050 kms	78.8080	2^nd	S750

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Reason	Gr.
19	Sommer / Biondetti	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300B Touring	Raymond Sommer	219	2954.7480 kms	Accident, lost oil	S5.0
7	Trévoux / Levegh	Talbot T150C	Jean Trévoux	159	2145.2280 kms	Fire	S5.0
8	Mathieson / Clifford	Talbot T150C	Norbert Jean Mahé	159	2145.2280 kms	DNF	S5.0
27	Hitchens / Morris-Goodall	Aston Martin Speed Model	Robert P. Hichens	150	2023.8000 kms	Burnt valves	S2.0
37	Gordini / Scaron	Simca Huit	Amedée Gordini	140	1888.8800 kms	Oil pipe	S1.1
36	Ferry / Noireaux	Riley TT Sprite	Pierre Ferry	127	1713.4840 kms	Gearbox	S1.5
43	Lévy / Alin	Simca-Fiat 508S Balilla	Amedée Gordini	124	1673.0081 kms	DNF	S1.1
38	Viale / Breillet	Simca Huit	Amedée Gordini	111	1497.6121 kms	Tyre fire	S1.1
4	Carrière / Le Bègue	Talbot T150C	Luigi Chinetti	101	1362.6920 kms	DNF	S5.0
23	Roux / Rouault	Amilcar Pegase G36	Me. Fernande Roux et Me. Germaine Rouault	101	1362.6920 kms	DNF	S3.0
12	Monneret / Loyer	Delahaye 135 CS	Georges Monneret	88	1187.2960 kms	Fuel pump	S5.0
6	Rosier / Huguet	Talbot T150SS Coupé	Luigi Chinetti	81	1092.8521 kms	DNF	S5.0
47	Barnes / Wisdom	Singer Nine Le Mans Replica	Team Autosports	74	998.4080 kms	Crankshaft	S1.1
45	Tramer / Samuel	Simca 1000 Fiat	Just-Emile Vernet	69	930.9481 kms	DNF	S1.1
3	Etancelin / Chinetti	Talbot T26 SS	Luigi Chinetti	66	890.4720 kms	Valve	S5.0
22	Gérard / de Valence de Minardière	Delage D6-70	Société R.V.	58	782.5360 kms	Engine	S3.0
41	Vernet / Largeot	Simca Huit	Just-Emile Vernet	55	742.0600 kms	DNF	S1.1
21	Horvilleur / Matra	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza	Marcel Horvilleur	53	715.0760 kms	DNF	S5.0
11	Mongin / Mazaud	Delahaye 135 CS	Joseph Paul	50	674.6000 kms	Fire	S5.0
50	Wisdom / Dobson	MG Midget PB	Miss Dorothy Stanley-Turner	48	647.6160 kms	Clutch/out of water	S1.1
39	Molinari / Sarret	Simca-Fiat 508S Balilla	Just-Emile Vernet	40	539.6800 kms	DNF	S1.1
29	Forestier / Caron	Riley TT Sprite	Raoul Forestier - Ecurie Eudel	30	404.7600 kms	DNF	S1.5
1	Dreyfus / Chiron	Delahaye 145	Ecurie Bleue	19	256.3480 kms	Oil pressure	S5.0
25	Pujol / Rigal	Peugeot 402 DS Darl'Mat	Emile Darl'mat	18	242.8560 kms	DNF	S2.0
2	Comotti / Divo	Delahaye 145	Ecurie Bleue	7	94.4440 kms	Gearbox	S5.0
26	Serre / Porthault	Peugeot 402 DS Darl'Mat	Emile Darl'mat	6	80.9520 kms	DNF	S2.0
34	Morrisson / Watson	Atalanta	Charles Morrison	4	53.9680 kms	Rear hub	S1.5

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
9	Mahé / Heonnet	Talbot T150C	Norbert Jean Mahé		S5.0
		Austin	Austin	Withdrawn
		Delahaye 135 CS	John Snow		S5.0
		Delahaye	Hans Ruesch		S3.0
	T.A.S O. Mathieson	Bugatti Type 57 S			S5.0
		Austin	Austin	Withdrawn
		Austin	Austin	Withdrawn
		HRG	A. C. Scott		S1.5
		Lancia	T. E. Kenny		S1.5
		Salmson	Pierre Pichard		S1.1
			T. H. Wisdom
		Bugatti	Roger Labric		S5.0
			St. John Horsfall
			Arthur Fox