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Event: 24 Heures du MansDate: 17.6.1934
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (F), 13.492 kmsDistance: 24 hoursAttendance: unknown

Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race
Start time: 16/6 16:00; Grid: unknown; Weather: fine, hot, sunny

Entered: 52

Practiced: 45

Started: 44

Classified: 23

Sports +3000 (S+3.0) : P:9, ST:8, CL:1
Sports 3000 (S3.0) : P:1, ST:1, CL:1
Sports 2000 (S2.0) : P:4, ST:4
Sports 1500 (S1.5) : P:20, ST:20, CL:14
Sports 1000 (S1.0) : P:11, ST:11, CL:7
Entry List
Entry list is not available.
Race added to RSC Photo Gallery: 31/08/2020 Last photo update on this page: 08/09/2024
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66 - Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM #2311201 - Lord HoweAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM #2311201 - Alfa Romeo L8 2352 cc s/cS+3.0
Lord Howe (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Earl Howe (GB)/Tim Rose-Richards (GB)Result: did not finish (Clutch)
Grid: (5:55.000)
Colours: light blue
Tyres: Dunlop
Photo updated: 08/09/2024Photo by courtesy of: Olivier Vandecasteele
99 - Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM-LM #2311249 - L. ChinettiAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM-LM #2311249 - Alfa Romeo L8 2336 cc s/cS+3.0
L. Chinetti (I)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Luigi Chinetti (I)/Philippe Etancelin (F)Result: winner - (120.289 kph) - margin: 13 laps
Grid: (5:26.000) - 1st fastest qualifier
Colours: blue
Tyres: Englebert
Photo updated: 20/02/2023Photo by courtesy of: Fabrizio Panicali and Wikipedia (Public Domain)
3232 - Amilcar C6 Spéciale Martin - Équipe de l'Ours/J. de GavardieAmilcar C6 Spéciale Martin - Amilcar L6 1092 cc N/AS1.5
Équipe de l'Ours/J. de Gavardie (F)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Jean de Gabardie (F)/Arthur Duray (F)Result: 14th (45 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: light blue
Tyres: Dunlop
Photo updated: 31/08/2020Photo by courtesy of: Dominique Gasnerie
3434 - MG Magnette K3 #K3027 - R. EcclesMG Magnette K3 #K3027 - MG L6 OHC 1087 cc N/AS1.5
R. Eccles (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Roy Eccles (GB)/Charles Martin (GB)Result: 4th (16 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: dark green
Tyres: Dunlop
Photo updated: 31/08/2020Photo by courtesy of: Dominique Gasnerie
3636 - Riley Nine Brooklands #80-93 - Riley (Coventry Ltd.)Riley Nine Brooklands #80-93 - Riley L4 1087 cc N/AS1.5
Riley (Coventry Ltd.) (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Kenneth Peacock (GB)/Alex W. K. von der Becke (GB)Result: 5th (18 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: green
Tyres: Dunlop
Photo updated: 20/11/2022Photo by courtesy of: Wikipedia (Public Domain)
4242 - Amilcar C6/4 Spéciale Martin - Équipe de l'Ours/C.-A. MartinAmilcar C6/4 Spéciale Martin - Amilcar L4 1075 cc N/AS1.5
Équipe de l'Ours/C.-A. Martin (F)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Clément-Auguste Martin (F)/Fernand Pousse (F)Result: 20th (58 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: lighter (+dark)
Tyres: Dunlop
Photo updated: 31/08/2020Photo by courtesy of: Dominique Gasnerie
No photos available:
1The car is not available on a photoDuesenberg Model SJ # - Duesenberg L8 6682 cc s/cS+3.0
N. von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (RO)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Nicolas de Roumanie (RO)/Whitney Straight (USA)Result: did not start (Engine in practice)
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: unknown
2The car is not available on a photoBugatti Type 50 Sports #50177 - Bugatti L8 4945 cc s/cS+3.0
R. Labric (F)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Roger Labric (F)/Pierre Veyron (F)Result: did not finish (Engine)
Grid:
Colours: light blue
Tyres: Dunlop
3The car is not available on a photoLorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Le Mans - Lorraine-Dietrich L6 3504 cc N/AS+3.0
J.-É. Vernet (F)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Just-Émile Vernet (F)/Daniel Porthault (F)Result: did not finish (Piston)
Grid:
Colours: blue
Tyres: Dunlop
4The car is not available on a photoBugatti Type 44 - Bugatti L8 2991 cc N/AS3.0
N.-J. Mahé (F)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Norbert Mahé (F)/Jean Desvignes (F)Result: 9th 1st in S3.0 (22 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: blue
Tyres: Englebert
5The car is not available on a photoAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM #2111002 - Alfa Romeo L8 2387 cc s/cS+3.0
T. Rose-Richards (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Freddy Clifford (GB)/Owen Saunders-Davies (GB)Result: did not finish (Valves)
Grid:
Colours: green
Tyres: Dunlop
7The car is not available on a photoAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza-LM #2111040B - Alfa Romeo L8 2360 cc s/cS+3.0
R. Sommer (F)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Raymond Sommer (F)/Pierre Félix (F)Result: did not finish (Engine, fire)
Grid:
Colours: light blue
Tyres: Dunlop
14The car is not available on a photoBugatti Type 55 - Bugatti L8 2262 cc s/cS+3.0
C. Brunet (F)Open bodywork with separated mudguards
Front-engined
Driven by: Charles Brunet (F)/"Jean Renaldi" (F)
listed, never drove: Goffredo Zehender (I)		Result: did not finish (Accident)
Grid: (5:45.000)
Colours: light blue/black
Tyres: Dunlop
15The car is not available on a photoBugatti Type 55 - Bugatti L8 2260 cc s/cS+3.0
V. Bayard (F)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Max Fourny (F)/Louis Decaroli (F)Result: did not finish (DQ: Outside assistance)
Grid:
Colours: lighter
Tyres: Dunlop
16The car is not available on a photoDerby L8 - Derby V8 1996 cc N/AS2.0
L. Villeneuve (F)Open bodywork with separated mudguards
Front-engined
Driven by: Louis Villeneuve (F)/"Géo Ham" (F)Result: did not finish (Transmission)
Grid:
Colours: lighter
Tyres: Dunlop
18The car is not available on a photoDerby L8 - Derby V8 1996 cc N/AS2.0
Miss G. Stewart (GB)Open bodywork with separated mudguards
Front-engined
Driven by: Gwenda Stewart (GB)/Louis Bonne (GB)Result: did not finish (Engine)
Grid:
Colours: lighter
Tyres: Dunlop
20The car is not available on a photoAston Martin 1 ½ Le Mans #LM10 - Aston Martin L4 1496 cc N/AS1.5
"A. Vincent" (R. E. Tongue) (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Reggie Tongue (GB)/Maurice Faulkner (GB)Result: 10th (25 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: dark green
Tyres: Dunlop
21The car is not available on a photoAston Martin 1 ½ Le Mans #LM14 - Aston Martin L4 1496 cc N/AS1.5
Aston Martin Ltd. (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Augustus Cesare Bertelli (GB)/Clifton Penn Hughes (GB)Result: did not finish (DQ: insufficient distance)
Grid:
Colours: red
Tyres: Dunlop
22The car is not available on a photoAston Martin 1 ½ Le Mans #LM11 - Aston Martin L4 1494 cc N/AS1.5
Aston Martin Ltd. (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Thomas Fotheringham-Parker (GB)/John Appleton (GB)Result: did not finish (Engine)
Grid:
Colours: red
Tyres: Dunlop
23The car is not available on a photoAston Martin 1 ½ Le Mans #LM12 - Aston Martin L4 1494 cc N/AS1.5
Aston Martin Ltd. (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Mortimer Morris-Goodall (GB)/Jim Elwes (GB)Result: did not finish (Engine)
Grid:
Colours: red
Tyres: Dunlop
24The car is not available on a photoAston Martin 1 ½ Le Mans #B3/231/S - Aston Martin L4 1496 cc N/AS1.5
J. Noël (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: John Cecil Noël (GB)/Jen Wheeler (GB)Result: 11th (33 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: dark green
Tyres: Dunlop
25The car is not available on a photoSinger Nine Le Mans 1½ Litre #LM25 - Singer L6 2v SOHC 1493 cc N/AS1.5
F. S. Barnes (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Frank Stanley Barnes (GB)/Alf Langley (GB)Result: 8th (21 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: green
Tyres: Dunlop
26The car is not available on a photoSinger Nine Le Mans 1½ Litre - Singer L6 2v SOHC 1493 cc N/AS1.5
Arthur W. Fox (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Brian Lewis (GB)/Johnny Hindmarsh (GB)Result: 7th (18 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: Dunlop
27The car is not available on a photoRiley 12/6 MPH Racing #44T-2127 - Riley L6 1458 cc N/AS1.5
Riley (Coventry Ltd.) (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Jean Sébilleau (F)/Georges Delaroche (F)Result: 2nd 1st in S1.5 (13 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: light green
Tyres: Dunlop
28The car is not available on a photoRiley 12/6 MPH Racing #44T-2128 - Riley L6 1458 cc N/AS1.5
Riley (Coventry Ltd.) (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Freddie Dixon (GB)/Cyril Paul (GB)Result: 3rd (14 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: light green
Tyres: Dunlop
29The car is not available on a photoBugatti Type 37 A Spéciale - Ruby L4 1351 cc s/cS2.0
A. Bodoignet (F)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Auguste Bodoignet (F)/Fernand Vallon (F)Result: did not finish (Engine)
Grid:
Colours: blue
Tyres: Dunlop
30The car is not available on a photoSalmson Grand Sport Spéciale - Salmson L4 1094 cc N/AS1.5
J.-É. Vernet (F)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Albert Debille (F)/Jean Viale (F)Result: did not finish (Unknown)
Grid:
Colours: lighter
Tyres: Dunlop
31The car is not available on a photoAmilcar C6/4 Spéciale Martin - Amilcar L6 998 cc N/AS1.0
Équipe de l'Ours/C. Poiré (F)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Camille Poiré (F)/Gaston Robail (F)Result: 22nd (65 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: light blue
Tyres: Dunlop
33The car is not available on a photoMG Magnette K3 #K3028 - MG L6 OHC 1087 cc s/cS2.0
J. L. Ford (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: John Ludovic Ford (GB)/Maurice Baumer (GB)Result: did not finish (Accident)
Grid:
Colours: dark green
Tyres: Dunlop
37The car is not available on a photoRiley Nine Ulster Imp #60-24868 - Riley L4 1087 cc N/AS1.5
Riley (Coventry Ltd.) (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Sammy Newsome (GB)/Edgar Maclure (GB)Result: 6th (18 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: light green
Tyres: Dunlop
38The car is not available on a photoRiley Nine Ulster Imp #60-24755 - Riley L4 1087 cc N/AS1.5
Miss D. Champney (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Dorothy Campney (GB)/Kay Petre (CDN)Result: 13th (41 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: green
Tyres: Dunlop
39The car is not available on a photoRiley Nine Ulster Imp #60-24867 - Riley L4 1087 cc N/AS1.5
J. Trévoux (F)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Jean Trévoux (F)/René Carrière (F)Result: 12th (39 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: blue
Tyres: Dunlop
40The car is not available on a photoLagonda Rapier De Clifford Special - Lagonda L4 1080 cc N/AS1.5
Lord de Clifford (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Lord de Clifford (GB)/Charles Brackenbury (GB)Result: 16th (50 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: red
Tyres: Dunlop
41The car is not available on a photoAmilcar C6/4 Spéciale Martin - Amilcar L4 1080 cc N/AS1.5
Équipe de l'Ours/G. Boursin (F)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Georges Boursin (F)/Jean Nadeau (F)Result: did not finish (Radiator)
Grid:
Colours: lighter
Tyres: Englebert
43The car is not available on a photoTracta Type A - S.C.A.P. L4 999 cc N/AS1.0
SA des Automobiles Tracta (F)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Pierre Padrault (F)/CharlaultResult: did not finish (Electrics)
Grid:
Colours: blue
Tyres: Dunlop
44The car is not available on a photoTracta Type A - S.C.A.P. L4 996 cc N/AS1.0
SA des Automobiles Tracta (F)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Félix Quinault (F)/"Daniélault" (F)Result: 19th (55 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: blue
Tyres: Dunlop
45The car is not available on a photoB.N.C. Type 527 Sport - Ruby L4 992 cc N/AS1.0
Alin Fréres (F)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Albert Alin (F)/Adrien Alin (F)Result: 21st (63 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: light blue
Tyres: Dunlop
46The car is not available on a photoRally NCP - Salmson L4 989 cc N/AS1.0
R. Gaillard (F)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Raymond Gaillard (F)/Paul Vallée (F)Result: did not finish (Unknown)
Grid:
Colours: darker
Tyres: Dunlop
47The car is not available on a photoSinger Nine Le Mans # - Singer L4 2v SOHC 973 cc N/AS1.0
Singer Motors Ltd. (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Tommy Wisdom (GB)/John Donald Barnes (GB)Result: 18th (52 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: green
Tyres: Dunlop
48The car is not available on a photoSinger Nine Le Mans - Singer L4 2v SOHC 973 cc N/AS1.0
Singer Motors Ltd. (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Norman Black (GB)/Roddy Baker (GB)Result: 15th 1st in S1.0 (50 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: green
Tyres: Dunlop
49The car is not available on a photoSinger Nine Le Mans - Singer L4 2v SOHC 973 cc N/AS1.0
G. Hendy (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Gordon Hendy (GB)/James Boulton (GB)Result: did not finish (DQ: insufficient distance)
Grid:
Colours: green
Tyres: Dunlop
50The car is not available on a photoSinger Nine Le Mans - Singer L4 2v SOHC 973 cc N/AS1.0
R. P. Gardner (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Goldie Gardner (GB)/Alfred Beloë (GB)Result: 23rd (70 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: green
Tyres: Dunlop
52The car is not available on a photoMG Midget PA - MG L4 844 cc N/AS1.0
Mme A.-C. Rose-Itier (F)Open bodywork with separated mudguards
Front-engined
Driven by: Anne Itier (F)/Charles Duruy (F)Result: 17th (51 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: dark green
Tyres: Dunlop
53The car is not available on a photoMG Midget J4 - MG L4 745 cc s/cS1.5
P. Maillard-Brune (F)Open bodywork with separated mudguards
Front-engined
Driven by: Philippe Maillard-Brune (F)/Charles Druck (F)Result: did not finish (Engine)
Grid:
Colours: light blue
Tyres: Dunlop
54The car is not available on a photoAustin Seven Ulster # - Austin L4 749 cc N/AS1.0
H. B. Metchim (GB)Cycle-wing open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Charles Metchim (GB)/Cecil Masters (GB)Result: did not finish (Electrics)
Grid:
Colours: black
Tyres: Dunlop
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Entered cars that did not arrive:
8The car did not arriveAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza-LM - Alfa Romeo L8 2300 cc s/cS+3.0
P. Félix (F)-
Front-engined
Drivers listed: Pierre Félix (F)Result: did not arrive
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
10The car did not arriveAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza-LM - Alfa Romeo L8 2300 cc s/cS+3.0
P. Louis-Dreyfus (F)-
Front-engined
Drivers listed: "Heldé" (F)Result: did not arrive
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
11The car did not arriveAlfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza-LM - Alfa Romeo L8 2300 cc s/cS+3.0
Équipe Braillard (F)-
Front-engined
Result: did not arrive
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
12The car did not arriveBugatti Type 55 - Bugatti L8 2300 cc s/cS+3.0
Équipe Braillard (F)-
Front-engined
Result: did not arrive
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
19The car did not arriveAlfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS - Alfa Romeo L6 1750 cc N/AS2.0
O. Siko (F)-
Front-engined
Drivers listed: Odette Siko (F)Result: did not arrive
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
The car did not arriveMG Midget - MG L4
M . Collier (USA)-
Front-engined
Result: did not arrive
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
The car did not arriveBugatti Type 50 - Bugatti L8 4945 cc s/c
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Front-engined
Result: did not arrive
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
More photos from this race:
Photos by: Wikipedia (Public Domain) (1)
Additional Photo - Le Mans 24 Hours 1934