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Event: IV Grand Prix d'Endurance de 24 Heures Coupe Rudge-WhitworthDate: 13.6.1926
Track: Circuit Permanent de la Sarthe (France), 17.262 kmsOrganiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest

Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race
Weather:unknown
Start time:12/6 16:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:24 hours
Attendance:unknown
Entered:60
Practiced:44
Qualified:44
Started:41
Finished:17
Classified:13
Classes:PractStartClass
Sports 8000000
Sports 5000663
Sports 3000760
Sports 200011114
Sports 150012122
Sports 1100864
Sports 750000
Photo GalleryEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace Results
Pre-race sessions:
1 non-qualifying practice session held for a total of 480 minutes on 11-12/6
Winners:
Overall:6Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Le MansRossignol / Bloch
Sports 2000:17OM Tipo 665S SuperbaMinoia / Foresti
Sports 1500:37E.H.P. Type DSde Costier / Bussienne
Sports 1100:46Salmson Grand SportCasse / Rousseau
Fastest Laps:
Overall:5Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Le MansGérard de Courcelles (F)9:03.0000114.4440 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Ariès (4), Lorraine-Dietrich (3), OM (3), Rolland-Pilain (3), E.H.P. (3), Salmson (3), Corre La Licorne (3), Bentley (3), Ravel (3)
Top engines by numbers:CIME (5), Ariès (4), Lorraine-Dietrich (3), OM (3), Rolland-Pilain (3), Salmson (3), Bentley (3), Ravel (3)
Top car types by numbers:Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 (3), OM Tipo 665 (3), Rolland-Pilain C23 (3), Bentley 3 Litre (3), Ravel Type C (3)
Driver nationalities:F (70), GB (6), I (5)
Team nationalities:F (35), GB (3), I (3)
Most used colours:blue (34%), darker (28%), green (9%), dark (9%), red (7%), lighter (5%)
Engine positions:front-engined (100%)
Average engine size:2067 cc
Oldest known drivers:Fernard Gabriel (48), Arthur Duray (45), Dudley Benjafield (39)
Youngest known drivers:Dudley Benjafield (39), Arthur Duray (45), Fernard Gabriel (48)

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