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Event: 24 Heures du MansDate: 26.6.1949
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.492 kmsOrganiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest

Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race
Weather:unknown
Start time:25/6 16:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:24 hours
Attendance:83000
Entered:unknown
Practiced:52
Started:49
Finished:19
Classified:19
Classes:
+5000
3001-5000
2001-3000
1501-2000
1101-1500
751-1100
-750
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Winners:
Overall:22Ferrari 166 MMSelsdon / Chinetti
Fastest Laps:
Overall:4Delahaye 175SAndré Simon (F)5:12.500155.427 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Delahaye (7), Aston Martin (6), Simca (6), Delage (4), HRG (3), Simca-Gordini (3), Talbot-Lago (3)
Top engines by numbers:Simca (8), Delahaye (7), Aston Martin (5), Delage (4), Singer (4)
Top car types by numbers:Delahaye 135 CS (5), Delage D6-3L (4), Simca Huit (4)
Driver nationalities:F (61), GB (28), CS (3), E (2), B (2)
Most used colours:blue (61%), green (16%), red (6%), turquoise (6%), silver (6%)
Engine positions:front-engined (97%), rear-engined (3%)
Average engine size:2203 cc
Oldest known drivers:André Morel (65), Luigi Chinetti (48), Yves Giraud-Cabantous (45)
Youngest known drivers:Francisco Godia-Sales (28), André Simon (29), Eric Thompson (30)
Female drivers:Viviane Elder

Official Race Programme:

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