Le Mans 24 Hours 1951 - Race Results

Event: Les 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 23.6.1951
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.	FL Time	In	Km/h
1^st	20	Walker / Whitehead	Jaguar XK120C	Peter Walker	267	3611.1931 kms	150.4660	1^st	S5.0	4:47.0000	30	169.2370
2^nd	9	Meyrat / Mairesse	Talbot Lago T26GS	Pierre Meyrat	258	3486.0200 kms	145.2500	2^nd	S5.0	5:07.3000	250	158.0580
3^rd	26	Macklin / Thompson	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin Ltd.	257	3476.9070 kms	144.8710	1^st	S3.0	5:12.0000	189	155.6770
4^th	10	Levegh / Marchand	Talbot Lago MD	Pierre Levegh		3463.2900 kms	144.3030	3^rd	S5.0	5:05.3000	218	159.0930
5^th	25	Abecassis / Shawe-Taylor	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin Ltd.		3449.2900 kms	143.7200	2^nd	S3.0	5:14.4000	184	154.4890
6^th	19	Rolt / Hamilton	Nash-Healey Coupé	Healey		3448.7300 kms	143.6970	4^th	S5.0	5:19.4000	250	152.0700
7^th	24	Parnell / Hampshire	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin Ltd.		3401.5901 kms	141.7320	3^rd	S3.0	5:14.3000	208	154.5380
8^th	15	Chinetti / Lucas	Ferrari 340 America Barchetta	Luigi Chinetti		3328.1599 kms	138.6730	5^th	S5.0	5:11.7000	193	155.8270
9^th	29	Mahé / Péron	Ferrari 212 Export Vignale Coupe	Norbert Jean Mahé		3297.4199 kms	137.3920	4^th	S3.0	5:16.3000	186	153.5610
10^th	28	Mann / Morris-Goodall	Aston Martin DB2	N. H. Mann		3196.3401 kms	133.1800	5^th	S3.0	5:35.2000	229	144.9020
11^th	21	Lawrie / Waller	Jaguar XK120C	Robert Lawrie		3187.2100 kms	132.8000	6^th	S5.0	5:15.5000	236	153.9500
12^th	33	Lurani / Bracco	Lancia Aurelia B20	Scuderia Ambrosiana		3172.3799 kms	132.1820	1^st	S2.0	5:44.6000	27	140.9500
13^th	27	Clark / Scott	Aston Martin DB2	P. T. C. Clark		3152.0300 kms	131.3340	6^th	S3.0	5:36.0000	166	144.5570
14^th	35	Winterbottom / Marshall	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica	Frazet Nash		3137.3401 kms	130.7220	2^nd	S2.0	5:24.8000	158	149.5420
15^th	32	Simon / Haig	Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta	Luigi Chinetti		3124.6899 kms	130.1950	3^rd	S2.0	5:34.3000	138	145.2920
16^th	31	Moran / Cornacchia	Ferrari 212 Export	Charles Moran		3072.1799 kms	128.2290	7^th	S3.0	5:13.8000	171	154.7840
17^th	11	Chambas / Morel	Talbot GS Barchetta	André Chambas		3058.5000 kms	127.4370	7^th	S5.0	5:22.6000	167	150.5620
18^th	4	Walters / Fitch	Cunningham C-2R Chrysler	B. S. Cunningham		3018.0801 kms	125.7530	1^st	S8.0	5:05.1000	32	159.1970
19^th	34	Stoop / Wilson	Frazer Nash Mille Miglia	Me. P. Trevalyan		2940.4399 kms	122.5180	4^th	S2.0	5:29.5000	50	147.4090
20^th	46	Veuillet / Mouche	Porsche 356 SL	Porsche A.G.	210	2840.6499 kms	118.3600	1^st	S1.1	5:44.7000	158	140.9090
21^st	48	Bonnet / Bayol	DB Antem Barquette Panhard	Automobiles D.B.	206	2780.5701 kms	115.8570	2^nd	S1.1	6:09.7000	30	131.3800
22^nd	66	Becquart / Wilkins	Jowett Jupiter	Marcel Becquart		2748.0901 kms	114.5030	1^st	S1.5	6:19.0000	13	128.1560
23^rd	50	Landon / Briat	Renault 4CV 1063	Team Renault		2668.7549 kms	111.1980	1^st	S750	6:55.6000	150	116.8700
24^th	60	de Montrémy / Hémard	Monopole Panhard X84 Sport	Monopole		2629.1160 kms	109.5460	2^nd	S750	6:44.9000	25	119.9590
25^th	61	Gaillard / Chancel	Panhard Dyna X84	Raymond Gaillard		2576.6101 kms	107.3580	3^rd	S750	6:52.4000	162	117.7770
26^th	54	Lecat / Senftleben	Renault 4CV	Jacques Lecat		2492.2700 kms	103.8440	4^th	S750	7:16.3000	23	111.3250
27^th	58	Colas / Schollmann	Callista RAN D120 Panhard	Auguste Lachaize		2473.8799 kms	103.0780	5^th	S750	7:12.1000	134	112.4070
28^th	53	Vernet / Pairard	Renault 4CV	Just Emile Vernet		2447.3369 kms	101.9720	6^th	S750	7:21.5000	140	110.0140
29^th	56	Arnaud / Pons	DB Antem Barquette Panhard	Automobiles D.B.		2422.7800 kms	100.9490	7^th	S750	6:30.2000		124.4780

Not classified:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Gr.	FL Time	In	Km/h
14	Hay / Clarke	Bentley 4 ¼ Paulin	H. S. F. Hay		2765.1201 kms	115.2300		S5.0	5:45.6000	42	140.5420

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.	FL Time	In	Km/h
2	Hitchings / Reece	Allard J2 Cadillac	S. H. Allard		Transmission	S8.0	5:20.6000	19	151.5010
51	Rosier / Estager	Renault 4CV 1063	Team Renault	194	Accident	S750	6:55.2000	140	116.9780
57	Eggen / Beaulieux	DB Antem Barquette Panhard	Louis Eggen	184	Disqualified	S750	6:05.8000	160	132.7810
52	Sandt / Moser	Renault 4CV 1063	Jean L. V. Sandt	177	Fire	S750	6:55.2000	147	116.9780
1	Allard / Cole	Allard J2 Cadillac	S. H. Allard	134	Gearbox	S8.0	4:59.2000	27	162.3370
45	Caron / Guillard	Simca Huit Sport	Roger Caron	133	Engine	S1.1	6:39.3000	125	121.6410
17	Spear / Claes	Ferrari 340 America Barchetta	Bill Spear	132	Clutch burned	S5.0	5:11.2000	28	156.0770
37	Veyron / Monneret	Simca Gordini T15S	Equipe Gordini	130	Distribution	S1.5	5:35.8000	34	144.6430
7	Gonzalez / Marimon	Talbot Lago T26GS	Henri Louveau	128	Radiator	S5.0	4:57.2000	35	163.4290
18	Hall / Navone	Ferrari 340 America Barchetta	E. R. Hall	125	Battery	S5.0	4:56.5000	19	163.8150
5	Rand / Wacker	Cunningham C-2R Chrysler	B. S. Cunningham	98	Accident => gearbox	S8.0	5:27.5000	14	148.3090
6	Rosier / Fangio	Talbot Lago T26GS	Louis Rosier	92	Oil tank	S5.0	4:54.3000	50	165.0400
22	Moss / Fairman	Jaguar XK120C	Stirling Moss	92	Oil pressure	S5.0	4:46.8000	31	169.3560
62	Leblanc / Bertrand	Delahaye 135 CS	Henry Leblanc	88	Brakes	S5.0	5:38.5000	41	143.4900
43	Phillips / Rippon	MG TD	George Phillips	80	Piston	S1.5	6:00.1000	29	134.8830
40	Scaron / Gordini	Simca Gordini T15S	Equipe Gordini	77	Fuel pump	S1.5	5:27.4000	31	148.3540
3	Cunningham / Huntoon	Cunningham C-2R Chrysler	B. S. Cunningham	76	Accident => suspension	S8.0	5:29.9000	39	147.2300
64	Bouchard / Farnaud	Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta	René Bouchard	75	Engine	S2.0	5:36.6000	29	144.2990
23	Johnson / Biondetti	Jaguar XK120C Biondetti Special.	Leslie Johnson	50	Oil pump	S5.0	4:55.3000	31	164.4810
39	Behra / Trintignant	Simca Gordini T15S	Equipe Gordini	49	Camshaft	S1.5	5:20.3000	25	151.6430
41	Wisdom / Wise	Jowett Jupiter R1	Jowett	48	Head gasket	S1.5	6:02.0000	28	134.1750
49	Poch / Vaselle	Aero Minor	Jacques Poch	40	Head gasket	S750	7:01.3000	22	115.2890
59	Schrafft / Stiles	Crosley Hot Shot Sport	Crosley	40	Electrical	S750	6:48.5000	15	118.9010
55	Claude / Clause	Renault 4CV 1063	Satecmo	38	Ignition	S750	7:08.7000	38	113.2990
8	Chaboud / Vincent	Talbot Lago T26GS	Eugene Chaboud	33	Radiator	S5.0	5:01.1000	28	161.3130
16	Chiron / "Heldé"	Ferrari 340 America Touring Barchetta	Luigi Chinetti	29	Disqualified	S5.0	5:05.3000	23	159.0930
38	Manzon / Simon	Simca Gordini T15S	Equipe Gordini	26	Distribution	S1.5	5:20.8000	21	151.4060
12	Delettrez / Delettrez	Delettrez Diesel	Ets. Delettrez	24	Engine	S5.0	6:56.3000	12	116.6740
42	Hadley / Goodacre	Jowett Jupiter	Jowett	19	Burnt valve	S1.5	6:13.7000	10	129.9740
30	Lariviere / Guelfi	Ferrari 212 Export C	Johnny Claes	5	Fatal accident	S3.0	5:34.9000	5	145.0320

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
47	Sauerwein / Brunet	Porsche 356 SL	Porsche A.G.	Accident in practice	S1.1

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
		Aston Martin DB2	Maurice Faulkner	Reserve

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
T		Cunningham C-1	B. S. Cunningham	Spare car

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
11	Johnny Claes	Talbot Lago T26GS			S5.0
36	Culpan / Aldington	Frazer Nash High Speed	N. R. Culpan	Accident in British Empire Trophy	S2.0
56	Henri Louveau	Talbot
	Trouis / Gatsonides	DB - Panhard
	Cabianca / Crovetto / Piotti	Osca
	Gonzalez / Marimon	Simca Gordini?
	Alexis Constantin	Peugeot 203C Constantin	Alexis Constantin	Reserve