IX
Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1931
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le
Mans, France
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IX
Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1931 |
| Date: | June 13-14, sunny, rain at night | Track Length (m): | 16 340 |
| Attendance: | Fastest Lap: | Boris Ivanowski, Mercedes Benz SSK, 7'03" = 139.234 km/h | |
| Entries: | Pole Position: | ||
| Practiced: | Distance (km): | 3017.654 | |
| Starters: | 26 | Average Speed (km/h): | 125.735 |
| Classified: | 6 |
| Pos | Clas- sific. |
# | Team / Entrant Car - Engine |
Driver, Nationality | Engine Vol. (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Laps Km Hour |
Reason out / Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 16 | Lord Howe, GBR Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM |
Lord Howe (5th Earl Howe,
Edward Richard Francis Assheton, Viscount Curzon), GBR Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin, GBR |
2337 sc |
8 | 3.0 | 3017.654 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Boris Ivanowski, RUS/FRA Mercedes-Benz SSK |
Boris Ivanowski, RUS/FRA Henri Stoffel, FRA |
7069 sc |
6 | 8.0 | 2905.139 | |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Arthur W. Fox &
Charles Nicholl, GBR Talbot AV 105 (GBR) |
Tim Rose-Richards, GBR Owen Saunders-Davies, GBR |
2970 | 6 | 3.0 | 2837.398 | |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | Henri Trébort, FRA La Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 |
Henri Trébort, FRA Louis Balart, FRA |
3445 | 6 | 5.0 | 2452.692 | |
| 5 | 5 | 25 | Aston Martin, GBR Aston Martin International 1½ |
A.C. (Augustus Cesare)
'Bert' Bertelli, GBR Maurice Harvey, GBR |
1496 | 4 | 1.5 | 2286.393 | |
| 6 | 6 | 29 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous, FRA Caban Spéciale - Ruby K |
Just-Emile Vernet, FRA Fernand Vallon, FRA |
1097 | 4 | 1.1 | 2092.185 | |
| 7 | NC/ DQ |
31 | Francis Samuelson, GBR MG Midget C |
F.H.B. Samuelson (Sir
Francis), GBR Freddy Kindell, GBR |
747 sc |
4 | 750 | Last lap over 30 minutes | |
| 8 | DQ | 27 | M. de Ricou, FRA B.N.C. |
Gustave Duverne, FRA Robert Girod, FRA |
1096 | 4 | 1.1 | Refuelling too early | |
| 9 | DQ | 22 | Mme Marguerite Mareuse,
FRA Bugatti T40 |
Mme Marguerite Mareuse,
FRA Mme Odette Siko, FRA |
1496 | 4 | 1.5 | Refuelling too early | |
| 10 | DNF | 10 | Arthur W. Fox &
Charles Nicholl, GBR Talbot AV105 (GBR) |
Hon. Brian E.
"Bug" Lewis (Lord Essendon), GBR Johnny Hindmarsh, GBR |
2970 | 6 | 3.0 | 132 2159.520 |
Chassis |
| 11 | DNF | 26 | Aston Martin, GBR Aston Martin International 1½ |
Sammy Newsome, GBR Kenneth 'Kim' Peacock, GBR |
1496 | 4 | 1.5 | 126 2045.000 |
|
| 12 | DNF | 24 | Aston Martin, GBR Aston Martin International 1½ |
Humphrey W. Cook, GBR Jack Bezzant, GBR |
1496 | 4 | 1.5 | 111 1815.960 |
|
| 13 | DNF | 14 | Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo, ITA Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 |
Goffredo
"Freddie" Zehender, ITA Attilio Marinoni, ITA |
2337 | 8 | 3.0 | 99 1619.440 |
Accident |
| 14 | DNF | 23 | Jean Sébilleau, FRA Bugatti T40 |
Jean Sébilleau, FRA Georges Delaroche, FRA |
1496 | 4 | 1.5 | 96 1570.560 |
Clutch |
| 15 | DNF | 12 | Richard Ormonde
Shuttleworth? Arrol Aster |
"W.P Lockwood"
(Peter Hope-Johnson), GBR Jack H. Bartlett, GBR |
2356 | 3.0 | 95 1554.200 |
Ignition | |
| 16 | DNF | 28 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous, FRA Caban Spéciale |
Roger Labric, FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous, FRA |
1097 | 4 | 1.1 | 89 1456.040 |
|
| 17 | DNF | 30 | Lombard, FRA Lombard AL3 |
Charier / Charié, FRA
(Charles Charrier, FRA - Freddy Charlier, BEL ?) Camille Royer, FRA |
1097 | 1.1 | 45 736.200 |
Oil pressure | |
| 18 | DNF | 32 | Hon. Mrs Chetwynd, GBR MG Midget C |
Hon. Mrs Joan Chetwynd,
GBR Mrs H.H. Stisted, GBR |
746 sc |
4 | 750 | 30 480.800 |
Timing gear |
| 19 | DNF | 7 | Anthony Bevan, GBR Bentley 4½ |
Gerald Bevan, GBR Mike Couper, GBR |
4398 | 4 | 5.0 | 29 474.440 |
Distribution / Accident? |
| 20 | DNF | 5 | Equipe Bugatti, FRA Bugatti T50S |
Albert Divo, FRA Guy Bouriat, FRA |
4972 sc |
8 | 5.0 | 26 425.160 |
Withdrawn |
| 21 | DNF | 4 | Equipe Bugatti, FRA Bugatti T50S |
Achille Varzi, ITA Louis Chiron, MON |
4972 sc |
8 | 5.0 | 24 392.640 |
Withdrawn |
| 22 | DNF | 19 | Antoine Schumann, FRA Bugatti T43 |
"Ano""(
"a.k.a. Heldé", Pierre Louis-Dreyfus), FRA "Nime" (Antoine Schumann), FRA DNS ? Mme "Hellé-Nice" (Mariette Delangle), FRA |
2300 | 8 | 3.0 | 22 359.920 |
Transmission |
| 23 | DNF | 6 | Equipe Bugatti, FRA Bugatti T50S |
Count Caberto Conelli, ITA Maurice Rost, FRA |
4900 sc |
8 | 5.0 | 20 327.200 |
Accident |
| 24 | DNF | 3 | Édouard Brisson, FRA (C.T. Weymann, FRA) Stutz DV 32 |
Édouard Brisson, FRA Joseph (Guido?) "Papa" Cattaneo, ITA |
5326 sc |
8 | 8.0 | 19 310.840 |
Engine |
| 25 | DNF | 2 | Chrysler Imperial |
Henri De Costier, FRA Raymond Lussan, FRA |
6316 | 8.0 | 18 294.480 |
Radiator | |
| 26 | DNF | 8 | Chrysler 29-80 |
Raymond Sommer, FRA Jean Delemer, FRA |
4630 | 5.0 | 14 229.040 |
Radiator | |
| 27 | DNS | Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo, ITA Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 |
Giuseppe Campari, ITA Attilio Marinoni, ITA |
2300 | 8 | 3.0 | Engine blow up in practice | ||
| 28 | DNS | Ariés |
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| 29 | DNS | Ariés |
Class Winners:
| 7th Biennial Cup -
Index of Performance (Rudge Whitworth Cup) |
Lord Howe / H.R.S. Birkin | Alfa Romeo |
| 5001 - 8000 cc | B. Ivanowski / H. Stoffel | Mercedes-Benz |
| 2001 - 3000 cc | Lord Howe / H.R.S. Birkin | Alfa Romeo |
| 1101 - 1500 cc | A.C. Bertelli / C.M. Harvey | Aston Martin |
| 751 - 1100 cc | J.E. Vernet / F. Vallon | Caban |
File created 1999-09-02, last update 2006-10-13