VI
Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1928
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le
Mans, France
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VI
Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1928 |
| Date: | June 16-17 | Track Length (m): | 17 262 |
| Attendance: | Fastest Lap: | Henry Birkin, Bentley, 8'07" = 127.604 km/h | |
| Entries: | 50 | Pole Position: | |
| Practiced: | Distance (km): | 2669.272 | |
| Starters: | 33 | Average Speed (km/h): | 111.219 |
| Classified: | 17 | First year for a Greatest Distant Award |
| Pos | Clas- sific. |
# | Team / Entrant Car - Engine |
Drivers, Nationality | Engine Vol. (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Laps Km Hour |
Reason Out / Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Bentley Motors Ltd, GBR Bentley 4½ Litre |
Captain Woolf 'Babe'
Barnato, RSA/GBR Bernard Rubin, GBR DNS Dr.J. Dudley Benjafield, GBR |
4392 | 4 | 5.0 | 2669.272 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | C.T. Weymann, FRA Stutz DV16 Black Hawk 'Bearcat' |
Édouard Brisson, FRA Robert Bloch, FRA DNS Anderson, |
4888 | 8 | 5.0 | 2656.594 | |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | Chrysler 72 'Six' |
Henri Stoffel, FRA André Rossignol, FRA |
4076 | 6 | 5.0 | 2493.853 | |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | Chrysler 72 'Six' |
Prince Jean Ghica
Cantacuzino, ROU G Ghica Cantacuzino, ROU |
4083 | 6 | 5.0 | 2412.187 | |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Bentley Motors Ltd, GBR Bentley 4½ Litre |
Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin,
GBR Jean Chassagne, FRA DNS C Bloch, |
4392 | 4 | 5.0 | 2335.351 | |
| 6 | 6 | 27 | Alvis TA FWD |
Major Maurice Harvey, GBR Harold Purdy, GBR |
1482 | 4 | 1.5 | 2286.382 | |
| 7 | 7 | 32 | B.N.C. |
Michel Doré, FRA Jean Treunet, FRA |
1099 | 4 | 1.1 | 2270.066 | |
| 8 | 8 | 12 | Itala 65 S 2000 |
Robert Benoist, FRA Christian Dauvergne, FRA |
1991 | 6 | 2.0 | 2258.171 | |
| 9 | 9 | 28 | Alvis TA (FA ?) FWD |
S.C.H. 'Sammy' Davis, GBR William 'Bill' Urquhart-Dykes, GBR |
1482 | 4 | 1.5 | 2246.016 | |
| 10 | 10 | 35 | Salmson GS |
Georges Casse, FRA André Rousseau, FRA |
1095 | 4 | 1.1 | 2208.444 | |
| 11 | 11 | 16 | F.E. Metcalfe, GBR Lagonda OH 2L Speed |
Baron André d'Erlanger,
FRA Douglas Hawkes, GBR |
1954 | 4 | 2.0 | 2178.259 | |
| 12 | 12 | 29 | Pierre Fenaille, FRA Tracta - S.C.A.P. (FWD) |
Maurice Benoist, FRA Louis Balart, FRA |
1481 | 4 | 1.5 | 2 .455 | |
| 13 | 13 | 37 | Lombard AL 3 |
Lucien Desvaux, FRA Pierre Goutte, FRA |
1095 | 4 | 1.1 | 2016.707 | |
| 14 | 14 | 36 | Etablissements Henri
Precioux, FRA E.H.P. - CIME |
Guy Bouriat, FRA Pierre Bussienne, FRA |
1094 | 6 | 1.1 | 1996.891 | |
| 15 | 15 | 19 | S.A.R.A. SP 7 |
Gaston Duval, FRA Gaston Mottet, FRA |
1806 | 6 | 2.0 | 1974.190 | |
| 16 | 16 | 31 | Pierre Fenaille, FRA Tracta - S.C.A.P. (FWD) |
Roger Bourcier, FRA Hector Vasena, ARG |
1099 | 4 | 1.1 | 1905.147 | |
| 17 | 17 | 42 | Pierre Fenaille, FRA Tracta - S.C.A.P. (FWD) |
Jean-Albert Grégoire, FRA Fernand Vallon, FRA |
1085 | 4 | 1.1 | 1870.739 | |
| 18 | DNF | 24 | S.C.A.P. |
Henri Guilbert, FRA André Lefebvre, FRA |
1495 | 4 | 1.5 | 95 1639.890 |
Oil |
| 19 | DNF | 39 | S.C.A.P. |
Lucien Lemesle, FRA Henry Godard, FRA |
1087 | 4 | 1.1 | 91 1570.842 |
|
| 20 | DNF | 26 | Aston Martin Ltd / Lord
Charnwood, GBR Aston Martin International |
Jack Bezzant, GBR Cyril Paul, GBR |
1491 | 4 | 1.5 | 82 1415.484 |
|
| 21 | DNF | 2 | Bentley Motors Ltd, GBR Bentley 4½ Litre |
Frank Clement, GBR Dr Dudley Benjafield, GBR DNS Jean Chassagne, FRA |
4392 | 4 | 5.0 | 71 1225.602 |
Radiator hose / oil |
| 22 | DNF | 5 | Chrysler 72 |
Cyril de Vere, FRA Louis Chiron, MON DNS Henri Stoffel, FRA |
4099 | 6 | 5.0 | 66 1139.292 |
Clutch |
| 23 | DNF | 41 | Ariés 8-10 CV |
Fernand Gabriel, FRA "Michel Paris" (Louis Paris), FRA |
1086 | 4 | 1.1 | 51 880.36 |
|
| 24 | DNF | 14 | Itala 65 S 2000 |
"Jean Sabipa" (Louis Charavel), FRA Christian, DNS Charrier, |
1991 | 6 | 2.0 | 50 863.100 |
|
| 25 | DNF | 21 | A.L.P.H.I. (Alphi ?) |
Henri De Costier, FRA Sosthene de la Rochefoucauld, FRA DNS Alain Bernard, FRA |
1500 | 1.5 | 45 776.790 |
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| 26 | DNF | 25 | Aston Martin Ltd / Lord
Charnwood, GBR Aston Martin International |
A.C. (Augustus Cesare)
'Bert' Bertelli, GBR Capt. George E.T. Eyston, GBR |
1492 | 4 | 1.5 | 32 552.384 |
Rear axle casing |
| 27 | DNF | 30 | Salmson GS |
J Hasley, FRA Albert Perrot, FRA DNS George Newman, GBR |
1096 | 4 | 1.1 | 30 517.860 |
|
| 28 | DNF | 20 | S.A.R.A. SP7 |
Emile Maret, FRA Gonzaque Lécureul, FRA DNS Chanterelle, FRA |
1806 | 6 | 2.0 | 25 431.550 |
|
| 29 | DNF | 18 | F.E. Metcalfe, GBR Lagonda OH 2L Speed |
Capt. R. Clive Gallop, GBR Major E.J. Hays, GBR DNS W C Handley, GBR |
1954 | 4 | 2.0 | 23 397.026 |
Accident |
| 30 | DNF | 40 | Ariés 8-10 CV |
Arthur Duray, FRA Roger Delano, FRA |
1086 | 4 | 1.1 | 22 379.764 |
|
| 31 | DNF | 15 | F.E. Metcalfe, GBR Lagonda |
F.H.P. Samuelson (Sir
Francis), GBR Frank King, GBR DNS Bert Hammond, GBR |
1954 | 4 | 2.0 | 13 224.406 |
Gearbox / Accident |
| 32 | DNF | 6 | Chrysler 72 |
Goffredo
"Freddie" Zehender, ITA Jérôme Ledure, FRA DNS Mario Lepori, SUI |
4083 | 6 | 5.0 | 5 86.310 |
Radiator |
| 33 | DNF | 9 | Ariés Surbaissée 3-litre |
Robert Laly, FRA Louis Rigal, FRA |
2957 | 4 | 3.0 | 3 51.786 |
Engine |
| 34 | DNS | 17? | F.E. Metcalfe, GBR Lagonda OH 2L Speed |
Bert Hammond, GBR Major E.J. Hayes, GBR W C Handley, GBR |
1954 | 4 | |||
| 35 | DNS | Bentley Motors Ltd, GBR Bentley 4½ Litre |
4392 | 4 | T-car | ||||
| 36 | DNA | Marendaz Special |
Captain Donald M K Marendaz, GBR P L Densham, GBR |
1500 | 1.5 | ||||
| 37 | DNA | Ariés |
1086 | 4 | 1.1 | ||||
| 38 | DNA | Ariés |
2957 | 4 | 3.0 | ||||
| 39 | DNA | Aston Martin |
1481 | 4 | 1.5 | ||||
| 40 | DNA | Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 |
Boris Ivanowski, FRA/RUS Attilio Marinoni, ITA Rachevsky |
1500 | 1.5 | Reserve entry | |||
| 41 | DNA | Lombard |
1093 | 1.1 | |||||
| 42 | DNA | Lombard |
1093 | 1.1 | |||||
| 43 | DNA | Lombard |
1093 | 1.1 | |||||
| 44 | DNA | Lombard |
1093 | 1.1 | |||||
| 45 | DNA | Lombard |
1093 | 1.1 | |||||
| 46 | DNA | D'Yrsan K Sport - Ruby |
Simas, Ego, |
1098 | 4 | 1.1 | |||
| 47 | DNA | D'Yrsan K Sport - Ruby |
Marquis Raymond Siran de
Caranac, FRA de Soussay, |
1098 | 4 | 1.1 | |||
| 48 | DNA | ? | |||||||
| 49 | DNA | ? | |||||||
| 50 | DNA | ? | |||||||
| 51 | DNA | ? |
Class Winners:
| 4th Biennial Cup -
Index of Performance (Rudge Whitworth Cup) |
G Casse / A Rousseau | Salmson |
| 3000 - 5000 cc | W Barnato / B Rubin | Bentley |
| 1500 - 2000 cc | R Benoist / C Dauvergne | Itala |
| 1100 - 1500 cc | C M Harvey / H W Purdy | Alvis |
| 750 - 1100 cc | M Doré / J Truenet | BNC |
File created 1999-09-22, last update 2010-05-30