XI Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1933
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France

 

Date: June 17-18, warm & sunny Track Length (m): 13 492
Attendance:   Fastest Lap: Raymond Sommer, Alfa Romeo, 5'31.4" = 146.386 km/h on lap 24
Entries: 42 Pole Position:  
Practiced:   Distance (km): 3144.038
Starters: 29 Average Speed (km/h): 131.001
Classified: 13    

 

Pos Clas-
sific.
# Team / Entrant
Car - Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
Vol
(cc)
Engine
Type
Group Laps
Km
Hour
Reason Out / Notes
1 1 11 Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo, ITA
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM
Raymond Sommer, FRA
Tazio Nuvolari, ITA
2336
s/c
8 3.0
3144.038
 
2 2 8 Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo, ITA
(Luigi Chinetti, I ?)
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300
Luigi Chinetti, ITA
"Philippe Varent" (Philippe de Gunsburg), FRA
2336
s/c
8 3.0
3143.637
+ 9½ second
3 3 12 Arthur W. Fox, GBR
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300
Hon. Brian E. "Bug" Lewis (Lord Essendon), GBR
Tim Rose-Richards, GBR
2336
s/c
8 3.0 3043.375  
4 4 30 Riley, GBR
Riley 9 Brooklands
Alex van der Becke, GBR
Kenneth 'Kim' Peacock, GBR
1091 4 1.1
2581.522
 
5 5 25 Aston Martin Ltd, GBR
Aston Martin Ulster 1½ LM
Pat Driscoll, GBR
Clifton Penn-Hughes, GBR
1495 4 1.5
2548.691
 
6 6 41 John Ludovic Ford, GBR
MG Midget J4 C
John Ludovic Ford, GBR
Maurice Baumer, GBR
745
s/c
4 750
2385.292
 
7 7 24 Aston Martin Ltd, GBR
Aston Martin 1½ LM
A.C. (Augustus Cesare) 'Bert' Bertelli, GBR
Sammy Davis, GBR
DNS C.R. Whitcroft, GBR
1495 4 1.5
2352.255
 
8 8 21 André Rousseau, FRA
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Coupe
André Rousseau, FRA
Francois Paco, FRA
1742
s/c
6 2.0
2260.695
 
9 9 35 Tracta, FRA
Tracta
Félix Quinault, FRA
Pierre Padrault, FRA
999 4 1.1
2176.385
 
10 10 28 Just-Emile Vernet / Fernand Vallon, FRA
Salmson GS
Just-Emile Vernet, FRA
Fernand Vallon, FRA
1092 4 1.1
2155.957
 
11 11 32 Alin Fréres, FRA
B.N.C.
Adrien Alin, FRA
Albert Alin, FRA
1087 4 1.1
2047.097
 
12 12 34 Henri de Gavardie, FRA
Amilcar C6
Jean de Gavardie, FRA
Henri de Gavardie, FRA
1094 6 1.1
2005.201
 
13 13 37 Singer, GBR
(F.S. Barnes, GBR ?)
Singer Nine Sports
Frank Stanley Barnes, GBR
Alf (Archie?) Langley, GBR
972 4 1.1
1900.930
 
                   
14 DQ 2 Prince Nicolas de Roumanie, ROU
Duesenberg Model SJ
Prince Nicolas de Roumanie, ROU
Joseph (Guido?) "Papa" Cattaneo, ITA or FRA
6882
s/c
8 8.0   DQ-refuelling to soon
                   
15 NC 19 Société des Automobiles Charley, FRA
S.A.R.A. SP7 Spéciale
Gaston Mottet, FRA
André Marandet, FRA
DNS Charlier, FRA (Freddy Charlier, BEL - Charles Charrier, FRA ?)
1818   2.0   Insufficient distance
                   
16 DNF 15 Capt. G.E.T. Eyston, GBR
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM
Louis Chiron, MON
Franco Cortese, ITA
DNS Tazio Nuvolari, ITA
2336
s/c
8 3.0 177
2388.084
Accident
17 DNF 38 Norman Black, GBR
MG Midget J4 (J3 ?)
Norman Black, GBR
Ron Gibson, GBR
746
s/c
4 750 125
123?
1686.500
Big end
18 DNF 20 Mme Odette Siko, FRA
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750
Mme Odette Siko, FRA
"Jean Sabipa" (Louis Charaval), FRA
1768
s/c
6 2.0 120
1619.040
Accident
19 DNF 3 Guy Bouriat, FRA
(Tarante, FRA ?)
Bugatti T50S
Mme Marie Desprez, FRA
Pierre Brussienne, FRA
DNS Tarante, FRA
4972
s/c
8 5.0 119
1605.548
Mechanical
20 DNF 6 Roger Labric, FRA
La Lorraine B3-6
Roger Labric, FRA
Guy Daniel, FRA
3445 6 5.0 105
1416.660
Clutch
21 DNF 26 Aston Martin Ltd, GBR
Aston Martin 1½ LM
Mortimer Morris-Goodall, GBR
Mrs Elsie 'Bill' Wisdom, GBR
1495 4 1.5 84
1133.328
Bearings
22 DNF 42 H.B. Metchim, GBR
Austin Seven
H. Brigham Metchim, GBR
Cecil H. Masters, GBR
745 4 750 78
1052.376
Clutch
23 DNF
DQ?
10 Heldé (Mme Hellé-Nice?), FRA
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300
Guy Moll, ALG
Guy Cloitre, ALG
2336
s/c
8 3.0 77
1038.884
Lightning system ?
Push start ?
24 DNF 23 Count Stanislaus Czaykowski, POL
Bugatti T51A
Count Stanislaus Czaykowski, POL
Jean Gaupillat, FRA
1493
s/c
8 1.5 52
701.584
Battery
25 DNF 27 Salmson, FRA
Rally NCP
Charles Duruy, FRA
Jean Danne, FRA
1309
s/c
  1.5 39
526.188
Accident
26 DNF 5 Louis Gas / Jean Trévoux, FRA
Bentley C 'Blower'
Louis Gas, FRA
Jean Trévoux, FRA
4395
s/c
6 5.0 25
337.300
Accident
27 DNF 31 Jean Sébilleau, FRA
Riley 9 Brooklands
Jean Sébilleau, FRA
Georges Delaroche, FRA
1091 4 1.1 20
269.840
 
28 DNF 36 Charles Auguste Martin, FRA
Amilcar CG Spécale Martin (Petit Sport ?)
Charles Auguste Martin, FRA
Auguste Bodoignet, FRA
990 4 1.1 13
175.396
Radiator
29 DNF
DQ?
33 Lucien Buquet, FRA
Amilcar C6 (CGSS Surbaissée ?)
Lucien Buquet, FRA
Bernard Clouet, FRA
1074 4 1.1 13
175.396
Radiator?
Filling water?
                   
30 DNS 1
Mercedes Benz SSK
Marcel Foucret, FRA
Paul Foucret, FRA
7000        
31 DNS 4
Bugatti T54
-
-
4965
s/c
8      
32 DNS 7
Alvis
Sir Roland Gunter, GBR
Dr Dudley Benjafield, GBR
2511        
33 DNS 9 Lord Howe, GBR
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300
Lord Howe (5th Earl Howe, Edward Richard Francis Assheton, Viscount Curzon), GBR
Hugh Charles Hamilton, GBR
2336 8      
34 DNS 14 G.E.T. Eyston, GBR
Alfa Romeo
George E.T. Eyston, GBR
-
2336 8      
35 DNS 16
Bugatti
"Jean Renaldi" (André Carre), FRA
Raymond Gaillard, FRA
2300        
36 DNS 18 D.M.K. Marendaz, GBR
Marendaz Special
Captain Donald M.K. Marendaz, GBR
-
1870        
37 DNS 22
Bugatti
Mme Marguerite Mareuse, FRA
Jean-Pierre Wimille, FRA
1500        
38 DNS 29
Riley 9 Brooklands
Alex van der Becke, GBR
Kenneth 'Kim' Peacock, GBR
1091 4      
39 DNS 39 Hon. Mrs Chetwynd, GBR
MG
-
-
746        
40 DNS 40
MG
Bernard Rubin, GBR
-
746        
41 DNS  
Aston Martin
R.F. Oats, GBR
-
1495 4      
42 DNS  
Bugatti
Ernest Friedrich, FRA
-
5000        

Class Winners:

9th Biennial Cup R. Sommer / T. Nuvolari Alfa Romeo
Index of Performance A.W.K. van der Becke / K.S. Peacock Riley
2001 - 3000 cc R. Sommer / T. Nuvolari Alfa Romeo
1501 - 2000 cc A. Rousseau / F. Paco Alfa Romeo
1101 - 1500 cc L.P. Driscoll / S.C. Penn-Hughes Aston Martin
751 - 1100 cc A.W.K. van der Becke / K.S. Peacock Riley
< 750 cc J.L. Ford / M.H. Baumer MG

 

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