1938 24 Hours of Le Mans explained

The 1938 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 15th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1938.

Official results

Final results[1] [2] ! Pos! Class! No! Team! Drivers! Chassis! Engine! Laps
15.015 Eugène Chaboud / Jean Trémoulet Eugène Chaboud
Jean Trémoulet
Delahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I6235
25.014 Gaston Serraud Gaston Serraud
Yves Giraud-Cabantous
Delahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I6233
35.05 Jean Prenant Jean Prenant
André Morel
Talbot T150SS CoupeTalbot 4.0L I6219
45.010 Louis Villeneuve Louis Villeneuve
René Biolay
Delahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I6218
52.024 Emile Darl'mat Charles de Cortanze
Marcel Contet
Darl'mat DSPeugeot 2.0L I4214
62.028 Adler Peter Graff Orssich
Rudolf Sauerwein
Adler Super Trumpf RennlimousineAdler 1.7L I4211
71.533 Adler Otto Löhr
Paul von Guillaume
Adler Trumpf RennlimousineAdler 1.5L I4204
81.146 Jacques Savoye Jacques Savoye
Pierre Savoye
Singer Nine Le Mans Replica
"Savoye Special"
Singer 1.0L I4174
91.142 Just-Emile Vernet Albert Debille
Guy Lapchin
Simca HuitFiat 1.1L I4172
101.531 Ecurie Lapin Blanc Peter Clark
Marcus Chambers
HRG Le MansSinger 1.5L I4170
111.148 Victor Camerano Victor Camerano
Robert Klempeneré
Simca HuitFiat 1.1L I4166
121.149 Claude Bonneau Claude Bonneau
Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier
MG PA Midget SpecialMG 1.0L I4165
131.140 Miss P.M. Fawcett Marjorie Fawcett
Geoffrey White
Morgan 4/4Coventry Climax 1.1L I4163
1475051 Amédée Gordini Maurice Aimé
Charles Plantivoux
Simca CinqFiat 0.6L I4151
1575052 Amédée Gordini Albert Leduc
Athos Querzola
Simca CinqFiat 0.6L I4140

Did not finish

+Final results! Pos! Class! No! Team! Drivers! Chassis! Engine! Laps
165.019 Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer
Clemente Biondetti
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring SpecialeAlfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I8219
175.08 Norbert Jean MahéDonald Mathieson
Freddy Clifford
Talbot T150CTalbot 4.0L I6159
185.07 Jean Trévoux Jean Trévoux
Pierre Levegh
Talbot T150CTalbot 4.0L i6159
192.027 Robert P Hichens Robert P Hichens
Mortimer Morris-Goodall
Aston Martin Speed ModelAston Martin 2.0L I4150
201.137 Amédée Gordini Amédée Gordini
José Scaron
Simca HuitFiat 1.1L I4140
211.536 Pierre Ferry Pierre Ferry
Francis Noireaux
Riley Sprite TTRiley 1.5L I4127
221.143 Amédée Gordini Robert Lévy
Adrien Alin
SimcaFiat 1.0L I4124
231.138 Amédée Gordini Jean Viale
Jean Breillet
Simca HuitFiat 1.1L I4111
243.023 Mme Fernande Roux / Mme Germaine Rouault Fernande Roux
Germaine Rouault
Amilcar G36
"Pegase Special"
Amilcar 2.5L I4101
255.04 Luigi Chinetti René Carrière
René Le Bègue
Talbot T150CTalbot 4.0L I6101
265.012 Georges Monneret Georges Monneret
Roger Loyer
Delahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I688
275.06 Luigi Chinetti Louis Rosier
Robert Huguet
Talbot T150SS CoupeTalbot 4.0L i681
281.147 Team Autosports John Donald Barnes
Tommy Wisdom
Singer Nine Le Mans ReplicaSinger 1.0L I474
291.145 Just-Emile Vernet Gaston Tramar
Paul Samuel
Simca 1000Fiat 1.0L I469
305.03 Luigi Chinetti Philippe Etancelin
Luigi Chinetti
Talbot T26Talbot 4.5L I666
313.022 Société R.V. Louis Gérard
Jacques de Valence de Minardiere
Delage D6-70Delage 3.0L I658
321.141 Just-Emile Vernet Just-Emile Vernet
Suzanne Largeot
Simca HuitFiat 1.1L I455
335.021 Marcel Horvilleur Marcel Horvilleur
Yves Matra
Alfa Romeo 2300 MonzaAlfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I653
345.011 Joseph Paul Marcel Mongin
Robert Mazaud
Delahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L I650
351.150 Miss Dorothy Stanley-Turner Elsie Wisdom
Arthur Dobson
MG PB MidgetMG 0.9L I448
361.139 Just-Emile Vernet Angelo Molinari
Georges Sarret
Fiat 508S BalillaFiat 1.0L I440
371.529 Raoul Forestier Raoul Forestier
Roger Charon
Riley Sprite TTRiley 1.5L I430
385.01 Ecurie Bleue René Dreyfus
Louis Chiron
Delahaye 145Delahaye 4.5L V1221
392.025 Emile Darl'Mat Jean Pujol
Louis Rigal
Darl'Mat DSPeugeot 2.0L I418
405.02 Ecurie Bleue Gianfranco Comotti
Albert Divo
Delahaye 145Delahaye 4.5L V127
412.026 Emile Darl'Mat Maurice Serre
Daniel Porthault
Darl'Mat DSPeugeot 2.0L I46
421.535 Charles Morrison Charles Morrison
Neil Watson
AtalantaAtalanta 1.5L I44

Statistics

Trophy winners

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1938. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 21 February 2024.
  2. Web site: 1938 Le Mans 24 Hours. Motor Sport. 21 February 2024.