Le Mans 24 hour race 1950

The Cadillac Coupe DeVille Clumsy Pup reported by Briggs Cunningham in the pits

Ferrari 166MM

Ferrari 195 Sport Touring Berlinetta Le Mans, driven by Raymond Sommer and Dorino Serafini

The 18th 24-hour race at Le Mans , the 18 ^s Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans , and 24 Heures du Mans Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans , was held at from 24 to 25 June 1950 the Circuit des 24 Heures .

The race

In 1949 , the Automobile Club de l'Ouest was still worried that too few reports might be received for the 24-hour race, but in 1950 the organizer was surprised by the flood of inquiries. 112 teams, including the teams invited by the ACO, wanted to take part in the race. 60 were accepted by the officials. 26 different brands - from France, Great Britain, Italy, the USA and Czechoslovakia - were at the start. 33 cars came from France alone, including three Talbots , two Delahayes and one Delage . The French manufacturers were particularly well represented in the small classes. There were works teams from Deutsch et Bonnet , Gordini , Panhard and Monopole . In 1950 - as in the previous year - the Delettrez brothers' diesel racing car was there. Pierre Veyron received start number 1 for his MAP, which had a 5-liter diesel engine including a compressor .

The new Aston Martin DB2 and Jaguar XK 120 came from Great Britain . Sydney Allard rolled his Allard J2 to the start and the Donald Healey Motor Company appeared with a special version of the Healey Silverstone with a Nash engine. The oldest car on the starting line was a Bentley Mark V , built in 1934. Briggs Cunningham caused a sensation when he and his racing team came to Le Mans for the first time. The Collier brothers drove an almost unchanged Cadillac DeVille and Cunningham himself drove a prototype, which the audience dubbed “the monster”.

Top drivers like Juan Manuel Fangio , José Froilán González , Jean Behra , Peter Whitehead , Robert Manzon and Maurice Trintignant made their Le Mans debut in 1950.

The favorites to win were the two Ferraris of Peter Mitchell-Thomson, 2nd Baron Selsdon and Luigi Chinetti . The winning team last year, they both had other partners in 1950. Selsdon shared his 166MM with Jean Lucas . Chinetti's partner was Pierre Louis-Dreyfus . However, the sentimental favorite of the French media was Raymond Sommer , who contested his last Le Mans race.

As in all Le Mans races in which he was at the start, Raymond Sommer immediately stormed into the lead and was able to break away from the field by setting record laps. After two hours, however, his journey was over. An engine failure stopped the Ferrari 195 Sport Touring Berlinetta Le Mans . After three hours, Louis Rosier - who shared the cockpit with his son Jean-Louis - took over the lead of the race. The Rosiers' Talbot was a Grand Prix car that had been quickly turned into a sports car through a few modifications. Except for a brief period on the night when Guy Mairesse took first place, the Rosier-Talbot was always in charge. In the end, the Rosiers had one lap ahead of the Talbot from Mairesse / Meyrat. The two Rosiers also broke all existing Le Mans records. 22 years should pass before a French vehicle wins the 24-hour race again.

Results

Pilots by nationality

71 French	30 British	7 Americans	2 Argentinians	2 Dutch
2 Czechoslovaks	1 Belgian	1 Dominican	1 Irish	1 Italian
1 Moroccan	1 Swiss

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis	engine	tires	Round
1	S 5.0	5	Louis Rosier	Louis Rosier Jean-Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26 GS	Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6		256
2	S 5.0	7th	Pierre Meyrat	Pierre Meyrat Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago Monoplace Decalee	Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6		255
3	S 8.0	4th	HH Allard	Sydney Allard Tom Cole	Allard J2	Cadillac 5.4L V8		251
4th	S 5.0	14th	Healey Motors Ltd.	Tony Rolt Duncan Hamilton	Nash-Healey E.	Nash 3.8L I6		250
5	S 3.0	19th	Aston Martin Ltd.	George Abecassis Lance Macklin	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin 2.6L I6		249
6th	S 3.0	21st	Aston Martin Ltd.	Charles Brackenbury Reginald Parnell	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin 2.6L I6		244
7th	S 3.0	18th	Henri Louveau	Henri Louveau Jean Estager	Delage Type D 6-3 liters	Delage 3.0L I6		241
8th	S 5.0	11	ER Hall	ER Hall Tom Clarke	Bentley Corniche TT	Bentley 4.3L I6		236
9	S 2.0	30th	HJ Aldington	TASO Mathieson Richard Stoop	Frazer Nash Milla Miglia	Bristol 2.0L I6		235
10	S 8.0	3	Briggs Cunningham	Miles Collier Sam Collier	Cadillac Coupe DeVille Clumsy Pup	Cadillac 5.4L V8		233
11	S 8.0	2	Briggs Cunningham	Briggs Cunningham Phil Walters	Cunningham Spider Le Monstre	Cadillac 5.4L V8		232
12	S 5.0	15th	PTC Clark	Peter C. Clark Nick Haines	Jaguar XK120S	Jaguar 3.4L I6		230
13	S 5.0	6th	André Chambas	André Chambas André Morel	Talbot-Lago Grand Sport Coupe	Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6		228
14th	S 5.0	12	HSF Hay	Soltan Hay Hugh Hunter	Bentley 4¼ Paulin	Bentley 4.3L I6		225
15th	S 5.0	16	PCD Walker	Peter Whitehead John Marshall	Jaguar XK120S	Jaguar 3.4L I6		225
16	S 1.5	36	Jowett Cars Ltd.	Tommy Wisdom Tommy Wise	Jowett Jupiter R1	Jowett 1.5L Flat-4		220
17th	S 3.0	22nd	Robert Lawrie	Robert Lawrie Geoffrey Beetson	Riley RMB	Riley 2.5L I4		213
18th	S 1.5	39	GE Phillips	George Phillips Eric Winterbottom	MG TC Special Body	MG 1.2L I4		208
19th	S 3.0	23	NH man	Nigel Mann Mortimer Morris-Goodall	Healey Elliott	Riley 2.4L I4		203
20th	S 2.0	31	NR Culpan	Norman Culpan Lt. Cdr. Peter Wilson	Frazer Nash High Speed ​​Le Mans Replica	Bristol 2.0L I6		201
21st	S 750	51	Rudy Letov Letnany	Maurice Gatsonides Henk Hoogeveen	Aero Minor 750	Aero Minor 0.7L Flat-2		184
22nd	S 750	52	Ets. Monopolies	Jean de Montrémy Jean Hémard	Monopole X84 tank	Panhard 0.6L Flat-2		180
23	S 750	58	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	René Bonnet Élie Bayol	DB tank	Panhard 0.6L Flat-2		175
24	S 1.1	46	JLV Sandt	Jean Sandt Hervé Coatalen	Renault 4CV	Renault 0.8L I4		171
25th	S 1.1	48	Jacques Lecat	Jacques Lecat Louis Pons	Renault 4CV	Renault 0.8L I4		170
26th	S 750	55	Auguste Lachaize	Auguste Lachaize Albert Debille	Panhard Dyna X84 Sport	Panhard 0.6L Flat-2		168
27	S 1.1	45	Just-Émile Vernet	Just-Émile Vernet Roger Eckerlein	Renault 4CV	Renault 0.8L I4		158
28	S 750	56	Raymond Gaillard	Raymond Gaillard Pierre Chancel	Callista RAN	Panhard 0.6L Flat-2		153
29	S 750	57	Louis Harrows	Louis Harrows Paul Escale	Panhard Dyna X84	Panhard 0.6L Flat-2		151
Failed
30th	S 5.0	17th	Leslie Johnson	Leslie Johnson Bert Hadley	Jaguar XK120S	Jaguar 3.4L I6		220
31	S 5.0	8th	Ecurie Lutetia	Charles Pozzi Pierre Flahault	Delahaye 175S	Delahaye 4.5L I6		165
32	S 2.0	28	Lord Selsdon	Lord Selsdon Jean Lucas	Ferrari 166MM	Ferrari 2.0L V12		164
33	S 1.1	43	Automobiles Gordini	Georges Blondel Raoul Martin	Simca-Gordini T15S	Gordini 1.1L I4		157
34	S 1.1	41	Mmes Rouault et Gordine	Germaine Rouault Regine Gordine	Simca-Gordini TMM	Gordini 1.1L I4		143
35	S 750	49	Jacques Poch	Jacques Poch Edmond Mouche	Aero Minor	Aero 0.7L Flat-2		139
36	S 1.1	40	Norbert-Jean Mahé	Norbert-Jean Mahé Sacha Gordine	Simca Huit	Gordini 1.1L I4		126
37	S 3.0	24	Luigi Chinetti	Luigi Chinetti Pierre Louis-Dreyfus	Ferrari 195S Barchetta	Ferrari 2.4L V12		121
38	S 5.0	10	Ets. Delettrez	Jean Delettrez Jacques Delettrez	Delettrez Diesel	Delettrez 4.4L I6		120
39	S 1.1	44	AZNP	Václav Bobek Jaroslav Netušil	Škoda 1101 Sport	Škoda 1.1L I4		120
40	S 750	54	Guy Lapchin	Guy Lapchin Charles Plantivaux	Panhard Dyna X84 Sport	Panhard 0.6L Flat-2		115
41	S 3.0	33	Automobiles Gordini	Juan Manuel Fangio José Froilán González	Simca-Gordini T15S Compresseur	Gordini 1.5L Supercharged I4		95
42	S 1.1	47	Ets. Savin & Leroy	Fernand Leroy Marcel Joseph	Renault 4CV	Renault 0.8LI		92
43	S 750	53	Jacques Savoye	Jacques Savoye Eugène Dussous	Monopole X84 tank	Panhard 0.6L Flat-2		89
44	S 750	50	Sté. Pierre Ferry	Pierre Ferry Georges Claude	Ferry	Renault 0.7L I4		86
45	S 3.0	25th	Luigi Chinetti	Raymond Summer Dorino Serafini	Ferrari 195 Sport Touring Berlinetta Le Mans	Ferrari 2.4L V12		82
46	S 1.1	42	Automobiles Gordini	José Scaron Jean Pascal	Simca Gordini T15S	Gordini 1.5L I4		77
47	S 1.5	37	Jacques Brault	Jacques Brault Louis Paimpol	Fiat 1500	Fiat 1.5L I4		75
48	S 1.5	35	Automobiles Gordini	Roger Loyer Jean Behra	Simca Gordini T15S	Gordini 1.5L I4		50
49	S 2.0	26th	Luigi Chinetti	Porfirio Rubirosa Pierre Leygonie	Ferrari 166MM	Ferrari 2.0L V12		44
50	S 2.0	64	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	Johnny Simone Michel Aunaud	DB	Citroën 1.9L I4		44
51	S 5.0	1	MAP	Pierre Veyron François Lacour	MAP	MAP 5.0L Supercharged I4		39
52	S 3.0	32	Automobiles Gordini	Maurice Trintignant Robert Manzon	Simca Gordini T15S Compresseur	Gordini 1.5L Supercharged I4		34
53	S 1.1	63	Marcel Gendron	Marcel Gendron Jean Vinatier senior	Renault 4CV	Renault 0.8L I4		32
54	S 2.0	27	Luigi Chinetti	Yvonne Simon Michel till	Ferrari 166MM Coupe	Ferrari 2.0L V12		25th
55	S 750	60	Ecurie Verte	Emmanuel Baboin Pierre Gay	Simca Six	Simca 0.6L I4		20th
56	S 1.5	34	Automobiles Gordini	Aldo Gordini André Simon	Simca Gordini T15S	Gordini 1.5L I4		14th
57	S 1.1	66	André Guillard	André Guillard Roger Caron	Simca Huit	Gordini 1.1L I4		13
58	S 3.0	20th	Aston Martin Ltd.	Eric Thompson John Gordon	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin 2.6L I6		8th
59	S 750	59	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	Georges Guyot André Chaussat	DB tank	Panhard 0.6L Flat-2		6th
60	S 5.0	9	Ecurie Lutetia	Gaston Serraud André Guelfi	Delahaye 175S	Delahaye 4.5L I6		0

Only in the entry list

Here you can find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race, but did not take part for various reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis	engine	tires
61			Ets. Monopolies		Monopolies
62			P. Bourgat		Peugeot
63			Mme Vivianne Elder		Simca 1100
64			J. Tracel		Renault 4CV
65			Maurice Huguet		Simca Six
66			Sté. Pierre Ferry		Ferry
67			C. Hardy		Renault 4CV
68			Tatra Mountains		Tatras 600
69			Automobiles Talbot		Talbot
70			Roger Bouchard		Ferrari 166MM
71			HWM Motors Ltd.		HWM
72			HWM Motors Ltd.		HWM
73			Oscar Gálvez		Simca
74			Ernesto Tornquvist		Simca
75			Auguste Veuillet		Delage
76			Automobiles Talbot		Talbot
77			H. Grimley	H. Grimley	Jowett Jupiter R1
78			Svenska Champion AB	George Trouis	champion
79			Usine Škoda		Škoda
80			Usine Škoda		Škoda
81			Usine Škoda		Škoda
82			Rudy Letov Letnany		Aero Minor 750
83			Automobiles Talbot	Yves Giraud-Cabantous Eugène Martin	Talbot T26GS
84			Automobiles Talbot	André Morel Albert Divo	Talbot T26GS

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
Index of Performance - 4th Annual Cup of the ACO (divided)	George Abecassis	Lance Macklin	Aston Martin DB2	Rank 5
Index of Performance - 4th Annual Cup of the ACO (divided)	Jean de Montrémy	Jean Hemard	Monopole X84 tank	Rank 22
16th Biennial Cup	Jean de Montrémy	Jean Hemard	Monopole X84 tank	Rank 22
5001-8000 cc	Sydney Allard	Tom Cole	Allard J2	Rank 3
3001-5000 cc	Louis Rosier	Jean-Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago TS26 GS	Overall victory
2001-3000 cc	George Abecassis	Lance Macklin	Aston Martin DB2	Rank 5
1501-2000 cc	TASO Mathieson	Richard Stoop	Frazer Nash Mille Miglia	Rank 9
1101-1500 cc	Tommy Wisdom	Tommy Wise	Jowett Jupiter R1	Rank 16
751-1000 cc	Jean Sandt	Herve de Coatalen	Renault 4CV	Rank 24
-750 cc	Maurice Gatsonides	Henk Hoogeveen	Aero Minor 750	Rank 21

Racing data

• Registered: 84
• Started: 60
• Rated: 29
• Race classes: 9
• Spectator: unknown
• Honorary starter of the race: Jean Letourneau , French Minister for Overseas Territories
• Race weekend weather: warm and sunny
• Route length: 13.492 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 24: 00: 00,000 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 257
• Total distance of the winning team: 3465.120 km
• Winner's average: 144.380 km / h
• Pole position: unknown
• Fastest race lap: Louis Rosier - Talbot-Lago T26GS (# 5) - 4.53.500 = 165.490 km / h
• Racing series: did not belong to any racing series

literature

• RM Clarke: Le Mans. The Jaguar Years 1949-1957. Brooklands Books, Cobham 1997, ISBN 1-85520-357-X .
• Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .

Web links

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