Paris 12 hour race, 1938

The Delahaye 145 (front) by René Dreyfus and Albert Divo

The 1938 12-hour race in Paris , also known as 12 Heures de Paris, Montlhéry , took place on September 11th of this year on the Montlhéry circuit.

The race

The Paris 12 Hours was an endurance race for automobiles from the 1930s. As in previous years, the 1938 racing event was held on the dangerous and feared steep curve racing track of Montlhéry. After the Second World War , the race was continued as the 1000 km race in Paris and in the 1960s was part of the World Sports Car Championship .

38 vehicles in six racing classes were registered, 31 of which were able to qualify for the race. The race was won by the two Frenchmen René Le Bègue and André Morel on a works - Talbot-Lago T26 . It is worth mentioning the third place overall for the all-women team Germaine Rouault and Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier .

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis	Round
1	+ 3.0	18th	Automobiles Talbot	René Le Bègue André Morel	Talbot-Lago T26
2	+ 3.0	12	Louis Villeneuve	Louis Villeneuve René Biolay	Delahaye 135CS
3	+ 3.0	10	Germaine Rouault	Germaine Rouault Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier	Delahaye 135CS Coupe
4th	+ 3.0	28	Eugène Chaboud	Eugène Chaboud Jean Prenant	Delahaye 135CS
5	3.0	32	Fernande Roux	Fernande Roux Maurice Mestivier	Amlicar Compound
6th	1.1	58	Angelo Molinari	Angelo Molinari Adrien Alin	Fiat 508S Balilla
7th	1.5	44	P. Ferry	Louis Ferry Francis Noireaux	Riley
8th	1.1	70	Suzanne Largeot	Suzanne Largeot Yvonne Simon	Simca Huit
9	750	82	Guy Lapchin	Guy Lapchin Charles Plantivaux	Simca Cinq
10	1.5	40	Carl de Bodard	Just-Émile Vernet Carl de Bodard	Riley
11	1.1	62	Jean Brault	Jean Brault Gerbeaux	Simca Six
12	750	84	Guy Lapchin	Marcel Horvilleur Méré	Simca Cinq
13	2.0	34	Hannoversche	Karl Häberle Glockner	Hanomag Sport Diesel
Not classified
14th	+ 3.0	20th	Flevet-Bayard	Bayard Rocatti	Bugatti
15th	1.1	78	Bailly	Bailly Duval	BNC
Failed
16	+ 3.0	2	Ecurie Bleue	René Dreyfus Albert Divo	Delahaye 145	93
17th	1.5	46	Victor Polledry	Victor Polledry Marcel Contet	Aston Martin 1 1/2	87
18th	+ 3.0	26th	Automobiles Talbot	Philippe Étancelin René Carrière	Talbot T26	86
19th	+ 3.0	6th	Jean Trévoux	Jean Trévoux Yves Matra	Delahaye 135CS	75
20th	1.1	64	Gordini	Amédée Gordini José Scaron	Simca Huit	58
21st	1.1	60	R. Robert	R. Robert Victor Camerano	Simca Six
22nd	+ 3.0	4th	George Raphaël Béthenod de Montbressieux	George Raphaël Béthenod de Montbressieux Laury Schell	Delahaye 145	54
23	1.5	42	Raoul Forestier	Raoul Forestier Roger Caron	Riley	34
24	+ 3.0	22nd	Henri Trintignant	Henri Trintignant Maurice Trintignant	Bugatti T57	28
25th	+ 3.0	8th	Daniel Porthaut	Yves Giraud-Cabantous Gaston Serraud	Delahaye 135CS	24
26th	1.1	66	Gordini	Jean Breillet Albert Debille	Simca Huit	20th
27	+ 3.0	24	Joseph Paul	Jean Trémoulet Roger Loyer	Delage V12	14th
28	1.5	48	Tadd	Alexandre Todd S. Savine	MG	14th
29	1.1	72	Gaston Tramer	Gaston tramer Emile Bourinet	Simca Six	11
30th	3.0	30th	Louis Gérard	Louis Gérard Georges Monneret	Delage D6-70	9
31	2.0	36	German & Bonnet	Charles German René Bonnet	DB	3
Not started
32	+ 3.0	14th		Joseph Chotard Georges Grignard	Delahaye 135CS	1

¹ accident in training

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
33	+ 3.0	14th	Pierre Levegh	Pierre Levegh	Talbot T150C
34	+ 3.0	16	Louis Rosier	Louis Rosier Robert Huguet	Talbot T150SS
35	1.1	68	Gordini	Albert Debille	Simca Huit
36	1.1	74	Jacques Savoye	Jacques Savoye Pierre Savoye	Singer
37	1.1	76	Pierre Pichard	Pierre Pichard	Salmson
38	750	88	M. Buffy	M. Buffy Combalat	Rose garden

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
+ 3.0	René le Bégue	André Morel	Talbot T26	Overall victory
3.0	Fernande Roux	Maurice Mestivier	Amilcar Compound	Rank 5
2.0	Karl Haeberle	Glockner	Hanomag Sport Diesel	Rank 13
1.5	Louis Ferry	Francis Noireaux	Riley	Rank 7
1.1	Angelo Molinari	Adrien Allin	Fiat 508S Balilla	Rank 6
750	Guy Lapchin	Charles Plantivaux	Simca Cinq	Rank 9

Racing data

• Registered: 38
• Started: 31
• Rated: 13
• Race classes: 6
• Spectator: unknown
• Weather on race day: unknown
• Route length: unknown
• Driving time of the winning team: 12: 00: 00,000 hours
• Overall laps of the winning team: unknown
• Total distance of the winning team: 1463.103 km
• Winner's average: 121.915 km / h
• Pole position: unknown
• Fastest race lap: René Dreyfus - Delahaye 145 (# 2)
• Racing series: did not belong to any racing series

literature

• Peter Higham: The Guinness guide to international Motor Racing. A Complete Reference from Formula One to Touring Cars. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

Commons : 12 Hours of Paris 1938  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Race results at Racing Sport Cars