Le Mans 24 hour race, 1924

Race start

Winner John Duff crossing the finish line

The Chenard & Walcker with the starting number 31; André Pisart and Joseph Chavée achieved fourth place in the overall standings with their car and won the Biennale Cup

The second 24-hour race of Le Mans , the 2nd ^e Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans , also the 2nd Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans, Circuit Permanenthe de la Sarthe , took place from 14th to 15th June 1924 on the Circuit des 24 Heures .

The race

After the bad experience with the weather in 1923 , when the race was held in May, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest postponed the race to the second weekend in June. The regulations have been expanded. So now it was only allowed to refill fuel, water and oil after driving twenty laps. Of the 40 starters, only one vehicle did not come from France. John Duff and Frank Clement had redesigned their previous year's Bentley and now equipped it with front brakes. Three Sunbeams were registered, but did not show up for training and races.

In contrast to the quiet race of the previous year, the 1924 event was marked by numerous cancellations. After 12 hours, 19 cars had already failed, two of them in the first hour of the race. The opening phase of the race was dominated by last year's winner André Lagache , who was able to pull away from the field after record laps. However, it failed just like the long leading Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 from Bloch and Stalter, which broke down at 1 o'clock in the morning with engine failure. This cleared the way for Duff and Clement, who, despite a long pit stop on Sunday afternoon, clinched their first overall victory for Bentley.

Changes in the final classification

After the race there were changes in the final classification, which mainly affected the number of laps driven by individual teams. The winners John Duff and Frank Clement completed 125 laps. However, the Bentley team canceled the last five laps because they were below the specified minimum driving time per lap. This correction had no effect on the position in the overall standings. The Brazilian TB4 of Eugène Verpault and Marcel Delabarre , where six canceled laps put the team back from fourth to seventh place, was harder than this .

Rudge Whitworth Cup

For the second time after 1923 the Rudge-Whitworth-Cup was held. This cup comprised the three races in 1923, 1924 and 1925 . Only teams that had already registered in 1923 were eligible to compete in the Triennale Cup in 1924. Since this did not apply to all of the starters, the Biennale Cup created a second coefficient evaluation . Again, a minimum number of laps for each registered vehicle was set in advance. The more laps driven were ranked by the vehicles in the cup rankings, where for unexplained reasons Eugéne Verpault and Marcel Delabarre the six laps were not canceled and they won the Triennale Cup with 112 laps. André Pisart and Joseph Chavée remained successful in a Chenard & Walcker in the Biennale Cup .

Results

Pilots by nationality

69 French

6 Belgians

2 Spaniards

1 Briton

1 Canadian

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis	engine	tires	Round
1	3.0	8th	Duff & Aldington	Capt. John F. Duff Frank Clement	Bentley 3 Liter Sport	Bentley 3.0L I4	R T	120
2	5.0	6th	Lorraine-Dietrich et Cie	Henri Stoffel Édouard Brisson	Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Sport	Lorraine-Dietrich 3.5L I6	M.	119
3	5.0	5	Lorraine-Dietrich et Cie	Gérard de Courcelles André Rossignol	Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Sport	Lorraine-Dietrich 3.5L I6	M.	119
4th	2.0	31	Chenard & Walcker	André Pisart Joseph Chavée	Chenard & Walcker 2-liter 10 / 12CV	Chenard & Walcker 2.0L I4	M.	111
5	2.0	30th	Chenard & Walcker	Christian Dauvergne Raphaël Manso de Zuñiga	Chenard & Walcker 2-liter 10 / 12CV	Chenard & Walcker 2.0L I4	M.	109
6th	2.0	17th	Ets. Automobiles Rolland et Pilain SA	Gaston Delalande Georges Guignard	Rolland-Pilain C23	Rolland-Pilain 2.0L I4	M.	107
7th	3.0	15th	Société des Automobiles Brasier	Eugène Verpault Marcel Delabarre	Brasier TB4	Brasier 2.1L I4	D.	106
8th	3.0	16	Société des Automobiles Brasier	René Migeot Léopold Jouguet	Brasier TB4	Brasier 2.1L I4	D.	105
9	2.0	19th	Ets. Automobiles Rolland et Pilain SA	Louis Sire Louis Tremel	Rolland-Pilain C23 Sport	Rolland-Pilain 2.0L I4	M.	104
10	2.0	28	Établissements Industriels Jacques Bignan	Raymond de Tornaco Barthélémy briar	Bignan 2 Liter Sport	Bignan 2.0L I4	E.	102
11	1.1	51	Société des Automobile Ariès	Fernand Gabriel Henri Lapierre	Ariès 8-10 CV	Ariès 1.1L I4	M.	91
12	1.1	46	SARA	André Marandet Louis François	SARA ATS	SARA 1.1L I4	E.	89
13	1.1	50	Société des Automobile Ariès	Louis Rigal Roger Delano	Ariès 8-10 CV	Ariès 1.1L I4	M.	89
14th	1.1	52	Société Nouvelle de l'Automobile Amilcar	Maurice Boutmy Jérôme Marcadanti	Amilcar CV	Amilcar 1.0L I4	M.	87
Not classified
15th	1.5	38	Chenard & Walcker	Pierre Bacqueyrisses Georges Delaroche	Chenard-Walcker Type Y 9CV	Chenard & Walcker 1.5L I4	M.	84
16	1.5	40	Constructions Métallurgiques Usines Alba	Raoul Roret Gabriel Hatton	Alba S4 10 / 12CV	SCAP 1.5L I4	D.	79
Failed
17th	5.0	4th	Lorraine-Dietrich et Cie	Robert Bloch Henry Stalter	Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Sport	Lorraine-Dietrich 3.5L I6	M.	112
18th	2.0	29	Établissements Industriels Jacques Bignan	René Marie Henri Springuel	Bignan 2 Liter Sport	Bignan 2.0L I4	E.	88
19th	1.5	37	Chenard & Walcker	Raymond Glaszmann Robert Sénéchal	Chenard-Walcker Type Y 9CV	Chenard & Walcker 1.5L I4	M.	83
20th	1.1	45	SARA	Lucien Erb Léon Fabert	SARA ATS	SARA 1.1L I4	E.	82
21st	1.1	47	SARA	Jules de Segovia Philippe Alcain	SARA ATS	SARA 1.1L I4	E.	80
22nd	3.0	7th	Société des Automobile Ariès	Charles Flohot Robert Laly	Ariès Type S GP	Ariès 3.2L I4	M.	64
23	2.0	20th	Ets. Automobiles Rolland et Pilain SA	Gérard Marinier Antoine Dubreil	Rolland-Pilain C23 Sport	Rolland-Pilain 2.0L I4	M.	60
24	2.0	32	Georges and René Paul	Louis Henry Jean Vaurez	GRP 9CV	GRP 1.7L I4	M.	59
25th	1.5	43	Société Française des Automobiles Corre	Charles Drouin Louis Balart	Corre La Licorne V16 10CV Sport	SCAP 1.5L I4	M.	58
26th	2.0	27	Automobiles Georges Irat SA	Jean Douarinou Pierre Malleveau	Georges Irat 4A / 3	Georges Irat 2.0L I4	M.	42
27	2.0	23	Établissements Charles Montier et Cie	Charles Montier Albert Ouriou	Montier special	Ford 2.0L I4	E.	40
28	5.0	3	Chenard & Walcker	André Lagache René Léonard	Chenard-Walcker Type U 22CV Sport	Chenard & Walcker 3.9L I8	M.	26th
29	1.1	49	Automobiles Majola	Charles Follot Fernand Casellini	Majola type A	Majola 1.1L I4	D.	22nd
30th	2.0	18th	Ets. Automobiles Rolland et Pilain SA	Jean de Marguenat René Gaudin	Rolland-Pilain C23 Sport	Rolland-Pilain 2.0L I4	M.	18th
31	1.1	48	Société Nouvelle de l'Automobile Amilcar	André Morel Marius Mestivier	Amilcar Type CGS	Amilcar 1.1L I4	E.	13
32	1.5	33	Louis Chenard	Louis Chenard Émile Chenard	Louis Chenard Type E	Louis Chenard 1.5L I4	E.	13
33	2.0	25th	Automobiles Oméga-Six	Marcel Mongin Roland Coty	Oméga Six Type A	Oméga 2.0L I6	M.	11
34	3.0	11	Établissements Industriels Jacques Bignan	Jacques Ledure Henri-Julien Matthys	Bignan 3 Liter Sport	Bignan 3.0L I6	E.	10
35	2.0	24	Automobiles Oméga-Six	Jacques Margueritte Louis Bonne	Oméga Six Type A	Oméga 2.0L I6	M.	9
36	3.0	10	Établissements Industriels Jacques Bignan	Jean Martin Philippe de Marne	Bignan 3 liters	Bignan 3.0L I6	E.	8th
37	3.0	9	Chenard & Walcker	Raoul Bachmann Fernand Bachmann	Chenard-Walcker Type U 15CV Sport	Chenard & Walcker 3.0L I4	M.	6th
38	1.5	44	Société Française des Automobiles Corre	Joseph Paul Fernand Vallon	Corre La Licorne V16 10CV Sport	SCAP 1.5L I4	M.	5
39	1.5	42	Société Française des Automobiles Corre	Albert Colomb Waldemar Lestienne	Corre La Licorne V16 10CV Sport	SCAP 1.5L I4	M.	3
40	3.0	12	Société des Automobile Ariès	Arthur Duray Giulio Foresti	Ariès Type S GP	Ariès 3.0L I4	M.	1
41	1.5	41	Constructions Métallurgiques Usines Alba	Bruno Calise René Dreux	Alba S4 10 / 12CV	Ballot 1.5L I4	D.	1
Not started
42	2.0	26th	Automobiles Georges Irat	Maurice Rost Jean Lassalle	Georges Irat Type 4A Sport	Georges Irat 2.0L I4	M.	1

¹ accident in training

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
43	8.0	1	Automobiles Delage SA		Delage Type GL	Delage 6.0L I6
44	8.0	2	Automobiles Delage SA		Delage Type GL	Delage 6.0L I6
45	3.0	13	Sunbeam Car Company	Kenelm Lee Guinness	Sunbeam Super Sport Le Mans 24	Sunbeam 3.0L L6
46	3.0	14th	Sunbeam Car Company	Dario Resta	Sunbeam Super Sport Le Mans 24	Sunbeam 3.0L L6
47	2.0	21st	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti		Bugatti Type 30	Bugatti 2.0L I8
48	2.0	22nd	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti		Bugatti Type 30	Bugatti 2.0L I8
49	1.5	34	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti		Bugatti T22	Bugatti 1.5L I4
50	1.5	35	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti		Bugatti T22	Bugatti 1.5L I4
51	1.5	36	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti		Bugatti T22	Bugatti 1.5L I4
52	1.5	39	Automobiles La Perle		La Perle 10CV	Bignan 1.5L I4

Rudge Whitworth Triennial Cup

Item	No.	driver	chassis	Male ratio	coefficient	Placement in the overall ranking
1	15th	Eugène Verpault Marcel Delabarre	Brasier TB4	103 - driven 112	+ 9	Rank 7
2	30th	Christian Dauvergne Raphaël Manso de Zuñiga	Chenard & Walcker 2-liter 10 / 12CV	101 - driven 109	+ 8	Rank 5
3	8th	John Duff Funk Clement	Bentley 3 Liter Sport	115 - driven 120	+ 5	Overall victory
4th	17th	Gaston Delalande Georges Guignard	Rolland-Pilain C23 Sport	102 - driven 107	+ 5	Rank 6
5	52	Maurice Boutmy Jérôme Marcadanti	Amilcar CV	83 - driven 87	+ 4	Rank 14
6th	16	René Migeot Léopold Jouguet	Brasier TB4	103 - driven 105	+ 2	Rank 8
7th	19th	Louis Sire Louis Tremel	Rolland-Pilain C23 Sport	102 - driven 104	+ 2	Rank 9
8th	5	Gérard de Courcelles André Rossignol	Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Sport	119 - driven 119	0	Rank 3
9	28	Raymond de Tornaco Barthélémy briar	Bignan 2 Liter Sport	102 - driven 102	0	Rank 10

Rudge Whitworth Biennale Cup

Item	No.	driver	chassis	Male ratio	coefficient	Placement in the overall ranking
1	31	André Pisart Joseph Chavée	Chenard & Walcker 2-liter 10 / 12CV	101 - driven 111	+ 10	Rank 4
2	15th	Eugène Verpault Marcel Delabarre	Brasier TB4	103 - driven 112	+ 9	Rank 7
3	8th	John Duff Funk Clement	Bentley 3 Liter Sport	115 - driven 120	+ 5	Overall victory
4th	30th	Christian Dauvergne Raphaël Manso de Zuñiga	Chenard & Walcker 2-liter 10 / 12CV	101 - driven 109	+ 8	Rank 5
5	51	Fernand Gabriel Henri Lapierre	Ariès 8-10 CV	85 - driven 91	+ 6	Rank 11
6th	17th	Gaston Delalande Georges Guignard	Rolland-Pilain C23 Sport	102 - driven 107	+ 5	Rank 6
7th	46	André Marandet Louis François	SARA ATS	85 - driven 89	+ 4	Rank 12
8th	50	Louis Rigal Roger Delano	Ariès 8-10 CV	85 - driven 89	+ 4	Rank 13
9	52	Maurice Boutmy Jérôme Marcadanti	Amilcar CV	83 - driven 87	+ 4	Rank 14
10	16	René Migeot Léopold Jouguet	Brasier TB4	103 - driven 105	+ 2	Rank 8
11	19th	Louis Sire Louis Tremel	Rolland-Pilain C23 Sport	102 - driven 104	+ 2	Rank 9
12	6th	Henri Stoffel Édouard Brisson	Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Sport	119 - driven 119	0	Rank 2
13	5	Gérard de Courcelles André Rossignol	Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Sport	119 - driven 119	0	Rank 3
14th	28	Raymond de Tornaco Barthélémy briar	Bignan 2 Liter Sport	112 - driven 112	0	Rank 10

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
5001-8000 cc	No participant in the finish
3000-5000 cc	Henri Stoffel	Edouard Brisson	Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Sport	Rank 2
2000-3000 cc	John Duff	Frank Clement	Bentley 3 Liter Sport	Overall victory
1500-2000 cc	André Pisart	Joseph Chavee	Chenard & Walcker 2-liter 10 / 12CV	Rank 4
1100-1500 cc	No participant in the finish
750-1100 cc	Fernand Gabriel	Henri Lapierre	Ariès 8-10 CV	Rank 11

Racing data

• Registered: 52
• Started: 40
• Valued: 14
• Race classes: 6
• Spectator: unknown
• Honorary starter of the race: Emile Coquille , French representative of the tire manufacturer Rudge-Whitworth
• Weather on the race weekend: dry and hot
• Route length: 17.262 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 24: 00: 00,000 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 120
• Total distance of the winning team: 2077.340 km
• Winner's average: 86.555 km / h
• Pole position: unknown
• Fastest race lap: André Lagache - Chenard & Walcker (# 3) - 9: 19,000 = 111.168 km / h
• Racing series: 2nd run to the Triennale Cup

literature

• Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
• RM Clarke: Le Mans. The Bentley & Alfa Years 1923-1939. Brooklands Books, Cobham 1998, ISBN 1-85520-465-7 .
• Quentin Spurring: Le Mans The Official History 1923-29 Evro Publishing, Hardcover, 2015, ISBN 1-91050-508-0 .

Web links

Commons : 24 Hours of Le Mans 1924  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Results with 24-hour en-piste