Le Mans 24 hour race 1930
The eighth 24-hour race of Le Mans , the 8 e Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans , also 8emes Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans, Circuit Permanenthe de la Sarthe , took place from 21 to 22 June 1930 on the Circuit des 24 Heures near Le Mans .
The race
After Bentley's successes over the past three years, the French press criticized the domestic automotive industry for failing to bring victorious vehicles to Le Mans. The manufacturers taking part in the race concentrated on the small displacement classes, which precluded a victory in the overall standings. In 1930 nothing changed in this situation. On the contrary, in 1930 only three French racing cars took part in the endurance race; the two Stutz were named by French teams, but were produced in the USA. The French no longer made up the majority of the pilots either. The majority of the drivers came from Great Britain with 20 participants. In general, the consequences of the Great Depression were already being felt in Europe , and motorsport was not spared. Only 17 vehicles were lined up for the Le Mans start on Saturday, June 21, 1930 - the smallest field that has ever started at Le Mans.
The Bentleys were once again the clear favorites. In addition to the three works cars that were led by Woolf Barnato in "Old Number One", there were two private blowers that were part of Dorothy Padget's fleet. Tim Birkin , Dudley Benjafield and the French veteran Jean Chassagne drove for the British lady . Although there were only two British Talbots left in the big classes for the two Stutz , the event had some novelties. It was the first time that a women's team competed, and Francis Curzon drove the first Alfa Romeo of the 24-hour race. The first German team also started the trip to western France. With a lot of support from Alfred Neubauer and Mercedes-Benz , Rudolf Caracciola drove a Mercedes-Benz SSK.
Caracciola also dominated the first laps of the race until Birkin ousted him from the front on the fourth lap. The German team fought a tough battle with the Bentleys until late at night, with the lead changing again and again. The Mercedes had to be parked during the night. A defective ignition coil had drained the battery, which according to the regulations could not be replaced. After the car couldn't be started, Caracciola had to give up. The two Bentley Blowers also dropped out, but Bentley's one-two was never in danger. Woolf Barnato, with his third teammate, celebrated his third overall win in a row. For the British brand, the hegemony at Le Mans ended with the fourth victory in a row . In the same year the racing team was dissolved and Bentley was sold to Rolls-Royce a year later . It would be 73 years before a Bentley won the Speed 8 again on the Sarthe.
With Odette Siko and Marguerite Mareuse , two women competed in the 24-hour race for the first time. The women's duo achieved seventh place in the overall ranking with their Bugatti Type 40 .
Results
Pilots by nationality
20 British | 11 French | 2 Germans | 1 Italian |
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis | engine | tires | Round |
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1 | 8.0 | 4th | Bentley Motors Ltd. |
Woolf Barnato Glen Kidston |
Bentley Speed Six Old Number One | Bentley 6.6L I6 | D. | 179 |
2 | 8.0 | 2 | Bentley Motors Ltd. |
Frank Clement Richard Watney |
Bentley Speed Six | Bentley 6.6L I6 | D. | 173 |
3 | 3.0 | 15th | Fox and Nicholl |
Brian E. Lewis Hugh Eaton |
Talbot AO90 | Talbot 2.3L I4 | D. | 162 |
4th | 3.0 | 16 | Fox and Nicholl |
Johnny Hindmarsh Tim Rose-Richards |
Talbot AO90 | Talbot 2.3L I4 | D. | 160 |
5 | 2.0 | 23 | Earl Howe |
Earl Howe Leslie Callingham |
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Super Sport | Alfa Romeo 1.8L Supercharged I6 | D. | 159 |
6th | 1.5 | 24 | Lea-Francis Ltd. |
Kenneth Peacock Sammy Newsome |
Lea-Francis S-Type Hyper | Meadows 1.5L Supercharged I4 | D. | 140 |
7th | 1.5 | 25th | Marguerite Mareuse |
Marguerite Mareuse Odette Siko |
Bugatti T40 | Bugatti 1.5L I4 | E. | 132 |
8th | 1.1 | 27 | SA of the automobile Tracta |
Jean-Albert Grégoire Fernand Vallon |
Tracta A28 | SCAP 1.0L I4 | D. | 128 |
9 | 1.1 | 26th | SA of the automobile Tracta |
Roger Bourcier Louis Debeugny |
Tracta A28 | SCAP 1.0L I4 | D. | 123 |
Failed | ||||||||
10 | 5.0 | 8th | Hon. Dorothy Paget |
Dudley Benjafield Giulio Ramponi |
Bentley Blower C. | Bentley 4.4L Supercharged I4 | D. | 144 |
11 | 5.0 | 9 | Hon. Dorothy Paget |
Tim Birkin Jean Chassagne |
Bentley Blower C. | Bentley 4.4L Supercharged I4 | D. | 138 |
12 | 8.0 | 1 | Rudolf Caracciola |
Rudolf Caracciola Christian Werner |
Mercedes-Benz SSK | Mercedes-Benz 7.1L Supercharged I6 | C. | 85 |
13 | 1.1 | 28 | Huskinson & Fane |
Robert Murton-Neale Jack Hicks
|
MG M-Type | MG 0.8L I4 | D. | 82 |
14th | 8.0 | 6th | Robert Parke |
Philippe de Rothschild Edmond Bourlier |
Stutz Model M Blackhawk | Stutz 5.4L I8 | D. | 42 |
15th | 8.0 | 5 | Edouard Brisson |
Édouard Brisson Louis Rigal |
Stutz Model M Blackhawk | Stutz 5.4L I8 | D. | 34 |
16 | 1.1 | 29 | Francis Samuelson |
Francis Samuelson Freddy Kindell
|
MG M-Type | MG 0.8L I4 | D. | 28 |
17th | 8.0 | 3 | Bentley Motors Ltd. |
Sammy Davis Clive Dunfee |
Bentley Speed Six | Bentley 6.6L I6 | D. | 21st |
Not started | ||||||||
18th | 5.0 | 7th | Hon. Dorothy Paget |
Beris Harcourt Wood Jack Dunfee |
Bentley Blower C. | Bentley 4.4L Supercharged I4 | D. | 1 |
19th | Bollack, Netter et Cie | BNC Montlhery | D. | 2 | ||||
20th | 3.0 | 15T | Fox and Nicholl | Talbot AO90 | Talbot 2.3L I4 | D. | 3 | |
21st | Bentley Motors Ltd. | Bentley 4½ liter | Bentley 4.4L I4 | D. | 4th |
1 Problems with the gasoline, causing a cylinder to overheat 2 Not started 3 Training car 4 Training car
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22nd | Alvis | ||||||
23 | Alvis | ||||||
24 | Nacional Pescara | Juan Zanelli | |||||
25th | Nacional Pescara | ||||||
26th | Nacional Pescara | ||||||
27 | Nacional Pescara | ||||||
28 | Scotsman Motors | ||||||
29 | Aston Martin |
Biennale Cup
Index of Performance
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 27
- Started: 17
- Rated: 9
- Race classes: 7
- Spectator: unknown
- Honorary starter of the race: unknown
- Weather on the race weekend: hot and sunny, rain on Sunday
- Route length: 16.340 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 24: 00: 00,000 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 179
- Total distance of the winning team: 2930.663 km
- Winner's average: 122.111 km / h
- Pole position: unknown
- Fastest race lap: Tim Birkin - Bentley Blower C (# 9) - 6: 48,000 = 144.362 km / h
- Racing series: did not belong to any racing series
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 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Brian Laban: Le Mans 24 Hours MBI Publishing Company 2001, page 69