Le Mans 24 hour race 1930

Race start; In the front, the Bentley by Frank Clement and Richard Watney

Bentley Blower C. Two blowers were used by Dorothy Padget, but they failed

Alfa Romeo made its Le Mans debut. Francis Curzon drove one of these Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS

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
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

Item	No.	driver	chassis	coefficient	Placement in the overall ranking
1	4th	Woolf Barnato Glen Kidston	Bentley Speed ​​Six	1,172	Overall victory
2	2	Frank Clement Richard Watney	Bentley Speed ​​Six	1,133	Rank 2
3	27	Jean-Albert Grégoire Fernand Vallon	Tracta A28	1,054	Rank 8
4th	24	Kenneth Peacock Sammy Newsome	Lea-Francis S-Type Hyper	1,054	Rank 6
5	26th	Roger Bourcier Louis Debeugny	Tracta A28	1.009	Rank 9

Index of Performance

Item	No.	driver	chassis	coefficient	Placement in the overall ranking
1	15th	Brian E. Lewis Hugh Eaton	Talbot AO90	1,176	Rank 3
2	4th	Woolf Barnato Glen Kidston	Bentley Speed ​​Six	1,172	Overall victory
3	16	Johnny Hindmarsh Tim Rose-Richards	Talbot AO90	1,164	Rank 4
4th	23	Earl Howe Leslie Callingham	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Super Sport	1,156	Rank 5
5	2	Frank Clement Richard Watney	Bentley Speed ​​Six	1,133	Rank 2
6th	27	Jean-Albert Grégoire Fernand Vallon	Tracta A28	1,054	Rank 8
7th	24	Kenneth Peacock Sammy Newsome	Lea-Francis S-Type Hyper	1,054	Rank 6
8th	25th	Marguerite Mareuse Odette Siko	Bugatti T40	1,016	Rank 7
9	26th	Roger Bourcier Louis Debeugny	Tracta A28	1.009	Rank 9

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
6th Biennial Cup	Woolf Barnato	Glen Kidston	Bentley Speed ​​Six	Overall victory
Index of Performance	Brian E. Lewis	Hugh Eaton	Talbot AO90	Rank 3
5001-8000 cc	Woolf Barnato	Glen Kidston	Bentley Speed ​​Six	Overall victory
2001-3000 cc	Brian E. Lewis	Hugh Eaton	Talbot AO90	Rank 3
1501-2000 cc	Francis Curzon	Leslie Callingham	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Super Sport	Rank 5
1001-1500 cc	Kenneth Peacock	Sammy Newsome	Lea-Francis Hyper S-Type	Rank 6
751-1000 cc	Jean-Albert Grégoire	Fernand Vallon	Tracta A28	Rank 8

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

Commons : Le Mans 24 Hours 1930  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Results with 24-hour en-piste

Individual evidence

1. ^ Brian Laban: Le Mans 24 Hours MBI Publishing Company 2001, page 69