Le Mans 24 hour race 1932

Race start

The overall winners Raymond Sommer (with tie) and Luigi Chinetti (center)

Alfa Romeo 8C 2300; Luigi Chinetti at the wheel of the winning car

The tenth 24-hour race of Le Mans , the 10 ^e Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans , also 24 Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans , took place from June 18 to 19, 1932 on the Circuit des 24 Heures at Le Mans .

run

Before the race in 1932, the route was fundamentally changed, so that the current layout followed the course that still exists today. The old Pontlieue section was completely bypassed, and new passages were built especially according to the wishes of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest . The “Esses” and the “Tertre Rouge” have become the most popular parts of the track with spectators over the years and thousands of pictures adorn international publications about the 24-hour race, showing the vehicles either entering or exiting the Esses . The route remained completely unchanged until 1967 . This was followed by adaptations that became necessary over the years to ensure more safety for drivers and spectators.

Of the 26 participants, seven teams competed with Alfa Romeo vehicles . Including last year's winners Earl Howe and Tim Birkin in an Alfa Romeo 8C 2300LM and two works cars . Birkin had given his old Bentley Blower to the Frenchman Jean Trévoux , who had an accident with the car on the first lap at Maison Blanche. Since the car could not be salvaged, it formed a kind of chicane that was fatal for some drivers during the night. Ferdinando Minoia lost the lead that night when he drove into the wreck and had to give up. Even the only Citroën that competed in Le Mans didn't get very far: after only two laps the magneto went out and the car had to be parked.

After Tim Birkin's retirement due to cylinder damage, the way was clear for the private Alfa Romeo, which was driven by Raymond Sommer and Luigi Chinetti . The last failure was a Bugatti Type 55 , which was driven by the Polish nobleman Stanisław Czaykowski and the French racing veteran Ernest Friederich . For Luigi Chinetti it was the first victory when he first started.

Odette Siko finished fourth overall in her Alfa Romeo and only missed the podium by one lap. It is the best position a woman has ever achieved in Le Mans.

Results

Pilots by nationality

28 French	13 British	8 Italians
1 Monegasse	1 pole	1 Swede

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis	engine	tires	Round
1	3.0	8th	Raymond Summers	Raymond Summer Luigi Chinetti	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8	E.	218
2	3.0	11	Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo	Franco Cortese Giovanni Battista Guidotti	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8	P	216
3	3.0	6th	Arthur Fox	Brian E. Lewis Tim Rose-Richards	Talbot AV105	Talbot 3.0L I6	D.	180
4th	2.0	18th	Odette Siko	Odette Siko Louis Charaval	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS	Alfa Romeo 1.7L I6	D.	179
5	1.5	20th	Aston Martin Ltd.	Sammy Newsome Henken Widengren	Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans	Aston Martin 1.5L I4	D.	174
6th	1.5	23	Jean Sébilleau	Jean Sébilleau Georges Delaroche	Bugatti Type 40	Bugatti 1.5L I4	M.	172
7th	1.5	21st	Aston Martin Ltd.	Augustus Bertelli Pat Driscoll	Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans	Martin 1.5L I4	D.	168
8th	1.1	29	Ecurie de l'Ours	Clément Martin Auguste Bodoignet	Amilcar CO Spéciale Martin	Amilcar 1.1L I6	E.	151
9	1.1	26th	Roger Labric	Roger Labric Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Caban Spéciale	Ruby 1.1L I4	D.	146
Failed
10	3.0	16	Count Stanisław Czaykowski	Stanisław Czaykowski Ernest Friederich	Bugatti Type 55	Bugatti 2.6L I8	D.	180
11	1.1	22nd	Just-Émile Vernet	Just-Émile Vernet Fernand Vallon	Salmson GS Spéciale	Salmson 1.1L I4	D.	111
12	3.0	9	Earl Howe	Earl Howe Tim Birkin	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8	D.	110
13	1.5	24	Charles pressure	Charles Druck Lucien Virlouvet	Bugatti Type 40	Bugatti 1.5L I4	D.	98
14th	750	32	Sir Francis Samuelson	Francis Samuelson Norman Black	MG C-Type Midget	MG 0.7L I4	D.	57
15th	1.5	22nd	Aston Martin Ltd.	Kenneth Peacock Jack Bezzant	Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans	Aston Martin 1.5L I4	D.	53
16	3.0	12	Pierre Louis-Dreyfus	Pierre Louis-Dreyfus Antoine Schumann	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8	D.	25th
17th	3.0	15th	Guy Bouriat	Guy Bouriat Louis Chiron	Bugatti Type 55	Bugatti 2.6L I8	D.	23
18th	3.0	10	Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo	Ferdinando Minoia Carlo Canavesi	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8	P	22nd
19th	8.0	1	Henri Stoffel	Marcel Foucret Paul Foucret	Mercedes-Benz SSK	Mercedes-Benz 7.1L I6	D.	22nd
20th	8.0	3	Edouard Brisson	Édouard Brisson Joseph Cattaneo	Stutz Model M Blackhawk	Stutz 5.4L I8	D.	19th
21st	3.0	14th	Prince Djordjadze	Attilio Marinoni Angelo Guatta	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8	D.	14th
22nd	1.1	27	Roger Labric	Gustave Duverne Georges Boréal	BNC Type 527 Sport	Ruby 1.1L I4	D.	9
23	1.1	30th	John Ludovic Ford	John Ludovic Ford Maurice Baumer	Alta Sports	Alta 1.1L I4	D.	6th
24	1.5	25th	Jean Danne	Jean Danne Jacques Gergaud	Rally NCP	Salmson 1.4L I4	E.	6th
25th	2.0	19th	Henri de la Sayette	Henri de la Sayette Charles Wolf	Citroën Type C4 Spéciale	Citroën 1.5L I4	D.	2
26th	5.0	5	Jean Trévoux	Jean Trévoux Jean-Marie Brousselet	Bentley Blower C.	Bentley 4.4L Supercharged I4	D.	1

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
27	5.0	4th	Raymond Summers		Chrysler CD Eight	Chrysler 4.9L I8	D.
28	3.0	7th	Arthur Fox		Talbot AV 105	Talbot 3.0L I6	D.
29	750	33	André de Choquese		GAR 750	GAR 0.7L I4	M.
31			Roger Labric
32	750	31	Hon. Joan Chetwynd	Joan Chetwynd	MG Midget C-type	MG 0.7L I4	D.
33	8.0		Prince Djordjadze		Mercedes-Benz SSK	Mercedes-Benz 7.1L I6	D.
34	8.0	2	Valery Tatarinoff		Mercedes-Benz SSK	Mercedes-Benz 7.1L I6	D.
35			Philippe Lebas		Ford Model B	Ford 3.3L I4	M.
36	3.0		Prince Djordjadze	Prince Djordjadze Goffredo Zehender	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8	D.

Biennale Cup

Item	No.	driver	chassis	coefficient	Placement in the overall ranking
1	21st	Augustus Bertelli Pat Driscoll	Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans	1,137	Rank 7
2	26th	Roger Labric Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Caban Spéciale	1.109	Rank 9
3	6th	Brian E. Lewis Tim Rose-Richards	Talbot AV105	1.010	Rank 3

Index of Performance

Item	No.	driver	chassis	coefficient	Placement in the overall ranking
1	8th	Raymond Summers Giovanni Battista Guidotti	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM	1,210	Overall victory
2	11	Franco Cortese Giovanni Battista Guidotti	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM	1,201	Rank 2
3	20th	Sammy Newsome Henken Widengren	Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans	1,177	Rank 5
4th	23	Jean Sébilleau Georges Delaroche	Bugatti Type 40	1,164	Rank 6
5	29	Clément Martin Auguste Bodoignet	Amilcar CO Spéciale Martin	1,146	Rank 8
6th	21st	Augustus Bertelli Pat Driscoll	Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans	1,137	Rank 7
7th	26th	Roger Labric Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Caban Spéciale	1.109	Rank 9
8th	18th	Odette Siko Louis Charaval	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750	1,079	Rank 4
9	6th	Brian E. Lewis Tim Rose-Richards	Talbot AV105	1.010	Rank 3

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
8th Biennale Cup	AC Bertelli	Pat Driscoll	Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans	Rank 7
Index of Performance	Raymond Summers	Luigi Chinetti	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM	Overall victory
2001-3000 cc	Raymond Summers	Luigi Chinetti	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM	Overall victory
1501-2000 cc	Odette Siko	Louis Charaval	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS	Rank 4
1101-1500 cc	Sammy Newsome	Heneken Windengren	Aston Martin 1½ International	Rank 5
751-1000 cc	Charles-Auguste Martin	Auguste Bodoignet	Amilcar CO Spéciale Martin	Rank 8

Racing data

• Registered: 36
• Started: 26
• Rated: 9
• Race classes: 6
• Spectator: unknown
• Honorary starter of the race: Gaston Gourdeau, State Secretary for Tourism
• Race weekend weather: hot and sunny
• Route length: 13.493 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 24: 00: 00,000 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 219
• Total distance of the winning team: 2954.038 km
• Winner's average: 123.084 km / h
• Pole position: unknown
• Fastest race lap: Ferdinando Minoia - Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 (# 10) - 5: 41,000 = 142.437 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 : 24 Hours of Le Mans 1932  - 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