Le Mans 24 hour race 1933
The eleventh 24-hour race of Le Mans , the 11 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 17 to 18, 1933 on the Circuit des 24 Heures .
The race
29 vehicles were set up for the Le Mans start on Saturday morning on June 17th . The field was dominated by Alfa Romeo sports cars . The two plant - 8C had the short chassis of the Mille Miglia version. The Italian top driver Tazio Nuvolari joined the team for last year's winner Raymond Sommer . Luigi Chinetti , a partner of Sommer the year before , drove the second works car, with Frenchman Philippe de Gunsburg as a partner. The private Alfas included Louis Chiron , Franco Cortese and the young Algerian Guy Moll .
The car with the largest displacement was the 6.9-liter Duesenberg of the Romanian Prince Nikolaus . Jean Trévoux went back to the old Birkin - Bentley , and the marks Singer and Riley gave their Le Mans debut.
In the first phase of the race, both the Bentley and the Duesenberg were able to keep up with Raymond Sommer's fast initial pace. But the trip from Trévoux ended in the run-off zone of the Mulsanne, where the Bentley got stuck after a spin. And since the Duesenberg was refueled too early, the Romanian prince had to be disqualified.
During the night a three-way battle developed between the summer, the Chinetti and the Chiron teams. When Nuvolari lost 16 minutes in the pits because the fuel tank leaked, Cortese took the lead. When Cortese had a serious accident just before the end, the last hour turned into one of the most exciting in Le Mans history. With eight minutes to go, the leading Nuvolari had to pit again because he was losing fuel again, and Chinetti was able to pass him. Nuvolari took up chase and the lead changed three times on the final lap. When Chinetti tried to overtake again just before the finish, he was blocked by a slower vehicle and almost lost control of the Alfa Romeo. Nuvolari won by 10 seconds. Before the race, Chinetti had been promised a winner's bonus of 60,000 francs by a sponsor , which he received for second place overall thanks to his courageous driving style.
Odette Siko had a serious accident when she lost control of her Alfa Romeo in the Arnage curve. The car felled several trees, stayed on the roof and caught fire. Madame Siko got away with a broken arm, but never competed at Le Mans again.
Results
Pilots by nationality
32 French | 18 British | 4 Italians | 1 Algerian |
1 Monegasse | 1 pole | 1 Romanian |
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis | engine | tires | Round |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3.0 | 11 | Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo |
Raymond Summers Tazio Nuvolari |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM-LM | Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8 | P | 233 |
2 | 3.0 | 8th | Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo |
Luigi Chinetti Philippe de Gunzburg |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM-LM | Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8 | P | 233 |
3 | 3.0 | 12 | Arthur Fox |
Brian E. Lewis Tim Rose-Richards |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM | Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8 | D. | 225 |
4th | 1.1 | 30th | Riley Coventry Ltd. |
Alex van der Becke Kenneth Peacock
|
Riley Nine Brooklands | Riley 1.1L I4 | D. | 191 |
5 | 1.5 | 25th | Aston Martin Ltd. |
Pat Driscoll Clifton Penn-Hughes |
Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans | Aston Martin 1.5L I4 | D. | 188 |
6th | 750 | 41 | John Ludovic Ford |
John Ludovic Ford Maurice Baumer
|
MG J-Type 4C Midget | MG 0.7L Supercharged I4 | D. | 176 |
7th | 1.5 | 24 | Aston Martin Ltd. |
Augustus Bertelli Sammy Davis |
Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans | Aston Martin 1.5L I4 | D. | 174 |
8th | 2.0 | 21st | André Rousseau |
André Rousseau François Paco
|
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Coupe | Alfa Romeo 1.7L Supercharged I6 | D. | 167 |
9 | 1.1 | 35 | SA of the automobile Tracta |
Félix Quinault Pierre Padrault
|
Tracta Type A | Tracta 1.0L I4 | D. | 161 |
10 | 1.1 | 28 | Just-Émile Vernet & Fernand Vallon |
Just-Émile Vernet Fernand Vallon |
Salmson GS Spéciale | Salmson 1.1L I4 | D. | 159 |
11 | 1.1 | 32 | Alin Fréres |
Adrien Alin Albert Alin
|
BNC Type 527 Sport | Ruby 1.1L I4 | D. | 151 |
12 | 1.1 | 34 | Equipe de l'Ours |
Jean de Gavardie Henri de Gavardie
|
Amilcar CO Spéciale Martin | Amilcar 1.1L I4 | D. | 148 |
13 | 1.1 | 37 | Singer Motors |
Frank Stanley Barnes Alf Langley
|
Singer 9 Sports | Singer 1.0L I4 | D. | 140 |
Not classified | ||||||||
14th | 2.0 | 19th | Société des Automobiles Charley |
Gaston Mottet André Marandet |
SARA SP7 Special | SARA 1.8L I4 | D. | 150 |
Disqualified | ||||||||
15th | 3.0 | 10 | Pierre Louis-Dreyfus |
Guy Moll Guy Cloitre
|
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM | Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8 | D. | 77 |
16 | 8.0 | 2 | Nicholas of Romania |
Prince Nicholas of Romania Joseph Cattaneo |
Duesenberg Model SJ | Duesenberg 6.9L Supercharged I8 | D. | 50 |
Failed | ||||||||
17th | 3.0 | 15th | Capt. GET Eyston |
Louis Chiron Franco Cortese |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM | Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8 | E. | 177 |
18th | 750 | 38 | Norman Black |
Norman Black Ron Gibson
|
MG J-Type 4 Midget | MG 0.7L Supercharged I4 | D. | 125 |
19th | 2.0 | 20th | Odette Siko |
Odette Siko Louis Charaval
|
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS | Alfa Romeo 1.9L Supercharged I6 | D. | 120 |
20th | 5.0 | 3 | Guy Bouriat |
Marie Desprez Pierre Bussienne |
Bugatti type 50S | Bugatti 5.0L Supercharged I8 | M. | 119 |
21st | 5.0 | 6th | Roger Labric |
Roger Labric Guy Daniel
|
La Lorraine B3-6 | La Lorraine 3.4L I6 | D. | 105 |
22nd | 1.5 | 26th | Aston Martin Ltd. |
Mortimer Morris-Goodall Elsie Wisdom |
Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans | Aston Martin 1.5L I4 | D. | 84 |
23 | 750 | 42 | Hylton Brigam-Metchim |
Hylton Brigam-Metchim Cecil Masters
|
Austin 7 Austin 7 Chummy Special | Austin 0.7L I4 | D. | 78 |
24 | 1.5 | 23 | Count Stanisław Czaykowski |
Count Stanisław Czaykowski Jean Gaupillat |
Bugatti Type 51A | Bugatti 1.5L Supercharged I8 | D. | 52 |
25th | 1.5 | 27 | Jean Danne |
Charles Duruy Jean Danne
|
Rally NCP | Salmson 1.3L Supercharged I4 | E. | 39 |
26th | 5.0 | 5 | Louis Gas & Jean Trévoux |
Louis Gas Jean Trévoux
|
Bentley Blower C. | Bentley 4.4L Supercharged I6 | D. | 25th |
27 | 1.1 | 31 | Jean Sébilleau |
Jean Sébilleau Georges Delaroche |
Riley Nine Brooklands | Riley 1.1L I4 | D. | 20th |
28 | 1.1 | 36 | Clement Martin |
Clément Martin Auguste Bodoignet
|
Amilcar CG Spéciale Martin | Amilcar 1.0L I4 | D. | 13 |
29 | 1.1 | 33 | Lucien Buquet |
Lucien Buquet Bernard Clouet
|
Amilcar CG Spéciale Martin | Amilcar 1.1L I4 | D. | 13 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30th | 8.0 | 1 | Foucret Fréres |
Marcel Focucret Paul Foucret
|
Mercedes-Benz SSK | Mercedes-Benz 7.1L Supercharged I6 | M. |
31 | 5.0 | 4th | Bugatti T54 | Bugatti 5.0L I8 | |||
32 | 3.0 | 7th | Ronald Gunter |
Ronald Gunter Dudley Benjafield |
Alvis Speed 20 SA | Alvis 2.5L I6 | D. |
33 | 3.0 | 9 | Earl Howe |
Earl Howe Hugh Caulfield Hamilton |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM | Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8 | D. |
34 | 3.0 | 14th | GET Eyston | George Eyston | Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 LM | Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8 | D. |
35 | 3.0 | 16 | André Carré |
André Carré Raymond Gaillard |
Bugatti Type 55 | Bugatti 2.3L I8 | M. |
36 | 2.0 | 18th | Donald Marendaz | Donald Marendaz | Marendaz 13/70 | Marendaz 1.9L I6 | C. |
37 | 2.0 | 22nd | Marguerite Mareuse |
Marguerite Mareuse Jean-Pierre Wimille |
Bugatti Type 40 | Bugatti 1.5L I4 | M. |
38 | 1.1 | 29 | Riley Coventry Ltd. |
Alex van der Becke Kenneth Peacock
|
Riley Nine Brooklands | Riley 1.1L I4 | D. |
39 | 750 | 39 | Hon. Joan Chetwynd | MG Midget C-Type | MG 0.7L I4 | ||
40 | 750 | 40 | Francis Samuelson |
Francis Samuelson Bernard Rubin |
MG Midget C-Type | MG 0.7L I4 | |
41 | 2.0 | Richard Oats | Richard Oats | Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans | Aston Martin 1.5L I4 | D. | |
42 | 5.0 | Ernest Friederich | Bugatti Type 54 | Bugatti 5.0L I8 | M. |
Biennale Cup
Index of Performance
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 42
- Started: 29
- Rated: 13
- Race classes: 7
- Spectator: unknown
- Honorary starter of the race: Colonel Lindsay Lloyd, Vice President of the Royal Automobile Club
- Race weekend weather: warm and sunny
- Route length: 13.492 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 24: 00: 00,000 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 233
- Total distance of the winning team: 3,144.038 km
- Winner's average: 131.001 km / h
- Pole position: unknown
- Fastest race lap: Raymond Sommer - Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM-LM (# 11) - 5: 31.400 = 146.386 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