Le Mans 24 hour race 1933

Prince Nicholas of Romania

The wreck of Odette Siko's Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM

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

Item	No.	driver	chassis	coefficient	Placement in the overall ranking
1	11	Raymond Summers Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM-LM	1,137	Overall victory
2	25th	Pat Driscoll Clifton Penn-Hughes	Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans	1,296	Rank 5
3	12	Brian E. Lewis Tim Rose-Richards	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM	1,277	Rank 3
4th	24	Augustus Bertelli Sammy Davis	Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans	1,177	Rank 7

Index of Performance

Item	No.	driver	chassis	coefficient	Placement in the overall ranking
1	30th	Alex van der Becke Kenneth Peacock	Riley Nine Brooklands	1,415	Rank 4
2	41	John Ludovic Ford Maurice Baumer	MG J-Type 4C Midget	1,331	Rank 6
3	11	Raymond Summers Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM-LM	1,320	Overall victory
4th	8th	Luigi Chinetti Philippe de Gunzburg	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM-LM	1,316	Rank 2
5	25th	Pat Driscoll Clifton Penn-Hughes	Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans	1,296	Rank 5
6th	16	Brian E. Lewis Tim Rose-Richards	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM	1,277	Rank 3
7th	35	Félix Quinault Pierre Padrault	Tracta Type A	1,237	Rank 9
8th	28	Just-Émile Vernet Fernand Vallon	Salmson GS Spéciale	1,181	Rank 10
9	24	Augustus Bertelli Sammy Davis	Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans	1,177	Rank 7
10	32	Adrien Alin Albert Alin	BNC Type 527 Sport	1,124	Rank 11

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
9th Biennale Cup	Raymond Summers	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM-LM	Overall victory
Index of Performance	Alex van der Becke	Kenneth Peacock	Riley Nine Brocklands	Rank 4
2001-3000 cc	Raymond Summers	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM-LM	Overall victory
1501-2000 cc	André Rousseau	Francois Paco	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Coupe	Rank 8
1101-1500 cc	Pat Driscoll	Clifton Penn-Hughes	Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans	Rank 5
751-1000 cc	Alex van der Becke	Kenneth Peacock	Riley Nine Brocklands	Rank 4
Up to 750 cm³	John Ludovic Ford	Maurice Baumer	MG J-Type 4 Midget	Rank 6

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

Commons : 24 Hours of Le Mans 1933  - 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