Le Mans 24 hour race 1934
The twelfth 24-hour race of Le Mans , the 12 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 16 to 17, 1934 on the Circuit des 24 Heures .
The race
In order to meet the high quality of the race from a logistical point of view, completely new pit facilities were built in the spring of 1934. The system created space for a maximum of 60 vehicles, with two garages available for each vehicle. The French mineral oil industry financed a new, state-of-the-art tank system.
The dramatic victory of Tazio Nuvolari last year had sparked such great international interest that the starting field increased to 44 participants. Works teams from Aston Martin , Riley and Singer came from Great Britain, but they all started in the small classes and thus had no chance of overall victory. 17 vehicles came from France, including five Bugattis and an old Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6. The Tracta team took part in the 24-hour race for the last time. The favorites were again the Alfa Romeo 8C , all of which were used by private teams this year.
At the start, Raymond Sommer took the lead, who dominated the race in the first hour ahead of the three other Alfas. But summer was canceled after almost two hours due to an engine fire. The two British Alfas were eliminated by Sunday morning, so that the Chinetti / Étancelin car was clearly in the lead. All five Bugattis had long since retired. Chinetti's lead over two Rileys was so great that the Italian spent the last two hours on a rather leisurely ride. The slow driving style nevertheless led to a sure win and compensated the Italian for the narrow defeat from the previous year. The distance record could not be broken this way.
Results
Pilots by nationality
43 British | 42 French | 1 American | 1 Italian |
1 Canadian |
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis | engine | tires | Round |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3.0 | 9 | Luigi Chinetti |
Luigi Chinetti Philippe Étancelin |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 | Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8 | E. | 213 |
2 | 1.5 | 27 | Riley Motor Company Ltd. |
Jean Sébilleau Georges Delaroche |
Riley 6/12 MPH Racing | Riley 1.5L I6 | 200 | |
3 | 1.5 | 28 | Riley Motor Company Ltd. |
Freddie Dixon Cyril Paul |
Riley 6/12 MPH Racing | Riley 1.5L I6 | 199 | |
4th | 1.1 | 34 | Roy Eccles |
Charles EC Martin Roy Eccles |
MG K3 | MG 1.1L Supercharged I4 | 197 | |
5 | 1.1 | 36 | Riley Motor Company Ltd. |
Alex van der Becke Kenneth Peacock
|
Riley Brooklands | Riley 1.1L I4 | 195 | |
6th | 1.1 | 37 | Riley Motor Company Ltd. |
Sammy Newsome Percy Maclure
|
Riley Nine Ulster Imp | Riley 1.1L I4 | 195 | |
7th | 1.5 | 26th | AA Rigby |
Brian E. Lewis Johnny Hindmarsh |
Singer 1½ liter Le Mans | Singer 1.5L I4 | 195 | |
8th | 1.5 | 25th | Frank Stanley Barnes |
Frank Stanley Barnes Alf Langley
|
Singer 1½ liter Le Mans | Singer 1.5L I4 | 192 | |
9 | 3.0 | 4th | Norbert-Jean Mahé |
Norbert-Jean Mahé Jean Desvignes
|
Bugatti Type 44 | Bugatti 3.0L I8 | 191 | |
10 | 1.5 | 20th | MRE tongue |
Reggie Tongue Maurice Faulkner
|
Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans | Aston Martin 1.5L I4 | 188 | |
11 | 1.5 | 24 | John Cecil Noël |
John Cecil Noël Jen Wheeler
|
Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans | Aston Martin 1.5L I4 | 180 | |
12 | 1.1 | 39 | Jean Trévoux |
Jean Trévoux René Carrière |
Riley Nine Ulster Imp | Riley 1.1L I4 | 174 | |
13 | 1.1 | 38 | Miss Dorothy Champney |
Dorothy Champney Kay Petre |
Riley Nine Ulster Imp | Riley 1.1L I4 | 172 | |
14th | 1.1 | 32 | Jean de Gavardie |
Jean de Gavardie Leon Duray
|
Amilcar C6 | Amilcar 1.1L I6 | 168 | |
15th | 1.1 | 48 | Singer Ltd. |
Norman Black John Baker
|
Singer 9 Le Mans | Singer 1.0L I4 | 163 | |
16 | 1.1 | 40 | Lord de Clifford |
Freddie de Clifford Charles Brackenbury |
Lagonda Rapier | Lagonda 1.1L I4 | 163 | |
17th | 1.1 | 52 | Mme Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier |
Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier Charles Duruy
|
MG PA Midget | MG 0.8L I4 | 162 | |
18th | 1.1 | 47 | Singer Ltd. |
Tommy Wisdom John Donald Barnes
|
Singer 9 Le Mans | Singer 1.0L I4 | 161 | |
19th | 1.1 | 44 | Jean-Albert Grégoire |
Félix Quinault Daniel Marchand
|
Tracta | Tracta 1.0L I4 | 158 | |
20th | 1.1 | 42 | Clement Martin |
Clement Martin Fernand Pousse
|
Amilcar CG "Spéciale Martin" | Amilcar 1.1L I4 | 155 | |
21st | 1.1 | 45 | Alin Fréres |
Adrien Alin Albert Alin
|
BNC | BNC 1.0L I4 | 150 | |
22nd | 1.1 | 31 | Ecurie de l'Ours |
Camille Poiré Gaston Robail
|
Amilcar C6 | Amilcar 1.1L I6 | 148 | |
23 | 1.1 | 50 | Alfred Thomas Gardner |
Alfred Gardner Alfred Beloë
|
Singer 9 Le Mans | Singer 1.0L I4 | 143 | |
Disqualified | ||||||||
24 | 1.1 | 49 | Gordon Hendy |
Gordon Hendy James Boulton
|
Singer 9 Le Mans | Singer 1.0L I4 | 59 | |
25th | 1.5 | 21st | Aston Martin Ltd. |
Augustus Bertelli Clifton Penn-Hughes |
Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans | Aston Martin 1.5L I4 | 59 | |
26th | 3.0 | 15th | M. Bayard |
Max Fourny Louis Decaroli
|
Bugatti Type 55 | Bugatti 2.3L I8 | 15th | |
Failed | ||||||||
27 | 1.5 | 23 | Aston Martin Ltd. |
Mortimer Morris-Goodall Jim Elwes
|
Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans | Aston Martin 1.5L I4 | 155 | |
28 | 1.5 | 22nd | Aston Martin Ltd. |
Thomas Fothringham-Parker John Appleton
|
Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans | Aston Martin 1.5L I4 | 142 | |
29 | 5.0 | 3 | Just-Émile Vernet |
Just-Émile Vernet Daniel Porthault
|
La Lorraine B3-6 | La Lorraine 3.5L I6 | 133 | |
30th | 750 | 54 | Hylton Paul Brigam-Metchim |
Hylton Brigam-Metchim Cecil Masters
|
Austin 7 | Austin 0.7L I4 | 95 | |
31 | 1.5 | 29 | Auguste Bodoignet |
Auguste Bodoignte Fernand Vallon |
Bugatti type 51A | Bugatti 1.4L I6 | 90 | |
32 | 1.1 | 33 | John Ludovic Ford |
John Ludovic Ford Maurice Baumer
|
MG K3 | MG 1.1L Supercharged I4 | 85 | |
33 | 3.0 | 6th | Earl Howe |
Earl Howe Tim Rose-Richards |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300LM | Alfa Romeo 2.4L Supercharged I8 | 85 | |
34 | 1.1 | 30th | Just-Émile Vernet |
Albert Debille Jean Viale
|
Salmson GS | Salmson 1.1L I4 | 82 | |
35 | 3.0 | 14th | Charles Brunet |
Charles Brunet André Carre
|
Bugatti Type 55 | Bugatti 2.3L Supercharged I8 | 75 | |
36 | 5.0 | 2 | Rober Labric |
Roger Labric Pierre Veyron |
Bugatti type 50S | Bugatti 4.9L I8 | 73 | |
37 | 2.0 | 16 | Louis Villeneuve |
Louis Villeneuve Georges Hamel
|
Derby L8 | Derby 2.0L V8 | 44 | |
38 | 3.0 | 5 | Tim Rose-Richards |
Freddie de Clifford Owen Saunders-Davies |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 | Alfa Romeo 2.4L I8 | 40 | |
39 | 1.1 | 46 | Raymond Gaillard |
Raymond Gaillard Paul Vallée
|
Rally | Rally 1.0L I4 | 38 | |
40 | 750 | 53 | Philippe Maillard-Brune |
Philippe Maillard-Brune Charles print
|
MG J-Type Midget | MG 0.7L I4 | 30th | |
41 | 1.1 | 43 | Jean-Albert Grégoire |
Pierre Padrault Philippe Charlault
|
Tracta | Tracta 1.0L I4 | 23 | |
42 | 2.0 | 18th | Mrs. Gwenda Stewart |
Gwenda Stewart Louis Bonne |
Derby L8 | Derby 2.0L V8 | 16 | |
43 | 1.1 | 41 | Georges Boursin |
Georges Boursin Maurice Nadeau
|
Amilcar CGS | Amilcar 1.1L I4 | 14th | |
44 | 3.0 | 7th | Raymond Summers |
Raymond Summer Pierre Félix |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 | Alfa Romeo 2.4L I8 | 14th |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | 8.0 | Nicholas of Romania |
Nicholas of Romania Whitney Straight |
Duesenberg Model SJ | Duesenberg 6.9L Supercharged I8 | ||
46 | M. Collier | MG Midget | |||||
47 | Pierre Louis-Dreyfus | Pierre Louis-Dreyfus | Alfa Romeo | ||||
48 | Tim Rose-Richards | Alfa Romeo | |||||
49 | Braillard Equipe | Maserati | |||||
50 | 3.0 | Braillard Equipe | Bugatti | ||||
51 | Bugatti | ||||||
52 | Bugatti Type 50 |
Biennale Cup
Index of Performance
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 52
- Started: 44
- Rated: 23
- Race classes: 5
- Spectator: unknown
- Honorary starter of the race: Jean de Rohan, President of the Automobile Club de France
- Race weekend weather: hot and sunny
- Route length: 13.492 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 24: 00: 00,000 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 214
- Total distance of the winning team: 2886.938 km
- Winner's average: 120,289 km / h
- Pole position: unknown
- Fastest race lap: Philippe Étancelin - Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 (# 9) - 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 .