Le Mans 24 hour race 1935

The winners Luis Fontés and Johnny Hindmarsh

The Lagonda M45R Rapide, the winning car from Johnny Hindmarsh and Louis Fontès, is now in the Le Mans Racing Car Museum.

Lagonda Rapide

The 13th 24-hour race at Le Mans , the 13 ^s Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans , also Les 24 Heures du Mans Circuit de la Sarthe , was held from June 15 to 16 1935 on the Circuit des 24 Heures instead.

The race

The largest number of starters to date, 55, went to the 13th Le Mans 24-hour race on June 15, 1935. Great Britain provided the bulk of the vehicles with 37 vehicles. Works teams from Aston Martin , Singer , Riley and Austin were at the start. For the first time, Frazer Nash sent two works cars to the Sarthe. The most powerful British car was the Lagonda used privately by Johnny Hindmarsh and Luis Fontés . For the first time, a married couple took part. However, Tommy and Elsie Wisdom , called "The Tommy and Bill Show," sat in different vehicles. Tommy Wisdom drove a Singer 9 Le Mans , his wife Elsie drove a Riley Nine together with Canadian Kay Petre . Neither of them saw the checkered flag. Talbot came from France , now under the leadership of Anthony Lago, and Delahaye . The Romanian Prince Nikolaus was there again with his completely unfashionable but large-capacity Duesenberg .

The favorite was again the Alfa Romeo 8C . Four were entered privately, and the car that Raymond Sommer was in took the lead from the start. By nightfall, however, each of the four Italian cars had made it to the front of the field at least once. Most of the Bugattis and the Duesenberg had already failed before midnight . Raymond Sommer - who had to drive without a release after his teammate fell ill after the start - also gave up on early Sunday after technical problems. When Luigi Chinetti and Francis Curzon also had to give up, only the Alfa Romeo of Pierre Louis-Dreyfus and Henri Stoffel remained. When Dreyfus had to pit for a lengthy repair, the heavy Lagonda Rapide, with Hindmarsh at the wheel, took the lead. When Dreyfus caught up and overtook the Briton again, the pit crew made a fatal mistake. In the mistaken assumption that Dreyfus was already at the top, he was told to drive slowly in order to spare the Alfa. The French had only rounded back. By the time the error was noticed, it was too late. Dreyfus was able to make up massive ground, but in the end had to admit defeat by two car lengths. The later victorious Lagonda had almost dropped out. The car was plagued by transmission problems for almost the entire race, some of which became so severe that the drivers could barely change gear. On his last turn, Luis Fontés parked the Lagonda just in front of the pits and walked back to report a failure. But his pit crew sent him back out on the track, he could start the car, after some effort put it into first gear and drive on.

28 vehicles, more than ever before, saw the checkered flag, with the Lagonda team missing the distance record by more than 100 km.

Results

Pilots by nationality

61 British	48 French	2 Italians	1 Australian	1 Canadian
1 Monegasse	1 Dutch	1 Romanian

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis	engine	tires	Round
1	5.0	4th	Arthur W. Fox & Charles Nicholl	Johnny Hindmarsh Luis Fontés	Lagonda M45R Rapide	Meadows 4.5L I6	D.	222
2	3.0	12	Pierre Louis-Dreyfus	Pierre Louis-Dreyfus Henri Stoffel	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8	D.	222
3	1.5	29	Roy Eccles	Charles EC Martin Charles Brackenbury	Aston Martin 1½ Ulster	Aston Martin 1.5L I4	D.	215
4th	1.5	24	Riley Motor Company Ltd.	Alex van der Becke Cliff Richardson	Riley Nine MPH Six Racing	Riley 1.5L I4		208
5	5.0	7th	Henri Toulouse	Henri Toulouse Marcel Mongin	Delahaye 18CV Sport	Delahaye 3.2L I6		207
6th	2.0	21st	Guy Don	Guy Don Jean Desvignes	Alfa Romeo 6C	Alfa Romeo 1.8L I6	D.	204
7th	1.5	38	Jean Trévoux	Jean Trévoux René Carrière	Riley Nine MPH Six Racing	Riley 1.5L I4		204
8th	1.5	33	Maurice Faulkner	Maurice Faulkner Tom Clarke	Aston Martin 1½ Ulster	Aston Martin 1.5L I4		202
9	1.1	42	Philippe Maillard-Brune	Philippe Maillard-Brune Charles print	MG Magnette K3	MG 1.1L Supercharged I6	D.	202
10	1.5	32	Tommy Thomas	Tommy Thomas Michael Kenyon	Aston Martin 1½ Ulster	Aston Martin 1.5L I4		199
11	1.5	31	PL Donkin	Peter Donkin Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton	Aston Martin 1½ Ulster	Aston Martin 1.5L I4		199
12	1.5	27	John Cecil Noël	Jim Elwes Mortimer Morris-Goodall	Aston Martin 1½ Ulster	Aston Martin 1.5L I4		196
13	5.0	14th	Arthur W. Fox & Charles Nicholl	Dudley Benjafield Sir Ronald Gunter	Lagonda M45R Rapide	Meadows 4.5L I6	D.	196
14th	1.5	26th	Louis Villeneuve	Louis Villeneuve André Vagniez	Bugatti Type 51A	Bugatti 1.5L Supercharged I8		195
15th	1.5	30th	Alfred Thomas Gardner	Alfred Gardner Alfred Beloë	Aston Martin 1½ Ulster	Aston Martin 1.5L I4		190
16	1.1	51	FS Barnes	Frank Stanley Barnes Alf Langley	Singer 9 Le Mans Replica	Singer 1.0L I4		183
17th	1.5	34	André Hénon	André Hénon Roger Rès	Singer 1½ liter Le Mans	Singer 1.5L I4		177
18th	1.1	45	Mme Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier	Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier Robert Jacob	Fiat 508S Balilla Sport	Fiat 1.0L I4		172
19th	1.1	48	Gordon Hendy	Gordon Hendy James Boulton	Singer 9 Sports	Singer 1.0L I4		171
20th	1.1	54	Anthony Marsh	Arthur Marsh Herbert Guest	Singer 9 Le Mans Replica	Singer 1.0L I4		160
21st	1.1	46	Pierre Duval	Pierre Duval Jean Treunet	BNC	BNC 1.0L I4		160
22nd	1.1	52	Raymond Gaillard	Raymond Gaillard Maurice Aimé	Singer 9 Le Mans Replica	Singer 1.0L I4		159
23	1.1	53	Guy Lapchin	Guy Lapchin Jacques Savoye	Singer 9 Le Mans	Singer 1.0L I4		155
24	1.1	56	Capt. GET Eyston	Joan Richmond Eva Gordon Simpson	MG PA Midget	MG 0.8L I4		153
25th	1.1	55	Capt. GET Eyston	Doreen Evans Barbara Skinner	MG PA Midget	MG 0.8L I4		153
26th	1.1	54	Capt. GET Eyston	Margaret Allen Coleen Eaton	MG PA Midget	MG 0.8L I4		152
27	750	62	John Carr	John Carr John Barbour	Austin 7 Speedy	Austin 0.7L I4		141
28	750	60	Austin Motor Company	Charles Dodson RG Richardson	Austin 7 Speedy	Austin 0.7L I4		138
Failed
29	3.0	8th	Anthony Lago	Auguste Bodoignet Gabriel Constant	Talbot T150 Baby Sport	Talbot 3.0L I6		181
30th	1.5	36	Riley Motor Company Ltd.	Jean Sébilleau Georges Delaroche	Riley Nine MPH Six Racing	Riley 1.5L I4		149
31	1.5	35	Riley Motor Company Ltd.	Freddie Dixon Cyril Paul	Riley Nine MPH Six Racing	Riley 1.5L I4		130
32	1.1	44	Amédée Gordini	Amédée Gordini Carlo Nazarro	Fiat 508S Balilla Sport Coppa D'Oro	Fiat 1.0L I4		129
33	5.0	6th	Bernard de Souza Dantas	Bernard de Souza Dantas Roger Teillac	Bugatti Type 57	Bugatti 3.3L I8		129
34	3.0	10	Earl Howe	Earl Howe Brian E. Lewis	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8		129
35	3.0	18th	Comte Georges d'Arnoux	Georges d'Arnoux Pierre Merlin	Bugatti Type 55	Bugatti 2.3L I6		128
36	3.0	11	Luigi Chinetti	Luigi Chinetti Jacques Gastaud	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8		116
37	5.0	8th	Roger Labric	Roger Labric Pierre Veyron	Bugatti Type 50S	Bugatti 5.0L I8		116
38	1.1	50	John HR Baker	John Baker Norman Black	Singer 9 Le Mans Replica	Singer 1.0L I4		107
39	750	59	Austin Motor Company	Pat Driscoll Don Parish	Austin 7	Austin 0.7L I4		106
40	1.1	39	Maurice Baumer	Maurice Baumer John Ludovic Ford	MG Magnette K3	MG 1.1L Supercharged I6		99
41	1.1	58	Philippe Maillard-Brune	Jean Viale Albert Debille	MG PB Midget	MG 0.8L Supercharged I4		98
42	1.5	22nd	Dudley Folland	Dudley Folland A. FP Fane	Frazer Nash Shelsley	Gough 1.5L I4		96
43	1.1	41	Eddie Hertzberger	Eddie Hertzberger George Raphaël Béthenod de Montbressieux	MG Magnette K3	MG 1.1L Supercharged I6		92
44	1.1	43	Ecurie de L'Ours	Marcel Horvilleur Gaston Serff	Amilcar CG Spéciale Martin	Amilcar 1.1L I4		91
45	750	61	Austin Motor Company	Charles Goodacre RF Turner	Austin 7	Austin 0.7L I4		89
46	2.0	19th	Derby	Gwenda Stewart Charles Worth	Derby	Derby 2.0L I4		87
47	1.5	23	MTU Collier	Michael Collier Lord Selsdon	Frazer Nash TT Replica	Gough 1.5L I4		77
48	2.0	20th	Ecurie Argo	Paul Vallée Albert Blondeau	Bugatti Type 35	Bugatti 2.0L Supercharged I8		74
49	3.0	15th	Raymond Summers	Raymond Summer Raymond de Saugé Destrez	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8		69
50	3.0	9	René Kippeurt	René Kippeurt Edmont Nebout	Bugatti Type 44	Bugatti 3.0L I8		64
51	1.1	49	Singer Ltd.	John Donald Barnes Tommy Wisdom	Singer 9 Le Mans Replica	Singer 1.0L I4		57
52	5.0	5	Daniel Porthault	Daniel Porthault Just-Émile Vernet	La Lorraine B3-6	La Lorraine 3.5L I6		52
53	1.5	37	Riley Motor Company Ltd.	Percy Maclure Sammy Newsome	Riley Nine MPH Six Racing	Riley 1.5L I4		47
54	1.5	28	RE tongue	Clifton Penn-Hughes Thomas Forthringham-Parker	Aston Martin 1½ Ulster	Aston Martin 1.5L I4		45
55	1.5	25th	Riley Motor Company Ltd.	Elsie Wisdom Kay Petre	Riley Nine MPH Six Racing	Riley 1.5L I4		38
56	8.0	1	Prince Nicholas of Romania	Prince Nicholas of Romania Emile Beghin	Duesenberg Model J.	Duesenberg 7.0L I8		38
57	3.0	16	Ecurie Argo	Louis Decaroli Gilbert Fourny	Bugatti Type 55	Bugatti 2.3L I6		26th
58	1.1	47	Ian Connell	Ian Connell Nevil Lloyd	Singer 9 Le Mans Replica	Singer 1.0L I4		17th
Not started
59	5.0	3		Jacques de Valence de Minardiere Charles Delavau	Bugatti Type 50			1
60	1.1	40	Capt. GET Eyston		MG Magnette K3	Talbot 3.0L I6		2

¹ Accident in training ² not started

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
61	8.0			Richard Pons	Hispano-Suiza
62			Treizefonts		Bugatti
63			George Boursin

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
11th Biennale Cup	Charles EC Martin	Charles Brackenbury	Aston Martin 1½ Ulster	Rank 3
Index of Performance	Charles EC Martin	Charles Brackenbury	Aston Martin 1½ Ulster	Rank 3
3001-5000 cc	Johnny Hindmarsh	Luis Fontés	Lagonda M45R Rapide	Overall victory
2001-3000 cc	Pierre-Louis Dreyfus	Henri Stoffel	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300	Rank 2
1501-2000 cc	Guy Don	Jean Desvignes	Alfa Romeo 6C	Rank 6
1101-1500 cc	Charles EC Martin	Charles Brackenbury	Aston Martin 1½ Ulster	Rank 3
751-1000 cc	Philippe Maillard-Brune	Charles pressure	MG Magnette K3	Rank 9
Up to 750 cm³	John Carr	John Barbour	Austin 7 Speedy	Rank 27

Racing data

• Registered: 63
• Started: 58
• Rated: 28
• Race classes: 8
• Spectator: unknown
• Honorary starters of the race: Raoul Dautry , General Director of the SNCF and Daniel Boutet, General Director of the French Road Administration
• Weather on the race weekend: warm, with brief rain showers
• Route length: 13.492 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 24: 00: 00,000 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 223
• Total distance of the winning team: 3006.797 km
• Winner's average: 125,283 km / h
• Pole position: unknown
• Fastest race lap: Earl Howe - Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 (# 10) - 5: 47.900 = 139.612 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. Brocklands Books, Cobham 1998, ISBN 1-85520-465-7 .

Web links

Commons : Le Mans 24 Hours 1935  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Results with 24-hour en-piste