1934 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1934 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 12th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 16 and 17 June 1934. The first women to finish were Dorothy Champney and Kay Petre who were 13th overall in a Riley.[1]

1934 24 Hours of Le Mans
Previous: 1933 Next: 1935
Index: Races | Winners
Philippe Étancellin, the winner of the 1934 Le Mans

Official results
Le Mans in 1934
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
1 3.0 9 Luigi Chinetti
Philippe Étancelin		 Luigi Chinetti
Philippe Étancelin		 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8 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
4 1.1 34 Roy Eccles Charles E.C. 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
6 1.1 37 Riley Motor Company Ltd. Sammy Newsome
Percy Maclure		 Riley Nine Ulster Imp Riley 1.1L I4 195
7 1.5 26 A.A. Rigby Brian Lewis
Johnny Hindmarsh		 Singer Le Mans 1½ Litre Singer 1.5L I4 195
8 1.5 25 Frank Stanley Barnes Frank Stanley Barnes
Alf Langley		 Singer Le Mans 1½ Litre Singer 1.5L I4 192
9 3.0 4 Norbert Jean Mahé Norbert Jean Mahé
Jean Desvignes		 Bugatti Type 44 Bugatti 3.0L I8 191
10 1.5 20 M.R.E. 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 Carriére		 Riley Nine Ulster Imp Riley 1.1L I4 174
13 1.1 38 Miss Dorothy Champney Dorothy Champney[1]
Kay Petre[1]		 Riley Nine Ulster Imp Riley 1.1L I4 172
14 1.1 32 Jean de Gavardie Jean de Gavardie
George Stewart		 Amilcar C6 Amilcar 1.1L I6 168
15 1.1 48 Singer Ltd. Norman Black
J.R.H. Baker		 Singer Nine Le Mans Singer 1.0L I4 163
16 1.1 40 Lord de Clifford Freddie de Clifford
Charles Brackenbury		 Lagonda Rapier
"De Clifford Special"		 Lagonda 1.1L I4 163
17 1.1 52 Mme Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier
Charles Duruy		 MG PA Midget MG 0.8L I4 162
18 1.1 47 Singer Ltd. Tommy Wisdom
John Donald Barnes		 Singer Nine Le Mans Singer 1.0L I4 161
19 1.1 44 J.A. Grégoire Félix Quinault
Daniélault		 Tracta Tracta 1.0L I4 158
20 1.1 42 Charles Auguste Martin Charles Auguste Martin
Fernand Pousse		 Amilcar CG
"Spéciale Martin"		 Amilcar 1.1L I4 155
21 1.1 45 Alin Fréres Adrien Alin
Albert Alin		 B.N.C. B.N.C. 1.0L I4 150
22 1.1 31 Ecurie de l'Ours Camille Poiré
Gaston Robail		 Amilcar C6 Amilcar 1.1L I6 148
23 1.1 50 R.P. Gardner A.T. Gardner
A.C. Beloë		 Singer Nine Le Mans Singer 1.0L I4 143

Did Not Finish
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
24 1.5 23 Aston Martin Ltd. Mortimer Morris-Goodall
Jim Elwes		 Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans Aston Martin 1.5L I4 155
25 1.5 22 Aston Martin Ltd. Thomas Fotheringham-Parker
John Appleton		 Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans Aston Martin 1.5L I4 142
26 5.0 3 Just-Emile Vernet Just-Emile Vernet
Daniel Porthault		 Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Lorraine-Dietrich 3.5L I6 133
27 750 54 H. Bridgman Metchim H. Bridgman Metchim
C.H. Masters		 Austin 7 Austin 0.7L I4 95
28 1.5 29 Auguste Bodoignet Auguste Bodoignte
Fernand Vallon		 Bugatti
(Type Unknown)		 Bugatti 1.4L I6 90
29 1.1 33 John Ludovic Ford John Ludovic Ford
Maurice Baumer		 MG K-type K3 MG 1.1L Supercharged I4 85
30 3.0 6 Lord Howe Lord Howe
Tim Rose-Richards		 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300LM Alfa Romeo 2.4L Supercharged I8 85
31 1.1 30 Just-Emile Vernet Albert Debille
Jean Viale		 Salmson GS Salmson 1.1L I4 82
32 3.0 14 Charles Brunet Charles Brunet
Jean Renaldi		 Bugatti Type 55 Bugatti 2.3L Supercharged I8 75
33 5.0 2 Roger Labric Roger Labric
Pierre Veyron		 Bugatti Type 50S Bugatti 4.9L I8 73
34 1.1 49 Gordon Hendy Gordon Hendy
James Boulton		 Singer Nine Le Mans Singer 1.0L I4 59
35 1.5 21 Aston Martin Ltd. A C Bertelli
Clifton Penn-Hughes		 Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans Aston Martin 1.5L I4 59
36 2.0 16 Louis Villeneuve Louis Villeneuve
Géo Ham		 Derby L8 Derby 2.0L V8 44
37 3.0 5 Tim Rose-Richards Freddy Clifford
Owen Saunders-Davies		 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Alfa Romeo 2.4L I8 40
38 1.1 46 Raymond Gaillard Raymond Gaillard
Paul Vallée		 Rally NCP Rally 1.0L I4 38
39 750 53 Philippe Maillard-Brune Philippe Maillard-Brune
Charles Druck		 MG J-type Midget MG 0.7L I4 30
40 1.1 43 J.A. Grégoire Pierre Padrault
"Charlault"		 Tracta Tracta 1.0L I4 23
41 2.0 18 Mrs. Gwenda Stewart Gwenda Stewart
Louis Bonne		 Derby L8 Derby 2.0L V8 16
42 3.0 15 M. Bayard Max Fourney
Louis Decaroli		 Bugatti Type 55 Bugatti 2.3L I8 15
43 1.1 41 Georges Boursin Georges Boursin
"Nadeau"		 Amilcar CGS Amilcar 1.1L I4 14
44 3.0 7 Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer
Dr. Pierre Félix		 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Alfa Romeo 2.4L I8 14

Statistics
  • Fastest Lap – #9 Luigi Chinetti / Philippe Étancelin – 5:41
  • Distance – 2886.938 km
  • Average Speed – 120.289 km/h

Trophy Winners
  • 10th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup – #36 Riley Motor Company Ltd.
  • Index of Performance – #36 Riley Motor Company Ltd.

References
  1. "Riley family (per. 1890–1969), bicycle and motor car manufacturers | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". www.oxforddnb.com. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/107240. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
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