1938 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1938 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 15th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1938.

1938 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Index: Races | Winners

Official results

Le Mans in 1938
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
1 5.0 15 Eugène Chaboud / Jean Trémoulet Eugène Chaboud
Jean Trémoulet
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 235
2 5.0 14 Gaston Serraud Gaston Serraud
Yves Giraud-Cabantous
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 233
3 5.0 5 Jean Prenant Jean Prenant
André Morel
Talbot T150SS Coupe Talbot 4.0L I6 219
4 5.0 10 Louis Villeneuve Louis Villeneuve
René Biolay
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 218
5 2.0 24 Emile Darl'mat Charles de Cortanze
Marcel Contet
Darl'mat DS Peugeot 2.0L I4 214
6 2.0 28 Adler Peter Graff Orssich
Rudolf Sauerwein
Adler Super Trumpf Rennlimousine Adler 1.7L I4 211
7 1.5 33 Adler Otto Löhr
Paul von Guillaume
Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine Adler 1.5L I4 204
8 1.1 46 Jacques Savoye Jacques Savoye
Pierre Savoye
Singer Nine Le Mans Replica
"Savoye Special"
Singer 1.0L I4 174
9 1.1 42 Just-Emile Vernet Albert Debille
Guy Lapchin
Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 172
10 1.5 31 Ecurie Lapin Blanc Peter Clark
Marcus Chambers
HRG Le Mans Singer 1.5L I4 170
11 1.1 48 Victor Camerano Victor Camerano
Robert Klempeneré
Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 166
12 1.1 49 Claude Bonneau Claude Bonneau
Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier
MG PA Midget Special MG 1.0L I4 165
13 1.1 40 Miss P.M. Fawcett Marjorie Fawcett
Geoffrey White
Morgan 4/4 Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 163
14 750 51 Amédée Gordini Maurice Aimé
Charles Plantivoux
Simca Cinq Fiat 0.6L I4 151
15 750 52 Amédée Gordini Albert Leduc
Athos Querzola
Simca Cinq Fiat 0.6L I4 140

Did not finish

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
16 5.0 19 Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer
Clemente Biondetti
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I8 219
17 5.0 8 Norbert Jean Mahé Donald Mathieson
Freddy Clifford
Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L I6 159
18 5.0 7 Jean Trévoux Jean Trévoux
Pierre Levegh
Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L i6 159
19 2.0 27 Robert P Hichens Robert P Hichens
Mortimer Morris-Goodall
Aston Martin Speed Model Aston Martin 2.0L I4 150
20 1.1 37 Amédée Gordini Amédée Gordini
José Scaron
Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 140
21 1.5 36 Pierre Ferry Pierre Ferry
Francis Noireaux
Riley Sprite TT Riley 1.5L I4 127
22 1.1 43 Amédée Gordini Robert Lévy
Adrien Alin
Simca Fiat 1.0L I4 124
23 1.1 38 Amédée Gordini Jean Viale
Jean Breillet
Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 111
24 3.0 23 Mme Fernande Roux / Mme Germaine Rouault Fernande Roux
Germaine Rouault
Amilcar G36
"Pegase Special"
Amilcar 2.5L I4 101
25 5.0 4 Luigi Chinetti René Carrière
René Le Bègue
Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L I6 101
26 5.0 12 Georges Monneret Georges Monneret
Roger Loyer
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 88
27 5.0 6 Luigi Chinetti Louis Rosier
Robert Huguet
Talbot T150SS Coupe Talbot 4.0L i6 81
28 1.1 47 Team Autosports John Donald Barnes
Tommy Wisdom
Singer Nine Le Mans Replica Singer 1.0L I4 74
29 1.1 45 Just-Emile Vernet Gaston Tramar
Paul Samuel
Simca 1000 Fiat 1.0L I4 69
30 5.0 3 Luigi Chinetti Philippe Etancelin
Luigi Chinetti
Talbot T26 Talbot 4.5L I6 66
31 3.0 22 Société R.V. Louis Gérard
Jacques de Velance de Minardiere
Delage D6-70 Delage 3.0L I6 58
32 1.1 41 Just-Emile Vernet Just-Emile Vernet
Suzanne Largeot
Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 55
33 5.0 21 Marcel Horvilleur Marcel Horvilleur
Yves Matra
Alfa Romeo 2300 Monza Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I6 53
34 5.0 11 Joseph Paul Marcel Mongin
Robert Mazaud
Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 50
35 1.1 50 Miss Dorothy Stanley-Turner Elsie Wisdom
Arthur Dobson
MG PB Midget MG 0.9L I4 48
36 1.1 39 Just-Emile Vernet Angelo Molinari
Georges Sarret
Fiat 508S Balilla Fiat 1.0L I4 40
37 1.5 29 Raoul Forestier Raoul Forestier
Roger Charon
Riley Sprite TT Riley 1.5L I4 30
38 5.0 1 Ecurie Bleue René Dreyfus
Louis Chiron
Delahaye 145 Delahaye 4.5L V12 21
39 2.0 25 Emile Darl'Mat Jean Pujol
Louis Rigal
Darl'Mat DS Peugeot 2.0L I4 18
40 5.0 2 Ecurie Bleue Gianfranco Comotti
Albert Divo
Delahaye 145 Delahaye 4.5L V12 7
41 2.0 26 Emile Darl'Mat Maurice Serre
Daniel Porthault
Darl'Mat DS Peugeot 2.0L I4 6
42 1.5 35 Charles Morrison Charles Morrison
Neil Watson
Atalanta Atalanta 1.5L I4 4

Statistics

  • Fastest Lap – #19 Raymond Sommer – 5:13.8
  • Distance – 3180.94 km
  • Average Speed – 132.539 km/h

Trophy winners

  • 13th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup – #28 Adler
  • Index of Performance – #51 Amédée Gordini
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