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Le Mans 1939

Race date

17 June 1939

Entries

Drivers

Teams

Cars	27
Classes	6
Engines	31
Tyre manufacturers	2
Classified	40
Retirements	44
Total laps	11,894

Results (51)

No.	Team	Car	Manufacturer	Engine	Class	Tyres	Overall	Class	Status	Laps	Drivers
1	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Bugatti 57C Tank	Bugatti	Bugatti 3251 compr. S8	3001-5000	Dunlop	1.	1.	classified	249	Jean-Pierre Wimille / Pierre Veyron
21	Ecurie Walter Watney	Delage D6-3L	Delage	Delage 2981 S6	2001-3000	Dunlop	2.	1.	classified	245	Louis Gérard / Georges Monneret
5	Lagonda Cars Ltd	Lagonda V12	Lagonda	Lagonda 4479 V12	3001-5000	Dunlop	3.	2.	classified	239	Arthur Charles Dobson / Charles Brackenbury
6	Lord Selsdon	Lagonda V12	Lagonda	Lagonda 4479 V12	3001-5000	—	4.	3.	classified	239	'Selsdon' (Hon Peter Mitchell-Thomson) / William George Hood Waleran (Walrond)
26	BMW	BMW 328 Touring	BMW	BMW 1976 S6	1501-2000	Dunlop	5.	1.	classified	236	Max Von Schaumburg-Lippe / Fritz Hans Wencher
12	Louis Villeneuve	Delahaye 135 CS	Delahaye	Delahaye 3590 S6	3001-5000	—	6.	4.	classified	236	Louis Villeneuve / René Biolay
27	BMW	BMW 328	BMW	BMW 1976 S6	1501-2000	—	7.	2.	classified	230	Ralph Röese / Paul Heinemann
20	Count Heyden	Delahaye 135 CS	Delahaye	Delahaye 3557 S6	3001-5000	—	8.	5.	classified	224	R.R.C. Rob Walker / Ian Connell
28	BMW	BMW 328	BMW	BMW 1976 S6	1501-2000	—	9.	3.	classified	221	Willi Briem / Rudolf Scholz
39	Gordini	Simca Huit - Fiat	Simca	Simca 1087 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	10.	1.	classified	214	Amédée Gordini / José Scaron
14	Joseph Chotard	Delahaye 135 CS	Delahaye	Delahaye 3575 S6	3001-5000	—	11.	6.	classified	203	Joseph Chotard / Jack Seylair (Lucien Langlois)
29	Commander R.P. Hitchens	Aston Martin Speed Model	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 1969 S4 )	1501-2000	—	12.	4.	classified	199	Robert Hichens / Mortimer Morris-Goodall
41	Gordini	Simca Huit - Fiat	Simca	Simca 1087 S4	751-1100	—	13.	2.	classified	196	Guy Lapchin / Charles Plantivaux
32	Ecurie Lapin Blanc	HRG	HRG	Singer HRG 1496 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	14.	1.	classified	193	Peter C.T. Clark / Marcus Chambers
37	Miss Marjorie Fawcett	Morgan 4+4 - Standard Ten	Morgan	Standard Climax 1104 S4	1101-1500	—	15.	2.	classified	185	Geoffrey White / Cuthbert Marc Anthony
34	Just Emile Vernet	Riley TT Sprite Pourtout	Riley	Riley 1496 S4	1101-1500	—	16.	3.	classified	180	Just Emile Vernet / Carl de Bodard
38	Victor Camerano	Simca Huit - Fiat	Simca	Simca 1090 S4	751-1100	—	17.	3.	classified	164	Victor Camerano / Henri Louveau
45	Arthur W. Jones	Singer Le Mans Replica	Singer	Singer 972 S4	751-1100	—	18.	4.	classified	155	Arthur Wynn Jones / Gordon Wilkins
48	Gordini	Simca Cinq - Fiat	Simca	Simca 566 S4	501-750	Dunlop	19.	1.	classified	148	Adrien Alin / Albert Alin
48	Gordini	Simca Cinq - Fiat	Simca	Simca 566 S4	501-750	Dunlop	19.	1.	classified	148	Adrien Alin / Albert Alin
49	Gordini	Simca Cinq - Fiat	Simca	Simca 570 S4	501-750	—	20.	2.	classified	147	Maurice Aimé / Albert Leduc
49	Gordini	Simca Cinq - Fiat	Simca	Simca 570 S4	501-750	—	20.	2.	classified	147	Maurice Aimé / Albert Leduc
10	Jean Trémoulet	Talbot T150 C	Talbot	Talbot 3997 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	retired	65	Jean Trémoulet / Raoul Forestier
11	André Bellecroix	Delahaye 135 CS	Delahaye	Delahaye 3604 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	retired	50	André Belle-croix / Gaston Serraud
15	Robert Mazaud	Delahaye 135 CS	Delahaye	Delahaye 3565 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	retired	115	Robert Mazaud / Marcel Mongin
16	Ecurie Francia	Delahaye 135 CS	Delahaye	Delahaye 3604 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	retired	63	Joseph Paul / Jean Trévoux
18	Ecurie Francia	Delahaye 135 CS	Delahaye	Delahaye 3575 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	retired	171	Marcel Contet / Robert Brunet
19	Ecurie Francia	Delahaye 135 CS	Delahaye	Delahaye 3568 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	retired	99	Eugène Chaboud / Yves Giraud-Cabantous
1R	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Bugatti 57G	Bugatti	Bugatti 3251 compr. S8	3001-5000	—	—	—	—	0	—
22	Ecurie Walter Watney	Delage D6-3L	Delage	Delage 2968 S6	2001-3000	—	—	—	retired	153	Armand Hug / Roger Loyer
24	Adler Werke	Adler 10 Dorr Schreck	Adler	Adler 2494 S4	2001-3000	—	—	—	—	0	Fritz Huschke Von Hanstein / Wilhelm Kahrmann
25	Raymond Sommer	Alfa Romeo 6C 2500ss	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 2443 S6	2001-3000	—	—	—	retired	173	Raymond Sommer / B. Bira (Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh)
3	Luigi Chinetti	Talbot T26 SS	Talbot	Talbot 4483 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	retired	154	Luigi Chinetti / Donald (T.A.S.O.) Mathieson
30	Adler	Adler Trumpf	Adler	Adler 1498 S4	1101-1500	—	—	—	retired	6	Otto Löhr / Paul Von Guilleaume
31	Victor Polledri	Aston Martin 1½	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 1497 S4	1101-1500	—	—	—	retired	155	Victor Polledri / Robert (Robert Klempeneré)
31	Victor Polledri	Aston Martin 1½	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 1497 S4	1101-1500	—	—	—	retired	155	Victor Polledri / Robert (Robert Klempeneré)
33	?	Riley Sprite TT	Riley	Riley 1496 S4	1101-1500	—	—	—	—	0	Jack Seylair (Lucien Langlois) / Georges Brunot
36	Michael Collier	MG Midget PA	MG	MG 939 S4 comp.	751-1100	—	—	—	retired	63	Miles Collier / Lewis Welch
36	Michael Collier	MG Midget PA	MG	MG 939 S4 comp.	751-1100	—	—	—	retired	63	Miles Collier / Lewis Welch
4	Luigi Chinetti	Talbot T26 SS Figoni	Talbot	Talbot 4483 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	retired	45	'Heldé' (Pierre Louis-Dreyfus) / Nime (Tony Schumann)
40	Gordini	Simca Huit - Fiat	Simca	Simca 1087 S4	751-1100	—	—	—	retired	29	Jean Breillet / Albert Debille
42	Mme Anne Rose-Itier	Simca Huit - Fiat	Simca	Simca 1087 S4	751-1100	—	—	—	retired	26	Anne Itier / Suzanne Largeot
43	Just Emile Vernet	Simca Huit - Fiat	Simca	Simca 1090 S4	751-1100	—	—	—	retired	50	Robert Cayeux / Gaston Tramer
44	A. C, Scott	Singer Nine Le Mans Replica	Singer	Singer 972 S4	751-1100	—	—	—	retired	105	Archie Scott / Tom Wisdom
44	A. C, Scott	Singer Nine Le Mans Replica	Singer	Singer 972 S4	751-1100	—	—	—	retired	105	Archie Scott / Tom Wisdom
46	Jacques Savoye	Singer Nine Savoye Special	Singer	Singer 972 S4	751-1100	—	—	—	retired	4	Jacques Savoye / Pierre Savoye
47	Claude Bonneau	MG Midget PB	MG	MG 954 S4	751-1100	—	—	—	retired	40	Claude Bonneau / Max Mathieu
47	Claude Bonneau	MG Midget PB	MG	MG 954 S4	751-1100	—	—	—	retired	40	Claude Bonneau / Max Mathieu
7	Luigi Chinetti	Talbot T26 SS	Talbot	Talbot 4468 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	retired	88	André Morel / James Bradley
8	T.A.S.O. Mathieson	Talbot T150 SS	Talbot	Talbot 3998 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	retired	88	Philippe de Massa / Norbert Jean Mahé
9	Luigi Chinetti	Talbot T150 C	Talbot	Talbot 3996 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	retired	102	René Le Begue / Pierre Levegh (Bouillin)

Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified