1928 24 Hours of Le Mans

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The 1928 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 6th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 16 and 17, 1928.

[edit] Official Results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	5.0	4	Bentley Motors Ltd.	Woolf Barnato Bernard Rubin	Bentley 4½ Litre "Old Mother Gun"	Bentley 4.4L I6	154
2	5.0	1	C.T. Weymann	Éduoard Brisson Robert Bloch	Stutz DV16 Blackhawk	Stutz 4.9L I8	153
3	5.0	8	No Team Name	Henri Stoffel André Rossignol	Chrysler 72 Six	Chrysler 4.1L I6	144
4	5.0	7	No Team Name	Jean Ghica Cantacuzino G. Ghica Cantacuzino	Chrysler 72 Six	Chrysler 4.1L I6	139
5	5.0	3	Bentley Motors Ltd.	Sir Henry Birkin Jean Chassagne	Bentley 4½ Litre	Bentley 4.4L I6	135
6	1.5	27	No Team Name	Maj. Maurice Harvey Harold Purdy	Alvis TA	Alvis 1.5L I4	132
7	1.1	32	No Team Name	Michel Doré Jean Treunet	B.N.C.	B.N.C. 1.1L I4	131
8	2.0	12	No Team Name	Robert Benoist Christian Dauvergne	Itala Tipo 61 S 2000	Itala 2.0L I6	130
9	1.5	28	No Team Name	S.C.H. Davis William Urquhart-Dykes	Alvis TA	Alvis 1.5L I4	130
10	1.1	35	No Team Name	Georges Casse André Rousseau	Salmson GS	Salmson 1.1L I4	127
11	2.0	16	F.E. Metcalfe	Andre d'Erlanger Douglas Hawkes	Lagonda OH 2 Litre Speed	Lagonda 2.0L I4	126
12	1.5	29	Pierre Fenaille	Maurice Benoist Louis Balart	Tracta	S.C.A.P. 1.5L I4	121
13	1.1	37	No Team Name	Lucien Desvaux Pierre Goutte	Lombard AL3	Lombard 1.1L I4	116
14	1.1	36	Etablissements Henri Precioux (E.H.P.)	Guy Bouriat Pierre Bussienne	E.H.P.	C.I.M.E. 1.1L I6	115
15	2.0	19	No Team Name	Gaston Duval Gaston Mottet	S.A.R.A. SP7	S.A.R.A. 1.8L I6	114
16	1.1	31	Pierre Fenaille	Roger Bourcier Hector Vasena	Tracta	S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4	110
17	1.1	42	Pierre Fenaille	Jean-Albert Grégoire Fernand Vallon	Tracta	S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4	108

[edit] Did Not Finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
18	1.5	24	No Team Name	Henri Guilbert André Lefebvre	S.C.A.P.	S.C.A.P. 1.5L I4	95
19	1.1	39	No Team Name	Lucien Lemesle Henry Godard	S.C.A.P.	S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4	91
20	1.5	26	Aston Martin Ltd. Lord Charnwood	Jack Bezzant Cyril Paul	Aston Martin 1½ International	Aston Martin 1.5L I4	82
21	5.0	2	Bentley Motors Ltd.	Dr. Dudley Benjafield Frank Clement	Bentley 4½ Litre	Bentley 4.4L I6	71
22	5.0	5	No Team Name	Cyril de Vere Louis Chiron	Chrysler 72	Chrysler 4.1L I6	66
23	1.1	41	No Team Name	Fernand Gabriel Louis Paris	Ariés 8-10 CV	Ariés 1.1L I4	51
24	2.0	14	No Team Name	Louis Charaval "Christian"	Itala Tipo 61 S 2000	Itala 2.0L I6	50
25	1.5	21	No Team Name	Henri De Cositer Sosthene de la Rochefoucauld	Alphi	Alphi 1.5L I4	45
26	1.5	25	Aston Martin Ltd. Lord Charnwood	A.C. Bertelli Capt. George E.T. Eyston	Aston Martin 1½ International	Aston Martin 1.5L I4	32
27	1.1	30	No Team Name	J. Hasley Albert Perrot	Salmson GS	Salmson 1.1L I4	30
28	2.0	20	No Team Name	Emile Maret Gonzaque Lécureul	S.A.R.A. SP7	S.A.R.A. 1.8L I6	25
29	2.0	18	F.E. Metcalfe	Capt. R. Clive Gallop Maj. E.J. Hays	Lagonda OH 2-Litre Speed	Lagonda 2.0L I4	23
30	1.1	40	No Team Name	Arthur Duray Roger Denalo	Ariés 8-10CV	Ariés 1.1L I4	22
31	2.0	15	F.E. Metcalfe	F.H.P. Samuelson Frank King	Lagonda OH 2-Litre Speed	Lagonda 2.0L I4	13
32	5.0	6	No Team Name	Goffredo Zehender Jérôme Ledure	Chrysler 72	Chrysler 4.1L I6	5
33	3.0	9	No Team Name	Robert Laly Louis Rigal	Ariés Surbaissée 3-Litre	Ariés 3.0L I4	3

[edit] Statistics

• Fastest Lap - #3 Bentley Motors Ltd. - 8:07
• Distance - 2669.272km
• Average Speed - 111.219km/h

[edit] Trophy Winners

• 4th Biennial Cup - #35 Georges Casse/André Rousseau
• Index of Performance - #35 Georges Casse/André Rousseau