1930 24 Hours of Le Mans

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1930 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1930 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 8th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 21 June and 22 1930. The pairing of Odette Siko and Marguerite Mareuse would go in history as the first women to compete and finish in the race.[1]

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[edit] Official Results

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
1 8.0 4 Flag of the United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. Flag of the United Kingdom Woolf Barnato
Flag of the United Kingdom Glen Kidston
Bentley Speed Six
"Old Number One"
Bentley 6.6L I6 179
2 8.0 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. Flag of the United Kingdom Frank Clement
Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Watney
Bentley Speed Six Bentley 6.6L I6 173
3 3.0 15 Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur W. Fox
Flag of the United Kingdom Charles Nicholl
Flag of the United Kingdom Brian E. Lewis
Flag of the United Kingdom Hugh Eaton
Talbot AO90 Talbot 2.3L I4 162
4 3.0 16 Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur W. Fox
Flag of the United Kingdom Charles Nicholl
Flag of the United Kingdom Johnny Hindmarsh
Flag of the United Kingdom Tim Rose-Richards
Talbot AO90 Talbot 2.3L I4 160
5 2.0 23 Flag of the United Kingdom Lord Howe Flag of the United Kingdom Lord Howe
Flag of the United Kingdom Leslie Callingham
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS Alfa Romeo 1.8L Supercharged I6 159
6 1.5 24 Flag of the United Kingdom Lea-Francis Flag of the United Kingdom Kenneth Peacock
Flag of the United Kingdom Sammy Newsome
Lea-Francis Hyper S-Type Meadows 1.5L Supercharged I4 140
7 1.5 25 Flag of France Mme. Marguerite Mareuse Flag of France Marguerite Mareuse
Flag of France Odette Siko
Bugatti Type 40 Bugatti 1.5L I4 132
8 1.1 27 Flag of France Tracta Flag of France Jean-Albert Grégoire
Flag of France Fernand Vallon
Tracta A28 S.C.A.P. 1.0L I4 128
9 1.1 26 Flag of France Tracta Flag of France Roger Bourcier
Flag of France Louis Debeurgny
Tracta A28 S.C.A.P. 1.0L I4 123

[edit] Did Not Finish

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
10 5.0 8 Flag of the United Kingdom Hon. Miss Dorothy Paget Flag of the United Kingdom Dr. Dudley Benjafield
Giulio Ramponi
Bentley Blower C Bentley 4.4L Supercharged I4 144
11 5.0 9 Flag of the United Kingdom Hon. Miss Dorothy Paget Flag of the United Kingdom Sir Henry Birkin
Flag of France Jean Chassagne
Bentley Blower C Bentley 4.4L Supercharged I4 138
12 8.0 1 Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola Flag of Germany Rudolf Caracciola
Flag of Germany Christian Werner
Mercedes-Benz SS Mercedes-Benz 7.1L Supercharged I6 85
13 1.1 28 Flag of the United Kingdom Mrs. Huskinson & Fane Flag of the United Kingdom R.C. Murton-Neale
Flag of the United Kingdom Jack Hicks
MG M Midget MG 0.8L I4 82
14 8.0 6 Flag of France Parke Flag of France Georges Philippe
Flag of France Edmond Bourlier
Stutz DV32 Stutz 5.4L I8 42
15 8.0 5 Flag of France Éduoard Brisson Flag of France Éduoard Brisson
Flag of France Louis Rigal
Stutz DV32 Stutz 5.4L I8 34
16 1.1 29 Flag of the United Kingdom Francis Samuelson Flag of the United Kingdom F.H.B. Samuelson
Flag of the United Kingdom Freddy Kindell
MG M Midget MG 0.8L I4 28
17 8.0 3 Flag of the United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. Flag of the United Kingdom Sammy Davis
Flag of the United Kingdom Clive Dunfee
Bentley Speed Six Bentley 6.6L I6 21
DNS 1.5  ? Flag of France Bollack, Netter et Cie (B.N.C.) Driver Unknown
Driver Unknown
B.N.C. B.N.C. 1.5L I4 -

[edit] Statistics

  • Fastest Lap - #9 Hon. Miss Dorothy Paget - 6:48
  • Distance - 2930.663km
  • Average Speed - 122.111km/h

[edit] Trophy Winners

  • 6th Biennial Cup - #4 Bentley Motors Ltd.
  • Index of Performance - #15 Arthur W. Fox & Charles Nicholl

[edit] References

  1. ^ The greatest race - Telegraph