1934 24 Hours of Le Mans

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The 1934 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 12th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 16 and 17, 1934.

[edit] Official Results

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 Magnette 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 E. 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 Kay Petre	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-Cecile Rose-Itier	Anne-Cecile 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	R.P. Gardner A.C. Beloë	Singer Nine Le Mans	Singer 1.0L I4	143

[edit] 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 Fothringham-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	La Lorraine B3-6	La Lorraine 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 Magnette 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	Rober 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	Rally 1.0L I4	38
39	750	53	Philippe Maillard-Brune	Philippe Maillard-Brune Charles Druck	MG J 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

[edit] Statistics

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

[edit] Trophy Winners

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