1937 24 Hours of Le Mans

14th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

The 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 14th Grand Prix of Endurance. It took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe on 19 and 20 June 1937. The race was won by Jean Pierre Wimille and Robert Benoist in Roger Labric's works supported Bugatti team, in one of the streamlined new Type 57G cars, at a record pace and exceeding 2000 miles in the race for the first time. The race was also notable for one of the most serious accidents in the race's history. An hour into the race, French driver René Kippeurt lost control of his Bugatti tourer at the notorious Maison Blanche corner. His car slammed into the roadside bank and rolled, throwing the driver onto the circuit. Coming around the blind corner, cars took desperate evasive actions to avoid the wreck and the unconscious driver. Ten other cars were involved, including the Frazer Nash of Pat Fairfield which rammed the stationary Bugatti and was then hit itself. Kippeurt died at the scene and five others were taken to hospital with Fairfield dying the next day from his injuries. For the first time, the race was stopped to allow the wreckage to be cleared. With Sommer out after over revving his gearbox avoiding the accident, it left a clear path for the French cars. After three hours, Wimille had a 2 lap lead. A short, sharp squall briefly slowed everyone down, but Wimille and Benoist were able to cruise to an easy outright victory by a margin of 100km, that also gave them the Index of Performance prize. French cars took the top four places, with the 1.5 class winning Aston Martin in fifth and German 2 litre Adler in sixth.

In 1936, the dominance of the German Mercedes Benz and Auto Union teams in Grand Prix racing and eclipse of French racing had led the Automobile Club de France (ACF) to draft new sports car regulations for their Grand Prix. These had sparked a resurgence in the French automotive industry and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) chose to align their race regulations closely in accordance with the ACF. All cars now had to be only two seaters (doors optional). Manufacturers had to sign a declaration that at least 30 cars were made, sold or currently in the process of being built. The ACO did line up with the international AIACR class delineations, now with eight eligible classes, named "A" to "H". At the bottom end, the bracket was moved up from 1000 to 1100cc and the smallest class was 500 750cc.

The change in French racing regulations had promised a strong field for the cancelled race the year before. A year later, this finally came to fruition with a competitive entry list for this race. After a year of further testing, French manufacturers were in force for outright victory – with Delahaye, Bugatti, Talbot Lago and Delage all present, thus vindicating the ACF's decision. In a unique confluence, both Le Mans and the blue riband French Grand Prix would be run to the same regulations this year and mindful of the pre eminent race of the season following only a fortnight later, both Delahaye and Bugatti kept their latest racing models under wraps. Their competition had wilted – the British Lagonda, winner in 1935 now looked decidedly outmatched just two years later. Alfa Romeo had dominated the race for four years before that with their supercharged 8C. However, after the Scuderia Ferrari withdrew a 3 car entry, there was left only a single entry from two time winner Raymond Sommer. In the smaller classes, there was the debut for two German teams, Adler and BMW. Often recently the preserve of small British sports cars, the list was notable for the number of small French cars, led by a squadron of Simca Fiats, resembling an entry list more akin to the first years of the race in the 1920s. The further penalising on supercharged engines meant there were only two such cars in the field this year, well down on the dozen or more typically seen in the earlier years of this decade. Given the cancellation of the race in 1936, the Coupe Bienniale was instead drawn from the finishers of the previous 1935 race which still provided twelve entries returning for honours. Category Entries Classes Large sized engines 16 / 14 over 3 litre Medium sized engines 16 / 13 1.5 to 3 litre Small sized engines 24 / 22 up to 1.5 litre Total entrants 57 / 49
Note: The first number is the total entries, the second the number who started. Using the equivalent engine size, with supercharged engines having the new x1.6 conversion factor

Automobiles Bugatti had struggled in Grand Prix racing, with their Type 59 proving unsuccessful. Under the new ACF regulations work had started on the new car soon after the 1936 race was cancelled. The Type 57 Grand Prix (later shortened to 57G) was developed from the Type 57S luxury tourer. The 3266cc racing engine put out 170 bhp with the main chassis members drilled out with holes to reduce weight. On the long back straight, it could reach almost 220 kp/h (135 mph). With a 130 litre fuel tank, over it all was a full width streamlined magnesium alloy body encompassing the wheels, and giving it the nickname "tank". It was also fitted with hydraulic brakes and a 4 speed synchromesh gearbox. In the hands of Grand Prix driver Jean Pierre Wimille and Raymond Sommer, it had proven successful in 1936, including winning the French Grand Prix. Meanwhile, Technical Director Jean Bugatti was also working on a 4.5 litre version and originally two of these Type 57S45 cars had been entered. However, time ran out to have them ready and so Bugatti stalwart Roger Labric entered two of the three Type 57Gs on behalf of Bugatti. For Wimille, it was his first Le Mans, and was joined by Robert Benoist, former works driver and current Competition Director, while voiturette driver Pierre Veyron raced with Labric himself, in the second car. There were two other privateer models entered – a new Type 57 Sports for Frenchman Raymond d'Estrez Saugé, which he had fitted with a larger rear fuel tank for the 3.3 litre car. René Kippeurt also returned with his 3 litre Type 44. Sometimes racing under the pseudonym "Rekip", this year he had modified the bodywork of his tourer. Delahaye had been convinced to come back to racing with the help of the wealthy American couple of Laury and Lucy Schell, resident in France. The ACF rules had produced the Type 135, and their money saw the development of the updated 135 CS, with a 170 bhp 3.6 litre Straight 6, and fitted with a semi automatic gearbox. Like Bugatti, a new model was being prepared The Type 145 had a 4.5 litre V12, but not being fully ready it was the 135 CS cars that were entered. Although not as fast as the Bugatti or Talbot, they did have a proven reliability. A brand new car, painted black, was built at Portello for Sommer and driven straight to Le Mans by his prospective co driver Giovanni Battista Guidotti. They would be supported by Meo Costantini as pit manager, sporting director at Alfa Romeo and former Bugatti team manager. Louis Delâge, still kept on as a director, developed the D6 coupé. The elegant D6 70 was a new version with a special 3 litre engine. Producing 130 bhp , it was capable of getting the car up to 160 kp/h (100 mph). A 1936 entry was filed by the works team, but this year a car was entered by the Société R. V. – a company co owned by Parisian Delage agent Jacques de Valence de Minardière, who was also its lead driver. This car had recently been bought by slot machine magnate Louis Gérard, who had never raced before, but would be the co driver. In 1937 Dreyfus left for Delahaye. In return, Lago was able to entice Albert Divo and young star René le Bègue to join from Delahaye, along with Raymond Sommer. Over the break, the cars were lightened and given an extra 25 bhp. Four were entered for Le Mans. However, with the French Grand Prix only a fortnight later, Lago withdrew the two works cars to have them prepared for that race. Sommer had a release clause in his contract to drive his Alfa Romeo at Le Mans. Two privately owned cars would race – one with Chinetti joined by off contract Grand Prix driver Louis Chiron and the other with young Greek ERA driver Nicky Embiricos and Raphaël de Montbressieux (racing under the pseudonym "Raph").

Just as much as the larger engine classes, the 2 litre class promised an exciting competition with a good field of new entries. British roadsters had dominated the mid sized classes in the past few years. Aston Martin had achieved an excellent third outright in the 1935 race, although of late, Riley had taken over their pre eminence. Aston Martin were the expensive, elite brand and looked to move into the under represented 2 litre market. Orchestrator of that success, Technical Director ”Bert” Bertelli, had left the company in February. The new Speed Model had either a 1949cc engine or a dry sump 1971cc version. When the works team was folded after the cancelled 1936 race, the two cars were on sold several times to end up with Robert Hichens and Dutchman Eddie Hertzberger and both arrived at Le Mans. The 1.5 litre car that had finished third two years' previously also returned to the track, now owned and entered by John Skiffington, Viscount Massereene. Like Aston Martin, Riley had also closed down its works team, as economic forces were forced on the company. Bought out by Morris Motors, no British entries arrived. However, there were two French entries from the new Écurie Eudel of Guy Lapchin and Jean Eudel (owner of the Riley dealership in Paris). Taking two ex works cars, they commissioned Georges Paulin to design a new metal bodyshell with streamlined wheel fairings the same designer and coachbuilder as Peugeot and Darl'mat were using. Lapchin rode with Jean Trévoux, who had an entry for the Biannual Cup. Raoul Forestier, another Écurie Eudel investor, drove the other car. In August 1934, "Aldy" Aldington, director of Frazer Nash, signed an agreement with BMW to license manufacture the German cars in Britain. Soon after, the new BMW 328 model was introduced. Designed by former Horch engineer Fritz Fiedler, the car featured swing axle front suspension, a live rear axle and hydraulic dampers. The 2 litre 6 cylinder engine produced 80 bhp and could get the roadster up to 150 kp/h (95 mph). Full production started in February 1937 along with racing successes. For Le Mans, three cars were entered: one full works entry, driven by Uli Richter and Fritz Roth (replacing Ernst Henne injured at the Eifelrennen race). The other two were badged as Frazer Nashes, with Aldington joined by his fellow AFN director A. F. P Fane, while ERA works driver Pat Fairfield was brought in to join AFN investor David Murray. They were all improved versions of the standard car, with a spare wheel mounted on the rear, 118 litre, fuel tank and were now capable of reaching 185 kp/h (115 mph). The British cars ran on Dunlops while the German car ran on tyres from local Munich company Metzeler. Adler had been a Frankfurt mechanical company since starting in 1880, building bicycles. By the start of the war, they had 20% of the German car market. The Depression hit the company hard, having to lay off 70% of their workforce. The Trumpf model, introduced in 1932, was the start of their revival of fortunes. The 'Super' version had a bigger 1.7 litre version of the side valve engine, that put out 38 bhp. The "Rennlimousine" version caused a sensation when it was unveiled in 1936. Based on a Swiss concept car, from the 1920s, it featured a fully enclosed, longtail aluminium bodyshell. It was designed by Adler engineer Reinhard von König Fachsenfeld, one of the innovators in vehicle aerodynamics. The sloping cockpit blended into the pointed tail. The wheels were included under the shell and the hubs had hubcaps over the spokes. Endurance records were set at the AVUS track and the race engines were tuned up to 55 bhp. Three cars came to Le Mans: the lead car of Graf Orssich and Rudolph Sauerwein had won their class at the previous year's Spa 24 hours. The second car was run by their other team drivers Paul von Guilleaume and Otto Löhr. The third car had a standard 1.5 litre engine and was loaned to French driver Anne Cécile Rose Itier, who held an entry to the Biennial Cup. She was joined by her new beau Huschke von Hanstein. Finally, there was a French privateer entry of a 996cc Trumpf Junior roadster in the crowded 1.1 litre class. The other new entrant manufacturer was HRG. Only formed in 1936 by Ronald Godfrey and his partners, they had built a half dozen cars with a staff of 10. An aluminium body was fitted over an ash wood frame. It was fitted with a 1.5 litre Meadows overhead valve engine and 4 speed gearbox. One of the first people to purchase a model was Archie Scott. He brought the car to Le Mans, with HRG principal Ted Halford (the "H" of HRG) as his co driver.

Singer returned to defend their class victory from 1935. In the interim, the works team had been closed down but the team manager, Stan Barnes, set up his own team with his brother Donald. Team Autosports brought three cars to the race, with works backing. Stan Barnes and Roy Eccles had entries in the Biannual Cup after driving for Aston Martin in the 1935 race. Donald would drive one car, joined by Norman Black (a former Singer works driver), while Eccles had his wife Marjorie as co driver. A fourth car was put in by French privateer, Jacques Savoye, who put his own bodyshell on the chassis. Earlier in the decade, MG cars had fared very well at Le Mans. This year, there was only a single entry. At the last race, in 1935, speed record champion George Eyston had three all female crews to run the Midget PA. This year he provided support to Dorothy Stanley Turner, the 20 year old owner of a Midget PB. The newer model was now 937cc and developed 43 bhp. She had been mentored by Joan Chetwynd and started racing at Easter. Her co driver, Enid Riddell, was an unusual choice – she would be imprisoned in London during the war as a Nazi sympathiser. With ample technical support from Fiat, the new SIMCA daughter company had achieved rapid success on the circuits in 1936, with Amédée Gordini running, effectively, a works team. Gordini convinced Henri Pigozzi, SIMCA general manager, to support the design of a special racing version of the Simca Fiat 6CV. It was built with a one piece aluminium body on a wooden frame, with improved suspension and gearbox, and hydraulic brakes. The 996cc engine was tuned and modified to now generate 55 bhp. Alongside this project, SIMCA had started licence production of the Fiat 500 "Topolino", known as the Simca Cinq or 5CV. Gordini also prepared racing versions of that model, with another specially fashioned bodyshell. Its little high compression 569cc side valve engine put out just 20 bhp. Gordini brought five cars to Le Mans, with three Sixes and a pair of Cinqs. He drove a Six himself, with team regular Philippe Maillard Brune, while his other driver, Jean Viale, ran a Cinq. The Alin brothers, who had driven a BNC twice before, were brought in as co pilots. Just Émile Vernet entered his privateer SIMCA Six, with Suzanne Largeot as his co driver. A surprising entry came from Yves Giraud Cabantous with a pair of venerable Chenard Walcker Z1s. He had run his own Caban cars here in 1931 and 1932 with the aid of Roger Labric. The Chenard Walckers had last raced here in 1925, helping secure the Biennial Cup and the first (and only) Trienniale Cup for the manufacturer. At the time these small, streamlined cars had been innovative, inspired by the Bugatti Type 32. After Chenard Walcker stopped motor racing in 1926, the cars had been parked up in a warehouse until Giraud Cabantous offered to buy them. The Austin EK75 "Speedy" was the sports version of the Austin 7. Fitted with a new racing engine, the latest "Grasshopper" variant could now reach 125 kp/h (80 mph). A one piece bodyshell, removing the doors on the roadster, saved further weight. Again, taking advantage of prior results, all three cars were able to be entered for the Biannual Cup. An unusual entry was a Ford Model CX entered by Australian Joan Richmond and her fiancé Maurice "Bill" Bilney. The CX was a deluxe tourer version of the Ford Model C Ten production car, with a 30 bhp engine. Assisted by former Aston Martin engineer and driver Jack Besant, they upgraded the car to racing standard for the 1936 race. A year later they entered it again. Roy Eccles was supposed to be racing a Singer with his wife. However, after celebrating too hard on the night before the race, he was unable to take the start. His place would be taken by Freddie Clifford. Donald Barnes also had to rush back to London for the early birth of his child, so his place in the Singer was taken by his brother, and team co owner, Stan Barnes. Although the Lagonda was first away, it was "Raph" in his Talbot, who got to the front going down the Hunaudières Straight for the first time. Then Raymond Sommer got into the lead on the run down to Indianapolis. It was at the end of the first hour that the accident occurred. The Maison Blanche corners, leading up to the pit straight, already had a notorious reputation with serious multi car accidents in the 1927 and 1932 races. Running a lap down, René Kippeurt lost control of his Bugatti coming through the left right combination at 130 kp/h (80 mph). Hitting the bank hard and mowing down a length of fencing, the car got airborne throwing the driver out onto the circuit before rolling several times down the road. Brunet, running fifth, handed his car over to novice driver Parguel who planted it in the sandbank at Mulsanne on his first lap. Somehow a shovel appeared, and he was able to get back to the pits. Now down in 35th, a furious Brunet promptly took over and proceeded to drive solo through the night. The class lead was taken up by the Aston Martins of Morris Goodall (having repaired its accident damage) and Eddie Hertzberger. The Dutchman was having a good race, and by midnight was running 7th overall. Schell and Carrière consolidated their second place while the Paul/Mongin Delahaye tussled with the Labric/Veyron Bugatti over third place. "/> The MG also finished, getting 10 laps further than their target distance. Class Winners are in Bold text. Class Team Drivers Chassis Engine Tyre Targetdistance* 1 5.0 2 Roger Labric Jean Pierre Wimille Robert Benoist Bugatti Type 57G Bugatti 3.3L S8 186 243 2 5.0 14 J. Paul(private entrant) Joseph Paul Marcel Mongin Delahaye 135 CS Delahaye 3.6L S6 188 236 3 5.0 10 Écurie Bleue René Dreyfus Henri Stoffel Delahaye 135 CS Delahaye 3.6L S6 188 231 4 3.0 19 Société R. V. Jacques de Valence de Minardière Louis Gérard Delage D6 70 Delage 3.0L S6 184 215 5 1.5 37 J. M. Skeffington(private entrant) Hon. John SkeffingtonViscount Massereene Robert Murton Neale Aston Martin 1½ Ulster Aston Martin 1494cc S4 163 205 6 2.0 33 Adlerwerke Peter, Graff Orssich Rudolf Sauerwein Adler Trumpf Super Rennlimousine Adler 1679cc S4 167 205 7 2.0 26 Émile Darl'mat Jean Pujol Marcel Contet Peugeot 302 Darl'mat Spéciale Sport Peugeot 1996cc S4 172 203 8 2.0 25 Émile Darl'mat Charles de Cortanze Maurice Serre Peugeot 302 Darl'mat Spéciale Sport Peugeot 1996cc S4 172 203 9 2.0 34 Adlerwerke Otto Löhr Paul von Guilleaume Adler Trumpf Super Rennlimousine Adler 1679cc S4 167 202 10 2.0 27 Émile Darl'mat "Danniel" Daniel Porthault Louis Rigal Peugeot 302 Darl'mat Spéciale Sport Peugeot 1996cc S4 172 197 11 2.0 31 C. T. Thomas(private entrant) Robert Hichens Mortimer Morris Goodall Aston Martin Speed Model Aston Martin 1949cc S4 171 [B] 193 12 1.1 48 J. É. Vernet(private entrant) Just Émile Vernet Suzanne Largeot Simca 6 Gordini Fiat 996cc S4 147 171 13 1.5 36 A. C. Scott(private entrant) Archie Scott Ted Halford HRG Le Mans Meadows 1496cc S4 163 163 14 1.1 42 M. K. H. Bilney(private entrant) Bill Bilney Joan Richmond Ford Ten Model CX Special Ford 1099cc S4 151 161 15 1.1 49 H. Lesbros(private entrant) Henri Lesbros Dimitri Calaraséano Adler Trumpf Junior Adler 996cc S4 ? 147 160 16 1.1 54 Capt. G. E. T. Eyston Dorothy Stanley Turner Enid Riddell MG Midget PB MG 936cc S4 144 [B] 154 17 750 59 Amédée Gordini Jean Viale Albert Alin Simca 5 Gordini Fiat 568cc S4 120 145

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Tyre Targetdistance* Laps Reason DNF 5.0 11 Écurie Bleue Laury Schell René Carriére Delahaye 135 CS Delahaye 3.6L S6 188 193 engine (18 hr) DNF 1.1 41 Yves Giraud Cabantous Yves Giraud Cabantous Charles Rigoulot Chenard Walcker Z1 Chenard Walcker 1095cc S4supercharged 168 151 electrics (19 hr) DNF 5.0 9 L. Villeneuve(private entrant) Louis Villeneuve André Vagniez Delahaye 135 CS Delahaye 3.6L S6 188 [B] 147 pit fire (17 hr) DSQ 1.1 46 Amédée Gordini Amédée Gordini Philippe Maillard Brune Simca 6 Gordini Fiat 996cc S4 147 137 premature refilling (21 hr) DNF 2.0 32 E. Hertzberger (private entrant) Eddie Hertzberger Albert Debille Aston Martin Speed Model Aston Martin 1974cc S4 172 136 engine (18 hr) DNF 5.0 1 Roger Labric Roger Labric Pierre Veyron Bugatti Type 57G Bugatti 3.3L S8 186 130 fuel tank (15 hr) DNF 1.1 50 R. H Eccles(private entrant) Team Autosports Marjorie Eccles Maj Frederick "Freddie" Clifford Singer Nine Le Mans Replica Singer 973cc S4 146 [B] 121 electrics (21 hr) DNF 5.0 8 A. Parguel(private entrant) André Parguel Robert Brunet Delahaye 135 CS Delahaye 3.6L S6 188 100 gearbox (morning) DNF 5.0 18 R. d’Estrez Saugé(private entrant) Raymond d’Estrez Saugé Genaro Léoz Abad Bugatti Type 57S Bugatti 3.3L S8 186 99 gearbox (11 hr) DNF 1.1 53 J. Savoye(private entrant) Jacques Savoye Pierre Pichard Singer Nine "Savoye Spéciale" Singer 973cc S4 146 [B] 93 electrics (15 hr) DNF 1.1 52 F. S Barnes(private entrant) Team Autosports Geoff Boughton F. H. Lye Singer Nine Le Mans Replica Singer 973cc S4 146 91 engine (16 hr) DNF 750 58 Amédée Gordini Adrien Alin Athos Querzola Simca 5 Gordini Fiat 568cc S4 120 77 fuel system (~12 hr) DNF 750 57 Austin Motor Company Charles Dodson Bert Hadley Austin 7 EAK Grasshopper Austin 748cc S4 133 [B] 74 engine (12 hr) DNF 750 55 A. R. Marsh(private entrant)Austin Motor Company Kay Petre George Mangan Austin 7 EAK Grasshopper Austin 748cc S4 133 [B] 72 engine (12 hr) DNF 1.1 51 F. S Barnes(private entrant) Team Autosports F. Stanley Barnes Norman Black Singer Nine Le Mans Replica Singer 973cc S4 146 72 electrics (10 hr) DNF 1.1 45 Amédée Gordini Jacques Blot Henri Ferrand Simca 6 Gordini Fiat 996cc S4 147 55 fuel system (~12 hr) DNF 2.0 29 AFN Ltd Harold Aldington Alfred "A. F. P" Fane Frazer Nash BMW 328 BMW 1971cc S6 172 43 engine (4 hr) DSQ 1.5 35 Mme A. C. Rose Itier(private entrant) Anne Cécile Rose Itier Fritz Huschke von Hanstein Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine Adler 1495cc S4 163 [B] 40 premature refilling (evening) DNF 5.0 15 J. Seylair(private entrant) "Jacques Seylair" (Lucien Langlois) Paul Bénazet Delahaye 135 CS Delahaye 3.6L S6 188 36 engine (evening) DNF 750 56 J. Carr(private entrant) Charles Goodacre Dennis Buckley Austin 7 EAK Grasshopper Austin 748cc S4 133 [B] 32 engine (dusk) DNF 2.0 40 Yves Giraud Cabantous Charles Cotet Charles Roux Chenard Walcker Z1 Chenard Walcker 1095cc S4 151 32 accident (4 hr) DNF 5.0 3 Arthur W. Fox Johnny Hindmarsh Charles Brackenbury Lagonda LG45 Meadows 4.5L S6 191 [B] 30 engine (~3 hr) DNF 1.5 39 Écurie Eudel Jean Trévoux Guy Lapchin Riley TT Sprite Riley 1493cc. S4 163 [B] 11 engine (2 hr) DNF 5.0 4 R. Sommer (private entrant) Raymond Sommer Giovanni Battista Guidotti Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A Alfa Romeo 2.9L S8 supercharged 191 11 engine (1 hr) DNF 5.0 12 E. Chaboud(private entrant) Eugéne Chaboud Jean Trémoulet Delahaye 135 CS Delahaye 3.6L S6 188 9 accident (1 hr) DNF 5.0 7 A. M. Embiricos(private entrant) Nicos Embiricos "Raph" (Comte George Raphaël Béthenod de Montbressieux) Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L S6 190 9 accident (1 hr) DNF 1.1 44 Amédée Gordini Marino Zanardi Angelo Molinari Simca 6 Gordini Fiat 996cc S4 147 9 transmission (2 hr) DNF 1.5 38 Écurie Eudel Raoul Forestier Roger Caron Riley TT Sprite Riley 1493cc. S4 163 [B] 8 accident (1 hr) DNF 2.0 30 BayerischeMotorenwerke AG Fritz Roth Uli Richter BMW 328 BMW 1971cc S6 Metzeler 172 8 accident (1 hr) DNF 2.0 28 D. Murray(private entrant) David Murray Pat Fairfield Frazer Nash BMW 328 BMW 1971cc S6 172 8 accident (1 hr) DNF 3.0 20 "M. Rekip"(private entrant) "M. Rekip" (René Kippeurt) René Poulain Bugatti Type 44 Bugatti 3.0L S8 184 8 fatal accident Kippeurt (1 hr) DNF 5.0 21 L. Chinetti (private entrant) Luigi Chinetti Louis Chiron Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L S6 190 7 engine (1 hr)Sources:
Note *: [B]= car also entered in the 1935 37 Biennial Cup. Note **: equivalent class for supercharging, with x1.4 modifier to engine capacity.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Reason DNA 5.0 5 Automobiles Talbot Albert Divo Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L S6 Car not ready DNA 5.0 6 Automobiles Talbot Gianfranco Comotti Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L S6 Car not ready DNA 5.0 16 Viscomte P. Merlin(private entrant) Viscomte Pierre Merlin Delahaye 135 CS Delahaye 3.6L S6 Did not arrive DNA 3.0 22 Scuderia Ferrari Carlo Pintacuda Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Pescara Alfa Romeo 2.3L S6 Withdrawn DNA 3.0 23 Scuderia Ferrari Francesco Severi Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Pescara Alfa Romeo 2.3L S6 Withdrawn DNA 3.0 24 Scuderia Ferrari Eugenio Siena Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Pescara Alfa Romeo 2.3L S6 Withdrawn DNA 1.1 43 J. Breillet(private entrant) Jean Breillet Rally ABC Chapuis Dornier 1093cc S4 Did not arrive DNF 1.1 47 Amédée Gordini Simca 6 Gordini Fiat 996cc S4 Did not arrive

Pos 1935 37Biennial Cup Class Team Drivers Chassis IndexResult 1 5.0 2 Roger Labric Jean Pierre Wimille Robert Benoist Bugatti Type 57G 1.320 2 5.0 14 J. Paul(private entrant) Joseph Paul Marcel Mongin Delahaye 135 CS 1.262 3 1.5 37 J. M. Skeffington(private entrant) Hon. John Skeffington Robert Murton Neale Aston Martin 1½ Ulster 1.258 4 5.0 10 Écurie Bleue René Dreyfus Henri Stoffel Delahaye 135 CS 1.235 5 2.0 33 Adlerwerke Peter, Graff Orssich Rudolf Sauerwein Adler Trumpf Super Rennlimousine 1.227 6 750 59 Amédée Gordini Jean Viale Albert Alin Simca 5 Gordini 1.214 7 2.0 34 Adlerwerke Otto Löhr Paul von Guilleaume Adler Trumpf Super Rennlimousine 1.211 8 1.5 36 A. C. Scott(private entrant) Archie Scott Ted Halford HRG Le Mans 1.205 9= 3.0 19 Société R. V. Jacques de Valence de Minardière Louis Gérard Delage D6 70 1.176 9= 2.0 25 Émile Darl'mat Charles de Cortanze Maurice Serre Peugeot 302 Darl'mat Spéciale Sport 1.176 9= 2.0 26 Émile Darl'mat Jean Pujol Marcel Contet Peugeot 302 Darl'mat Spéciale Sport 1.176 14 1st 2.0 31 C. T. Thomas(private entrant) Robert Hichens Mortimer Morris Goodall Aston Martin Speed Model 1.127 16 2nd 1.1 54 Capt. G. E. T. Eyston Dorothy Stanley Turner Enid Riddell MG Midget PB 1.070
Note: A score of 1.00 means meeting the minimum distance for the car, and a higher score is exceeding the nominal target distance. Only the top 12 of the 17 finishers of this year's competition are listed. There were only two eligible cars in the Biennial Cup that finished.

Class Winning Car Winning Drivers over 5 litre no entries 3 to 5 litre(new class) #2 Bugatti Type 57G Wimille / Benoist * 2 to 3 litre #19 Delage D6 70 Gérard / de Valence de Minardière * 1500 to 2000cc #33 Adler Super Trumpf Sauerwein / Graff Orssich * 1000 to 1500cc #37 Aston Martin Ulster Murton Neale / Skeffington 750 to 1100cc(new class) #48 Simca Six Gordini Vernet / Largeot * Up to 750cc(new class) #59 Simca Cinq Gordini Viale / Alin *Note *: setting a new class distance record.