1935 24 Hours of Le Mans

13th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

The 1935 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 13th Grand Prix of Endurance. It took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe on 15 and 16 June 1935. The race was won by Johnny Hindmarsh and Luis Fontés in a British Lagonda, breaking the run of four consecutive Alfa Romeo victories. A record number of 58 starters included a record number of British cars, at 37, dominating the smaller classes. Another notable point of the entry was four all female cars, and a Le Mans record of ten women competing. A strong quartet of privateer Alfa Romeos, including previous winners Raymond Sommer, Earl Howe and Luigi Chinetti, were the favourites. Up against them for outright victory were five Bugattis, two Lagondas and a debut for French manufacturer Delahaye. Most of the race was run in poor weather with intermittent showers, though fortunately there were no serious accidents. Sommer initially had the lead for most of the first quarter of the race, until delayed by engine issues and, with his co driver too sick to drive, he retired. The race then became a contest between the Hindmarsh/Fontés Lagonda and the Alfa Romeos charging back up the field after early delays. The big Bugatti of Roger Labric was also consistently running among them in the top three. Just after half time, everything changed over the next hour, as successively Labric, Chinetti and then Howe all were forced out with engine or suspension issues. As a drizzly dawn broke, it was the Alfa of Pierre Louis Dreyfus only a half lap ahead of the Lagonda, and the lead continued to swap through the morning as the two cars pitted. When the Alfa lost two laps fixing a misfire late in the morning, it gave the British drivers a comfortable margin. However, with less than an hour to go, they were struck with their own engine problems. Forced to tour gently just to make the finish, Louis Dreyfus passed them, which was mistakenly interpreted as going into the lead when, in fact, it had only got him back onto the lead lap. By the time, that error was picked up there was only ten minutes to run and Fontés made it home to win by a half lap. By dint of good reliability, the smaller British cars of Aston Martin and Riley had pushed into the top five. The works Aston of Brackenbury/Martin took a fine third place overall and won both the Index of Performance and Biennial Cup. British cars set new distance records in the 2 litre (MG), 1.5 litre (Aston Martin) and 1 litre classes (Singer). All three MGs of George Eyston's all female team finished, virtually in formation, after running trouble free to a careful schedule.

To avoid controversy and argument, this year the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) introduced a mathematical formula to calculate the target distances for the Index of Performance. This formula was based on engine size, although a variation on the basic equation was used for 2 seater cars under 1.5 litres. This mainly impacted on the smaller engine cars, adding around 8 12 laps to their targets. The class divisions remained as per the previous year, except for the over 3 litre class. An additional bracket at 4 litres was included, so creating a new engine class. There were no significant updates or changes to the track or facilities this year. As usual, the petrol supplier alternated and this year, Shell offered four fuel choices: its regular fuel, 100% benzole, a 70/30 blend of the two and a 70/15/15 blend of the regular with benzole and ethanol.

A record 59 cars arrived for scrutineering at the start of the race week – the highest for any pre war Le Mans race. With the German Mercedes Benz and Auto Union teams dominating Grand Prix racing, the former power houses of Alfa Romeo and Bugatti turned to sports car racing. Both marques were well represented this year. Having matched Bentley the previous year with four wins apiece, Alfa Romeo was keen to go one better and become the most successful make at Le Mans. As well as the venerable La Lorraine and outrageous Duesenberg, the large engine classes saw the arrival of new teams to challenge for outright victory: the French Delahaye and Talbot, and British Lagonda. Building upon the growing perception that Le Mans was a “British race held in France”, British brands dominated the medium and small engine classes. They comprised 36 of those 44 entrants, including works entries from Austin, Riley and Singer. With the two Lagondas it was a record number of British cars. By contrast, there were only single entries from the French manufacturers aside from Bugatti who had seven cars represented. Category Entries Classes Large sized engines 16 / 15 over 3 litre Medium sized engines 9 / 8 1.5 to 3 litre Small sized engines 35 / 35 up to 1.5 litre Total entrants 60 / 58
Note: The first number is the number of entries, the second the number who started. Using the equivalent engine size, with supercharged engines having the x1.4 conversion factor

The Alfa Romeo 8C had been the premier car in the 1930s races. This year, four cars were entered by privateers, but the driver quality made them the cars to beat. Last year's winner Luigi Chinetti was paired with the Monégasque Jacques Gastaud. Raymond Sommer, another two time winner, also had a gentleman driver as his partner – Raymond d'Estrez Saugé. The British lord, Earl Howe (running with Brian Lewis, Baron Essendon) brought his three year old Alfa that he ran the year before. Wealthy Parisian banker Pierre Louis Dreyfus enticed veteran Henri Stoffel as his co driver. After four comfortable wins in succession, Alfa Romeo were confident for their fifth win. There was also an Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS entered by Guy Weisweiller. Part of a rich Parisian banking family, he raced under the pseudonym "Guy Don". Driving a 1933, late model, version of the classic 6C, it was now tuned to put out 85 bhp from the supercharged 1774cc engine. Bugatti's largest entry yet at Le Mans saw eight cars arrive. The two biggest were ex works Type 50 Sports, with their mighty 5 litre supercharged engines. Racing journalist Roger Labric once again had works support, and their driver Pierre Veyron. The other was owned by the wealthy French aristocrat Charles Richer Delavau. French film director Georges d'Arnoux had raced earlier in the decade but his was his first Le Mans. He shared a 2.3 litre Type 55 with fellow nobleman Pierre Merlin. There were two touring models – a Type 44 and an elegant new Type 57. This had the supercharged straight 8 engine from the Type 59 Grand Prix car bored out to 3.3 litres giving 135 bhp. It was owned and entered by Franco Brazilian Pedro Bernardo de Souza Dantas. Three French Bugatti drivers, Max Fourny, Albert Blondeau and Bernard Chaudé had formed a new racing team. The Écurie Argo had two entries: a 2.3 litre Type 51 modified with aerodynamic bodywork over the rear suspension would be driven by Fourny and Chaudé. The other was a Type 35 chassis fitted with a supercharged 2 litre engine with similar bodywork applied. Blondeau had Paul Vallée as his co driver. The final Bugatti was a Type 51A driven by champion boxer Louis Villeneuve. However, the 1.4 modifier put the supercharged 1.5 litre engine up against 3 litre cars. Delahaye had competed in some of the earliest races at the turn of the century, but had gone back to making standard saloons. But a bold change into the high end sports car market after the recession. Encouraged by wealthy heiress Lucy O'Reilly Schell to develop a car for hill climb racing, the company set up a competition department. That, in turn, led to them entering Le Mans for the first time this year. The Type 138 Sports had a 3.2 litre engine race tuned to give 100 bhp. Five cars were built, one for Lucy Schell and another sold to Parisian Henri Toulouse. Bringing it to Le Mans for its first race, he had pro driver Marcel Mongin beside him. Prince Nicholas of Romania returned for a third attempt with the big 7 litre supercharged Duesenberg. Daniel Porthault came back with his venerable 1926 Lorraine Dietrich, on the tenth anniversary of its first victory. The 3.5 litre car was re fitted with a lighter, modern body. His co driver would again be Just Émile Vernet.

After a fantastic race the year before, and strong results elsewhere in the season, the Riley team arrived with confidence. Six new cars had been built modelled on the new Riley Sprite mechanical set up, two of them fitted with its "12/4" 4 cylinder 1496cc engine tuned to put out 70 bhp. The lead car would be driven by Bill van der Becke with Colin Richardson. The second, entered under the name of Dorothy Champney (Victor Riley's wife), had the all female pair of Kay Petre and Elsie Wisdom. The other four were the older Riley MPH, with its 1458cc straight six engine. They were crewed by Riley regulars Dixon/Paul, Newsome/Maclure and Frenchmen Sébilleau/Delaroche. The sixth went to privateer Jean Trévoux for his Biennial Cup entry. Unusually for British cars, the works Astons were painted red this year, like the Lagondas. The works team was supported by four privateers. Maurice Falkner had acquired an ex works Aston Martin and had won his class in the Mille Miglia this year with Tommy Clarke. The two paired up again for the French race. Frazer Nash had started in 1922 but collapsed at the end of the decade in the financial crash. It was then taken over as AFN Limited by Harold "Aldy" Aldington, a sales manager for the company and keen amateur driver. They resumed production, building bespoke sports cars to order named after motor racing races. In 1934, AFN took over the defunct Anzani Engineering who made the Gough engine. Two models arrived at Le Mans from British gentleman drivers. The Shelsley was named after the well established English hill climb event. It had a 1496cc Gough engine fitted with twin Centric superchargers that could make 95 bhp and get up to a speed of 160 kp/h (100 mph). The other entry was a TT Replica which had the same engine, though normally aspirated. The class was rounded out with a Derby L8, driven by notable female racer, Gwenda Stewart, who had worked with the Parisian Automobiles Derby company to develop the car. This year, the MG company worked with well known speed record champion George Eyston to prepare three all female crews to run the Midget PA in the 1 litre class. This was no publicity stunt, as the women were all high profile drivers with strong racing history: Scottish Margaret Allan had won races at Brooklands driving a Bentley, and was teamed up with Corinne Eaton who had entered the 1932 Le Mans for Fox & Nichol but crashed en route to the event. Australian Joan Richmond had won the 1932 inaugural Brooklands 1000 miles with Elsie Wisdom. For this event, she raced with Eva Gordon Simpson, who had been in the Triumph rally team with Eaton and Allan. The third car was driven by Doreen Evans and Barbara Skinner. A fourth, privateer, MG was entered by Philippe Maillard Brune's team. Another standard Balilla was entered by French Bugatti woman Anne Cécile Rose Itier. The end of the grid was filled by four Austins – the EK75 "Speedy" was the latest sports version of the Austin 7 and three represented the works team for the first time, while an older EA Sports model was entered by John Carr.

During practice, a stone punctured the fuel tank of Labric's Bugatti. After repairs they fitted wooden slats on the floor to stop it re occurring during the race.

This year raceday started grey and drizzly, however as the cars formed up on the grid en echelon, the rain eased. The big news was that Raymond Sommer's co driver had been taken very ill and would be unable to do much driving. Sommer had found Christian d'Auvergne among the spectators – veteran of four Le Mans in the 1920s. However, the ACO officials ruled it was too late for driver substitution, so once again, Sommer was facing a long race on his own. Aston Martin was running 8 9 10 ahead of the Rileys. But in a sharp rainburst, Jim Elwes aquaplaned off at the sweeping first corner, sliding backwards in the roadside fence. When he got back to the pits, the crew just hacked off the wrecked rear end bodywork and sent him back out again. Then abruptly over the course of an hour, everything changed: Three laps later Veyron's Bugatti broke its rear axle, and the suspension on Chinetti's Alfa failed. Then at 5.30, Howe had to park his Alfa Romeo with his engine wrecked by a holed piston. A fine third place overall, and winner of the Index competition, Biennial Cup and 1.5 litre class, went to the Aston Martin of Martin/Brackenbury. They were only 7 laps behind the winners, and a further clear 7 laps ahead of their rivals, the Riley of Van der Becke/Richardson. After initially challenging the Astons, their Riley had been delayed during the night but gradually had come back into contention. They ceased production of the Rapide and Rapier. In October, Luis Fontés was involved in a fatal road accident that killed a motorcyclist. Convicted of drink driving, he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment and never raced again. Class Winners are in Bold text. Class Team Drivers Chassis Engine Tyre Targetdistance* 1 5.0 4 Arthur W. Fox Johnny Hindmarsh Luis Fontés Lagonda M45 Rapide Meadows 4.5L S6 192 [B] 222 2 5.0 ** 12 P. Louis Dreyfus(private entrant) "Heldé" (Pierre Louis Dreyfus) Henri Stoffel Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM Alfa Romeo 2.3L S8supercharged 188 222 3 1.5 29 R. Eccles(private entrant) Aston Martin Ltd Charlie Martin Charles Brackenbury Aston Martin Ulster Aston Martin 1494cc S4 165 [B] 215 4 1.5 24 Riley (Coventry) Ltd Alex “Bill” van der Becke Colin Richardson Riley Racing MPH 12/4 Riley 1496cc S4 165 [B] 208 5 5.0 7 "Michel Paris" (private entrant) "Michel Paris" (Henri Toulouse) Marcel Mongin Delahaye 138 Sport Delahaye 3.2L S6 ? 188 207 6 3.0 ** 21 “Guy Don” (private entrant) “Guy Don” (Guy Weisweiller) Jean Desvignes Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS Alfa Romeo 1774cc S6 supercharged 182 204 7 1.5 38 J. Trévoux(private entrant) Jean Trévoux René Carrière Riley Racing MPH Riley 1458cc S6 165 [B] 204 8 1.5 33 M. Falkner(private entrant) Maurice Falkner Tom Clarke Aston Martin Ulster Aston Martin 1494cc S4 165 202 9 2.0 ** 42 P. Maillard Brune(private entrant) Philippe Maillard Brune Charles Druck MG K3 Magnette MG 1082cc S4supercharged 157 202 10 1.5 32 C. T. Thomas(private entrant) C. T. “Tommy” Thomas Michael Kenyon Aston Martin Ulster Aston Martin 1494cc S4 165 199 11 1.5 31 P. L. Donkin(private entrant) Peter Donkin Lord Malcolm Douglas Hamilton Aston Martin Ulster Aston Martin 1494cc S4 165 199 12 1.5 27 J. Noël(private entrant) Aston Martin Ltd Mortimer Morris Goodall Jim Elwes Aston Martin Ulster Aston Martin 1494cc S4 165 [B] 196 13 5.0 14 Arthur W. Fox D. Benjafield(private entrant) Dr Dudley Benjafield Sir Roland Gunter Lagonda M45 Rapide Meadows 4.5L S6 192 196 14 3.0 ** 26 L. Villeneuve(private entrant) Louis Villeneuve André Vagniez Bugatti Type 51A Bugatti 1453cc S8supercharged 177 195 15 1.5 30 R. P. Gardner(private entrant) Goldie Gardner Alfred Beloë Aston Martin Ulster Aston Martin 1494cc S4 165 [B] 190 16 1.0 51 F. S. Barnes Singer Motors Ltd F. Stanley Barnes Alf Langley Singer Nine Le Mans Replica Singer 973cc S4 144 [B] 183 17 1.5 34 A. Hénon(private entrant) André Hénon Roger Rès Singer Le Mans 11/2 Litre Singer 1496cc S4 165 177 18 1.0 45 Mme A. C. Rose Itier(private entrant) Anne Cécile Rose Itier Robert Jacob SIMCA Fiat 508 Balilla Sport Fiat 999cc S4 145 [B] 172 19 1.0 48 G. Hendy(private entrant) Gordon Hendy James Boulton Singer Nine Sports Singer 973cc S4 144 171 20 1.0 54 A. R. Marsh(private entrant) Arthur Marsh Trevor Guest Singer Nine Le Mans Singer 973cc S4 144 160 21 1.0 46 G. Duval(private entrant) Gaston Duval Jean Treunet BNC Type 527 Sport Ruby 993cc S4 145 160 22 1.0 52 R. Gaillard(private entrant) Raymond Gaillard Maurice Aimé Singer Nine Le Mans Singer 973cc S4 144 159 23 1.0 53 J. Savoye(private entrant) Jacques Savoye Guy Lapchin Singer Nine Le Mans Singer 973cc S4 144 155 24 1.0 56 Capt. G. E. T. Eyston MG Cars Joan Richmond Eveline Gordon Simpson MG Midget PA MG 846cc S4 136 153 25 1.0 55 Capt. G. E. T. Eyston MG Cars Doreen Evans Barbara Skinner MG Midget PA MG 846cc S4 136 153 26 1.0 57 Capt. G. E. T. Eyston MG Cars Margaret Allan Corinne Eaton MG Midget PA MG 846cc S4 136 152 27 750 62 J. Carr(private entrant) John Carr John Barbour Austin 7 Sports Speedy Austin 749cc S4 130 141 28 750 60 Austin Motor Co. Charles Dodson R. J. Richardson Austin 7 EK75 Speedy Austin 749cc S4 130 138

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Tyre Targetdistance* Laps Reason DNF 3.0 8 Anthony Lago A. Bodoignet(private entrant) Auguste Bodoignet Gabriel Constant Talbot T150 Baby Sport Talbot 3.0L S6 ? 186 181 engine (20 hr) DSQ 1.5 36 Riley (Coventry) Ltd Jean Sébilleau Georges Delaroche Riley Nine MPH Riley 1458cc S6 164 [B] 149 outsideassistance (18 hr) DNF 1.5 35 Riley (Coventry) Ltd Freddie Dixon Cyril Paul Riley Nine MPH Riley 1458cc S6 164 [B] 130 fire (18 hr) DNF 1.0 44 A. Gordini(private entrant) Amédée Gordini Carlo Nazarro SIMCA Fiat 508 Balilla SportCoppa D'Oro Fiat 996cc S4 145 129 fuel system (morning) DNF 5.0 6 / B. de Souza Dantas(private entrant) / Bernard de Souza Dantas Roger Teillac Bugatti Type 57 Bugatti 3.3L S8 ? 188 129 gearbox (19 hr) DNF 5.0 ** 10 Earl Howe(private entrant) Francis Curzon, Earl Howe Brian Lewis, Baron Essendon Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM Alfa Romeo 2.3L S8supercharged 188 129 engine (14 hr) DNF 5.0 ** 18 Viscomte P. Merlin(private entrant) Viscomte Pierre Merlin Comte Georges d'Arnoux Bugatti Type 55 Bugatti 2.3L S8supercharged ? 187 128 electrics (morning) DNF 5.0 ** 11 L. Chinetti (private entrant) Luigi Chinetti Jacques Gastaud Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM Alfa Romeo 2.3L S8supercharged ? 188 [B] 116 suspension (13 hr) DNF 8.0 ** 2 R. Labric(private entrant) Roger Labric Pierre Veyron Bugatti Type 50 Sports Bugatti 5.0L S8supercharged 196 116 suspension (13 hr) DNF 1.0 50 Singer Motors Ltd Norman Black Roddy Baker Singer Nine Le Mans Replica Singer 973cc S4 144 [B] 107 electrics (17 hr) DSQ 750 59 Austin Motor Company Pat Driscoll Don Parish Austin 7 EK75 Speedy Austin 749cc S4 130 106 premature refilling (18 hr) DNF 2.0 ** 39 M. Baumer(private entrant) Maurice Baumer John Ludovic Ford MG K3 Magnette MG 1087cc S4supercharged 158 99 engine (13 hr) DNF 1.0 ** 58 P. Maillard Brune(private entrant) Jean Viale Albert Debille MG J4 Midget MG 739cc S4supercharged 146 98 engine (~morning) DNF 3.0 ** 22 "Tim Davies"(private entrant) "Tim Davies" (Dudley Folland) Alfred Pane Frazer Nash Shelsley Gough 1496cc S4supercharged 177 96 radiator(17 hr) DNF 2.0 ** 41 E. Hertzberger (private entrant) Eddie Hertzberger "Raph" (Comte George Raphaël Béthenod de Montbressieux) MG K3 Magnette MG 1087cc S4supercharged 158 92 engine (~10 hr) DNF 1.1 43 Équipe de l’Ours G. Boursin(private entrant) Marcel Horvilleur Gaston Serff Amilcar CO/4Spéciale Martin Amilcar 1079cc S4 149 91 engine (~dawn) DNF 750 61 Austin Motor Company Charles Goodacre R. F. Turner Austin 7 EK75 Speedy Austin 749cc S4 130 89 gearbox (15 hr) DNF 2.0 19 / Automobiles Derby Gwenda Stewart Charles Worth Derby L8 Derby 1991cc V8 ? 174 87 engine (~10 hr) DNF 1.5 23 M. T. Collier(private entrant) Michael Collier Peter Mitchell Thomson Frazer Nash TT Replica Gough 1496cc S4 165 77 engine (night) DNF 3.0 ** 20 Écurie Argo Paul Vallée Albert Blondeau Bugatti Type 35 Spéciale Bugatti 1989cc S8supercharged 185 74 engine (~13 hr) DNF 5.0 ** 15 R. Sommer(private entrant) Raymond Sommer Raymond d’Estrez Saugé Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM LM Alfa Romeo 2.3L S8supercharged 188 69 co driver sick (10 hr) DNF 3.0 9 "M. Rekip"(private entrant) "M. Rekip" (René Kippeurt) Edmont Nebout Bugatti Type 44 Bugatti 3.0L S8 186 64 engine (night) DNF 1.0 49 Singer Motors Ltd Tommy Wisdom Donald Barnes Singer Nine Le Mans Replica Singer 973cc S4 144 [B] 57 electrics (night) DNF 5.0 5 D. Porthault(private entrant) Daniel Porthault Just Émile Vernet Lorraine Dietrich B3 6 Le Mans Lorraine Dietrich 3.5L S6 189 52 engine (night) DSQ 1.5 37 Riley (Coventry) Ltd Sammy Newsome Edgar Maclure Riley Nine MPH Six Racing Riley 1458cc S6 164 [B] 47 outsideassistance (~6 hr) DNF 1.5 28 R. E. Tongue(private entrant) Aston Martin Ltd Clifton Penn Hughes Thomas Fothringham Parker Aston Martin Ulster Aston Martin 1496cc S4 165 [B] 45 accident (6 hr) DNF 1.5 25 Riley (Coventry) Ltd D. Champney(private entrant) Elsie Wisdom Kay Petre Riley Racing MPH 12/4 Riley 1496cc S4 165 [B] 38 engine (~5 hr) DNF 8.0+ ** 1 N. von Hohenzollern Sigmaringen (private entrant) Prince Nicholas of Romania Émile Beghin Duesenberg Model SJ Duesenberg 7.0L S8supercharged 197 38 electrics (evening) DNF 5.0 ** 16 Écurie Argo Bernard Chaudé Max Fourny Bugatti Type 51 Bugatti 2.3L S8supercharged ? 188 26 electrics (evening) DNF 1.0 47 I. Connell R. Percival(private entrant) Ian Connell Nevil Lloyd Singer Nine Le Mans Singer 989cc S4 144 17 clutch (early)Sources:
Note *: [B]= car also entered in the 1935 36 Biennial Cup. Note **: equivalent class for supercharging, with x1.4 modifier to engine capacity.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Reason DNS 8.0 ** 3 Treizefonts(private entrant) Charles Richer Delavau Jacques de Valence de Minardière Bugatti Type 50 Sports Bugatti 5.0L S8supercharged Accident in practice DNA 2.0 ** 40 Capt. G. E. T. Eyston MG K3 Magnette MG 1087cc S4supercharged Did not arrive DNA 8.0 J. M. Pons(private entrant) José Maria Pons Hispano Suiza Hispano Suiza 7.9L S6 Did not arrive

Pos 1934–35Biennial Cup Class Team Drivers Chassis IndexResult 1 1st 1.5 29 R. Eccles Aston Martin Ltd Charlie Martin Charles Brackenbury Aston Martin Ulster 1.307 2 2.0 ** 42 P. Maillard Brune(private entrant) Philippe Maillard Brune Charles Druck MG K3 Magnette 1.294 3 2nd 1.0 51 F. S. Barnes Singer Motors Ltd F. Stanley Barnes Alf Langley Singer Nine Le Mans Replica 1.284 4 3rd 1.5 24 Riley (Coventry) Ltd Alex “Bill” van der Becke Colin Richardson Riley Racing MPH 12/4 1.265 5 4th 1.5 38 J. Trévoux(private entrant) Jean Trévoux René Carrière Riley Racing MPH 1.247 6 1.5 33 M. Falkner(private entrant) Maurice Falkner Tom Clarke Aston Martin Ulster 1.232 7 1.5 32 C. T. Thomas(private entrant) C. T. “Tommy” Thomas Michael Kenyon Aston Martin Ulster 1.213 8 1.5 31 P. L. Donkin(private entrant) Peter Donkin Lord Malcolm Douglas Hamilton Aston Martin Ulster 1.209 9 1.0 48 G. Hendy(private entrant) Gordon Hendy James Boulton Singer Nine Sports 1.198 10 5th 1.5 27 J. Noël Aston Martin Ltd Mortimer Morris Goodall Jim Elwes Aston Martin Ulster 1.195
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 10 finishers are listed

Class Winning Car Winning Drivers over 4 litre(new class) #4 Lagonda M45 Rapide Hindmarsh / Fontés 3 to 4 litre(new class) #12 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM Louis Dreyfus / Stoffel * 2 to 3 litre #21 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS Desvignes / Weisweiller 1500 to 2000cc #42 MG K3 Magnette Maillard Brune / Druck * 1000 to 1500cc #29 Aston Martin Ulster Brackenbury / Martin * Up to 1000cc #51 Singer Nine Le Mans Replica Barnes / Langley *Note *: setting a new class distance record.