1938 24 Hours of Le Mans

15th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

The 1938 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 15th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1938.

+Final results Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps 1 5.0 15 Eugène Chaboud / Jean Trémoulet Eugène Chaboud Jean Trémoulet Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 235 2 5.0 14 Gaston Serraud Gaston Serraud Yves Giraud Cabantous Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 233 3 5.0 5 Jean Prenant Jean Prenant André Morel Talbot T150SS Coupe Talbot 4.0L I6 219 4 5.0 10 Louis Villeneuve Louis Villeneuve René Biolay Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 218 5 2.0 24 Emile Darl'mat Charles de Cortanze Marcel Contet Darl'mat DS Peugeot 2.0L I4 214 6 2.0 28 Adler Peter Graff Orssich Rudolf Sauerwein Adler Super Trumpf Rennlimousine Adler 1.7L I4 211 7 1.5 33 Adler Otto Löhr Paul von Guillaume Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine Adler 1.5L I4 204 8 1.1 46 Jacques Savoye Jacques Savoye Pierre Savoye Singer Nine Le Mans Replica"Savoye Special" Singer 1.0L I4 174 9 1.1 42 Just Emile Vernet Albert Debille Guy Lapchin Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 172 10 1.5 31 Ecurie Lapin Blanc Peter Clark Marcus Chambers HRG Le Mans Singer 1.5L I4 170 11 1.1 48 Victor Camerano Victor Camerano Robert Klempeneré Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 166 12 1.1 49 Claude Bonneau Claude Bonneau Anne Cécile Rose Itier MG PA Midget Special MG 1.0L I4 165 13 1.1 40 Miss P. M. Fawcett Marjorie Fawcett Geoffrey White Morgan 4/4 Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 163 14 750 51 Amédée Gordini Maurice Aimé Charles Plantivoux Simca Cinq Fiat 0.6L I4 151 15 750 52 Amédée Gordini Albert Leduc Athos Querzola Simca Cinq Fiat 0.6L I4 140

+Final results Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps 16 5.0 19 Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Clemente Biondetti Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Speciale Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I8 219 17 5.0 8 Norbert Jean Mahé Donald Mathieson Freddy Clifford Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L I6 159 18 5.0 7 Jean Trévoux Jean Trévoux Pierre Levegh Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L i6 159 19 2.0 27 Robert P Hichens Robert P Hichens Mortimer Morris Goodall Aston Martin Speed Model Aston Martin 2.0L I4 150 20 1.1 37 Amédée Gordini Amédée Gordini José Scaron Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 140 21 1.5 36 Pierre Ferry Pierre Ferry Francis Noireaux Riley Sprite TT Riley 1.5L I4 127 22 1.1 43 Amédée Gordini Robert Lévy Adrien Alin Simca Fiat 1.0L I4 124 23 1.1 38 Amédée Gordini Jean Viale Jean Breillet Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 111 24 3.0 23 Mme Fernande Roux / Mme Germaine Rouault Fernande Roux Germaine Rouault Amilcar G36"Pegase Special" Amilcar 2.5L I4 101 25 5.0 4 Luigi Chinetti René Carrière René Le Bègue Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L I6 101 26 5.0 12 Georges Monneret Georges Monneret Roger Loyer Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 88 27 5.0 6 Luigi Chinetti Louis Rosier Robert Huguet Talbot T150SS Coupe Talbot 4.0L i6 81 28 1.1 47 Team Autosports John Donald Barnes Tommy Wisdom Singer Nine Le Mans Replica Singer 1.0L I4 74 29 1.1 45 Just Emile Vernet Gaston Tramar Paul Samuel Simca 1000 Fiat 1.0L I4 69 30 5.0 3 Luigi Chinetti Philippe Etancelin Luigi Chinetti Talbot T26 Talbot 4.5L I6 66 31 3.0 22 Société R. V. Louis Gérard Jacques de Valence de Minardiere Delage D6 70 Delage 3.0L I6 58 32 1.1 41 Just Emile Vernet Just Emile Vernet Suzanne Largeot Simca Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 55 33 5.0 21 Marcel Horvilleur Marcel Horvilleur Yves Matra Alfa Romeo 2300 Monza Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I6 53 34 5.0 11 Joseph Paul Marcel Mongin Robert Mazaud Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 50 35 1.1 50 Miss Dorothy Stanley Turner Elsie Wisdom Arthur Dobson MG PB Midget MG 0.9L I4 48 36 1.1 39 Just Emile Vernet Angelo Molinari Georges Sarret Fiat 508S Balilla Fiat 1.0L I4 40 37 1.5 29 Raoul Forestier Raoul Forestier Roger Charon Riley Sprite TT Riley 1.5L I4 30 38 5.0 1 Ecurie Bleue René Dreyfus Louis Chiron Delahaye 145 Delahaye 4.5L V12 21 39 2.0 25 Emile Darl'Mat Jean Pujol Louis Rigal Darl'Mat DS Peugeot 2.0L I4 18 40 5.0 2 Ecurie Bleue Gianfranco Comotti Albert Divo Delahaye 145 Delahaye 4.5L V12 7 41 2.0 26 Emile Darl'Mat Maurice Serre Daniel Porthault Darl'Mat DS Peugeot 2.0L I4 6 42 1.5 35 Charles Morrison Charles Morrison Neil Watson Atalanta Atalanta 1.5L I4 4

Fastest Lap – #19 Raymond Sommer – 5:13.8
Distance – 3180.94 km
Average Speed – 132.539 km/h