1937 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 14th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 19 and 20 June 1937.

1937 24 Hours of Le Mans
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This race was marred by a massive 6-car accident at Maison Blanche which claimed the lives of 2 drivers. On the eighth lap of the race, the inexperienced French amateur driver René Kippeurt lost control of his Bugatti T44 and it rolled several times, coming to rest in the middle of the road. German Fritz Roth, who closely followed, lost control of his BMW 328 #30, went off of the road and somersaulted. Kippeurt's body was thrown clear from his car, and was lying about 100 metres from the wreck. In an attempt to avoid Roth's car, Briton Pat Fairfield crashed into Kippeurt's Bugatti. Fairfield's car was subsequently rammed by the Delahaye 135CS of Jean Trémoulet which in turn was hit by the Talbot T150C driven by an Argentine count who raced under the pseudonym "Raph", and by the Riley TT Sprite of Raoul Forestier. An Adler driven by an unspecified German driver, was also involved in the accident. Kippeurt was killed instantly, Fairfield died in a hospital 2 days later and Trémoulet was injured, as was Raph.

Official results
Le Mans in 1937
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
1 5.0 2 Roger Labric Jean-Pierre Wimille
Robert Benoist		 Bugatti Type 57G Tank Bugatti 3.3L I8 243
2 5.0 14 Joseph Paul Joseph Paul
Marcel Mongin		 Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 236
3 5.0 10 Ecurie Bleue René Dreyfus
Henri Stoffel		 Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 231
4 3.0 19 Société R.V. Jacques de Valence de Minardiere
Louis Gérard		 Delage D6-70 Delage 3.0L I6 215
5 1.5 37 J.M. Skeffington J.M. Skeffington
R.C. Murton-Neale		 Aston Martin 1½ Ulster Aston Martin 1.5L I4 205
6 2.0 33 Adler Peter Graff Orssich
Rudolf Sauerwein		 Adler Super Trumpf Rennlimousine Adler 1.7L I4 205
7 2.0 26 Émile Darl'mat Jean Pujol
Marcel Contet		 Darl'mat DS Peugeot 2.0L I4 203
8 2.0 25 Émile Darl'mat Charles de Cortanze
Maurice Serre		 Darl'mat DS Peugeot 2.0L I4 203
9 2.0 34 Adler Otto Löhr
Paul von Guilleaume		 Adler Super Trumpf Rennlimousine Adler 1.7L I4 202
10 2.0 27 Émile Darl'mat Daniel Porthault
Louis Rigal		 Darl'mat DS Peugeot 2.0L I4 197
11 2.0 31 C.T. Thomas Mortimer Morris-Goodall
Robert P. Hichens		 Aston Martin Speed Model Aston Martin 2.0L I4 193
12 1.1 48 Just-Emile Vernet Just-Emile Vernet
Suzanne Largeot		 Simca-Fiat 6CV Fiat 1.0L I4 171
13 1.5 36 A.C. Scott Archie Scott
Ted Halford		 HRG 1500 Le Mans Meadows 1.5L I4 163
14 1.1 42 M.K.H. Bilney M.K.H. Bilney
Joan Richmond		 Ford Ten GB Ford 1.1L I4 161
15 1.1 49 H. Lesbros Dimitri Calaraseano
H. Lesbros		 Adler Trumpf Junior Adler 1.0L I4 160
16 1.1 54 Capt. G.E.T. Eyston Dorothy Stanley-Turner
Joan Riddell		 MG PB Midget MG 0.9L I4 154
17 750 59 Gordini Jean Viale
Albert Alin		 Simca-Fiat Cinq Fiat 0.6L I4 145

Did not finish
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
18 5.0 11 Ecurie Bleue Laury Schell
René Carriére		 Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 193
19 1.1 41 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Yves Giraud-Cabantous
Charles Rigoulot		 Chenard et Walcker Chenard et Walcker 1.1L I4 151
20 5.0 9 Louis Villeneuve Louis Villeneuve
André Vagniez		 Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 147
21 1.1 46 Gordini Amédée Gordini
Philippe Maillard-Brune		 Simca-Fiat Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 137
22 2.0 32 Eddie Hertzberger Eddie Hertzberger
Albert Debille		 Aston Martin Speed Model Aston Martin 2.0L I4 136
23 5.0 1 Roger Labric Roger Labric
Pierre Veyron		 Bugatti Type 57G Tank Bugatti 3.3L I8 130
24 1.1 50 R.H. Eccles Mrs. Marjorie Eccles
Freddie de Clifford		 Singer Nine Le Mans Replica Singer 1.0L I4 121
25 5.0 8 André Parguel André Parguel
Robert Brunet		 Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 100
26 5.0 18 Raymond de Saugé Destrez Raymond de Saugé Destrez
Genaro Léoz Abad		 Bugatti Type 57S Bugatti 3.3L I8 99
27 1.1 53 Jacques Savoye Jacques Savoye
Pierre Pichard		 Singer Nine Le Mans Replica "Savoye Special" Singer 1.0L I4 93
28 1.1 52 Team Autosports G.H. Boughton
F.H. Lye		 Singer Nine Le Mans Replica Singer 1.0L I4 91
29 750 58 Gordini Adrien Alin
Athos Querzola		 Simca-Fiat Cinq Fiat 0.6L I4 77
30 750 57 Austin Charles Dodson
Bert Hadley		 Austin 7 Austin 0.7L I4 74
31 750 55 R. Marsh Kay Petre
G. Mangan		 Austin 7 Austin 0.7L I4 72
32 1.1 51 Team Autosports Norman Black
John Donald Barnes		 Singer Nine Le Mans Replica Singer 1.0L I4 72
33 1.1 45 Gordini Jacques Blot
Henri Ferrand		 Simca-Fiat Huit Fiat 1.1L I4 55
34 2.0 29 Frazer Nash Harold John Aldington
A.F.P. Fane		 Frazer Nash-BMW 328 BMW 2.0L I6 43
35 1.5 35 Mme Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier
Fritz Huschke von Hanstein		 Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine Adler 1.5L I4 40
36 5.0 15 Jacques Seylair Jacques Seylair
Paul Bénazet		 Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 36
37 750 56 John Carr Charles Goodacre
Dennis Buckley		 Austin 7 Austin 0.7L I4 32
38 2.0 40 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Charles Cotet
Charles Roux		 Chenard et Walcker Chenard et Walcker 1.8L Supercharged I4 32
39 5.0 3 Arthur W. Fox Johnny Hindmarsh
Charles Brackenbury		 Lagonda LG45 Meadows 4.5L I6 30
40 1.5 39 Ecurie Eudel Jean Trévoux
Guy Lapchin		 Riley Sprite TT Riley 1.5L I4 11
41 5.0 4 Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer
Giovanni Battista Guidotti		 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A Spider Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I8 11
42 5.0 12 Eugéne Chaboud Eugéne Chaboud
Jean Trémoulet		 Delahaye 135CS Delahaye 3.6L I6 9
43 5.0 7 André M. Embiricos Nicholas S. Embiricos
Raphaël Béthenod de las Casas		 Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L I6 9
44 1.5 38 Ecurie Eudel Raoul Forestier
Roger Caron		 Riley Sprite TT Riley 1.5L I4 8
45 2.0 30 BMW Fritz Roth
Uli Richter		 BMW 328 BMW 2.0L I6 8
46 2.0 28 David Murray David Murray
Pat Fairfield		 Frazer Nash-BMW 328 BMW 2.0L I6 8
47 3.0 20 René Kippeurt René Kippeurt
René Poulain		 Bugatti Type 44 Bugatti 3.0L I8 8
48 5.0 21 Luigi Chinetti Luigi Chinetti
Louis Chiron		 Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L I6 7
49 1.1 44 Gordini Marino Zanardi
Angelo Molinari		 Simca-Fiat 508 S Ballila Fiat 1.0L I4 ?

Statistics
  • Fastest Lap – #2 Roger Labric – 5:13.0
  • Distance – 3287.938 km
  • Average Speed – 136.997 km/h

Trophy Winners
  • 12th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup – #31 C.T. Thomas
  • Index of Performance – #2 Roger Labric
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