1934 24 Hours of Le Mans

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1934 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1934 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 12th Grand Prix of Endurance. It took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe on 16 and 17 June 1934. Four privateer Alfa Romeo entries were expected to fight for outright honours, with an outside chance for the four Bugattis ranged against them. British cars dominated the smaller classes. Two-time winner Raymond Sommer soon took the lead until, after only 90 minutes, he stopped out on the circuit with smoke pouring from his engine. For the next five hours the Alfas of Luigi Chinetti and Earl Howe duelled for the lead. However, soon after night fell, the lights failed on Howe's Alfa costing him two hours to get the electrics repaired. Chinetti took the lead, but their car had developed a leak in the fuel tank. The solution was the same as Sommer had used the previous year: to plug the gap with chewing-gum.

Contents

By the halfway point, there was only a single competitive big-engine car left running, and interest shifted to the race for the Index of Performance between the four British firms of Aston Martin, MG, Riley and Singer. For a time, with race attrition, the 1.1-litre MG of John Ford was running second overall, until a three-car pile-up at Maison Blanche took it out of the race. The Aston Martin challenge collapsed in a disastrous two laps that saw three of their works cars retire. This left the Riley works team to finish second, third, fifth and sixth and claim both the Index of Performance and Biennial Cup.

Chinetti and Étancelin held on to win comfortably overall, with the second-biggest winning margin to date, of 180 km (110 mi), albeit the shortest overall winning distance of the decade.

Regulations and Organisation

The renovation of the circuit and facilities by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) were completed. A completely new pit complex was built. Made of concrete with capacity for 60 cars, it was separated from the pit lane and racing track by a wooden picket fence. Pit counters were provided with a second storey for trade stands and guests. Eco and Jupiter, the French distributors of Esso and Shell fuel respectively, pay for each pit-box to be installed with a 1000-litre tank, gantry and hoses to allow refuelling direct to the cars. This was regulated to be at 120 litres/minute. [1] [2] [3] Race control was also housed in the new pit complex, and a large restaurant opened beside the main grandstand. All the spectator areas now had access to drinking water, and had an earthen bank and fencing put between them and the circuit. Additionally, a 25-hectare golf-course built inside the circuit. Reflecting the greater commercialism of the event, the two main camping areas were regulated and numbered to allow charging spectators who wanted to camp overnight. Regarding the track itself, the straights between the Mulsanne and Arnage were resurfaced and trees along the roadside were felled. [1] [4]

In the years of alternating fuel suppliers, this year Esso had four fuel choices: its regular fuel, a premium grade, 100% benzole and a 70/15/15 blend of the regular with benzole and ethanol. With the new fuel rigs, the ACO allowed a second mechanic to work on a car in the pits, nominated solely as the refueller. [1] The minimum running distance between refuelling stops remained at 24 laps. [5] The ACO made significant increases to the class distance-targets, this time in the mid-range engines, with an extra 125 km added to the minimum distance for 3-litre cars for example. Three 8-hour practice sessions were scheduled on the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights between 10pm and 6am. Public traffic was also allowed onto the roads at the same time, but this year was only allowed to travel in the same direction as the racing cars. [1]

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Le Mans in 1934
Engine
size
1933
Minimum
distance
1934
Minimum
distance
Average
speed
Equivalent
laps
6000cc+2,600 km (1,600 mi)2,640 km (1,640 mi)110.0 km/h (68.4 mph)195.7 laps
5000cc2,600 km (1,600 mi)2,632 km (1,635 mi)109.7 km/h (68.2 mph)195.1 laps
4000cc2,500 km (1,600 mi)2,610 km (1,620 mi)108.8 km/h (67.6 mph)193.5 laps
3000cc2,325 km (1,445 mi)2,450 km (1,520 mi)102.1 km/h (63.4 mph)181.6 laps
2000cc2,100 km (1,300 mi)2,200 km (1,400 mi)91.7 km/h (57.0 mph)163.1 laps
1500cc2,000 km (1,200 mi)2,100 km (1,300 mi)87.5 km/h (54.4 mph)155.7 laps
1100cc1,830 km (1,140 mi)1,880 km (1,170 mi)78.3 km/h (48.7 mph)139.4 laps
750cc1,580 km (980 mi)1,700 km (1,100 mi)70.8 km/h (44.0 mph)126.0 laps

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Entries

Whether due to the ongoing economic recovery, the improved facilities or the thrilling 10-second margin of victory the previous year by superstar Tazio Nuvolari, the race received the largest number of entrants for ten years. [7] Out of the 52 applicants, 45 arrived on race-week for scrutineering with works entries received from the British Aston Martin, Riley and Singer companies and the small French manufacturer Tracta. Although British cars made up almost half the field, none were likely outright race winners. Those would probably come from the privateer Alfa Romeos or Bugattis.

From the thirteen finishers in the previous year’s race, twelve returned to contest the Biennial Cup, which therefore shaped up to be a significant competition. [8] As grid-order and Index distance were based on engine size (unmodified for supercharging, for the grid position), and there were no prizes for class victory, the nominal class groupings were largely irrelevant.

CategoryEntriesClasses
Large-sized engines13 / 8over 3-litre
Medium-sized engines15 / 141.5 to 3-litre
Small-sized engines24 / 22up to 1.5-litre
Total entrants52 / 44

Over 2-litre entries

Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Sport Zagato sn 2211112 (2nd 1933 Mille Miglia) 01.png
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza

For the past three years, Alfa Romeo had dominated Le Mans. The works team had been closed down, with the customer team Scuderia Ferrari representing the marque in Grand Prix racing across Europe. However, in sports-car racing, the team only competed in Italy. Eight private entrants were pit forward although only half of them arrived. Both Raymond Sommer and Luigi Chinetti (winners together in 1932 and 1st and 2nd respectively in 1933) were back to contest the Biennial Cup. Sommer was aiming to equal Woolf Barnato's record winning three Le Mans in a row. He would be driving an Alfa Romeo with a Grand Prix Monza chassis owned by wealthy Parisian doctor Pierre Félix (bought through Chinetti's Alfa Romeo dealership), modified to accommodate the mandatory two rear seats. The Monza engine gave 180 bhp, an extra 25-30 bhp over the other Alfa entries. Félix had a second entry that did not eventuate. [9] Chinetti had a corto (short-wheelbase) Mille Miglia chassis and brought in French Grand Prix racer Philippe Étancelin as his co-driver. Englishman Earl Howe had won the race in 1931 but had been unable to compete in 1933 because of an eye injury. He returned this year with his 8C-2300 Le Mans, with its 4-seater lungo (long) touring body and with former Talbot stalwart Tim Rose-Richards as his co-driver. [9] Rose-Richards had also filed his own entry for another 8C-2300 Le Mans, driven by Owen Saunders-Davies and Freddie Clifford. [10]

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Bugatti Type 55

There were five big Bugattis entered this year. Racing journalist Roger Labric got a degree of works support, with two mechanics from Molsheim and driver Pierre Veyron. His was the biggest Bugatti – the supercharged 5-litre Type 50 run by the late Guy Bouriat and Albert Divo in 1931. [11] There were three Type 55 cars entered, with their 2.3-litre supercharged engines. That of the Équipe Braillard did not arrive, while the others were of privateers Charles Brunet and Victor Bayard. [12] There was also a privately-entered 3-litre Type 44, a popular touring model but only capable of 80 bhp. It was not expected to be among the front-runners, even among the smaller British sports cars, but it would be reliable with an engine not over-stressed. [12]

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Bugatti Type 44

Once again, Prince Nicholas of Romania had the biggest car in the field, with his elegant Duesenberg Model SJ. Its supercharged 6.9-litre twin-cam engine put out 320 bhp with a top speed of 215 kp/h (135 mph). [13] This year he was partnered by Whitney Straight, the Anglo-American with his own grand prix racing team. Labric’s 8-year old Lorraine-Dietrich was now owned by Daniel Porthault, who entered with Just-Émile Vernet, using Vernet’s tenth place finish in a Salmson last year, to take the entry to the Biennial Cup. [14]

1- to 2-litre entries

Riley MPH 1934RileyMPH.jpg
Riley MPH

British cars dominated the medium-sized categories. There were six Rileys entered, including a squad of four works cars. Following on from its successful Brooklands Six racer of the start of the decade, two new designs were unveiled in 1934. The MPH had a 1458cc straight-six engine that now put out 70 bhp, while the Riley Nine Imp, was a short-wheelbase, low-slung version of the Riley Nine, with its 50 bhp 1087cc 4-cylinder engine. For their racing debuts, five cars were brought to Le Mans. Two of the MPHs were entered, for Freddie Dixon / Cyril Paul and Frenchmen Jean Sébilleau / Georges Delaroche. There were also three Imps, including a private effort sponsored by Dorothy Champney (who would soon marry managing director Victor Riley), who had Kay Petre as her co-driver. Those five cars all had the new Wilson pre-selector gearbox. [15] The works team also entered their last, unsold, Brooklands Nine taking the Biennial Cup spot. It was the one raced the previous year by Sébilleau / Delaroche and given to Ken Peacock and Bill van der Becke, who had earned the entry in that race finishing fourth. [15]

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Aston Martin Le Mans

This was the first race for the new Aston Martin design, the Mark 2 Le Mans, from Technical Director ”Bert” Bertelli. The 1.5-litre engine was developed from their racing experience and in the special lightened frame, could get the cars up to 175 kp/h (110 mph). The works team was managed by former Le Mans winner Sammy Davis, with three cars, led by Bertelli himself. There were also two private entries. [16]

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MG K3 Magnette

The MG K3 had proven to be a giant-killer in British handicap races and on the continent, including consecutive Tourist Trophy victories by Tazio Nuvolari. It was a lightened, short-wheelbase, variant of the K-series and with a Roots supercharger, the 1087cc engine could put out 115 bhp. John Ludovic Ford and Roy Eccles both brought new cars to Le Mans, however Eccles ran his one unsupercharged to get a shorter distance in the Index competition. [17] After just a single entry last year, Singer put in a concerted effort this year. The Singer Nine Le Mans came with two engine options. The 1493cc version put out 63 bhp and was fitted with Singer’s constant-mesh gearbox. On the Hunaudières Straight, it could get up to 170 kp/h (105 mph). The company supported two customer teams, both eligible for the Biennial Cup. Stanley Barnes had raced the Singer last year. Arthur Fox had run Lagondas and Talbots at Le Mans for five years. Still awaiting the new Lagonda, he had a Biennial entry from finishing third in 1933 with an Alfa Romeo. His drivers were Brian Lewis, Baron Essendon (fresh from winning the Mannin Moar on the Isle of Man) and Johnny Hindmarsh. [18]

Automobiles Derby was a Paris-based British company, taken over by former Bentley works driver Douglas Hawkes. He worked with renowned female motorcyclist and racer, Gwenda Stewart to develop a new four-wheel drive models. After the L2, came the L8 with a new 2-litre V8 engine that could develop 85 bhp. Two came to Le Mans- one for Stewart and Derby test driver Louis Bonne, and the other for ex-boxing champion Louis Villeneuve, and motor-racing artist Georges Hamel. [19]

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Lagonda Rapier

The other Bugatti in the field was an unusual hybrid – Auguste Bodoignet had taken the supercharged 1.5-litre Bugatti engine out of his Type 37 and instead fitted a 1351 cc straight-four supercharged Ruby K engine. His co-driver was Fernand Vallon, here for his tenth Le Mans. [20] Another one-off special was entered by Edward Russell, Lord de Clifford. A two-seat prototype of the new Lagonda Rapier, it was fitted with a short-crankshaft 1080cc and an over-sized 82-litre fuel tank. [21]

up to 1-litre entries

Clément-Auguste Martin, and his Équipe de l’Ours team, had bought up the race-cars from Amilcar when they retired from motor-racing. This year, in conjunction with client-drivers, he entered four cars in various configurations. A number of changes were made before the race, but in the end there was one entry in the 1-litre class and the other three had 1.1-litre side-valve engines. The most interesting variant was that of Jean de Gavardie, along with the straight-6 1092cc engine without its supercharger (which meant needing 13 fewer laps to be run), was fitted with a streamlined aluminium "tank" bodyshell. Gavardie once again had veteran Arthur Duray as his co-driver, who had formerly raced with Aries four times in the 1920s. [22]

Singer Nine Le Mans 1934 Singer Nine Lemans Roadster (32985494971).jpg
Singer Nine Le Mans

As well as the two 1.5-litre Singers, there were a further four 972cc versions entered. The engine had been developed and could put out almost 40 bhp. Two works entries (for Stan Barnes’ brother Donald with journalist Tommy Wisdom, and Norman Black/Roddy Black)were supported by two other privateer efforts. [18] MG also had small-engine entries in the 1-litre class. The Midget PA was the successor to the J2 model. The new 847cc engine put out 36 bhp and with it strengthened chassis the car could get up to 120 kp/h (75 mph). Two were entered (including one by female hillclimb racer Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier) as well as a J4 model. [23]

This year, the works Tracta team prepared two cars, one taking the Biennial Cup entry. [24] The Alin brothers also returned with their BNC 527 for the Cup. However, this time they reduced the size of the Ruby engine to run in the 1-litre class. [25] Likewise, Charles Metchim brought back his Austin 7. In the interim, he had upgraded it to the Ulster sports version. With its improved twin-carburettor engine, it was now capable of 120 kp/h (75 mph). [26]

Practice and Pre-Race

Étancelin put in the fastest lap in practice with a new lap record of 5:26. [9] Comparative times include Brunet's Bugatti doing 5:45 and Lord Howe clocking a 5:55 in practice. [27]

Race

Start

Raceday was fine and very hot. This year, the honorary starter was the president of the French Auto Club Vicomte de Rohan Chabot. [8] First away was Tim Rose-Richards pursued by Raymond Sommer. Nearing the end of the first lap, "Bert" Bertelli spun his Aston Martin into the Arnage sandbank. The rest of the field scrambled past without hitting him. With gearbox problems, it took him half an hour to get going again. [28] [16] On lap three, Sommer took the lead, and started putting in laps almost ten seconds faster than the rest of the field. By the end of the first hour he had built up a lead of almost two minutes. Alfa Romeos filled the top four places with Sommer, Rose-Richards, Chinetti and Saunders-Davies ahead of Veyron and Brunet in their Bugattis. An excellent seventh was John Ford's little, supercharged MG Magnette ahead of the 1.5-litre competition. [8] [28] However, at 5.30pm, the radio speakers announced that the leader's car had stopped, on fire out on the track. Sommer was the race's first retirement and had pulled up at Arnage with steam and smoke pouring from the engine. [28] [10] Soon after, Max Fourny's Bugatti ran out of petrol and when he finally got back to the pits was disqualified for receiving outside assistance. [29] [12] The high temperatures were melting some of the new tar-seal and marshals spread wood-chips onto the track to alleviate that. [8] Aside from a few spins on the slippery surface there were no serious accidents. The first pits-tops were around the two-hour mark, after the mandatory 24 laps. A faster pit-change from the Chinetti-Étancelin team put them in front until Earl Howe reeled them in and retook the lead at 8.15pm, on lap 43. [30] [10] Meanwhile, Saunders-Davies had pitted his Alfa Romeo from third with engine issues. Resuming in 17th, he completed only a few more laps before retiring on his lap 40 with a broken valve. So as dusk fell, this left just two Alfas in the race (albeit running 1-2). [30]

Night

Howe led into the night until electrical problems suddenly left him with no headlights at 10.30pm. Stopping on the Hunaudières Straight, he spent an hour making the repairs under advisement from one of his pit-crew. Getting back to the pits, he resumed in 11th place. [30] [10] Over the course of the next two hours, Howe drove hard to get back up to sixth place until at 1am he pitted with clutch problems that proved to be terminal. [31] Despite now holding a sizeable lead, Chinetti and Étancelin had their own issues with a leaking fuel-tank. [30] As the leaders the previous year had done, the mechanics used chewing gum to seal the tank. [8] The big Labric/Veyron Bugatti was a distant second, until soon after midnight when Veyron pulled up on the Mulsanne Straight with a broken engine. [30] [11] This all allowed the remarkable progress of the 1.1-litre MG to continue, with Ford and Baumer now up to second, ahead of the Brunet Bugatti Type 55. The Biennial Cup was being dominated by the small British cars, with the von der Becke/Peacock Riley leading the MG, with the Fothringham/Appleton Aston Martin in third, and fourth on the track. This all changed in a hectic hour: Appleton spun on gravel at the Tertre Rouge corner and stuck himself into the sandbank. He ran back to the pits for instructions and two hours later was back in action although potentially also with outside assistance (vehemently denied by Appleton). [30] [16] Then just before 2am, Félix Quinault spun his Tracta at Maison Blanche. John Ford braked heavily but just clipped the Tracta and ending in the roadside ditch. Following the MG, Charles Brunet was blinded by the headlights facing towards him and his Bugatti ended up parked beside the MG. Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier narrowly avoided the carnage. Quinault was able to limp back to the pits and get repaired, but Ford and Brunet were both out the race. [30] [17] [32]

Despite another electrical failure, Howe had got back up to sixth by 1am when clutch problems struck the Alfa. The pit-crew did their best but the damage was terminal and the "Lord-Earl" was out, now leaving just the one Alfa Romeo running. Although with a 100-km lead, their leaking fuel-tank gave the pursuing pack of small British cars hopes of an improbable victory. The Morris-Goodall Aston Martin was now second with the three Rileys of van der Becke (still leading the Biennial Cup), Sébilleau and Dixon next; the team having an excellent race. [31]

The race settled back down through the rest of the night. After the halfway point, at 4am, two cars were disqualified after failing to complete their minimum halfway distance. Gordon Hendy’s privateer Singer had been delayed by fuel-feed issues [31] and the gearbox of the Bertelli Aston Martin had finally packed up and taken too long to repair. [30]

Morning

As dawn broke, the Alfa Romeo had a lead of over an hour. [33] Morris-Goodall spent seven minutes securing the steering column of his Aston Martin but was still secure in second. [31] The three Rileys had reversed their positions, with Dixon now third, ahead of Sébilleau and van der Becke. [33] The team had given team orders to the van der Becke car to ease off and preserve their engine, as they now had a commanding lead over its nearest competition for the Biennial Cup. [34] Soon after 10am, triple disappointment hit the Aston Martin team. Appleton had pitted with low oil-pressure then stopped out on the track. Then, after running second for almost eight hours, the engine of Morris-Goodall’s Aston Martin suffered a broken oil pipe stranding him out on the track. To cap it off, all on the same lap, the private Aston of Reggie Tongue crept into the pits with a shredded tyre. [33] [35]

Finish and post-race

Philippe Etancellin, the winner of the 1934 Le Mans Philippe Etancellin, vainqueur des 24 Heures du Mans 1934 sur Alfa Romeo 8C 2300.jpg
Philippe Étancellin, the winner of the 1934 Le Mans

But the demise of the Aston Martins were the final retirements, as the remainder of the field held on to reach the finish. [36] Chinetti and Étancelin took the flag with a large margin of 13 laps 180 km (110 mi) – the biggest of the decade, and second only to the Bentley win in 1927. In contrast, having been without direct competition for over half the race, the gentler pace of the winners as they eased off meant it was the shortest distance covered in the decade. Having 23 finishers was the highest number since the very first race back in 1923. However, with virtually all the other big-engine cars retiring, the podiums were dominated by the smaller cars and in a fine result for British motoring, 16 of those cars were British cars. [37] [38]

The Riley works team took four of the next five places, led by Sébilleau/Delaroche, a lap ahead of Dixon/Paul. The 1.1-litre car of Peacock/van der Becke, coming home in fifth, repeated their victory in the Index of Performance from the year before, completing an outstanding 52 laps (37%) over target. This time, however, the margin was far narrower, finishing less than 3km ahead of team-mates Newsome/Maclure. But the consecutive results also meant they had a guaranteed win in the Biennial Cup.

Interrupting the Riley procession was the supercharged MG Magnette of Eccles/Martin. They had overtaken the unsupercharged Riley earlier in the afternoon as the latter concentrated on finishing for trophy victories. Seventh was the Lewis/Hindmarsh Singer. Delayed early on for 45 minutes with carburettor problems, they had driven very hard through the night and all Sunday back up the field, making up time. Although only 9km behind van der Becke, they had a tougher Index target with their 1.5-litre engine and finished second in the Biennial Cup. [39] The quasi-works Singer of Frank Barnes was eighth and wrapped up a 1-2-3 for British cars in the Cup. [18]

The Bugatti tourer of Mahé/Desvignes was the only other car over 2-litres to finish, aside from the winner, coming home in ninth. Not built for speed, it was easier on its engine and having got into the top-ten during the night, its reliability got it to the end. [12] Among the female drivers, fortunes were mixed: Champney and Petre had an uneventful race and came home in 13th. Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier also had a trouble-free run, going to a prescribed pace and finishing 17th. Her MG beat its target distance by 30 laps. [23] Gwenda Stewart only ran sixteen laps in the new Derby-Miller before the engine packed up. Later in the year though, she set a new speed record at Monthlèry in the car. [19]

Étancelin was honoured with a civic reception in his home city of Rouen and he resolved to drive the winning Alfa Romeo to the event. The car was filled with petrol for the journey, but by the time he brought his bags down from the hotel, the gas had leaked out all over the forecourt, as the fuel tank had not been repaired since the finish. After a solid run in Le Mans, a fortnight later, Mahé and Desvignes took the Bugatti Type 44 to victory at Spa, this year run as a 10-hour touring car race. [12] The next year, Lord de Clifford gained notoriety as the last British peer tried in the House of Lords. He was an advocate for compulsory driver licences and speed limits, which came into British law in 1934. He was accused of speeding when involved in a fatal head-on car accident from a car travelling on the wrong side of the road. With the evidence provided he was acquitted. [21] This was the last race for Tracta. Founder Jean-Albert Grégoire instead chose to market the innovative four-wheel drive technology and work with other manufacturers. Alongside Panhard and Alvis, the most significant collaboration was with Willys that used it with its Jeep. [24]

Official results

Finishers

Results taken from Quentin Spurring’s book, officially licensed by the ACO [40] Class Winners are in Bold text.

PosClassNo.TeamDriversChassisEngineTyreTarget
distance*
Laps
1>3.0**9 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg L. Chinetti
(private entrant)
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Luigi Chinetti
Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 MM-LMAlfa Romeo 2.3L S8
supercharged
E 187 [B]213
21.527 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Riley (Coventry Ltd) Flag of France.svg Jean Sébilleau
Flag of France.svg Georges Delaroche
Riley 12/6 MPH RacingRiley 1458cc S6 D 155200
31.528 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Riley (Coventry Ltd) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Dixon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cyril Paul
Riley 12/6 MPH RacingRiley 1458cc S6 D 155199
41.534 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg R. Eccles
(private entrant)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Eccles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Martin
MG K3 Magnette MG 1087cc S6 D 143197
51.536 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Riley (Coventry Ltd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenneth Peacock
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex “Bill” van der Becke
Riley Nine BrooklandsRiley 1087cc S4 D 143 [B]195
61.537 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Riley (Coventry Ltd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sammy Newsome
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edgar Maclure
Riley Nine ImpRiley 1087cc S4 D 143195
71.526 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arthur W. Fox Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Lewis, Baron Essendon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Hindmarsh
Singer Nine Le Mans 1½ LitreSinger 1493cc S4 D 156 [B]195
81.525 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg F. S. Barnes
(private entrant)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg F. Stanley Barnes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alf Langley
Singer Nine Le Mans 1½ LitreSinger 1493cc S4 D 156 [B]192
93.04 Flag of France.svg N.-J. Mahé
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Norbert Jean Mahé
Flag of France.svg Jean Desvignes
Bugatti Type 44 Bugatti 3.0L S8 E 182191
101.520 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg “A. Vincent” (R.E. Tongue)
(private entrant)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reggie Tongue
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maurice Faulkner
Aston Martin 1½ Le MansAston Martin 1496cc S4 D 156188
111.524 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J. Noël
(private entrant)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Cecil Noël
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jen Wheeler
Aston Martin 1½ Le MansAston Martin 1496cc S4 D 156180
121.539 Flag of France.svg J. Trévoux
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Jean Trévoux
Flag of France.svg René Carriére
Riley Nine ImpRiley 1087cc S4 D 143174
131.538 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Miss D. Champney
(private entrant)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothy Champney
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Kay Petre
Riley Nine ImpRiley 1087cc S4 D 143172
141.532 Flag of France.svg Équipe de l’Ours
Flag of France.svg J. de Gavardie
Flag of France.svg Jean de Gavardie
Flag of France.svg Arthur Duray
Amilcar C6
Spéciale Martin
Amilcar 1092cc S6 D 144 [B]168
151.048 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Singer Motors Ltd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Norman Black
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roddy Baker
Singer Nine Le MansSinger 973cc S4 D 139163
161.540 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lord de Clifford
(private entrant)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Russell, Lord de Clifford
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Brackenbury
Lagonda Rapier
De Clifford Special
Lagonda 1080cc S4 D 143163
171.052 Flag of France.svg Mme A.-C. Rose-Itier
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier
Flag of France.svg Charles Duruy
MG PA Midget MG 844cc S4 D 132162
181.047 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Singer Motors Ltd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy Wisdom
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donald Barnes
Singer Nine Le MansSinger 973cc S4 D 139161
191.044 Flag of France.svg SA des Automobiles
Tracta
Flag of France.svg Félix Quinault
Flag of France.svg “Daniélault” (David Marchand)
Tracta Type ASCAP 996cc S4 D 140 [B]158
201.542 Flag of France.svg Équipe de l’Ours
Flag of France.svg C.-A. Martin
Flag of France.svg Charles-Auguste Martin
Flag of France.svg Fernand Pousse
Amilcar C6/4
Spéciale Martin
Amilcar 1075cc S4 D 143155
211.045 Flag of France.svg Alin Fréres
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Adrien Alin
Flag of France.svg Albert Alin
BNC Type 527 Sport Ruby 992cc S4 D 140 [B]150
221.031 Flag of France.svg Équipe de l'Ours
Flag of France.svg C. Poiré
Flag of France.svg Camille Poiré
Flag of France.svg Gaston Robail
Amilcar C6/4
Spéciale Martin
Amilcar 998cc S4 D 140148
231.050 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg R.P. Gardner
(private entrant)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Goldie Gardner
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alfred Beloë
Singer Nine Le MansSinger 973cc S4 D 139143

Did not finish

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisEngineTyreTarget
distance*
LapsReason
DNF1.523 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Ltd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mortimer Morris-Goodall
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Elwes
Aston Martin 1½ Le MansAston Martin 1494cc S4 D 156155engine
(18 hr)
DNF1.522 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Ltd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thomas Fotheringham-Parker
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Appleton
Aston Martin 1½ Le MansAston Martin 1494cc S4 D 156 [B]141engine
(18 hr)
DNF>3.03 Flag of France.svg J.-É. Vernet
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Just-Émile Vernet
Flag of France.svg Daniel Porthault
Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Le MansLorraine-Dietrich 3.5L S6 D 190 [B]133engine
(~dawn)
DNF1.054 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H.B. Metchim
(private entrant)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Metchim
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cecil Masters
Austin 7 UlsterAustin 749cc S4 D 12795electrics
(~21 hr)
DNF2.0 **29 Flag of France.svg A. Bodoignet
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Auguste Bodoignet
Flag of France.svg Fernand Vallon
Bugatti Type 37A Spéciale Ruby 1351cc S4
supercharged
D 16190engine
(~16 hr)
DNF2.0 **33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J.L. Ford
(private entrant)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Ludovic Ford
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maurice Baumer
MG K3 MagnetteMG 1087cc S6
supercharged
D 157 [B]85accident
(10 hr)
DNF>3.0 **6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Earl Howe
(private entrant)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Francis Curzon, Earl Howe
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Rose-Richards
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 LMAlfa Romeo 2.4L S8
supercharged
D 18185transmission
(10 hr)
DNF1.530 Flag of France.svg J.-É. Vernet
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Albert Debille
Flag of France.svg Jean Viale
Salmson GS SpécialeSalmson 1094cc S4 D 14982 ? (dawn)
DNF>3.0 **14 Flag of France.svg C. Brunet
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Charles Brunet
Flag of France.svg "Jean Renaldi" (André Carré)
Bugatti Type 55 Bugatti 2.3L S8
supercharged
D 18575accident
(10 hr)
DNF>3.02 Flag of France.svg R. Labric
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Roger Labric
Flag of France.svg Pierre Veyron
Bugatti Type 50SBugatti 4.9L S8
supercharged
D 19673engine
(9 hr)
DSQ1.049 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G. Hendy
(private entrant)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Hendy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Boulton
Singer Nine Le MansSinger 973cc S4 D 13959insufficient distance
(13 hr)
DSQ1.521 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Ltd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Augustus "Bert" Bertelli
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clifton Penn-Hughes
Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans Aston Martin 1496cc S4 D 156 [B]59insufficient distance
(13 hr)
DNF2.016 Flag of France.svg L. Villeneuve
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Louis Villeneuve
Flag of France.svg Géo Ham” (Georges Hamel)
Derby L8Derby 1996cc V8 D 16444transmission
(night)
DNF>3.0 **5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T. Rose-Richards
(private entrant)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddy Clifford
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Owen Saunders-Davies
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 LMAlfa Romeo 2.4L S8
supercharged
D 18840engine
(5 hr)
DNF1.046 Flag of France.svg R. Gaillard
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Raymond Gaillard
Flag of France.svg Paul Vallée
Rally NCP Salmson 989cc S4 D 13938 ? (nightfall)
DNF1.5 **53 Flag of France.svg P. Maillard-Brune
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Philippe Maillard-Brune
Flag of France.svg Charles Druck
MG J4 Midget MG 745cc S4
supercharged
D 14230engine
(evening)
DNF1.043 Flag of France.svg SA des Automobiles
Tracta
Flag of France.svg Pierre Padrault
Flag of France.svg . Charlault
Tracta Type ASCAP 999cc S4 D 14023electrics
(evening)
DNF2.018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Miss G. Stewart
(private entrant)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gwenda Stewart
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louis Bonne
Derby L8Derby 1996cc V8 D 16316engine
(evening)
DSQ>3.0 **15 Flag of France.svg V. Bayard
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Max Fourny
Flag of France.svg Louis Decaroli
Bugatti Type 55 Bugatti 2.3L S8
supercharged
D 18515outside
assistance
DNF1.541 Flag of France.svg Équipe de l’Ours
Flag of France.svg G. Boursin
Flag of France.svg Georges Boursin
Flag of France.svg Jean Nadeau [41]
Amilcar C6/4
Spéciale Martin
Amilcar 1080cc S4 E 14314radiator
(~3 hr)
DNF>3.0 **7 Flag of France.svg R. Sommer
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Raymond Sommer
Flag of France.svg Dr Pierre Félix
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza-LMAlfa Romeo 2.4L S8
supercharged
D 187 [B]14engine
(2 hr)
Sources: [42] [43] [44] [45] [46]
  • Note *: [B]= car also entered in the 1933-34 Biennial Cup.
  • Note **: equivalent class for supercharging, with x1.4 modifier to engine capacity. [47]

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PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisEngineReason
DNS>3.0 **1 Flag of Romania.svg N. von Hohenzollern-
Sigmaringen (private entrant)
Flag of Romania.svg Prince Nicholas of Romania
Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Whitney Straight
Duesenberg Model SJ Duesenberg 7.0L S8
supercharged
Engine
DNA>3.0 **8 Flag of France.svg P. Félix
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Dr Pierre Félix Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza-LMAlfa Romeo 2.3L S8
supercharged
Did not arrive
DNA>3.0 **10 Flag of France.svg P. Louis-Dreyfus
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg "Heldé" (Pierre Louis-Dreyfus) Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza-LMAlfa Romeo 2.3L S8
supercharged
Did not arrive
DNA>3.0 **11 Flag of France.svg Équipe Braillard Flag of France.svg Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza-LMAlfa Romeo 2.3L S8
supercharged
Did not arrive
DNA>3.0 **12 Flag of France.svg Équipe Braillard Flag of France.svg Bugatti Type 55 Bugatti 2.3L S8
supercharged
Did not arrive
DNA2.019 Flag of France.svg O. Siko
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Odette Siko Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 SSAlfa Romeo 1750cc S6Did not arrive

1934 Index of Performance

Pos1933-34
Biennial Cup
ClassNo.TeamDriversChassisIndex
Result
11st1.536 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Riley (Coventry) Ltd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenneth Peacock
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex “Bill” van der Becke
Riley Nine Brooklands1.370
2-1.537 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Riley (Coventry) Ltd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sammy Newsome
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edgar Maclure
Riley Nine Imp1.368
3-1.527 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Riley (Coventry) Ltd Flag of France.svg Jean Sébilleau
Flag of France.svg Georges Delaroche
Riley 12/6 MPH Racing1.294
4-1.528 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Riley (Coventry) Ltd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Dixon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cyril Paul
Riley 12/6 MPH Racing1.284
5-1.534 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg R. Eccles
(private entrant)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Eccles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Martin
MG K3 Magnette1.264
62nd1.526 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arthur W. Fox Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Lewis, Baron Essendon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Hindmarsh
Singer Nine Le Mans 1½ Litre1.255
73rd1.525 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg F. S. Barnes
(private entrant)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg F. Stanley Barnes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alf Langley
Singer Nine Le Mans 1½ Litre1.239
8-1.052 Flag of France.svg A.-C. Rose-Itier
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier
Flag of France.svg Charles Duruy
MG PA Midget1.234
9-1.539 Flag of France.svg J. Trévoux
(private entrant)
Flag of France.svg Jean Trévoux
Flag of France.svg René Carriére
Riley Nine Imp1.220
10-1.520 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg “A. Vincent” (R.E. Tongue)
(private entrant)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reggie Tongue
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maurice Faulkner
Aston Martin 1½ Le Mans1.211

Class Winners

ClassWinning CarWinning Drivers
3 to 8-litre#9 Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 MM-LMChinetti / Étancelin
2 to 3-litre#4 Bugatti Type 44Mahé / Desvignes
1500 to 2000ccno finishers
1000 to 1500cc#27 Riley 12/6 MPH RacingSébilleau / Delaroche *
Up to 1000cc#48 Singer Nine Le MansBlake / Baker
Note *: setting a new class distance record.

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