1931 24 Hours of Le Mans

1931 24 Hours of Le Mans

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The 1931 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 9th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 13 and 14 June 1931.

Official results

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Le Mans in 1931

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Winners Lord Howe and Henry Birkin

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	3.0	16	Lord Howe	Lord Howe Sir Henry Birkin	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM	Alfa Romeo 2.3L Supercharged I8	184
2	8.0	1	Boris Ivanowski	Boris Ivanowski Henri Stoffel	Mercedes-Benz SSK	Mercedes-Benz 7.1L Supercharged I6	177
3	3.0	11	Arthur W. Fox & Charles Nicholl	Tim Rose-Richards Owen Saunders-Davies	Talbot AV105	Talbot 3.0L I6	173
4	5.0	9	Henri Trébort	Henri Trébort Louis Balart	Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6	Lorraine-Dietrich 3.4L I6	150
5	1.5	25	Aston Martin	A.C. Bertelli Maurice Harvey	Aston Martin 1½ International	Aston Martin 1.5L I4	139
6	1.1	29	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Just-Emile Vernet Fernand Vallon	Caban Spéciale	Ruby 1.1L I4	128

Disqualified

• #31 failed to complete the final lap of the race in under 30 minutes and was disqualified.
• #27 and #22 were disqualified for attempting to refuel before the allowed time.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
7	750	31	Francis Samuelson	F.H.B. Samuelson Freddy Kindell	MG C-type Midget	MG 0.7L Supercharged I4	?
8	1.1	27	M. de Ricou	Gustave Duverne Robert Girod	B.N.C.	B.N.C. 1.1L I4	?
9	1.5	22	Mme. Marguerite Mareuse	Marguerite Mareuse Odette Siko	Bugatti Type 40	Bugatti 1.5L I4	?

Did Not Finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
10	3.0	10	Arthur W. Fox & Charles Nicholl	Brian E. Lewis Johnny Hindmarsh	Talbot AV105	Talbot 3.0L I6	132
11	1.5	26	Aston Martin	Sammy Newsome Kenneth Peacock	Aston Martin 1½ International	Aston Martin 1.5L I4	126
12	1.5	24	Aston Martin	Humphrey W. Cook Jack Bezzant	Aston Martin 1½ International	Aston Martin 1.5L I4	111
13	3.0	14	Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo	Goffredo Zehender Attilio Marinoni	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300	Alfa Romeo 2.3L I8	99
14	1.5	23	Jean Sébilleau	Jean Sébilleau Georges Delaroche	Bugatti Type 40	Bugatti 1.5L I4	96
15	3.0	12	Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth	Peter Hope-Johnson Jack H. Barlett	Arrol-Aster	Arrol-Aster 2.4L I6	95
16	1.1	28	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Roger Labric Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Caban Spéciale	Ruby 1.1L I4	89
17	1.1	30	Lombard	Charles Cherrier Camille Royer	Lombard	Lombard 1.1L I4	45
18	750	32	Hon. Mrs. Chetwynd	Mrs. Chetwynd Mrs. H.H. Stisted	MG C-type Midget	MG 0.7L Supercharged I4	30
19	5.0	7	Anthony Bevan	Anthony Bevan Mike Couper	Bentley 4½	Bentley 4.4L I4	29
20	5.0	5	Equipe Bugatti	Albert Divo Guy Bouriat	Bugatti Type 50S	Bugatti 5.0L Supercharged I8	26
21	5.0	4	Equipe Bugatti	Achille Varzi Louis Chiron	Bugatti Type 50S	Bugatti 5.0L Supercharged I8	24
22	3.0	19	Antoine Schumann	Pierre Louis-Dreyfus Mariette Delangle	Bugatti Type 43	Bugatti 2.3L I8	22
23	5.0	6	Equipe Bugatti	Count Caberto Conelli Maurice Rost	Bugatti Type 50S	Bugatti 4.9L Supercharged I8	20
24	8.0	3	Éduoard Brisson	Éduoard Brisson Joseph Cattaneo	Stutz DV32	Stutz 5.3L Supercharged I8	19
25	8.0	2	No Team Name	Henri De Costier Raymond Lussan	Chrysler Imperial	Chrysler 6.3L I8	18
26	5.0	8	No Team Name	Raymond Sommer Jean Delemer	Chrysler 80	Chrysler 4.6L I6	14

Statistics

• Fastest Lap – #1 Boris Ivanowski – 7:03
• Distance – 3017.654 km
• Average Speed – 125.735 km/h

Trophy Winners

• 7th Biennial Cup – #16 Lord Howe
• Index of Performance – #16 Lord Howe