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1951 24 Hours of Le Mans

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195124 Hours of Le Mans
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Le Mans in 1951

The195124 Hours of Le Mans was the 19th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 23 and 24 June 1951. It was won by Peter Walker and Peter Whitehead in their works-entered Jaguar C-type, the first Le Mans win for the marque.

The arrival of Jaguar's and Cunningham's first purpose-built racers in direct competition with Ferrari, and the first showing for Porsche and Lancia, marked the beginning of an era of intense competition between manufacturers of sports cars. The more powerful new sport racers would develop rapidly and put a final end to luxury touring cars and their derivatives as top contenders at Le Mans. It was the final outing for Delahaye and Bentley (for 50 years) and the sports prototype tide would overwhelm Talbot-Lago in the next couple of years. The race was marred by the death of French driver Jean Larivière within the opening laps of the race.

Regulations

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This year there were no significant changes to the regulations, by either the CSI or theAutomobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), except to create a Reserve list as a back-up to the basic sixty entrants.

Entries

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Peter Walker andPeter Whitehead won the race driving aJaguar XK-120C

Works entries were entered by Aston Martin, Frazer-Nash, Healey, Jaguar, Jowett, Panhard and Renault as well as self-built cars from Allard, Cunningham, DB, Delettrez, Gordini andMonopole. The biggest sensation were the three works cars from Jaguar after their private entry the year before. Designed in complete secrecy specifically for Le Mans, the XK-120C, or C-Type (‘C’ standing for ‘Competition’) was 450 kg lighter than before and its 3.4L engine developed 205 bhp with a top speed of 160 mph (257 km/h).[1] Along with Fairman, Whitehead and Johnson, team manager“Lofty” England paired them up respectively with debutants Stirling Moss and Peter Whitehead and multiple Mille Miglia winnerClemente Biondetti.Sydney Allard again had the biggest cars, returning with a pair of his J2s with their 5.4L Cadillac engines.[2]John Wyer’s works Aston Martin team fielded three DB2 coupés, bolstered by a pair of privately-entered DB-2s. In the 3.0L class, their reliable 2.6L engines had improved to develop 138bhp.[3]

Cunningham C-2R driven by Wacker and Rand
Cunningham C-2R driven by Wacker and Rand. It did not finish.
Talbot-Lago T26C driven by Rosier and Fangio
Talbot-Lago T26C driven by Rosier and Fangio. It did not finish.

Briggs Cunningham also returned, this year with three cars of his own design – the first serious American entry for victory in 20 years. Although heavy, theC-2R with its big 5.4L Chrysler V8 engine, could develop a powerful 225bhp and had a top speed over 240 km/h.Defending French honour, after the previous year’s victory, were six private-entrant Talbots, including four of the two-seat Formula 1 conversions. With works backing,'Tony' Lago hired the top Argentinian drivers from F1:Juan-Manuel Fangio drove with last year’s winnerLouis Rosier, whileJosé Froilán González was paired with the youngOnofre Marimón.[4] This year also marked the final entry by Delahaye.

The biggest entry from a single marque were nine Ferraris (including three entered by US Ferrari-agent & triple Le Mans winnerLuigi Chinetti). Although there was still no works team, they did include four of the exciting new ‘340 America’ in the big-engine class.[2] After winning the Mille Miglia, they arrived as one of the pre-race favourites: the 4.1L V12 engine (based on the F1 4.5L engine) matched the Cunninghams, producing 230 bhp and a top speed around 240 km/h. There were also three new ‘212 Export’ models with 2.4L engines and a pair of the older 2.0L, race-proven, ‘166MM’ models. The other Italian entry was a lone Lancia, here for the first time.[2]Vittorio Jano’s Aurelia B20 design was a development of the B10, the first production car with a V6 engine. Entered by the Milanese Scuderia Ambrosiana team of CountGiovanni Lurani, it was the first car at Le Mans to race with radial tyres.[5]Finally, both the Bentley sedan and Delettrez diesel returned for the last time.[2]

In the smaller categories, there was a significant new entrant: Race director and founder Charles Faroux had approached Porsche to be the first German car in the post-war races.[2] Five of its modern new356 SL (Super Leicht) model were built but two were wrecked in road-testing, but two did make the entry-list.[6] Its 1086cc engine developed just 46bhp but that still gave a top speed of 100mph (160 km/h).[7]Again, French makes dominated the small classes, with 16 entries from Panhard, DB, Monopole, Renault, Simca, Gordini and several one-off specials (all with an assortment of Panhard, Simca or Renault engines)[2]Up against them, aside from the Porsches, was a single Czech Aero-Minor, a pair of Jowetts, an MG and a new American Crosley.

Practice

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The Jaguars immediately showed their pace, although Peter Walker complained that the lights were insufficient in the night-practice. When it was pointed out he had his tinted glasses on, he took them off and went out and immediately did an unofficial lap of 4:46. But it was Phil Walters’ Cunningham that set the fastest official practice lap at 5:03.[8][9]The later practice sessions were compromised by very wet weather. Rudolf Sauerwein suffered severe leg injuries when his new Porsche crashed and rolled, almost collecting Moss's Jaguar and Morris-Goodall's Aston Martin following close behind.[7]A number of cars had engine problems in practice that were traced to the fuel supplied by the ACO – nominally 80-octane, but that was suspect. Many teams needed to do last minute engine modifications.[10]

Race

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Ferrari 166 MM of Simon/Haig during the race, in which they finished 15th overall
Ferrari 166 MM of Simon/Haig during the race, in which they finished 15th overall

Start

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After all the rain in practice, race-day also started wet but it was dry for the start. Tom Cole's Allard was first away, but at the end of the first lap, it was the Talbot of González ahead of Moss and Cole. After three laps the young, very fast, Stirling Moss dashed into the lead and took on the role that was to become his signature - the hare sent out to break the pursuing hounds, running to an assigned pace.[2] However tragedy struck on the sixth lap: French driver Jean Larivière crashed his Ferrari 212 heavily into a sandbank at Tertre Rouge, getting airborne. He was killed instantly when virtually decapitated by a wire fence.[11][12][Notes 1]

The race continued though, and Moss set a blistering pace, repeatedly lowering Rosier's 1950 lap record (eventually, over 6 seconds quicker). After an hour, Moss led González, ahead of the Jaguars of Biondetti and Walker, then the Talbots of Chaboud and Rosier. By the end of the second hour, Moss had put a lap on the whole field. At the four-hour mark Moss & Fairman had a lead of over 2 laps, with the Jaguar team running 1-2-3, ahead of the Talbots of González and Fangio.

Moran in Ferrari 212 (#31), Macklin in Aston Martin DB2 (#26) and a Porsche 356 (#46) driven by Veuillet and Mouche.

Soon afterward, the rain returned and stayed for the rest of the night. The pace was starting to take its toll: Both Allards had gone off track, and repairing the damage put them well down. Chaboud's Talbot was out with radiator problems, and a loss of oil pressure caused a similar problem stopping the Biondetti Jaguar.Louis Chiron, running in the top 10, ran his Ferrari out of gas on-track, but when the officials found out a mechanic had driven out to him with a tank of fuel to top up he was disqualified.[13]

In the smaller classes, the 1500cc Gordinis were comfortably ahead of their English competition (the Jowetts and MG) – at times 40 seconds a lap faster[14] -Manzon andTrintignant running as high as 15th and 16th respectively, mixing it with the bigger cars until both were put out with engine problems after only 4 hours.

Night

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Just before midnight, after his car had held the lead for more than 7 hours, Moss’ impressive run came to an end – a conrod broke due, like Biondetti, due to a major loss of oil pressure. Soon after, Rosier was stopped by a split oil tank. The remaining works Jaguar of Walker/Whitehead inherited the lead, a lap ahead of González/Marimón. The Britons extended the lead to 7 laps, easily matching the Talbot's pace through the night until the latter car retired with a blown head gasket at the halfway mark.[15]

The Ferrari challenge never really materialised, although wealthy EnglishmanEddie Hall, who had driven solo the previous year to 2nd place, had his Ferrari 340 up to as high as 3rd during the night. The big heavy Cunninghams suffered in the greasy wet conditions; two had been held up in the first couple of hours and were well down the order. Huntoon, co-driving the boss’ car, slid off at Indianapolis wrecking the steering, then soon afterward Rand spun his car in traffic at the Dunlop curve. He missed the other cars but slammed into the roadside bank. The third car though, ofFitch/Walters, had been in the top 10 throughout, steadily picking up places as others fell out, and was up to 2nd when the Talbot retired. The Allard/Cole car had charged through the field up to 4th after its initial delay, but was finally stopped at the end of the night by a broken gearbox.

Back in the junior classes, with only the reserve-entry Jowett left, the Gordinis were making good progress, with a 9-lap lead, when disaster struck – both remaining Gordinis were retired late in the night with yet more engine problems.

Morning

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As dawn broke, the Jaguar had a comfortable 8-lap lead over the Cunningham, theMacklin/Thompson Aston Martin and the Rolt/Hamilton Nash-Healey. Hall's Ferrari gave up with a flat battery and would not restart. The two Talbots ofMairesse/Meyrat and Bouillin/Marchand followed, trying to stage a fightback, split by theAbecassis/Shawe-Taylor Aston Martin. This order stayed fairly constant through the morning, until midday when the Cunningham hit the pits with engine problems. The crew made repairs and it crawled around doing occasional slow laps, waiting for the race-end. By pushing hard, Mairesse and Meyrat picked off the Nash-Healey in the early morning, then passed the Aston Martin into 3rd about 11am, which became 2nd when the Cunningham stopped.

Meanwhile, even being the sole survivor of the S1500 class, it still took the Jowett over an hour to overtake the leading Gordini on distance – they eventually cruised home to finish 21st.[16]

Finish and post-race

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In the end, the Jaguar won at a canter, with a 9-lap lead over the Talbot. Despite 16 hours of rain, the Jaguar easily broke the distance record, covering over 3600 km. Even though Mairesse put in his fastest lap in the last hour, and they covered two more laps than Rosier's winning Talbot last year, Meyrat and Mairesse were not going to catch the Jaguar and they again finished second. Debutants Pierre Bouillin (racing under the pseudonymLevegh) and René Marchand, driving Mairesse's 1949-race Talbot finished a creditable 4th. The Aston Martins again proved extremely reliable: five entered, five finished with the three works cars coming in 3rd, 5th and 7th and 1-2-3 in class. Macklin & Thompson in 3rd were less than a lap behind the Talbot, having spent only 10 minutes in the pits during the whole race.[11]Like the previous year, the Anglo-American Nash-Healey ofRolt/Hamilton had proven very reliable. Even with its bigger engine, its heavier weight meant it could never compete with the Jaguars and Talbots in its class for pace, but that reliability had got it up to 4th in the morning, until overtaken by the Talbot and the leading Aston Martin and finishing 6th.[17]Only one of the big Ferraris finished – Chinetti's own, in 8th, although three of the smaller ones did make it to the end. The Lancia had run like clockwork finishing 12th. Incredibly it had covered nearly 2000 miles on just a single set of tyres, and was then driven back to Turin after the race.[5]

Bentley 4 1/4 litre driven by Hay and Clarke. It did not cover the required distance.
Porsche356 SL driven by Veuillet and Mouche, which won the S 1.1 class

After the tribulations getting to the start, the new Porsche ofAuguste Veuillet (the Porsche agent in Paris[7]) won its class at first attempt; a promising start to an exceptional association with Le Mans. For the second year running the Biennial Cup and the Index of Performance both went to the works Monopole by Pierre Hérnard &Jean de Montrémy[18][19]Despite their best attempts, neither Fitch's Cunningham, the second Allard nor the Bentley were classified – the former two could not get their final laps done in the minimum time and the latter missed its minimum required distance by just 4 miles (half a lap!).[20]

The popular American adage of the time – “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday” – was particularly apt for Jaguar. It was later estimated that extra sales of US$12 million were generated in the USA alone from their Le Mans win.[9] By contrast, the negative press for Gordini's failure led to Simca withdrawing its engine supply to the team.[14]

Official results

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PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisEngineLaps
1S
5.0
20United Kingdom Jaguar Cars Ltd[21]United KingdomPeter Walker
United KingdomPeter Whitehead
Jaguar XK-120CJaguar 3.4L S6267
2S
5.0
9France Pierre Meyrat
(private entrant)
France Pierre Meyrat
FranceGuy Mairesse
Talbot-Lago T26 GSBiplaceTalbot-Lago 4.5L S6258
3S
3.0
26United KingdomAston Martin Ltd.United KingdomLance Macklin
United KingdomEric Thompson
Aston Martin DB2Aston Martin 2.6L S6257
4S
5.0
10FrancePierre”Levegh”
(private entrant)
FrancePierre"Levegh"
France René Marchand
Talbot-Lago T26Monoplace DécaléeTalbot-Lago 4.5L S6256
5S
3.0
25United KingdomAston Martin Ltd.United KingdomGeorge Abecassis
United KingdomBrian Shawe-Taylor
Aston Martin DB2Aston Martin 2.6L S6255
6S
5.0
19United KingdomDonald Healey Motor CompanyUnited KingdomTony Rolt
United KingdomDuncan Hamilton
Nash-Healey Sport CoupéNash 3.8L S6255
7S
3.0
24United KingdomAston Martin Ltd.United KingdomReg Parnell
United KingdomDavid Hampshire
Aston Martin DB2Aston Martin 2.6L S6252
8S
5.0
15United StatesLuigi ChinettiUnited StatesLuigi Chinetti
FranceJean Lucas
Ferrari 340 America BarchettaFerrari 4.1L V12246
9S
3.0
29France N.-J. Mahé
(private entrant)
France Norbert Jean Mahé
France Jacques Péron
Ferrari 212 Export CoupéFerrari 2.6L V12244
10S
3.0
28United Kingdom N.H. Mann
(private entrant)
United Kingdom Nigel Mann
United Kingdom Mortimer Morris-Goodall
Aston Martin DB2Aston Martin 2.6L S6236
11S
5.0
21United Kingdom R. Lawrie
(private entrant)
United KingdomRob Lawrie
United Kingdom Ivan Waller
Jaguar XK-120SJaguar 3.4L S6236
12S
2.0
33ItalyScuderia AmbrosianaItalyComteGiovanni Lurani
Italy Giovanni Bracco
Lancia Aurelia B20 GTLancia 2.0L V6235
13S
3.0
27United Kingdom P.T.C. Clark
(private entrant)
United Kingdom Peter Clark
United Kingdom James Scott-Douglas
Aston Martin DB2Aston Martin 2.6L S6233
14S
2.0
35United Kingdom AutomobilesFrazer Nash Ltd.United Kingdom Eric Winterbottom
United Kingdom John Marshall
Frazer Nash Le Mans ReplicaBristol 2.0L S6232
15S
2.0
32United StatesLuigi ChinettiFranceYvonne Simon
United KingdomBetty Haig
Ferrari 166 MM BerlinettaFerrari 2.0L V12231
16S
3.0
31United States Charles Moran Jr.
(private entrant)
United StatesCharles Moran Jr.
Italy Franco Cornacchia
Ferrari 212 Export SpyderFerrari 2.6L V12227
17S
5.0
11France A. Chambas
(private entrant)
France André Chambas
France André Morel
Talbot-Lago SS SpyderTalbot-Lago 4.5L S6226
18S
2.0
34United Kingdom Mrs P. Trevelyan
(private entrant)
United Kingdom Richard "Dickie" Stoop
United Kingdom Peter Wilson
Frazer Nash Mille MigliaBristol 2.0L S6217
19S
1.1
46GermanyPorsche K.G.FranceAuguste Veuillet
FranceEdmond Mouche
Porsche 356 SL CoupePorsche 1086cc Flat-4210
20S
1.1
48France AutomobilesDeutsch et BonnetFrance René Bonnet
FranceÉlie Bayol
DB SportPanhard 851cc Flat-2206
21S
1.5
66France M. Becquart
(private entrant)
France Marcel Becquart
United Kingdom Gordon Wilkins
Jowett JupiterJowett 1486cc Flat-4203
22S
750
50France RégieRenaultFrance Francois Landon
France André Briat
Renault 4CV-1063Renault 747cc S4197
23S
750
60FranceÉtablissements MonopoleFranceJean de Montrémy
France Jean Hémard
Monopole X84Panhard 614cc FLat-2194
24S
750
61France R. Gaillard
(private entrant)
France Raymond Gaillard
France Pierre Chancel
Panhard Dyna X84Panhard 611cc Flat-2190
25S
750
54France RégieRenaultFrance Jacques Lecat
France Henri Senftleben
Renault 4CV-1063Renault 747cc S4184
26S
750
58France Auguste Lachaize
(private entrant)
France Jean-Paul Colas
France Robert Schollmann
Callista RAN D120Panhard 611cc Flat-2183
27S
750
53France RégieRenaultFrance Just-Emile Vernet
France Jean Pairard
Renault 4CV-1063Renault 747cc S4181
28S
750
56France AutomobilesDeutsch et BonnetFrance Michel Arnaud
France Louis Pons
DB SportPanhard 745cc Flat-2179

[22]

Did not finish

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PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisEngineLapsReason
29S
8.0
2United Kingdom S.H.AllardUnited Kingdom Peter Reece
United KingdomAlfred Hitchings
Allard J2Cadillac 5.4L V8230not classified
last lap too slow
30S
8.0
4United StatesBriggs CunninghamUnited StatesJohn Fitch
United States Phil Walters
Cunningham C-2RChrysler 5.5L V8223not classified
last lap too slow
31S
5.0
14United Kingdom H.S.F. Hay
(private entrant)
United Kingdom Jack ‘Zoltan’ Hay
United Kingdom Tom Clarke
Bentley 4¼ PaulinBentley 4.3L S6204not classified
insufficient distance
32S
750
51France RégieRenaultFranceJean-Louis Rosier
France Jean Estager
Renault 4CV-1063Renault 0.7L I4194accident (24h)
33S
750
57Belgium L. Eggen
(private entrant)
Belgium Louis Eggen
France André Beaulieux
DB SportPanhard 745cc Flat-2184Disqualified (23h)
outside assistance
34S
750
52France RégieRenaultFrance Jean Sandt
France Paul Moser
Renault 4CV-1063Renault 747cc S4177fire (21h)
35S
8.0
1United Kingdom S.H.AllardUnited KingdomSydney Allard
United StatesTom Cole Jr.
Allard J2Cadillac 5.4L V8134gearbox (13h)
36S
1.1
45Switzerland R. Caron
(private entrant)
Switzerland Roger Caron
France André Guillard
Simca Huit SportSimca 1090cc S4133engine (19h)
37S
5.0
17United States William Spear
(private entrant)
United States William "Bill" Spear
BelgiumJohnny Claes
Ferrari 340 America BarchettaFerrari 4.1L V12132clutch (17h)
38S
1.5
37France EquipeGordiniFrancePierre Veyron
France Georges Monneret
Gordini T15SSimca 1495cc S4130engine (13h)
39S
5.0
7FranceHenri Louveau
(private entrant)
ArgentinaJosé Froilán González
ArgentinaOnofre Marimón
Talbot-Lago T26 GSBiplaceTalbot-Lago 4.5L S6128radiator (13h)
40S
5.0
18United KingdomE.R. Hall
(private entrant)
United KingdomEddie Hall
Italy Giuseppe Navone
Ferrari 340 America BarchettaFerrari 4.1L V12125battery (13h)
41S
8.0
5United StatesBriggs CunninghamUnited States George Rand
United StatesFred Wacker, Jr.
Cunningham C-2RChrysler 5.5L V898accident (11h)
42S
5.0
6FranceLouis Rosier
(private entrant)
FranceLouis Rosier
ArgentinaJuan Manuel Fangio
Talbot-Lago T26 GSBiplaceTalbot-Lago 4.5L S692oil tank (9h)
43S
5.0
22United Kingdom Jaguar Cars Ltd
United KingdomStirling Moss
United KingdomStirling Moss
United KingdomJack Fairman
Jaguar XK-120CJaguar 3.4L S692engine (9h)
44S
5.0
62France H. Leblanc
(private entrant)
France Henry Leblanc
France Robert Bertrand
Delahaye 135CSDelahaye 3.6L S688brakes (11h)
45S
1.5
43United Kingdom G.E. Phillips
(private entrant)
United Kingdom George Phillips
United Kingdom Alan Rippon
MG TD EX.172MG 1250cc S480engine (9h)
46S
1.5
40France EquipeGordiniFrance José Scaron
FranceAldo Gordini
Gordini T15SSimca 1495cc S477fuel pump (13h)
47S
8.0
3United StatesBriggs CunninghamUnited StatesBriggs Cunningham
United States George Huntoon
Cunningham C-2RChrysler 5.5L V876accident (9h)
48S
2.0
64France René Bouchard
(private entrant)
France Robert Bouchard
France Lucien Farnaud
Ferrari 166 MM BarchettaFerrari 2.0L V1275engine (13h)
49S
5.0
23United Kingdom Jaguar Cars Ltd
ItalyClemente Biondetti
ItalyClemente Biondetti
United KingdomLeslie Johnson
Jaguar XK-120CJaguar 3.4L S650oil pump (5h)
50S
1.5
39France EquipeGordiniFranceMaurice Trintignant
FranceJean Behra
Gordini T15SSimca 1495cc S449ignition (5h)
51S
1.5
41United KingdomJowett Cars Ltd.United Kingdom Tommy Wisdom
United Kingdom Tommy Wise
Jowett Jupiter R1Jowett 1486cc Flat-448engine (5h)
52S
750
59United StatesCrosley MotorsUnited States George Schrafft
United States Phil Stiles
Crosley Hotshot Super SportCrosley 726cc S440alternator (5h)
53S
750
49France J. Poch
(private entrant)
France Jacques Poch
France Maurice Vaselle
Aero MinorAero 749cc S2
(2-Stroke)
40ignition (9h)
54S
750
55France SatecmoFrance Georges Claude
France Pierre Clause
Renault 4CV-1063Renault 747cc S438ignition (9h)
55S
5.0
8France E. Chaboud
(private entrant)
FranceEugène Chaboud
France Lucien Vincent
Talbot-Lago T26 GSBiplaceTalbot-Lago 4.5L S633radiator (4h)
56S
5.0
16United StatesLuigi ChinettiMonacoLouis Chiron
France Pierre-Louis Dreyfus ("Heldé")
Ferrari 340 America BarchettaFerrari 4.1L V1229Disqualified (3h)
premature refuelling
57S
1.5
38France EquipeGordiniFranceRobert Manzon
FranceAndré Simon
Gordini T15SSimca 1495cc S426engine (5h)
58S
5.0
12France Etablissements DelettrezFrance Jean Delettrez
France Jacques Delettrez
Delettrez DieselDelettrez 4.5L S6
(Diesel)
24ignition (5h)
59S
1.5
42United KingdomJowett Cars Ltd.United Kingdom Bert Hadley
United Kingdom Charles Goodacre
Jowett JupiterJowett 1486cc Flat-419electrics (3h)
60S
3.0
30BelgiumJohnny Claes
(private entrant)
France Jean Larivière
FranceAndré Guelfi
Ferrari 212 Export CFerrari 2.6L V125fatal accident (1h)

Did not start

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PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisEngineReason
61S
1.1
47GermanyPorsche K.G.GermanyRudolf Sauerwein
FranceRobert Brunet
Porsche 356 SL CoupePorsche 1086cc Flat-4Accident in practice

[23][24]

17th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup (1950/1951)

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PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisScore
1S
750
60France Établissements MonopoleFrance Jean de Montrémy
France Jean Hémard
Monopole X841.376
2S
750
61France R. Gaillard
(private entrant)
France Raymond Gaillard
France Pierre Chancel
Panhard Dyna X841.351
3S
5.0
20United Kingdom Jaguar Cars Ltd[21]United KingdomPeter Walker
United KingdomPeter Whitehead
Jaguar XK-120C1.326
4S
1.1
48France AutomobilesDeutsch et BonnetFrance René Bonnet
FranceÉlie Bayol
DB Sport1.308
5S
3.0
25United KingdomAston Martin Ltd.United KingdomGeorge Abecassis
United KingdomBrian Shawe-Taylor
Aston Martin DB21.306
6S
750
58France Auguste Lachaize
(private entrant)
France Jean-Paul Colas
France Robert Schollmann
Callista RAN D1201.297
7S
3.0
24United KingdomAston Martin Ltd.United KingdomReg Parnell
United KingdomDavid Hampshire
Aston Martin DB21.288
8S
5.0
19United KingdomDonald Healey Motor CompanyUnited KingdomTony Rolt
United KingdomDuncan Hamilton
Nash-Healey Sport Coupé1.254

Statistics

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  • Fastest Lap in practice – Phil Walters, #2 Cunningham C-2R - 5:03.0; 160.30 kp/h (99.60 mph)
  • Fastest Lap – Stirling Moss, #22 Jaguar XK120-C - 4m46.8s; 169.36 kp/h (105.24 mph)
  • Distance – 3611.193  km (2244.0 miles)
  • Winner's Average Speed – 150.466 km/h (93.50 mph)
  • Attendance – about 100 000

Trophy Winners

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  • 17th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup – #60 Pierre Hérnard /Jean de Montrémy
  • Index of Performance – #60 Pierre Hérnard / Jean de Montrémy
  • Coupe des Dames – MmeYvonne Simon / MissBetty Haig, #32 Ferrari 166MM[6]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^This occurred a half-hour into the race on Larivière‘s 5th lap, but the leaders had started their 6th

References

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Citations
  1. ^Spurring 2011, p.90
  2. ^abcdefgClausager 1982, p.82
  3. ^Spurring 2011, p.95
  4. ^Spurring 2011, p.93
  5. ^abSpurring 2011, p.104
  6. ^abMoity 1974, p.44
  7. ^abcSpurring 2011, p.96
  8. ^Clarke, Autocar 1951
  9. ^abSpurring 2011, p.92
  10. ^Spurring 2011, p.88
  11. ^abMoity 1974, p.45
  12. ^Spurring 2011, p.100
  13. ^Spurring 2011, p.99
  14. ^abSpurring 2011, p.107
  15. ^Pomeroy & Walkerley 1952, p157
  16. ^Spurring 2011, p.101
  17. ^Spurring 2011, p.105
  18. ^Spurring 2011, p.97
  19. ^Clausager 1982, p.83
  20. ^Spurring 2011, p.72
  21. ^abSpurring 2011, p.86
  22. ^Spurring 2011, p.114
  23. ^lemans-history.com[1]
  24. ^Racing Sports Cars[2]
  • Spurring, Quentin (2011) Le Mans 1949-59 Sherborne, Dorset: Evro PublishingISBN 978-1-84425-537-5
  • Clarke, R.M. - editor (1997) Le Mans 'The Jaguar Years 1949-1957' Cobham, Surrey: Brooklands BooksISBN 1-85520-357X
  • Clausager, Anders (1982) Le Mans London: Arthur Barker LtdISBN 0-213-16846-4
  • Laban, Brian (2001) Le Mans 24 Hours London: Virgin BooksISBN 1-85227-971-0
  • Moity, Christian (1974) The Le Mans 24 Hour Race 1949-1973 Radnor, Pennsylvania:Chilton Book CoISBN 0-8019-6290-0
  • Pomeroy & Walkerley - editors (1952) The Motor Year Book 1952 London: Temple Press

External links

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  • Racing Sports Cars – Le Mans 24 Hours 1951 entries, results, technical detail. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  • Le Mans History – Le Mans History, hour-by-hour (incl. pictures, YouTube links). Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  • Formula 2 – Le Mans 1951 results & reserve entries. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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