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24 Hours of Le Mans: 1937
Last Edit: 01/08/2020
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Page Created 16/07/2020 |
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24 Hours of Le Mans: 1937 |
Last Edit: 01/08/2020 |
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The 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 14th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 19 and 20 June 1937. 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. Where we have not had a model of the car as raced through the business I've added another example of the car as an illustration (where I have one) |
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Pos |
Car |
No |
Team |
Drivers |
Chassis |
Engine |
Laps |
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1 |
 |
2 |
Roger Labric |
Jean-Pierre Wimille |
Bugatti Type 57G Tank |
Bugatti 3.3L I8 |
243 |
|
2 |
(example) |
14 |
Joseph Paul |
Joseph Paul |
Delahaye 135CS |
Delahaye 3.6L I6 |
236 |
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3 |
(example) |
10 |
Ecurie Bleue |
René Dreyfus |
Delahaye 135CS |
Delahaye 3.6L I6 |
231 |
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4 |
(example) |
19 |
Société R.V. |
Jacques de Valence de Minardiere |
Delage D6-70 |
Delage 3.0L I6 |
215 |
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5 |
(example) |
37 |
J.M. Skeffington |
J.M. Skeffington |
Aston Martin 1½ Ulster |
Aston Martin 1.5L I4 |
205 |
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6 |
Still Looking |
33 |
Adler |
Peter Graff Orssich |
Adler Super Trumpf Rennlimousine |
Adler 1.7L I4 |
205 |
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7 |
(example) |
26 |
Émile Darl'mat |
Jean Pujol |
Darl'mat DS |
Peugeot 2.0L I4 |
203 |
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8 |
(example) |
25 |
Émile Darl'mat |
Charles de Cortanze |
Darl'mat DS |
Peugeot 2.0L I4 |
203 |
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9 |
Still Looking |
34 |
Adler |
Otto Löhr |
Adler Super Trumpf Rennlimousine |
Adler 1.7L I4 |
202 |
|
10 |
(example) |
27 |
Émile Darl'mat |
Daniel Porthault |
Darl'mat DS |
Peugeot 2.0L I4 |
197 |
|
11 |
(example) |
31 |
C.T. Thomas |
Mortimer Morris-Goodall |
Aston Martin Speed Model |
Aston Martin 2.0L I4 |
193 |
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12 |
(example) |
48 |
Just-Emile Vernet |
Just-Emile Vernet |
Simca-Fiat 6CV |
Fiat 1.0L I4 |
171 |
|
13 |
(example) |
36 |
A.C. Scott |
Archie Scott |
HRG 1500 Le Mans |
Meadows 1.5L I4 |
163 |
|
14 |
Still Looking |
42 |
M.K.H. Bilney |
M.K.H. Bilney |
Ford Ten GB |
Ford 1.1L I4 |
161 |
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15 |
Still Looking |
49 |
H. Lesbros |
Dimitri Calaraseano |
Adler Trumpf Junior |
Adler 1.0L I4 |
160 |
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16 |
(example) |
54 |
Capt. G.E.T. Eyston |
Dorothy Stanley-Turner |
MG PB Midget |
MG 0.9L I4 |
154 |
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17 |
(example) |
59 |
Gordini |
Jean Viale |
Simca-Fiat Cinq |
Fiat 0.6L I4 |
145 |
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DNF |
Still Looking |
41 |
Yves Giraud-Cabantous |
Yves Giraud-Cabantous |
Chenard et Walcker |
Chenard et Walcker 1.1L I4 |
151 |
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DNF |
(example) |
9 |
Louis Villeneuve |
Louis Villeneuve |
Delahaye 135CS |
Delahaye 3.6L I6 |
147 |
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DNF |
(example) |
46 |
Gordini |
Amédée Gordini |
Simca-Fiat Huit |
Fiat 1.1L I4 |
137 |
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DNF |
(example) |
32 |
Eddie Hertzberger |
Eddie Hertzberger |
Aston Martin Speed Model |
Aston Martin 2.0L I4 |
136 |
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DNF |
 |
1 |
Roger Labric |
Roger Labric |
Bugatti Type 57G Tank |
Bugatti 3.3L I8 |
130 |
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DNF |
(example) |
50 |
R.H. Eccles |
Mrs. Marjorie Eccles |
Singer Nine Le Mans Replica |
Singer 1.0L I4 |
121 |
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DNF |
(example) |
8 |
André Parguel |
André Parguel |
Delahaye 135CS |
Delahaye 3.6L I6 |
100 |
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DNF |
(example) |
18 |
Raymond de Saugé Destrez |
Raymond de Saugé Destrez |
Bugatti Type 57S |
Bugatti 3.3L I8 |
99 |
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DNF |
(example) |
53 |
Jacques Savoye |
Jacques Savoye |
Singer Nine Le Mans Replica "Savoye Special" |
Singer 1.0L I4 |
93 |
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DNF |
(example) |
52 |
Team Autosports |
G.H. Boughton |
Singer Nine Le Mans Replica |
Singer 1.0L I4 |
91 |
|
DNF |
(example) |
58 |
Gordini |
Adrien Alin |
Simca-Fiat Cinq |
Fiat 0.6L I4 |
77 |
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DNF |
(example) |
57 |
Austin |
Charles Dodson |
Austin 7 |
Austin 0.7L I4 |
74 |
|
DNF |
(example) |
55 |
R. Marsh |
Kay Petre |
Austin 7 |
Austin 0.7L I4 |
72 |
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DNF |
(example) |
51 |
Team Autosports |
Norman Black |
Singer Nine Le Mans Replica |
Singer 1.0L I4 |
72 |
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DNF |
(example) |
45 |
Gordini |
Jacques Blot |
Simca-Fiat Huit |
Fiat 1.1L I4 |
55 |
|
DNF |
(example) |
29 |
Frazer Nash |
Harold John Aldington |
Frazer Nash-BMW 328 |
BMW 2.0L I6 |
43 |
|
DNF |
Still Looking |
35 |
Mme Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier |
Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier |
Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine |
Adler 1.5L I4 |
40 |
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DNF |
(example) |
15 |
Jacques Seylair |
Jacques Seylair |
Delahaye 135CS |
Delahaye 3.6L I6 |
36 |
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DNF |
(example) |
56 |
John Carr |
Charles Goodacre |
Austin 7 |
Austin 0.7L I4 |
32 |
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DNF |
Still Looking |
40 |
Yves Giraud-Cabantous |
Charles Cotet |
Chenard et Walcker |
Chenard et Walcker 1.8L Supercharged I4 |
32 |
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DNF |
(example) |
3 |
Arthur W. Fox |
Johnny Hindmarsh |
Lagonda LG45 |
Meadows 4.5L I6 |
30 |
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DNF |
(example) |
39 |
Ecurie Eudel |
Jean Trévoux |
Riley Sprite TT |
Riley 1.5L I4 |
11 |
|
DNF |
(example) |
4 |
Raymond Sommer |
Raymond Sommer |
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A Spider |
Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I8 |
11 |
|
DNF |
(example) |
12 |
Eugéne Chaboud |
Eugéne Chaboud |
Delahaye 135CS |
Delahaye 3.6L I6 |
9 |
|
DNF |
Still Looking |
7 |
André M. Embiricos |
Nicholas S. Embiricos |
Talbot T150C |
Talbot 4.0L I6 |
9 |
|
DNF |
(example) |
38 |
Ecurie Eudel |
Raoul Forestier |
Riley Sprite TT |
Riley 1.5L I4 |
8 |
|
DNF |
(example) |
30 |
BMW |
Fritz Roth |
BMW 328 |
BMW 2.0L I6 |
8 |
|
DNF |
(example) |
28 |
David Murray |
David Murray |
Frazer Nash-BMW 328 |
BMW 2.0L I6 |
8 |
|
DNF |
(example) |
20 |
René Kippeurt |
René Kippeurt |
Bugatti Type 44 |
Bugatti 3.0L I8 |
8 |
|
DNF |
Still Looking |
21 |
Luigi Chinetti |
Luigi Chinetti |
Talbot T150C |
Talbot 4.0L I6 |
7 |
|
DNF |
(example) |
44 |
Gordini |
Marino Zanardi |
Simca-Fiat 508 S Ballila |
Fiat 1.0L I4 |
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