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| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Bentley]] Motors Ltd.
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Bentley]] Motors Ltd.
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Woolf Barnato]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bernard Rubin]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Woolf Barnato]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bernard Rubin]]
| [[Bentley 4½ Litre]]<br>"''Old Mother Gun''"
| [[Bentley 4½ Litre]]<br>"''Old Mother Gun''"
| [[Bentley]] 4.4L I4
| [[Bentley]] 4.4L I4
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[Charles Terres Weymann|C.T. Weymann]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Charles Terres Weymann|C.T. Weymann]]
| {{flagicon|France}} Éduoard Brisson<br>{{flagicon|France}} [[Robert Bloch (racing driver)|Robert Bloch]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Éduoard Brisson<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Robert Bloch (racing driver)|Robert Bloch]]
| [[Stutz Motor Company|Stutz]] DV16 Blackhawk
| [[Stutz Motor Company|Stutz]] DV16 Blackhawk
| [[Stutz Motor Company|Stutz]] 4.9L I8
| [[Stutz Motor Company|Stutz]] 4.9L I8
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| ''No Team Name''
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| {{flagicon|France}} Henri Stoffel<br>{{flagicon|France}} [[André Rossignol]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Stoffel<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[André Rossignol]]
| [[Chrysler]] 72 Six
| [[Chrysler]] 72 Six
| [[Chrysler]] 4.1L I6
| [[Chrysler]] 4.1L I6
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| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Bentley]] Motors Ltd.
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Bentley]] Motors Ltd.
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Sir [[Henry Birkin]]<br>{{flagicon|France}} Jean Chassagne
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Sir [[Henry Birkin]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Chassagne
| [[Bentley 4½ Litre]]
| [[Bentley 4½ Litre]]
| [[Bentley]] 4.4L I4
| [[Bentley]] 4.4L I4
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| ''No Team Name''
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| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Maj. Maurice Harvey<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Harold Purdy
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Maj. Maurice Harvey<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Harold Purdy
| [[Alvis Cars|Alvis]] TA
| [[Alvis Cars|Alvis]] TA
| [[Alvis Cars|Alvis]] 1.5L I4
| [[Alvis Cars|Alvis]] 1.5L I4
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| ''No Team Name''
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| {{flagicon|France}} Michel Doré<br>{{flagicon|France}} Jean Treunet
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Michel Doré<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Treunet
| B.N.C.
| B.N.C.
| B.N.C. 1.1L I4
| B.N.C. 1.1L I4
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| ''No Team Name''
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| {{flagicon|France}} Robert Benoist<br>{{flagicon|France}} Christian Dauvergne
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Robert Benoist<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Christian Dauvergne
| [[Itala]] Tipo 61 S 2000
| [[Itala]] Tipo 61 S 2000
| [[Itala]] 2.0L I6
| [[Itala]] 2.0L I6
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| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis|S.C.H. Davis]]<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} William Urquhart-Dykes
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis|S.C.H. Davis]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} William Urquhart-Dykes
| [[Alvis Cars|Alvis]] TA
| [[Alvis Cars|Alvis]] TA
| [[Alvis Cars|Alvis]] 1.5L I4
| [[Alvis Cars|Alvis]] 1.5L I4
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| ''No Team Name''
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| {{flagicon|France}} Georges Casse<br>{{flagicon|France}} André Rousseau
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Georges Casse<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} André Rousseau
| Salmson GS
| Salmson GS
| Salmson 1.1L I4
| Salmson 1.1L I4
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| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} F.E. Metcalfe
| {{flagicon|GBR}} F.E. Metcalfe
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Andre d'Erlanger<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Douglas Hawkes]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Andre d'Erlanger<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Douglas Hawkes]]
| [[Lagonda]] OH 2 Litre Speed
| [[Lagonda]] OH 2 Litre Speed
| [[Lagonda]] 2.0L I4
| [[Lagonda]] 2.0L I4
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| {{flagicon|France}} Pierre Fenaille
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Fenaille
| {{flagicon|France}} Maurice Benoist<br>{{flagicon|France}} Louis Balart
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Maurice Benoist<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Balart
| [[Tracta]]
| [[Tracta]]
| S.C.A.P. 1.5L I4
| S.C.A.P. 1.5L I4
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| {{flagicon|France}} Lucien Desvaux<br>{{flagicon|France}} Pierre Goutte
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Lucien Desvaux<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Goutte
| Lombard AL3
| Lombard AL3
| Lombard 1.1L I4
| Lombard 1.1L I4
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[E.H.P.|Établissements Henri Precloux (E.H.P.)]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[E.H.P.|Établissements Henri Precloux (E.H.P.)]]
| {{flagicon|France}} Guy Bouriat<br>{{flagicon|France}} Pierre Bussienne
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Guy Bouriat<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Bussienne
| [[E.H.P.]]
| [[E.H.P.]]
| CIME 1.1L I6
| CIME 1.1L I6
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| ''No Team Name''
| ''No Team Name''
| {{flagicon|France}} Gaston Duval<br>{{flagicon|France}} Gaston Mottet
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Gaston Duval<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Gaston Mottet
| S.A.R.A. SP7
| S.A.R.A. SP7
| S.A.R.A. 1.8L I6
| S.A.R.A. 1.8L I6
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| {{flagicon|France}} Pierre Fenaille
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Fenaille
| {{flagicon|France}} Roger Bourcier<br>{{flagicon|Argentina}} Hector Vasena
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Roger Bourcier<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} Hector Vasena
| Tracta
| Tracta
| S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4
| S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4
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| {{flagicon|France}} Pierre Fenaille
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Fenaille
| {{flagicon|France}} Jean-Albert Grégoire<br>{{flagicon|France}} Fernand Vallon
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Albert Grégoire<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Fernand Vallon
| Tracta
| Tracta
| S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4
| S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4
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| ''No Team Name''
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| {{flagicon|France}} Henri Guilbert<br>{{flagicon|France}} André Lefebvre
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Guilbert<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} André Lefebvre
| S.C.A.P.
| S.C.A.P.
| S.C.A.P. 1.5L I4
| S.C.A.P. 1.5L I4
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| ''No Team Name''
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| {{flagicon|France}} Lucien Lemesle<br>{{flagicon|France}} Henry Godard
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Lucien Lemesle<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Henry Godard
| S.C.A.P.
| S.C.A.P.
| S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4
| S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4
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| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Aston Martin]] Ltd.<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Lord Charnwood
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Aston Martin]] Ltd.<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Lord Charnwood
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jack Bezzant<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Cyril Paul
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Bezzant<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Cyril Paul
| [[Aston Martin]] 1½ International
| [[Aston Martin]] 1½ International
| [[Aston Martin]] 1.5L I4
| [[Aston Martin]] 1.5L I4
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| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Bentley]] Motors Ltd.
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Bentley]] Motors Ltd.
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Dr. [[Dudley Benjafield]]<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Frank Clement (racing driver)|Frank Clement]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dr. [[Dudley Benjafield]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Frank Clement (racing driver)|Frank Clement]]
| [[Bentley 4½ Litre]]
| [[Bentley 4½ Litre]]
| [[Bentley]] 4.4L I4
| [[Bentley]] 4.4L I4
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| {{flagicon|France}} Cyril de Vere<br>{{flagicon|Monaco}} [[Louis Chiron]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril de Vere<br>{{flagicon|MCO}} [[Louis Chiron]]
| [[Chrysler]] 72
| [[Chrysler]] 72
| [[Chrysler]] 4.1L I6
| [[Chrysler]] 4.1L I6
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| {{flagicon|France}} Fernand Gabriel<br>{{flagicon|France}} Louis Paris
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Fernand Gabriel<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Paris
| [[Ariès]] 8-10 CV
| [[Ariès]] 8-10 CV
| Ariès 1.1L I4
| Ariès 1.1L I4
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| ''No Team Name''
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| {{flagicon|France}} Louis Charaval<br>{{flagicon|France}} "Christian"
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Charaval<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} "Christian"
| [[Itala]] Tipo 61 S 2000
| [[Itala]] Tipo 61 S 2000
| [[Itala]] 2.0L I6
| [[Itala]] 2.0L I6
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| {{flagicon|France}} Henri De Cositer<br>{{flagicon|France}} Sosthene de la Rochefoucauld
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri De Cositer<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Sosthene de la Rochefoucauld
| [[Alphi]]
| [[Alphi]]
| Alphi 1.5L I4
| Alphi 1.5L I4
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| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Aston Martin]] Ltd.<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Lord Charnwood
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Aston Martin]] Ltd.<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Lord Charnwood
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} A.C. Bertelli<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Capt. George E.T. Eyston
| {{flagicon|GBR}} A.C. Bertelli<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Capt. George E.T. Eyston
| [[Aston Martin]] 1½ International
| [[Aston Martin]] 1½ International
| [[Aston Martin]] 1.5L I4
| [[Aston Martin]] 1.5L I4
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| {{flagicon|France}} J. Hasley<br>{{flagicon|France}} Albert Perrot
| {{flagicon|FRA}} J. Hasley<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Albert Perrot
| Salmson GS
| Salmson GS
| Salmson 1.1L I4
| Salmson 1.1L I4
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| {{flagicon|France}} Emile Maret<br>{{flagicon|France}} Gonzaque Lécureul
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Emile Maret<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Gonzaque Lécureul
| S.A.R.A. SP7
| S.A.R.A. SP7
| S.A.R.A. 1.8L I6
| S.A.R.A. 1.8L I6
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| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} F.E. Metcalfe
| {{flagicon|GBR}} F.E. Metcalfe
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Capt. R. Clive Gallop<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Maj. E.J. Hays
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Capt. R. Clive Gallop<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Maj. E.J. Hays
| [[Lagonda]] OH 2-Litre Speed
| [[Lagonda]] OH 2-Litre Speed
| [[Lagonda]] 2.0L I4
| [[Lagonda]] 2.0L I4
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[Arthur Duray]]<br>{{flagicon|France}} Roger Denalo
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Arthur Duray]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Roger Denalo
| Ariès 8-10CV
| Ariès 8-10CV
| Ariès 1.1L I4
| Ariès 1.1L I4
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| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} F.E. Metcalfe
| {{flagicon|GBR}} F.E. Metcalfe
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} F.H.P. Samuelson<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Frank King
| {{flagicon|GBR}} F.H.P. Samuelson<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Frank King
| [[Lagonda]] OH 2-Litre Speed
| [[Lagonda]] OH 2-Litre Speed
| [[Lagonda]] 2.0L I4
| [[Lagonda]] 2.0L I4
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| [[Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg|22px]] Goffredo Zehender<br>{{flagicon|France}} Jérôme Ledure
| {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Goffredo Zehender<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme Ledure
| [[Chrysler]] 72
| [[Chrysler]] 72
| [[Chrysler]] 4.1L I6
| [[Chrysler]] 4.1L I6
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[Robert Laly]]<br>{{flagicon|France}} Louis Rigal
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Robert Laly]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Rigal
| Ariès Surbaissée 3-Litre
| Ariès Surbaissée 3-Litre
| Ariès 3.0L I4
| Ariès 3.0L I4

Revision as of 16:56, 1 March 2015

1928 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Index: Races | Winners

The 1928 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 6th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 16 and 17 June 1928.

Bernard Rubin, co-driver of the winning Bentley 4½ Litre (nicknamed "Old Mother Gun") alongside Bentley director Woolf Barnato, was the first Australian born driver to win Le Mans, and the first driver born in the Southern Hemisphere to win the race.

Official results

Le Mans in 1928
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
1 5.0 4 United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. United Kingdom Woolf Barnato
Australia Bernard Rubin 		Bentley 4½ Litre
"Old Mother Gun" 		Bentley 4.4L I4 154
2 5.0 1 France C.T. Weymann France Éduoard Brisson
France Robert Bloch 		Stutz DV16 Blackhawk Stutz 4.9L I8 153
3 5.0 8 No Team Name France Henri Stoffel
France André Rossignol 		Chrysler 72 Six Chrysler 4.1L I6 144
4 5.0 7 No Team Name Romania Jean Ghica Cantacuzino
Romania G. Ghica Cantacuzino 		Chrysler 72 Six Chrysler 4.1L I6 139
5 5.0 3 United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. United Kingdom Sir Henry Birkin
France Jean Chassagne 		Bentley 4½ Litre Bentley 4.4L I4 135
6 1.5 27 No Team Name United Kingdom Maj. Maurice Harvey
United Kingdom Harold Purdy 		Alvis TA Alvis 1.5L I4 132
7 1.1 32 No Team Name France Michel Doré
France Jean Treunet 		B.N.C. B.N.C. 1.1L I4 131
8 2.0 12 No Team Name France Robert Benoist
France Christian Dauvergne 		Itala Tipo 61 S 2000 Itala 2.0L I6 130
9 1.5 28 No Team Name United Kingdom S.C.H. Davis
United Kingdom William Urquhart-Dykes 		Alvis TA Alvis 1.5L I4 130
10 1.1 35 No Team Name France Georges Casse
France André Rousseau 		Salmson GS Salmson 1.1L I4 127
11 2.0 16 United Kingdom F.E. Metcalfe United Kingdom Andre d'Erlanger
United Kingdom Douglas Hawkes 		Lagonda OH 2 Litre Speed Lagonda 2.0L I4 126
12 1.5 29 France Pierre Fenaille France Maurice Benoist
France Louis Balart 		Tracta S.C.A.P. 1.5L I4 121
13 1.1 37 No Team Name France Lucien Desvaux
France Pierre Goutte 		Lombard AL3 Lombard 1.1L I4 116
14 1.1 36 France Établissements Henri Precloux (E.H.P.) France Guy Bouriat
France Pierre Bussienne 		E.H.P. CIME 1.1L I6 115
15 2.0 19 No Team Name France Gaston Duval
France Gaston Mottet 		S.A.R.A. SP7 S.A.R.A. 1.8L I6 114
16 1.1 31 France Pierre Fenaille France Roger Bourcier
Argentina Hector Vasena 		Tracta S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4 110
17 1.1 42 France Pierre Fenaille France Jean-Albert Grégoire
France Fernand Vallon 		Tracta S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4 108

Did Not Finish

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
18 1.5 24 No Team Name France Henri Guilbert
France André Lefebvre 		S.C.A.P. S.C.A.P. 1.5L I4 95
19 1.1 39 No Team Name France Lucien Lemesle
France Henry Godard 		S.C.A.P. S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4 91
20 1.5 26 United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
United Kingdom Lord Charnwood 		United Kingdom Jack Bezzant
United Kingdom Cyril Paul 		Aston Martin 1½ International Aston Martin 1.5L I4 82
21 5.0 2 United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. United Kingdom Dr. Dudley Benjafield
United Kingdom Frank Clement 		Bentley 4½ Litre Bentley 4.4L I4 71
22 5.0 5 No Team Name France Cyril de Vere
Monaco Louis Chiron 		Chrysler 72 Chrysler 4.1L I6 66
23 1.1 41 No Team Name France Fernand Gabriel
France Louis Paris 		Ariès 8-10 CV Ariès 1.1L I4 51
24 2.0 14 No Team Name France Louis Charaval
France "Christian" 		Itala Tipo 61 S 2000 Itala 2.0L I6 50
25 1.5 21 No Team Name France Henri De Cositer
France Sosthene de la Rochefoucauld 		Alphi Alphi 1.5L I4 45
26 1.5 25 United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
United Kingdom Lord Charnwood 		United Kingdom A.C. Bertelli
United Kingdom Capt. George E.T. Eyston 		Aston Martin 1½ International Aston Martin 1.5L I4 32
27 1.1 30 No Team Name France J. Hasley
France Albert Perrot 		Salmson GS Salmson 1.1L I4 30
28 2.0 20 No Team Name France Emile Maret
France Gonzaque Lécureul 		S.A.R.A. SP7 S.A.R.A. 1.8L I6 25
29 2.0 18 United Kingdom F.E. Metcalfe United Kingdom Capt. R. Clive Gallop
United Kingdom Maj. E.J. Hays 		Lagonda OH 2-Litre Speed Lagonda 2.0L I4 23
30 1.1 40 No Team Name France Arthur Duray
France Roger Denalo 		Ariès 8-10CV Ariès 1.1L I4 22
31 2.0 15 United Kingdom F.E. Metcalfe United Kingdom F.H.P. Samuelson
United Kingdom Frank King 		Lagonda OH 2-Litre Speed Lagonda 2.0L I4 13
32 5.0 6 No Team Name Italy Goffredo Zehender
France Jérôme Ledure 		Chrysler 72 Chrysler 4.1L I6 5
33 3.0 9 No Team Name France Robert Laly
France Louis Rigal 		Ariès Surbaissée 3-Litre Ariès 3.0L I4 3

Statistics

  • Fastest Lap - #3 Bentley Motors Ltd. - 8:07
  • Distance - 2669.272 km
  • Average Speed - 111.219 km/h

Trophy Winners

  • 4th Biennial Cup - #35 Georges Casse/André Rousseau
  • Index of Performance - #35 Georges Casse/André Rousseau
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