Classic Car Catalogue
24 Heures du Mans
1934
| 24 Hours of Le Mans |
| 16-17 June 1934 |
| Circuit Permanent de la Sarthe |
France 
Entries and results:
| No. | Drivers: | Car: | Engine: | Entrant: | Group: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1? |   |
Prince Nicholas / Whitney Willard Straight | Duesenberg SJ | 6682 cc L8 s/c | |
Nicolas de Roumanie | dns | |
| 2 |  |
Roger Labric / Pierre Veyron | Bugatti T50 | 4945 cc 8 s/c | |
Roger Labric | 5.0 | |
| 3 | |
Just-Emile Vernet / Daniel Porthault | Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 | 3504 cc L6 | |
Just-Emile Vernet | 5.0 | |
| 4 | |
Norbert Jean Mahé / Jean Desvignes | Bugatti T44 | 2991 cc 8 | |
Norbert Jean Mahé | 3.0 | |
| 5 | |
Freddy Clifford / Owen Saunders-Davies | Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM | 2387 cc 8 s/c | |
Tim Rose Richards | 3.0 | |
| 6 | |
Lord Howe / Tim Rose-Richards | Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM | 2352 cc 8 s/c | |
Lord Howe | 3.0 | |
| 7 | |
Raymond Sommer / Dr. Pierre Félix | Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 | 2360 cc 8 s/c | |
Raymond Sommer | 3.0 | |
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Luigi Chinetti / Philippe Étancelin | Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 | 2336 cc 8 s/c | |
Etancelin/Chinetti | 3.0 | |
| 14 | |
Charles Brunet / Jean Renaldi | Bugatti T55 | 2262 cc 8 s/c | |
Charles Brunet | 3.0 | |
| 15 | |
Max Fourney / Louis Decaroli | Bugatti T55 | 2260 cc 8 s/c | M. Bayard | 3.0 | ||
| 16 | |
Louis Villeneuve / Géo Ham | Derby L8 | 2000 cc V8 | |
Louis Villeneuve | 2.0 | |
| 18 | |
Gwenda Stewart / Louis Bonne | Derby L8 | 1996 cc V8 | |
Mrs. Gwenda Stewart | 2.0 | |
| 20 | |
Reggie Tongue / Maurice Faulkner | Aston Martin Ulster | 1494 cc L4 | |
M. R. E. Tongue | 1.5 | |
| 21 | |
A C Bertelli / Clifton Penn-Hughes | Aston Martin Ulster | 1494 cc L4 | |
Aston Martin Ltd. | 1.5 | |
| 22 | |
Thomas Fothringham-Parker / John Appleton | Aston Martin Ulster | 1494 cc L4 | |
Aston Martin Ltd. | 1.5 | |
| 23 | |
Mortimer Morris-Goodall / Jim Elwes | Aston Martin Ulster | 1494 cc L4 | |
Aston Martin Ltd. | 1.5 | |
| 24 | |
John Cecil Noël / Jen Wheeler | Aston Martin Le Mans | 1494 cc L4 | |
John Cecil Noël | 1.5 | |
| 25 | |
Frank Stanley Barnes / Alf Langley | Singer Nine Le Mans | 1493 cc L6 | |
Frank Stanley Barnes | 1.5 | |
| 26 | |
Brian Lewis / Johnny Hindmarsh | Singer Nine Le Mans | 1493 cc L6 | |
A. A. Rigby | 1.5 | |
| 27 | |
Jean Sébilleau / Georges Delaroche | Riley 6/12 MPH Racing | 1458 cc L6 | |
Riley Ltd. | 1.5 | |
| 28 | |
Freddie Dixon / Cyril Paul | Riley 6/12 MPH Racing | 1458 cc L6 | |
Riley Ltd. | 1.5 | |
| 29 | |
Auguste Bodoignte / Fernand Vallon | Bugatti | 1351 cc L4 s/c | |
Auguste Bodoignet | 1.5 | |
| 30 | |
Albert Debille / Jean Viale | Salmson GS | 1094 cc L4 | |
Just-Emile Vernet | 1.1 | |
| 31 | |
Camille Poiré / Gaston Robail | Amilcar C6 | 1091 cc L6 | |
Ecurie De L' Ours | 1.1 | |
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Jean de Gavardie / George Stewart | Amilcar C6 | 1091 cc L6 | |
Jean De Gavardie | 1.1 | |
| 33 | |
John Ludovic Ford / Maurice Baumer | MG Magnette K3 | 1087 cc L6 s/c | |
John Ludovic Ford | 1.1 | |
| 34 | |
Charles E.C. Martin / Roy Eccles | MG Magnette K3 | 1087 cc L6 s/c | |
Roy Eccles | 1.1 | |
| 36 | |
Alex van der Becke / Kenneth Peacock | Riley Brooklands 9 | 1087 cc L4 | |
Riley Ltd. | 1.1 | |
| 37 | |
Sammy Newsome / Percy Maclure | Riley Ulster Imp 9 | 1087 cc L4 | |
Riley Ltd. | 1.1 | |
| 38 |  |
Dorothy Champney Canada Kay Petre | Riley Ulster Imp 9 | 1087 cc L4 | |
Miss Dorothy Champney | 1.1 | |
| 39 | |
Jean Trévoux / René Carriére | Riley Ulster Imp 9 | 1087 cc L4 | |
Jean Trévoux | 1.1 | |
| 40 | |
Freddie de Clifford / Charles Brackenbury | Lagonda Rapier | 1080 cc L4 | Lord De Clifford | 1.1 | ||
| 41 | |
Georges Boursin / "Nadeau" | Amilcar CGS | 1080 cc L4 | |
Georges Boursin | 1.1 | |
| 42 | |
Charles Auguste Martin / Fernand Pousse | Amilcar CG | 1075 cc L4 | |
Charles Auguste Martin | 1.1 | |
| 43 | |
Pierre Padrault / "Charlault" | Tracta | 999 cc L4 | |
J. A. Grégoire | 1.1 | |
| 44 | |
Félix Quinault / Daniélault | Tracta | 996 cc L4 | |
J. A. Grégoire | 1.1 | |
| 45 | |
Adrien Alin / Albert Alin | B.N.C. | 992 cc L4 | |
MM. Alin | 1.1 | |
| 46 | |
Raymond Gaillard / Paul Vallée | Rally | 989 cc L4 | |
Raymond Gaillard | 1.1 | |
| 47 | |
Tommy Wisdom / John Donald Barnes | Singer Nine Le Mans | 973 cc L4 | |
Singer Ltd. | 1.1 | |
| 48 | |
Norman Black / J.R.H. Baker | Singer Nine Le Mans | 973 cc L4 | |
Singer Ltd. | 1.1 | |
| 49 | |
Gordon Hendy / James Boulton | Singer Nine Le Mans | 973 cc L4 | |
Gordon Hendy | 1.1 | |
| 50 | |
R.P. Gardner / A.C. Beloë | Singer Nine Le Mans | 973 cc L4 | |
R. P. Gardner | 1.1 | |
| 52 | |
Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier / Charles Duruy | MG Midget PA | 844 cc L4 | |
Mme. Anne-Rose Itier | 1.1 | |
| 53 | |
Philippe Maillard-Brune / Charles Druck | MG Midget J | 746 cc L4 s/c | |
Philippe Maillard-Brune | 750 | |
| 54 | |
H. Bridgman Metchim / C.H. Masters | Austin Seven | 746 cc L4 | |
H. Brigham Metchin | 750 | |
| Maserati | |
Equipe Braillard | dna | |||||
| Bugatti | 3,0 | |
Equipe Braillard | dna | ||||
| Alfa Romeo | |
Mlle Heldé | dna | |||||
| MG | L4 | |
M . Collier | dna | ||||
| Bugatti | dna | |||||||
| Bugatti | dna | |||||||
| Bugatti | 4945 cc 8 s/c | dna |
Results:
| Position: | No. | Drivers: | Car: | Laps: | Distance: | Speed: | Group pos.: | ||
| 1st | 9 | |
Luigi Chinetti / Philippe Étancelin | Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 | 213 | 2886.938 km | 120.289 km/h | 3.0 | 1st |
| 2nd | 27 | |
Jean Sébilleau / Georges Delaroche | Riley 6/12 MPH Racing | 200 | 2706.730 km | 112.780 km/h | 1.5 | 1st |
| 3rd | 28 | |
Freddie Dixon / Cyril Paul | Riley 6/12 MPH Racing | 199 | 2688.156 km | 112.006 km/h | 1.5 | 2nd |
| 4th | 34 | |
Charles E.C. Martin / Roy Eccles | MG Magnette K3 | 197 | 2665.030 km | 111.042 km/h | 1.1 | 1st |
| 5th | 36 | |
Alex van der Becke / Kenneth Peacock | Riley Brooklands 9 | 195 | 2640.694 km | 110.028 km/h | 1.1 | 2nd |
| 6th | 37 | |
Sammy Newsome / Percy Maclure | Riley Ulster Imp 9 | 195 | 2637.932 km | 109.930 km/h | 1.1 | 3rd |
| 7th | 26 | |
Brian Lewis / Johnny Hindmarsh | Singer Nine Le Mans | 195 | 2631.672 km | 109.653 km/h | 1.5 | 3rd |
| 8th | 25 | |
Frank Stanley Barnes / Alf Langley | Singer Nine Le Mans | 192 | 2598.458 km | 108.269 km/h | 1.5 | 4th |
| 9th | 4 | |
Norbert Jean Mahé / Jean Desvignes | Bugatti T44 | 191 | 2584.622 km | 107.692 km/h | 3.0 | 2nd |
| 10th | 20 | |
Reggie Tongue / Maurice Faulkner | Aston Martin Ulster | 188 | 2541.334 km | 105.888 km/h | 1.5 | 5th |
| 11th | 24 | |
John Cecil Noël / Jen Wheeler | Aston Martin Le Mans | 180 | 2435.526 km | 101.480 km/h | 1.5 | 6th |
| 12th | 39 | |
Jean Trévoux / René Carriére | Riley Ulster Imp 9 | 174 | 2352.688 km | 98.028 km/h | 1.1 | 4th |
| 13th | 38 | |
Dorothy Champney Canada Kay Petre | Riley Ulster Imp 9 | 172 | 2327.924 km | 96.996 km/h | 1.1 | 5th |
| 14th | 32 | |
Jean de Gavardie / George Stewart | Amilcar C6 | 168 | 2271.096 km | 94.629 km/h | 1.1 | 6th |
| 15th | 48 | |
Norman Black / J.R.H. Baker | Singer Nine Le Mans | 163 | 2203.376 km | 91.807 km/h | 1.1 | 7th |
| 16th | 40 | |
Freddie de Clifford / Charles Brackenbury | Lagonda Rapier | 163 | 2199.342 km | 91.639 km/h | 1.1 | 8th |
| 17th | 52 | |
Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier / Charles Duruy | MG Midget PA | 162 | 2191.198 km | 91.299 km/h | 1.1 | 9th |
| 18th | 47 | |
Tommy Wisdom / John Donald Barnes | Singer Nine Le Mans | 161 | 2180.484 km | 90.853 km/h | 1.1 | 10th |
| 19th | 44 | |
Félix Quinault / Daniélault | Tracta | 158 | 2131.724 km | 88.821 km/h | 1.1 | 11th |
| 20th | 42 | |
Charles Auguste Martin / Fernand Pousse | Amilcar CG | 155 | 2094.952 km | 87.289 km/h | 1.1 | 12th |
| 21st | 45 | |
Adrien Alin / Albert Alin | B.N.C. | 150 | 2027.786 km | 84.491 km/h | 1.1 | 13th |
| 22nd | 31 | |
Camille Poiré / Gaston Robail | Amilcar C6 | 148 | 2008.228 km | 83.676 km/h | 1.1 | 14th |
| 23rd | 50 | |
R.P. Gardner / A.C. Beloë | Singer Nine Le Mans | 143 | 1939.012 km | 80.792 km/h | 1.1 | 15th |
| dnf | 23 | |
Mortimer Morris-Goodall / Jim Elwes | Aston Martin Ulster | 155 | 2091.260 km | failure | 1.5 | |
| dsq | 22 | |
Thomas Fothringham-Parker / John Appleton | Aston Martin Ulster | 142 | 1910.864 km | dsq | 1.5 | |
| dnf | 3 | |
Just-Emile Vernet / Daniel Porthault | Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 | 133 | 1794.436 km | failure | 5.0 | |
| dnf | 54 | |
H. Bridgman Metchim / C.H. Masters | Austin Seven | 95 | 1281.740 km | dnf | 750 | |
| dnf | 29 | |
Auguste Bodoignte / Fernand Vallon | Bugatti | 90 | 1214.280 km | dnf | 1.5 | |
| dnf | 6 | |
Lord Howe / Tim Rose-Richards | Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM | 85 | 1146.820 km | failure | 3.0 | |
| dnf | 33 | |
John Ludovic Ford / Maurice Baumer | MG Magnette K3 | 85 | 1146.820 km | acc. | 1.1 | |
| dnf | 30 | |
Albert Debille / Jean Viale | Salmson GS | 82 | 1106.344 km | dnf | 1.1 | |
| dnf | 14 | |
Charles Brunet / Jean Renaldi | Bugatti T55 | 75 | 1011.900 km | acc. | 3.0 | |
| dnf | 2 | |
Roger Labric / Pierre Veyron | Bugatti T50 | 73 | 984.916 km | failure | 5.0 | |
| dsq | 21 | |
A C Bertelli / Clifton Penn-Hughes | Aston Martin Ulster | 59 | 796.028 km | dsq | 1.5 | |
| dsq | 49 | |
Gordon Hendy / James Boulton | Singer Nine Le Mans | 59 | 796.028 km | dsq | 1.1 | |
| dnf | 16 | |
Louis Villeneuve / Géo Ham | Derby L8 | 44 | 593.648 km | dnf | 2.0 | |
| dnf | 5 | |
Freddy Clifford / Owen Saunders-Davies | Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM | 40 | 539.680 km | failure | 3.0 | |
| dnf | 46 | |
Raymond Gaillard / Paul Vallée | Rally | 38 | 512.696 km | dnf | 1.1 | |
| dnf | 53 | |
Philippe Maillard-Brune / Charles Druck | MG Midget J | 30 | 404.760 km | dnf | 750 | |
| dnf | 43 | |
Pierre Padrault / "Charlault" | Tracta | 23 | 310.316 km | dnf | 1.1 | |
| dnf | 18 | |
Gwenda Stewart / Louis Bonne | Derby L8 | 16 | 215.872 km | dnf | 2.0 | |
| dsq | 15 | |
Max Fourney / Louis Decaroli | Bugatti T55 | 15 | 202.380 km | dsq | 3.0 | |
| dnf | 7 | |
Raymond Sommer / Dr. Pierre Félix | Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 | 14 | 188.888 km | Fire | 3.0 | |
| dnf | 41 | |
Georges Boursin / "Nadeau" | Amilcar CGS | 14 | 188.888 km | dnf | 1.1 | |
| Fastest lap: | Philippe Etancelin (Alfa Romeo 8C 2300) 5m 41.000s = 142.437 km/h |