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The 1928 24 Hours of Le Mans
24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world's oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, France. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency, race teams have to balance speed against the cars' ability to run for 24 hours without sustaining...

was the 6th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 16 and 17 1928.

Official results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	5.0	4	United Kingdom Bentley Bentley Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley known as W.O. Bentley or just "W O". Bentley had been previously known for his range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later... Motors Ltd.	United Kingdom Woolf Barnato Woolf Barnato Joel Woolf Barnato was a British financier and racing driver, one of the "Bentley Boys" of the 1920s. He achieved three consecutive wins out of three entries in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.-Early life:... United Kingdom Bernard Rubin Bernard Rubin Bernard Rubin was a British racing driver and pilot who was a member of the "Bentley Boys" team at the Bentley Motor Company and winner of the 1928 24 Hours of Le Mans.-Personal life:...	Bentley 4½ Litre "Old Mother Gun"	Bentley Bentley Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley known as W.O. Bentley or just "W O". Bentley had been previously known for his range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later... 4.4L I4	154
2	5.0	1	Early Modern France C.T. Weymann Charles Terres Weymann Charles Terres Weymann was an early aeroplane racing pilot and businessman. He was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 2 August 1889 of an American father and Haitian motherIt is said that Charles Weymann's mother was Cornelie Miot, herself Haitian and daughter of Charles Miot and Lesinska Cecile...	Early Modern France Éduoard Brisson Early Modern France Robert Bloch Robert Bloch (racing driver) Robert Bloch is a French racing driver who, along with André Rossignol, won the 1926 24 Hours of Le Mans for French manufacturer Lorraine-Dietrich. Robert Bloch had been part of Lorraine-Dietrich's racing team since the inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans in , finishing the event, but struggled to...	Stutz Stutz Motor Company The Stutz Motor Company was a producer of luxury cars based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Production began in 1911 and continued through 1935. The marque reappeared in 1968 under the aegis of Stutz Motor Car of America, Inc., and with a newly defined modern retro-look. Although the company is... DV16 Blackhawk	Stutz Stutz Motor Company The Stutz Motor Company was a producer of luxury cars based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Production began in 1911 and continued through 1935. The marque reappeared in 1968 under the aegis of Stutz Motor Car of America, Inc., and with a newly defined modern retro-look. Although the company is... 4.9L I8	153
3	5.0	8	No Team Name	Early Modern France Henri Stoffel Early Modern France André Rossignol André Rossignol André Rossignol was a French racing driver who became the first driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice, winning in consecutive years. Rossignol was a driver for the French Lorraine-Dietrich automobile company, and had been on their driving team since the inaugural Le Mans in...	Chrysler Chrysler Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.... 72 Six	Chrysler Chrysler Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.... 4.1L I6	144
4	5.0	7	No Team Name	Jean Ghica Cantacuzino Cantacuzino family The Cantacuzino or Cantacuzène family is an old boyar family of Wallachia and Moldavia, a branch of Greek Kantakouzinos family, allegedly descended from the Byzantine Emperor John VI Cantacuzenus. No definite genealogical links between Byzantine Greek and Romanian Cantacuzinos have been established... G. Ghica Cantacuzino Cantacuzino family The Cantacuzino or Cantacuzène family is an old boyar family of Wallachia and Moldavia, a branch of Greek Kantakouzinos family, allegedly descended from the Byzantine Emperor John VI Cantacuzenus. No definite genealogical links between Byzantine Greek and Romanian Cantacuzinos have been established...	Chrysler Chrysler Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.... 72 Six	Chrysler Chrysler Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.... 4.1L I6	139
5	5.0	3	United Kingdom Bentley Bentley Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley known as W.O. Bentley or just "W O". Bentley had been previously known for his range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later... Motors Ltd.	United Kingdom Sir Henry Birkin Henry Birkin Sir Henry Ralph Stanley "Tim" Birkin, 3rd Baronet was a British racing driver, one of the "Bentley Boys" of the 1920s.-Background and family:... Early Modern France Jean Chassagne	Bentley 4½ Litre	Bentley Bentley Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley known as W.O. Bentley or just "W O". Bentley had been previously known for his range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later... 4.4L I4	135
6	1.5	27	No Team Name	United Kingdom Maj. Maurice Harvey United Kingdom Harold Purdy	Alvis Alvis Cars Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd was a British manufacturing company that existed in Coventry, England from 19191967. In addition to automobiles designed for the civilian market, the company also produced racing cars, aircraft engines, armoured cars and other armoured fighting vehicles, the... TA	Alvis Alvis Cars Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd was a British manufacturing company that existed in Coventry, England from 19191967. In addition to automobiles designed for the civilian market, the company also produced racing cars, aircraft engines, armoured cars and other armoured fighting vehicles, the... 1.5L I4	132
7	1.1	32	No Team Name	Early Modern France Michel Doré Early Modern France Jean Treunet	B.N.C.	B.N.C. 1.1L I4	131
8	2.0	12	No Team Name	Early Modern France Robert Benoist Early Modern 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 Alvis Cars Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd was a British manufacturing company that existed in Coventry, England from 19191967. In addition to automobiles designed for the civilian market, the company also produced racing cars, aircraft engines, armoured cars and other armoured fighting vehicles, the... TA	Alvis Alvis Cars Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd was a British manufacturing company that existed in Coventry, England from 19191967. In addition to automobiles designed for the civilian market, the company also produced racing cars, aircraft engines, armoured cars and other armoured fighting vehicles, the... 1.5L I4	130
10	1.1	35	No Team Name	Early Modern France Georges Casse Early Modern 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 Lagonda Lagonda is a British luxury car marque, founded as a company in 1906 in Staines, Middlesex by a former opera singer from Ohio, but of Scottish ancestry, named Wilbur Gunn . He named the company after a river near the town of his birth, Springfield, Ohio, United States... OH 2 Litre Speed	Lagonda Lagonda Lagonda is a British luxury car marque, founded as a company in 1906 in Staines, Middlesex by a former opera singer from Ohio, but of Scottish ancestry, named Wilbur Gunn . He named the company after a river near the town of his birth, Springfield, Ohio, United States... 2.0L I4	126
12	1.5	29	Early Modern France Pierre Fenaille	Early Modern France Maurice Benoist Early Modern France Louis Balart	Tracta Tracta Tracta was a French car maker based in Asnières, Seine, that was active between 1926 and 1934 . They were pioneers of front wheel drive vehicles....	S.C.A.P. 1.5L I4	121
13	1.1	37	No Team Name	Early Modern France Lucien Desvaux Early Modern France Pierre Goutte	Lombard AL3	Lombard 1.1L I4	116
14	1.1	36	Early Modern France Etablissements Henri Precioux (E.H.P.)	Early Modern France Guy Bouriat Early Modern France Pierre Bussienne	E.H.P.	C.I.M.E. 1.1L I6	115
15	2.0	19	No Team Name	Early Modern France Gaston Duval Early Modern France Gaston Mottet	S.A.R.A. SP7	S.A.R.A. 1.8L I6	114
16	1.1	31	Early Modern France Pierre Fenaille	Early Modern France Roger Bourcier Argentina Hector Vasena	Tracta	S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4	110
17	1.1	42	Early Modern France Pierre Fenaille	Early Modern France Jean-Albert Grégoire Early Modern 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	Early Modern France Henri Guilbert Early Modern France André Lefebvre	S.C.A.P.	S.C.A.P. 1.5L I4	95
19	1.1	39	No Team Name	Early Modern France Lucien Lemesle Early Modern France Henry Godard	S.C.A.P.	S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4	91
20	1.5	26	United Kingdom Aston Martin Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire... Ltd. United Kingdom Lord Charnwood	United Kingdom Jack Bezzant United Kingdom Cyril Paul	Aston Martin Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire... 1½ International	Aston Martin Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire... 1.5L I4	82
21	5.0	2	United Kingdom Bentley Bentley Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley known as W.O. Bentley or just "W O". Bentley had been previously known for his range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later... Motors Ltd.	United Kingdom Dr. Dudley Benjafield Dudley Benjafield Joseph Dudley Benjafield, MD was born on 6 August 1887, in Edmonton, London, UK. He attended the University of London and received his MD from University College Hospital in 1912... United Kingdom Frank Clement Frank Clement (racing driver) Frank Clement was a British racing driver who, along with Canadian John Duff, won the 1924 24 Hours of Le Mans. Part of the "Bentley Boys", Clement was recruited by W.O. Bentley as a test driver for Bentley Motors. He was chosen by the company to drive in the inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans in ...	Bentley 4½ Litre	Bentley Bentley Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley known as W.O. Bentley or just "W O". Bentley had been previously known for his range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later... 4.4L I4	71
22	5.0	5	No Team Name	Early Modern France Cyril de Vere Monaco Louis Chiron Louis Chiron Louis Alexandre Chiron was a Grand Prix driver.-Career:As a teenager, Louis Chiron fell in love with cars and racing. He learned to drive at a young age and joined the Grand Prix circuit after World War I where he had been requisitioned from the artillery section to serve as a chauffeur...	Chrysler Chrysler Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.... 72	Chrysler Chrysler Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.... 4.1L I6	66
23	1.1	41	No Team Name	Early Modern France Fernand Gabriel Early Modern France Louis Paris	Ariés 8-10 CV	Ariés 1.1L I4	51
24	2.0	14	No Team Name	Early Modern France Louis Charaval Early Modern France "Christian"	Itala Tipo 61 S 2000	Itala 2.0L I6	50
25	1.5	21	No Team Name	Early Modern France Henri De Cositer Early Modern France Sosthene de la Rochefoucauld	Alphi Alphi Alphi was a car manufacturer in France from 1929 to 1931. Only four examples were known to be made. The first pair had a 6-cylinder 1485 cc C.I.M.E. engine and two seats. One raced at the 1929 24 Hours of Le Mans while another was supercharged in anticipation for the 1929 French Grand Prix,...	Alphi 1.5L I4	45
26	1.5	25	United Kingdom Aston Martin Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire... Ltd. United Kingdom Lord Charnwood	United Kingdom A.C. Bertelli United Kingdom Capt. George E.T. Eyston	Aston Martin Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire... 1½ International	Aston Martin Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire... 1.5L I4	32
27	1.1	30	No Team Name	Early Modern France J. Hasley Early Modern France Albert Perrot	Salmson GS	Salmson 1.1L I4	30
28	2.0	20	No Team Name	Early Modern France Emile Maret Early Modern 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 Lagonda Lagonda is a British luxury car marque, founded as a company in 1906 in Staines, Middlesex by a former opera singer from Ohio, but of Scottish ancestry, named Wilbur Gunn . He named the company after a river near the town of his birth, Springfield, Ohio, United States... OH 2-Litre Speed	Lagonda Lagonda Lagonda is a British luxury car marque, founded as a company in 1906 in Staines, Middlesex by a former opera singer from Ohio, but of Scottish ancestry, named Wilbur Gunn . He named the company after a river near the town of his birth, Springfield, Ohio, United States... 2.0L I4	23
30	1.1	40	No Team Name	Early Modern France Arthur Duray Arthur Duray Arthur Duray was born in New York City of Belgian parents and later became a French citizen. An early aviator, he held Belgian license #3. He is probably best known today for breaking the land speed record on three separate occasions between July, 1903 and March, 1904... Early Modern France Roger Denalo	Ariés 8-10CV	Ariés 1.1L I4	22
31	2.0	15	United Kingdom F.E. Metcalfe	United Kingdom F.H.P. Samuelson United Kingdom Frank King	Lagonda Lagonda Lagonda is a British luxury car marque, founded as a company in 1906 in Staines, Middlesex by a former opera singer from Ohio, but of Scottish ancestry, named Wilbur Gunn . He named the company after a river near the town of his birth, Springfield, Ohio, United States... OH 2-Litre Speed	Lagonda Lagonda Lagonda is a British luxury car marque, founded as a company in 1906 in Staines, Middlesex by a former opera singer from Ohio, but of Scottish ancestry, named Wilbur Gunn . He named the company after a river near the town of his birth, Springfield, Ohio, United States... 2.0L I4	13
32	5.0	6	No Team Name	Goffredo Zehender Early Modern France Jérôme Ledure	Chrysler Chrysler Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.... 72	Chrysler Chrysler Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.... 4.1L I6	5
33	3.0	9	No Team Name	Early Modern France Robert Laly Early Modern France Louis Rigal	Ariés Surbaissée 3-Litre	Ariés 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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