1930 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1930 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 8th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 21 and 22 June 1930. The pairing of Odette Siko and Marguerite Mareuse would go in history as the first women to compete and finish in the race.[1]
Official results
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Le Mans in 1930
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8.0 | 4 |  Bentley Motors Ltd. |
Woolf Barnato Glen Kidston |
Bentley Speed Six "Old Number One" |
Bentley 6.6L I6 | 179 |
| 2 | 8.0 | 2 | Bentley Motors Ltd. |
Frank Clement Richard Watney |
Bentley Speed Six | Bentley 6.6L I6 | 173 |
| 3 | 3.0 | 15 | Arthur W. Fox Charles Nicholl |
Brian E. Lewis Hugh Eaton |
Talbot AO90 | Talbot 2.3L I4 | 162 |
| 4 | 3.0 | 16 | Arthur W. Fox Charles Nicholl |
Johnny Hindmarsh Tim Rose-Richards |
Talbot AO90 | Talbot 2.3L I4 | 160 |
| 5 | 2.0 | 23 | Lord Howe |
Lord Howe Leslie Callingham |
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS | Alfa Romeo 1.8L Supercharged I6 | 159 |
| 6 | 1.5 | 24 | Lea-Francis |
Kenneth Peacock Sammy Newsome |
Lea-Francis Hyper S-Type | Meadows 1.5L Supercharged I4 | 140 |
| 7 | 1.5 | 25 |  Mme. Marguerite Mareuse |
Marguerite Mareuse Odette Siko |
Bugatti Type 40 | Bugatti 1.5L I4 | 132 |
| 8 | 1.1 | 27 | Tracta |
Jean-Albert Grégoire Fernand Vallon |
Tracta A28 | S.C.A.P. 1.0L I4 | 128 |
| 9 | 1.1 | 26 | Tracta |
Roger Bourcier Louis Debeurgny |
Tracta A28 | S.C.A.P. 1.0L I4 | 123 |
Did not finish
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 5.0 | 8 | Hon. Miss Dorothy Paget |
Dr. Dudley Benjafield Giulio Ramponi |
Bentley Blower C | Bentley 4.4L Supercharged I4 | 144 |
| 11 | 5.0 | 9 | Hon. Miss Dorothy Paget |
Sir Henry Birkin Jean Chassagne |
Bentley Blower C | Bentley 4.4L Supercharged I4 | 138 |
| 12 | 8.0 | 1 |  Rudolf Caracciola |
Rudolf Caracciola Christian Werner |
Mercedes-Benz SS | Mercedes-Benz 7.1L Supercharged I6 | 85 |
| 13 | 1.1 | 28 | Mrs. Huskinson & Fane |
R.C. Murton-Neale Jack Hicks |
MG M-type Midget | MG 0.8L I4 | 82 |
| 14 | 8.0 | 6 | Parke |
Georges Philippe Edmond Bourlier |
Stutz DV32 | Stutz 5.4L I8 | 42 |
| 15 | 8.0 | 5 | Éduoard Brisson |
Éduoard Brisson Louis Rigal |
Stutz DV32 | Stutz 5.4L I8 | 34 |
| 16 | 1.1 | 29 | Francis Samuelson |
F.H.B. Samuelson Freddy Kindell |
MG M-type Midget | MG 0.8L I4 | 28 |
| 17 | 8.0 | 3 | Bentley Motors Ltd. |
Sammy Davis Clive Dunfee |
Bentley Speed Six | Bentley 6.6L I6 | 21 |
| DNS | 1.5 | ? | Bollack, Netter et Cie (B.N.C.) |
Driver Unknown Driver Unknown |
B.N.C. | B.N.C. 1.5L I4 | – |
Statistics
- Fastest Lap – #9 Hon. Miss Dorothy Paget – 6:48
- Distance – 2930.663 km
- Average Speed – 122.111 km/h
Trophy winners
- 6th Biennial Cup – #4 Bentley Motors Ltd.
- Index of Performance – #15 Arthur W. Fox & Charles Nicholl
