1928 24 Hours of Le Mans

1928 24 Hours of Le Mans

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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

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Le Mans in 1928

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Winners Woolf Barnato and Bernard Rubin

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	5.0	4	Bentley Motors Ltd.	Woolf Barnato Bernard Rubin	Bentley 4½ Litre "Old Mother Gun"	Bentley 4.4L I4	154
2	5.0	1	C.T. Weymann	Éduoard Brisson Robert Bloch	Stutz DV16 Blackhawk	Stutz 4.9L I8	153
3	5.0	8	No Team Name	Henri Stoffel André Rossignol	Chrysler 72 Six	Chrysler 4.1L I6	144
4	5.0	7	No Team Name	Jean Ghica Cantacuzino G. Ghica Cantacuzino	Chrysler 72 Six	Chrysler 4.1L I6	139
5	5.0	3	Bentley Motors Ltd.	Sir Henry Birkin Jean Chassagne	Bentley 4½ Litre	Bentley 4.4L I4	135
6	1.5	27	No Team Name	Maj. Maurice Harvey Harold Purdy	Alvis TA	Alvis 1.5L I4	132
7	1.1	32	No Team Name	Michel Doré Jean Treunet	B.N.C.	B.N.C. 1.1L I4	131
8	2.0	12	No Team Name	Robert Benoist Christian Dauvergne	Itala Tipo 61 S 2000	Itala 2.0L I6	130
9	1.5	28	No Team Name	S.C.H. Davis William Urquhart-Dykes	Alvis TA	Alvis 1.5L I4	130
10	1.1	35	No Team Name	Georges Casse André Rousseau	Salmson GS	Salmson 1.1L I4	127
11	2.0	16	F.E. Metcalfe	Andre d'Erlanger Douglas Hawkes	Lagonda OH 2 Litre Speed	Lagonda 2.0L I4	126
12	1.5	29	Pierre Fenaille	Maurice Benoist Louis Balart	Tracta	S.C.A.P. 1.5L I4	121
13	1.1	37	No Team Name	Lucien Desvaux Pierre Goutte	Lombard AL3	Lombard 1.1L I4	116
14	1.1	36	Établissements Henri Precloux (E.H.P.)	Guy Bouriat Pierre Bussienne	E.H.P.	CIME 1.1L I6	115
15	2.0	19	No Team Name	Gaston Duval Gaston Mottet	S.A.R.A. SP7	S.A.R.A. 1.8L I6	114
16	1.1	31	Pierre Fenaille	Roger Bourcier Hector Vasena	Tracta	S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4	110
17	1.1	42	Pierre Fenaille	Jean-Albert Grégoire 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	Henri Guilbert André Lefebvre	S.C.A.P.	S.C.A.P. 1.5L I4	95
19	1.1	39	No Team Name	Lucien Lemesle Henry Godard	S.C.A.P.	S.C.A.P. 1.1L I4	91
20	1.5	26	Aston Martin Ltd. Lord Charnwood	Jack Bezzant Cyril Paul	Aston Martin 1½ International	Aston Martin 1.5L I4	82
21	5.0	2	Bentley Motors Ltd.	Dr. Dudley Benjafield Frank Clement	Bentley 4½ Litre	Bentley 4.4L I4	71
22	5.0	5	No Team Name	Cyril de Vere Louis Chiron	Chrysler 72	Chrysler 4.1L I6	66
23	1.1	41	No Team Name	Fernand Gabriel Louis Paris	Ariès 8-10 CV	Ariès 1.1L I4	51
24	2.0	14	No Team Name	Louis Charavel "Christian"	Itala Tipo 61 S 2000	Itala 2.0L I6	50
25	1.5	21	No Team Name	Henri De Cositer Sosthene de la Rochefoucauld	Alphi	Alphi 1.5L I4	45
26	1.5	25	Aston Martin Ltd. Lord Charnwood	A.C. Bertelli Capt. George E.T. Eyston	Aston Martin 1½ International	Aston Martin 1.5L I4	32
27	1.1	30	No Team Name	J. Hasley Albert Perrot	Salmson GS	Salmson 1.1L I4	30
28	2.0	20	No Team Name	Emile Maret Gonzaque Lécureul	S.A.R.A. SP7	S.A.R.A. 1.8L I6	25
29	2.0	18	F.E. Metcalfe	Capt. R. Clive Gallop Maj. E.J. Hays	Lagonda OH 2-Litre Speed	Lagonda 2.0L I4	23
30	1.1	40	No Team Name	Arthur Duray Roger Denalo	Ariès 8-10CV	Ariès 1.1L I4	22
31	2.0	15	F.E. Metcalfe	F.H.P. Samuelson Frank King	Lagonda OH 2-Litre Speed	Lagonda 2.0L I4	13
32	5.0	6	No Team Name	Goffredo Zehender Jérôme Ledure	Chrysler 72	Chrysler 4.1L I6	5
33	3.0	9	No Team Name	Robert Laly 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