1928 24 Hours of Le Mans

The sixth 24 - hour race at Le Mans, the Grand Prix d' Endurance les 6e 24 Heures du Mans, took place from 16 to June 17, 1928 held at the Circuit des 24 Heures in Le Mans in northwest France.

The race

The dramatic way that have been made overall victory of the Bentley team Sammy Davis and Dudley Benjafield in the previous year meant that far more British racing teams for the race interested than the years before. In addition to the Bentley factory team Aston Martin Lagonda and were represented with works car for the first time. For the second time vehicles from the United States came to the Sarthe. Chrysler sent two 72 six to Europe, which were used by the French representative. The wheel of the car with the number seven shared the Romanian Cantacuzino - Prince pair. The car with the number eight drove André Rossignol and Henri Stoffel. Also from the USA came a mighty 4.9 -liter Stutz, which was prepared by Charles Weymann. At the wheel of the winners from 1926, Robert Bloch, and his compatriot Edouard Brisson were sitting. The French team focused mainly on small racing classes.

The race was from the beginning a three-way battle between Bentley, Chrysler and Stutz. Different teams broke away from at the top, and several times the lap record was broken. Only three rounds was the Ariès, the largest displacement French car, keep up, then the team fell out with piston damage. Sir Henry Birkin had a puncture and lost more than three hours and thus any chance of winning. On the night led the Stutz, who was plagued but on Sunday morning to problems with the transmission. During the Brikin / Chassagne- Bentley shined by a large chase collided both Lagondas in the Mulsanne and fell out.

Only with the last fuel stop Woolf Barnato was able to overtake the leading Stutz, but was himself in big trouble. The chassis of the Bentley Barnato was broken and could only roll at slow speed around the track. His victory saved the fact that Brisson nurmehr drove in the neck with a walk and could not catch up. So Barnato won with only half a lap ahead, and Bentley was able to celebrate the third overall victory.

Results

Pilot after Nations

  • Oldest Driver: United Kingdom Auguste Bertelli (48 years )
  • Youngest Driver: Monaco Louis Chiron (29 years)

Final ranking

1 Not started 2 replacement car

Only in the message list

Here are the teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the competition, but it did not participate for various reasons.

Class winner

Race data

  • Reported: 47
  • Started: 33
  • Counted: 17
  • Racing classes: 5
  • Attendance: unknown
  • Honorary starter of the race: unknown
  • Weather during the race weekend: dry
  • Distance: 17.262 km
  • Travel time of the winning team: 24:00:00,000 hours
  • Total rounds of the winning team: 155
  • Total distance of the winning team: 2669.272 km
  • Winners section: 111.219 km / h
  • Pole Position: unknown
  • Fastest race lap: Sir Henry Birkin - Bentley 4.5 Litre (# 3) - 8.07.000 = 127.604 km / h
  • Race series: counted at any racing series
Circuit de la Sarthe S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis 1927 24 Hours of Le Mans Stutz Motor Company Charles Terres Weymann 1926 24 Hours of Le Mans Robert Bloch (racing driver) Argentina Bernard Rubin Jean Chassagne Alvis Car and Engineering Company Bollack Netter and Co Robert Benoist Salmson Tracta S.C.A.P. Automobiles Lombard E.H.P. Frank Clement (racing driver) Alphi Arthur Duray Goffredo Zehender Marendaz Boris Ivanowski Italy Alfa Romeo 6C 1923 24 Hours of Le Mans 1924 24 Hours of Le Mans 1925 24 Hours of Le Mans 1929 24 Hours of Le Mans 1930 24 Hours of Le Mans 1931 24 Hours of Le Mans 1932 24 Hours of Le Mans 1933 24 Hours of Le Mans 1934 24 Hours of Le Mans 1935 24 Hours of Le Mans 1936 24 Hours of Le Mans 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans 1938 24 Hours of Le Mans 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans 1949 24 Hours of Le Mans 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans 1958 24 Hours of Le Mans 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans 1973 24 Hours of Le Mans 1974 24 Hours of Le Mans 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans 1977 24 Hours of Le Mans 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans 1980 24 Hours of Le Mans 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans 1984 24 Hours of Le Mans 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans 1987 24 Hours of Le Mans 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans 1992 24 Hours of Le Mans 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans
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