1929 24 Hours of Le Mans

The seventh 24 - hour race at Le Mans, the Grand Prix d' Endurance les 7e 24 Heures du Mans, was held from June 15 to 16 place in 1929 at the Circuit des 24 Heures.

The race

For the first time since the inaugural race in 1923, the route was adapted. The curve of Pontlieue was replaced by a new circuit part and thereby reduce the path length of 16.340 km.

Favorites for overall victory were again the factory cars from Bentley, who had won the race in the last two years. Woolf Barnato and Tim Birkin drove the new 6-cylinder Bentley, the Speed ​​Six. Serious competition grew the British car like 1928 by the American Stutz and Chrysler, however, were used by the French team. There were also a 5.3 -liter Du Pont well as several private teams. The host country was represented mainly by Tracta.

From the beginning, Bentleys set the pace. Only the Stutz could follow the British factory cars. On Saturday evening, these vehicles had lapped the entire rest of the field at least once. After a quiet night soon became clear that the Bentleys were unstoppable. The British press celebrated a Bentley quadruple victory in the end. Barnato won his second 24 -hour race in a row and Tim Birkin his first. The victorious Speed ​​Six has also secured the index score and the victory in the highest displacement class, so Barnato and Birkin were at the presentation ceremony to accept the same three prizes.

In the final laps were forming the leading factory Bentleys, almost one after the other to cross the finish line. Thus, a procedure was of the " Bentley Boys " was introduced, which is also still practiced by the respective teams at the finish line.

Results

Pilot after Nations

  • Oldest Driver: United Kingdom Francis Curzon, Earl Howe (45 years )
  • Youngest Driver: United Kingdom Clive Dunfee (19 years)

Final ranking

1 Not started 2 Not Started Not Started 3 4 5 Not Started Not Started Not Started 6

Only in the message list

In this race no other messages were issued.

Class winner

Race data

  • Reported: 31
  • Started: 25
  • Counted: 10
  • Racing classes: 5
  • Attendance: unknown
  • Honorary starter of the race: unknown
  • Weather during the race weekend: dry
  • Distance: 16.340 km
  • Travel time of the winning team: 24:00:00,000 hours
  • Total rounds of the winning team: 174
  • Total distance of the winning team: 2843.830 km
  • Winners section: 118.492 km / h
  • Pole Position: unknown
  • Fastest race lap: Tim Birkin - Bentley Speed ​​Six (# 1) - 7.21.000 = 133.551 km / h
  • Race series: counted at any racing series
Circuit de la Sarthe 1923 24 Hours of Le Mans 1928 24 Hours of Le Mans Stutz Motor Company Du Pont Motors France Glen Kidston Frank Clement (racing driver) Jean Chassagne Philippe de Rothschild Robert Benoist Lea-Francis Bollack Netter and Co Charles Terres Weymann Louis Chiron Alvis Car and Engineering Company Bernard Rubin S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis 1924 24 Hours of Le Mans 1925 24 Hours of Le Mans 1926 24 Hours of Le Mans 1927 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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