1951 24 Hours of Le Mans

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1951 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 19th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 22 and 23, 1951.

This race saw the death of French driver Jean Larivière within the opening laps of the race.

1 Official Results
2 Did Not Finish
3 Statistics
4 Trophy Winners

[edit] Official Results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	S 5.0	20	Peter Walker	Peter Walker Peter Whitehead	Jaguar XK-120C	Jaguar 3.4L I6	267
2	S 5.0	9	Pierre Meyrat	Pierre Meyrat Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago T26 GS	Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6	258
3	S 3.0	26	Aston Martin Ltd.	Lance Macklin Eric Thompson	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin 2.6L I6	257
4	S 5.0	10	Pierre Levegh	Pierre Levegh René Marchand	Talbot-Lago Monoplace Decalee	Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6	256
5	S 3.0	25	Aston Martin Ltd.	George Abecassis Brian Shawe-Taylor	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin 2.6L I6	255
6	S 5.0	19	Donald Healey Motor Company	Tony Rolt Duncan Hamilton	Nash-Healey Sport Coupe	Nash 3.8L V8	255
7	S 3.0	24	Aston Martin Ltd.	Reg Parnell David Hampshire	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin 2.6L I6	252
8	S 5.0	15	Luigi Chinetti	Luigi Chinetti Jean Lucas	Ferrari 340 America Barchetta	Ferrari 4.1L V12	246
9	S 3.0	29	Norbert Jean Mahé	Norbert Jean Mahé Jacques Péron	Ferrari 212 Export	Ferrari 2.6L V12	244
10	S 3.0	28	N.H. Mann	Nigel Mann Mortimer Morris-Goodall	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin 2.6L I6	236
11	S 3.0	21	Robert Lawrie	Robert Lawrie Ivan Waller	Jaguar XK-120C	Jaguar 3.4L I6	236
12	S 2.0	33	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Don Giovanni Lurani Giovanni Bracco	Lancia Aurelia B20 GT	Lancia 2.0L V6	235
13	S 3.0	27	P.T.C. Clark	Peter Clark James Scott-Douglas	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin 2.6L I6	233
14	S 2.0	35	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	Eric Winterbottom John Marshall	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica	Bristol 2.0L I6	232
15	S 2.0	32	Luigi Chinetti	Yvonne Simon Betty Haig	Ferrari 166MM Berlinetta	Ferrari 2.0L V12	231
16	S 3.0	31	Charles Moran Jr.	Charles Moran Jr. Franco Cornacchia	Ferrari 212 Export	Ferrari 2.6L V12	227
17	S 5.0	11	André Chambas	André Morel André Chambas	Talbot-Lago Gran Sport Barchetta	Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6	226
18	S 8.0	4	Briggs Cunningham	Phil Walters John Fitch	Cunningham C2-R	Chrysler 5.5L V8	223
19	S 2.0	34	M.P. Trevelyan	Richard Stoop Peter Wilson	Frazer Nash Mille Miglia	Bristol 2.0L I6	217
20	S 1.1	46	Porsche KG	Auguste Veuillet Edmond Mouche	Porsche 356/4 SL Coupe	Porsche 1.1L Flat-4	210
21	S 1.1	48	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	René Bonnet Élie Bayol	DB	Panhard 0.9L Flat-2	206
22	S 5.0	14	H.S.F. Hay	H.S.F. Hay Tommy Clarke	Bentley Corniche	Bentley 4.3L I6	204
23	S 1.5	66	Marcel Becquart	Marcel Becquart Gordon Wilkins	Jowett Jupiter R1 (Prototype)	Jowett 1.5L Flat-4	203
24	S 750	50	Team Renault	Francois Landon André Briat	Renault 4CV	Renault 0.7L I4	197
25	S 750	60	Ets. Monopole	Jean de Montrémy Jean Hémard	Monopole X84	Panhard 0.6L FLat-2	194
26	S 750	61	Raymond Gaillard	Raymond Gaillard Pierre Chancel	Panhard Dyna X84	Panhard 0.6L Flat-2	190
27	S 750	54	Jacques Lecat	Jacques Lecat Henri Senftleben	Renault 4CV	Renault 0.7L I4	184
28	S 750	58	Auguste Lachaize	Jean-Paul Colas Robert Schollmann	Callista RAN D120	Panhard 0.6L Flat-2	183
29	S 750	53	Just-Emile Vernet	Just-Emile Vernet Jean Pairard	Renault 4CV	Renault 0.7L I4	181
30	S 750	56	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	Michel Arnaud Louis Pons	DB	Panhard 0.6L Flat-2	179

[edit] Did Not Finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
31	S 8.0	2	S.H. Allard	Peter Reece Alfred Hitchings	Allard J2	Cadillac 5.4L V8	?
32	S 750	51	Team Renault	Jean-Louis Rosier Jean Estager	Renault 4CV	Renault 0.7L I4	194
33	S 750	57	Louis Eggen	Louis Eggen André Beaulieux	DB	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2	184
34	S 750	52	Team Renault	Jean Sandt Paul Moser	Renault 4CV	Renault 0.7L I4	177
35	S 8.0	1	S.H. Allard	Sidney Allard Tom Cole Jr.	Allard J2	Cadillac 5.4L V8	134
36	S 1.1	45	Roger Caron	Roger Caron André Guillard	Simca Huit Sport	Simca 1.1L I4	133
37	S 5.0	17	Bill Spear	William Spear Johnny Claes	Ferrari 340 America Barchetta	Ferrari 4.1L V12	132
38	S 1.5	37	Equipe Gordini	Pierre Veyron Georges Monneret	Simca-Gordini T15S	Gordini 1.5L I4	130
39	S 5.0	7	Henri Louveau	José Froilán González Onofre Marimón	Talbot-Lago T26 GS	Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6	128
40	S 5.0	18	E.R. Hall	Eddie Hall Giuseppe Navone	Ferrari 340 America Barchetta	Ferrari 4.1L V12	125
41	S 8.0	5	Briggs Cunningham	George Rand Fred Wacker, Jr.	Cunningham C2-R	Chrysler 5.5L V8	98
42	S 5.0	6	Louis Rosier	Louis Rosier Juan Manuel Fangio	Talbot-Lago T26 GS	Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6	92
43	S 5.0	22	Stirling Moss	Stirling Moss Jack Fairman	Jaguar XK-120C	Jaguar 3.4L I6	92
44	S 5.0	62	Henry Leblanc	Henry Leblanc Robert Bertrand	Delahaye 135CS	Delahaye 3.6L I6	88
45	S 1.5	43	George Phillips	George Phillips Alan Rippon	MG TD	MG 1.3L I4	80
46	S 1.5	40	Equipe Gordini	Jose Scaron Aldo Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15S	Gordini 1.5L I4	77
47	S 8.0	3	Briggs Cunningham	Briggs Cunningham George Huntoon	Cunningham C2-R	Chrysler 5.5L V8	76
48	S 2.0	64	René Bouchard	René Bouchard Lucien Farnaud	Ferrari 166MM Barchetta	Ferrari 2.0L V12	75
49	S 5.0	23	Clemente Biondetti Leslie Johnson	Clemente Biondetti Leslie Johnson	Jaguar XK-120C "Biondetti Special"	Jaguar 3.4L I6	50
50	S 1.5	39	Equipe Gordini	Maurice Trintignant Jean Behra	Simca-Gordini T15S	Gordini 1.5L I4	49
51	S 1.5	41	Jowett Cars Ltd.	Tommy Wisdom Tommy Wise	Jowett Jupiter R1	Jowett 1.5L Flat-4	48
52	S 750	59	Crosley	George Schrafft Phil Stiles	Crosley Hotshot Sport	Crosley 0.7L I4	40
53	S 750	49	Jacques Poch	Jacques Poch Maurice Vaselle	Aero Minor	Aero 0.7L I2 (2-Stroke)	40
54	S 750	55	Satecmo	Georges Claude Pierre Clause	Renault 4CV	Renault 0.7L I4	38
55	S 5.0	8	Eugène Chaboud	Eugène Chaboud Lucien Vincent	Talbot-Lago T26 GS	Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6	33
56	S 5.0	16	Luigi Chinetti	Pierre-Louis Dreyfus Louis Chiron	Ferrari 340 America Barchetta	Ferrari 4.1L V12	29
57	S 1.5	38	Equipe Gordini	Robert Manzon André Simon	Simca-Gordini T15S	Gordini 1.5L I4	26
58	S 5.0	12	Ets. Delettrez	Jean Delettrez Jacques Delettrez	Delettrez Diesel	Delettrez 4.5L I6 (Diesel)	24
59	S 1.5	42	Jowett Cars Ltd.	Bert Hadley Charles Goodacre	Jowett Jupiter R1	Jowett 1.5L Flat-4	19
60	S 3.0	30	Johnny Claes	Jean Larivière André Guelfi	Ferrari 212 Export C	Ferrari 2.6L V12	5