'Walt' Hansgen (USA)
Last name
Hansgen
First names
Walter Edwin
Nickname
Walt
Nationality
United States of America 
Born the
28/10/1919 - Westfield (New Jersey / USA)
Dead the
07/04/1966 - La Chapelle-Saint Mesmin (Loiret)
Comment
Accident mortel lors des essais préliminaires, suite à une sortie de piste dans l'échappatoire de la ligne droite des stands. Walter Hansgen décédera quelques jours plus tard à l'hopital US-Army d'Orélans
5 participations in the 24h of Le Mans
| Year | Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires |
Class | Drivers | Laps Dist Avg. Best Lap |
Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Retired |
2 | No photo available | Brian Lister (GB) | LISTER | Jaguar 2996 S6 Dunlop |
S |
'Walt' Hansgen (USA) Peter Blond (GB) |
52 laps 699.970 km 4:10.100 'Walt' Hansgen (USA) |
Piston (5eme heure) |
| 1960 | Retired |
6 | No photo available | Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) | JAGUAR Type-E 2A | Jaguar 2996 S6 Dunlop |
S |
'Dan' Gurney (USA) 'Walt' Hansgen (USA) |
89 laps 1198.020 km 4:10.300 |
Piston (10eme heure) |
| 1961 | Retired |
6 | No photo available | Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) | MASERATI Tipo 63 | Maserati 2989 V12 à 60° Dunlop |
S |
'Walt' Hansgen (USA) Bruce McLaren (NZ) |
31 laps 417.290 km 4:02.600 |
sortie route (3eme heure) |
| 1962 | Retired |
2 |
|
Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) | MASERATI Tipo 151/1 Coupé | Maserati 3944 V8 Dunlop |
EXP |
Bruce McLaren (NZ) 'Walt' Hansgen (USA) |
177 laps 2382.590 km 3:59.000 |
Transmission, piston crevé (13eme heure) |
| 1963 | Retired |
14 | No photo available | Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) | JAGUAR Type-E Lightweight | Jaguar XK 3781 S6 Dunlop (Plaq.: 5114WK) |
GT |
'Walt' Hansgen (USA) 'Augie' Pabst (USA) |
8 laps 107.680 km 4:09.900 |
boite de vitesse (1ere heure) |
5 participations in Tests Day
| Year | Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires |
Class | Drivers | Laps Avg. Best Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2nd | 7 | No photo available | Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) | JAGUAR Type-E 2A | Jaguar 2997 S6 (Plaq.: VKV752) |
S |
'Walt' Hansgen (USA) Edward Crawford (USA) Norman Dewis (GB) |
4:08.000 195.400 km/h 'Walt' Hansgen (USA) |
| 1960 | 11th | 8 | No photo available | Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) | JAGUAR Type-E 2A ? | Jaguar 2997 S6 |
S |
'Walt' Hansgen (USA) Edward Crawford (USA) |
5:18.600 151.910 km/h 'Walt' Hansgen (USA) |
| 1961 | 5th | 19 | No photo available | Scuderia Serenissima (I) | MASERATI Tipo 63 | Maserati 2900 S4 |
S | 'Walt' Hansgen (USA) | 4:05.500 197.390 km/h 'Walt' Hansgen (USA) |
| 1962 | 6th | 3 | No photo available | Briggs Cunningham (USA) | JAGUAR Type-E OTS (Open Two Seater) | Jaguar 3781 S6 (Plaq.: 606984) |
GT |
Briggs Cunningham (USA) 'Walt' Hansgen (USA) 'Bill' Kimberly (USA) |
4:24.000 183.550 km/h 'Walt' Hansgen (USA) |
| 1966 | 9th | 3 | No photo available | Shelby American Inc. (USA) | FORD GT40 MKII | Ford 427 6982 V8 à 90° Goodyear |
P | 'Walt' Hansgen (USA) | 3:48.500 212.070 km/h 'Walt' Hansgen (USA) |