24h of Le Mans 1950
18th edition
Date
24/25 Juin
Weather
Chaud et ensoleillé
Race Director
Charles Faroux
Departure given by
Jean Letourneau, Ministre Français des Etats associés
Track
13,492 km
Number of competitors
60
Pacecar
Best Lap
Louis Rosier : 4'53''5 sur Talbot Lago T26 GS (N° 5)
Moy. : 165,490 km/h
Moy. : 165,490 km/h
Class
5001-8000 cm3
3001 -5000 cm3
2001 - 3000 cm3
1501 - 2000 cm3
1101 - 1500 cm3
751 - 1100 cm3
501 - 750 cm3
3001 -5000 cm3
2001 - 3000 cm3
1501 - 2000 cm3
1101 - 1500 cm3
751 - 1100 cm3
501 - 750 cm3
| Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires Numberplate Chassis |
Class | Drivers | Laps Dist Avg. Best Lap |
Qualif Pos Best Lap Avg. Driver |
Stand stops Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |
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Louis Rosier (F) | TALBOT LAGO T 26 GS | Talbot 4483 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: 641H63) (N° 110055) |
3001-5000 (1st) |
Louis Rosier (F) 'Jean-Louis' Rosier (F) |
257 laps 3465.120 km 144.380 km/h 4:53.500 |
5:02.000 160.830 km/h |
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| 2nd | 7 | No photo | Pierre Meyrat (F) | TALBOT LAGO ex-monoplace décalée | Talbot 4483 S6 Dunlop (N° 90131) |
3001-5000 (2nd) |
Pierre Meyrat (F) Guy Mairesse (F) |
255 laps 3440.090 km 143.330 km/h |
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| 3rd | 4 | No photo | S.H. Allard (GB) | ALLARD J2 | Cadillac 5434 V8 Dunlop (Nbplate: LGX675) |
5001-8000 (1st) |
Sidney Herbert Allard (GB) 'Tom' Jr Cole (GB) |
251 laps 3389.050 km 141.210 km/h 5:15.000 ? |
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| 4th | 14 | No photo | Healey Motors Ltd (GB) | HEALEY E | Nash 3846 S6 Dunlop |
3001-5000 (3rd) |
'Tony' Rolt (GB) Duncan Hamilton (GB) |
251 laps 3384.880 km 141.030 km/h 5:19.000 |
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| 5th | 19 | No photo | Aston Martin Ltd (GB) | ASTON MARTIN DB2 | Aston Martin 2581 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: VMF64) (N° LML/50/8) |
2001-3000 (1st) |
George Abecassis (GB) Lance Macklin (GB) |
250 laps 3370.240 km 140.420 km/h 5:23.000 |
5:43.000 141.600 km/h |
|
| 6th | 21 | No photo | Aston Martin Ltd (GB) | ASTON MARTIN DB2 | Aston Martin 2581 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: VMF63) (N° LML/50/7) |
2001-3000 (2nd) |
Charles Brackenbury (GB) 'Reg' Parnell (GB) |
244 laps 3294.320 km 137.260 km/h |
5:58.000 135.670 km/h |
|
| 7th | 18 | No photo | Henri Louveau (F) | DELAGE D 6 | Delage 2999 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: 9780RP2) (N° 880004) |
2001-3000 (3rd) |
Henri Louveau (F) Jean Estager (F) |
241 laps 3253.080 km 135.540 km/h |
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| 8th | 11 | No photo | E.R. Hall (GB) | BENTLEY TT | Bentley 4252 S6 India (Nbplate: AXN373) (N° B35AE) |
3001-5000 (4th) |
'Eddie' Hall (GB) 'Tommy' Clarke (GB) |
237 laps 3203.930 km 133.490 km/h |
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| 9th | 30 | No photo | H.J. Aldington (GB) | FRAZER NASH MM (Mille Miglia ) | Frazer Nash 1970 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: VHX837) (N° 421/100/115) |
1501-2000 (1st) |
'Donald' (T.A.S.O.) Mathieson (GB) 'Dickie' Stoop (GB) |
235 laps 3174.710 km 132.270 km/h |
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| 10th | 3 | No photo | Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) | CADILLAC 61 Sedan de ville | Cadillac 5439 V8 Firestone |
5001-8000 (2nd) |
Miles Collier (USA) 'Sam' Collier (USA) |
233 laps 3149.190 km 131.210 km/h |
5:40.000 142.850 km/h |
|
| 11th | 2 | No photo | Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) | CADILLAC Spyder | Cadillac 5439 V8 Firestone |
5001-8000 (3rd) |
Briggs Cunningham (USA) 'Phil' Walters (USA) |
233 laps 3141.030 km 130.870 km/h |
5:30.000 147.180 km/h |
|
| 12th | 15 |
|
P.T.C. Clark (GB) | JAGUAR XK120 | Jaguar 3441 S6 Dunlop (N° 660041) |
3001-5000 (5th) |
Peter C.T. Clark (GB) 'Nick' Haines (AUS) |
232 laps 3133.240 km 130.550 km/h |
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| 13th | 6 | No photo | André Chambas (F) | TALBOT LAGO COUPE GS | Talbot 4483 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: 497HK9) (N° 110105) |
3001-5000 (6th) |
André Morel (F) André Chambas (F) |
229 laps 3083.870 km 128.490 km/h 5:41.000 |
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| 14th | 12 | No photo | H.S.F. Hay (GB) | BENTLEY Corniche | Bentley - Rolls Royce 4253 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: FXW6) (N° B27LE) |
3001-5000 (7th) |
Soltau Hay (GB) Hugh Hunter (GB) |
225 laps 3036.110 km 126.500 km/h |
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| 15th | 16 | No photo | P.C.D. Walker (GB) | JAGUAR XK120 | Jaguar 3441 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: JWK977) (N° 660042) |
3001-5000 (8th) |
'Pat' Whitehead (GB) John Marshall (GB) |
225 laps 3035.720 km 126.480 km/h |
5.14.000 154.680 km/h |
|
| 16th | 36 | No photo | Jowett Cars Ltd (GB) | JOWETT Jupiter JAVELIN | Jowett 1486 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: GKW111) (N° E0/SA/4R) |
1101-1500 (1st) |
'Tom' Wisdom (GB) 'Tommy' Wise (GB) |
217 laps 2928.570 km 122.020 km/h 6:17.200 |
6:42.000 120.820 km/h |
|
| 17th | 22 | No photo | Robert Lawrie (GB) | RILEY RMB | Riley 2443 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: AEN10) |
2001-3000 (4th) |
Robert Lawrie (GB) Geoffrey Beetson (GB) |
213 laps 2878.240 km 119.920 km/h |
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| 18th | 39 | No photo | G.E. Phillips (GB) | MG | MG 1244 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: MG7185) |
1101-1500 (2nd) |
George Phillips (GB) Eric Winterbottom (GB) |
208 laps 2812.580 km 117.190 km/h |
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| 19th | 23 | No photo | N.H. Mann (GB) | HEALEY SALOON | Healey 2443 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: JGO892) |
2001-3000 (5th) |
Nigel Mann (GB) Mortimer Morris-Goodall (GB) |
204 laps 2746.580 km 114.440 km/h |
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| 20th | 31 | No photo | N.R. Culpan (GB) | FRAZER NASH HIGH SPEED | Frazer Nash 1970 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: TMX545) (N° 421/100/008) |
1501-2000 (2nd) |
Norman Culpan (GB) Peter S. Wilson (GB) |
202 laps 2721.730 km 113.400 km/h |
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| 21th | 51 | No photo | Rudy Letov Letnany (CZE) | AERO MINOR | Minor 744 F2 Barum (Nbplate: G133) |
501-750 (1st) |
Maurice Gatsonides (NL) 'Henk' Hoogeveen (NL) |
185 laps 2490.670 km 103.770 km/h 7:01.000 |
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| 22th | 52 | No photo | Ets. Monopole (F) | MONOPOLE TANK X 84 | Dyna-Panhard 611 F2 Dunlop (Nbplate: 3271YD3) |
501-750 (2nd) |
Jean de Montrémy (F) Jean Hémard (F) |
180 laps 2434.960 km 101.450 km/h |
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| 23th | 58 | No photo | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet (F) | D.B TANK | Dyna-Panhard 612 F2 Dunlop (Nbplate: 5450F75) (N° 751) |
501-750 (3rd) |
René Bonnet (F) Elie Bayol (F) |
176 laps 2372.800 km 98.860 km/h 6.50.000 ? |
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| 24th | 46 | No photo | J. L.V. Sandt (F) | RENAULT 4 CV | Renault 760 S4 Englebert (Nbplate: 544E6) |
751-1100 (1st) |
Jean Sandt (F) Hervé Coatalen (GB) |
172 laps 2314.410 km 96.430 km/h |
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| 25th | 48 |
|
Jacques Lecat (F) | RENAULT 4 CV | Renault 747 S4 Englebert (Nbplate: 61RS3) |
751-1100 (2nd) |
Jacques Lecat (F) Louis Pons (F) |
171 laps 2300.950 km 95.870 km/h 8:15.000 |
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| 26th | 55 | No photo | Auguste Lachaize (F) | PANHARD SPORT X 84 | Dyna-Panhard 611 F2 Dunlop (Nbplate: 717L78) |
501-750 (4th) |
Auguste Lachaize (F) Albert Debille (F) |
169 laps 2279.660 km 94.980 km/h |
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| 27th | 45 | No photo | Just-Emile Vernet (F) | RENAULT 4 CV | Renault 760 S4 Englebert (Nbplate: 7958RS2) |
751-1100 (3rd) |
Just-Emile Vernet (F) Roger Eckerlein (F) |
158 laps 2133.080 km 88.870 km/h |
7:47.000 104.000 km/h |
|
| 28th | 56 | No photo | Raymond Gaillard (F) | CALLISTA RAN | Dyna-Panhard 611 F2 Dunlop (Nbplate: 4579F75) |
501-750 (5th) |
Raymond Gaillard (F) Pierre Chancel (F) |
154 laps 2073.810 km 86.400 km/h |
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| 29th | 57 | No photo | Louis Eggen (B) | PANHARD Dyna X 84 | Dyna-Panhard 611 F2 Englebert |
501-750 (6th) |
Louis Eggen (B) François-Joseph Escalle (F) |
151 laps 2039.940 km 84.990 km/h 8.55.000 ? |
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| Retired | 10 | No photo | Ets. Delettrez (F) | DELETTREZ Diesel | Delettrez 4385 S6 Diesel Dunlop (Nbplate: 6410RQ7) |
3001-5000 |
Jean Delettrez (F) Jacques Delettrez (F) |
120 laps 1619.040 km |
Joint de culasse et démarreur (24eme h) |
|
| Retired | 17 | No photo | Leslie Johnson (GB) | JAGUAR XK120 | Jaguar 3441 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: JWK651) (N° 660040) |
3001-5000 |
Leslie Johnson (GB) 'Bert' Hadley (GB) |
220 laps 2968.240 km 5:11.200 |
5:21.000 151.310 km/h |
Moteur (23eme h) |
| Retired | 49 | No photo | Jacques Poch (F) | AERO MINOR | Aero-Minor 749 F2 Englebert (N° ex-LM '49) |
501-750 |
Jacques Poch (F) Edmond Mouche (F) |
139 laps 1875.380 km |
Roulement avant droit (20eme h) |
|
| Retired | 8 | No photo | Ecurie Lutetia (F) | DELAHAYE | Delahaye 4458 S6 Dunlop (N° 47192) |
3001-5000 |
'Charles' Pozzi (F) Pierre Flahault (F) |
165 laps 2226.180 km 5:24.000 |
Disqualifié, perte plond de contrôle du radiateur (20eme h) |
|
| Retired | 41 | No photo | Mmes Rouault et Gordine (F) | SIMCA GORDINI TMM | Simca - Gordini 1090 S4 Dunlop (N° 11-0001GCS) |
751-1100 |
Germaine Rouault (F) Regine Gordine (F) |
143 laps 1929.350 km |
Accident (20eme h) |
|
| Retired | 24 | No photo | Luigi Chinetti (I/USA) | FERRARI 195 SB | Ferrari 2380 V12 à 60° Englebert (N° 0038M) |
2001-3000 |
Luigi Chinetti (I-USA) 'Heldé' (Pierre Louis-Dreyfus) (F) |
121 laps 1632.530 km 5:03.900 |
5:15.000 154.190 km/h |
Transmission, pont arrière cassé (19eme h) |
| Retired | 28 | No photo | Lord Selsdon (GB) | FERRARI 196 MM | Ferrari 1995 V12 à 60° Englebert (N° 0054M) |
1501-2000 |
Lord Selsdon (Hon Peter Mitchell-Thomson) (GB) Jean Lucas (F) |
164 laps 2212.680 km 5:15.000 ? |
Accident (17eme h) |
|
| Retired | 54 | No photo | Guy Lapchin (F) | DYNA PANHARD | Dyna-Panhard 611 F2 Englebert (Nbplate: 2492ME2) |
501-750 |
Guy Lapchin (F) Charles Plantivaux (F) |
115 laps 1551.580 km |
Distribution, soupape cassée (17eme h) |
|
| Retired | 43 | No photo | Automobiles Gordini (F) | SIMCA GORDINI T15S | Simca 1090 S4 Dunlop (N° 15-0018GCS) |
751-1100 |
Georges Blondel (F) Raoul Martin (F) |
157 laps 2118.240 km |
Moteur (17eme h) |
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| Retired | 47 | No photo | Ets. Savin & Leroy (F) | RENAULT 4 CV | Renault 760 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 7999QJ5) |
751-1100 |
Fernand Leroy (F) Marcel Joseph (F) |
92 laps 1241.260 km 8:18.000 |
Accident avec la Talbot N°6 devant les stands (17eme h) |
|
| Retired | 40 | No photo | Norbert Jean Mahé (F) | SIMCA Huit | Simca - Mecan. 1090 S4 Dunlop |
751-1100 |
Norbert Jean Mahé (F) Sacha Gordine (F) |
126 laps 1699.990 km 6:20.000 |
Joint de culasse et tubulure échapement (16eme h) |
|
| Retired | 50 | No photo | Sté Pierre Ferry (F) | FERRY RENAULT | Renault 747 S4 Englebert (Nbplate: 48RS5) |
501-750 |
Pierre Ferry (F) Georges-André Claude (F) |
86 laps 1160.310 km |
Moteur (16eme h) |
|
| Retired | 44 | No photo | A.Z.N.P. (CZE) | SKODA | Skoda 1089 S4 Barum (Nbplate: C-MB035) |
751-1100 |
Vaclav Bobek (CS) Jaroslav Netusil (CS) |
120 laps 1619.040 km 6.20.000 ? |
Bielle coulée (14eme h) |
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| Retired | 33 | No photo | Automobiles Gordini (F) | SIMCA GORDINI T15S | Simca 2982 S4 compr. Dunlop (N° 15-0020GCS) |
2001-3000 |
Juan Manuel Fangio (ARG) José-Froilan Gonzalez (ARG) |
95 laps 1281.740 km 5:35.000 ? |
5:28.000 145.080 km/h |
Distribution, ressort de soupape (13eme h) |
| Retired | 42 | No photo | Automobiles Gordini (F) | SIMCA GORDINI T15S | Simca 1090 S4 Dunlop (N° 15-0017GCS) |
751-1100 |
'José' Scaron (B-F) René 'Pascal' (F) |
77 laps 1038.880 km |
Moteur (13eme h) |
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| Retired | 53 | No photo | Jacques Savoye (F) | MONOPOLE Panhard | Dyna-Panhard 612 F2 Dunlop (Nbplate: 3270YD3) |
501-750 |
Jacques Savoye (F) Eugène Dussous (F) |
89 laps 1200.780 km |
Consommation anormale d'huile (12eme h) |
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| Retired | 25 |
|
Luigi Chinetti (I/USA) | FERRARI 195 SC | Ferrari 2380 V12 à 60° Englebert (N° 0060M) |
2001-3000 |
Raymond Sommer (F) 'Dorino' Serafini (I) |
82 laps 1106.340 km 4:53.600 |
5:00.000 161.900 km/h |
Support dynamo cassé (12eme h) |
| Retired | 37 | No photo | Jacques Brault (F) | FIAT | Simca 1483 S6? Dunlop (Nbplate: 4091 ?) |
1101-1500 |
Jean Brault (F) Louis Paimpol (F) |
75 laps 1011.900 km |
Pignon de boite de vitesses (11eme h) |
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| Retired | 35 | No photo | Automobiles Gordini (F) | SIMCA GORDINI T15S | Simca 1491 S4 Dunlop (N° 15-0016GCS) |
1101-1500 |
Roger Loyer (F) Jean Behra (F) |
50 laps 674.600 km |
Ressort de soupape (8eme h) |
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| Retired | 64 | No photo | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet (F) | D.B HBR | Citroen 1911 S4 Dunlop (N° D.B5) |
1501-2000 |
René 'Simone' (F) Fernand Chaussat (F) |
44 laps 593.640 km |
Bielle coulée avec carter ouvert (8eme h) |
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| Retired | 26 | No photo | Luigi Chinetti (I/USA) | FERRARI 166 MM/B | Ferrari 1995 V12 à 60° Englebert (N° 0050M) |
1501-2000 |
Porfirio Rubirosa (DO) Pierre Leygonie (F) |
44 laps 593.640 km |
Embrayage (8eme h) |
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| Retired | 1 | No photo | M.A.P. (F) | M.A.P. Diesel | M.A.P. 9984 S4 Turbo diesel Dunlop (Nbplate: 40F75) |
8001- |
Pierre Veyron (F) 'François' Lacour (F) |
39 laps 526.180 km |
Fuite d'eau et alimentation (7eme h) |
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| Retired | 63 | No photo | André Gendron (F) | RENAULT 4 CV | Renault 760 S4 Dunlop |
751-1100 |
André Gendron (F) Jean Vinatier (F) |
32 laps 431.740 km |
Ressourt de soupape (6eme h) |
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| Retired | 60 | No photo | Ecurie Verte (F) | SIMCA Six | Simca 580 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 3211FA6) |
501-750 |
Emmanuel Baboin (F) Pierre Gay (F) |
20 laps 269.840 km |
Alimentation essence (6eme h) |
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| Retired | 34 | No photo | Automobiles Gordini (F) | SIMCA GORDINI T15S | Simca 1491 S4 Dunlop (N° 15-0019GCS) |
1101-1500 |
Aldo Gordini (F) André Simon (F) |
14 laps 188.880 km |
5:27.000 148.530 km/h |
Boite de vitesses (6eme h) |
| Retired | 27 | No photo | Luigi Chinetti (I/USA) | FERRARI 166 MM/C | Ferrari 1995 V12 à 60° Pirelli (Nbplate: BO16837) (N° 0042M) |
1501-2000 |
Yvonne Simon (F) Michel Kasse (F) |
25 laps 337.300 km |
Panne d'essence (6eme h) |
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| Retired | 66 |
|
André Guillard (F) | SIMCA | Simca 1087 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 6056RS5) |
751-1100 |
André Guillard (F) Roger Caron (F) |
13 laps 175.390 km |
Rupture vilebrequin (4eme h) |
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| Retired | 32 | No photo | Automobiles Gordini (F) | SIMCA GORDINI T15S . | Simca 2982 S4 compr. Dunlop (N° 15-0021GCS) |
2001-3000 |
Maurice Trintignant (F) Robert Manzon (F) |
34 laps 458.720 km |
Fuite d'eau (4eme h) |
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| Retired | 20 | No photo | Aston Martin Ltd (GB) | ASTON MARTIN DB2 | Aston Martin 2581 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: UMC66) (N° LML/49/3) |
2001-3000 |
Eric Thompson (GB) John Stapleton Gordon (GB) |
8 laps 107.930 km 5:30.000 |
5:48.000 139.570 km/h |
Pression huile et rupture du palier arrière du vilebrequin (3eme h) |
| Retired | 59 | No photo | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet (F) | D.B HBR | Dyna-Panhard 611 F2 Dunlop (Nbplate: 5449F75) (N° 752) |
501-750 |
Claude Guyot (F) Michel Aunaud (F) |
6 laps 80.950 km |
Soirtie de piste, s'est retournée (2eme h) |
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| Retired | 9 | No photo | Ecurie Lutetia (F) | DELAHAYE | Delahaye 4458 S8 Dunlop |
3001-5000 |
Gaston Serraud (F) André Guelfi (F) [NP] Auguste Veuillet (F) |
Abandon sur la grille, batterie à plat (1ere heure) |
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| Not leaving | 62 | No photo | Camille Cardy (F) | RENAULT 4 CV | Renault 760 S4 |
751-1100 |
Camille Hardy (F) Demeure (F) |
Forfait |
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| Substitute | 67 | No photo | Auguste Veuillet (F) | DELAGE D 6 | Delage 2999 S6 Englebert (N° 880005) |
2001-3000 |
Roger André Bouchard (F) Auguste Veuillet (F) |
Suppléante |