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Le Mans 1952

Race date

14 June 1952

Entries

Drivers

117

Teams

Cars	35
Classes	7
Engines	29
Tyre manufacturers	6
Classified	34
Retirements	81
Total laps	15,023

Results (75)

No.	Team	Car	Manufacturer	Engine	Class	Tyres	Overall	Class	Status	Laps	Drivers
21	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes Benz 300 SL	Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes 2996 S6	2001-3000	Continental	1.	1.	classified	277	Hermann Lang / Fritz Riess
20	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes Benz 300 SL	Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes 2996 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	2.	2.	classified	276	Theo Helfrich / Helmut Niedermayr
10	Donald Healey (GB) - L.H. Johnson	Nash-Healey	Nash-Healey	Nash 4135 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	3.	1.	classified	262	Leslie Johnson / Tom Wisdom
1	Briggs S. Cunningham	Cunningham C-4R	Cunningham	Chrysler 5425 V8	5001-8000	Firestone	4.	1.	classified	252	Briggs Cunningham / Bill Spear
14	Luigi Chinetti	Ferrari 340 America	Ferrari	Ferrari 4102 V12 à 60°	3001-5000	Dunlop	5.	2.	classified	249	André Simon / Lucien Vincent
39	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia Aurelia B 20	Lancia	Lancia 1991 V6	1501-2000	Michelin	6.	1.	classified	248	Gino Valenzano / Ippocampo (Umberto Castiglioni)
32	Peter C.T. Clark	Aston Martin DB2 Coupé	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2587 S6	2001-3000	Dunlop	7.	3.	classified	247	Peter C.T. Clark / Mike Keen
32	Peter C.T. Clark	Aston Martin DB2 Coupé	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2587 S6	2001-3000	Dunlop	7.	3.	classified	247	Peter C.T. Clark / Mike Keen
40	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia Aurelia B 20	Lancia	Lancia 1991 V6	1501-2000	Michelin	8.	2.	classified	246	Felice Bonetto / Enrico Anselmi
6	André Chambas	Talbot Lago GS	Talbot	Talbot 4483 S6 turbo	3001-5000	Dunlop	9.	3.	classified	234	André Morel / André Chambas
42	M.P. Trevelyan	Frazer Nash LMR Mk 2	Frazer Nash	FrazerNash 1979 S6	1501-2000	Dunlop	10.	3.	classified	224	Roy Peacock / Gerry Ruddock
50	Porsche KG	Porsche 356 SL	Porsche	Porsche 1086 F4	751-1100	Dunlop	11.	1.	classified	219	Auguste Veuillet / Edmond Mouche
52	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	Panhard X 86 Coupe	Panhard	Panhard 851 F2	751-1100	Dunlop	12.	2.	classified	216	Charles Plantivaux / Robert Chancel
45	Marcel Becquart	Jowett Jupiter R1	Jowett	Jowett 1486 F4	1001-1500	Dunlop	13.	1.	classified	209	Marcel Becquart / Gordon Wilkins
60	Ets. Monopole	Monopole X84	Monopole	Panhard 612 F2	501-750	Dunlop	14.	1.	classified	208	Jean Hémard / Eugène Dussous
68	Renault	Renault 4 CV 1063	Renault	Renault 747 S4	501-750	Michelin	15.	2.	classified	195	Ernest de Regibus / Marius Porta
61	Raymond Gaillard	Panhard Dyna Sport X84	Panhard	Panhard 611 F2	501-750	Dunlop	16.	3.	classified	186	Raymond Gaillard / Pierre Chancel
67	Renault	Renault 4 CV 1063	Renault	Renault 747 S4	501-750	Michelin	17.	4.	classified	177	Jean Rédélé / Guy Lapchin
11	Donald Healey	Nash Healey	Nash	Nash 4135 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	16	Pierre Veyron / Yves Giraud-Cabantous
12	Luigi Chinetti (I/USA)	Ferrari 340 AMB	Ferrari	Ferrari 4102 V12 à 60°	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	133	Luigi Chinetti / Jean Lucas
15	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 340 AMB	Ferrari	Ferrari 4102 V12 à 60°	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	57	Louis Rosier / Maurice Trintignant
16	Luigi Chinetti (USA) - Heldé	Ferrari 340 AMB	Ferrari	Ferrari 4102 V12 à 60°	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	41	'Heldé' (Pierre Louis-Dreyfus) / René Dreyfus
17	Jaguar Ltd (GB) - Peter Walker	Jaguar Type-C	Jaguar	Jaguar 3474 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	25	Stirling Moss / Peter Walker
18	Jaguar Ltd	Jaguar Type-C	Jaguar	Jaguar 3474 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	29	Tony Rolt / Duncan Hamilton
19	Jaguar Ltd	Jaguar Type-C	Jaguar	Jaguar 3474 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	18	Pat Whitehead / Ian Stewart
2	Briggs S. Cunningham	Cunningham C-4RK	Cunningham	Chrysler 5425 V8	5001-8000	Firestone	—	—	retired	66	Phil Walters / Duane Carter
20T	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes Benz 300 SL	Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes 2996 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	—	0	—
21T	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes Benz 300 SL	Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes 2996 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	—	0	—
22	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes Benz 300 SL	Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes 2996 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	retired	94	Karl Kling / Hans Klenk
22T	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes Benz 300 SL	Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes 2996 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	—	0	—
25	Aston Martin Ltd	Aston Martin DB3 Spider	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2580 S6	2001-3000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	230	Lance Macklin / Peter Collins
26	Aston Martin Ltd	Aston Martin DB3 Spider	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2580 S6	2001-3000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	32	Dennis Poore / Pat Griffith
26T	Aston Martin Ltd	Aston Martin DB3 Spider	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2580 S6	2001-3000	Dunlop	—	—	—	0	—
27	Aston Martin Ltd	Aston Martin DB3 Coupé	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2580 S6	2001-3000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	11	Reg Parnell / Eric Thompson
3	Briggs S. Cunningham	Cunningham C-4RK	Cunningham	Chrysler 5425 V8	5001-8000	Firestone	—	—	retired	54	John Fitch / Georges Rice (Viola)
30	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 225 S Coupé	Ferrari	Ferrari 2716 V12 à 60°	2001-3000	Pirelli	—	—	retired	77	Pierre Pagnibon (Boncompagni) / Tom Jr Cole
31	N.H. Mann	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2580 S6	2001-3000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	118	Nigel Mann / Mortimer Morris-Goodall
31	N.H. Mann	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2580 S6	2001-3000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	118	Nigel Mann / Mortimer Morris-Goodall
31	N.H. Mann	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2580 S6	2001-3000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	118	Nigel Mann / Mortimer Morris-Goodall
33	Charles Moran	Ferrari 212 C	Ferrari	Ferrari 2563 V12 à 60°	2001-3000	Pirelli	—	—	retired	83	Chas Moran Jr / Franco Cornacchia
34	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 2262 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	retired	136	Jean Behra / Robert Manzon
34	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 2262 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	retired	136	Jean Behra / Robert Manzon
34	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 2262 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	retired	136	Jean Behra / Robert Manzon
34	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 2262 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	retired	136	Jean Behra / Robert Manzon
35	Robert Lawrie	Morgan Vanguard	Morgan	Vanguard 2088 S4	2001-3000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	14	Robert Lawrie / Ray Isherwood
4	S.H. Allard	Allard J2X	Allard	Chrysler 5394 V8	5001-8000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	147	Sidney Herbert Allard / Jack Fairman
41	A.F.N. Ltd	Frazer Nash Mille Miglia	Frazer Nash	FrazerNash 1979 S6	1501-2000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	248	Dickie Stoop / Peter S. Wilson
43	Alexis Constantin	Constantin-Peugeot 203 C	Constantin-Peugeot	Peugeot 1290 S4 Compr.	1001-1500	Englebert	—	—	retired	117	Alexis Constantin / Jacques Poch
43	Alexis Constantin	Constantin-Peugeot 203 C	Constantin-Peugeot	Peugeot 1290 S4 Compr.	1001-1500	Englebert	—	—	retired	117	Alexis Constantin / Jacques Poch
44	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 1491 S4	1001-1500	Englebert	—	—	retired	26	Roger Loyer / Charles Rinen (de Clarens)
44	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 1491 S4	1001-1500	Englebert	—	—	retired	26	Roger Loyer / Charles Rinen (de Clarens)
44	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 1491 S4	1001-1500	Englebert	—	—	retired	26	Roger Loyer / Charles Rinen (de Clarens)
44	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 1491 S4	1001-1500	Englebert	—	—	retired	26	Roger Loyer / Charles Rinen (de Clarens)
46	Jowett Cars Ltd	Jowett Jupiter R1	Jowett	Jowett 1486 F4	1001-1500	Dunlop	—	—	retired	150	Bert Hadley / Tommy Wise
47	Auguste Lachaize (F) - Porsche KG	Porsche 356 SL	Porsche	Porsche 1488 F4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	retired	191	Eugène Martin / François Picard / Auguste Lachaize
48	Automobili Osca	OSCA MT-4 1100 Coupe	OSCA	Osca 1342 S4	1001-1500	Dunlop	—	—	retired	170	Mario Damonte / 'Martial ' (André Guelfi)
48	Automobili Osca	OSCA MT-4 1100 Coupe	OSCA	Osca 1342 S4	1001-1500	Dunlop	—	—	retired	170	Mario Damonte / 'Martial ' (André Guelfi)
49	Norbert Jean Mahé / Mécanorma	Simca Gordini TMM	Simca	Simca 1091 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	retired	4	José Scaron / Norbert Jean Mahé
5	S.H. Allard	Allard J2X	Allard	Chrysler 5394 V8	5001-8000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	135	Frank Curtis / Zora Arkus-Duntov
51	Porsche KG	Porsche 356 SL	Porsche	Porsche 1086 F4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	retired	61	Fritz Huschke Von Hanstein / Peter-Max Müller
53	Renault	Renault 4 CV 1063	Renault	Renault 747 S4	501-750	Michelin	—	—	retired	3	Yves Lesur / André Briat
54	Renault	Renault 4 CV 1063	Renault	Renault 747 S4	501-750	Michelin	—	—	retired	60	Louis Pons / Paul Moser
55	Jacques Lecat	Renault 4 CV	Renault	Renault 747 S4	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	retired	8	Jacques Lecat / Henri Senfftleben
55	Jacques Lecat	Renault 4 CV	Renault	Renault 747 S4	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	retired	8	Jacques Lecat / Henri Senfftleben
56	Just-Emile Vernet	Renault 4 CV 1063	Renault	Renault 747 S4	501-750	Michelin	—	—	retired	111	Just Emile Vernet / Jean Pairard
57	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B Panhard	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	retired	28	René Bonnet / Elie Bayol
57	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B Panhard	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	retired	28	René Bonnet / Elie Bayol
58	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B Panhard Coupé	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	retired	27	Jean-Paul Colas / Robert Schollemann
59	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	Panhard Dyna Sport X84	Panhard	Panhard 612 F2	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	retired	68	Jacques Savoye / Raymond Lienard
62	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 250 SC	Ferrari	Ferrari 2998 V12 à 60°	2001-3000	Pirelli	—	—	retired	18	Alberto Ascari / Luigi Villoresi
64	Maurice Gatsonides	Jowett Jupiter R1	Jowett	Jowett 1486 F4	1001-1500	Dunlop	—	—	retired	69	Maurits Gatsonides / Hugo van Zuylen van Nijevelt
65	Eugéne Chaboud	Talbot Lago T26	Talbot	Talbot 4483 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	229	Eugène Chaboud / Charles Pozzi
7	'Jean-Louis' Rosier	Talbot Lago T26	Talbot	Talbot 4483 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	—	0	Jean-Louis Rosier / Jean Estager
8	Pierre Levegh	Talbot Lago T26	Talbot	Talbot 4483 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	266	Pierre Levegh (Bouillin) / René Marchand
9	Pierre Meyrat	Talbot Lago T26	Talbot	Talbot 4483 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	121	Pierre Meyrat / Guy Mairesse

Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified