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1928 Le Mans 24 Hours

1928 Le Mans 24 Hours is 6th Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Jean-Albert Grégoire, Fernand Vallon won the pole position, Bernard Rubin, Woolf Barnato won this race. Robert Bloch, Edouard Brisson and Henri Stoffel, André Rossignol also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 154 laps (2,669 km).

Previous race: 1927 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 1929 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 17th June 1928

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1928 Le Mans 24 Hours

2nd victory for the Bentley Motors Ltd team
1st victory for the Bernard Rubin
1st victory for the Woolf Barnato
1st podium for the Bernard Rubin
1st podium for the Woolf Barnato
2nd podium for the Robert Bloch
4th podium for the Edouard Brisson
2nd podium for the Henri Stoffel
4th podium for the André Rossignol

1928 Le Mans 24 Hours

1928 Le Mans 24 Hours

Bentley 4 ½ Litre - 1928 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Bentley 4 ½ Litre #4 - 1928 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: 5.0)

Ariès Surbaissée - 1928 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Ariès Surbaissée #9 - 1928 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: 3.0)

Alvis FA FWD - 1928 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Alvis FA FWD #27 - 1928 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: 1.5)

B.N.C. - 1928 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

B.N.C. #32 - 1928 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: 1.1)

Itala 65 S Torpedo - 1928 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Itala 65 S Torpedo #12 - 1928 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: 2.0)

1928 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position Name Car Result Lap Team Class Class position
1 Bernard Rubin, Woolf Barnato Bentley 4 ½ Litre, #4 2669.272 kms 154 Bentley Motors Ltd 5.0 1
2 Robert Bloch, Edouard Brisson Stutz DV 16 Black Hawk, #1 2656.594 kms 153 C. T. Weymann 5.0 2
3 Henri Stoffel, André Rossignol Chrysler 72, #8 2493.853 kms 144 5.0 3
4 Jean Ghica Cantacuzino, G. Ghica Cantacuzino Chrysler 72, #7 2412.187 kms 139 5.0 4
5 Henry Birkin, Jean Chassagne Bentley 4 ½ Litre, #3 2335.351 kms 135 Bentley Motors Ltd 5.0 5
6 Maurice Harvey, Harold Purdy Alvis FA FWD, #27 2286.382 kms 132 1.5 1
7 Michel Doré, Jean Treunet B.N.C. , #32 2270.066 kms 131 1.1 1
8 Robert Benoist, Christian d'Auvergne Itala 65 S Torpedo, #12 2258.171 kms 130 2.0 1
9 Bill Urquhart-Dykes, Sammy Davis Alvis FA FWD, #28 2246.016 kms 130 1.5 2
10 Georges Casse, André Rousseau Salmson GS, #35 2208.444 kms 127 1.1 2
11 André D'Erlanger, Douglas Hawkes Lagonda OH 2L Speed, #16 2178.259 kms 126 F. E. Metcalfe 2.0 2
12 Maurice Benoist, Louis Balart Tracta FWD, #29 2000.455 kms 115 1.5 3
13 Lucien Desvaux, Pierre Goutte Lombard AL 3, #37 2016.707 kms 116 1.1 3
14 Guy Bouriat, Pierre Bussienne E.H.P. , #36 1996.891 kms 115 Etablissements Henri Precioux 1.1 4
15 Gaston Duval, Gaston Mottet S.A.R.A. SP7, #19 1974.190 kms 114 2.0 3
16 Roger Bourcier, Hector Vasena Tracta FWD, #31 1905.147 kms 110 1.1 5
17 Fernand Vallon, Jean-Albert Grégoire Tracta , #42 1870.739 kms 108 1.1 6
DNF Henri Guilbert, André Lefebvre S.C.A.P. , #24 1639.890 kms 95 1.5 4
DNF Lucien Lemesle, Henry Godard S.C.A.P. , #39 1570.842 kms 91 1.1 7
DNF Jack Bezzant, Cyril Paul Aston Martin International, #26 1415.484 kms 82 Aston Martin Ltd./Lord Charnwood 1.5 5
DNF Frank Clement, Dudley Benjafield Bentley 4 ½ Litre, #2 1225.602 kms 71 Bentley Motors Ltd 5.0 6
DNF Cyril de Vere, Louis Chiron Chrysler 72, #5 1139.292 kms 66 5.0 7
DNF Fernard Gabriel, "Michel Paris" Ariès 8-10 CV, #41 880.360 kms 51 1.1 8
DNF "Sabipa", Christian Itala 65 S Torpedo, #14 863.100 kms 50 2.0 4
DNF Sosthene de la Rochefoucauld, Henri de Costier Alphi , #21 776.790 kms 45 1.5 6
DNF Augustus Cesare Bertelli, George Eyston Aston Martin International, #25 552.384 kms 32 Aston Martin Ltd./Lord Charnwood 1.5 7
DNF J. Hasley, Albert Perrot Salmson GS, #30 517.860 kms 30 1.1 9
DNF Emile Maret, Gonzaque Lécureul S.A.R.A. SP7, #20 431.550 kms 25 2.0 5
DNF E. J. Hayes, Clive Gallop Lagonda OH 2L Speed, #18 397.026 kms 23 F. E. Metcalfe 2.0 6
DNF Arthur Duray, Roger Delano Ariès 8-10 CV, #40 379.764 kms 22 1.1 10
DNF Francis Samuelson, Frank King Lagonda OH 2L Speed, #15 224.406 kms 13 F. E. Metcalfe 2.0 7
DNF Goffredo Zehender, Jérôme Le Dur Chrysler 72, #6 86.310 kms 5 5.0 8
DNF Robert Laly, Louis Rigal Ariès Surbaissée, #9 51.786 kms 3 3.0 1

Qualifying Results for the 1928 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Fernand Vallon, Jean-Albert Grégoire Tracta , #42
2 Roger Delano, Arthur Duray Ariès 8-10 CV, #40
3 "Michel Paris", Fernard Gabriel Ariès 8-10 CV, #41
4 Lucien Desvaux, Pierre Goutte Lombard AL 3, #37
5 Lucien Lemesle, Henry Godard S.C.A.P. , #39
6 Guy Bouriat, Pierre Bussienne E.H.P. , #36 Etablissements Henri Precioux
7 Michel Doré, Jean Treunet B.N.C. , #32
8 Georges Casse, André Rousseau Salmson GS, #35
9 Roger Bourcier, Hector Vasena Tracta FWD, #31
10 Maurice Benoist, Louis Balart Tracta FWD, #29
11 J. Hasley, Albert Perrot Salmson GS, #30
12 Harold Purdy, Maurice Harvey Alvis FA FWD, #27
13 Sammy Davis, Bill Urquhart-Dykes Alvis FA FWD, #28
14 Jack Bezzant, Cyril Paul Aston Martin International, #26 Aston Martin Ltd./Lord Charnwood
15 George Eyston, Augustus Cesare Bertelli Aston Martin International, #25 Aston Martin Ltd./Lord Charnwood
16 André Lefebvre, Henri Guilbert S.C.A.P. , #24
17 Emile Maret, Gonzaque Lécureul S.A.R.A. SP7, #20
18 Henri de Costier, Sosthene de la Rochefoucauld Alphi , #21
19 Gaston Mottet, Gaston Duval S.A.R.A. SP7, #19
20 Douglas Hawkes, André D'Erlanger Lagonda OH 2L Speed, #16 F. E. Metcalfe
21 Clive Gallop, E. J. Hayes Lagonda OH 2L Speed, #18 F. E. Metcalfe
22 Francis Samuelson, Frank King Lagonda OH 2L Speed, #15 F. E. Metcalfe
23 Christian d'Auvergne, Robert Benoist Itala 65 S Torpedo, #12
24 "Sabipa", Christian Itala 65 S Torpedo, #14
25 Robert Laly, Louis Rigal Ariès Surbaissée, #9
26 André Rossignol, Henri Stoffel Chrysler 72, #8
27 Goffredo Zehender, Jérôme Le Dur Chrysler 72, #6
28 G. Ghica Cantacuzino, Jean Ghica Cantacuzino Chrysler 72, #7
29 Louis Chiron, Cyril de Vere Chrysler 72, #5
30 Jean Chassagne, Henry Birkin Bentley 4 ½ Litre, #3 Bentley Motors Ltd
31 Bernard Rubin, Woolf Barnato Bentley 4 ½ Litre, #4 Bentley Motors Ltd
32 Dudley Benjafield, Frank Clement Bentley 4 ½ Litre, #2 Bentley Motors Ltd
33 Robert Bloch, Edouard Brisson Stutz DV 16 Black Hawk, #1 C. T. Weymann

List of all cars for the 1928 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Tracta FWD

S.C.A.P.

Ariès Surbaissée

Ariès

Alphi

Cime

Ariès 8-10 CV

Ariès

Aston Martin International

Aston Martin

S.C.A.P.

S.C.A.P.

S.A.R.A. SP7

S.A.R.A.

E.H.P.

S.C.A.P.

Lombard AL 3

Lombard

Tracta

S.C.A.P.

Lagonda OH 2L Speed

Lagonda

Salmson GS

Salmson

Itala 65 S Torpedo

Itala

B.N.C.

B.N.C.

Alvis FA FWD

Alvis

Chrysler 72

Chrysler

Stutz DV 16 Black Hawk

Stutz

Bentley 4 ½ Litre

Bentley