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1931 Le Mans 24 Hours

1931 Le Mans 24 Hours is 9th Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Francis Samuelson, Freddy Kindell won the pole position, Henry Birkin, Earl Howe won this race. Henri Stoffel, Boris Ivanowski and Owen Saunders Davies, Tim Rose-Richards also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 184 laps (3,018 km).

Previous race: 1930 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 1932 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 14th June 1931

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1931 Le Mans 24 Hours

1st victory for the Lord E. Howe team
2nd victory for the Henry Birkin
1st victory for the Earl Howe
2nd podium for the Henry Birkin
1st podium for the Earl Howe
3rd podium for the Henri Stoffel
1st podium for the Boris Ivanowski
1st podium for the Owen Saunders Davies
1st podium for the Tim Rose-Richards

1931 Le Mans 24 Hours

Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM #16 - 1931 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: 3.0)

MG Midget C-type - 1931 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

MG Midget C-type #31 - 1931 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: 750)

Mercedes-Benz SSK - 1931 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Mercedes-Benz SSK #1 - 1931 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: 8.0)

La Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 - 1931 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

La Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 #9 - 1931 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: 5.0)

Aston Martin 1 ½ - 1931 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Aston Martin 1 ½ #25 - 1931 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: 1.5)

Caban Spéciale - 1931 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Caban Spéciale #29 - 1931 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: 1.1)

1931 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Lap	Team	Class	Class position
1	Henry Birkin, Earl Howe	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM, #16	3017.654 kms	184	Lord E. Howe	3.0	1
2	Henri Stoffel, Boris Ivanowski	Mercedes-Benz SSK, #1	2905.139 kms	177	B. Ivanovski	8.0	1
3	Owen Saunders Davies, Tim Rose-Richards	Talbot AV105, #11	2837.398 kms	173	Talbot-Darracq	3.0	2
4	Henri Trebort, Louis Balart	La Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6, #9	2452.692 kms	150	H. Trebort	5.0	1
5	Augustus Cesare Bertelli, Maurice Harvey	Aston Martin 1 ½, #25	2286.393 kms	139	Aston Martin Cars Ltd.	1.5	1
6	Just-Emile Vernet, Fernand Vallon	Caban Spéciale, #29	2092.185 kms	128	Y. Giraud-Cabantous	1.1	1
DNF	Brian Lewis, Johnny Hindmarsh	Talbot AV105, #10	2159.520 kms	132	Fox & Nicholl	3.0	3
DNF	Sammy Newsome, Kenneth Peacock	Aston Martin 1 ½, #26	2045.000 kms	126	Aston Martin Cars Ltd.	1.5	2
DNF	Humphrey Cook, Jack Bezzant	Aston Martin 1 ½, #24	1815.960 kms	111	Aston Martin Cars Ltd.	1.5	3
DNF	Attilio Marinoni, Goffredo Zehender	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM, #14	1619.440 kms	99	Automobili Alfa Romeo	3.0	4
DNF	Jean Sébilleau, Georges Delaroche	Bugatti T40, #23	1570.560 kms	96	J. Sébilleau	1.5	4
DNF	"W. P. Lockwood", Jack Bartlett	Arrol Aster , #12	1554.200 kms	95		3.0	5
DNF	Roger Labric, Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Caban Spéciale, #28	1456.040 kms	89	Y. Giraud-Cabantous	1.1	2
DNF	Charier, Camille Royer	Lombard AL3, #30	736.200 kms	45	Automobiles Lombard	1.1	3
DNF	Mrs. Chetwynd, Mrs. H. H. Stisted	MG Midget C-type, #32	480.800 kms	30	Honorable Mrs. Chetwynd	750	2
DNF	Anthony Bevan, Mike Couper	Bentley 4 ½ Litre, #7	474.440 kms	29	G. Bevan	5.0	2
DNF	Albert Divo, Guy Bouriat	Bugatti T50 S, #5	425.160 kms	26	E. Bugatti	5.0	3
DNF	Achille Varzi, Louis Chiron	Bugatti T50 S, #4	392.640 kms	24	E. Bugatti	5.0	4
DNF	"Heldé", "Nime"	Bugatti T43, #19	359.920 kms	22	Antoine Schumann	3.0	6
DNF	Maurice Rost, Caberto Conelli	Bugatti T50 S, #6	327.200 kms	20	E. Bugatti	5.0	5
DNF	Edouard Brisson, Joseph Cattanéo	Stutz DV 32 Bearcat, #3	310.840 kms	19	E. Brisson	8.0	2
DNF	Henri de Costier, Raymond Lussan	Chrysler Impérial, #2	294.480 kms	18		8.0	3
DNF	Raymond Sommer, Jean Delemer	Chrysler 29-80, #8	229.040 kms	14	R. Sommer	5.0	6
DNC	Freddy Kindell	MG Midget C-type, #31	Last lap over 30 min	0	F. Samuelson	750	1
DNS	Giuseppe Campari, Ferdinando Minoia	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM, #15	Engine in practice	0	Automobili Alfa Romeo	3.0	7
DNC	Francis Samuelson	MG Midget C-type, #31	Last lap over 30 min	0	F. Samuelson	750	1

Qualifying Results for the 1931 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Freddy Kindell, Francis Samuelson	MG Midget C-type, #31	F. Samuelson
2	Mrs. H. H. Stisted, Mrs. Chetwynd	MG Midget C-type, #32	Honorable Mrs. Chetwynd
3	Camille Royer, Charier	Lombard AL3, #30	Automobiles Lombard
4	Just-Emile Vernet, Fernand Vallon	Caban Spéciale, #29	Y. Giraud-Cabantous
5	Roger Labric, Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Caban Spéciale, #28	Y. Giraud-Cabantous
7	Sammy Newsome, Kenneth Peacock	Aston Martin 1 ½, #26	Aston Martin Cars Ltd.
8	Augustus Cesare Bertelli, Maurice Harvey	Aston Martin 1 ½, #25	Aston Martin Cars Ltd.
9	Humphrey Cook, Jack Bezzant	Aston Martin 1 ½, #24	Aston Martin Cars Ltd.
11	Jean Sébilleau, Georges Delaroche	Bugatti T40, #23	J. Sébilleau
12	"Heldé", "Nime"	Bugatti T43, #19	Antoine Schumann
13	Earl Howe, Henry Birkin	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM, #16	Lord E. Howe
14	Attilio Marinoni, Goffredo Zehender	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM, #14	Automobili Alfa Romeo
15	Jack Bartlett, "W. P. Lockwood"	Arrol Aster , #12
16	Johnny Hindmarsh, Brian Lewis	Talbot AV105, #10	Fox & Nicholl
17	Owen Saunders Davies, Tim Rose-Richards	Talbot AV105, #11	Talbot-Darracq
18	Louis Balart, Henri Trebort	La Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6, #9	H. Trebort
19	Jean Delemer, Raymond Sommer	Chrysler 29-80, #8	R. Sommer
20	Maurice Rost, Caberto Conelli	Bugatti T50 S, #6	E. Bugatti
21	Anthony Bevan, Mike Couper	Bentley 4 ½ Litre, #7	G. Bevan
22	Albert Divo, Guy Bouriat	Bugatti T50 S, #5	E. Bugatti
23	Louis Chiron, Achille Varzi	Bugatti T50 S, #4	E. Bugatti
24	Edouard Brisson, Joseph Cattanéo	Stutz DV 32 Bearcat, #3	E. Brisson
25	Henri de Costier, Raymond Lussan	Chrysler Impérial, #2
26	Boris Ivanowski, Henri Stoffel	Mercedes-Benz SSK, #1	B. Ivanovski
0	Ferdinando Minoia, Giuseppe Campari	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM, #15	Automobili Alfa Romeo