24 hours of Mans 1926

The 4th edition of the 24 Hours of Mans was held the 12 and June 13rd 1926 on the Circuit of the Sarthe.

Pilots qualified by nationalities

Final classification of the race

Here the official classification at the end of the 24 hours of race.
  • the winners of each category are announced by a yellowed bottom.

Legend:

  • ABD.=Abandon - ELI=Eliminé - DSQ.=Disqualifié
  • the #34 Ravel C is eliminated for not respected imposed distance.
  • the #2 Peugeot 174 S and the #3 Peugeot 174 S are disqualified, respectively, for the break-in of the amount of the windshield and problem of starter.
  • the #20 Roland Pilain, the #35 Ravel and the #30 Jousset are not classified for distance covered insuffisane (respectively 109 turns traversed out of the 112,102 lathes out of the 102 and 101 turns out of the 106 necessary lathes in their category of cubic capacities).

Record of the turn

  • the fastest Turn : Gerard de Courcelles on #5 Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 - Gerard de Courcelles/Marcel Mongin in 9min 03s .

Price of the Performance

  • #17 O.M. Tipo 665 Superba - Meccaniche Dispensary.

Another trophy

  • 2nd Cut Biennial: #17 O.M. Tipo 665 Superba - Meccaniche Dispensary.

To note

  • Distance covered: 2 552,414 km
  • Mean velocity: 106,350 km/h
  • Variation with 2nd: 18,882 km

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