The 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 14th Grand Prix of Endurance. It took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe on 19 and 20 June 1937. The race was won by Jean-Pierre Wimille and Robert Benoist in Roger Labric's works-supported Bugatti team, in one of the streamlined new Type 57G cars, at a record pace and exceeding 2000 miles in the race for the first time.
Robert Benoist (left) and Jean-Pierre Wimille (right), winners of the 1937 24-Hours
Bugatti Type 57G
Talbot T150C
Aston Martin Speed Model
Jean-Pierre Wimille was a French racing driver and a member of the French Resistance during World War II. He was a two-time victor of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning in 1937 and 1939. He is generally regarded as one of the best French drivers of his era.
Wimille on the cover of El Gráfico magazine, 1948
Wimille after winning the 1936 Grand Prix de Deauville
1948 Wimille-constructed automobile
Jean-Pierre Wimille and Pierre Veyron winners of the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans on a Bugatti Type 57C