12 Hours of Reims

12 Hours of Reims
12 Heures internationales de Reims

Venue	Circuit de Reims-Gueux
Location	Reims, France 49°15′14.67″N 3°55′50.02″E / 49.2540750°N 3.9305611°E / 49.2540750; 3.9305611Coordinates: 49°15′14.67″N 3°55′50.02″E / 49.2540750°N 3.9305611°E / 49.2540750; 3.9305611
First race	1926 Coupe d'Or
First series race	1953
Last race	1967 Gueux
Distance	2458.256 km
Laps	296
Duration	12 hours
Previous names	Coupe d'Or
Most wins (driver)	Peter Whitehead (2) Olivier Gendebien (2) Paul Frere (2)
Most wins (team)	Ecurie Francorchamps
Most wins (manufacturer)	Jaguar (4)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	8.302 km (5.159 mi)
Turns	8
Lap record	2:10.5 ( Paul Hawkins, Lola T70 Mk3, 1967, Prototype)

The 12 Hours of Reims (official name: 12 Heures internationales de Reims) were a sports car endurance racing series held from 1953 to 1967 at the Reims (Gueux) circuit in the Marne district of the Champagne region in north-eastern France. The 1926 Coupe d’Or was the first 12-hour endurance race held at Reims and is considered to be the direct ancestor of the modern endurance series.^[1]

12 Hours of Reims race names

1953: 12 heures internationales - 40th Grand Prix de l'ACF
1954: 12 heures internationales - Voiture Sport Reims
1956: 42nd Grand Prix de l'ACF - 12 heures internationales Reims
1957: Les 12 heures internationales - Les Grands Prix Reims
1958: V 12 heures internationales - 44th Grand Prix de l'ACF
1964: Trophée France-Amérique - Les 12 heures internationales de Reims
1965: Grands Prix de France Reims - Trophée Fédération française des Sports Automobiles
1967: 12 heures internationales Reims

The 12 Hours of Reims by year

Year	Drivers	Team	Car	Group	Laps	Distance	Speed	Report
1926	Roger Gauthier	Private	Bignan 2LC	N/A	N/A	1056 km	N/A	Report
1953	Stirling Moss Peter Whitehead	P.N. Whitehead	Jaguar C-Type	S+2.0	243	2063.356 km	169.696 km/h (105.444 mph)	Report
1954	Ken Wharton Peter Whitehead	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Jaguar D-type	S3.0	222	2018.826 km	169.000 km/h (105.011 mph)	Report
1955 Cancelled
1956	Duncan Hamilton Ivor Bueb	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Jaguar D-type	S3.5	258	2143.735 km	178.64 km/h (111.002 mph)	Report
1957	Olivier Gendebien Paul Frère	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 250 GT	GT2.0	241	2000.782 km	166.730 km/h (103.60 mph)	Report
1958	Olivier Gendebien Paul Frère	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 250 GT	GT2.0	247	2048.060 km	170.670 km/h (106.050 mph)	Report
1959 - 1963 Not held
1964	Graham Hill Jo Bonnier	Maranello Concessionaires	Ferrari 250 LM	P+3.0	296	2448.933 km	204.080 km/h (126.810 mph)	Report
1965	Pedro Rodríguez Jean Guichet	N.A.R.T.	Ferrari 365 P2	P+3.0	285	2365.454 km	197.120 km/h (122.49 mph)	Report
1966 Not held
1967	Jo Schlesser Guy Ligier	Ecurie Ford France	Ford GT40 Mk IIA	P+3.0	296	2458.256 km	204.85 km/h (127.290 mph)	Report
1968 Cancelled ^[2]
Coupe d'Or (1st 12 hrs of Reims) - Sportscar World Championship - Sources:^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] ^[11] ^[12] ^[13]

External links

Amis du Circuit de Gueux (Palmares)
Circuit Reims-Gueux (1926-1969) on Google Maps (Historic Grand Prix Circuits)

References

↑ "1926 Coupe d'Or: 1ères 12 Heures de Reims, Aug 22". amis-du-circuit-de-gueux.fr. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
↑ "Reims: Revenge for Le Mans". 24h-lemans.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
↑ "1953 12 hrs of Reims". classicscars.com. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
↑ "1953 12 h Reims". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
↑ "1954 12 h Reims - 41 Grand Prix de l'ACF". wsrp.cz. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
↑ "1956 12 h Reims (non-championship)". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
↑ "1957 12 Heures de Reims, Reims-Gueux". wsrp.cz. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
↑ "1958 12 h Reims (non-championship)". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
↑ "1964 Reims 12 Hours (World Sportscar Championship)". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
↑ "1964 World Sportscar Championship - 12 hrs of Reims". wsrp.ic.cz. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
↑ "1965 12 hrs of Reims". teamdan.com. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
↑ "1965 World Sportscar Championship - 12 hrs of Reims". wsrp.ic.cz. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
↑ "1967 12 hrs of Reims (non-championship)". wsrp.ic.cz. Retrieved May 30, 2014.

Automobile endurance races

24 hours	24 Hours of Le Mans Spa 24 Hours 24 Hours Nürburgring Dubai 24 Hour 24 Hours of Daytona Longest Day of Nelson 24 Hours of Zolder 24H Silverstone – European Touring Car Edition Willhire 24 Hour Bathurst 24 Hour 2CV 24 Hour Race Tokachi 24 Hours Barcelona 24 Hour Fermín Vélez Trophy KL 24 Hour GT City Cup

12 hours	12 Hours of Sebring Bathurst 12 Hour Sepang 12 Hours 12 Hours at the Point 12 Hours of Reims Rothmans 12 hours 12 Hours of Brno

10 hours	Petit Le Mans

6 hours	LA Times GP 6 Hour Le Mans 6 Hours of Atlanta 6 Hours of Bahrain Bathurst 6 Hour 6 Hours of Castellet 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas 6 Hours of Donington 6 Hours of Estoril 6 Hours of Fuji 6 Hours of Imola 6 Hours of Mexico Mid-Ohio 6 Hours Monterey 6 Hours Mosport 6 Hours 6 Hours of Nürburgring 6 Hours of São Paulo 6 Hours of Shanghai 6 Hours of Silverstone 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours of Vallelunga 6 Hours of Watkins Glen 6 Hours of Zhuhai

1000 miles	Mille Miglia Mil Milhas Brasil

1000 km	1000 km Algarve Bathurst 1000 Baja 1000 1000 km Brands Hatch 1000 km Buenos Aires 1000 km Catalunya Fuji 1000 km 1000 km Jarama 1000 km Le Mans 1000 km Monza 1000 km Mosport 1000 km Okayama Sepang 1000 km 1000 km Suzuka 1000 km Zeltweg Race of a Thousand Years

Other	Carrera Panamericana Kyalami 9 Hours Targa Florio 25 Hours of Spa Charge of the Headlight Brigade

Defunct races are indicated in italics

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