12 Hours of Reims

The 12 Hours of Reims (official name: 12 Heures internationales de Reims) was a sports car endurance race 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

12 Heures internationales de Reims
Venue	Circuit de Reims-Gueux
Location	Reims, France 49°15′14.67″N 3°55′50.02″E
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)

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 (Miles)	Speed	Report
1926	Roger Gauthier	Private	Bignan 2LC	N/A	N/A	1,056 km (656 mi)	N/A	Report
1927 – 1952	Not held
1953	Stirling Moss Peter Whitehead	P.N. Whitehead	Jaguar C-Type	S+2.0	243	2,063.356 km (1,282.110 mi)	169.696 km/h (105.444 mph)	Report
1954	Ken Wharton Peter Whitehead	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Jaguar D-type	S3.0	222	2,018.826 km (1,254.440 mi)	169.000 km/h (105.011 mph)	Report
1955	Cancelled
1956	Duncan Hamilton Ivor Bueb	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Jaguar D-type	S3.5	258	2,143.735 km (1,332.055 mi)	178.64 km/h (111.002 mph)	Report
1957	Olivier Gendebien Paul Frère	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 250 GT	GT+2.0	241	2,000.782 km (1,243.228 mi)	166.730 km/h (103.60 mph)	Report
1958	Olivier Gendebien Paul Frère	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 250 GT	GT+2.0	247	2,048.060 km (1,272.605 mi)	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	2,448.933 km (1,521.696 mi)	204.080 km/h (126.810 mph)	Report
1965	Pedro Rodríguez Jean Guichet	N.A.R.T.	Ferrari 365 P2	P+3.0	285	2,365.454 km (1,469.825 mi)	197.120 km/h (122.49 mph)	Report
1966	Cancelled
1967	Jo Schlesser Guy Ligier	Ecurie Ford France	Ford GT40 Mk IIA	P+3.0	296	2,458.256 km (1,527.489 mi)	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)