in British motorsport over the following few decades. Benjafield was a founder of the British Racing Drivers' Club, and Davis as sports editor of The Autocar and one of the founders of the Veteran Car Club. Official results Finishers Results taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO. Although there were no official engine classes, the highest finishers in unofficial categories aligned with the Index targets are in Bold text. Did Not Finish Note *: [B]= car also entered in the 1926-7 Biennial Cup. Note **: Not Classified because did not meet target distance. Note ***: There were no official class divisions for this race. These are unofficial categories (used in subsequent years) related to the Index targets. Did Not Start 1926-27 Coupe Biennale Rudge-Whitworth 1927 Index of Performance (Prix Saint-Didier) Highest Finisher in Class Note *: setting a new class distance record. There were no official class divisions for this race and these are the highest finishers in unofficial categories (used in subsequent years) related to the Index targets. Statistics Fastest Lap – F. Clement, #1 Bentley 4½ Litre Speed – 8:46secs; Longest Distance – Average Speed on Longest Distance – References Citations Bibliography Clarke, R.M. - editor (1998) Le Mans 'The Bentley & Alfa Years 1923-1939' Cobham, Surrey: Brooklands Books Clausager, Anders (1982) Le Mans London: Arthur Barker Ltd Elliott, J. (ed.) 2007. Team Spirited. SeeRed: The Silver Edition. Vintage Sports-Car Club, Chipping Norton. pp. 32–35 Fox, Charles (1973) The Great Racing Cars & Drivers London: Octopus Books Ltd Laban, Brian (2001) Le Mans 24 Hours London: Virgin Books Spurring, Quentin (2015) Le Mans 1923-29 Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing External links Racing Sports Cars – Le Mans 24 Hours 1927 entries, results, technical detail. Retrieved 14 Oct 2018 Le Mans History – entries, results incl. photos, hourly positions. Retrieved 14 Oct 2018 World Sports Racing Prototypes – results, reserve entries & chassis numbers. Retrieved 14 Oct 2018 24h en Piste – results, chassis numbers & hour-by-hour places (in French). Retrieved 14 Oct 2018 Radio Le Mans – Race article and review by Charles Dressing. Retrieved 5 Dec 2018 Unique Cars & Parts – results & reserve entries. Retrieved 14 Oct 2018 Formula 2 – Le Mans results & reserve entries. Retrieved 14 Oct 2018 Motorsport Memorial – motor-racing deaths by year. Retrieved 14 Oct 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans races Le Mans 1927 in French