Except for Louveau's Delage, all the leading cars were now running under duress: aside from Chinetti's clutch, Gérard's Delage was streaming oil-smoke, the Fraser-Nash had lost its clutch and having fuel-feed issues[REF] and Maréchal's Aston Martin was losing its brakes.
Chinetti got home by only 15 km - just over a lap - from the charging Louveau (who matched Delage's best Le Mans result).