12 Hours of Reims
# 12 Hours of Reims

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.

## 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 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | 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 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | 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 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | 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 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | 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 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Coupe d'Or (1st 12 hrs of Reims) - Sportscar World Championship - Sources: |||||||||
