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Tim Birkin
Nationality
United Kingdom
Born
26 July 1896
Basford, Nottingham
Died
22 June 1933
Marylebone, London
Lifespan
36 years 10 months 27 days
Le Mans debut
16 June 1928
Age: 31 years 10 months 21 days
Latest Le Mans
18 June 1932
Age: 35 years 10 months 23 days
| Starts | 5 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Class wins | 0 |
| Class podiums | 0 |
| Laps | 742 |
Biography
Sir
Le Mans participations (5)
| Year | No. | Team | Car | Class | Overall | Class | Status | Laps | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 3 | Bentley Motors Ltd | Bentley Sport | 3001-5000 | 5th | 5th | classified | 135 | Jean Chassagne |
| 1929 | 1 | Bentley Motors Ltd | Bentley Speed Six | 5001-8000 | 1st | 1st | classified | 174 | Joël Woolf Babe Barnato |
| 1930 | 9 | Team Hon. Miss Dorothy Paget | Bentley C Blower | 3001-5000 | — | — | retired | 138 | Jean Chassagne |
| 1931 | 16 | Earl Howe | Alfa Romeo 8C | 2001-3000 | 1st | 1st | classified | 185 | Francis Howe (Francis Curzon - Earl Howe) |
| 1932 | 9 | Earl Howe | Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 | 2001-3000 | — | — | retired | 110 | Francis Howe (Francis Curzon - Earl Howe) |
Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified