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Joel Woolf Barnato [note 1] (27 September 1895 – 27 July 1948) was a British financier and racing driver, one of the "Bentley Boys" of the 1920s.
Once again Bentley staged a formation finish. Woolf Barnato, getting back-to-back victories in the same Speed-Six chassis as he driven to win in 1929, promptly announced his retirement with the enviable Le Mans record of three entries for three outright wins. In the end the Alfa Romeo was only eighteen kilometres (1 lap) behind the Talbots.
the Le Mans track in 1928 The 1928 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 6th Grand Prix of Endurance that took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe on 16 and 17 June 1928. Bentley director Woolf Barnato and Australian-born Bernard Rubin in a Bentley 4½ Litre gave the company back-to-back victories after a race-long duel with the Stutz of Édouard Brisson and Robert Bloch. In the process they won the ...
Solomon Joel. The Joel family of England was headed by three brothers, Jack, Woolf and Solomon, who made a fortune in diamond and gold mining in South Africa. Their father was Joel Joel (1836–1893) and their mother Catherine "Kate" Joel née Isaacs (1840–1917), a sister of Barnett Isaacs, later known as Barney Barnato.
In 1925, as the marque floundered, Bentley Boy Woolf Barnato bought the company, leading to the creation of the famous supercharged Bentley Blower car. The Bentley Boys included: [citation needed] Woolf "Babe" Barnato, heir to Kimberley diamond magnate Barney Barnato; Dudley Benjafield; Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin; Dale Bourne; Frank Clement
1929 24 Hours of Le Mans Previous: 1928 Next: 1930 Index: Races | Winners The new 1929 circuit The 1929 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 7th Grand Prix of Endurance that took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe on 15 and 16 June 1929. In the most dominant display in the race to date, Bentley achieved a comprehensive victory taking the first four places on distance. Bentley director Woolf Barnato ...
Woolf Barnato's Speed Six H. J. Mulliner saloon, in which he raced against the Blue Train. In March 1930, at a dinner at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, talk around the table had swung round to the topic of motor cars; in particular to the advertisement by Rover claiming that its Light Six had gone faster than the famous "Le train bleu" express.
Woolf Barnato: 3 1928–1930 Olivier Gendebien: 1960–1962 Henri Pescarolo: 1972–1974 Jacky Ickx: 1975–1977 Emanuele Pirro: 2000–2002 Frank Biela: 2000–2002 Marco Werner: 2005–2007 Sebastien Buemi: 2018–2020 Kazuki Nakajima: 2018–2020