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Le Mans 24 hours

Le Mans, France

Date: 12/6/1976 to: 13/6/1976
Track length: 13.640 m
Attendance: 200.000
Entries accepted: 97
Starters: 55
Finishers: 27, 23 classified

Pole position:
Fastest lap:

Distance: 24 hours
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/4/5/6-1976, IMSA
Car info: 1976 Cars

Pictures

The usual horde of Carrera’s mixed up with the big boys; the Group 5 cars should finish a little higher than them, though the turbo BMW circulated only for a short while before the Frank Stella-liveried car lost too much oil to continue.
So both 935’s were left together with the atmospheric BMW’s - but the Bavarian cars had little luck here, the best one finishing 10th overall. The Kremer 935 retired, while the works 935 had all sorts of big and small problems - but they finally finished fourth.


Sportscar Race
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
4 1 40 Martini Racing
Porsche 935
Manfred Schurti, FL
Rolf Stommelen, D
2857 tc B6 group 5 div. 3 332 laps 3 3.41,7    
6 1 52 Gérard Méo
Porsche Carrera RSR
Raymond Touroul, F
Alain Cudini, F
(Robert Boubet, F)
2994 B6 group 5 div. 2 315 30 4.17,0    
9 2 63 Egon Evertz KG Solingen
Porsche Carrera RSR
Hartwig Bertrams, D
Heinz Martin, D
Egon Evertz, D
2994 B6 group 5 div. 2 303 39 4.25,2    
10 2 42 Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 3.5 CSL
Sam Posey, USA
Hughes de Fierlant, B
Harald Grohs, D
3498 L6 group 5 div. 3 300 18 4.04,4    
11 3 54 Louis Meznarie
Porsche 934/5
Hubert Striebig, F
Anny-Charlotte Verney, F
Hughes Kirschoffer, F
2993 tc B6 group 5 div. 3 299 26 4.12,7    
12 1 71  
Porsche Carrera RSR
André Gahinet ("Segolen"), F
Marcel Ouviére, F
Jean-Yves Gadal, F
2994 B6 group 4 div. 2 293 44 4.28,0    
13 3 53 A.S.A. Cachia
Porsche Carrera RSR
Thierry Sabine, F
Jean-Claude Andruet, F
Philippe Dagoreau, F
2994 B6 group 5 div. 2 289 33 4.22,0    
14 1 77  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Pierre Laffeach, F
John Rulon-Miller, USA
Tom Waugh, USA
2994 B6 IMSA GT 284 46 4.29,3    
16 1 57 Tebernum Racing Georg Loos KG
Porsche 934
Toine Hezemans, NL
Tim Schenken, AUS
2993 tc B6 group 4 div. 3 278 15 4.01,1    
17 2 67  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Joël Laplacette, F
Alain Leroux, F
Georges Bourdillat, F
2994 B6 group 4 div. 2 274 50 4.30,9    
18 4 50  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Thierry Perrier, F
Guy de Saint-Pierre, F
Martine Rénier, F
2994 B6 group 5 div. 2 274 42 4.26,7    
19 2 65 Vaillant Kremer Team
Porsche 934
Bob Wollek, F
Marie-Claude Charmasson ("Beaumont"), F
Didier Pironi, F
2993 tc B6 group 4 div. 3 271 20 4.05,5    
20 2 3 Chardonnet
Lancia Stratos
Lella Lombardi, I
Christine Dacremont, F
2418 V6 Le Mans GTP (!) 266 41 4.26,4    
23 5 55 Almeras Frères
Porsche Carrera RSR
Christian Poirot, F
Robert Boubet, F
Jean-Claude Lagniez, F
2994 B6 group 5 div. 2 246 51 4.31,9    
NC   95  
BMW 3.0 CSL
Jean-Louis Ravenel, F
Jacky Ravenel, F
Jean-Marie Detrin, B
3196 L6 group 2 238 54 4.36,5    
NC   61 A.S.A. Cachia
Porsche 934
Jean-Claude Andruet, F
Henri Cachia, F
Jacques Borras, F
2993 tc B6 group 4 div. 3 204 29 4.15,3    
NC   70  
Porsche 934
Jean Blaton ("Beurlys"), B
Nick Faure, GB
John Goss, AUS
2993 tc B6 group 4 div. 3 169 27 4.13,2    
DNF   47 Vaillant Kremer Team
Porsche 935K
Hans Heyer, D
Juan Carlos Bolanos, MEX
Billy Sprowls, USA
Eduardo Lopez Negrete, MEX
2857 tc B6 group 5 div. 3 272 11 3.55,7   Fire
DNF   58 Porsche Club Romand
Porsche 934
Bernard Chenevière, CH
Peter Zbinden, CH
Nicolas Bührer, CH
2993 tc B6 group 4 div. 3 270 28 4.14,9   Engine
DNF   69 Schiller Racing Team
Porsche 934
Claude Haldi, CH
Florian Vetsch, CH
2993 tc B6 group 4 div. 3 219 24 4.07,8   Engine
DNF   46 Team Brock
BMW 3.0 CSL
Peter Brock, AUS
Brian Muir, AUS
Jean Claude Aubriet, F
? Jean-Claude Depince ("Depnic"), F
3498 L6 group 5 div. 3 156 48 4.30,1   Gearbox
DNF   78 Diego Febles Racing
Porsche Carrera RSR
Diego Febles, PR
Alec Poole, IRL
Hiram Cruz, USA
? Derek McMahon, IRL
2994 B6 IMSA GT 144 36 4.22,8   Gearbox
DNF   44 ASPM
BMW 3.0 CSL
Jean-Claude Justice, F
Jean Belin, F
3498 L6 group 5 div. 3 128 34 4.22,1   Engine
DNF   43 Team Schnitzer
BMW 3.5 CSL
Dieter Quester, A
Albrecht Krebs, D
Alain Peltier, B
3498 L6 group 5 div. 3 117 16 4.03,8   Fire
DNF   72  
Porsche Carrera RSR
William Vollery, CH
Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann, CH
Roger Dorchy, F
2994 B6 Le Mans GTX 82 37 4.23,4   Electrics
DNF   62 Philippe Dagoreau
Porsche Carrera RSR
Christian Bussi, F
Philippe Gurdjian, F
Christian Gouttepifre, F
2994 B6 group 4 div. 2 79 43 4.27,0   Engine
DNF   49 Tebernum Racing Georg Loos KG
Porsche Carrera RSR
Clemens Schickentanz, D
Howden Ganley, NZ
2994 B6 group 5 div. 2 74 40 4.25,3   Driveshaft
DNF   73 Sion Auto 2001
Datsun 240Z/260Z?
Claude Buchet, F
Jean-Luc Favresse, F
André Haller, F
(Hans Schuller, EAK)
  L6 group 4 div. 2 39 49 4.30,2   Fatal accident (Haller)
DNF   76 John Greenwood Racing
Chevrolet Corvette
John Greenwood, USA
Bernard Darniche, F
(Burt Greenwood, USA)
  V8 IMSA GT 29 9 3.54,6   Fuel leak
DNF   41 BMW Motorsport
BMW 3.5 CSL Turbo
Peter Gregg, USA
Brian Redman, GB
3498 tc L6 group 5 div. 3 23 8 3.53,4   Oil consumption
DNF   45 Hermetite Products
BMW 3.5 CSL
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
(John Fitzpatrick, GB)
(Holman “Les” Blackburn, GB)
3498 L6 group 5 div. 3 17 21 4.05,6   Fire
DNF   75  
Chevrolet Monza
Michael Keyser, USA
(Ed Wachs, USA)
  V8 IMSA GT 11 14 4.00,8   Axle
DNF   48  
Porsche 934
Dominique Fornage, F
(Jean-Claude Geurie, F)
(Dominique Fornage, F)
2993 tc B6 group 5 div. 3 9 56 4.38,1   Gearbox
DNS   82 Andre Wicky
De Tomaso Pantera
Jacques Marché, F
Martial Delalande, F
Max Cohen-Olivar, MOR
5763 V8 Le Mans GTX   (53) 4.36,4