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Le Mans 24 hours

Le Mans, France

Date: 11/6/1977 to: 12/6/1977
Track length: 13.640 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 88
Starters: 55
Finishers: 21, 20 classified

Pole position:
Fastest lap:

Distance: 24 hours
Average speed:
Weather: Mostly dry, brief shower
Ruleset: Group 2/4/5/6-1976, IMSA
Car info: 1977 Cars

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A third place for the French 935 with Ballot-Léna/Gregg/Barras was the best-placed Group 5 car; the Lichtenstein-BMW 320 was slow but finished, though behind a Porsche 934 and the Group 2 Luigi BMW CSL, which wasn’t an obvious Le Mans racer but impressed with speed and reliability. Both Loos cars, the works 935/77 and the Kremer-935 retired.


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
3 1 40 Jean-Marc Smadja Racing
Porsche 935
Claude Ballot-Léna, F
Peter Gregg, USA
Jacques Barras, F
2857 tc B6 group 5 316 16 3.56,4    
7 1 58 Porsche Kremer
Porsche 934
Bob Wollek, F
J.P. Wielemans ("Steve"), B
Philippe Gurdjian, F
2993 tc B6 group 4 299 17 3.59,0    
8 1 71 Luigi Racing
BMW 3.0 CSL
Jean Xhenceval, B
Pierre Dieudonné, B
Spartaco Dini ("Paco"), I
3196 L6 IMSA GT 292 39 4.23,7    
9 2 50  
BMW 320
Hervé Poulain, F
Marcel Mignot, F
Anny-Charlotte Verney, F
1998 L4 IMSA GT 288 49 4.27,9    
10 2 61  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Christian Gouttepifre, F
Philippe Malbran, F
Alain Leroux, F
2994 B6 group 4 282 43 4.25,9    
12 3 70 Henri Cachia
Porsche Carrera RSR
Simon De Lautour, F
Jean-Pierre Delaunay, F
Jacques Guérin, F
2994 B6 IMSA GT 276 45 4.26,5    
14 4 79 Ravenel Frères
Porsche Carrera RSR
Jean-Louis Ravenel, F
Jean-Marie Detrin, B
Jacky Ravenel, F
2994 B6 IMSA GT 276 37 4.21,7    
16 5 75 Luigi Chinetti
Ferrari 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer
François Migault, F
Lucien Guitteny, F
4390 V12 IMSA GT 269 48 4.27,9    
17 3 83  
Aston Martin V8
Robin Hamilton, GB
David Preece, GB
Mike Salmon, GB
5430 V8 Le Mans GTP 261 56 4.31,8    
18 2 47  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Anny-Charlotte Verney, F
René Metge, F
Dany Snobeck, F
Hubert Striebig, F
2994 B6 group 5 255 38 4.22,6    
19 3 56 Jean-Marc Smadja Racing
Porsche 934
Cyril Grandet, F
Jean-Louis Bousquet, F
Philippe Dagoreau, F
2993 tc B6 group 4 254 29 4.12,3    
20 6 77 Kirby-Hitchcock Racing
Porsche Carrera RSR
Dennis Aase, USA
Bob Kirby, USA
John Hotchkis Sr, USA
2994 B6 IMSA GT 247 50 4.28,0    
DNF   39 Gelo Racing Team
Porsche 935
Hans Heyer, D
Toine Hezemans, NL
Tim Schenken, AUS
(Klaus Ludwig, D)
2857 tc B6 group 5 269 8 3.40,3   Fuel injection
DNF   96 GVEA
Porsche Carrera RSR
André Savary, CH
Jean-Robert Corthay, CH
Nicolas Buehler, CH
2994 B6 Le Mans GTX 211 44 4.26,3   Engine
DNF   78 Charles Ivey
Porsche Carrera RSR
John Cooper, GB
Pete Lovett, GB
John Rulon-Miller, USA
(Pierre Laffeach, F)
2994 B6 IMSA GT 198 51 4.28,3   Ignition
DNF   80  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Bernard Béguin, F
Jean Claude Briavoine, F
Robert Boubet, F
2994 B6 IMSA GT 191 40 4.25,0   Engine
DNF   59 Heinz Schiller
Porsche 934
Francois Servanin, F
Franz Hummel, F
Laurent Ferrier, F
2993 tc B6 group 4 160 23 4.05,4   Gearbox
DNF   87  
Alpine A 310
Bernard Decure, F
Jean-Luc Thérier, F
Jacky Cauchy, F
    Le Mans GTP 137 55 4.31,1   Cooling System
DNF   60 Heinz Schiller
Porsche 934
Claude Haldi, CH
Florian Vetsch, CH
Angelo Pallavicini, CH
2993 tc B6 group 4 123 21 4.01,0   Engine
DNF   57  
Porsche 934
Willy Braillard, B
Guillermo Ortega, EC
Nicolas Koob, L
(Bernard De Dryver, B)
2993 tc B6 group 4 116 31 4.13,4   Engine
DNF   55  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Eugenio Baturone, E
Rafael Tarradas, E
Juan Fernández, E
2994 B6 group 4 115 53 4.30,4    
DNF   63  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Yves Courage, F
Joël Laplacette, F
André Gahinet ("Segolen"), F
2994 B6 group 4 100 42 4.25,5   Engine
DNF   48  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Thierry Perrier, F
Jean Beliard, F
(Alain Leroux, F)
2994 B6 group 5 90 52 4.29,5   Gearbox
DNF   49  
Porsche 934/5
Hubert Striebig, F
Guy Chasseuil, F
Helmut Kirschoffer, D
2993 tc B6 group 5 65 33 4.17,4   Engine
DNF   41 Martini Racing
Porsche 935-77
Rolf Stommelen, D
Manfred Schurti, FL
2857 tc B6 group 5 52 6 3.39,3   Engine
DNF   62  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Georges Bourdillat, F
Bruno Sotty, F
Alain-Michel Bernard, F
2994 B6 group 4 52 52 4.29,5   Engine
DNF   72 Luigi Racing
BMW 3.0 CSL
Tom Walkinshaw, GB
Eddy Joosen, B
Claude De Wael, B
3196 L6 IMSA GT 46 47 4.27,1   Engine
DNF   89 Robert Neyret
Lancia Stratos
Christine Dacremont, F
Marianne Hoepfner, F
2418 V6 Le Mans GTP 37 41 4.25,3   Engine
DNF   76 J.C. Giroix
BMW 3.0 CSL
Jean-Claude Depince ("Depnic"), F
Jacques Coulon, F
Alain Cudini, F
3196 L6 IMSA GT 28 46 4.27,1?   Engine
DNF   38 Gelo Racing Team
Porsche 935
Tim Schenken, AUS
Toine Hezemans, NL
Hans Heyer, D
(Klaus Ludwig, D)
2857 tc B6 group 5 15 9 3.43,8   Engine
DNF   42 Porsche Kremer
Porsche 935 K2
John Fitzpatrick, GB
Guy Edwards, GB
Nick Faure, GB
2857 tc B6 group 5 15 14 3.48,3   Engine
DNS   84  
Porsche 935
Jean-Louis Chateau, F
Jean-Marc Tranchant, F
"Jihemde", F
2857 tc B6 Le Mans GTP   5 3.38,6   Fire
DNF   73  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Philippe Jaffrenou, F
Roger Dorchy, F
Philippe Streiff, F
2994 B6 IMSA GT     4.28,9    
DNF   43  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Thierry Sabine, F
Jean Belin, F
2994 B6 group 5     4.31,6    
DNF   66  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Christian Bussi, F
André Gahinet ("Segolen"), F
2994 B6 group 4     4.32,4