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
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
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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 |