Pole position: Mass in 1.52,518 = 173,884 kmh
Fastest lap: Mass in 1.53,277 = 172,719 kmh
Distance: 6 hours
Average speed: 155,860 kmh
Weather: Hot and humid
Ruleset: Group 1-5/76
Car info: 1977 Cars
While there were over 40 starters, not many of them were Group 5 cars. The duel for pole was tight: the turbo BMW was only 0,25 seconds behind the Martini Porsche. |
Overall result
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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 |
1 | 1 | 1 | Martini Racing Porsche 935-77 |
Jochen Mass, D Jacky Ickx, B |
2857 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 3 | 173 laps, 6:01.56,685 | 1 | 1.52,518 | 1.53,277 | |
2 | 2 | 16 | Vasek Polak Porsche 935 |
George Follmer, USA Brett Lunger, USA |
2857 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 3 | 170 | 3 | 1.56,062 | ||
3 | 3 | 95 | Porsche 934/935 |
Hurley Haywood, USA Bob Hagestad, USA |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 3/TransAm-2 | 169 | 5 | 1.57,824 | ||
4 | 4 | 66 | Dick Barbour Porsche 934/935 |
Dick Barbour, USA Johnny Rutherford, USA |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 3/TransAm-2 | 166 | 10 | 2.01,831 | ||
5 | 5 | Interscope Racing Porsche 934/935 |
Danny Ongais, USA Ted Field, USA |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 3/TransAm-2 | 165 | 8 | 1.58,380 | |||
6 | 6 | 59 | Brumos Porsche Porsche 934/935 |
Peter Gregg, USA Claude Ballot-Léna, F John Gunn, USA |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 3/TransAm-2 | 163 | 6 | 1.57,879 | ||
7 | 1 | 51 | Porsche Carrera RSR |
Robert Frostrom, USA Monte Shelton, USA |
2994 | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2/TransAm-2 | 162 | 22 | 2.08,323 | ||
8 | 7 | 7 | Heimrath Racing Porsche 934/935 |
Ludwig Heimrath, CDN Paul Miller, USA |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 3/TransAm-2 | 160 | 9 | 2.00,46 | ||
9 | 57 | John Wood Racing Porsche Carrera RSR |
Bob Lazier, USA John Wood, USA |
2994 | B6 | TransAm-1 | 158 | 30 | 2.11,224 | |||
10 | 8 | 20 | Vasek Polak Porsche 935 |
Janet Guthrie, USA Randy Lewis, USA |
2857 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 3/TransAm-2 | 157 | 13 | 2.03,516 | ||
11 | 2 | 98 | Porsche 911 S |
John Bauer, USA Tom Spalding, USA |
2494 | B6 | Group 4/Div. 2/TransAm-1 | 156 | 25 | 2.09,759 | ||
12 | 9 | 61 | Jim Busby Racing Porsche 934/5 |
Jim Busby, USA Tom Frank, USA |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 3 | 156 | 7 | 1.58,353 | ||
13 | 78 | Babe’s Garage Chevrolet Corvette |
Milton Headley, USA Sam Feinstein, USA |
V8 | TransAm-1 | 155 | 28 | 2.10,242 | ||||
14 | 44 | Group 44 Jaguar XJ-S |
Brian Fuerstenau, USA Bob Tullius, USA |
5344 | V12 | TransAm-1 | 154 | 21 | 2.08,182 | |||
15 | 10 | 2 | Vasek Polak Porsche 934/935 |
Gary Belcher, USA Roy Woods, USA |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 3/TransAm-2 | 153 | 14 | 2.03,884 | ||
16 | 3 | 74 | Porsche 911 S |
Bruce Jennings, USA Bill Bean, USA |
2494 | B6 | Group 4/Div. 2/TransAm-2 | 147 | 38 | 2.19,538 | ||
17 | 31 | Chevrolet Monza |
Warren Agor, USA Paul Nichter, USA |
V8 | TransAm-2 | 145 | 16 | 2.06,065 | ||||
18 | 93 | Little Foreign Car Shop Chevrolet Corvette |
Michael Oleyar, USA John Brandt, USA |
V8 | TransAm-1 | 140 | 33 | 2.13,378 | ||||
19 | 45 | Motion Merchants Chevrolet Corvette |
William Coykendall, USA James Mancuso, USA |
V8 | TransAm-1 | 137 | 24 | 2.09,286 | ||||
20 | 4 | 79 | Michael Callas Rennsport Porsche Porsche Carrera RSR |
Michael Callas, USA Peter Papke, USA |
2994 | B6 | Group 4/Div. 2/TransAm-2 | 136 | 29 | 2.10,395 | ||
21 | 11 | 30 | Alex Davidson Racing Chevrolet Corvette |
Alex Davidson, USA Kerry Hitt, USA |
V8 | Group 4/Div. 3/TransAm-2 | 135 | 34 | 2.13,652 | |||
22 | 80 | Chevrolet Corvette |
Nick Engels, USA Bob Nagel, USA |
V8 | TransAm-1 | 124 | 27 | 2.10,079 | ||||
DNF | 9 | Team Apple/Monoca Huber Chevrolet Corvette |
John Huber, USA Ron Weaver, USA |
V8 | TransAm-1 | 121 | 26 | 2.09,839 | Engine | |||
DNF | 76 | Rick Mancuso Chevrolet Chevrolet Corvette |
Paul de Pirro, USA Buzz Fyhrie, USA (Burt Greenwood, USA) |
V8 | TransAm-2 | 120 | 15 | 2.05,931 | Engine | |||
NC | 18 | Free Spirit Racing Chevrolet Corvette |
David Kicak, USA Robert Young, USA |
V8 | TransAm-1 | 120 | 39 | 2.19,680 | ||||
NC | 96 | Free Spirit Chevrolet Corvette |
Neil Kassel, USA Rex Franklin, USA |
V8 | TransAm-1 | 117 | 43 | no time | ||||
NC | 92 | E.F. Miller Chevrolet Corvette |
John Orr, USA Bill Jobe, USA |
V8 | TransAm-1 | 112 | 36 | 2.15,151 | ||||
DNF | 4 | Jägermeister BMW Faltz BMW 320 |
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D Benny Parsons, USA (Harald Grohs, D) |
1998 | L4 | group 5/Div. 1 | 110 | 12 | 2.03,339 | Engine | ||
DNF | 64 | Auto Barn Chevrolet Corvette |
Bob Baechle, USA Earl Hurlbut, USA |
V8 | TransAm-1 | 98 | 37 | 2.16,784 | Engine | |||
NC | 28 | Weiss Racing Porsche 911 SC |
Dick Weiss, USA Bill Wolfe, USA |
2994 | B6 | Group 4/Div. 2/TransAm-1 | 95 | 40 | 2.21,094 | |||
DNF | 77 | John Greenwood Racing Chevrolet Corvette |
John Greenwood, USA Dick Smothers, USA |
V8 | TransAm-2 | 92 | 4 | 1.56,814 | Fuel system | |||
DNF | 56 | Carters Brothers Chevrolet Camaro |
Craig Carter, USA David Laughlin, USA |
V8 | TransAm-2 | 90 | 19 | 2.07,608 | Spin | |||
DNF | 83 | Porsche 911 S |
Bill Scott, USA Joe Colontonio, USA |
2494 | B6 | Group 4/Div. 2/TransAm-2 | 89 | 35 | 2.13,666 | Bodywork | ||
DNF | 90 | Ryone Industries Chevrolet Corvette |
Tom Rynone, USA Neil Wiernicki, USA (Mike Wiernicki, USA) |
V8 | Group 4/Div. 3/TransAm-1 | 72 | 32 | 2.13,293 | Engine | |||
DNF | 94 | Porsche 934 |
Elliot Forbes-Robinson, USA Mike Tillson, USA |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 4/Div. 3/TransAm-2 | 68 | 17 | 2.06,12 | Oil leak | ||
DNF | 13 | Porsche Carrera RSR |
Hal Shaw Jr, USA Raldolph Townsend, USA |
2994 | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2/TransAm-2 | 59 | 31 | 2.12,667 | |||
DNF | 38 | Porsche Carrera RSR |
John Paul Sr, USA Phil Currin, USA |
2994 | B6 | TransAm-2 | 58 | 18 | 2.07,565 | Suspension | ||
DNF | 6 | Pickett Racing Chevrolet Monza |
Greg Pickett, USA Tom Gloy, USA (Dave Mock, USA) |
V8 | TransAm-2 | 55 | 11 | 2.02,713 | Accident | |||
DNF | 48 | LaCue Racing Chevrolet Camaro |
Len La Cue, USA Doug Mills, USA |
V8 | TransAm-1 | 52 | 23 | 2.09,240 | Engine | |||
DNF | 75 | Porsche Carrera RSR |
Norm Ridgely, CDN Jim Cook, CDN |
2994 | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2/TransAm-2 | 48 | 20 | 2.07,692 | Spin | ||
DNF | 71 | Triumph Manufacturinh Chevrolet Camaro |
Ted Sullivan, USA David Jones, USA |
V8 | TransAm-1 | 40 | 42 | no time | Engine | |||
DNF | 15 | Iroquis Racing Chevrolet Corvette |
Bill Schumacher, USA Rick Hay, USA |
V8 | Group 4/Div. 3 | 31 | 44 | no time | Gearbox | |||
DNF | 3 | McLaren North America BMW 320 Turbo |
Ronnie Peterson, S David Hobbs, GB |
1998 tc | L4 | group 5/Div. 2 | 20 | 2 | 1.52,997 | Brakes | ||
DNF | 17 | Hallett Motor Racing Circuit Lancia Stratos |
Brian Goellnicht, USA Anatoly Arutunoff, USA |
2418 | V6 | Group 4/Div. 2/TransAm-2 | 6 | 41 | no time | Throttle |