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Mugello 6 Hours

Autodromo del Mugello, Italy

Date: 18/3/1979
Track length: 5.245 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 33
Starters: 18
Finishers: 9

Pole position: Francia in 1.52,97 = 167,142 kmh
Fastest lap: Facetti in 1.57,9 = 160,153 kmh

Distance: 6 hours, stopped after 5:15 for heavy rain
Average speed: 137,523 kmh
Weather: Rain showers culminating in very heavy rain
Ruleset: Group 1-6/76
Car info: 1979 Cars

 

After the 1978 season, it became clear that the World Championship could even sink further: in Mugello we had 18 starters, of which four sportscars. Half the 935 population was from Loos, who only came here for Porsche cup points and “to help Porsche”.
Old Facetti stole pole with his 1979 car, since Loos were switching to qualifying tires exactly on the moment the heavens opened for a short while.
Facetti and the rain helped the race to have a little excitement after all, Facetti only fell back after a collision while Wollek had the same wrong rain tires as he had in Zolder. But is was not really important anyway, when finally the track became flooded after just over 5 hours both Loos cars were in the lead, with Wollek having had a stint in both of them. The red flag stopped the race and that might have been the high point of the weekend anyway.

Overall result
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 12 Gelo Racing Team
Porsche 935-77A		 John Fitzpatrick, GB
Manfred Schurti, FL
Bob Wollek, F
   B6 Group 5/Div. 2 138 laps, 5:15.47,5 5 1.58,17    
2 2/2 11 Gelo Racing Team
Porsche 935-77A		 Bob Wollek, F
Jacky Ickx, B
Manfred Schurti, FL
   B6 Group 5/Div. 2 136 4 1.57,29    
3 3/3 3 Jolly Club
Porsche 935-77A		 Carlo Facetti, I
Martino Finotto, I
   B6 Group 5/Div. 2 136 2 1.56,59 1.57,9  
4 1/1 26  
Osella-BMW PA6		 Giorgio Francia, I
Lella Lombardi, I
 1990 L4 Group 6 -2000 133 1 1.52,97    
5 4/1 53  
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Angelo Pallavicini, CH
Marco Vanoli, CH
 2994 B6 Group 4 122 17 2.16,17    
6 5/2 61 Biennoise
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Willi Spavetti, CH
Enzo Calderari, CH
 2994 B6 Group 4 120 15 2.12,85    
7 6/4 2  
De Tomaso Pantera		 Carlo Pietromarchi, I
Maurizio Micangeli, I
 5763 V8 Group 5/Div. 2 114 11 2.07,97    
8 2/2 23  
Osella-BMW PA7		 Carlo Franchi ("Gimax"), I
Gianfranco Palazzoli ("Pal Joe"), I
 1990 L4 Group 6 -2000 114 3 1.56,67    
9 7/3 55  
Porsche 934		 Marco Onori, I
Maurizio Orsi, I
 2993 tc B6 Group 4 110 20 2.24,94    
DNF   6  
Porsche 935		 Jan Lundgårdh, S
Herbert Müller, CH
Eberhard Brun, D
   B6 Group 5/Div. 2   14 2.11,12   Engine
DNF   33  
Chevron-Ford B36		 Giampero Lara, I
Giuseppe Bazzano, I
Ettore Bogani, I
 1996 L4 Group 6 -2000   8 2.01,19   Engine mounts
DNF   7 Scuderia Ateneo
BMW 320		 Luigi Moreschi, I
Mauro Nesti, I
 1990 L4 Group 5/Div. 1   10 2.06,35   Accident
DSQ   22 Racing Organisation Course
Chevron-ROC B36		 Francois Servanin, F
Laurent Ferrier, F
 1993 L4 Group 6 -2000   6 1.58,44   DSQ, outside assistance
DNF   57  
Porsche 934/5		 Kenneth Leim, S
Kurt Simonsen, S
 2993 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2   16 2.12,87   Engine
DNF   4  
BMW 2002		 Charles Geeraerts, B
Jacques Berenger, F
 1990 L4 Group 5/Div. 1   19 2.21,74   Engine
DNF   9  
Fiat X 1/9 Dallara		 Sandro Cinotto, I
Giuseppe Piazzi, I
Stanislao Sterzel, I
 1578 L4 Group 5/Div. 1   13 2.08,98   Cooling System
DNF   5 Paul Mahlke
Porsche 935		 Erich Schiebler, D
Wolf-Dieter Feuerlein, D
 2857 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2   12 2.08,43   Engine
DNF   58 ASAM
Porsche 934		 Georges Bourdillat, F
Alain-Michel Bernard, F
 2993 tc B6 Group 4   18 2.18,02   Turbocharger
DNS   35  
Lola-Ford T286		 Renzo Zorzi, I
Marco Capoferri, I
 1996 L4 Group 6 -2000   7 1.59,39   Overheating
DNS   32  
Osella-BMW PA7		 Ruggero Parpinelli, I
Silvano Frisori, I
 1990 L4 Group 6 -2000   9 2.01,76    
REJ   51 Écurie 13 Etoiles
Porsche 930		 Antoine Salamin, CH
Gerard Vial, CH
Philippe Collet, CH
 2993 tc B6 Group 4         Illegal fuel tank