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Fastest lap:
Distance: 24 hours
Average speed:
Weather: Warm and dry
Ruleset: Group 2/4/5/6-1976, IMSA
Car info: 1978 Cars
In the shade of Renault finally winning the French classic, there were touring cars racing as well. The Group 2 AMG Mercedes did not qualify (no surprise I’d say), and the single Loos entry gave up after 2 hours. Schurti and Stommelen drove “Moby Dick”, but fell back behind some other 935’s since the engine either leaked oil or had a persisting misfire. |
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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 |
| 5 | 1 | 90 | Dick Barbour Porsche 935-77A |
Brian Redman, GB John Paul Sr, USA |
2994 tc | B6 | IMSA GTX +2500 | 338 laps | 16 | 3.52,6 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 44 | Porsche Kremer Porsche 935-77A |
Jim Busby, USA Rick Knoop, USA Chris Cord, USA |
2994 tc | B6 | Group 5 +2000 | 337 | 14 | 3.50,7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 41 | Henri Cachia Porsche 935 |
Pablo Gomes, BR Mario Amaral, BR Alfredo Guarrana, BR (Henri Cachia, F) (Claude Ballot-Léna, F) |
2857 tc | B6 | Group 5 +2000 | 330 | 23 | 3.59,5 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 43 | Martini Racing Porsche 935-78 |
Manfred Schurti, FL Rolf Stommelen, D |
3211 tc | B6 | Group 5 +2000 | 327 | 3 | 3.30,9 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 66 | Porsche Carrera RSR |
Anny-Charlotte Verney, F Xavier Lapeyre, F Francois Servanin, F Hubert Striebig, F |
2994 | B6 | Group 4 3000 | 280 | 51 | 4.19,6 | ||
| 14 | 2 | 97 | Charles Ivey Porsche Carrera RSR |
Gordon Spice, GB John Rulon-Miller, USA Larry Perkins, AUS |
2994 | B6 | IMSA GTX +2500 | 279 | 47 | 4.14,7 | ||
| 16 | 3 | 86 | Howard O’Flynn Ferrari 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer |
François Migault, F Lucien Guitteny, F (Florian Vetsch, CH) |
4390 | V12 | IMSA GTX +2500 | 263 | 49 | 4.15,9 | ||
| 17 | 1 | 62 | Porsche 934 |
Christian Bussi, F André Gahinet ("Segolen"), F Jean Claude Briavoine, F (Claude Haldi, CH) |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 4 +3000 | 260 | 51 | 4.19,6 | ||
| DNF | 88 | Charles Pozzi Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer |
Jean-Claude Andruet, F Spartaco Dini ("Paco"), I |
4942 | V12 | IMSA GTX +2500 | 251 | 34 | 4.07,3 | Engine | ||
| NC | 64 | Porsche Carrera |
Georges Bourdillat, F Alain-Michel Bernard, F Jean-Luc Favresse, F |
2994? | B6 | Group 4 3000 | 242 | 55 | 4.28,2 | |||
| DNF | 87 | Luigi Chinetti Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer |
Jean-Pierre Delaunay, F Jacques Guérin, F Gregg Young, USA (Jean-Claude Andruet, F) |
4942 | V12 | IMSA GTX +2500 | 232 | 36 | 4.07,9 | Gearbox | ||
| DNF | 89 | Charles Pozzi Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer |
Claude Ballot-Léna, F Jean-Louis Lafosse, F |
4942 | V12 | IMSA GTX +2500 | 218 | 33 | 4.07,1 | Gearbox | ||
| NC | 45 | Porsche Kremer Porsche 935 |
Louis Krages ("John Winter"), D Dieter Schornstein, D Philippe Gurdjian, F |
2857 tc | B6 | Group 5 +2000 | 183 | 28 | 4.04,2 | |||
| DNF | 68 | Hervé Poulain Porsche 934 |
Edgar Dören, D Hervé Poulain, F Gerhard Holup, D (Roman Feitler, L) |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 4 +3000 | 167 | 32 | 4.07,0 | Gearbox | ||
| DNF | 91 | Dick Barbour Porsche 935 |
Bob Garretson, USA Bob Akin, USA Steve Earle, USA |
2857 tc | B6 | IMSA GTX +2500 | 159 | 31 | 4.05,2 | Accident | ||
| DNF | 48 | Heinz Schiller Porsche 935 |
Herbert Müller, CH Claude Haldi, CH Nik Mac Granger, CH |
2857 tc | B6 | Group 5 +2000 | 140 | 21 | 3.55,8 | Gearbox | ||
| DNF | 65 | Porsche 930 |
Antoine Salamin, CH Gerard Vial, CH Yves Courage, F Joël Laplacette, F |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 4 +3000 | 116 | 54 | 4.25,0 | Accident | ||
| DNF | 61 | Daniel Urcun Porsche 934 |
Guy Chasseuil, F Jean-Claude Lefebvre, F José Dolhem, F |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 4 +3000 | 61 | 39 | 4.09,1 | Engine | ||
| DNF | 94 | Whittington Brothers Porsche 935-77A |
Bill Whittington, USA Don Whittington, USA Franz Konrad, A Reinhold Jöst, D |
2994 tc | B6 | Group 5 +2000 | 41 | 17 | 3.52,6 | Accident | ||
| DNF | 85 | Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer |
Teddy Pilette, B Nick Faure, GB Jean Blaton ("Beurlys"), B Raymond Touroul, F |
4942 | V12 | IMSA GTX +2500 | 39 | 42 | 4.10,9 | Gearbox | ||
| DNF | 69 | Porsche 934 |
Willy Braillard, B Jean-Louis Ravenel, F Jacky Ravenel, F Philippe Dagoreau, F |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 4 +3000 | 35 | 37 | 4.08,0 | Fuel injection | ||
| DNF | 46 | Porsche Kremer Porsche 935 |
Martin Raymond, GB J.P. Wielemans ("Steve"), B Mike Franey, GB |
2857 tc | B6 | Group 5 +2000 | 34 | 20 | 3.54,8 | Engine | ||
| DNF | 84 | Chevrolet Monza |
Brad Frisselle, USA Bob Kirby, USA John Hotchkis Sr, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTX +2500 | 30 | 25 | 4.02,3 | Engine | |||
| DNF | 47 | Weisberg Gelo Team Porsche 935-77A |
John Fitzpatrick, GB Klaus Ludwig, D Toine Hezemans, NL |
2994 tc | B6 | Group 5 +2000 | 19 | 11 | 3.46,5 | Engine | ||
| DNQ/RES | 40 | AMG Mercedes 450 SLC |
Hans Heyer, D Clemens Schickentanz, D |
4520 | V8 | Group 5 +2000 | 4.26,1 | |||||
| DNQ/RES | 98 | Porsche Carrera |
Jean Beliard, F Thierry Perrier, F Joël Mouetron, F |
2994? | B6 | IMSA GTX +2500 | 4.23,5 | |||||
| DNQ/RES | 96 | J.C. Giroix BMW 3.0 CSL |
Alain Cudini, F Pierre Dieudonné, B |
3498 | L6 | IMSA GTX +2500 | 4.25,3 | |||||
| DNQ | 63 | Porsche Carrera RS |
Christian Gouttepifre, F Raymond Touroul, F Robert Boubet, F |
2994 | B6 | Group 4 3000 | no time | DSQ, illegal engine | ||||
| DNF | 60 | Heinz Schiller Porsche 934 |
Simon De Lautour, F Gérard Bleynie, F Roland Ennequin, F |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 4 +3000 | no time | |||||