Pole position: Ickx in 1.22,38 = 206,202 kmh
Fastest lap:
Distance: 6 hours
Average speed: 184,937 kmh
Weather: Light rain, later dry
Ruleset: Group 1-5/76
Car info: 1978 Cars
The championship continued in Britain, where there at least was some excitement about the new “Moby Dick” Porsche. It looked cool and was placed on pole; thereafter it dominated the race. |
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 935-78 |
Jochen Mass, D Jacky Ickx, B |
3211 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 | 236 laps | 1 | 1.22,38 | ||
2 | 2 | 8 | Porsche Kremer Porsche 935-77A |
Bob Wollek, F Henri Pescarolo, F |
2994 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 | 229 | 3 | 1.24,29 | ||
3 | 1 | 53 | Faltz-Alpina Essen/BMW Belgium BMW 320 |
Harald Grohs, D Eddy Joosen, B |
1990 | L4 | Group 5/Div. 1 | 220 | 15 | 1.30,76 | ||
4 | 2 | 54 | BMW Schweiz BMW 320 |
Freddy Kottulinsky, S Markus Hotz, CH |
1990 | L4 | Group 5/Div. 1 | 220 | 17 | 1.32,50 | ||
5 | 3 | 9 | Porsche Kremer Porsche 935 |
Dieter Schornstein, D Louis Krages ("John Winter"), D Bob Wollek, F |
2857 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 | 219 | 8 | 1.26,81 | ||
6 | 4 | 12 | Konrad Racing Porsche 935 |
Franz Konrad, A Volkert Merl, D |
2857 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 | 203 | 7 | 1.26,80 | ||
7 | 5/1 | 25 | Wrangler Racing Team Porsche 934 |
Eberhard Sindel, D Preben Kristoffersen, DK |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 4/Div. 2 | 198 | 20 | 1.39,37 | ||
8 | 6/2 | 24 | Pallvano Corse Porsche 934 |
Angelo Pallavicini, CH Peter Bernhard, CH |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 4/Div. 2 | 195 | 23 | 1.41,84 | ||
9 | 7/3 | 31 | Porsche Carrera RSR |
Martin Raymond, GB Simon Phillips, GB John Beasley, GB |
2994 | B6 | Group 4/Div. 2 | 191 | 21 | 1.40,59 | ||
10 | 8/4 | 32 | Charles Ivey Porsche Carrera RSR |
Bob Neville, GB Tony Wingrove, GB Pete Lovett, GB |
2994 | B6 | Group 4/Div. 2 | 190 | 28 | 1.43,64 | ||
11 | 3 | 70 | Västkust-Stugan Porsche Carrera 2.0 |
Kurt Simonsen, S Jan Lundgårdh, S |
1991 | B6 | Group 5/Div. 1 | 187 | 26 | 1.43,02 | ||
12 | 9/5 | 35 | A.S.A. Cachia Porsche Carrera RSR |
Georges Bourdillat, F Alain-Michel Bernard, F |
2994 | B6 | Group 4/Div. 2 | 184 | 29 | 1.44,87 | ||
13 | 10/1 | 41 | Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Dave Brodie, GB Dave Matthews, GB |
2993 | V6 | Touring/Div. 2 | 183 | 30 | 1.45,21 | ||
14 | 11 | 17 | Porsche 935 |
Mike Franey, GB Klaus Drees, D |
2857 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 | 183 | 14 | 1.30,59 | ||
15 | 12/6 | 22 | Porsche 934 |
Kenneth Leim, S Lella Lombardi, I |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 4/Div. 2 | 178 | 22 | 1.41,08 | ||
DNF | 5 | Weisberg Gelo Team Porsche 935-77A |
Toine Hezemans, NL Hans Heyer, D John Fitzpatrick, GB |
2994 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 | 178 | 5 | 1.24,33 | |||
DNF | 38 | BMW Motorsport GmbH BMW 320 Turbo 2.1 |
Ronnie Peterson, S Hans-Joachim Stuck, D |
2100 tc | L4 | Group 5/Div. 2 | 150 | 6 | 1.25,86 | Rear axle | ||
DNF | 28 | Meccarillos Racing Team Porsche 934 |
Jacques Guérin, F Jean-Pierre Delaunay, F (Claude Haldi, CH) |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 4/Div. 2 | 140 | 24 | 1.42,41 | Spin | ||
DNF | 6 | Weisberg Gelo Team Porsche 935-77A |
Klaus Ludwig, D Derek Bell, GB Hans Heyer, D |
2994 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 | 111 | 4 | 1.24,32 | Wheel | ||
DNF | 4 | Weisberg Gelo Team Porsche 935-77A |
John Fitzpatrick, GB Toine Hezemans, NL |
2994 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 | 95 | 2 | 1.23,98 | Accident | ||
DNF | 55 | BMW Italia BMW 320 |
Giorgio Francia, I Umberto Grano, I |
1994 | L4 | Group 5/Div. 1 | 95 | 13 | 1.30,30 | Accident | ||
DNF | 15 | Meccarillos Racing Team Porsche 935 |
Claude Haldi, CH Herbert Müller, CH |
2857 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 | 66 | 10 | 1.28,63 | Bodywork | ||
DNF | 23 | Max Moritz Racing Team Porsche 934 |
Edgar Dören, D Gerhard Holup, D |
2993 tc | B6 | Group 4/Div. 2 | 55 | 19 | 1.35,68 | Accident | ||
DNF | 60 | Carters Bros. (Rochdale) Ltd. Lotus Elan |
Jon Fletcher, GB Barrie Williams, GB |
1594 | L4 | Group 4/Div. 1 | 41 | 27 | 1.43,27 | Engine | ||
DNF | 51 | BMW Sweden BMW 320 |
Bo Emanuelsson, S Ingvar Carlsson, S |
1990 | L4 | Group 5/Div. 1 | 30 | 16 | 1.31,54 | Accident | ||
DNF | 14 | Jolly Club Porsche 935 |
Carlo Facetti, I Martino Finotto, I |
2857 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 | 24 | 9 | 1.28,06 | Wheel | ||
DNF | 16 | A.S.A. Cachia Porsche 935 |
Jean-Louis Lafosse, F Michel Leclère, F |
2857 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 | 24 | 12 | 1.29,01 | Wheel | ||
DNS | 11 | Konrad Racing Porsche 935 |
Franz Konrad, A Volkert Merl, D |
2857 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 | 11 | 1.28,66 | Withdrawn | |||
DNS | 52 | Faltz-Alpina Essen/BMW Austria+UK BMW 320 |
Dieter Quester, A Tom Walkinshaw, GB |
1990 | L4 | Group 5/Div. 1 | 18 | 1.33,65 | Accident | |||
DNS | 42 | Ford Capri III 3.0S |
? Holman “Les” Blackburn, GB Brian Robinson, GB Stuart Rolt, GB Jeremy Nightingale, GB |
2993 | V6 | Touring/Div. 2 | 25 | 1.42,72 | Accident | |||
DNQ | 63 | Ronnie Scotts Club Ford Escort II Sport |
Dave McPherson, GB Pete King, GB John Waterman, GB |
1594 | L4 | Touring/Div. 1 | 1.50,07 | |||||
DNQ | 64 | Ken Coffey Ford Escort II RS 2000 |
Cyd Williams, GB John Morris, GB Ken Coffey, GB |
1993 | L4 | Touring/Div. 1 | 1.53,16 | |||||
DNQ | 68 | Hughes of Beaconsfield Toyota Celica GT |
Brian Cutting, GB Gordon Mayers, GB |
1588? | L4 | Touring/Div. 1 | 1.54,02 | |||||
DNF | 61 | Dick Lovett Specialist Cars Porsche 924 |
Pete Lovett, GB Peter Richman, GB |
1984 | L4 | Group 4/Div. 1 | 1.56,09 |