XLVI
Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1978
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le
Mans, France
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XLVI
Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1978 |
| Date: | June 10-11, warm & sunny | Track Length (m): | 13 640 |
| Attendance: | 150 000 (200 000 ?) | Pole Position: | Jacky Ickx, Porsche, 3:27.06 = 236.531 km/h |
| Entries: | Fastest Lap: | Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Alpine Renault, 3:34.20 = 229.244 km/h | |
| Practiced: | 63 | Distance (km): | 5044.530 |
| Starters: | 55 | Average Speed (km/h): | 210.188 |
| Classified: | 17 |
| Pos | Cla. | # | Team / Entrant Car - Engine / Tuner |
Drivers, Nationality | Engine Vol (cc) |
Engine Type |
Tyres | Group | Laps Km Time (of ret) |
Reason Out |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Renault Sport, F Renault-Alpine A442B "Bubble top" |
Didier Pironi, F Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, F DNS Patrick Depailler, F |
1997 | V6 | M | S +2000 |
370 | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Martini Racing Porsche System, D Porsche 936/78 - Porsche 935/73 |
Bob Wollek, F Jürgen Barth, D Jacky Ickx, B DNS Reinhold Jöst, D DNS Henri Pescarolo, F DNS Jochen Mass, D |
2140 tc |
F6 | D | S +2000 |
365 | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | Martini Racing Porsche System, D Porsche 936/77 - Porsche 911/78 |
Hurley Haywood, USA Peter Gregg, USA Reinhold Jöst, D DNS Jochen Mass, D |
2140 tc |
F6 | D | S +2000 |
363 | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Equipe Renault Elf Sport Calberson, F Renault-Alpine A442A |
Guy Fréquelin, F Jean Ragnotti, F José Dolhem, F Jean-Pierre Jabouille, F DNS Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, F |
1997 tc |
V6 | M | S +2000 |
359 | |
| 5 | 5 | 90 | Dick Barbour Racing, D Porsche 935/77A - Porsche 930/78 |
Brian Redman, GB Dick Barbour, USA John Paul Sr, USA DNS Bob Bondurant, USA DNS Michael Keyser, USA |
2992 tc |
F6 | GY | IMSA | 338 | |
| 6 | 6 | 44 | Porsche Kremer Racing, D Porsche 935/77A - Porsche 930/78 |
Jim Busby, USA Chris Cord, USA Rick Knoop, USA |
2992 tc |
F6 | GY | G5 +2000 |
337 | |
| 7 | 7 | 41 | A.S.A. Cachia -Team Pace, F Porsche 935/77A - Porsche 930/78 |
Alfredo Guarana, BR Paulo Gomes, BR Mario Amaral, BR DNS Claude Ballot-Léna, F DNS Jean-Louis Lafosse, F DNS Henri Cachia, F |
2992 tc |
F6 | GY | G5 +2000 |
330 | |
| 8 | 8 | 43 | Martini Racing Porsche System, D Porsche 935/78 - Porsche 935/71 |
Manfred Schurti, FL Rolf Stommelen, D DNS Reinhold Jöst, D DNS Jochen Mass, D DNS Jacky Ickx, B |
3211 tc |
F6 | D | G5 +2000 |
327 | |
| 9 | 9 | 72 | Jean Rondeau, F Rondeau M378 - Ford Cosworth DFV |
Jean Rondeau, F Bernard Darniche, F Jacky Haran, F |
2993 | V8 | GTP | 295 | ||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | Grand Touring Cars Inc., USA Mirage M9 - Renault |
Vern Schuppan, AUS Jacques Laffite, F Sam Posey, USA DNS Clay Regazzoni, CH DNS Michel Leclere, F |
1997 tc |
V6 | GY | S +2000 |
294 | |
| 11 | 11 | 31 | R.O.C. La Pierre du Nord, F Chevron B36 - Chrysler-Simca ROC |
Michel Pignard, F Lucien Rossiaud, F Laurent Ferrier, F DNS Fred Stalder, F |
1994 | L4 | S 2000 |
285 | ||
| 12 | 12 | 66 | BP Racing / Anny Charlotte Verney, F Porsche 911 Carrera RSR |
Anny Charlotte Verney, F Dr Xavier Lapeyre, F Francois Servanin, F Hubert Striebig, F (DNS ?) |
2992 | F6 | G4 | 280 | ||
| 13 | 13 | 71 | André Chevalley Racing, CH Inaltera LM 77 - Ford Cosworth DFV |
André Chevalley, CH Francois Trisconi, CH |
2993 | V8 | GTP | 280 | ||
| 14 | 14 | 97 | Charles Ivey Racing, GB Porsche 911 Carrera RS - Porsche 911/75 |
Larry Perkins, AUS Gordon Spice, GB John Rulon-Miller, USA DNS Charles Ivey, GB |
2992 | F6 | IMSA | 279 | ||
| 15 | 15 | 8 | Alain de Cadenet, GB De Cadenet LM Lola T380 - Ford Cosworth DFV |
Alain de Cadenet, GB Chris Craft, GB |
2993 | V8 | S +2000 |
274 | ||
| 16 | 16 | 86 | North American Racing Team, USA /
Ecurie Grand Competition Cars, F Ferrari 365 GT4/BB - 512BB |
Francois Migault, F Lucien Guitteny, F DNS Florian Vetsch, CH |
4942 | F12 | GY | IMSA | 263 | |
| 17 | 17 | 62 | "Segolen" (Bravo), F Porsche 934 - Porsche 930/71 |
Christian Bussi, F Jean-Claude Briavoine, F "Segolen"(André Gahinet), F DNS Claude Haldi, CH |
2992 tc |
F6 | G4 | 260 | ||
| 18 | NC | 23 | Artos Francy / PP Sauber AG, CH Sauber C5 - BMW/Mader |
Marc Surer, CH Eugen Strähl, CH Harry Blumer, CH DNS Peter Bernhard, CH |
1998 | L4 | P | S 2000 |
258 | |
| 19 | NC | 20 | C.H. Graeminger, CH Cheetah G60 1- Ford Cosworth BDG |
Sandro Plastina, CH Mario Luini, CH Jean-Daniel Grandjean, CH |
1992 | L4 | GY | S 2000 |
251 | |
| 20 | NC | 64 | Georges Bourdillat, F Porsche 911 Carrera RSR - Porsche 911/75 |
Georges Bourdillat, F Alain-Michel Bernhard, F Jean-Luc Favresse, F DNS Colin Grange, GB DNS Ancelet, F |
2992 | F6 | G4 | 242 | ||
| 21 | NC | 25 | Team Pronuptia, F Lola T294/6 - Ford Cosworth FVC/Smith |
Bruno Sotty, F Gérard Cuynet, F Jean-Claude Dufrey, F DNS Julien Sanchez, F |
1898 | L4 | GY | S 2000 |
239 | |
| 22 | NC | 24 | Team Pronuptia, F Lola T296 - Ford Cosworth FVC/Smith |
Michel Elkoubi, F Pierre Yver, F Philippe Streiff, F |
1898 | L4 | GY | S 2000 |
233 | |
| 23 | NC | 28 | Dominique Lacaud, F Lola T297 - BMW M12/Mader |
Michel Lateste, F Jean-Francois Auboiron, F Dominique Lacaud, F |
1997 | L4 | S 2000 |
218 | ||
| 24 | NC | 45 | Porsche Kremer Racing, D Porsche 935/77A Turbo |
"John Winter" (Louis
Krages), D Dieter Schornstein, D Philippe Gurdjian, F |
2992 tc |
F6 | GY | G5 | 183 | |
| 25 | NC | 27 | Mogil Motors Ltd / with Kores Racing,
GB Chevron B31 - Ford Cosworth BDG/Smith |
Tony Charnell, GB Robin Smith, GB Fréderic Alliot, F Richard Jones, GB |
1994 | L4 | S 2000 |
181 | ||
| 26 | DNF | 1 | Renault Sport, F Renault-Alpine A443 |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille, F Patrick Depailler, F DNS Patrick Tambay, F |
2138 tc |
V6 | M | S +2000 |
279 20h |
Engine |
| 27 | DNF | 5 | Martini Racing Porsche System, D Porsche 936/78 - Porsche 935/73 |
Jacky Ickx, B Henri Pescarolo, F Jochen Mass, D DNS Jürgen Barth, D DNS Bob Wollek, F DNS Reinhold Jöst, D |
2140 tc |
F6 | D | S +2000 |
255 20h |
Accident |
| 28 | DNF | 88 | Pozzi Thompson J.M.S. Racing, F Ferrari 512 BB |
Jean-Claude Andruet, F Spartaco Dini, I DNS Claude Ballot-Léna, F |
4942 | F12 | M | IMSA | 251 22h |
Engine |
| 29 | DNF | 87 | Luigi Chinetti Snr, USA Ferrari 512 BB |
Jacques Guérin, F Jean-Pierre Delaunay, F Gregg Young, USA DNS Jean-Claude Andruet, F |
4942 | F12 | IMSA | 232 19h |
Gearbox | |
| 30 | DNF | 89 | Pozzi Thomson J.M.S. Racing, F Ferrari 512 BB |
Claude Ballot-Léna, F Jean-Louis Lafosse, F |
4942 | F12 | M | IMSA | 218 18h |
Gearbox |
| 31 | DNF | 19 | IBEC Racing Developments Ltd, GB IBEC P6 (Hesketh 308 LM) - Ford Cosworth DFV |
Guy Edwards, GB Ian Grob, GB DNS Ian Bracey, GB |
2993 | V8 | GY | S +2000 |
195 20h |
Con rod |
| 32 | DNF | 30 | R.O.C. La Pierre du Nord, F Chevron B36 - Chrysler-Simca ROC |
Jacques Henry, F Albert Dufrene, F Max Cohen-Olivar, MOR DNS Michel Pignard, F |
1994 | L4 | S 2000 |
195 19h |
Piston | |
| 33 | DNF | 78 | WM AEREM / Team Esso Aseptogyl, F WM P78 - Peugeot PRV ZNS4 |
Christian Debias, F Xavier Mathiot, F Marc Sourd, F |
2664 tc |
V6 | GTP +3000 |
186 18 |
Accident | |
| 34 | DNF | 76 | WM AEREM / Team Esso Aseptogyl, F WM P76 - Peugeot PRV ZNS4 |
Christine Dacremont, F Marianne Hoepfner, F DNS Christian Debias, F |
2850 | V6 | GTP | 171 19h |
Head gasket | |
| 35 | DNF | 68 | Hervé Poulain, F Porsche 934 |
Edgar Dören, D Gerhard Holup, D Hervé Poulain, F Romain Feitler, LUX DNS Marcel Mignot, F |
2992 tc |
F6 | GY | G4 +3000 |
167 17h |
Gearbox |
| 36 | DNF | 3 | Renault Sport, F Renault-Alpine A442A |
Derek Bell, GB Jean-Pierre Jarier, F |
1997 tc |
V6 | M | S +2000 |
162 12h |
Differential |
| 37 | DNF | 91 | Dick Barbour Racing, USA Porsche 935/77A - Porsche 930/78 |
Bob Garretson, USA Steve Earle, USA Robert 'Bob' Akin, USA DNS Dick Barbour, USA DNS Michael Keyser, USA |
2992 tc |
F6 | GY | IMSA | 159 15h |
Accident |
| 38 | DNF | 29 | R.O.C. Modylook, F Chevron B36 - Chrysler-Simca ROC |
Michel Dubois, F Daniel Gache, F Julien Sanchez, F DNS Francois Servanin, F DNS Laurent Ferrier, F |
1994 | L4 | S 2000 |
142 15h |
Accident | |
| 39 | DNF | 48 | Haberthur / Mecarillos-Cégécol
Racing Team, CH Porsche 935/76A |
Herbert Müller, CH Claude Haldi, CH "Nico" (Nick McGranger), CH |
2992 tc |
F6 | G5 | 140 14h |
Gearbox casing | |
| 40 | DNF | 26 | G.V.E.A., CH Lola T296 - Ford Cosworth BDG/Richardson |
Georges Morand, CH Eric Vaugnat, F Christian Blanc, CH |
1992 | L4 | S 2000 |
130 13h |
Oil pressure | |
| 41 | DNF | 21 | Jean-Marie Lemerle, F Lola T294 - Chrysler-Simca ROC |
Jean-Marie Lemerle, F Alain Levié, F Pierre-Francois Rousselot, F |
1994 | L4 | S 2000 |
126 13h |
Chassis | |
| 42 | DNF | 65 | Joël Laplacette, F Porsche 930 |
Antoine Salamin, CH Gérard Vial, CH Yves Courage, F Joël Laplacette, F |
3299 tc |
F6 | G4 +3000 |
116 12h |
Brakes, accident | |
| 43 | DNF | 34 | BMW (GB) Racing with Toleman Delivery,
GB Osella PA6 - BMW M12/Osella |
Dieter Quester, A Tom Walkinshaw, GB Rad Dougall, ZA DNS Ted Toleman, GB |
1998 | L4 | P | S 2000 |
113 10h |
Accident |
| 44 | DNF | 32 | Dorset Racing Associates with Kelly
Girl, GB Lola T294 S - Ford Cosworth FVC/Richardson |
Ian Harrower, GB Miss Juliette Slaughter, GB Brian Joscelyn, GB DNS Tony Birchenhough, GB |
1996 | L4 | S 2000 |
61 13h |
Engine | |
| 45 | DNF | 61 | Auto Daniel Urcun, F Porsche 934 |
Guy Chasseuil, F Jean-Claude Lefévre, F DNS Marcel Mignot, F DNS José Dolhem, F DNS Cyril Grandet, F |
2992 tc |
F6 | G4 +3000 |
61 7h |
Piston | |
| 46 | DNF | 77 | WM AEREM / Team Esso Aseptogyl, F WM P77 - Peugeot PRV ZNS4 |
Jean-Daniel Raulet, F Marcel 'Max' Mamers, F DNS Christian Debias, F |
2664 tc |
V6 | GTP | 44 7h |
Clutch | |
| 47 | DNF | 94 | Whittington Bros Racing, USA Porsche 935/77A - Porsche 930/78 |
Don Whittington, USA Bill Whittington, USA Franz Konrad, A (DND) DNS Reinhold Jöst, D |
2992 tc |
F6 | GY | G5 | 41 9h |
Accident |
| 48 | DNF | 85 | Ecurie Francorchamps
("Beurlys"), B Ferrri 512 BB |
Teddy Pilette, B "Jean Beurlys" (Jean Blaton), B Raymond Touroul, F (DND) DNS Nick Faure, GB |
4942 | F12 | IMSA | 39 5h |
Gearbox | |
| 49 | DNF | 69 | Ravenel Fréres, F Porsche 934 |
Willy Braillard, B Jean-Louis Ravenel, F Jean 'Jacky' Ravenel, F (DND) Philippe Dagoreau, F (DND) |
2992 tc |
F6 | G4 | 35 8h |
Fuel injction pump | |
| 50 | DNF | 46 | Porsche Kremer Racing / Fisons, D Porsche 935/77A - Porsche 930/78 |
Martin Raymond, GB "Steve" (Jean-Pierre Wielemans), B (DND) Mike Franey, GB (DND) |
2992 tc |
F6 | GY | G5 | 34 4h |
Engine |
| 51 | DNF | 11 | Grand Touring Cars Inc, USA Mirage M9 - Renault |
Sam Posey, USA Michel Leclère, F DNS Vern Schuppan, AUS |
1997 tc |
V6 | GY | S 2000 |
33 7h |
Electrics |
| 52 | DNF | 84 | Wynn's Belgium / Brad Friselle Racing,
USA Chevrolet Monza (DeKon) |
Brad Friselle, USA Robert 'Bob' Kirby, USA John Hotchkis, USA (DND) |
5735 | V8 | GY | IMSA | 30 5h |
Head |
| 53 | DNF | 33 | Dorset Racing Associates / Cloud Engineering, GB Lola T294 S - Ford Cosworth FVC/ Richardson |
Bob Evans, GB Richard Down, GB DNS Martin Birrane, IRL DNS Richard Bond, GB |
1996 | L4 | S 2000 |
23 4h |
Chassis | |
| 54 | DNF | 47 | Weisberg Gelo Team, D Porsche 935/77A - Porsche 930/78; |
John Fitzpatrick, GB Toine Hezemans, NL (DND) DNS Klaus Ludwig, D |
2992 tc |
F6 | GY | G5 | 19 4h |
Piston |
| 55 | DQ | 12 | Simon Phillips Racing with BATCO
France, GB De Cadenet Lola T380 - Ford Cosworth DFV |
Nick Faure, GB John Beasley, GB Simon Phillips, GB Martin Raymond, GB |
2993 | V8 | S +2000 |
99 14h |
Insufficient distance | |
| 56 | DNQ | 60 | Haberthur / Mecarillos Racing Team, CH Porsche 934 |
Gérard Bleynie, F Roland Ennequin, F Simon de Lautour, GB DNS Jacques Guérin, F DNS Jean-Pierre Delaunay, F DNS Claude Haldi, CH DNS Pessy / Blessey |
2992 tc |
F6 | G4 | |||
| 57 | DNQ | 63 | Christian Gouttepifre, F Porsche 911 Carrera RS |
Christian Gouttepifre, F Robert Boubet, F Raymond Touroul, F DNS Alain Leroux, F |
F6 | G4 | Excluded: illegal engine | |||
| 58 | RES | 9 | Alain de Cadenet, GB De Cadenet LM76 Lola T380 - Ford Cosworth DFV |
Peter Lovett, GB John Cooper, GB Bob Evans, GB |
2993 | V8 | S +2000 |
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| 59 | RES | 14 | TOJ / BP Racing, D TOJ SC303 - Ford Cosworth DFV |
Jörg Obermoser, D Hubert Striebig, F Guy Chasseuil, F DNS Helmut Kirschoffer, D DNS Pierre-Francois Rousselot, F |
2993 | V8 | S +2000 |
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| 60 | RES | 22 | L'Agence Locomotiv, F Lola T296/7 - Chrysler-Simca ROC |
Jean-Claude (Pasquale?) Guérie, F Anna Cambiaghi, I Martine Rénier, F DNS Dominique Fornage, F |
1994 | L4 | S 2000 |
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| 61 | RES | 40 | AMG Motorenbau GmbH, D Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC |
Clemens Schickentanz, D Hans Heyer, D DNS Thomas Datzmann, D |
G5 | |||||
| 62 | RES | 73 | Bernard Decure, F Alpine-Renault A310 |
Guy de Saint-Pierre, Marcel Mignot, F DNS Bernard Decure, F DNS Jean-Luc Therier, F DNS Denis Morin, F |
V6 | G4 | ||||
| 63 | RES | 96 | Garage du Bac BMW 3.5 CSL |
"Depnic" (Jean-Claude
Depince), F Alain Cudini, F Pierre Dieudonné, B |
3498 | L6 | IMSA | |||
| 64 | RES | 98 | Thierry Perrier, F Porsche Carrera 911 RS |
Thierry Perrier, F Jean Belliard, F Joël Mouetron, F |
F6 | IMSA | ||||
| 65 | DNA | 42 | Konrad Racing, A Porsche 935/77A - Porsche 930/72 |
Franz Konrad, A Volkert Merl, D |
F6 | G5 | ||||
| 66 | DNA | 50 | Morfe Racing with Polaroof, GB Lotus Esprit S1 (Jenvey) - Ford |
Richard Jenvey, GB John Morrison, GB |
1973 | L4 | G5 | |||
| 67 | DNA | 70 | Robin Hamilton, GB Aston Martin AM V8 Turbo (Link) |
Robin Hamilton, GB Dave Preece, GB |
5340 tc |
V8 | GTP | |||
| 68 | DNA | 92 | Holly Cars LSA Porsche 934 - Porsche 930/71 |
- - |
2992 tc |
F6 | IMSA | |||
| 69 | DNA | - | BMW (GB) Racing with Toleman Delivery,
GB BMW 3.0 CSL |
Ted Toleman, GB - |
3498 | L6 | IMSA | |||
| 70 | DNA | - | Hervé Poulain, F BMW 320i |
Hervé Poulain, F - |
L4 | G5 | ||||
| 71 | DNA | - | Luigi Chinetti Snr, USA Ferrari 308 GTB |
- - |
3000 | V8 | G4 | |||
| 72 | DNA | - | Florian Vetsch, CH Ferrari 308 GTB |
Florian Vetsch, CH - |
3000 | V8 | G4 | |||
| 73 | DNA | - | Ecurie Grand Competition Cars Ferrari 512 BB |
- - |
4942 | F12 | IMSA | |||
| 74 | DNA | - | L'Agence Locomotiv, F Chevron B36 |
- - |
S 2000 |
Class Winners:
| Index of Thermal Efficiency | Bob Wollek, F / J.ürgen Barth, D / Jacky Ickx, B | Porsche 936/78 |
| Group 6, Sports +2000cc | Didier Pironi, F / Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, F | Renault-Alpine A442 |
| Group 6, Sports 2000cc | Michel Pignard, F / Laurent Ferrier, F / Lucien Rossiaud, F | Chevron B36 - Chrysler-Simca ROC |
| Group 5 | Jim Busby, USA / Rick Knoop, USA, Chris Cord, USA | Porsche 935/77A |
| Group 4 | Anny-Charlotte Verney, F/ Xavier Lapeyre, F / Francois. Servanin, F | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR |
| IMSA | Brian Redman, GB / Dick Barbour, USA / John Paul Sr, USA | Porsche 935/77A |
| GT Prototype | Bernard Darniche, F / Jean Rondeau, F / Jacky Haran, F | Rondeau M378 - Ford Cosworth DFV |
| DNF | Did Not Finish |
| DQ | Disqualified |
| NC | Not Classified |
| DNS | Did Not Start |
| DNQ | Did Not Qualified |
| DNA | Did Not Arrive |
| DND | Did Not Drive |
| RES | Reserve |
| REE | Reserve Entry |
| NAC | Not Accepted |
Tyres: D=Dunlop, GY=GoodYear, M=Michelin, P=Pirelli |
File created 1999-05-16, last update 2008-03-25