24 Horas de Le Mans de 1979
Datos de esta edición:
– Longitud del circuito: 13,626 km
– 140.000 espectadores
Primer clasificado:
– Distancia recorrida: 4.173,930 km
– Velocidad media: 173,913 km/h
– Margen r/ al segundo: 86,115 km
Pole Position
– Bob Wollek – #14 Porsche 936 – Essex Porsche en 3min 30s 07
Vuelta rápida
– Jacky Ickx – 12 Porsche 936 – Essex Porsche en 3min 36s 01.
– Premio de la Eficiencia Energética #26 Chevron B26 – Racing Organisation Course (ROC)
Incidencias Le Mans 1979
– #11 Ford M10 no se clasifica por no haber cruzado la línea de meta, al haber quedado bloqueado en la línea de deceleración de boxes.
CLASIFICACIÓN FINAL DE LAS 24 HORAS DE LE MANS DE 1979
| Pos | Cat | Nº | Escudería [País] | Pilotos | Chasis Motor | Vueltas | D.recorrida Vel. media |
| 1 | Gr.5 | 41 | Porsche Kremer Racing [DEU] | [DEU] Klaus Ludwig [USA] Don Whittington [USA] Bill Whittington | Porsche 935 K3 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop | 307 | – |
| 2 | IMSA | 70 | Dick Barbour Racing [USA] | [DEU] Rolf Stommelen [USA] Paul Newman [USA] Dick Barbour | Porsche 935/77A Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 299 | – |
| 3 | Gr.5 | 40 | Porsche Kremer Racing [DEU] | [CHE] Laurent Ferrier [FRA] François Servanin [CHE] François Trisconi | Porsche 935/77A Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop | 292 | – |
| 4 | Gr.4 | 82 | Lubrifilm Racing Team [CHE] | [CHE] Herbert Müller [CHE] Angelo Pallavicini [CHE] Marco Vanoli | Porsche 934 Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 291 | – |
| 5 | Gr.6 +2.0 | 5 | VSD Canon Jean Rondeau [FRA] | [FRA] Jean Ragnotti [FRA] Bernard Darniche | Rondeau M379 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Goodyear | 287 | – |
| 6 | IMSA | 76 | Hervé Poulain [FRA] | [DEU] Manfred Winkelhock [FRA] Marcel Mignot [FRA] Hervé Poulain | BMW M1 BMW M88 3.5L I6 Dunlop | 284 | – |
| 7 | Gr.5 | 42 | Sekurit Racing Autohaus Max Moritz GmbH [DEU] | [DEU] Edgar Dören [DEU] Dieter Schornstein [DEU] Götz von Tschirnhaus | Porsche 935/77A Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop | 283 | – |
| 8 | IMSA | 72 | Dick Barbour Racing [USA] | [USA] Edwin Abate [USA] Bob Garretson [USA] Skeeter McKitterick | Porsche 935/78 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 278 | – |
| 9 | IMSA | 73 | Wynn’s International Dick Barbour Racing [USA] | [USA] Robert Kirby [USA] Bob Harmon [USA] John Hotchkis | Porsche 935/78 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 275 | – |
| 10 | Gr.6 +2.0 | 4 | Jean Rondeau – ITT Oceanic [FRA] | [FRA] Henri Pescarolo [FRA] Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Rondeau M379 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Goodyear | 274 | – |
| 11 | Gr.5 | 43 | Claude Haldi [CHE] | [CHE] Claude Haldi [CHE] Herbert Loewe [PAN] Rodrigo Terran | Porsche 935 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop | 270 | – |
| 12 | IMSA | 61 | «Beurlys» [BEL] | [GBR] Nick Faure [GBR] Steve O’Rourke [BEL] Bernard de Dryver [BEL] Jean Blaton | Ferrari 512BB/LM Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 Michelin | 269 | – |
| 13 | Gr.5 | 45 | Porsche Kremer Racing [DEU] | [DEU] Axel Plankenhorn [FRA] Philippe Gurdjian [DEU] «John Winter» | Porsche 935 K3 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop | 268 | – |
| 14 | GTP | 52 | WM A.E.R.E.M. [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Daniel Raulet [FRA] Max Mamers [FRA] Serge Saulnier | WM P79 Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 Michelin | 267 | – |
| 15 | Gr.5 | 39 | ASA Cachia [FRA] | [FRA] Jacques Guérin [FRA] «Chanaud» [FRA] Fréderic Alliot | Porsche 935 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop | 264 | – |
| 16 | Gr.4 | 86 | Kores Racing [FRA] | [FRA] Georges Bourdillat [FRA] Pascal Ennequin [FRA] Alain-Michel Bernhard | Porsche 934 Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin | 258 | – |
| 17 | Gr.6 -2.0 | 29 | Mogil Motors Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Robin Smith [GBR] Tony Charnell [GBR] Richard Jones | Chevron B36 Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 Goodyear | 258 | – |
| 18 | Gr.6 -2.0 | 24 | Dorset Racing Associates [GBR] | [GBR] Brian Joscelyne [GBR] Tony Birchenhough [GBR] Richard Jenvey [GBR] Nick Mason | Lola T297 Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0L I4 Dunlop | 253 | – |
| 19 | Gr.4 | 84 | Anne-Charlotte Verney [FRA] | [FRA] Anne-Charlotte Verney [FRA] Patrick Bardinon [FRA] René Metge | Porsche 934 Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop-Michelin | 242 | – |
| 20 | Gr.6 +2.0 | 15 | Fisons Agricole – Simon Phillips [GBR] | [GBR] Martin Raymond [GBR] Simon Phillips [GBR] Ray Mallock | De Cadenet-Lola T380 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Goodyear | 241 | – |
| 21 | Gr.6 -2.0 | 20 | Lambretta S.A.F.D. [FRA] | [FRA] Pierre Yver [MAR] Max Cohen-Olivar [FRA] Michel Elkoubi | Lola T298 BMW 2.0L I4 Goodyear | 239 | – |
| 22 | Gr.6 -2.0 | 28 | Racing Organisation Course [FRA] | [FRA] Bernard Verdier [FRA] Albert Dufréne [FRA] Noël del Bello | Chevron B36 ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 Goodyear | 230 | – |
| 23 NC | Gr.6 +2.0 | 11 | Grand Touring Cars Ltd. Ford Concessionaires France [USA] / [FRA] | [GBR] Derek Bell [GBR] David Hobbs [AUS] Vern Schuppan | Mirage M10 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Goodyear | – | – |
| 24 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 31 | Kores Racing – France Chauffage [FRA] | [FRA] Michel Lateste [FRA] Dominique Lacaud [FRA] Christian Heinkélé | Lola T297 BMW 2.0L I4 Goodyear | – | – |
| 25 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 25 | Jean-Marie Lemerle [FRA] | [FRA] Alain Levié [FRA] Jean-Pierre Malcher [FRA] Jean-Marie Lemerle | Lola T298 ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 Goodyear | – | – |
| 26 ABD | IMSA | 62 | JMS Racing / Charles Pozzi [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Claude Andruet [ITA] Spartaco Dini | Ferrari 512BB/LM Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 Michelin | – | – |
| 27 ABD | Gr.6 +2.0 | 14 | Essex Motorsport Porsche [DEU] | [FRA] Bob Wollek [USA] Hurley Haywood | Porsche 936 Porsche 935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop | – | – |
| 28 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 33 | Chevalley Racing Switzerland Racing Organisation Course [CHE] / [FRA] | [FRA] Marcel Tarrès [FRA] Alain Dechelette [FRA] Charles Dechelette | Chevron B36 ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 Goodyear | – | – |
| 29 ABD | IMSA | 63 | JMS Racing / Charles Pozzi [FRA] | [FRA] Michel Leclère [FRA] Claude Ballot-Léna [USA] Peter Gregg | Ferrari 512BB/LM Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 Michelin | – | – |
| 30 ABD | GTP | 55 | Merlin Plage Jean Rondeau [FRA] | [FRA] Jean Rondeau [FRA] Jacky Haran | Rondeau M379 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Goodyear | – | – |
| 31 ABD | Gr.4 | 87 | Christian Bussi [FRA] | [FRA] Christian Bussi [FRA] Bernard Salam | Porsche 934 Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin | – | – |
| 32 ABD | Gr.6 +2.0 | 12 | Essex Motorsport Porsche [DEU] | [BEL] Jacky Ickx [GBR] Brian Redman [DEU] Jürgen Barth | Porsche 936 Porsche 935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop | – | – |
| 33 ABD | GTP | 51 | WM A.E.R.E.M. [FRA] | [FRA] Roger Dorchy [FRA] Denis Morin | WM P79 Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 Michelin | – | – |
| 34 ABD | Gr.5 | 37 | Gelo Racing Sportswear Intl. [DEU] | [GBR] John Fitzpatrick [DEU] Harald Grohs [FRA] Jean-Louis Lafosse | Porsche 935 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | – | |
| 35 ABD | Gr.5 | 36 | Gelo Racing Sportswear Intl. [DEU] | [LIE] Manfred Schurti [DEU] Hans Heyer | Porsche 935 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | – | – |
| 36 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 23 | Pronuptia [FRA] | [FRA] Bruno Sotty [FRA] Gérard Cuynet [CHE] Marc Frischknecht | Lola T296 Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 Goodyear | – | – |
| 37 ABD | Gr.6 +2.0 | 3 | J.C. Racing Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] John Cooper [GBR] Peter Lovett [GBR] John Morrison | De Cadenet-Lola T380 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Dunlop-Goodyear | – | – |
| 38 ABD | Gr.5 | 35 | Carlo Pietromarchi [ITA] | [ITA] Gianfranco Brancatelli [ITA] Carlo Pietromarchi [ITA] Maurizio Micangeli | De Tomaso Pantera Ford 5.8L V8 Goodyear | – | – |
| 39 ABD | Gr.6 +2.0 | 10 | Grand Touring Cars Ltd. Ford Concessionaires France [USA] / [FRA] | [AUS] Vern Schuppan [FRA] Jean-Pierre Jaussaud [GBR] David Hobbs | Mirage M10 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Goodyear | – | – |
| 40 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 26 | Racing Organisation Course [FRA] | [FRA] Michel Dubois [FRA] Pierre-François Rousselot [FRA] Marc Menant | Chevron B36 ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 Goodyear | – | – |
| 41 ABD | IMSA | 68 | Interscope Racing [USA] | [USA] Ted Field [USA] Milt Minter [USA] John Morton | Porsche 935 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | – | – |
| 42 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 22 | Georges Morand [FRA] | [FRA] Eric Vuagnat [FRA] Daniel Laurent [FRA] Jacques Boillat | Lola T296 Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 Goodyear | – | – |
| 43 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 32 | BP Racing / Hubert Striebig [FRA] | [FRA] Alain Cudini [FRA] Hubert Striebig [FRA] Hughes Kirschoffer | TOJ SC206 BMW 2.0L I4 Dunlop | – | – |
| 44 ABD | Gr.6 +2.0 | 1 | Chevalley Racing Switzerland [CHE] | [FRA] Xavier Lapeyre [CHE] André Chevalley [FRA] Patrick Perrier | Lola T286 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Goodyear | – | – |
| 45 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 17 | Cheetah Racing Cars [CHE] | [CHE] Sandro Plastina [CHE] Philippe Roux [CHE] Mario Luini | Cheetah G601 ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 Goodyear | – | – |
| 46 ABD | GTP | 53 | WM A.E.R.E.M. [FRA] | [FRA] Michel Pignard [FRA] Jacques Coulon [FRA] Serge Saulnier | WM P79 Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 Michelin | – | – |
| 47 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 18 | Daniel Brillat [FRA] | [FRA] Daniel Brillat [CHE] Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann | Cheetah G601 ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 Michelin | – | – |
| 48 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 27 | Racing Organisation Course [FRA] | [FRA] Marc Sourd [CHE] Florian Vetsch [FRA] Robert Carmillet | Chevron B36 ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 Goodyear | – | – |
| 49 ABD | IMSA | 71 | Dick Barbour Racing [USA] | [USA] Bob Akin [USA] Roy Woods [USA] Rob McFarland | Porsche 935 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | – | – |
| 50 ABD | IMSA | 64 | North American Racing Team [USA] | [FRA] Jean-Pierre Delaunay [FRA] Cyril Grandet [USA] Preston Henn | Ferrari 512BB/LM Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 Michelin | – | – |
| 51 ABD | Gr.6 +2.0 | 6 | Dome Co. Ltd. [JPN] | [GBR] Chris Craft [GBR] Gordon Spice [GBR] Tony Trimmer | Dome Zero RL Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Dunlop | – | – |
| 52 ABD | IMSA | 74 | Jean-Pierre Jarier [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Pierre Jarier [USA] Randy Townsend [FRA] Raymond Touroul | Porsche 935 Porsche 935 2.9L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | – | – |
| 53 ABD | GTP | 50 | Robin Hamilton [GBR] | [GBR] Robin Hamilton [GBR] Mike Salmon [GBR] Dave Preece | Aston Martin DBS V8 Aston Martin 5.3L Turbo V8 Dunlop | – | – |
| 54 ABD | Gr.6 +2.0 | 7 | Dome Co. Ltd. [JPN] | [GBR] Bob Evans [GBR] Tony Trimmer | Dome Zero RL Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Dunlop | – | – |
| 55 ABD | Gr.6 +2.0 | 8 | Alain de Cadenet [GBR] | [FRA] François Migault [GBR] Alain de Cadenet | De Cadenet-Lola T380 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Goodyear | – | – |
ABD.=Abandona – ELI=Eliminado – DSQ.=Descalificado – NC.=No clasificado
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