24 Horas de Le Mans de 1978
Datos de esta edición:
– Longitud del circuito: 13,640 km
– 180.000 espectadores
Primer clasificado:
– Distancia recorrida: 5.044,530 km
– Velocidad media: 210,189 km/h
– Margen r/ al segundo: 126,410 km
Pole Position
– Jacky Ickx – #6 Porsche 936/78 – Martini Racing-Porsche en 3min 27s 6
Vuelta rápida
– Jean-Pierre Jabouille – 4 Renault Alpine A443 en 3min 34s 2 au 226e tour
– Premio de la Eficiencia Energética #6 Porsche 936/78 – Martini Racing-Porsche
Incidencias
– #23 Sauber C5, #20 Cheetah G501, #64 Porsche Carrera, #25 Lola T296, #24 Lola T296, #28 Lola T297 y #45 Porsche 935 no se clasifican por no haber recorrido al menos el 70% de la distancia recorrida por el primer clasificado.
CLASIFICACIÓN FINAL DE LAS 24 HORAS DE LE MANS DE 1978
Pos | Cat | Nº | Escudería [País] | Pilotos | Chasis Motor | Vueltas | D.recorrida Vel. media |
1 | Gr.6 +2.0 | 2 | Renault Sport [FRA] | [FRA] Didier Pironi [FRA] Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | Renault Alpine A442B Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 Michelin | 369 | – |
2 | Gr.6 +2.0 | 6 | Martini Racing Porsche System [DEU] | [FRA] Bob Wollek [DEU] Jürgen Barth [BEL] Jacky Ickx | Porsche 936/78 Porsche 935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop | 364 | – |
3 | Gr.6 +2.0 | 7 | Martini Racing Porsche System [DEU] | [USA] Hurley Haywood [USA] Peter Gregg [DEU] Reinhold Joest | Porsche 936/77 Porsche 935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop | 362 | – |
4 | Gr.6 +2.0 | 4 | Équipe Renault Elf Sport Calberson [FRA] | [FRA] Guy Fréquelin [FRA] Jean Ragnotti [FRA] José Dolhem [FRA] Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault Alpine A442A Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 Michelin | 358 | – |
5 | IMSA +2.5 | 90 | Dick Barbour Racing [USA] | [GBR] Brian Redman [USA] Dick Barbour [USA] John Paul Sr. | Porsche 935/77 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 337 | – |
6 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 44 | Porsche Kremer Racing [DEU] | [USA] Jim Busby [USA] Chris Cord [USA] Rick Knoop | Porsche 935/77 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 336 | – |
7 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 41 | Mondelo ASA Cachia – Team Pace [FRA] | [BRA] Alfredo Guarana [BRA] Paulo Gomes [BRA] Mário Amaral | Porsche 935/77 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop | 329 | – |
8 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 43 | Martini Racing Porsche System [DEU] | [LIE] Manfred Schurti [DEU] Rolf Stommelen | Porsche 935/78 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop | 326 | – |
9 | GTP 3.0 | 72 | Jean Rondeau [FRA] | [FRA] Jean Rondeau [FRA] Bernard Darniche [FRA] Jacky Haran | Rondeau M378 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Goodyear | 294 | – |
10 | Gr.6 +2.0 | 10 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. [USA] | [AUS] Vern Schuppan [FRA] Jacques Laffite [USA] Sam Posey | Mirage M9 Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 Goodyear | 293 | – |
11 | Gr.6 -2.0 | 31 | ROC La Pierre du Nord [FRA] | [FRA] Michel Pignard [FRA] Lucien Roussiaud [CHE] Laurent Ferrier | Chevron B36 ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 Goodyear | 284 | – |
12 | Gr.4 3.0 | 66 | BP Racing / Anne-Charlotte Verney [FRA] | [FRA] Anne-Charlotte Verney [FRA] Xavier Lapeyre [FRA] François Servanin | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 Michelin | 279 | – |
13 | GTP 3.0 | 71 | André Chevalley Racing [CHE] | [CHE] André Chevalley [CHE] François Trisconi | Inaltera LM Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Goodyear | 279 | – |
14 | IMSA +2.5 | 97 | Charles Ivey Racing [GBR] | [AUS] Larry Perkins [GBR] Gordon Spice [USA] John Rulon-Miller | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 Goodyear | 278 | – |
15 | Gr.6 +2.0 | 8 | Alain de Cadenet [GBR] | [GBR] Alain de Cadenet [GBR] Chris Craft | De Cadenet-Lola LM Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Goodyear | 273 | – |
16 | IMSA +2.5 | 86 | E. Grand Competition Cars – NART [FRA] / [USA] | [FRA] François Migault [FRA] Lucien Guitteny | Ferrari 365 GT4/BB Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 Goodyear | 262 | – |
17 | Gr.4 +3.0 | 62 | “Ségolen” [FRA] | [FRA] Christian Bussi [FRA] Jean-Claude Briavoine [FRA] “Ségolen” | Porsche 934 Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 Michelin | 259 | – |
18 NC | Gr.6 -2.0 | 23 | Francy Sauber PP AG [CHE] | [CHE] Marc Surer [CHE] Eugen Strähl [CHE] Harry Blumer | Sauber C5 BMW 2.0L I4 Pirelli | 257 | – |
19 NC | Gr.6 -2.0 | 20 | C.H. Graeminger [CHE] | [CHE] Sandro Plastina [CHE] Mario Luini [CHE] Jean-Daniel Grandjean | Cheetah G601 Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 Goodyear | 250 | – |
20 NC | Gr.4 3.0 | 64 | Georges Bourdillat [FRA] | [FRA] Georges Bourdillat [FRA] Alain-Michel Bernhard [FRA] Jean-Luc Favresse | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 Michelin | 241 | – |
21 NC | Gr.6 -2.0 | 25 | Team Pronuptia [FRA] | [FRA] Bruno Sotty [FRA] Gérard Cuynet [FRA] Jean-Claude Dufrey | Lola T294/6 Ford Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4 Goodyear | 238 | – |
22 NC | Gr.6 -2.0 | 24 | Team Pronuptia [FRA] | [FRA] Michel Elkoubi [FRA] Pierre Yver [FRA] Philippe Streiff | Lola T296 Ford Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4 Goodyear | 232 | – |
23 NC | Gr.6 -2.0 | 28 | Dominique Lacaud [FRA] | [FRA] Michel Lateste [FRA] Jean-François Auboiron [FRA] Dominique Lacaud | Lola T297 BMW 2.0L I4 Goodyear | 217 | – |
24 NC | Gr.5 +2.0 | 45 | Porsche Kremer Racing [DEU] | [DEU] Louis Krages [DEU] Dieter Schornstein [FRA] Philippe Gurdjian | Porsche 935/77 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 182 | – |
25 ABD | IMSA +2.5 | 88 | Pozzi-Thompson JMS Racing [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Claude Andruet [ITA] Spartaco Dini | Ferrari 512BB Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 Michelin | 251 | – |
26 ABD | Gr.6 +2.0 | 19 | IBEC Racing Developments, Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Guy Edwards [GBR] Ian Grob | IBEC P6 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Goodyear | 195 | – |
27 ABD | Gr.6 +2.0 | 5 | Martini Racing Porsche System [DEU] | [BEL] Jacky Ickx [FRA] Henri Pescarolo [DEU] Jochen Mass | Porsche 936/78 Porsche 935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop | 255 | – |
28 ABD | Gr.6 +2.0 | 1 | Renault Sport [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Pierre Jabouille [FRA] Patrick Depailler | Renault Alpine A443 Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 Michelin | 279 | – |
29 ABD | IMSA +2.5 | 87 | Luigi Chinetti Sr. [USA] | [FRA] Jacques Guérin [FRA] Jean-Pierre Delauney [USA] Gregg Young | Ferrari 512BB Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 Goodyear | 232 | – |
30 ABD | GTP 3.0 | 76 | WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl [FRA] | [FRA] Christine Dacremont [FRA] Marianne Hoepfner | WM P76 Peugeot PRV 2.7L V6 Michelin | ? | – |
31 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 30 | ROC La Pierre du Nord [FRA] | [FRA] Jacques Henry [FRA] Albert Dufrene [MAR] Max Cohen-Olivar | Chevron B36 ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 Goodyear | 195 | – |
32 ABD | IMSA +2.5 | 89 | Pozzi-Thompson JMS Racing [FRA] | [FRA] Claude Ballot-Léna [FRA] Jean-Louis Lafosse | Ferrari 512BB Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 Michelin | ? | – |
33 ABD | GTP +3.0 | 78 | WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl [FRA] | [FRA] Christian Debias [FRA] Xavier Mathiot [FRA] Marc Sourd | WM P78 Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 Michelin | 186 | – |
34 ABD | Gr.4 +3.0 | 68 | Hervé Poulain [FRA] | [DEU] Edgar Dören [DEU] Gerhard Holup [FRA] Hervé Poulain [LUX] Roman Feitler | Porsche 934 Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 167 | – |
35 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 27 | Mogil Motors Ltd. with Kores Racing [GBR] | [GBR] Tony Charnell [GBR] Robin Smith [FRA] Fréderic Alliot [GBR] Richard Jones | Chevron B31 Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 Goodyear | 180 | – |
36 ABD | IMSA +2.5 | 91 | Dick Barbour Racing [USA] | [USA] Bob Garretson [USA] Steve Earle [USA] Robert Akin | Porsche 935/77 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 159 | – |
37 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 29 | ROC Modylook [FRA] | [FRA] Michel Dubois [FRA] Daniel Gache [FRA] Julien Sanchez | Chevron B36 ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 Goodyear | ? | – |
38 ABD | Gr.5 +2.0 | 48 | Haberthur / Mecarillos Racing Team [CHE] | [CHE] Herbert Müller [CHE] Claude Haldi [CHE] “Nico” | Porsche 935/76 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 140 | – |
39 ABD | Gr.6 +2.0 | 12 | Simon Phillips Racing / BATCO France [GBR] / [FRA] | [GBR] Nick Faure [USA] John Beasley [GBR] Simon Phillips [GBR] Martin Raymond | De Cadenet-Lola T380 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Goodyear | 99 | – |
40 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 32 | Dorset Racing Associates with Kelly Girl [GBR] | [GBR] Ian Harrower [GBR] Tony Birchenhough [GBR] Juliette Slaughter [GBR] Brian Joscelyn | Lola T294 Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 Goodyear | ? | – |
41 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 26 | G.V.E.A. [CHE] | [CHE] Georges Morand [FRA] Eric Vaugnat [CHE] Christian Blanc | Lola T296 Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | ? | – |
42 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 21 | Jean-Marie Lemerle [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Marie Lemerle [FRA] Alain Levié [FRA] Pierre-François Rousselot | Lola T294 ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 Goodyear | ? | – |
43 ABD | Gr.6 +2.0 | 3 | Renault Sport [FRA] | [GBR] Derek Bell [FRA] Jean-Pierre Jarier | Renault Alpine A442A Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 Michelin | 162 | – |
44 ABD | Gr.4 3.0 | 65 | Joël Laplacette [FRA] | [CHE] Antoine Salamin [CHE] Gérard Vial [FRA] Yves Courage [FRA] Joël Laplacette | Porsche 930 Porsche 3.3L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin | ? | – |
45 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 34 | BMW Great Britain with Toleman Delivery [GBR] | [AUT] Dieter Quester [GBR] Tom Walkinshaw [ZAF] Rad Dougall | Osella PA6 BMW 2.0L I4 Pirelli | 113 | – |
46 ABD | Gr.5 +2.0 | 94 | Whittington Bros. Racing [USA] | [USA] Don Whittington [USA] Bill Whittington [AUT] Franz Konrad | Porsche 935/77 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 41 | — |
47 ABD | Gr.4 +3.0 | 69 | Ravenel Frères [FRA] | [BEL] Willy Braillard [FRA] Philippe Dagoreau [FRA] Jean-Louis Ravenel [FRA] Jean Ravenel | Porsche 934 Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop | ? | – |
48 ABD | Gr.6 +2.0 | 11 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. [USA] | [USA] Sam Posey [FRA] Michel Leclère | Mirage M9 Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 Goodyear | 33 | – |
49 ABD | Gr.4 +3.0 | 61 | Auto Daniel Urcun [FRA] | [FRA] Guy Chasseuil [FRA] Jean-Claude Lefévre [FRA] Marcel Mignot | Porsche 934 Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop | ? | – |
50 ABD | GTP +3.0 | 77 | WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Daniel Raulet [FRA] Max Mamers | WM P77 Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 Michelin | 44 | – |
51 ABD | IMSA +2.5 | 85 | Écurie Francorchamps [BEL] | [BEL] Teddy Pilette [BEL] Jean Blaton [FRA] Raymond Touroul | Ferrari 512BB Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 Michelin | 39 | – |
52 ABD | IMSA +2.5 | 84 | Brad Friselle Racing / Wynn’s Belgium [USA] / [BEL] | [USA] Brad Friselle [USA] Robert Kirby [USA] John Hotchkis | Chevrolet Monza Chevrolet 5.7L V8 Goodyear | 30 | – |
53 ABD | Gr.5 +2.0 | 46 | Porsche Kremer Racing [DEU] | [GBR] Martin Raymond [BEL] Jean-Pierre Wielemans [GBR] Mike Franey | Porsche 935/77 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 34 | – |
54 ABD | Gr.5 +2.0 | 47 | Weisberg Gelo Racing Team [DEU] | [GBR] John Fitzpatrick [NDL] Toine Hezemans | Porsche 935/77 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 19 | – |
55 ABD | Gr.6 -2.0 | 33 | Dorset Racing Associates Cloud Engineering [GBR] | [GBR] Bob Evans [IRL] Martin Birrane [GBR] Richard Down [GBR] Richard Bond | Lola T294 Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 Goodyear | ? | – |
ABD.=Abandona – ELI=Eliminado – DSQ.=Descalificado – NC.=No clasificado