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.
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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