1976 Le Mans 24-hour race
The 44th 24-hour race at Le Mans , the 44 s Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans , and 24 Heures du Mans Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans , was held at from 12 to 13 June 1976 the Circuit des 24 Heures .
Regulations
In 1976, the ACO opened the regulations for vehicles from US racing series. This applied to IMSA and NASCAR racing cars . While the IMSA cars were given their own class for several years, this was only available for NASCAR in 1976. Only two NASCAR cars came to Le Mans: One, a Dodge Charger , driven by the McGriff brothers, already fell after two laps with an irreparable leak in the oil tank. The second, a Ford Torino in which Dick Hutcherson , who made a Le Mans comeback in third overall in 1966 , ran 104 laps until the gearbox broke. The 133 percent rule, which said that a vehicle couldn't take more than 133% of the fastest time to complete a lap to qualify for the race, has been tightened to 125%.
The race
After the start, Jean-Pierre Jabouille , the fastest in training, took the lead in the Alpine A442 . After two hours, however, the problems with an overheated cylinder began, which repeatedly forced the car into the pits and which led to failure after 135 laps. Due to the problems at Renault, the two works Porsche 936s run by Jacky Ickx / Gijs van Lennep and Reinhold Joest / Jürgen Barth took the lead and from then on set the pace of the race. The second-placed Joest / Barth-Porsche retired after 17 hours with engine failure, but the overall victory was never in danger. In the end, Ickx and van Lennep won with a lead of 11 laps on the Mirage GR8 of Jean-Louis Lafosse and François Migault . Alain de Cadenet and Chris Craft finished third overall with their Lola T380 , who were already 12 laps behind the winning team. It was the third Le Mans victory for Jacky Ickx and the second for Gijs van Lennep. The 2.1-liter 935 engine from Porsche was the first turbo engine to win at Le Mans.
The race also had one fatality: the Frenchman André Haller had a fatal accident with his Datsun HLS30 at the end of the Les Hunaundières straight .
Results
Pilots by nationality
77 French | 14 Swiss | 12 Germans | 12 Americans | 11 British |
5 Australians | 5 Belgians | 3 Mexicans | 2 Dutch | 1 fin |
1 Italian | 1 Irish | 1 Liechtensteiner | 1 New Zealander | 1 Austrian |
1 Puerto Rican |
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis | engine | tires | Round |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | S 3.0 | 20th | Martini Racing Porsche System |
Jacky Ickx Gijs van Lennep |
Porsche 936 | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 349 |
2 | S 3.0 | 10 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. |
Jean-Louis Lafosse François Migault |
Mirage GR8 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 338 |
3 | S 3.0 | 12 | Alain de Cadenet |
Alain de Cadenet Chris Craft |
De Cadenet-Lola T380 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 337 |
4th | Size 5 | 40 | Martini Racing Porsche System |
Rolf Stommelen Manfred Schurti |
Porsche 935 | Porsche Type-935 2.9L Turbo Flat-6 | D. | 331 |
5 | S 3.0 | 11 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. |
Derek Bell Vern Schuppan |
Mirage GR8 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 326 |
6th | Size 5 | 52 | Gérard Méo |
Raymond Touroul Alain Cudini |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 314 | |
7th | S 3.0 | 17th | Joest Racing Team |
Ernst Kraus Günter Steckkönig |
Porsche 908/3 | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 313 |
8th | GTP | 1 | Inaltera |
Jean-Pierre Beltoise Henri Pescarolo |
Inaltera LM | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 305 | |
9 | Size 5 | 63 | Evon Evertz KG |
Heinz Martin Hartwig Bertrams Egon Evertz |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 302 | |
10 | Size 5 | 42 | BMW Motorsport GmbH |
Harald Grohs Sam Posey Hughes de Fierlant |
BMW 3.5 CSL | BMW 3.5L I6 | G | 299 |
11 | Size 5 | 54 | Louis Meznarie |
Hubert Striebig Anne-Charlotte Verney Hughes Kirschoffer |
Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 298 | |
12 | GT | 71 | André Gahinet |
André Gahinet Michel Ouvière Jean-Yves Gadal
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 292 | |
13 | Size 5 | 53 | ASA Cachia |
Thierry Sabine Philippe Dagoreau Jean-Claude Andruet |
Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 288 | |
14th | IMSA | 77 | Tom Waugh |
Tom Waugh John Rulon-Miller Jean-Pierre Laffeach
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 283 | |
15th | S 2.0 | 35 | Daniel Brillat |
Georges Morand François Trisconi André Chevalley
|
Lola T292 | Cosworth 2.0L I4 | 279 | |
16 | GT | 57 | Gelo Racing Team |
Tim Gift Toine Hezemans |
Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 277 | |
17th | GT | 67 | Joël Laplacette |
Joël Laplacette Alain Leroux Georges Bourdillat
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 273 | |
18th | Size 5 | 50 | Thierry Perrier |
Thierry Perrier Guy de Saint-Pierre Martine Rénier
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 273 | |
19th | GT | 65 | Porsche Kremer Racing |
Marie-Claude Charmasson Didier Pironi Bob Wollek |
Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 270 | |
20th | GTP | 3 | Aseptogyl |
Christine Dacremont Lella Lombardi |
Lancia Stratos | Ferrari 2.4L Turbo V6 | M. | 265 |
21st | GTP | 2 | Inaltera |
Christine Beckers Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Jean Rondeau |
Inaltera LM | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 264 | |
22nd | S 2.0 | 31 | Chandler Ibec |
Tony Birchenhough Ian Bracey Simon Phillips Brian Joscelyne
|
Lola T290 / 4 | Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | G | 252 |
23 | Size 5 | 55 | Almeras Fréres |
Christian Poirot Robert Boubet |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 245 | |
24 | T | 95 | Jean-Louis Ravenel |
Jean-Louis Ravenel Jacky Ravenel Jean-Marie Détrin
|
BMW 3.0 CSL | BMW 3.0L I6 | 237 | |
Not classified | ||||||||
25th | S 2.0 | 30th | Jean-Marie Lemerle |
Jean-Marie Lemerle Alain Levié Patrick Daire
|
Lola T294 | ROC- Simca 2.0L I4 | 218 | |
26th | GT | 61 | ASA Cachia |
Jean-Claude Andruet Henri Cachia Jacques Borras
|
Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 203 | |
27 | GT | 70 | Jean Blaton |
Jean Blaton Nick Faure John Goss |
Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 168 | |
Disqualified | ||||||||
28 | S 2.0 | 29 | José Thibault |
José Thibault Alain Hubert Michel Lateste |
Lenham P71 | Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4 | 88 | |
Failed | ||||||||
29 | Size 5 | 47 | Porsche Kremer Racing |
Juan Carlos Bolaños Eduardo Lopez Negrete Billy Sprowls Hans Heyer |
Porsche 935 | Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | 272 | |
30th | GT | 58 | GVEA Porsche Club Romand |
Bernard Chenevière Peter Zbinden Nicolas Bührer
|
Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 270 | |
31 | S 2.0 | 26th | Societé ROC |
Alain Flotard Fred Stalder Albert Dufréne |
Chevron B36 | ROC-Simca 2.0L I4 | 241 | |
32 | GT | 69 | Schiller Racing Team |
Claude Haldi Florian Vetsch |
Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 219 |
33 | S 3.0 | 18th | Martini Racing Porsche System |
Reinhold Joest Jürgen Barth |
Porsche 936 | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | 218 | |
34 | Size 5 | 46 | Team Peter Brock |
Peter Brock Brian Muir Jean-Claude Aubriet |
BMW 3.5 CSL | BMW 3.5L I6 | 156 | |
35 | IMSA | 78 | Diego Febles Racing |
Diego Febles Alec Poole Hiram Cruz
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 144 | |
36 | S 3.0 | 19th | Renault Sport |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille Patrick Tambay José Dolhem |
Renault Alpine A442 | Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | M. | 135 |
37 | Size 5 | 44 | ASPM - Tanday Music |
Jean-Claude Justice Jean Bélin
|
BMW 3.5 CSL | BMW 3.5L I6 | 128 | |
38 | GTP | 5 | Ecurie Batteries et Piles TS |
Guy Chasseuil Claude Ballot-Léna Xavier Mathiot |
WM P76 | Peugeot PRV 2.7L V6 | M. | 125 |
39 | S 3.0 | 16 | Egon Evertz KG |
Leo Kinnunen Egon Evertz
|
Porsche 908/3 | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | D. | 124 |
40 | Size 5 | 43 | Schnitzer Motorsport |
Dieter Quester Albrecht Krebs Alain Peltier |
BMW 3.5 CSL | BMW 3.5L I6 | 117 | |
41 | NASCAR | 90 | NASCAR - Junie Donlavey |
Dick Brooks Dick Hutcherson Marcel Mignot |
Ford Torino | Ford 7.0L V8 | G | 104 |
42 | S 2.0 | 27 | Societé ROC |
François Sérvanin Laurent Ferrier
|
Chevron B36 | ROC-Simca 2.0L I4 | 88 | |
43 | GTX | 72 | William Vollery |
Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann Roger Dorchy William Vollery |
Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 82 | |
44 | GT | 62 | Philippe Dagoreau |
Christian Bussi Philippe Gurdjian Christian Gouttepifre |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 79 | |
45 | Size 5 | 49 | Gelo Racing Team |
Clemens Schickentanz Howden Ganley |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 74 | |
46 | S 2.0 | 33 | Georges Schäfer |
Georges Schäfer Jean-Pierre Adatte Riccardo Albanesi
|
Chevron B26 | Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 | 62 | |
47 | GT | 73 | Sion car 2001 |
Claude Buchet André Haller Jean-Luc Favresse
|
Datsun HLS30 | Datsun 2.6L I6 | 39 | |
48 | IMSA | 76 | IMSA Camel |
John Greenwood Bernard Darniche |
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | G | 29 |
49 | Size 5 | 41 | BMW Motorsport GmbH |
Peter Gregg Brian Redman |
BMW 3.0 CSL | BMW 3.2L Turbo I6 | 23 | |
50 | Size 5 | 45 | Hermetite Productions Ltd. |
John Fitzpatrick Tom Walkinshaw |
BMW 3.0 CSL | BMW 3.5L I6 | G | 17th |
51 | IMSA | 75 | IMSA Camel |
Michael Keyser Eddie Wax |
Chevrolet Monza | Chevrolet 5.7L V8 | 11 | |
52 | S 3.0 | 21st | GVEA Porsche Club Ramond |
Xavier Lapeyre Bernard Chevanne
|
Lola T286 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 9 | |
53 | Size 5 | 48 | Jean-Louis Chateau |
Jean-Louis Chateau Dominique Fornage Jean-Claude Guérie
|
Porsche 934/5 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 9 | |
54 | NASCAR | 4th | NASCAR - Hershel McGriff |
Hershel McGriff Doug McGriff
|
Dodge Charger | Dodge 7.0L Hemi V8 | G | 2 |
55 | S 2.0 | 36 | Chuck Graeminger |
Daniel Brillat Michel Degourmois Jean-Claude Depince |
Cheetah G601 | BMW 2.0L I4 | 2 | |
Not started | ||||||||
56 | GTX | 82 | André Wicky |
Jacques Marché Martial Delalande Max Cohen-Olivar |
De Tomaso Pantera | Ford 5.7L V8 | 1 | |
Not qualified | ||||||||
57 | S 3.0 | 8th | Team Warsteiner |
Heinz Schulthess Jean-Claude Lagniez Max Antichan François Migault
|
Toj SC301 | Cosworth 3.0L V8 | 2 | |
58 | S 2.0 | 25th | Team Warsteiner |
Jacques Marquet Corinne Koppenhague Jacky Haran |
Toj SC204 | ROC 2.0L V4 | 3 | |
59 | Group 4 | 72 | Paul Rilly |
Paul Rilly Roger Le Veve
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 4th |
1 not started 2 not qualified 3 not qualified 4 technical inspection not passed
Only in the entry list
Here you can find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race, but did not take part for various reasons.
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis | engine | tires |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | IMSA | 5 | North American Racing Team | Ferrari 512BB | Ferrari 5.0L V12 | ||
61 | IMSA | 6th | North American Racing Team | Ferrari 308GTB | Ferrari 3.0L V8 | ||
62 | IMSA | 11 | IMSA | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | ||
63 | S 3.0 | 14th | Gelo Racing Team | Mirage GR7 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||
64 | S 3.0 | 15th | Media courses |
Yves Courage Bernard Béguin Daniel Boudrie
|
Lola T286 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | |
65 | S 3.0 | 24 | André Wicky |
Walter Brun Max Cohen-Olivar André Wicky |
Porsche 908/02 | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | |
66 | S 3.0 | 26th | Jean-Claude Andruet | Jean-Claude Andruet | Alfa Romeo Tipo 33TT12 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 | |
67 | 28 | Eugen Strähl |
Eugen Strähl Peter Bernhard Markus Hotz Fredy Lienhard |
March 76S | BMW M12 2.0L I4 | ||
68 | S 2.0 | 32 | Jean de Connick |
Jean de Connick John Caly Michel Lateste |
Chevron B36 | Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4 | |
69 | S 2.0 | 44 | Anjou |
Lucien Guitteny R. Martini
|
Lola T292 | Cosworth 2.0L I4 | |
70 | S 2.0 | 49 | ASPM | Moynet LM | ROC-Simca 2.0L I4 | ||
71 | Size 5 | 56 | Martini Racing | Porsche 935 | Porsche Type-935 2.9L Turbo Flat-6 | ||
72 | Size 5 | 59 | BMW Motorsport GmbH | BMW 3.5CSL | BMW 3.5L I6 | ||
73 | Size 5 | 66 | Scuderia Jolly Club |
Martino Finotto Carlo Facetti |
Ford Escort RS2000 | Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | |
74 | Size 4 | 70 | North American Racing Team | Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | ||
75 | Size 4 | 73 | Porsche Club Romand |
Peter Zbinden Claude Haldi Nicolas Bührer
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | |
76 | Size 4 | 78 | Marcel Mignot | Marcel Mignot | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |
77 | Size 4 | 80 | Gelo Racing Team | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||
78 | Size 2 | 90 | Maison du Chalet |
Jean-Louis Ravenel Jacky Ravenel Dany Wauters
|
Opel Commodore GSE | ||
79 | Size 2 | 96 | Jean-Claude Aubriet |
Jean-Claude Aubriet Jean-Claude Depince
|
BMW 3.5 CSL | BMW 3.5L I6 | |
80 | GTP | 3 | Gérard Cuynet |
Gérard Cuynet Jean Belin
|
Lola T280 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | |
81 | Size 4 | 21st | Porsche Club Romand |
Peter Zbinden Nicolas Bührer Claude Haldi
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | |
82 | S 2.0 | 27 | Clean racing | Herbert Mueller | Clean C5 | BMW M12 2.0L I4 | |
83 | Size 5 | 45 | Michel Guicherd |
Michel Guicherd Christian Avril Jean-Claude Geral
|
Chrysler Hemicuda | ||
84 | Size 5 | 57 | Christian Gouttepifre | Christian Gouttepifre | Ford Capri | ||
85 | Size 5 | 58 | Joel Mouetron | Joel Mouetron | Porsche 911 SCG | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | |
86 | Size 4 | 73 | MT Rolland |
Bernard Damilleville Bruno Damilleville
|
Mercedes-Benz 450SEL | Mercedes-Benz 6.9L V8 | |
87 | Size 4 | 80 | Ben Heiderich |
Ben Heiderich Jaime Lazcano Juan Llagostera
|
Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |
88 | Size 4 | 84 | X Racing |
Jacques Henry Guy Fréquelin Pierre-François Rousselot Raymond Touroul
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |
89 | Size 4 | 85 | Robert Boubet |
Robert Boubet Christian Lunel Raymond Touroul
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |
90 | Size 4 | 85 | Christian Poirot | Christian Poirot | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |
91 | Size 4 | 92 | Marc Geudin |
Marc Geudin Bernard Perroy Pierre Milluy
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |
92 | Size 5 | Daniel Thiaw |
Daniel Thiaw Gérard Picard
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||
93 | Size 5 | Dominique Thiry |
Dominique Thiry Christian Lorang
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||
94 | Size 5 | Lucien Nageotte | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||
95 | Size 5 | JY Miter |
Jean-Louis Gama Peter Morrisey Andre Reboul
|
GLD | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 95
- Started: 55
- Valued: 24
- Race classes: 9
- Spectator: unknown
- Honorary starter of the race: Bill France junior , chairman of NASCAR
- Race weekend weather: warm and sunny
- Route length: 13.640 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 24: 00: 00,000 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 350
- Distance of the winning team: 4769.923 km
- Winner's average: 198.746 km / h
- Pole position: Jean-Pierre Jabouille - Alpine A442 (# 19) - 3.33.010 = 220.427 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Jean-Pierre Jabouille - Alpine A442 (# 19) - 3.43.000 = 220.197 km / h
- Racing series: did not belong to any racing series
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909413-06-3 .