1979 Le Mans 24 hour race
The 47th 24-hour race of Le Mans , the 47 e Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans , also 24 Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans , took place from 9 to 10 June 1979 on the Circuit des 24 Heures .
The race
In the spring of the year the Tertre Rouge curve passage was rebuilt. This became necessary due to a change in the public road at this point. This made the sequence of turns a lot faster after the meal. The most important vehicle in the 1979 race was the Porsche 935 , which was used by teams from Europe and the USA. The Porsche -Werksmannschaft brought two revised Porsche 936 Le Mans, by Jacky Ickx , Brian Redman , Jürgen Barth , Hurley Haywood and bob wollek were driven. After Renault withdrew , these two vehicles were the clear favorites for overall victory. The two Ford M10 from Grand Touring Cars, which were newly developed for Le Mans, lacked the technical maturity for a real chance of overall victory.
However, neither the two works Porsches nor the two Fords were included in the ranking. Vern Schuppan's , Jean-Pierre Jaussaud and David Hobbs' Ford M10 crossed the finish line, but was not classified because the distance was too short - the car only managed 121 laps due to major technical problems. Jacky Ickx was disqualified because he received unauthorized help with a repair on the track.
Overall victory was secured by a private team, Kremer Racing . The US brothers Bill and Don Whittington and the German Klaus Ludwig sat in the car with the number 41 . American actor Paul Newman made a successful Le Mans debut in the second-placed Dick Barbour Porsche 935 .
Ferrari 512 BB Le Mans of the North American Racing Team
Aston Martin DBS V8 with the original start number 50
Dome made his Le Mans debut with the Zero (here the street version)
Results
Pilots by nationality
70 French | 29 British | 20 Americans | 14 Swiss | 11 Germans |
6 Italians | 3 Belgians | 2 Australians | 1 Liechtensteiner | 1 Moroccan |
1 Panamanian |
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis | engine | tires | Round |
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1 | Size 5 +2.0 | 41 | Porsche Kremer Racing |
Klaus Ludwig Don Whittington Bill Whittington |
Porsche 935K3 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 307 | |
2 | IMSA +2.5 | 70 | Dick Barbour Racing |
Rolf Stommelen Paul Newman Dick Barbour |
Porsche 935 / 77A | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 299 | |
3 | Size 5 +2.0 | 40 | Porsche Kremer Racing |
Laurent Ferrier François Sérvanin François Trisconi |
Porsche 935 / 77A | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 297 | |
4th | GT +3.0 | 82 | Lubrifilm Racing Team |
Herbert Müller Angelo Pallavicini Marco Vanoli |
Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 296 | |
5 | S +2.0 | 5 | VSD Canon Jean Rondeau |
Jean Ragnotti Bernard Darniche |
Rondeau M379 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 292 | |
6th | IMSA +2.5 | 76 | Hervé Poulain |
Manfred Winkelhock Marcel Mignot Hervé Poulain |
BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | 288 | |
7th | Size 5 +2.0 | 42 | Sekurit Racing |
Edgar Dören Dieter Schornstein Götz von Tschirnhaus |
Porsche 935 / 77A | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 283 | |
8th | IMSA +2.5 | 72 | Dick Barbour Racing |
Edwin Abate Bob Garretson Skeeter McKitterick |
Porsche 935/78 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 283 | |
9 | IMSA +2.5 | 73 | Wynn's International Dick Barbour Racing |
Robert Kirby Bob Harmon John Hotchkis |
Porsche 935/78 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 280 | |
10 | S +2.0 | 4th | ITT Oceanic Jean Rondeau |
Henri Pescarolo Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Rondeau M379 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 279 | |
11 | Size 5 +2.0 | 43 | Claude Haldi |
Claude Haldi Herbert Loewe Rodrigo Terran
|
Porsche 935 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 275 | |
12 | IMSA +2.5 | 61 | Jean Blaton |
Nick Faure Steve O'Rourke Bernard de Dryver Jean Blaton |
Ferrari 512 BB LM | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | 274 | |
13 | Size 5 +2.0 | 45 | Porsche Kremer Racing |
Axel Plankenhorn Philippe Gurdjian Louis Krages |
Porsche 935 K3 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 273 | |
14th | GTP +3.0 | 52 | WM AEREM |
Jean-Daniel Raulet Max Mamers Serge Saulnier |
WM P79 | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | 272 | |
15th | Size 5 +2.0 | 9 | ASA Cachia |
Jacques Guérin "Chanaud" Frédéric Alliot
|
Porsche 935 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 268 | |
16 | GT +3.0 | 86 | Kores Racing |
Georges Bourdillat Pascal Ennequin Alain-Michel Bernhard
|
Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 265 | |
17th | S 2.0 | 29 | Mogil Motors Ltd. |
Robin Smith Tony Charnell Richard Jones |
Chevron B36 | Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | 265 | |
18th | S 2.0 | 24 | Dorset Racing Associates |
Brian Joscelyne Tony Birchenhough Richard Jenvey Nick Mason |
Lola T297 | Cosworth BDX 2.0L I4 | 260 | |
19th | GT +3.0 | 84 | Anne-Charlotte Verney |
Anne-Charlotte Verney Patrick Bardinon René Metge |
Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 251 | |
20th | S +2.0 | 15th | Fisons Agricole - Simon Phillips |
Martin Raymond Simon Phillips Ray Mallock |
Lola T380 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 250 | |
21st | S 2.0 | 20th | Lambretta SAFD |
Pierre Yver Max Cohen-Olivar Michel Elkoubi |
Lola T298 | BMW M12 2.0L I4 | 248 | |
22nd | S 2.0 | 28 | Racing Organization Course |
Bernard Verdier Albert Dufréne Noël del Bello |
Chevron B36 | ROC- Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 239 | |
Not classified | ||||||||
23 | S 2.0 | 26th | Racing Organization Course |
Michel Dubois Pierre-François Rousselot Marc Menant |
Chevron B36 | ROC Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 133 | |
24 | S +2.0 | 10 | Grand Touring Cars Ltd |
Vern Schuppan Jean-Pierre Jaussaud David Hobbs |
Ford M10 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 121 | |
25th | Size 5 +2.0 | 35 | Carlo Pietromarchi |
Gianfranco Brancatelli Carlo Pietromarchi Maurizio Micangeli |
De Tomaso Pantera | Ford 351 5.8L V8 | 108 | |
Disqualified | ||||||||
26th | S +2.0 | 12 | Essex Motorsport Porsche |
Jacky Ickx Brian Redman Jürgen Barth |
Porsche 936 | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | 200 | |
Failed | ||||||||
27 | S +2.0 | 11 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. |
Derek Bell David Hobbs Vern Schuppan |
Ford M10 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 262 | |
28 | IMSA +2.5 | 62 | JMS Racing Charles Pozzi |
Jean-Claude Andruet Spartaco Dini |
Ferrari 512 BB LM | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | 240 | |
29 | S +2.0 | 14th | Essex Motorsport Porsche |
Bob Wollek Hurley Haywood |
Porsche 936 | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | 236 | |
30th | IMSA +2.5 | 63 | JMS Racing Charles Pozzi |
Michel Leclère Claude Ballot-Léna Peter Gregg |
Ferrari 512 BB LM | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | 219 | |
31 | GTP 3.0 | 55 | Merlin Plage Jean Rondeau |
Jean Rondeau Jacky Haran |
Rondeau M379 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 207 | |
32 | Size 5 +2.5 | 36 | Gelo Racing Sportswear Intl. |
Manfred Schurti Hans Heyer |
Porsche 935 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 201 | |
33 | Size 5 +2.5 | 37 | Gelo Racing Sportswear Intl. |
John Fitzpatrick Harald Grohs Jean-Louis Lafosse |
Porsche 935 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 196 | |
34 | S 2.0 | 25th | Jean-Marie Lemerle |
Alain Levié Jean-Pierre Malcher Jean-Marie Lemerle |
Lola T298 | ROC Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 189 | |
35 | S 2.0 | 33 | Chevalley Racing Switzerland |
Marcel Tarrès Alain Dechelette Charles Dechelette
|
Chevron B36 | ROC Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 187 | |
36 | S 2.0 | 31 | Kores Racing - France Chauffage |
Michel Lateste Dominique Lacaud |
Lola T297 | BMW M12 2.0L I4 | 182 | |
37 | GT +3.0 | 87 | Christian Bussi |
Christian Bussi Bernard Salam |
Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 182 | |
38 | GTP +3.0 | 51 | WM AEREM |
Roger Dorchy Denis Morin |
WM P79 | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | 157 | |
39 | IMSA +2.5 | 68 | Interscope Racing |
Ted Field Milt Minter John Morton |
Porsche 935 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 154 | |
40 | S +2.0 | 3 | JC Racing Ltd. |
John Cooper Peter Lovett John Morrison |
Lola T380 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 146 | |
41 | S 2.0 | 23 | Pronuptia |
Bruno Sotty Gérard Cuynet Marc Frischknecht
|
Lola T296 | Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | 134 | |
42 | S 2.0 | 32 | BP Racing Hubert Striebig |
Alain Cudini Hubert Striebig Hughes Kirschoffer |
Toj SC206 | BMW M12 2.0L I4 | 121 | |
43 | S 2.0 | 27 | Racing Organization Course |
Marc Sourd Florian Vetsch Robert Carmillet
|
Chevron B36 | ROC Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 92 | |
44 | S 2.0 | 17th | Cheetah Racing Cars |
Sandro Plastina Philippe Roux Mario Luini
|
Cheetah G601 | BMW M12 2.0L I4 | 87 | |
45 | GTP +3.0 | 53 | WM AEREM |
Michel Pignard Jacques Coulon Serge Saulnier
|
WM P79 | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | 87 | |
46 | S 2.0 | 18th | Daniel Brillat |
Daniel Brillat Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann |
Cheetah G601 | ROC Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 80 | |
47 | IMSA +2.5 | 71 | Dick Barbour Racing |
Bob Akin Roy Woods Rob McFarlin |
Porsche 935 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 78 | |
48 | S 2.0 | 22nd | Georges Morand |
Eric Vuagnat Daniel Laurent Jacques Boillat
|
Lola T296 | Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | 76 | |
49 | IMSA +2.5 | 74 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Jean-Pierre Jarier Randy Townsend Raymond Touroul |
Porsche 935 | Porsche Type-935 2.9L Turbo Flat-6 | 65 | |
50 | S +2.0 | 1 | Chevalley Racing Switzerland |
Xavier Lapeyre André Chevalley Patrick Perrier
|
Lola T286 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 59 | |
51 | IMSA +2.5 | 64 | North American Racing Team |
Jean-Pierre Delaunay Cyril Grandet Preston Henn |
Ferrari 512 BB LM | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | 54 | |
52 | S +2.0 | 6th | Dome Co. Ltd. |
Chris Craft Gordon Spice Tony Trimmer |
Dome Zero RL | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 40 | |
53 | S +2.0 | 7th | Dome Co. Ltd. |
Bob Evans Tony Trimmer
|
Dome Zero RL | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 25th | |
54 | GTP +3.0 | 50 | Robin Hamilton |
Robin Hamilton Mike Salmon Dave Preece
|
Aston Martin DBS V8 | Aston Martin 5.3L Turbo V8 | 21st | |
55 | S +2.0 | 8th | Alain de Cadenet |
François Migault Alain de Cadenet |
Lola T380 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 10 | |
reserve | ||||||||
56 | S +2.0 | 16 | March Racing |
Dieter Quester Guy Edwards Ian Grob |
BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | 1 | |
57 | S 2.0 | 21st | Lambretta SAFD |
François Calmels Renaud Laverre Patrice Lenormand
|
Lola T296 | ROC Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 2 | |
58 | S 2.0 | 30th | ASA Cachia - Francois Migault |
Pascal Foix Michel Bienvault Murray Smith Dominique Bardini Daniel Olivera
|
Lola T296 | ROC Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 3 | |
59 | IMSA | 77 | Mazda Auto Tokyo Co. Ltd |
Tetsu Ikuzawa Yōjirō Terada Claude Buchet |
Mazda Savanna RX-7 252i | Mazda 13B | 4th | |
60 | GT +3.0 | 80 | Ecurie des 13 Etoiles |
Antoine Salamin Gérard Vial Philippe Collet
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Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 5 | |
61 | IMSA | ASA Cachia |
Jean-Louis Lafosse René Metge
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Porsche 911 Carrera | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 6th | ||
62 | GT +3.0 | Ecurie 13 chevrons | Heinz Schulthess | Saab 900 Turbo | 7th | |||
63 | GT +3.0 | Jean Beliard |
Jean Beliard Roland Imbert Jean-Claude Martinez
|
Porsche 911 Carrera | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 8th |
1 Reserve 2 Reserve 3 Reserve 4 Reserve 5 Reserve 6 Reserve 7 Reserve 8 Reserve
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | Size 6 + 2.0 | 2 | André Chevalley Racing Switzerland |
Patrick Perrier Marco Capoferri Renzo Zorzi |
Lola T286 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | |
65 | GTP + 3.0 | 54 | Walter Brun Racing Organization |
Walter Brun Alain Cudini
|
BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | |
66 | IMSA + 2.5 | 60 | PP clean |
Douglas Rowe AA Lorent Bill Adam |
Chevrolet Corvette | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |
67 | IMSA + 2.5 | 65 | North American Racing Team | Ferrari 512 BB LM | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | ||
68 | IMSA + 2.5 | 66 | SA. Mo. Car SpA | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari 512 BB LM | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | |
69 | IMSA + 2.5 | 67 | Don Whittington |
Don Whittington Bill Whittington
|
Porsche 935/79 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |
70 | SIZE 4 + 3.0 | 81 | Autohaus Max Mortiz GmbH |
Edgar Dören Gerhard Holup Uwe Reich Eckhard Schimpf |
Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |
71 | IMSA + 2.5 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Claude Bourgoignie | Porsche 935K2 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||
72 | S 2.0 | Clean racing |
Eugen Strähl Georges Blättler Harry Blumer
|
Clean C5 | BMW M12 2.0L I4 | ||
73 | S 2.0 | Clean racing |
Max Welti Louis Bärtsch Georges Blättler
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Clean C5 | BMW M12 2.0L I4 | ||
74 | S + 2.0 | Ian Bracey |
Divina Galica Ian Bracey Richard Bond |
IBEC P5 LM | Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | ||
75 | IMSA + 2.5 | JLP Racing |
John Paul senior Michael Keyser |
Porsche 935 JLP-1 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||
76 | Size 5 2.0 | Richard Jenvey | Richard Jenvey | Lotus Esprit S1 | Ford Lotus 907 2.0L I4 | ||
77 | Size 4 3.0 | Angelo Pallavicini |
Marco Vanoli Fritz Werner Angelo Pallavicini
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||
78 | Size 4 3.0 | ASA Cachia |
Jacques Guérin Simon De Lautour Jean-Louis Lafosse
|
Porsche 911 Carrera | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | ||
79 | Size 4 3.0 | Thierry Perrier |
Thierry Perrier Roger Carmillet Guy de Saint-Pierre
|
Porsche 911 Carrera | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | ||
80 | Size 4 3.0 | Stanislas Machoir |
Guy Somekh Stanislas Machoir Jean-Jacqus Enjalbert Jean-Luc Thepenier
|
Porsche 911 Carrera | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | ||
81 | Size 4 3.0 | André Gahinet | André Gahinet | Porsche 911 Carrera | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | ||
82 | Size 4 3.0 | Jean-Luc Thepenier | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||
83 | Size 4 3.0 | Hubert Striebig |
Hubert Striebig Hughes Kirschoffer
|
Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||
84 | Size 4 3.0 | Kores Racing |
Philippe Alliot Fréderic Alliot
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Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||
84 | S 2.0 | Roland Germain | Jean-Luc Favresse | Lola T296 | ROC Chrysler 2.0L I4 | ||
85 | IMSA + 2.5 | Luis Botero |
Jorge Cortes Honorato Espinosa Francisco Lopez Pedro DeNarvaez
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||
86 | SIZE 5 + 2.0 | ASA Cachia |
René Metge Jean-Louis Lafosse
|
Porsche 935 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||
87 | SIZE 5 + 2.0 | Sekurit Racing Team |
Dieter Schornstein Götz from Tschirnhaus
|
Porsche 935 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 87
- Started: 55
- Valued: 22
- Race classes: 6
- Spectator: unknown
- Honorary starter of the race: Joseph Le Theule, French Minister of Transport
- Race weekend weather: rain on Sunday
- Route length: 13.626 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 24: 00: 00,000 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 306
- Distance of the winning team: 4173.930 km
- Winner's average: 173.913 km / h
- Pole position: Bob Wollek - Porsche 936 (# 14) - 3: 30.070 = 233.519 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Jacky Ickx - Porsche 936 (# 12) - 3: 36.100 = 227.003 km / h
- Racing series: Round 9 of the 1979 World Sports Car Championship
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909413-06-3 .
Web links
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