1986 Le Mans 24 hour race
The 54th 24-hour race at Le Mans , the 54 s Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans , and 24 Heures du Mans Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans , was held from May 31 to June 1, 1986 on the Circuit des 24 Heures .
The race
When the 24-hour race was waved off, nine Porsche brand vehicles were among the top ten in the overall standings . Only the Gebhardt JC843 from Ian Harrower , Evan Clements and Tom Dodd-Noble , who came in eighth , ensured that the top ten did not only consist of Porsche racing cars. The works cars and vehicles of the other Porsche teams faced strong competition in the C1 class . The team of Tom Walkinshaw , the factory operations of Jaguar developed, sent three XJR-6 into the race. The cars, powered by a 6-liter V12 engine, were driven by the driver teams Derek Warwick / Eddie Cheever / Jean-Louis Schlesser , Gianfranco Brancatelli / Win Percy / Hurley Haywood as well as Brian Redman and Hans Heyer .
The first hours of racing were marked by the duel Klaus Ludwig in Joest - Porsche 956B against the plant - Porsche 962 . One of the two works cars broke down the night Jochen Mass had an accident on an oil trail. The race was overshadowed by Jo Gartner's fatal accident during the night. On June 1, around 3:12 a.m., the Austrian hit the left guardrail with his Porsche 962 on the Hunaudières straight at a speed of more than 300 km / h. The car overturned and came to a stop on the opposite side of the track, where it burned out. Gartner died at the scene of the accident. The cause of the accident could not be clearly clarified; a broken rear suspension is assumed. As a long-term consequence of the accident, the Hunaudières straight was divided into three sections from 1990 by two chicanes in order to ensure lower maximum speeds and more safety.
The race was won by the works Porsche 962c owned by Derek Bell , Hans-Joachim Stuck and Al Holbert .
Results
Pilots by nationality
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis | engine | tires | Round |
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1 | C1 | 1 | Rothmans Porsche |
Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck Al Holbert |
Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D. | 368 |
2 | C1 | 17th | Brun Motorsport |
Oscar Larrauri Jesús Pareja-Mayo Joël Gouhier |
Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M. | 360 |
3 | C1 | 8th | Joest Racing |
George Follmer John Morton Kenper Miller |
Porsche 956 | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 355 |
4th | C1 | 33 | John Fitzpatrick Racing |
Emilio de Villota Fermín Velez George Fouché |
Porsche 956B | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 349 |
5 | C1 | 9 | Obermaier Racing |
Jürgen Lässig Fulvio Ballabio Dudley Wood |
Porsche 956 | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 345 |
6th | C1 | 63 | Ernst Schuster |
Siegfried Brunn Ernst Schuster Rudi Seher
|
Porsche 936C | Porsche Type-962 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | D. | 344 |
7th | GTX | 180 | Porsche AG |
René Metge Claude Ballot-Léna |
Porsche 961 | Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | D. | 321 |
8th | C2 | 75 | ADA engineering |
Ian Harrower Evan Clements Tom Dodd-Noble |
Gebhardt JC843 | Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | A. | 318 |
9 | C1 | 14th | Liqui Moly Equipe |
Mauro Baldi Price Cobb Rob Dyson |
Porsche 956B | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 318 |
10 | C1 | 55 | John Fitzpatrick Racing |
Philippe Alliot Paco Romero Michel Trollé |
Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 312 |
11 | C2 | 90 | Jens Winther |
Jens Winther David Mercer Lars-Viggo Jensen
|
URD C83 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | A. | 310 |
12 | C2 | 100 | WM Secateva |
Claude Haldi Roger Dorchy Pascal Pessiot |
WM P83B | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | M. | 301 |
13 | C1 | 47 | Graff Racing |
Jean-Philippe Grand Jacques Goudchaux Marc Menant |
Rondeau M482 | Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | G | 299 |
14th | GTP | 21st | Richard Cleare Racing |
Richard Cleare Lionel Robert Jack Newsum
|
March 85G | Porsche Type-962 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 299 |
15th | C2 | 78 | Ecurie Ecosse |
Les Delano John Hotchkis Andy Petery |
Ecosse C285 | Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | A. | 293 |
16 | C1 | 32 | Nissan Motorsport |
James Weaver Masahiro Hasemi Takao Wada |
Nissan R85V | Nissan VG30ET 3.0L Turbo V6 | D. | 285 |
17th | C2 | 102 | Lucien Rossiaud |
Noël del Bello Lucien Rossiaud Bruno Sotty |
Rondeau M379C | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | A. | 278 |
18th | C1 | 13 | Primagaz Team Cougar |
Yves Courage Alain de Cadenet Pierre-Henri Raphanel |
Cougar C12 | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M. | 267 |
19th | C2 | 70 | Spice engineering |
Gordon Spice Ray Bellm Jean-Michel Martin |
Spice SE86C | Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | A. | 257 |
Not classified | ||||||||
20th | C1 | 38 | Dome Co. Ltd. |
Eje Elgh Beppe Gabbiani Toshio Suzuki |
Dome 86C-L | Toyota 4T-GT 2.1L Turbo I4 | D. | 296 |
21st | B. | 111 | MK Motorsport |
Michael Krankenberg Pascal Witmeur Jean-Paul Libert |
BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | D. | 265 |
22nd | C2 | 72 | John Bartlett Racing |
Robin Donovan Richard Jones Nick Adams |
Bardon DB1 | Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | A. | 211 |
23 | C2 | 95 | Roland Bassaler |
Roland Bassaler Dominique Lacaud Yvon Tapy |
Clean SHS C6 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | A. | 201 |
Disqualified | ||||||||
24 | C2 | 79 | Ecurie Ecosse |
David Leslie Ray Mallock Mike Wilds |
Ecosse C286 | Austin-Rover V64V 3.0L V6 | A. | 181 |
25th | C1 | 66 | Cosmik Racing Promotions |
Costas Los Raymond Touroul Neil Crang |
March 84G | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | A. | 169 |
Failed | ||||||||
26th | C1 | 51 | Silk Cut Jaguar |
Derek Warwick Eddie Cheever Jean-Louis Schlesser |
Jaguar XJR-6 | Jaguar 6.0L V12 | D. | 239 |
27 | C1 | 7th | Joest Racing |
Klaus Ludwig Paolo Barilla Louis Krages |
Porsche 956B | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 196 |
28 | C1 | 2 | Rothmans Porsche |
Jochen Mass Bob Wollek Vern Schuppan |
Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D. | 180 |
29 | C1 | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing |
Jo Gartner Sarel van der Merwe Kunimitsu Takahashi |
Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 169 |
30th | C1 | 12 | Porsche Kremer Racing |
Pierre Yver Hubert Striebig Max Cohen-Olivar |
Porsche 956 | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 160 |
31 | C1 | 53 | Silk Cut Jaguar |
Gianfranco Brancatelli Win Percy Hurley Haywood |
Jaguar XJR-6 | Jaguar 6.0L V12 | D. | 154 |
32 | GTP | 170 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Pierre Dieudonné Dave Kennedy Mark Galvin |
Mazda 757 | Mazda 13G 2.0L 3- rotor | D. | 137 |
33 | C1 | 41 | WM Secateva |
Jean-Daniel Raulet Michel Pignard François Migault |
WM P86 | Peugeot 2.6L Turbo V6 | M. | 132 |
34 | C2 | 99 | Roy Baker Racing |
Nick Nicholson John Sheldon Thorkild Thyrring |
Tiga GC286 | Cosworth BDT 1.7L Turbo I4 | A. | 125 |
35 | C1 | 45 | Vetir Racing |
Patrick Oudet Jean-Claude Justice |
Rondeau M382 | Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | D. | 110 |
36 | C1 | 36 | Tom's Co. Ltd. |
Satoru Nakajima Geoff Lee's Masanori Sekiya |
Dome 86C | Toyota 4T-GT 2.1L Turbo I4 | B. | 105 |
37 | C2 | 97 | Ray Baker Racing |
Tom Frank Val Musetti Mike Allison
|
Tiga GC285 | Cosworth BDT 1.7L Turbo I4 | A. | 95 |
38 | C1 | 19th | Brun Motorsport |
Thierry Boutsen Didier Theys Alain Ferté |
Porsche 956 | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M. | 89 |
39 | C1 | 62 | Kouros Racing Team |
Henri Pescarolo Christian Danner Dieter Quester |
Clean C8 | Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0L Turbo V8 | G | 86 |
40 | C1 | 18th | Brun Motorsport |
Walter Brun Massimo Sigala Frank Jelinski |
Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M. | 75 |
41 | C2 | 83 | Luigi Taverna Technoracing |
Luigi Taverna Toni Palma Marco Vanoli |
Alba AR3 | Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | A. | 74 |
42 | C2 | 74 | Gebhardt Motorsport |
Stanley Dickens Pierre de Thoisy Jean-François Yvon |
Gebhardt JC853 | Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | A. | 68 |
43 | C1 | 23 | Nissan Motorsport |
Kazuyoshi Hoshino Keiji Matsumoto Aguri Suzuki |
Nissan R86V | Nissan VG30ET 3.0L Turbo V6 | B. | 64 |
44 | C1 | 61 | Kouros Racing Team |
John Nielsen Mike Thackwell |
Clean C8 | Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0L Turbo V8 | G | 61 |
45 | GTP | 171 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Yōjirō Terada Takashi Yorino Yoshimi Katayama |
Mazda 757 | Mazda 13G 2.0L 3-rotor | D. | 59 |
46 | C1 | 52 | Silk Cut Jaguar |
Brian Redman Hans Heyer Hurley Haywood |
Jaguar XJR-6 | Jaguar 6.0L V12 | D. | 53 |
47 | C1 | 3 | Rothmans Porsche |
Vern Schuppan Drake Olson |
Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D. | 41 |
48 | C2 | 92 | Automobiles Louis Descartes |
Louis Descartes Jacques Heuclin |
ALD 02 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | A. | 41 |
49 | C2 | 89 | Lucky Strike Schanche Racing |
Martin Birrane Torgjer Kleppe Martin Schanche |
Argo JM19 | Zakspeed 1.8L Turbo I4 | G | 1 |
50 | C2 | 98 | Roy Baker Racing |
David Andrews Mike Hall Duncan Bain
|
Tiga GC286 | Cosworth BDT 1.7L Turbo I4 | A. | 1 |
Not qualified | ||||||||
51 | C2 | 20th | Tiga team |
Tim Lee-Davey John Gimbel Neil Crang
|
Tiga GC86 | Cosworth DFL 3.0 V8 | D. | 1 |
52 | C2 | 106 | Bo Strandell Engineering |
Kenneth Leim Peter Fritsch
|
Porsche 934 | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 2 | |
reserve | ||||||||
53 | C1 | WM Secateva | WM P85 | Peugeot 2.6L Turbo V6 | A. | 3 |
1 Not Qualified 2 Not Qualified 3 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | C1 | 11 | Porsche Kremer Racing |
Jo Gartner Philippe Alliot Sarel van der Merwe
|
Porsche 956 | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |
55 | C1 | 22nd | Portman Lamborghini |
Mauro Baldi Tiff Needell |
Lamborghini Countach QVX | Lamborghini 5.7L V12 | G |
56 | C1 | 46 | Christian Bussi | Christian Bussi | Rondeau M482 | Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |
57 | C1 | 49 | X Racing |
Raymond Touroul Philippe Dermagne Thierry Perrier |
Rondeau M382 | Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |
58 | C2 | 80 | Carma FF |
Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto |
Alba AR6 | Carma 2.0L I4 | |
59 | C2 | 82 | Grifo Autoracing | Grifo F862C | Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | ||
60 | C2 | 91 | PC Automotive |
Richard Piper David Brodie
|
Royale RP40 | Mitsubishi Starion 2.0L I4 | |
61 | C2 | 93 | Miguel-Goerges Baudoin |
Pierre Dupuy Pierre de Thoisy Lionel Robert
|
ALD 01 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | |
62 | C2 | 94 | Roland Bassaler |
Roland Bassaler Dominique Lacaud Yvon Tapy
|
Clean SHS C6 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | |
63 | C2 | 95 | John Bartlett |
François Migault John Bartlett Roger Andreason
|
Chevron B62 | Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |
64 | C2 | 96 | John Bartlett |
Raymond Touroul Thierry Perrier Philippe Dermagne
|
GKW 862P | Porsche | |
65 | C2 | 104 | Jean-Claude Ferrarin |
Jean-Claude Ferrarin Philippe Mazué Gérard Tremblay Hubert Striebig
|
Isolia 002 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | |
66 | C2 | 105 | Kelmar Racing |
Pasquale Barberio Jean-Pierre Frey
|
Tiga GC85 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | A. |
67 | GTO | Road Circuit Technology |
Patty Moise Andy Petery
|
Pontiac Firebird | |||
68 | GTO | Road Circuit Technology |
Tommy Riggins Les Delano
|
Pontiac Firebird | |||
69 | GTO | Roush Racing |
Doc Bundy John Jones Wally Dallenbach
|
Ford Mustang | |||
70 | C1 | Cheetah Racing | Bernard de Dryver | Cheetah G604 | Aston Martin Tickford 5.3L V8 | ||
71 | C1 | Cheetah Racing | Cheetah G604 | Aston Martin Tickford 5.3L V8 | |||
72 | C1 | Martini Racing |
Henri Pescarolo Mauro Baldi
|
Lancia LC2-85 | Ferrari 308C 3.0L V8 | ||
73 | C1 | Martini Racing |
Bob Wollek Alessandro Nannini |
Lancia LC2-85 | Ferrari 308C 3.0L V8 | ||
74 | C1 | Martini Racing | Lancia LC2-85 | Ferrari 308C 3.0L V8 | |||
75 | C1 | Dorset Racing Associates |
Martin Birrane Tony Birchenhough
|
Dome RC83 | Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | ||
76 | C1 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Porsche 956 | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||
77 | C1 | EMKA Productions |
Tiff Needell Steve O'Rourke |
EMKA C84 / 1 | Aston Martin Tickford 5.3L V8 | ||
78 | C1 | Pierre Yver | Pierre Yver | Rondeau M382 | Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | ||
79 | C2 | Harrier | Harrier RX83C | Chevrolet | |||
80 | C2 | Gebhardt Motorsport | Frank Jelinski | Gebhardt JC853 | Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | ||
81 | C2 | Spice engineering |
James Weaver Tim Lee-Davey
|
Tiga GC85 | Cosworth | ||
82 | C2 | Lyncar Motorsport |
Emilio de Villota Costas Los Mikael Nabrink
|
Lyncar MS83B | Cosworth DFL 3.0 V8 | ||
83 | C2 | Bruno Sotty | Bruno Sotty | Lotec C302 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | ||
84 | C2 | Grifo Autoracing |
Pasquale Barberio Paolo Giangrossi
|
Alba AR3 | Cosworth | ||
85 | C2 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Dave Kennedy | Mazda 737C | Mazda 13G 2.0L 3-rotor | ||
86 | C2 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Yōjirō Terada Takashi Yorino Yoshimi Katayama
|
Mazda 737C | Mazda 13G 2.0L 3-rotor | ||
87 | C2 | Lanx engineering |
David Sears Dudley Wood Glenn Loxton
|
Argo JM19 | Cosworth DFL 3.0 V8 | ||
88 | GTP | Group 44 |
Brian Redman Hurley Haywood
|
Jaguar XJR-5 | Jaguar 6.0L V12 | ||
89 | GTP | Group 44 |
Bob Tullius Chip Robinson Claude Ballot-Léna
|
Jaguar XJR-5 | Jaguar 6.0L V12 | ||
90 | GTP | Sarel van der Merwe |
Christian Danner Ian Scheckter |
March 84G | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ||
91 | B. | Claude Haldi | Claude Haldi | Porsche 930 | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ||
92 | B. | Raymond Touroul |
Raymond Touroul Thierry Perrier Bernard Salam |
Porsche 911 SC | |||
93 | B. | Angelo Pallavicini |
Marco Vanoli Enzo Calderari Angelo Pallavicini |
BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | ||
94 | C2 | 103 | URD Junior Team | URD C81 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | ||
95 | GTO | 128 | Raymond Boutinaud | Raymond Boutinaud | Porsche 928 S. |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 95
- Started: 50
- Valued: 19
- Race classes: 4
- Spectators: 150,000
- Honorary starter of the race: John Egan , Chairman of Jaguar Cars
- Weather on the race weekend: warm and dry
- Route length: 13.528 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 24: 00: 00,000 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 368
- Distance of the winning team: 4972.731 km
- Winner's average: 207.197 km / h
- Pole position: Hans-Joachim Stuck - Porsche 962C (# 2) - 3: 15.990 = 248.486 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Klaus Ludwig - Porsche 956B (# 7) - 3: 23.300 = 239.551 km / h
- Racing series: 3rd round of the 1986 World Sports Car Championship
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissedre: 24 hours of mans . 1923-1992. 2 volumes. Édition d'Art JB Barthelemy, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
Web links
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