Le Mans 24 hour race 1993

The winning car: Peugeot 905 Evo 1 with starting number 3

The second-placed Evo 1 with starting number 1

The 61st 24-hour race of Le Mans , the 61 ^e Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans , also 24 Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans , took place from 19 to 20 June 1993 on the Circuit des 24 Heures .

The race

With the end of the sports car world championship in 1992 , the sports car scene lacked a championship. The 1993 24-hour race nevertheless had a number of well-known starters. The Peugeot works team , headed by Jean Todt , was able to clinch its first victory in 1992 with the 905 at the second race . Derek Warwick , Yannick Dalmas and Mark Blundell won by a clear margin on a Toyota TS010 . At Peugeot, the 905 was continuously developed. In 1992, the last evolutionary stage, the 905 Evo 2, was driven almost continuously in the sports car world championship. Its rugged front section set it apart from its predecessor, and a narrower cockpit meant less air resistance and weight. Due to its futuristic appearance, the vehicle was soon nicknamed the Supercopter . In addition to many changes in detail, another important innovation was the semi-automatic 6-speed gearbox , which made it easier for the driver to change gears . In Le Mans in 1992, however, the Evo 1 was driven and Todt insisted on using this model in 1993 as well, which in his opinion was better suited for a 24-hour race.

The only opponents for overall victory were the also adapted TS010 from Toyota . The Porsche 962 variants, which are now almost a decade old , were given just as little chance of overall victory as the new construction of Yves Courage , the C30 .

The first incident, there were already in the warmup than Eddie Irvine in TS010 with the Ferrari 348LM of Robin Smith collided, sparking a training crash. While the Toyota could be repaired before the race, the Ferrari trio had to forego racing. Ironically, Irvine then led the first ten laps of the race up to the first refueling stop, where he was the only one of the top car drivers to stay in the car for a second stint. The Irishman continued to lead the race. Only at the second stop did the Toyota lose the lead to the Peugeots, who from then on set the race pace. The race between the two Peugeots with the numbers 1 and 3 remained open for a long time. In the end, the team Éric Hélary , Christophe Bouchut and Geoff Brabham prevailed and led a Peugeot triple victory.

Results

Pilots by nationality

50 French	18 Germans	14 British	14 Italians	10 Belgians
9 Swiss	7 Americans	7 Japanese	2 Australians	2 danes
2 Spaniards	2 Sweden	2 South Africans	1 Greek
1 Brazilian	1 Dutch	1 Argentine	1 Austrian

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis	engine	tires	Round
1	C1	3	Peugeot Talbot Sport	Éric Hélary Christophe Bouchut Geoff Brabham	Peugeot 905 Evo 1B	Peugeot SA35 3.5L V10	M.	375
2	C1	1	Peugeot Talbot Sport	Thierry Boutsen Yannick Dalmas Teo Fabi	Peugeot 905 Evo 1B	Peugeot SA35 3.5L V10	M.	374
3	C1	2	Peugeot Talbot Sport	Philippe Alliot Mauro Baldi Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Peugeot 905 Evo 1B	Peugeot SA35 3.5L V10	M.	367
4th	C1	36	Toyota Team Tom's	Eddie Irvine Toshio Suzuki Masanori Sekiya	Toyota TS010	Toyota RV10 3.5L V10	M.	364
5	C2	22nd	Y's Racing Team	Roland Ratzenberger Mauro Martini Naoki Nagasaka	Toyota 93C-V	Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8	D.	363
6th	C2	25th	Nisso Trust Racing Team	George Fouché Eje Elgh Steven Andskär	Toyota 93C-V	Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8	D.	358
7th	C2	21st	Obermaier Racing GmbH	Otto Altenbach Jürgen Oppermann Loris Kessel	Porsche 962C	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	355
8th	C1	38	Toyota Team Tom's	Geoff Lees Jan Lammers Juan Manuel Fangio II	Toyota TS010	Toyota RV10 3.5L V10	M.	353
9	C2	18th	Joest Porsche Racing	Bob Wollek Henri Pescarolo Ronny Meixner	Porsche 962C	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	351
10	C2	14th	Courage Compétition	Derek Bell Lionel Robert Pascal Fabre	Courage C30LM	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	347
11	C2	13	Courage Compétition	Pierre Yver Jean-Louis Ricci Jean-François Yvon	Courage C30LM	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	343
12	C2	10	Porsche Kremer Racing	Jürgen Lässig Giovanni Lavaggi Wayne Taylor	Porsche 962CK6	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	D.	328
13	C2	11	Porsche Kremer Racing	Andy Evans Tomás Saldaña François Migault	Porsche 962CK6	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	D.	316
14th	C2	23	Team Guy Chotard	Denis Morin Didier Caradec Alain Sturm	Porsche 962C	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	308
15th	GT	47	Monaco Media International	Joël Gouhier Jürgen Barth Dominique Dupuy	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	P	304
16	GT	78	Jack Leconte	Jesús Pareja Jack Leconte Pierre de Thoisy	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	G	301
17th	GT	65	Heico services	Ulrich Richter Dirk Rainer Ebeling Karl-Heinz Wlazik	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	Y	299
18th	GT	77	Scuderia Chicco d'Oro	Claude Haldi Olivier Haberthur Charles Margueron	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	P	299
19th	GT	62	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Jun Harada Antonio Herrmann de Azevedo	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	Y	293
20th	C2	24	Graff Racing	Jean-Bernard Bouvet Richard Balandras Bruno Miot	Spice SE89C	Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	288
21st	GT	66	Mühlbauer Motorsport	Gustl Spreng Sandro Angelastri Fritz Müller	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	P	276
22nd	GT	40	Obermaier Racing GmbH	Philippe Olczyk Josef Prechtl Gérard Dillmann	Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	P	274
23	GT	55	Agusta Racing	Onofrio Russo Riccardo Agusta Paolo Mondini	Venturi 500LM	Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6	D.	274
24	LMP	33	Welter Racing	Patrick Gonin Bernard Santal Alain Lamouille	WR LM93	Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4	M.	268
25th	GT	57	Écurie Toison d'Or	Marc Duez Éric Bachelart Philippe Verellen	Venturi 500LM	Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6	D.	267
26th	GT	49	Team Paduwa	Bruno Ilien Alain Gadal Bernard Robin	Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D.	266
27	GT	70	Eric Graham	Pascal Witmeur Michel Neugarten Jacques Tropenat	Venturi 500LM	Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6	D.	262
28	GT	91	Alain Lamouille	Patrice Roussel Edouard Sezionale Hervé Rohée	Venturi 500LM	Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6	D.	246
29	GT	92	BBA Compétition	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Michel Krine Patrick Camus	Venturi 500LM	Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6	D.	243
30th	LMP	35	Sport & Immagine SRL	Fabio Magnani Luigi Taverna Roberto Ragazzi	Lucchini SP91	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6	P	221
Disqualified
31	GT	50	TWR Jaguar Racing	John Nielsen David Brabham David Coulthard	Jaguar XJ220	Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6	D.	306
Failed
32	C2	17th	Joest Porsche Racing	Manuel Reuter Frank Jelinski Louis Krages	Porsche 962C	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	282
33	LMP	34	Didier Bonnet	Yvan Muller Gérard Tremblay Georges Tessier	Debora SP93	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6	P	259
34	C1	37	Toyota Team Tom's	Pierre-Henri Raphanel Kenny Acheson Andy Wallace	Toyota TS010	Toyota RV10 3.5L V10	M.	212
35	GT	71	Jacadi Racing	Jacques Laffite Michel Maisonneuve Christophe Dechavanne	Venturi 500LM	Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6	D.	210
36	C2	15th	Porsche Kremer Racing	Almo Coppelli Robin Donovan Steve Fossett	Porsche 962CK6	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	D.	204
37	GT	52	TWR Jaguar Racing	Paul Belmondo Jay Cochran Andreas Fuchs	Jaguar XJ220	Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6	D.	176
38	C2	28	Roland Bassaler	Roland Bassaler Patrick Bourdais Jean-Louis Capette	Clean SHS C6	BMW M88 3.5L I6	G	166
39	GT	44	Lotus sport	Richard Piper Olindo Iacobelli Ferdinand de Lesseps	Lotus Esprit S300	Lotus 2.2L Turbo I4	D.	162
40	C2	27	Chamberlain Engineering	Andy Petery Nick Adams Hervé Regout	Spice SE89C	Cosworth DF 3.5L V8	G	137
41	C2	12	Courage Compétition	Tomiko Yoshikawa Carlos Moran Alessandro Gini	Courage C30LM	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	108
42	GT	45	Lotus sport	Yōjirō Terada Peter Hardman Thorkild Thyrring	Lotus Esprit S300	Lotus 2.2L Turbo I4	D.	92
43	GT	56	Stéphane Ratel	Costa's lot Johannes Badrutt Claude Brana	Venturi 500LM	Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6	D.	80
44	GT	46	Le Mans Porsche Team	Walter Röhrl Hans Joachim Stuck Hurley Haywood	Porsche 911 Turbo S LM	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	G	79
45	GT	76	Cartronic Motorsport	Enzo Calderari Luigino Pagotto Lilian Bryner	Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	P	64
46	GT	48	Team Paduwa	Harald Grohs Jean-Paul Libert Didier Theys	Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D.	8th
47	GT	51	TWR Jaguar Racing	Armin Hahne Win Percy David Leslie	Jaguar XJ220	Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6	D.	6th
Not started
48	GT	72	Simpson Engineering	Robin Smith Stefano Sebastiani Tetsuya Ota	Ferrari 348LM	Ferrari 3.4L V8	P	1
49	GT	41	Obermaier Racing GmbH	Ruggero Grassi Sergio Brambilla Renato Mastropietro	Porsche 911 Carrera Cup 2	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6		2
Not qualified
50	GT	99	Georgia Automotive Mig Tako	Pierre Honegger Giampiero Consonni Philippe Renault	MIG M100	Motori Moderni 3.5L V12	P	3

¹ Accident in warm up ² Accident in training ³ Not qualified

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
51	C1	7th	Jean-Louis Ricci	Robs Lamplough Olivier Leclére Jean-Louis Ricci Jean-Francois Véroux	Allard J2X-C	Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
52	C2	26th	GP motorsport		Spice SE90C	Cosworth DFL 3.0L V8
53	C4	58	Roock Racing International	Bruno Eichmann	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
54	C4	59	Roock Racing International	Mike Hezemans	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
55	C4	63	Ed Arnold		BMW M5
56	C4	67	Derknum GmbH	Bruno Ilien Hans Dorr Günter Döbler Marcus Menden	Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
57	C4	74		John Graham	Ford Mustang
58	C4	75	Chevrolet Bob Jankel		Chevrolet Corvette
59	C2		ADA engineering	Thorkild Thyrring	Porsche 962C GTi	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
60	C2		Chevrolet John Graham		Chevrolet Corvette
61	C2		Chris Hodgetts		BMW M5

Class winner

class	driver	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
Group C1	Eric Helary	Christophe Bouchut	Geoff Brabham	Peugeot 905 Evo 1B	Overall victory
Group C2	Roland Ratzenberger	Mauro Martini	Naoki Nagasaka	Toyota 93C-V	Rank 5
LMP	Patrick Gonin	Bernard Santal	Alain Lamouille	WR LM93	Rank 24
GT	Joël Gouhier	Jürgen Barth	Dominique Dupuy	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Rank 15

Racing data

• Registered: 61
• Started: 48
• Rated: 30
• Race classes: 4
• Spectators: 110,000
• Honorary starter of the race: Prince Albert of Monaco
• Weather on the race weekend: sunny and hot
• Route length: 13,600 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 23: 54: 12,590 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 376
• Distance of the winning team: 5100,000 km
• Winner's average: 213.358 km / h
• Pole position: Philippe Alliot - Peugeot 905 Evo 1B (# 2) - 3.24.940 - 238.899 km / h
• Fastest race lap: Eddie Irvine - Toyota TS010 (# 36) - 3.27.470 - 235.986 km / h
• Racing series: did not belong to any racing series

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