Le Mans 24 hour race 1993
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
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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
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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 |
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51 | C1 | 7th | Jean-Louis Ricci |
Robs Lamplough Olivier Leclére Jean-Louis Ricci Jean-Francois Véroux
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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
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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
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