Vallelunga 6-hour race in 1978
The 6-hour race of Vallelunga 1978 , also 6 Ore di Vallelunga, Vallelunga , took place on September 3rd at the Autodromo Vallelunga and was the twelfth round of the sports car world championship of that year.
The race
The racetrack in Campagnano di Roma was considered badly maintained and neglected in the 1970s. The asphalt was wavy and always dusty. With no run-off zones , the asphalt section went directly into uncut meadows. The factory team of Porsche just reported a vehicle to race after the German sports car manufacturer after only seven wins this season as the winner of the brands World Cup it was clear. Jacky Ickx and Manfred Schurti drove this factory 935/78 . After a superior pole position and a clear lead in the race, he retired shortly before the end of the race with a defective fuel pump. The overall victory for the Porsche brand was never in jeopardy in this race either. The best BMW 320i , driven by Marc Surer and Freddy Kottulinsky , was six laps behind the victorious Kremer -935 driven by Henri Pescarolo and Bob Wollek in the final classification and finished fourth.
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
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1 | Size 5 | 3 |
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Porsche 935 / 77A | 267 | ||
2 | Size 5 | 8th |
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Porsche 935 / 77A | 267 | ||
3 | Size 5 | 9 |
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Porsche 935 / 77A | 266 | ||
4th | Size 5 | 34 |
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BMW 320i | 261 | ||
5 | Size 5 | 5 |
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Porsche 935 | 254 | ||
6th | Size 5 | 6th |
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Porsche 935 / 77A | 247 | ||
7th | Size 5 | 19th |
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Porsche 935 / 77A | 238 | ||
8th | Size 5 | 24 |
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Porsche 934 | 238 | ||
9 | GT | 12 |
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Porsche 934 | 237 | ||
10 | GT | 22nd |
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Porsche Carrera RS | 231 | ||
11 | Size 5 | 4th |
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Porsche 935 | 226 | ||
12 | Size 5 | 36 |
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BMW 320i | 203 | ||
13 | Size 5 | 23 |
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Porsche 934 | 190 | ||
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14th | Size 5 | 1 |
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Porsche 935/78 | 259 | ||
15th | Size 5 | 31 |
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BMW 320i | 193 | ||
16 | Size 5 | 33 |
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BMW 320i | 155 | ||
17th | Size 5 | 7th |
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Porsche 935 | 117 | ||
18th | Size 5 | 18th |
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De Tomaso Pantera | 99 | ||
19th | Size 5 | 32 |
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BMW 320i | 54 | ||
20th | Size 5 | 38 |
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Fiat X1 / 9 | 39 | ||
21st | Size 5 | 15th |
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Porsche Carrera | 20th | |||
21st | Size 5 | 2 |
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BMW 320i Turbo | 9 | ||
22nd | GT | 16 |
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Porsche 911 | 8th | |||
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23 | Size 5 | 26th |
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Porsche 935 | 1 |
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Only in the entry list
Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis |
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24 | Size 5 | 11 |
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Porsche 934 |
25th | GT | 14th |
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Porsche Carrera | |
26th | GT | 21st |
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Porsche 934 |
27 | Size 5 | 35 |
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Porsche Carrera | |
28 | Size 5 | 27 |
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BMW 320i |
Class winner
class | driver | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
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Porsche 935 / 77A | Overall victory |
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Porsche 934 | Rank 9 |
Racing data
- Registered: 28
- Started: 22
- Rated: 13
- Race classes: 2
- Spectator: unknown
- Race day weather: warm and dry
- Route length: 3,200 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 6:01:00, 400 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 267
- Total distance of the winning team: 854,400 km
- Winner's average: 142.003 km / h
- Pole position: Jacky Ickx - Porsche 935/78 (# 1) - 1: 12.800 = 158.242 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Jacky Ickx - Porsche 935/78 (# 1) - 1: 15.140 = 152.785 km / h
- Racing series: Round 12 of the 1978 World Sports Car Championship
literature
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
Web links
Previous race 6 Hours of Watkins Glen 1978 |
Sports car world championship |
Succession race 6-hour race at Road Atlanta in 1978 |