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Event: Silverstone World Manufacturers 6 Hours			Date: 14.5.1978
Track: Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), 4.719 kms		Organiser: unknown
Silverstone 6 Hours
World Championship for Makes (round 4)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Pos.	Gr.	Pos.	Div.
1^st	1	Mass / Ickx	Porsche 935/78	Martini Porsche	236	1109.6270 kms	184.9378		1^st	Gr.5	1^st	Div.2
2^nd	8	Wollek / Pescarolo	Porsche 935/77A	Porsche Kremer Racing	229				2^nd	Gr.5	2^nd	Div.2
3^rd	53	Joosen / Grohs	BMW 320	BMW Belgium	220				3^rd	Gr.5	1^st	Div.1
4^th	54	Kottulinsky / Hotz	BMW 320	BMW Schweiz	220				4^th	Gr.5	2^nd	Div.1
5^th	9	Schornstein / "Winter" / Wollek	Porsche 935 K2	Porsche Kremer Racing	219				5^th	Gr.5	3^rd	Div.2
6^th	11	Konrad / Merl	Porsche 935/77A	Konrad Racing	203				6^th	Gr.5	4^th	Div.2
7^th	25	Sindel / Kristoffersen	Porsche 934	Wrangler Racing Team	198				1^st	GT	5^th	Div.2
8^th	24	Pallavicini / Bernhard	Porsche 934	Pallvano Corse	195				2^nd	GT	6^th	Div.2
9^th	31	Raymond / Beasley / Phillips	Porsche Carrera RSR	Simon Phillips	191				3^rd	GT	7^th	Div.2
10^th	32	Neville / Lovett / Wingrove	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Charles Ivey Engineering	190				7^th	Gr.5	8^th	Div.2
11^th	10	Simonsen / Lundgardh	Porsche 935 2.0	Team Vastkustugan	187				8^th	Gr.5	3^rd	Div.1
12^th	35	Bourdillat / Bernard	Porsche Carrera RSR	A.S.A. Cachia	184				4^th	GT	9^th	Div.2
13^th	41	Brodie / Matthews	Ford Capri III	David Brodie	183				1^st	T	10^th	Div.2
14^th	17	Franey / Drees	Porsche 935	Klaus Drees	183				9^th	Gr.5	11^th	Div.2
15^th	22	Leim / Lombardi	Porsche 934	Kenneth Leim	178				5^th	GT	12^th	Div.2
16^th	5	Hezemans / Heyer / Fitzpatrick	Porsche 935/77A	Gelo Racing Team	178			Oil leak	10^th	Gr.5	13^th	Div.2

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Gr.	Div.
38	Peterson / Stuck	BMW 320 Turbo	BMW Motorsport GmbH	150			Rear axle	Gr.5	Div.2
28	Guérin / Delaunay	Porsche 934	Meccarillos Racing Team	140			Spun	GT	Div.2
4	Heyer / Bell / Ludwig	Porsche 935/77A	Gelo Racing Team	111			Seized wheel stud	Gr.5	Div.2
6	Fitzpatrick / Hezemans	Porsche 935/77A	Gelo Racing Team	95			Accident	Gr.5	Div.2
55	Francia / Grano	BMW 320	BMW Italia Osella	95			Accident	Gr.5	Div.1
15	Haldi / Müller	Porsche 935	Meccarillos Racing Team	66			Accident damage	Gr.5	Div.2
23	Dören / Holup	Porsche 934	Autohaus Max Moritz	55			Accident	GT	Div.2
60	Fletcher / Williams	Lotus Elan	Carter Bros. (Rochdale) Ltd.	41			Engine	GT	Div.1
51	Emanuelsson / Carlsson	BMW 320	BMW Sweden/Bo Emanuelson Racing	30			Accident	Gr.5	Div.1
14	Finotto / Facetti	Porsche 935	Jolly Club	24			Lost wheel	Gr.5	Div.2
16	Lafosse / Leclère	Porsche 935	A.S.A. Cachia	24			Lost wheel	Gr.5	Div.2

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
12	Konrad / Merl	Porsche 935	Konrad Racing	Withdrawn	Gr.5	Div.2
52	Quester	BMW 320	BMW Faltz Essen	Accident in practice	Gr.5	Div.1
42	Blackburn / Robinson / Rolt / Nightingale	Ford Capri II	Jeremy Nightingale	Distributor	T	Div.2

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
61	Lovett / Richman	Porsche 924	Dick Lovett Specialist Cars		GT	Div.1
63	McPherson / King / Waterman	Ford Escort	Ronnie Scott's Club		T	Div.1
64	Williams / Morris / Coffey	Ford Escort RS 2000	Ken Coffey		T	Div.1
68	Cutting / Mayers	Toyota Celica	Hughes of Beaconsfield		T	Div.1

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
2	Jöst / Barth	Porsche 935/77A	Reinhold Joest		Gr.5	Div.2
26	Carlo Rebai	Porsche 934	Jolly Club		Gr.5	Div.2
27	Capra / di Gioia	Porsche 934	Jolly Club		Gr.5	Div.2
33	Charles Ivey	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0	Charles Ivey Engineering		Gr.5	Div.2
34	Bernard Salam	Porsche Carrera	Bernard Salam		GT	Div.2
58	Marshall / Argenti	Lotus Esprit S1	Macinnes Amcron Racing Team		Gr.5	Div.1
59	Richard Jenvey	Lotus Esprit S1	Morfe Racing with Polaroof		Gr.5	Div.1
66	Lauria / Rombaut	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV	Remco Team		T	Div.1

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