Le Mans 24 Hours 1968 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 29.9.1968
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.469 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
International Championship for Makes (round 10) Challenge Mondiale (round 4)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	31	Jo Siffert / Hans Herrmann	Porsche 908	Porsche System Engineering	3:35.4000
2^nd	33	Rolf Stommelen / Jochen Neerpasch	Porsche 908	Porsche System Engineering	3:35.8000
3^rd	32	Gerhard Mitter / Vic Elford	Porsche 908	Porsche System Engineering	3:39.3000
4^th	9	Pedro Rodriguez / Lucien Bianchi	Ford GT40	J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.	3:39.8000
5^th	24	Johnny Servoz-Gavin / Henri Pescarolo	Matra-Sports 630M	Matra Sport	3:41.8000
6^th	10	Paul Hawkins / David Hobbs	Ford GT40	J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.	3:41.8000
7^th	34	Joe Buzzetta / Scooter Patrick	Porsche 908	Porsche System Enginnering	3:43.2000
8^th	27	Mauro Bianchi / Patrick Depailler	Alpine A220 Renault	Ecurie Savin-Calberson	3:43.4000
9^th	11	Jackie Oliver / Brian Muir	Ford GT40	J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.	3:44.6000
10^th	8	Willy Mairesse / "Jean Beurlys"	Ford GT40	Claude Dubois	3:49.8000
11^th	28	Henri Grandsire / Gérard Larrousse	Alpine A220 Renault	Société des Automobiles Alpine	3:50.4000
12^th	7	Ulf Norinder / Sten Axelsson	Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet	Sports Cars Unlimited	3:52.0000
13^th	35	Alex Soler-Roig / Rudi Lins	Porsche 907 2.2	Soler Roig	3:52.6000
14^th	41	Nino Vaccarella / Giancarlo Baghetti	Alfa Romeo T33/2	Autodelta S.P.A.	3:53.6000
15^th	30	André de Cortanze / Jean Vinatier	Alpine A220 Renault	Société des Automobiles Alpine	3:53.7000
16^th	6	Jackie Epstein / Edward Nelson	Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet	J. Epstein	3:54.0000
17^th	39	Ignazio Giunti / Nanni Galli	Alfa Romeo T33/2	Autodelta S.P.A.	3:54.1000
18^th	29	Jean Guichet / Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Alpine A220 Renault	Société des Automobiles Alpine	3:54.9000
19^th	67	Herbert Linge / Robert Buchet	Porsche 907 2.2	Phillippe Farjon	3:55.0000
20^th	22	Dick Thompson / Ray Heppenstall	Howmet TX Continental	Howmet Corporation	3:56.0000
21^st	38	Spartaco Dini / Carlo Facetti	Alfa Romeo T33/2	Autodelta S.P.A.	3:57.0000
22^nd	66	Rico Steinemann / Dieter Spoerry	Porsche 907 LH	Squadra Tartaruga	3:57.4000
23^rd	40	Mario Casoni / Giampiero Biscaldi	Alfa Romeo T33/2	Autodelta S.P.A.	3:57.4000
24^th	23	Hugh Dibley / Bob Tullius	Howmet TX Continental	Howmet Corporation	3:58.0000
25^th	12	Mike Salmon / Eric Liddell	Ford GT40	Strahaven Limited	3:58.1000
26^th	3	Henri Greder / Umberto Maglioli	Chevrolet Corvette C3	Scuderia Filipinetti	3:59.8000
27^th	20	Herbert Müller / Jonathan Williams	Ferrari 250 LM	Scuderia Filipinetti	4:01.8000
28^th	21	David Piper / Richard Attwood	Ferrari 250 LM	David Piper	4:02.0000
29^th	14	Masten Gregory / Charlie Kolb	Ferrari 250 LM	North American Racing Team	4:02.9000
30^th	4	Sylvain Garant / Jean-Michel Giorgi	Chevrolet Corvette	Scuderia Filipinetti	4:08.2000
31^st	25	John Woolfe / Digby Martland	Chevron B12 Repco	John Woolfe Racing	4:09.3000
32^nd	19	Paul Vestey / Roy Pike	Ferrari 250 LM	Paul Vestey	4:11.2000
33^rd	37	Teddy Pilette / Rob Slotemaker	Alfa Romeo T33/2	Racing Team V.D.S.	4:11.6000
34^th	45	André Wicky / Jean-Pierre Hanrioud	Porsche 910	Jean-Pierre Hanrioud	4:13.8000
35^th	65	Serge Trosch / Karl von Wendt	Alfa Romeo T33/2	Racing Team V.D.S.	4:15.2000
36^th	42	Christian Poirot / Pierre Maublanc	Porsche 906	Christian Poirot	4:18.6000
37^th	47	Clive Baker / Andrew Hedges	Healey SR Climax	Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd.	4:22.1000
38^th	17	Claude Haldi / Jacques Rey	Ferrari 275 GTB/C	Scuderia Filipinetti	4:22.6000
39^th	57	Alain LeGuellec / Alain Serpaggi	Alpine A210 Renault	Ecurie Savin-Calberson	4:23.2000
40^th	36	François Chevalier / Bernard Lagier de Giuseppe	Ferrari Dino 206 S	N.A.R.T. (Trophée Chinetti)	4:25.1000
41^st	52	Jean-Luc Thérier / Bernard Tramont	Alpine A210 Renault	Société des Automobiles Alpine	4:34.2000
42^nd	53	Bob Wollek / Christian Ethuin	Alpine A210 Renault	Trophée Le Mans-Alpine	4:34.7000
43^rd	43	Jean-Pierre Gaban / Roger Vanderschrieck	Porsche 911 T	Jean-Peirre Gaban	4:35.2000
44^th	44	Claude Ballot-Léna / Guy Chasseuil	Porsche 911 T/R	Auguste Veuillet	4:37.4000
45^th	60	Willy Meier / Jean de Mortemart	Porsche 911 T	Wicky-Racing Team	4:38.8000
46^th	46	Marcel Martin / Jean Mésange	Fiat Dino	Ecurie Fiat-Abarth France	4:42.8000
47^th	49	Chris Lawrence / John Wingfield	Deep Sanderson 302 Ford	C. J. Lawrence	4:47.3000
48^th	54	Jean Max / René Ligonnet	Moynet XS Simca	André Moynet	4:48.7000
49^th	64	Claude Laurent / Jean-Claude Ogier	Porsche 911 T/R	Claude Laurent	4:49.0000
50^th	50	Roger Enever / Alec Poole	Austin-Healey Sprite	Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd.	4:53.7000
51^st	55	Jean-Pierre Nicolas / Jean-Claude Andruet	Alpine A210 Renault	Société des Automobiles Alpine	4:55.7000
52^nd	56	Jean-Louis Marnat / Jean-Francois Gerbault	Alpine A210 Renault	Société des Automobiles Alpine	4:56.7000
53^rd	61	Maurice Nussbaumer / Jacques Bourdon / Michel Pouteaux	Alpine A110 Renault	Ecurie Léopard	4:58.8000
54^th	51	Bernard Collomb / François Laccarrau	Alpine A110 Renault	Bernard Collomb	5:01.4000

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
5	Giorgio Pianta / Enrico Pinto	Iso Rivolta	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus
15	Bob Grossman / Edgar Berney	Ferrari 275 GTB/2	North American Racing Team
48	Jem Marsh / John Quick / Peter Taggart	Marcos 1800 GT Volvo	Marcos Racing Ltd.
63	Philippe Marchesi / Patrick Champain	Hrubon - Renault	Hubert Giraud

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
1		Chevrolet Corvette	Sunray DX Oil Co.
2		Chevrolet Corvette	Sunray DX Oil Co.
3		Chevrolet Corvette	Piggins Chevrolet
4		Chevrolet Corvette	Piggins Chevrolet
5	Chris Tuerlinckx / Nicolas Koob	Chevrolet Corvette	Luxembourg
7	Herbert Müller / Jean Guichet	Chevrolet Corvette	Scuderia Filipinetti
7		Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet	American International
8		Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet	American International
12		Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet	American International
16	Terry J. Drury / Keith Holland	Ford GT40	Terry Drury
16	Guy Ligier / Jo Schlesser	Ford GT40	Inter-Sport
16		Ferrari	North American Racing Team
19		Ferrari	Bill Harrah
20		Ferrari	Bill Harrah
22	Edgar Berney / Francisco de Heredia	Ferrari 250 LM	Edgar Berney
22	Alain De Cadenet	Ford GT40	Alain De Cadenet
26	Robin Widdows / Hugh Dibley	Marcos Mantis BRM	Marcos Racing Ltd.
28	Jonathan Williams	Serenissima Mk.168 ATS	Scuderia Serenissima
29	Cox Kocher / Pierre Sudan	Ferrari 250 LM	Cox Kocher
32		Ferrari 250 LM	Paul Vestey
37	Tommy Weber / Rollo Feilding	Scodec-Diva Martin Valkyrie	Alain De Cadenet
50	John Wagstaff / David Preston	Lotus 47	John Wagstaff
51	Teodoro Zeccoli	Alfa Romeo T33/2	Teodoro Zeccoli
56	Patrice Sanson / Roland Lefevre	Porsche 911	Patrice Sanson
57	Björn Waldegaard / Sten Axelsson	Porsche 911	Björn Waldegaard
58	Ben Pon / Gijs van Lennep	Porsche 910	Ben Pon
62		Moynet XS Simca	André Moynet
65	Hugh Dibley / Mike De Udy	Porsche 906	Mike De Udy
69	Hans Wängstre / Evert Christofferson	Ferrari Dino 206 S	Bam-Bam
72	Tony Beeson / Mario Cabral	Scodec-Diva Martin Valkyrie	Alain De Cadenet
73	Mark Konig / Tony Lanfranchi	Nomad Mk.1 Ford	Mark Konig
76	Peter Clarke / Lance Webber	Emeron - Ford	Peter Clarke
77	Mike Coles	Costin-Nathan GT Ford	Varicam Racing
79	Alain Finkel / Claude Henry	Alpine A110 Renault	Bernard Collomb
82	Tim Lalonde / Roger Sparkes	Piper GT Ford	Concorde
86	François Chevalier / "Peter Rand"	Alpine A110 Renault	Jean-Pierre Remusat