Le Mans 24 Hours 1973 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 10.6.1973
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.640 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
World Championship for Makes (round 8) Challenge Mondiale (round 4) Campeonato de España de Conductores de Velocidad en Circuito para Vehiculos de Gran Turismo-Sport (round 3)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	16	Arturo Merzario / Carlos Pace	Ferrari 312 PB	Sefac Ferrari	3:37.5000
2^nd	15	Jacky Ickx / Brian Redman	Ferrari 312 PB	Sefac Ferrari	3:38.5000
3^rd	10	François Cevert / Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Simca MS670B	Equipe Matra	3:39.3000
4^th	11	Henri Pescarolo / Gérard Larrousse	Matra-Simca MS670B	Equipe Matra	3:41.8000
5^th	17	Tim Schenken / Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 PB	Sefac Ferrari	3:42.3000
6^th	12	Jean-Pierre Jabouille / Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Matra-Simca MS670B	Equipe Matra	3:44.7000
7^th	14	Patrick Depailler / Bob Wollek	Matra-Simca MS670B	Equipe Matra	3:45.3000
8^th	8	Derek Bell / Howden Ganley	Mirage M6 Ford	Gulf Research Racing Company	3:46.3000
9^th	9	Mike Hailwood / John Watson / Vern Schuppan	Mirage M6 Ford	Gulf Research Racing Company	3:46.6000
10^th	7	Jean-Louis Lafosse / Reine Wisell / Hughes de Fierlant	Lola T282 Ford	Equipe Gitanes	3:49.2000
11^th	61	Daniël Rouveyran / Christian Mons / Christian Ethuin	Lola T280 Ford	Daniel Rouveyran	3:50.7000
12^th	60	Carlo Facetti / "PAM" / Teodoro Zeccoli	Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3	Ecurie Brescia Corse	3:54.8000
13^th	27	José Juncadella / Jorge de Bagration	Chevron B23 Ford	Escuderia Montjuich	4:11.0000
14^th	26	Tetsu Ikuzawa / Hiroshi Fushida / Patrick Dal Bo	Sigma MC73 Mazda	Sigma Automotive Co.	4:11.1000
15^th	5	Alain de Cadenet / Chris Craft	Duckhams LM Ford	Duckhams Oil Motor Oil	4:11.2000
16^th	62	Guy Ligier / Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS2 Maserati	Automobiles Ligier	4:13.1000
17^th	21	Pierre Maublanc / Robert Mieusset	Chevron B23 BMW	Pierre Maublanc	4:14.7000
18^th	46	Gijs van Lennep / Herbert Müller	Porsche Carrera RSR	Porsche System Engineering Ltd.	4:14.9000
19^th	47	Reinhold Jöst / Claude Haldi	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche System Engineering Ltd.	4:15.8000
20^th	55	Dieter Glemser / Hans Heyer / John Fitzpatrick	Ford Capri LV	Ford	4:15.8000
21^st	3	Juan Fernandez / Bernard Chenevière / Francisco Torredemer	Porsche 908/03	Escuderia Monjuich	4:15.9000
22^nd	54	Gerry Birrell / Hans Heyer	Ford Capri LV	Ford	4:16.0000
23^rd	39	Claude Ballot-Léna / Vic Elford	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Automobiles Charles Pozzi	4:16.2000
24^th	38	François Migault / Luigi Chinetti, Jr.	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	N.A.R.T.	4:16.7000
25^th	53	Helmuth Koinigg / Jean Vinatier / Gerry Birrell	Ford Capri LV	Ford	4:16.7000
26^th	37	Luis Di Palma / Nestor Garcia-Veiga	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	N.A.R.T.	4:17.1000
27^th	33	Neil Corner / Willie Green	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd.	4:17.2000
28^th	19	Jean-Pierre Paoli / Alain Couderc	Ligier JS2 Maserati	Automobiles Ligier	4:17.5000
29^th	51	Toine Hezemans / Dieter Quester	BMW 3.0 CSL	B.M.W.	4:17.7000
30^th	50	Chris Amon / Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW 3.0 CSL	B.M.W.	4:18.8000
31^st	34	Jean-Claude Andruet / Richard Bond	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Ecurie Francorchamps	4:18.9000
32^nd	63	Georg Loos / Jürgen Barth	Porsche Carrera RSR	Gelo Racing Team	4:19.3000
33^rd	4	Guillermo Ortega / Fausto Merello	Porsche 908/02 Flunder	Guillermo Ortega Hougen	4:19.5000
34^th	29	John Greenwood / Robert R. Johnson	Chevrolet Corvette C3	John Greenwood	4:19.6000
35^th	6	Milt Minter / Sam Posey	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	N.A.R.T.	4:19.7000
36^th	48	Peter Gregg / Guy Chasseuil	Porsche Carrera RSR	Porsche System Engineering Ltd.-Sonauto	4:20.5000
37^th	30	Henri Greder / "Marie-Claude Beaumont"	Chevrolet Corvette	Greder Racing	4:20.9000
38^th	45	Paul Keller / Clemens Schickentanz / Erwin Kremer	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche Kremer Racing Team	4:21.6000
39^th	40	Alain Serpaggi / José Dolhem	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Automobiles Charles Pozzi	4:23.2000
40^th	69	Jean-Claude Aubriet / "Depnic"	Chevrolet Corvette C3	Ecurie Léopard	4:24.8000
41^st	2	Roger Dubos / Christine Beckers / Pierre Pagani	Chevron B21/23 Ford	Paul Blancpain - Dinitrol Total	4:25.6000
42^nd	28	Jacques Henry / Fred Stalder / Etienne Grobot	Lola T290 Ford	Jacques Henry	4:25.7000
43^rd	36	Lucien Guitteny / Bob Grossman	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	N.A.R.T. - Trophée Chinetti	4:25.9000
44^th	56	Jean-Claude Guérie / Cyril Grandet	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Shark Team	4:26.2000
45^th	49	Jean Égreteaud / Jean-Claude Lagniez	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8	Jean Egreteaud	4:26.9000
46^th	52	André Wicky / Max Cohen-Olivar / Philippe Carron	Porsche 908/02 Flunder	Wicky Racing Team	4:27.2000
47^th	58	Walter Brun / Cox Kocher / Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann	BMW 3.0 CSL	Wicky Racing Team	4:28.4000
48^th	43	Jürgen Zink / Gerd Quist / Manfred Laub	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Max Moritz Gmbh	4:29.2000
49^th	25	Paul Blancpain / Michel Dupont	Chevron B23 Ford	Michel Dupont	4:29.3000
50^th	44	Jean-François Piot / Peter Zbinden	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8	Porsche Club Romand	4:30.4000
51^st	78	Hervé Bayard / René Ligonnet	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Jean Sage	4:31.5000
52^nd	42	Pierre Mauroy / Marcel Mignot	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	René Mazzia	4:31.7000
53^rd	22	Raymond Touroul / Jean-Pierre Rouget	Porsche 910	Raymond Touroul	4:34.8000
54^th	41	Jean Selz / Florian Vetsch	Porsche Carrera RS	Schiller Racing Team	4:36.1000
55^th	18	Martial Delalande / Claude Laurent / Jacques Marché	Ligier JS2 Maserati	Claude Laurent	4:44.5000

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
66	Brian Robinson / José Uriarte / Hervé LeGuellec	Chevron B21 Ford	Promoto
68	Ron Grable / Jim Greendyke / Don Yenko	Chevrolet Corvette	John Greenwood
57	Christian Poirot / Jean Rondeau / Jürgen Barth	Porsche 908/02 Flunder	Christian Poirot
84	Jean-Claude Boucher / Daniel Guerin / Didier Jaunet	Porsche Carrera RS	Louis Meznarie
75	Pierre Greub / Paul Keller	Porsche 911 S	Porsche Club Romand
65	Gianmassimo Martino	A.C.E. PB2 Ford	Michel Elkoubi

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
1	Giorgio Schön / Jean Canonica	Lola T282 Ford	Ecurie Jolly Club
2	Reinhold Jöst / Mario Casoni / Paul Blancpain / Roger Dubos / Christine Beckers / Pierre Pagani	Porsche 908	Paul Blancpain - Dinitrol Total
4		Ylcra - Porsche	Pierre P. Crapel
10		Ferrari 312 P	N.A.R.T.
20		Lola T292 Chevrolet	Equipe Gallia
23	Mario Cabral / Carlos Santos	Lola T292 Ford	Bonnier BIP
24	Carlos Gaspar / José Dolhem / Jorge Pinhol	Lola T292 Ford	Bonnier BIP
25	Bernd Becker / Elmar Clever / Harald Link	Porsche 910	Bernd Becker
27		Porsche 907	Wicky Racing Team
28	Jean-Louis Gama / Jacques Morel / Robini	Jide - Renault 2000	Jacques Durant
31	Jean Vinatier / Guy Chasseuil	De Tomaso Pantera	France Britanic Auto Ltd.
31	Yves Courage	Lola T292 Ford	Media-Courses
32	André Wicky / Pierre-François Rousselot	De Tomaso Pantera	Wicky Racing Team
32	André Wicky / Pierre-François Rousselot / Gérard Foucault	Porsche Carrera RSR	Wicky Racing Team
33	Emile Elias / Jean Bellec	Rawlson CR11 Ford	Promoto Racing Services
35	Jean Max / Christian Ethuin / Patrice Compain	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Motul - Défence Mondiale
36		Lola T290 Ford	Autor Fillipinetti
37		Lola T290 Ford	Francesco Torredemer
47	Gianpiero Moretti	De Tomaso Pantera	Momo Racing Team
48	Claude Haldi / Helmuth Koinigg	Porsche Carrera RSR	Porsche System Engineering Ltd.
56		Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Maranello Concessionaires
59		Duckhams LM Ford	Duckhams Oil Motor Oil
62	Ernst Kraus	Porsche Carrera RS	Boeri Racing
63	Georg Loos / Jürgen Barth	Porsche 908	Gelo Racing Team
64	Roger Clark / José Juncadella / Peter Hanson	Porsche Carrera RSR	Racing With Montjuich Tergal
64	Roger Clark / José Juncadella	Chevron B23 Ford	Hine Inter. Enterprises
67	"Cyprien" / Francois Guerre-Berthelot	Grac MT16 Ford	Usine Grac
70	Dave Heinz / Robert R. Johnson	Chevrolet Corvette	N.A.R.T.
71	"Gero" / Marcello Gallo	De Tomaso Pantera	Ecurie Jolly Club
72	Corrado Manfredini / Giancarlo Gagliardi	De Tomaso Pantera	Momo Racing Team
73		Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Autor Fillipinetti
74	Jean Mésange	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Jean Mésange
76	Claude Haldi / Arthur Blank	Porsche Carrera RSR	Claude Haldi
77	Chris Craft / Martin Birrane	Porsche Carrera RSR	Crowne Racing
77	"Gedehem"	Porsche Carrera RS	"Gedehem"
78	Clive Baker / Vaughan Hatton	Ferrari Dino 246 GT	Clive Baker
79	Enrico Pasolini / "Pooky"	Porsche Carrera RS	Ecurie Brescia Corse
80	Jean-Claude Guérie / Cyril Grandet / Joël Bonnemaison	Ford Capri RS 2600	Shark Racing
80	Claude Buchet / Dominique Thiry / Jean-Paul Agére	Porsche 911 S	Claude Buchet
81	Ennio Bonomelli / Pino Pica / Giorgio Pianta	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8	Ennio Bonomelli
82	Willi Kauhsen / Clemens Schickentanz	Porsche Carrera RS	Willi Kauhsen Racing Team
83	Nicolas Koob	Porsche Carrera RS	Nicolas Koob
85	Gordon Spice / Guy Edwards / Rob Grant	Datsun 240Z	Motor Race Consultant Ltd.
86	Hans Menzel / Vittorio Brambilla	BMW 3.0 CSL	B.M.W.
87	Willy Braillard / Jean Xhenceval	BMW 3.0 CSL	Marabant Racing Team
88		Lola T292 Ford	Daniel Rouveyran
89	Tony Goodwin / Gilles Doncieux	Dulon LD11 Ford	Tony Goodwin
91		AMS 273 Ford	Ecurie Jolly Club
93		Chevrolet Corvette	Tony DeLorenzo
		Maserati Bora	Ets Thepenier
		Maserati Bora	Ets Thepenier