Le Mans 24 Hours 1970 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 14.6.1970
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 8) Challenge Mondiale (round 4)

Weather:	mostly heavy rain
Start time:	13/6 16:00
Grid:	standing Le Mans start
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	96
Practiced:	57
Qualified:	51
Started:	51
Finished:	16
Classified:	7

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Prototype 3000	13	11	1
Prototype 2500	1	1	0
Prototype 2000	4	4	0
Sports 5000	21	19	4
Sports 2000	3	2	0
Grand Touring +5000	2	2	0
Grand Touring 2500	9	8	1
Grand Touring 2000	4	4	1

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 540 minutes on 10-11/6

Winners:
Overall:	23	Porsche 917 K	Attwood / Herrmann
Prototype 3000:	27	Porsche 908/02 LH Flunder	Lins / Marko
Grand Touring +5000:	2	Chevrolet Corvette	Greder / Rouget
Grand Touring 2500:	47	Porsche 911 S	Kremer / Koob
Grand Touring 2000:	40	Porsche 914/6	Ballot-Léna / Chasseuil
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	25	Porsche 917 L	Vic Elford (GB)	3:21.0500	241.1760 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	25	Porsche 917 L	Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)	3:19.8000	242.6850 km/h
Prototype 3000:	32	Matra-Simca MS650	Brabham / Cevert	3:32.2000
Prototype 2500:	61	Porsche 907	Wicky / Hanrioud	3:59.6000
Prototype 2000:	50	Ligier JS1 Ford	Ligier / Andruet	4:03.4000
Sports 2000:	46	Porsche 910	Poirot / Kraus	4:14.9000
Grand Touring +5000:	1	Chevrolet Corvette C3	Bourdon / Aubriet	4:07.2000
Grand Touring 2500:	65	Porsche 911 S	Haldi / Blank	4:22.0000
Grand Touring 2000:	64	Porsche 911 S	Sage / Greub	4:29.6000
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (24), Ferrari (12), Alfa Romeo (4), Matra (3), Chevron (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (24), Ferrari (12), Alfa Romeo (4), Chevrolet (3), Matra (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Ferrari 512 S (11), Porsche 911 (11), Porsche 917 (7)
Driver nationalities:	F (30), GB (17), CH (11), D (9), I (9), B (8), USA (5), S (3), NL (2), E (2), A (2)
Team nationalities:	F (14), I (8), CH (8), GB (6), USA (4), B (4), A (2), D (2)
Most used colours:	red (43%), white (21%), blue (16%), yellow (10%), green (4%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (74%), rear-engined (21%), front-engined (5%)
Oldest known drivers:	Chuck Parsons (46), Jack Brabham (44), Herbert Linge (42)
Youngest known drivers:	Jean-Claude Lagniez (23), Jacky Ickx (25), Patrick Depailler (26)

Official Race Programme:

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