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Le Mans 24 Hours 1972
Event:
24 Heures du Mans
Date:
11.6.1972
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 9)
Challenge Mondiale
(round 5)
Weather:
intermittent rain
Start time:
10/6 16:00
Grid:
2-2-2, PP right
Distance:
24 hours
Attendance:
250000
Entered:
91
Practiced:
66
Qualified:
55
Started:
55
Finished:
19
Classified:
18
Classes:
Pract
Start
Class
Sports 3000
21
20
5
Sports 2000
7
4
2
Grand Touring
31
26
9
Touring
7
5
2
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Entered Cars
Technical Data
Appearance
Race Results
Grid
Qualifying
Lap Times
Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held
Winners:
Overall:
15
Matra-Simca MS670
Pescarolo / Hill
Sports 2000:
27
Lola T290 Ford
Ligonnet / Smith
Grand Touring:
39
Ferrari 365 GTB/4
Ballot-Léna / Andruet
Touring:
54
Ford Capri RS 2600
Birrell / Bourgoignie
Fastest Laps:
Overall:
8
Lola T280 Ford
Gijs van Lennep (NL)
3:46.9000
216.4130 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:
14
Matra-Simca MS670
Cevert / Ganley
3:42.2000
220.9900 km/h
Sports 2000:
23
Chevron B21 Ford
Robinson / Rondeau
4:17.0000
191.0660 km/h
Grand Touring:
72
Chevrolet Corvette C3
Darniche / Cudini / Greenwood
4:18.8000
189.7370 km/h
Touring:
53
Ford Capri RS 2600
Mass / Stuck
4:25.9000
184.6700 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:
Porsche (15), Ferrari (10), Chevrolet (5), Matra (4), Ford (4), De Tomaso (4)
Top engines by numbers:
Porsche (15), Ford (14), Ferrari (10), Chevrolet (5), Matra (4)
Top car types by numbers:
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (9), Porsche 911 (7), Chevrolet Corvette (5)
Driver nationalities:
F (52), GB (13), D (13), CH (12), USA (10), B (7), E (6), I (4), A (3), NZ (2), S (2)
Team nationalities:
F (14), USA (7), CH (6), D (6), GB (4), I (3), B (2), E (2)
Most used colours:
red (30%), yellow (21%), blue (20%), white (19%)
Engine positions:
mid-engined (52%), front-engined (34%), rear-engined (14%)
Oldest known drivers:
Henri Greder (43), Jo Bonnier (42), Guy Ligier (42)
Youngest known drivers:
Hans-Joachim Stuck (21), Dominique Bardini (24), Jürgen Barth (25)
Female drivers:
"Marie-Claude Beaumont"
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