Le Mans 24 Hours 1972 - Racing Sports Cars

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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

Photo Gallery 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)	3:46.900	216.413 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	14	Matra-Simca MS670	Cevert / Ganley	3:42.200	220.990 km/h
Sports 2000:	23	Chevron B21 Ford	Robinson / Rondeau	4:17.000	191.066 km/h
Grand Touring:	72	Chevrolet Corvette	Darniche / Cudini / Greenwood	4:18.800	189.737 km/h
Touring:	53	Ford Capri RS 2600	Mass / Stuck	4:25.900	184.670 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 S (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)
Most used colours:	red (30%), blue (22%), yellow (21%), white (18%)
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), Jürgen Barth (25), Jean-Claude Lagniez (25)
Woman drivers:	"Marie-Claude Beaumont"

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