Le Mans 24 Hours 1973 - 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)

Weather:	mostly dry, brief rain
Start time:	9/6 16:00
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	112
Practiced:	61
Qualified:	55
Started:	55
Finished:	21
Classified:	21

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Sports 3000	22	21	9
Sports 2500	1	1	0
Sports 2000	8	6	0
Grand Touring +5000	4	3	2
Grand Touring 5000	9	9	4
Grand Touring 3000	11	9	5
Touring 5000	3	3	1
Touring 3000	3	3	0

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 6-7/6

Winners:
Overall:	11	Matra-Simca MS670B	Pescarolo / Larrousse
Grand Touring +5000:	30	Chevrolet Corvette	Greder / "Beaumont"
Grand Touring 5000:	39	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Ballot-Léna / Elford
Grand Touring 3000:	45	Porsche Carrera RSR	Keller / Schickentanz / Kremer
Touring 5000:	51	BMW 3.0 CSL	Quester / Hezemans
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	10	Matra-Simca MS670B	François Cevert (F)	3:39.600	223.607 km/h
Sports 2500:	26	Sigma MC73 Mazda	Ikuzawa / Fushida / Dal Bo	4:22.900
Sports 2000:	21	Chevron B23 BMW	Maublanc / Mieusset	4:08.500
Grand Touring +5000:	29	Chevrolet Corvette C3	Greenwood / Johnson	4:23.200
Grand Touring 5000:	34	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Andruet / Bond	4:13.100
Grand Touring 3000:	48	Porsche Carrera RSR	Gregg / Chasseuil	4:18.900
Touring 5000:	50	BMW 3.0 CSL	Amon / Stuck	4:15.900
Touring 3000:	55	Ford Capri LV	Glemser / Fitzpatrick / Heyer	4:17.100
Pole Positions:
Overall:	16	Ferrari 312 PB	Arturo Merzario (I)	3:37.500	225.766 km/h
Sports 2500:	26	Sigma MC73 Mazda	Ikuzawa / Fushida / Dal Bo	4:11.100	195.556 km/h
Sports 2000:	27	Chevron B23 Ford	Juncadella / de Bagration	4:11.000
Grand Touring +5000:	29	Chevrolet Corvette C3	Greenwood / Johnson	4:19.600
Grand Touring 5000:	39	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Ballot-Léna / Elford	4:16.200
Grand Touring 3000:	63	Porsche Carrera RSR	Loos / Barth	4:19.300
Touring 5000:	51	BMW 3.0 CSL	Quester / Hezemans	4:17.700
Touring 3000:	55	Ford Capri LV	Glemser / Fitzpatrick / Heyer	4:15.800
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (15), Ferrari (12), Matra (4), Chevron (4), BMW (3), Chevrolet (3), Ligier (3), Ford (3), Lola (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (15), Ferrari (12), Ford (12), Matra (4), BMW (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 911 Carrera (11), Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (9), Matra MS670B (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (50), CH (14), GB (13), D (12), USA (7), E (4), I (4), RA (3), B (3), A (2), AUS (2), EC (2), NL (2), NZ (2), J (2)
Team nationalities:	F (17), D (8), GB (4), I (4), CH (4), USA (4), E (2)
Most used colours:	red (27%), blue (22%), yellow (21%), white (18%), silver (4%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (47%), front-engined (32%), rear-engined (21%)
Oldest known drivers:	Henri Greder (44), Teodoro Zeccoli (44), Guy Ligier (43)
Youngest known drivers:	Hans-Joachim Stuck (22), Helmuth Koinigg (25), Alain Couderc (25)
Female drivers:	"Marie-Claude Beaumont", Christine Beckers

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