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 911 Carrera RSR	Keller / Schickentanz / Kremer
Touring 5000:	51	BMW 3.0 CSL	Hezemans / Quester
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	10	Matra-Simca MS670B	François Cevert (F)	3:39.6000	223.6070 km/h
Sports 2500:	26	Sigma MC73 Mazda	Ikuzawa / Fushida / Dal Bo	4:22.9000
Sports 2000:	21	Chevron B23 BMW	Maublanc / Mieusset	4:08.5000
Grand Touring +5000:	29	Chevrolet Corvette C3	Greenwood / Johnson	4:23.2000
Grand Touring 5000:	34	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Andruet / Bond	4:13.1000
Grand Touring 3000:	48	Porsche Carrera RSR	Gregg / Chasseuil	4:18.9000
Touring 5000:	50	BMW 3.0 CSL	Amon / Stuck	4:15.9000
Touring 3000:	55	Ford Capri LV	Glemser / Heyer / Fitzpatrick	4:17.1000
Pole Positions:
Overall:	16	Ferrari 312 PB	Arturo Merzario (I)	3:37.5000	225.7660 km/h
Sports 2500:	26	Sigma MC73 Mazda	Ikuzawa / Fushida / Dal Bo	4:11.1000	195.5560 km/h
Sports 2000:	27	Chevron B23 Ford	Juncadella / de Bagration	4:11.0000
Grand Touring +5000:	29	Chevrolet Corvette C3	Greenwood / Johnson	4:19.6000
Grand Touring 5000:	39	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Ballot-Léna / Elford	4:16.2000
Grand Touring 3000:	63	Porsche Carrera RSR	Loos / Barth	4:19.3000
Touring 5000:	51	BMW 3.0 CSL	Hezemans / Quester	4:17.7000
Touring 3000:	55	Ford Capri LV	Glemser / Heyer / Fitzpatrick	4:15.8000
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 (10), Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (9), Matra MS670 (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 (19), 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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