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Event: 24 Heures du MansDate: 16.6.1974
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.640 kmsOrganiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest

Le Mans 24 Hours
Weather:mostly dry, brief rain
Start time:15/6 16:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:24 hours
Attendance:200000
Entered:81
Practiced:50
Qualified:49
Started:49
Finished:21
Classified:20
Classes:PractStartClass
S - Sport 300020207
S - Sport 2000551
GTS - Grand Tourisme Special212111
TS - Tourisme Special431
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Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 540 minutes on 12-13/6
Winners:
Overall:7Matra-Simca MS670CPescarolo / Larrousse
S - Sport 2000:30Chevron B23 FordBeckers / Laurent / Fontaine
GTS - Grand Tourisme Special:71Ferrari 365 GTB/4Grandet / Bardini
TS - Tourisme Special:86BMW 3.0 CSL 3.5Aubriet / "Depnic"
Fastest Laps:
Overall:6Matra-Simca MS680Jean-Pierre Jarier (F)3:42.7000220.4940 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:7Matra-Simca MS670CGérard Larrousse (F)3:35.8000227.5440 km/h
S - Sport 2000:43Lola T292 ROCMieusset / Servanin / Stalder4:07.9000
GTS - Grand Tourisme Special:68Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0Keller / Heyer / Kremer4:11.3000
TS - Tourisme Special:87BMW 3.0 CSLMohr / Finotto / Facetti4:14.2000
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (22), Ferrari (7), Matra (4), Mirage (2), Ligier (2), BMW (2), Chevron (2), Lola (2)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (22), Ford (8), Ferrari (7), Matra (4), Maserati (2), BMW (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 911 Carrera (15), Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (5), Matra MS670 (3), Porsche 908/02 (3)
Driver nationalities:F (62), CH (13), D (7), GB (6), I (4), USA (4), B (3), J (3), MEX (3), E (3), EC (3)
Team nationalities:F (17), USA (7), CH (6), D (5), GB (3), E (2)
Most used colours:blue (25%), red (24%), white (23%), yellow (13%), silver (5%)
Engine positions:mid-engined (46%), rear-engined (34%), front-engined (20%)
Oldest known drivers:Henri Greder (45), Teodoro Zeccoli (45), Martino Finotto (41)
Youngest known drivers:Hector Rebaque (18), Helmuth Koinigg (26), Dominique Bardini (26)
Female drivers:"Marie-Claude Beaumont", Christine Beckers, Yvette Fontaine, Marie Laurent, Martine Rénier, Anny-Charlotte Verney

Official Race Programme:

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