Le Mans 24 Hours 1974 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 16.6.1974
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 5) Challenge Mondial de Vitesse et d'Endurance (round 4)

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:	Pract	Start	Class
S - Sport 3000	20	20	7
S - Sport 2000	5	5	1
GTS - Grand Tourisme Special	21	21	11
TS - Tourisme Special	4	3	1

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 12-13/6

Winners:
Overall:	7	Matra-Simca MS670C	Pescarolo / Larrousse
S - Sport 2000:	30	Chevron B23 Ford	Beckers / Laurent / Fontaine
GTS - Grand Tourisme Special:	71	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Grandet / Bardini
TS - Tourisme Special:	86	BMW 3.0 CSL 3.5	Aubriet / "Depnic"
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	6	Matra-Simca MS680	Jean-Pierre Jarier (F)	3:42.700	220.494 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	7	Matra-Simca MS670C	Gérard Larrousse (F)	3:35.800	227.544 km/h
S - Sport 2000:	43	Lola T292 ROC	Mieusset / Servanin / Stalder	4:07.900
GTS - Grand Tourisme Special:	68	Porsche Carrera RSR	Keller / Heyer / Kremer	4:11.300
TS - Tourisme Special:	87	BMW 3.0 CSL	Mohr / Facetti / Finotto	4:14.200
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 RSR (14), Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (5), 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)
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), Alain Couderc (26)
Woman drivers:	"Marie-Claude Beaumont", Christine Beckers, Yvette Fontaine

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