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Event: 24 Heures du MansDate: 15.6.1975
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.640 kmsOrganiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest

Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race
Weather:warm, dry
Start time:14/6 16:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:24 hours
Attendance:80000
Entered:101
Practiced:71
Qualified:59
Started:55
Finished:31
Classified:30
Classes:PractStartClass
Sports 300013115
Sports 20001195
Grand Touring272312
GT Series976
Touring751
Le Mans GTX411
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Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 1200 minutes on 11-12/6
Winners:
Overall:11Gulf GR8 FordBell / Ickx
Sports 2000:35Moynet LM75 JRDHoepfner / Mouton / Dacremont
Grand Touring:58Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0Fitzpatrick / Hezemans / van Lennep / Schurti / Loos
GT Series:84Porsche 911 Carrera RSMaurer / Beez / Strähl
Touring:91BMW 2002 TiBrillat / Gagliardi / Degoumois
Le Mans GTX:20Porsche 911 Carrera TurboBéguin / Zbinden / Haldi
Fastest Laps:
Overall:4De Cadenet Lola T380 FordChris Craft (GB)3:53.8000210.0260 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:11Gulf GR8 FordJacky Ickx (B)3:49.9000213.5890 km/h
Sports 2000:26Alpine-Renault A441C"Marie-Claude Beaumont" (F)4:02.9000202.1570 km/h
Grand Touring:55Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0Claude Ballot-Léna (F)4:16.0000191.8130 km/h
GT Series:78Porsche Carrera RSBob Wollek (F)4:28.9000182.6110 km/h
Touring:93BMW 3.0 CSLSam Posey (USA)4:06.0000199.6100 km/h
Le Mans GTX:99Ferrari 365 GT4/BBLucien Guitteny (F)4:30.0000181.8670 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (28), Lola (6), Ligier (3), BMW (3), Mirage (2), Ferrari (2), De Tomaso (2)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (28), Ford (12), ROC (3), BMW (3), Ferrari (2), JRD (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 911 Carrera (25), Ligier JS2 (3), Lola T292 (3)
Driver nationalities:F (74), CH (15), GB (11), D (9), B (6), I (5), USA (5), NL (3), FL (2), AUS (2), MEX (2), J (2), EC (2)
Most used colours:white (30%), blue (21%), yellow (15%), red (14%), green (5%)
Engine positions:rear-engined (44%), mid-engined (39%), front-engined (17%)
Oldest known drivers:Jean Guichet (48), Henri Greder (46), Hans Schuller (44)
Youngest known drivers:John Cooper (27), Jürgen Barth (28), Robert Boubet (28)
Female drivers:"Marie-Claude Beaumont", Christine Dacremont, Yvette Fontaine, Marianne Hoepfner, Lella Lombardi, Michele Mouton, Corinne Tarnaud, Anny-Charlotte Verney

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