Le Mans 24 Hours 1976 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 13.6.1976
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.640 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race

Weather:	hot, dry
Start time:	12/6 16:00
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	97
Practiced:	60
Qualified:	55
Started:	55
Finished:	27
Classified:	24

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Group 6 - Sports 3000	10	9	5
Group 6 - Sports 2000	9	8	2
Group 5	16	16	8
Group 4 - Grand Touring	10	10	4
Group 2 - Touring	1	1	1
Le Mans GTP	4	4	3
IMSA GT	4	4	1
Le Mans GTX	2	1	0
NASCAR Stock Car	2	2	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 720 minutes on 9-10/6

Winners:
Overall:	20	Porsche 936	Ickx / van Lennep
Group 6 - Sports 2000:	35	Lola T292 Ford	Trisconi / Morand / Chevalley
Group 5:	40	Porsche 935	Schurti / Stommelen
Group 4 - Grand Touring:	71	Porsche Carrera RSR	"Segolen" / Ouviére / Gadal
Group 2 - Touring:	95	BMW 3.0 CSL	Ravenel / Détrin / Ravenel
Le Mans GTP:	1	Inaltera Ford	Pescarolo / Beltoise
IMSA GT:	77	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0	Laffeach / Rulon-Miller / Waugh
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	19	Alpine-Renault A442 Turbo	Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F)	3:43.000	220.197 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	19	Alpine-Renault A442 Turbo	Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F)	3:33.100	230.427 km/h
Group 6 - Sports 2000:	27	Chevron B36 ROC	Servanin / Ferrier	4:05.400
Group 5:	40	Porsche 935	Schurti / Stommelen	3:41.700
Group 4 - Grand Touring:	57	Porsche 934	Hezemans / Schenken	4:01.100
Group 2 - Touring:	95	BMW 3.0 CSL	Ravenel / Détrin / Ravenel	4:36.500
Le Mans GTP:	1	Inaltera Ford	Pescarolo / Beltoise	3:56.900
IMSA GT:	76	Chevrolet Corvette	Greenwood / Darniche	3:54.600
Le Mans GTX:	72	Porsche Carrera RS	Vollery / Aeschlimann / Dorchy	4:23.400
NASCAR Stock Car:	4	Dodge Charger	McGriff / McGriff	4:29.700
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (26), BMW (7), Lola (4), Chevron (3), Mirage (2), Inaltera (2), Chevrolet (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (26), Ford (11), BMW (8), ROC (3), Chevrolet (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 911 Carrera (12), Porsche 934 (8), BMW 3.5 CSL (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (71), CH (14), D (13), USA (13), GB (11), B (6), AUS (5), MEX (2), NL (2)
Most used colours:	white (46%), red (17%), blue (15%), yellow (6%)
Engine positions:	rear-engined (40%), mid-engined (38%), front-engined (22%)
Oldest known drivers:	Diego Febles (47), Tony Birchenhough (42), Claude Ballot-Léna (40)
Youngest known drivers:	Didier Pironi (24), Thierry Perrier (26), Patrick Tambay (27)
Female drivers:	"Marie-Claude Beaumont", Christine Beckers, Christine Dacremont, Lella Lombardi, Martine Rénier, Anny-Charlotte Verney

Official Race Programme:

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