Le Mans 24 Hours 1977 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 12.6.1977
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:	mostly dry, brief rain
Start time:	11/6 16:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	170000

Entered:	88
Practiced:	62
Qualified:	56
Started:	55
Finished:	21
Classified:	20

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Group 6 - Sports +2000	13	12	5
Group 6 - Sports 2000	11	9	1
Group 5	9	8	2
Group 4 - Grand Touring	10	9	3
Le Mans GTP	7	6	3
Le Mans GTX	1	1	0
IMSA GT	11	10	6

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 8-9/7

Winners:
Overall:	4	Porsche 936/77	Barth / Ickx / Haywood
Group 6 - Sports 2000:	26	Chevron B36 ROC	Pignard / Dufréne / Henry
Group 5:	40	Porsche 935	Ballot-Léna / Gregg
Group 4 - Grand Touring:	58	Porsche 934	Wollek / "Steve" / Gurdjian
Le Mans GTP:	88	Inaltera Ford	Rondeau / Ragnotti
IMSA GT:	71	BMW 3.0 CSL	Dieudonné / Dini / Xhenceval
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	4	Porsche 936/77	Jacky Ickx (B)	3:36.5000	226.8080 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	9	Alpine-Renault A442	Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F)	3:31.7000	231.9510 km/h
Group 6 - Sports 2000:	29	Osella PA5 BMW	Cudini / Touroul / Cambiaghi	3:59.6000
Group 5:	41	Porsche 935/77	Stommelen / Schurti	3:39.3000
Group 4 - Grand Touring:	58	Porsche 934	Wollek / "Steve" / Gurdjian	3:59.0000
Le Mans GTP:	88	Inaltera Ford	Rondeau / Ragnotti	4:00.7000
Le Mans GTX:	96	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	Savary / Corthay / Salamin	4:26.3000
IMSA GT:	79	Porsche Carrera RS	Ravenel / Détrin / Ravenel	4:21.7000
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (25), Alpine (5), BMW (4), Lola (4), Inaltera (3), Chevron (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (25), Ford (9), Renault (7), BMW (6), ROC (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 911 Carrera (11), Porsche 935 (6), Porsche 934 (6)
Driver nationalities:	F (76), GB (18), CH (12), B (10), USA (9), D (4), E (3), AUS (3), NL (3), I (3)
Team nationalities:	F (20), D (7), CH (6), GB (5), USA (3), B (2)
Most used colours:	white (36%), red (22%), blue (14%), black (8%), yellow (7%), silver (4%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (47%), rear-engined (43%), front-engined (10%)
Average engine size:	2706 cc (with regard to 40% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 3138 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Nicolas Koob (47), Martin Birrane (42), Claude Ballot-Léna (41)
Youngest known drivers:	Didier Pironi (25), Anna Cambiaghi (26), Thierry Perrier (27)
Female drivers:	Christine Beckers, Anna Cambiaghi, Christine Dacremont, Marianne Hoepfner, Lella Lombardi, Anny-Charlotte Verney

Official Race Programme:

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