Le Mans 24 Hours 1980 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 15.6.1980
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.626 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
World Championship for Makes (round 7) FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers (round 7)

Weather:	intermittent rain
Start time:	14/6 16:00
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	74
Practiced:	65
Qualified:	55
Started:	55
Finished:	25
Classified:	25

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Group 6 - Sports +2000	8	6	4
Group 6 - Sports 2000	11	8	3
Group 5	11	10	2
Group 4 - Grand Touring	5	5	2
IMSA GTX	22	18	8
Le Mans GTP	7	7	6
Le Mans GTX	1	1	0

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
1 qualifying session held for a total of 300 minutes on 12/6
1 non-qualifying practice session held for a total of 240 minutes on 11/6

Winners:
Overall:	16	Rondeau M379B Ford	Rondeau / Jaussaud
Group 6 - Sports 2000:	25	Chevron B36 ROC	Hesnault / Sotty / Laurent
Group 5:	49	Porsche 935/77A	Schornstein / Grohs / von Tschirnhaus
Group 4 - Grand Touring:	93	Porsche 911 SC	Perrier / Carmillet
IMSA GTX:	70	Porsche 935 K3/80	Fitzpatrick / Redman / Barbour
Le Mans GTP:	17	Rondeau M379B Ford	Spice / Martin / Martin
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	9	Porsche 908/80 Turbo	Jacky Ickx (B)	3:40.6000	222.3730 km/h
IMSA GTX:	86	Mazda RX-7	Soto / Honegger / Hutchins	4:35.5000
Pole Positions:
Overall:	15	Rondeau M379B Ford	Pescarolo / Ragnotti	3:47.9000
Group 6 - Sports 2000:	28	Osella PA8 BMW	Lombardi / Thatcher	4:08.6000
Group 5:	42	Porsche 935 K3/80	Stommelen / Plankenhorn / Ikuzawa	3:49.8000
Group 4 - Grand Touring:	94	Porsche 934	Alméras / Alméras / Hoepfner	4:18.9000
IMSA GTX:	70	Porsche 935 K3/80	Fitzpatrick / Redman / Barbour	3:48.4000
Le Mans GTP:	5	WM P79/80 Peugeot	Fréquelin / Dorchy	3:51.9000
Le Mans GTX:	96	BMW M1	Alliot / Guérin	4:11.7000
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (24), Ferrari (5), BMW (5), Lola (4), Rondeau (3), WM (3), Lancia (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (24), BMW (9), Ford (7), Ferrari (5), Peugeot (3), ROC (3), Lancia (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 935 (15), Ferrari 512 BB (5), BMW M1 (4), Porsche 934 (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (59), USA (21), GB (19), D (15), I (9), B (8), CH (4), YV (2), PR (2)
Team nationalities:	F (24), D (9), USA (8), GB (5), I (5), CH (2)
Most used colours:	white (40%), red (20%), blue (13%), yellow (7%), black (7%), green (4%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (56%), rear-engined (36%), front-engined (8%)
Average engine size:	2891 cc (with regard to 53% turbocharged cars and 1% cars with rotary engine an applicable size is 3538 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Diego Febles (51), Martino Finotto (47), Simon Phillips (46)
Youngest known drivers:	John Paul, Jr. (20), Dale Whittington (21), Denis Morin (24)
Female drivers:	Marianne Hoepfner, Lella Lombardi, Anny-Charlotte Verney

Official Race Programme:

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