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Event: 24 Heures du MansDate: 1.6.1986
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.528 kmsOrganiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest

Le Mans 24 Hours
Weather:warm, dry
Start time:31/5 16:00
Grid:2-2-2, PP left
Distance:24 hours
Attendance:150000
Entered:97
Practiced:54
Qualified:50
Started:50
Finished:23
Classified:19
Classes:PractStartClass
Group C1302911
Group C217166
Group B110
IMSA GTP331
IMSA GTX111
IMSA GTO000
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Race notes:
1 full-course caution for 2.5 hours
Pre-race sessions:
4 qualifying sessions held for a total of 480 minutes on 28-29/5
30 minute pre-race warm-uo held
Winners:
Overall:1Porsche 962 CStuck / Bell / Holbert
Group C2:75Gebhardt JC843 FordClements / Dodd-Noble / Harrower
IMSA GTP:21March 85G PorscheRobert / Newsum / Cleare
IMSA GTX:180Porsche 961Ballot-Léna / Metge
Fastest Laps:
Overall:7Porsche 956BKlaus Ludwig (D)3:23.300239.551 km/h
IMSA GTP:170Mazda 757Kennedy / Galvin / Dieudonné3:40.900
Pole Positions:
Overall:2Porsche 962 CJochen Mass (D)3:15.990248.486 km/h
Group C2:70Spice SE86C FordBellm / Martin / Spice3:40.470
Group B:111BMW M1Witmeur / Krankenberg / Libert4:08.680
IMSA GTP:171Mazda 757Yorino / Terada / Katayama3:43.310218.086 km/h
IMSA GTX:180Porsche 961Ballot-Léna / Metge3:43.350
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (16), Rondeau (3), Jaguar (3), Sauber (3), Tiga (3)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (19), Ford (12), BMW (4), Jaguar (3), Peugeot (2), Nissan (2), Mercedes (2), Mazda (2), Toyota (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 962 (7), Porsche 956 (7), Jaguar XJR-6 (3)
Driver nationalities:F (35), GB (25), USA (17), J (13), D (12), I (8), B (6), AUS (4), DK (4), E (4)
Team nationalities:GB (16), D (12), F (8), J (6), CH (5)
Most used colours:white (56%), blue (11%), black (11%), red (7%), yellow (5%)
Engine positions:mid-engined (98%), rear-engined (2%)
Oldest known drivers:George Follmer (52), Martin Birrane (51), Claude Ballot-Léna (50)
Youngest known drivers:George Fouché (21), Lionel Robert (24), Pierre-Henri Raphanel (25)

Official Race Programme:

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