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Event: 24 Heures du MansDate: 12.6.1988
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.535 kmsOrganiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest

Le Mans 24 Hours
Weather:warm, sunny
Start time:11/6 15:00
Grid:2-2-2, PP right
Distance:24 hours
Attendance:260000
Entered:69
Practiced:53
Qualified:50
Started:49
Finished:27
Classified:25
Classes:PractStartClass
Group C1312915
Group C218177
IMSA GTP333
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Pre-race sessions:
4 qualifying sessions held on 8-9/6
Winners:
Overall:2Jaguar XJR-9 LMLammers / Dumfries / Wallace
Group C2:111Spice SE88C FordBellm / Spice / de Thoisy
IMSA GTP:203Mazda 757Terada / Dieudonné / Kennedy
Fastest Laps:
Overall:17Porsche 962 CHans-Joachim Stuck (D)3:22.5000240.6220 km/h
IMSA GTP:201Mazda 767Katayama / Leslie / Duez3:34.7100
Pole Positions:
Overall:17Porsche 962 CHans-Joachim Stuck (D)3:15.6400249.0590 km/h
Group C2:127Spice SE86C HartJones / Birrane / Adams3:30.2600
IMSA GTP:202Mazda 767Yorino / Hoy / Regout3:39.3200222.1690 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (11), Spice (6), Jaguar (5), Mazda (3), Tiga (3), Argo (3), Cougar (3)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (14), Ford (13), Jaguar (5), Nissan (4), Mazda (3), BMW (3)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 962 (11), Jaguar XJR-9 (5), Spice SE88C (3), Argo JM19 (3)
Driver nationalities:F (35), GB (28), J (16), USA (10), I (8), D (8), B (6), CH (5), S (3), IRL (3), AUS (3), DK (3), ZA (3)
Team nationalities:GB (13), F (12), J (9), D (7), CH (3), USA (2)
Most used colours:white (42%), blue (17%), red (16%), yellow (7%)
Engine positions:mid-engined (100%)
Average engine size:3439 cc (with regard to 53% turbocharged cars and 6% cars with rotary engine an applicable size is 4418 cc)
Oldest known drivers:Martin Birrane (53), Claude Ballot-Léna (52), Brian Redman (51)
Youngest known drivers:George Fouché (23), Davy Jones (24), Uwe Schäfer (25)

Official Race Programme:

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