Le Mans 24 Hours 1992 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 21.6.1992
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.600 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
FIA Sportscar World Championship (round 3)

Weather:	rain, later dry
Start time:	20/6 16:00
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	176000

Entered:	59
Practiced:	38
Qualified:	29
Started:	28
Finished:	16
Classified:	14

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Category 1 - Group C/1992	16	15	7
Category 2 - Group C/1990	3	2	2
Category 3 - Group C/Porsche	8	8	5
Category 4 - Nationals	3	3	0

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

Pre-race sessions:
4 qualifying sessions held for a total of 480 minutes on 17-18/6
30 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	1	Peugeot 905 Evo 1 Bis LM	Dalmas / Warwick / Blundell
Category 2 - Group C/1990:	35	Toyota 92C-V	Fouché / Andskar / Johansson
Category 3 - Group C/Porsche:	54	Cougar C28S Porsche	Wollek / Pescarolo / Ricci
Leaders:
laps 1-5:	2	Peugeot 905 Evo 1 Bis LM
laps 6-11:	5	Mazda MXR-01
laps 12-13:	2	Peugeot 905 Evo 1 Bis LM
lap 14:	1	Peugeot 905 Evo 1 Bis LM
laps 15-23:	5	Mazda MXR-01
laps 24-352:	1	Peugeot 905 Evo 1 Bis LM
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	8	Toyota TS010	Jan Lammers (NL)	3:32.2950	230.6220 km/h	lap 277
Category 2 - Group C/1990:	35	Toyota 92C-V	Fouché / Andskar / Johansson	3:40.4080
Category 3 - Group C/Porsche:	54	Cougar C28S Porsche	Wollek / Pescarolo / Ricci	3:43.3160
Category 4 - Nationals:	58	WR LM92 Peugeot	Gonin / Artzet / Petit	4:44.2690
Pole Positions:
Overall:	2	Peugeot 905 Evo 1 Bis LM	Philippe Alliot (F)	3:21.2090	243.3290 km/h
Category 2 - Group C/1990:	34	Toyota 92C-V	Ratzenberger / Irvine / Elgh	3:39.8500
Category 3 - Group C/Porsche:	51	Porsche 962 CK6	Reuter / Nielsen / Lavaggi	3:36.3170
Category 4 - Nationals:	58	WR LM92 Peugeot	Gonin / Artzet / Petit	4:28.6930
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Toyota (5), Porsche (5), Peugeot (3), Cougar (3), Spice (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (8), Peugeot (5), Toyota (5), Ford (4), Mazda (2), Judd (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 962 (5), Peugeot 905 (3), Toyota TS010 (3), Cougar C28S (3)
Driver nationalities:	F (25), GB (14), I (11), J (8), D (5), NL (4), S (3), ZA (2), E (2), A (2), B (2), BR (2)
Team nationalities:	F (9), J (7), GB (4), D (3), I (2), NL (2)
Most used colours:	white (39%), red (27%), blue (10%), black (9%), yellow (7%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (100%)
Oldest known drivers:	Derek Bell (51), Stefano Sebastiani (50), Henri Pescarolo (50)
Youngest known drivers:	Alessandro Gini (23), Karl Wendlinger (24), Justin Bell (24)
Female drivers:	Kenta Shimamura, Tomiko Yoshikawa

Official Race Programme:

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