Le Mans 24 Hours 1996 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 16.6.1996
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.600 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race

Weather:	hot, dry
Start time:	15/6 15:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	168000

Entered:	78
Practiced:	52
Qualified:	48
Started:	48
Finished:	25
Classified:	25

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Category 1 - LMP1	7	7	3
Category 1 - LMP2	4	3	1
Category 1 - WSC	3	3	0
Category 2 - LM GT1	27	25	15
Category 3 - LM GT2	11	10	6

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
4 qualifying sessions held for a total of 510 minutes on 12-13/6
30 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	7	TWR Porsche WSC95	Jones / Wurz / Reuter
Category 1 - LMP2:	20	Kudzu DLM Mazda	Fréon / Terada / Downing
Category 2 - LM GT1:	25	Porsche 911 GT1	Stuck / Wollek / Boutsen
Category 3 - LM GT2:	79	Porsche 911 GT2	Kelleners / Eichmann / Martinolle
Leaders:
laps 1-2:	26	Porsche 911 GT1
laps 3-5:	25	Porsche 911 GT1
lap 6:	8	TWR WSC95 Porsche
laps 7-10:	7	TWR WSC95 Porsche
laps 11-12:	25	Porsche 911 GT1
laps 13-22:	7	TWR WSC95 Porsche
lap 23:	26	Porsche 911 GT1
laps 24-67:	7	TWR WSC95 Porsche
laps 68-71:	25	Porsche 911 GT1
laps 72-258:	7	TWR WSC95 Porsche
laps 259-263:	25	Porsche 911 GT1
laps 264-354:	7	TWR WSC95 Porsche
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	17	Ferrari 333 SP	Eric van de Poele (B)	3:46.9580	215.7230 km/h	lap 213
Category 1 - LMP1:	8	TWR Porsche WSC95	Theys / Alboreto / Martini	3:47.9920	214.7440 km/h
Category 1 - LMP2:	20	Kudzu DLM Mazda	Fréon / Terada / Downing	3:56.0000	207.4580 km/h
Category 2 - LM GT1:	26	Porsche 911 GT1	Dalmas / Goodyear / Wendlinger	3:48.7780	214.0070 km/h
Category 3 - LM GT2:	79	Porsche 911 GT2	Kelleners / Eichmann / Martinolle	4:12.0740	194.2290 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	8	TWR Porsche WSC95	Pierluigi Martini (I)	3:46.6820	215.9850 km/h
Category 1 - LMP2:	14	WR LM96 Peugeot	Patrick Gonin (F)	3:50.2520	212.6370 km/h
Category 1 - WSC:	17	Ferrari 333 SP	Eric van de Poele (B)	3:46.8380	215.8370 km/h
Category 2 - LM GT1:	26	Porsche 911 GT1	Yannick Dalmas (F)	3:47.1320	215.5570 km/h
Category 3 - LM GT2:	79	Porsche 911 GT2	Ralf Kelleners (D)	4:05.8890	199.1140 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (12), McLaren (7), Ferrari (6), Chrysler (4), Courage (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (19), BMW (7), Ferrari (6), Chrysler (4), Nissan (2), Toyota (2), Peugeot (2), Chevrolet (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 993 GT2 (10), McLaren F1 GTR (7), Chrysler Viper (4), Ferrari F40 (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (44), GB (18), J (15), USA (13), I (7), B (7), D (7), BR (4), A (4), CH (3), NL (3), NZ (3), S (3)
Team nationalities:	D (10), F (9), GB (9), J (6), I (5), USA (5), NZ (2)
Most used colours:	white (37%), red (21%), blue (18%), black (7%), yellow (6%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (57%), rear-engined (26%), front-engined (17%)
Average engine size:	4261 cc (with regard to 60% turbocharged cars and 2% cars with rotary engine an applicable size is 5388 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Kunimitsu Takahashi (56), Mario Andretti (56), Luciano Della Noce (56)
Youngest known drivers:	Sébastien Enjolras (20), Alexander Wurz (22), Greg Murphy (24)

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