Le Mans 24 Hours 1973 - Race Results

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 10.6.1973
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.640 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
World Championship for Makes (round 8) Challenge Mondiale (round 4) Campeonato de España de Conductores de Velocidad en Circuito para Vehiculos de Gran Turismo-Sport (round 3)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.	Div.	FL Time
1^st	11	Pescarolo / Larrousse	Matra-Simca MS670B	Equipe Matra	356	4853.9448 kms	202.2470	1^st	S3.0	2501-3000	3:42.5000
2^nd	16	Merzario / Pace	Ferrari 312 PB	Sefac Ferrari	350	4772.2900 kms	198.8450	2^nd	S3.0	2501-3000	3:40.4000
3^rd	12	Jabouille / Jaussaud	Matra-Simca MS670B	Equipe Matra	332	4526.1558 kms	188.5890	3^rd	S3.0	2501-3000	3:41.3000
4^th	46	van Lennep / Müller	Porsche Carrera RSR	Porsche System Engineering Ltd.	329	4485.3652 kms	186.6900	4^th	S3.0	2501-3000	4:12.8000
5^th	3	Fernandez / Chenevière / Torredemer	Porsche 908/03	Escuderia Monjuich	320	4359.9902 kms	181.6660	5^th	S3.0	2501-3000	4:07.2000
6^th	39	Ballot-Léna / Elford	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Automobiles Charles Pozzi	317	4321.3408 kms	180.0550	1^st	GT5.0	3001-5000	4:16.0000
7^th	4	Ortega / Merello	Porsche 908/02 Flunder	Guillermo Ortega Hougen	317	4312.9268 kms	179.7050	6^th	S3.0	2501-3000	4:11.8000
8^th	45	Keller / Schickentanz / Kremer	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche Kremer Racing Team	317	4311.3062 kms	179.6370	1^st	GT3.0		4:19.6000
9^th	40	Serpaggi / Dolhem	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Automobiles Charles Pozzi	316	4309.4609 kms	179.5600	2^nd	GT5.0		4:20.3000
10^th	63	Loos / Barth	Porsche Carrera RSR	Gelo Racing Team	312	4248.6499 kms	177.0270	2^nd	GT3.0		4:20.6000
11^th	51	Hezemans / Quester	BMW 3.0 CSL	B.M.W.	308	4199.3999 kms	174.9750	1^st	T5.0		4:17.9000
12^th	30	Greder / "Beaumont"	Chevrolet Corvette	Greder Racing	304	4138.3301 kms	172.4300	1^st	GT+5.0	+5000	4:24.0000
13^th	38	Migault / Chinetti, Jr.	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	N.A.R.T.	300	4078.5271 kms	169.9380	3^rd	GT5.0		4:17.6000
14^th	48	Gregg / Chasseuil	Porsche Carrera RSR	Porsche System Engineering Ltd.-Sonauto	299	4077.0710 kms	169.8770	3^rd	GT3.0		4:18.9000
15^th	60	Facetti / "PAM" / Zeccoli	Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3	Ecurie Brescia Corse	299	4076.5471 kms	169.8560	7^th	S3.0	2501-3000	3:53.6000
16^th	41	Selz / Vetsch	Porsche Carrera RS	Schiller Racing Team	298	4061.8689 kms	169.2440	4^th	GT3.0		4:34.3000
17^th	42	Mauroy / Mignot	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	René Mazzia	291	3965.2629 kms	165.2190	5^th	GT3.0		4:32.4000
18^th	69	Aubriet / "Depnic"	Chevrolet Corvette C3	Ecurie Léopard	283	3858.5239 kms	160.7710	2^nd	GT+5.0		4:30.5000
19^th	18	Delalande / Laurent / Marché	Ligier JS2 Maserati	Claude Laurent	271	3693.4519 kms	153.8930	8^th	S3.0	2501-3000	4:58.6000
20^th	34	Andruet / Bond	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Ecurie Francorchamps	271	3693.0481 kms	153.8770	4^th	GT5.0		4:13.1000
21^st	52	Wicky / Cohen-Olivar / Carron	Porsche 908/02 Flunder	Wicky Racing Team	271	3688.7200 kms	153.6960	9^th	S3.0	2501-3000	4:18.7000

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.	Div.	FL Time
15	Ickx / Redman	Ferrari 312 PB	Sefac Ferrari	332	Engine	S3.0	2501-3000	3:44.9000
6	Minter / Posey	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	N.A.R.T.	254	Piston	GT5.0		4:16.8000
55	Glemser / Heyer / Fitzpatrick	Ford Capri LV	Ford	239	Con rod	T3.0		4:17.1000
25	Blancpain / Dupont	Chevron B23 Ford	Michel Dupont	229	Gearbox	S2.0	1601-2000	4:27.2000
33	Corner / Green	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd.	214	Gearbox	GT5.0		4:18.1000
37	Di Palma / Garcia-Veiga	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	N.A.R.T.	211	Clutch	GT5.0		4:14.5000
36	Guitteny / Grossman	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	N.A.R.T. - Trophée Chinetti	192	Accident	GT5.0		4:20.7000
19	Paoli / Couderc	Ligier JS2 Maserati	Automobiles Ligier	174	Oil leak, engine	S3.0	2501-3000	4:14.7000
56	Guérie / Grandet	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Shark Team	174	Gearbox	GT5.0		4:29.1000
7	Lafosse / Wisell / de Fierlant	Lola T282 Ford	Equipe Gitanes	165	Clutch	S3.0	2501-3000	3:51.1000
8	Bell / Ganley	Mirage M6 Ford	Gulf Research Racing Company	163	Oil leak	S3.0	2501-3000	3:49.1000
17	Schenken / Reutemann	Ferrari 312 PB	Sefac Ferrari	162	Engine	S3.0	2501-3000	3:42.8000
50	Amon / Stuck	BMW 3.0 CSL	B.M.W.	162	Accident damage	T5.0		4:15.9000
10	Cevert / Beltoise	Matra-Simca MS670B	Equipe Matra	157	Puncture, accident	S3.0	2501-3000	3:39.6000
53	Koinigg / Vinatier / Birrell	Ford Capri LV	Ford	152	Valve	T3.0		4:25.9000
22	Touroul / Rouget	Porsche 910	Raymond Touroul	142	Fuel system	S2.0	1601-2000	4:27.9000
49	Égreteaud / Lagniez	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8	Jean Egreteaud	140	Axle	GT3.0		4:19.3000
9	Hailwood / Watson / Schuppan	Mirage M6 Ford	Gulf Research Racing Company	122	Accident	S3.0	2501-3000	3:46.3000
44	Piot / Zbinden	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8	Porsche Club Romand	110	Gearbox	GT3.0		4:22.4000
43	Zink / Quist / Laub	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Max Moritz Gmbh	103	Accident	GT3.0		4:28.7000
78	Bayard / Ligonnet	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Jean Sage	95	Head gasket	GT3.0		4:31.1000
21	Maublanc / Mieusset	Chevron B23 BMW	Pierre Maublanc	92	Engine	S2.0	1601-2000	4:08.5000
14	Depailler / Wollek	Matra-Simca MS670B	Equipe Matra	84	Oil pump, engine	S3.0	2501-3000	3:42.3000
5	De Cadenet / Craft	Duckhams LM Ford	Duckhams Oil Motor Oil	81	Clutch	S3.0	2501-3000	3:59.0000
26	Ikuzawa / Fushida / Dal Bo	Sigma MC73 Mazda	Sigma Automotive Co.	79	Clutch	S2.5	2501-3000	4:22.9000
47	Jöst / Haldi	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche System Engineering Ltd.	65	Fuel system	S3.0	2501-3000	4:16.4000
28	Henry / Stalder / Grobot	Lola T290 Ford	Jacques Henry	64	Valves	S2.0	1601-2000	4:21.3000
27	Juncadella / de Bagration	Chevron B23 Ford	Escuderia Montjuich	52	Gearbox	S2.0	1601-2000	4:10.1000
61	Rouveyran / Mons / Ethuin	Lola T280 Ford	Daniel Rouveyran	38	Broken wheel & gearbox	S3.0	2501-3000	3:47.8000
29	Greenwood / Johnson	Chevrolet Corvette C3	John Greenwood	37	Engine	GT+5.0		4:23.2000
62	Ligier / Laffite	Ligier JS2 Maserati	Automobiles Ligier	24	DQ: illegal oil replenishment	S3.0	2501-3000	4:12.5000
2	Dubos / Beckers / Pagani	Chevron B21/23 Ford	Paul Blancpain - Dinitrol Total	10	Fuel injection	S2.0	1601-2000	5:21.2000
54	Birrell / Heyer	Ford Capri LV	Ford	4	Distributor	T3.0		4:21.7000
58	Brun / Kocher / Aeschlimann	BMW 3.0 CSL	Wicky Racing Team	1	Engine	T5.0

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.	Div.
66	Robinson / Uriarte / LeGuellec	Chevron B21 Ford	Promoto	S2.0	1601-2000
68	Grable / Greendyke / Yenko	Chevrolet Corvette	John Greenwood	GT+5.0
57	Poirot / Rondeau / Barth	Porsche 908/02 Flunder	Christian Poirot	S3.0	2501-3000
84	Boucher / Guerin / Jaunet	Porsche Carrera RS	Louis Meznarie	GT3.0
75	Greub / Keller	Porsche 911 S	Porsche Club Romand	GT3.0
65	Gianmassimo Martino	A.C.E. PB2 Ford	Michel Elkoubi	S2.0	1601-2000

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
1	Schön / Canonica	Lola T282 Ford	Ecurie Jolly Club		S3.0
2	Jöst / Casoni / Blancpain / Dubos / Beckers / Pagani	Porsche 908	Paul Blancpain - Dinitrol Total		S3.0
4		Ylcra - Porsche	Pierre P. Crapel	Not accepted	S3.0
10		Ferrari 312 P	N.A.R.T.		S3.0
20		Lola T292 Chevrolet	Equipe Gallia		S2.0
23	Cabral / Santos	Lola T292 Ford	Bonnier BIP		S2.0
24	Gaspar / Dolhem / Pinhol	Lola T292 Ford	Bonnier BIP		S2.0
25	Becker / Clever / Link	Porsche 910	Bernd Becker	Not accepted	S2.0
27		Porsche 907	Wicky Racing Team	Not accepted	S2.0
28	Gama / Morel / Robini	Jide - Renault 2000	Jacques Durant	Not accepted	S2.0
31	Vinatier / Chasseuil	De Tomaso Pantera	France Britanic Auto Ltd.		GT+5.0
31	Yves Courage	Lola T292 Ford	Media-Courses	Not accepted	S2.0
32	Wicky / Rousselot	De Tomaso Pantera	Wicky Racing Team		GT+5.0
32	Wicky / Rousselot / Foucault	Porsche Carrera RSR	Wicky Racing Team		GT3.0
33	Elias / Bellec	Rawlson CR11 Ford	Promoto Racing Services	Not accepted	S2.0
35	Max / Ethuin / Compain	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Motul - Défence Mondiale		GT5.0
36		Lola T290 Ford	Autor Fillipinetti	Not accepted	S2.0
37		Lola T290 Ford	Francesco Torredemer	Not accepted	S2.0
47	Gianpiero Moretti	De Tomaso Pantera	Momo Racing Team	Not accepted	GT+5.0
48	Haldi / Koinigg	Porsche Carrera RSR	Porsche System Engineering Ltd.	Not accepted	S3.0
56		Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Maranello Concessionaires	Not accepted	GT5.0
59		Duckhams LM Ford	Duckhams Oil Motor Oil		S3.0
62	Ernst Kraus	Porsche Carrera RS	Boeri Racing	Not accepted	GT3.0
63	Loos / Barth	Porsche 908	Gelo Racing Team		S3.0
64	Clark / Juncadella / Hanson	Porsche Carrera RSR	Racing With Montjuich Tergal		GT3.0
64	Clark / Juncadella	Chevron B23 Ford	Hine Inter. Enterprises	Not accepted	S2.0
67	"Cyprien" / Guerre-Berthelot	Grac MT16 Ford	Usine Grac		S2.0
70	Heinz / Johnson	Chevrolet Corvette	N.A.R.T.		GT+5.0
71	"Gero" / Gallo	De Tomaso Pantera	Ecurie Jolly Club		GT+5.0
72	Manfredini / Gagliardi	De Tomaso Pantera	Momo Racing Team		GT+5.0
73		Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Autor Fillipinetti	Not accepted	GT5.0
74	Jean Mésange	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Jean Mésange		GT5.0
76	Haldi / Blank	Porsche Carrera RSR	Claude Haldi		GT3.0
77	"Gedehem"	Porsche Carrera RS	"Gedehem"	Not accepted	GT3.0
77	Craft / Birrane	Porsche Carrera RSR	Crowne Racing	Not accepted	GT3.0
78	Baker / Hatton	Ferrari Dino 246 GT	Clive Baker	Not accepted	GT2.5
79	Pasolini / "Pooky"	Porsche Carrera RS	Ecurie Brescia Corse	Not accepted	GT3.0
80	Buchet / Thiry / Agére	Porsche 911 S	Claude Buchet		GT3.0
80	Guérie / Grandet / Bonnemaison	Ford Capri RS 2600	Shark Racing	Not accepted	T3.0
81	Bonomelli / Pica / Pianta	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8	Ennio Bonomelli	Accident in Italy	GT3.0
82	Kauhsen / Schickentanz	Porsche Carrera RS	Willi Kauhsen Racing Team		GT3.0
83	Nicolas Koob	Porsche Carrera RS	Nicolas Koob	Not accepted	GT3.0
85	Spice / Edwards / Grant	Datsun 240Z	Motor Race Consultant Ltd.	Not accepted	GT2.5
86	Menzel / Brambilla	BMW 3.0 CSL	B.M.W.		T5.0
87	Braillard / Xhenceval	BMW 3.0 CSL	Marabant Racing Team	Not accepted	T5.0
88		Lola T292 Ford	Daniel Rouveyran	Not accepted	S3.0
89	Goodwin / Doncieux	Dulon LD11 Ford	Tony Goodwin	Not accepted	S2.0
91		AMS 273 Ford	Ecurie Jolly Club	Not accepted	S2.0
93		Chevrolet Corvette	Tony DeLorenzo	Not accepted	GT+5.0
		Maserati Bora	Ets Thepenier		GT5.0
		Maserati Bora	Ets Thepenier		GT5.0