Le Mans 24 Hours 1979 - Race Results

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 10.6.1979
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.626 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers (round 6)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.	Pos.	Div.
1^st	41	Whittington / Ludwig / Whittington	Porsche 935 K3	Porsche Kremer Racing	307	4173.9302 kms	173.9130	1^st	Gr.5+2.0	1^st	+2000
2^nd	70	Stommelen / Barbour / Newman	Porsche 935	Dick Barbour	300	4087.8149 kms	170.3250	1^st	IMSA+2.5	1^st	+2500
3^rd	40	Servanin / Trisconi / Ferrier	Porsche 935/77A	Porsche Kremer Racing	293	3988.2549 kms	166.1770	2^nd	Gr.5+2.0
4^th	82	Müller / Pallavicini / Vanoli	Porsche 934	Lubrifilm Racing Team	292	3972.7461 kms	165.5310	1^st	GT+3.0	1^st	+3000
5^th	5	Ragnotti / Darniche	Rondeau M379 Ford	Jean Rondeau	288	3916.8960 kms	163.2040	1^st	S+2.0	1^st	+2000
6^th	76	Mignot / Poulain / Winkelhock	BMW M1	Hervé Poulain	285	3874.8379 kms	161.4510	2^nd	IMSA+2.5
7^th	42	Schornstein / Dören / von Tschirnhaus	Porsche 935/77A	Sekurit Racing Team	284	3857.1780 kms	160.7160	3^rd	Gr.5+2.0
8^th	72	Garretson / McKitterick / Abate	Porsche 935	Dick Barbour	279	3793.6531 kms	158.0690	3^rd	IMSA+2.5
9^th	73	Kirby / Hotchkis / Harmon	Porsche 935	Dick Barbour - Wynn's International	276	3748.8831 kms	156.2030	4^th	IMSA+2.5
10^th	4	Pescarolo / Beltoise	Rondeau M379 Ford	Jean Rondeau	275	3735.9390 kms	155.6640	2^nd	S+2.0
11^th	43	Haldi / Téran / Loewe	Porsche 935	Claude Haldi	271	3687.9109 kms	153.6630	4^th	Gr.5+2.0
12^th	61	Faure / de Dryver / O'Rourke / "Beurlys"	Ferrari 512 BB	"Beurlys"	270	3668.3621 kms	152.8480	5^th	IMSA+2.5
13^th	45	Plankenhorn / Gurdjian / "Winter"	Porsche 935 K3	Porsche Kremer Racing	269	3665.3940 kms	152.7250	5^th	Gr.5+2.0
14^th	52	Mamers / Raulet	WM P79 Peugeot	W.M. Aerem	268	3643.5591 kms	151.8150	1^st	GTP+3.0
15^th	39	Guérin / Alliot / "Chanaud"	Porsche 935	A.S.A. Cachia	265	3610.8811 kms	150.4530	6^th	Gr.5+2.0
16^th	86	Bourdillat / Ennequin / Bernard	Porsche 934	Kores Racing	259	3526.4209 kms	146.9340	2^nd	GT+3.0
17^th	29	Charnell / Jones / Smith	Chevron B36 Ford	Mogil Motors Ltd.	259	3524.1389 kms	146.8390	1^st	S2.0	1^st	-2000
18^th	24	Jenvey / Mason / Joscelyne / Birchenhough	Lola T297 Ford	Dorset Racing Associates	254	3449.2871 kms	143.7200	2^nd	S2.0
19^th	84	Verney / Bardinon / Metge	Porsche 934	Anny-Charlotte Verney	243	3299.4880 kms	137.4790	3^rd	GT+3.0
20^th	15	Mallock / Raymond	De Cadenet Lola T380 Ford	Fisons Agricole-Simon Phillips	242	3291.3521 kms	137.1390	3^rd	S+2.0
21^st	20	Elkoubi / Yver / Cohen-Olivar	Lola T298 BMW	Lambretta S.A.F.D.	240	3262.1680 kms	135.9230	3^rd	S2.0
22^nd	28	Dufréne / Verdier / del Bello	Chevron B36 ROC	Racing Organisation Course	231	3134.7371 kms	130.6140	4^th	S2.0

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
11	Bell / Hobbs / Schuppan	Ford M10	Grand Touring Cars Ltd./Ford Concessionnaires France	262	Clutch, gearbox, engine	S+2.0
62	Andruet / Dini	Ferrari 512 BB	C. H. Pozzi/J.M.S. Racing	240	Engine	IMSA+2.5
14	Wollek / Haywood	Porsche 936/78	Essex-Porsche	236	Engine	S+2.0
63	Ballot-Léna / Leclère / Gregg	Ferrari 512 BB	C. H. Pozzi/J.M.S. Racing	219	Accident	IMSA+2.5
55	Rondeau / Haran	Rondeau M379 Ford	Jean Rondeau	207	Accident	GTP3.0
36	Schurti / Heyer	Porsche 935/77A	Gelo Sportswear International	201	Engine	Gr.5+2.0
12	Redman / Ickx	Porsche 936/78	Essex-Porsche	200	DQ: outside assistance	S+2.0
37	Fitzpatrick / Grohs / Lafosse	Porsche 935/77A	Gelo Sportswear International	196	Engine	Gr.5+2.0
25	Levié / Lemerle / Malcher	Lola T298 ROC	Jean-Marie Lemerle	189	Clutch	S2.0
33	Dechelette / Dechelette / Tarrès	Chevron B36 ROC	Chevalley Racing Switzerland - Racing Organisation Course	187	Collision	S2.0
31	Lacaud / Lateste	Lola T297 BMW	Kores Racing - France Chauffage	182	Clutch	S2.0
87	Bussi / Salam	Porsche 934	Christian Bussi	182	Accident damage	GT+3.0
51	Morin / Dorchy	WM P79 Peugeot	W.M. Aerem	157	Collision	GTP+3.0
68	Field / Minter / Morton	Porsche 935/79	Interscope Racing	154	Engine	IMSA+2.5
3	Lovett / Cooper / Morrison	SG Lola T380 Ford	J. C. Racing Ltd.	146	Electrics	S+2.0
23	Sotty / Cuynet / Frischknecht	Lola T296 Ford	Pronuptia	134	Collision	S2.0
26	Rousselot / Dubois / Menant	Chevron B36 ROC	Racing Organisation Course	133	DQ: Insufficient distance covered	S2.0
10	Schuppan / Hobbs / Jaussaud	Ford M10	Grand Touring Cars Ltd./Ford Concessionnaires France	121	DQ: Insufficient distance covered	S+2.0
32	Cudini / Striebig / Kirschoffer	TOJ SC206 BMW	Hubert Striebig	121	Fuel pump	S2.0
35	Brancatelli / Micangeli / Pietromarchi	De Tomaso Pantera	Carlo Pietromarchi	108	DQ: Insufficient distance covered	Gr.5+2.0
27	Vetsch / Sourd / Carmillet	Chevron B36 ROC	Racing Organisation Course	92	Accident	S2.0
53	Pignard / Coulon / Saulnier	WM P79 Peugeot	W.M. Aerem	87	Left front suspension	GTP+3.0
17	Plastina / Roux / Luini	Cheetah G601 BMW	Cheetah Racing Cars	87	Cylinder head	S2.0
18	Brillat / Aeschlimann	Cheetah G601 BMW	Daniel Brillat - Ecurie Cedac Suisse	80	Camshaft	S2.0
71	McFarlin / Akin / Woods	Porsche 935/77A	Dick Barbour	78	Head gasket	IMSA+2.5
22	Vuagnat / Boillat	Lola T296 Ford	Georges Morand	76	Ignition	S2.0
74	Townsend / Jarier / Touroul	Porsche 935	Jean-Pierre Jarier	65	Engine	IMSA+2.5
1	Lapeyre / Chevalley / Perrier	Lola T286 Ford	Chevalley Racing Switzerland	59	Lights	S+2.0
64	Delaunay / Grandet / Henn	Ferrari 512 BB	N.A.R.T.	54	Accident	IMSA+2.5
6	Craft / Spice	Dome Zero RL Ford	Dome Co. Ltd.	40	Fuel feed	S+2.0
7	Trimmer / Evans	Dome Zero RL Ford	Dome Co. Ltd.	25	Head gasket	S+2.0
50	Hamilton / Salmon / Preece	Aston Martin AM V8 Turbo	Robin Hamilton	21	Oil leak	GTP+3.0
8	Migault / De Cadenet	De Cadenet Lola LM Ford	Alain de Cadenet	10	Gearbox	S+2.0

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
16	Edwards / Grob / Quester	March-BMW M1	March Racing	Reserve	S+2.0
77	Ikuzawa / Terada / Buchet	Mazda RX-7 252i	Mazda Auto Tokyo Co. Ltd.	Reserve	IMSA2.5
21	Calmels / Laverre / Lenormand	Lola T296 ROC	Lambretta S.A.F.D.	Reserve	S2.0
80	Salamin / Vial / Collet	Porsche 930	Ecurie des 13 Etoiles	Reserve	GT+3.0
30	Foix / Bienvault / Smith	Lola T296 ROC	A.S.A. Cachia - Francois Migault	Not practiced	S2.0

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
2	Perrier / Capoferri / Zorzi	Lola T286 Ford	Chevalley Racing Switzerland		S+2.0
54	Brun / Cudini	BMW M1	Walter Brun Racing Organisation		GTP+3.0
60	Rowe / Lorent / Adam	Chevrolet Corvette	PP Sauber - Douglas J. Rowe		IMSA+2.5
65		Ferrari 512 BB	N.A.R.T.		IMSA+2.5
66	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari 512 BB	SA. Mo. Car S.p.A.		IMSA+2.5
67	Whittington / Whittington	Porsche 935/79	Don Whittington		IMSA+2.5
81	Schimpf / Dören / Holup / Reich	Porsche 934	Autohaus Max Moritz GmbH		GT+3.0
	Guérin / De Lautour / Lafosse	Porsche Carrera	ASA Cachia	Not accepted	GT3.0
	Cortes / Espinosa / Lopez / DeNarvaez	Porsche Carrera RSR	Botero Racing	Not accepted	IMSA+2.5
	Jean-Luc Favresse	Lola T296 ROC	Roland Germain	Not accepted	S2.0
	Lafosse / Metge	Porsche Carrera	ASA Cachia	Reserve entry	GT3.0
	Werner / Vanoli / Pallavicini	Porsche Carrera RSR	Angelo Pallavicini	Not accepted	GT3.0
		Porsche 934	Jean-Luc Thepenier	Not accepted	GT+3.0
	Claude Bourgoignie	Porsche 935	Porsche Kremer Racing		IMSA+2.5
	"Segolen"	Porsche Carrera	"Segolen"	Not accepted	GT3.0
	Somekh / Machoir / Enjalbert / Thepenier	Porsche Carrera	Stanislas Machoir	Not accepted	GT3.0
	Perrier / Carmillet / de Saint-Pierre	Porsche Carrera	Thierry Perrier	Not accepted	GT3.0
	Bracey / Bond / Galica	Ibec P5 LM Ford	Ian Bracey		S+2.0
	Striebig / Kirschoffer	Porsche 934	Hubert Striebig	Not accepted	GT+3.0
	Welti / Bärtsch / Blättler	Sauber C5 BMW	Sauber Racing		S2.0
	Strähl / Blättler / Blumer	Sauber C5 BMW	Sauber Racing		S2.0
	Paul / Keyser	Porsche 935 JLP-1	J.L.P. Racing		IMSA+2.5
	Richard Jenvey	Lotus Esprit S1	Richard Jenvey		Gr.5 2.0
	Belliard / Imbert / Martinez	Porsche Carrera	Jean Belliard	Reserve entry	GT3.0
	Lafosse / Metge	Porsche 935	ASA Cachia	Not accepted	Gr.5+2.0
	Alliot / Alliot	Porsche 934	Kores Racing	Not accepted	GT+3.0
	Heinz Schulthess	Saab 900 Turbo	Ecurie 3 Chevrons	Reserve entry	GT3.0