Le Mans 24 Hours 1981 - Race Results

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 14.6.1981
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.626 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
World Championship for Drivers and Makes (round 8)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.	Pos.	Div.
1^st	11	Ickx / Bell	Porsche 936/81	Porsche System	355	4825.3481 kms	201.0560	1^st	S+2.0
2^nd	8	Haran / Schlesser / Streiff	Rondeau M379C Ford	Jean Rondeau	341	4639.3232 kms	193.3050	1^st	GTP3.0	1^st	GTP
3^rd	7	Migault / Spice	Rondeau M379C Ford	Jean Rondeau	336	4571.2051 kms	190.4660	2^nd	GTP3.0	2^nd	GTP
4^th	55	Cooper / Wood / Bourgoignie	Porsche 935 K3	Claude Bourgoignie	331	4507.5200 kms	187.8130	1^st	Gr.5	1^st	+2000
5^th	47	Andruet / Ballot-Léna	Ferrari 512 BB/LM	Charles Pozzi S.A.	329	4469.4331 kms	186.2260	1^st	IMSA GTX
6^th	42	Verney / Kent-Cooke / Garretson	Porsche 935 K3/80	Cooke-Woods Racing	328	4466.3618 kms	186.0980	2^nd	IMSA GTX
7^th	1	Barth / Röhrl	Porsche 944 LM	Porsche System	324	4404.5942 kms	183.6240	1^st	GTP+3.0	3^rd	GTP
8^th	65	Cheever / Alboreto / Facetti	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	Martini Racing	323	4391.6802 kms	182.9860	2^nd	Gr.5	1^st	-2000
9^th	46	Dieudonné / Libert / Xhenceval	Ferrari 512 BB/LM	Rennod Racing	321	4370.9409 kms	182.1220	3^rd	IMSA GTX
10^th	60	Schornstein / Grohs / von Tschirnhaus	Porsche 935J	Vegla Racing Team	321	4370.6851 kms	182.1110	3^rd	Gr.5	2^nd	+2000
11^th	36	Schurti / Rouse	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	Porsche System	316	4302.9580 kms	179.2090	1^st	IMSA GTO
12^th	12	Mass / Schuppan / Haywood	Porsche 936/81	Porsche System	313	4253.3569 kms	177.2230	2^nd	S+2.0
13^th	4	Morin / Mendez / Mathiot	WM P79/80 Peugeot	WM A.E.R.E.M.	308	4185.2061 kms	174.3830	2^nd	GTP+3.0	4^th	GTP
14^th	68	Finotto / Schön / Pianta	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	Jolly Club	293	3923.6499 kms	166.3300	4^th	Gr.5	2^nd	-2000
15^th	18	de Villota / Edwards / Fernandez	Lola T600 Ford	Team Lola	288	3923.6499 kms	163.4850	3^rd	S+2.0
16^th	51	Darniche / Cecotto / Alliot	BMW M1	B.M.W. Italie-France	278	3785.2400 kms	157.7180	5^th	Gr.5	3^rd	+2000
17^th	70	Bertapelle / Perrier / Salam	Porsche 934	Thierry Perrier	275	3737.4390 kms	155.7260	1^st	GT	4^th	+2000
18^th	31	Grand / Courage	Lola T298 BMW	Jean-Philippe Grand	273	3714.7429 kms	154.7800	1^st	S2.0

Not classified:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Gr.	Div.
33	Yver / Heuclin / Dubois	Lola T298 BMW	Compagnie Primagaz	204	2774.4741 kms			S2.0
32	Descartes / Bayard	Renard Delmas D31 ROC	Ecurie Renard-Delmas	188	2559.6111 kms			S2.0

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.	Div.
43	Miller / Siebert / Akin	Porsche 935 K3/80	Bob Akin Motor Racing	320	Short-circuit	IMSA GTX
57	Haldi / Poulain / Thatcher	Porsche 935/77A	Claude Haldi	260	Accident	Gr.5	+2000
49	Cudini / Gurdjian / Morton	Ferrari 512 BB/LM	N.A.R.T.	247	Accident	IMSA GTX
53	Hobbs / Jordan / O'Rourke	BMW M1	Emka Productions Ltd.	236	Engine	Gr.5	+2000
72	Rousselot / Servanin / Ferrier	BMW M1	B.M.W. ZOL' Auto	212	Valve, clutch, gearbox	GT	+2000
20	De Cadenet / Martin / Martin	De Cadenet Lola LM Ford	Alain de Cadenet	210	Engine	S+2.0
52	Surer / Deacon / Quester	BMW M1 Sauber	Wuerth-Lubrifilm Team Sauber	207	Engine	Gr.5	+2000
66	Patrese / Heyer / Ghinzani	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	Martini Racing	186	Cylinder head	Gr.5	-2000
21	Candy / Birrane / Faure	De Cadenet Lola LM Ford	Dorset Racing Associates	171	Gearbox casing	S+2.0
23	Craft / Evans	Dome Zero RL81 Ford	Dome Co Ltd.	154	Valves	S+2.0
40	DeNarvaez / Miller / Steckkönig	Porsche 935J	Joest Racing	152	Fire	IMSA GTX
48	Earle / Salmon / Phillips	Ferrari 512 BB/LM	Simon Phillips	140	Chassis	IMSA GTX
45	Violati / Truffo / Flammini	Ferrari 512 BB/LM Pininfarina	Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto	118	Electrics	IMSA GTX
22	Gaillard / Chevalley / Sotty	ACR 80B Ford	André Chevalley Racing	114	Clutch	S+2.0
37	Lovett / Walkinshaw / Ikuzawa	Mazda RX-7 253i	Mazdaspeed	107	Engine	IMSA GTO
30	Cohen-Olivar / Lemerle / Levié	Lola T298 BMW	Jean-Marie Lemerle	104	Electrics	S2.0
27	Trimmer / Needell	Ibec P6 Ford	Ian Bracey	95	Head gasket	S+2.0
10	Wollek / Lapeyre / Chasseuil	Porsche 917K/81	Kremer Racing	82	Engine mount	S+2.0
14	Niedzwiedz / Jöst / Whittington	Porsche 908/80 Turbo	Joest Racing	60	Accident	S+2.0
24	Rondeau / Jaussaud	Rondeau M379C Ford	Jean Rondeau	58	Handling	S+2.0
59	Field / Whittington / Whittington	Porsche 935 K3/81	Porsche Kremer Racing	57	Engine	Gr.5	+2000
50	Jarier / Stuck / Henzler	BMW M1 Sauber	BASF Cassetten Team GS Sport	57	Accident damage	IMSA GTX	+2000
83	Mamers / Raulet / Pignard	WM P81 Peugeot	WM A.E.R.E.M.	50	Accident	C
71	Danner / von Bayern / Oberndorfer	BMW M1	Helmut Marko	49	Crankshaft damper	GT	+2000
69	Lundgardh / Wilds / Plankenhorn	Porsche 935 L1	Tuff-Kote Dinol Racing	49	Engine	Gr.5	-2000
61	Dören / Holup / Lässig	Porsche 935 K3	Weralit Team	48	Out of fuel	Gr.5	+2000
67	Pirro / Gabbiani	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	Martini Racing	47	Accident	Gr.5	-2000
5	Fréquelin / Dorchy	WM P79/80 Peugeot	WM A.E.R.E.M.	46	Engine, fire	GTP+3.0	GTP
41	Henn / Chandler / Mignot	Porsche 935 K3	Preston B. Henn	45	Crankshaft pulley	IMSA GTX
26	Pescarolo / Tambay	Rondeau M379C Ford	Jean Rondeau	41	Fuel pump	S+2.0
73	Alméras / Alméras	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	Eminence Racing Team	30	Engine => gearbox	GT	+2000
25	Ragnotti / Lafosse	Rondeau M379C Ford	Jean Rondeau	28	Fatal accident	S+2.0
38	Percy / Terada / Fushida	Mazda RX-7 253i	Mazdaspeed	25	Rear axle	IMSA GTO
82	Boutsen / Pignard / Saulnier	WM P81 Peugeot	WM A.E.R.E.M.	15	Accident	C
35	Yarborough / Cooper / Hagan	Chevrolet Camaro	Stratagraph Inc.	13	Accident	IMSA GTO

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
62	Guérin / "Segolen" / Bussi	Porsche 935	"Segolen"		Gr.5	+2000
16	Lateste / Perrier	Ardex S80 BMW	Max Sardou		S+2.0
17	Rahal / Redman	Lola T600 Porsche Turbo	Cooke-Woods Racing		S+2.0
75	Dron / Lloyd	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	Porsche System Canon	Reserve	GT	+2000
39	Vermeersch / Stiff / Ratcliff	Mazda RX-7	Z. & W. Enterprises Inc.	Reserve	IMSA GTU
74	Bond / Brock / Richards	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	Porsche Cars Australia	Reserve	GT	+2000
90	Regout / Elkoubi	McLaren M12 GT Chevrolet	Z & W Enterprises Inc.		IMSA GTP

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Pos.	Gr.	Pos.	Div.
	6	Morin / Mendez	WM P79/80 Peugeot	WM A.E.R.E.M.						GTP+3.0		GTP

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
19	Alain De Cadenet	Ford C100	Alain de Cadenet		S+2.0
34	Lacaud / Gouhier	Lola T298 BMW	Dominique Lacaud	Reserve entry	S2.0
44	Meister / Stommelen	Porsche 935 M16	Andial Meister Racing		IMSA GTX
56		Porsche 935	Gelo Racing Team		Gr.5	+2000
58	Field / Ongais	Porsche 935 K3/80	Interscope-Kremer Racing		Gr.5	+2000
		Porsche 935 K3	Charles Ivey Racing	Not accepted	Gr.5	+2000
	Richard Cleare	Porsche 934	Richard Cleare Racing	Not accepted	GT	+2000
	Finotto / Facetti	Ferrari 308 GTB Turbo	Jolly Club		Gr.5	+2000
	Siegfried Brunn	Porsche 908/3 Turbo	Siegfried Brunn		S+2.0
	Reine Wisell	Porsche 935 K3/80	John Fitzpatrick Racing		IMSA GTX