Le Mans 24 Hours 1978 - Qualifying Results

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 11.6.1978
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.640 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers (round 5)

(Qualifying Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time	Km/h
1^st	5	Ickx / Pescarolo / Mass	Porsche 936/78	Martini Racing Porsche System	3:27.6000	236.5320
2^nd	1	Jabouille / Depailler	Alpine-Renault A443	Equipe Renault Elf Sport	3:28.4000
3^rd	43	Schurti / Stommelen	Porsche 935/78	Martini Racing Porsche System	3:30.9000
4^th	6	Wollek / Ickx / Barth / *Jöst	Porsche 936/78	Martini Racing Porsche System	3:35.2000
5^th	2	Pironi / Jaussaud	Alpine-Renault A442B	Equipe Renault Elf Sport	3:35.7000
6^th	7	Haywood / Gregg / Jöst / *Mass	Porsche 936/77	Martini Racing Porsche System	3:37.3000
7^th	3	Jarier / Bell	Alpine-Renault A442A	Equipe Renault Elf Sport	3:37.9000
8^th	4	Ragnotti / Fréquelin / Dolhem / Jabouille	Alpine-Renault A442A	Equipe Renault Elf Sport Calberson	3:42.7000
9^th	10	Schuppan / Laffite / Posey	Mirage M9 Renault	Grand Touring Cars Inc.	3:45.8000
10^th	8	Craft / De Cadenet	De Cadenet Lola LM Ford	Alain de Cadenet	3:46.2000
11^th	47	Fitzpatrick / Hezemans / *Ludwig	Porsche 935/77A	Weisberg Gelo Team	3:46.5000
12^th	11	Leclère / Posey	Mirage M9 Renault	Grand Touring Cars Inc.	3:48.3000
13^th	19	Grob / Edwards / *Bracey	Ibec 308 LM Ford	Ibec Racing Developments Hesketh Team	3:50.2000
14^th	44	Busby / Knoop / Cord	Porsche 935/77A	Porsche Kremer Racing	3:50.7000
15^th	12	Faure / Beasley / Phillips / Raymond	De Cadenet Lola T380 Ford	Simon Phillips Racing with Batco France	3:51.9000
16^th	90	Redman / Paul / Barbour	Porsche 935/77A	Dick Barbour Racing	3:52.6000
17^th	94	Whittington / Whittington / Konrad / *Jöst	Porsche 935/77A	Whittington Brother Inc. Racing	3:52.8000
18^th	78	Mathiot / Sourd / Debias	WM P78 Peugeot	WM A.E.R.E.M.	3:52.9000
19^th	71	Chevalley / Trisconi	Inaltera Ford	A. Chevalley Racing	3:53.9000
20^th	46	Raymond / "Steve" / Franey	Porsche 935/77A	Porsche Kremer Racing	3:54.8000
56^th	9	Lovett / Cooper / Evans	De Cadenet Lola LM Ford	Alain de Cadenet	3:52.9000
21^st	48	Müller / Haldi / "Nico"	Porsche 935	Meccarillos Cégécol Racing Team	3:55.8000
22^nd	34	Walkinshaw / Dougall / Quester / *Toleman	Osella PA6 BMW	BMW (G.B.) Racing-Tolemans Racing	3:56.2000
23^rd	41	Gomes / Amaral / Guaraná Menezes / Cachia / Ballot-Léna	Porsche 935	A.S.A. Cachia-Team Pace	3:59.5000
24^th	23	Surer / Strähl / Blumer	Sauber C5 BMW	Francy Sauber PP AG	4:00.1000
25^th	84	Frisselle / Kirby / Hotchkis	Chevrolet Monza	Wynn's International Belgium	4:02.3000
26^th	27	Charnell / Smith / Alliot / Jones	Chevron B31 Ford	Mogil Motors Ltd. with Kores Racing	4:03.3000
27^th	77	Raulet / Mamers	WM P77 Peugeot	WM A.E.R.E.M.	4:03.5000
28^th	45	"Winter" / Schornstein / Gurdjian	Porsche 935 K2	Porsche Kremer Racing	4:04.2000
29^th	31	Pignard / Ferrier / Rossiaud	Chevron B36 ROC	R.O.C. La Pierre du Nord	4:04.2000
30^th	28	Lateste / Auboiron / Lacaud	Lola T297 BMW	Dominique Lacaud	4:04.5000
31^st	91	Garretson / Akin / Earle	Porsche 935/77A	Dick Barbour Racing	4:05.2000
32^nd	68	Feitler / Dören / Poulain / Holup	Porsche 934	Hervé Poulain	4:07.0000
33^rd	89	Ballot-Léna / Lafosse	Ferrari 512 BB	Pozzi-Thompson J.M.S.	4:07.1000
34^th	88	Andruet / Dini	Ferrari 512 BB	Pozzi-Thompson J.M.S.	4:07.3000
35^th	29	Dubois / Gache / Sanchez	Chevron B36 ROC	R.O.C. Modylock	4:07.8000
37^th	69	Braillard / Ravenel / Ravenel / Dagoreau	Porsche 934	Jean Louis Ravenel-V.S.D.	4:08.0000
38^th	30	Henry / Dufréne / Cohen-Olivar	Chevron B36 ROC	R.O.C. La Pierre du Nord	4:08.3000
39^th	61	Chasseuil / Lefebvre / *Dolhem	Porsche 934	Auto Daniel Urcun	4:09.1000
40^th	72	Rondeau / Darniche / Haran	Rondeau M378 Ford	Jean Rondeau	4:09.4000
41^st	32	Harrower / Slaughter / Joscelyne / Birchenhough	Lola T294S Ford	Dorset Racing Association with Kelly Girl	4:10.4000
42^nd	85	Pilette / Faure / "Beurlys" / Touroul	Ferrari 512 BB	"Beurly's"	4:10.9000
43^rd	24	Elkoubi / Streiff / Yver	Lola T296 Ford	Pronuptia M.R.E.	4:11.7000
44^th	33T	Evans / Down	Lola T294S Ford	Cloud Engineering Ltd. - Dorset	4:12.0000
45^th	26	Morand / Blanc / Vuagnat	Lola T296 Ford	G.V.E.A.	4:12.2000
46^th	21	Rousselot / Lemerle / Levié	Lola T294 ROC	Jean-Marie Lemerle	4:13.7000
47^th	97	Spice / Rulon-Miller / Perkins	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0	Charles Ivey Engineering	4:14.7000
57^th	14	Chasseuil / Striebig	TOJ SC303 Ford	B.P. Racing	4:14.8000
48^th	25	Sotty / Cuynet / Dufrey	Lola T294/6 Ford	Pronuptia	4:15.8000
49^th	86	Migault / Guitteny / *Vetsch	Ferrari 365 GT4/BB - 512BB	Ecurie Grand Compétition Car	4:15.9000
36^th	87	Delaunay / Guérin / Young / *Andruet	Ferrari 512 BB	Luigi Chinetti Sr.	4:16.3000
50^th	20	Plastina / Grandjean / Luini	Cheetah G601 Ford	C. H. Graemiger	4:19.3000
51^st	66	Verney / Lapeyre / Servanin	Porsche Carrera RSR	Anny-Charlotte Verney	4:19.6000
52^nd	62	Bussi / "Segolen" / Briavoine / *Haldi	Porsche 934	"Ségolen"	4:21.6000
53^rd	76	Hoepfner / Dacremont	WM P76 Peugeot	WM A.E.R.E.M.	4:22.8000
61^st	98	Belliard / Perrier	Porsche Carrera	Thierry Perrier	4:23.5000
54^th	65	Salamin / Vial / Courage / Laplacette	Porsche 930	Joël Laplacette	4:25.0000
62^nd	96	Dieudonné / Cudini	BMW 3.5 CSL	Garage du Bac	4:25.3000
59^th	40	Schickentanz / Heyer	Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC	A.M.G. Motorenbau GmbH	4:26.1000
58^th	22	Cambiaghi / Guerie / Rénier	Lola T296/7 ROC	Agence Locomotiv	4:27.8000
55^th	64	Bourdillat / Bernard / Favresse	Porsche Carrera	Georges Bourdillat	4:28.2000
60^th	73	de Saint-Pierre / Mignot	Alpine A310 Renault	Bernard Décure	4:34.4000
63^rd	60	De Lautour / Bleynie / Ennequin	Porsche 934	Meccarillos Cégécol Racing Team	no time
64^th	63	Gouttepifre / Touroul / Boubet	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0	Christian Gouttepifre	no time

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
33	Down / Evans	Lola T294S Ford	Cloud Engineering Ltd. - Dorset
T		Alpine-Renault A442	Equipe Renault Elf Sport

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
42	Konrad / Merl	Porsche 935/77A	Konrad Racing
50	Jenvey / Morrison	Lotus Esprit S1	Morfe Racing with Polaroof
70	Preece / Hamilton	Aston Martin AM V8 Turbo	Robin Hamilton
92		Porsche 934	Holly Cars L.S.A.
	Ted Toleman	BMW 3.5 CSL	BMW (GB) Racing avec Toleman Delivery
		Ferrari 308 GTB	Luigi Chinetti Sr.
	Florian Vetsch	Ferrari 308 GTB	Florian Vetsch
	Hervé Poulain	BMW 320	Hervé Poulain
		Chevron B36	Agence Locomotiv
		Ferrari 512 BB	Ecurie Grand Competition Car