Le Mans 24 Hours 1981 - Qualifying 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)

(Qualifying Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time	Km/h
1^st	11	Ickx / Bell	Porsche 936/81	Porsche System	3:29.4400	234.2220
2^nd	12	Mass / Schuppan / Haywood	Porsche 936/81	Porsche System	3:32.6100
3^rd	14	Niedzwiedz / Jöst / Whittington	Porsche 908/80 Turbo	Joest Racing	3:34.5100
4^th	26	Pescarolo / Tambay	Rondeau M379C Ford	Jean Rondeau	3:35.1600
5^th	24	Rondeau / Jaussaud	Rondeau M379C Ford	Jean Rondeau	3:36.1700
6^th	59	Field / Whittington / Whittington	Porsche 935 K3/81	Porsche Kremer Racing	3:36.5400
7^th	60	Schornstein / Grohs / von Tschirnhaus	Porsche 935J	Vegla Racing Team	3:37.1500
8^th	82	Boutsen / Pignard / Saulnier	WM P81 Peugeot	WM A.E.R.E.M.	3:37.8900
9^th	5	Fréquelin / Dorchy	WM P79/80 Peugeot	WM A.E.R.E.M.	3:39.7400
10^th	25	Ragnotti / Lafosse	Rondeau M379C Ford	Jean Rondeau	3:40.3200
11^th	83	Mamers / Raulet / Pignard	WM P81 Peugeot	WM A.E.R.E.M.	3:40.8000
12^th	18	de Villota / Edwards / Fernandez	Lola T600 Ford	Team Lola	3:42.4000
13^th	61	Dören / Holup / Lässig	Porsche 935 K3	Weralit Team	3:42.6600
14^th	22	Gaillard / Chevalley / Sotty	ACR 80B Ford	André Chevalley Racing	3:43.4300
15^th	7	Migault / Spice	Rondeau M379C Ford	Jean Rondeau	3:43.9900
16^th	4	Morin / Mendez / Mathiot	WM P79/80 Peugeot	WM A.E.R.E.M.	3:44.1400
17^th	41	Henn / Chandler / Mignot	Porsche 935 K3	Preston B. Henn	3:46.2200
18^th	10	Wollek / Lapeyre / Chasseuil	Porsche 917K/81	Kremer Racing	3:46.5400
19^th	20	De Cadenet / Martin / Martin	De Cadenet Lola LM Ford	Alain de Cadenet	3:46.6900
20^th	23	Craft / Evans	Dome Zero RL81 Ford	Dome Co Ltd.	3:47.4300
21^st	50	Jarier / Stuck / Henzler	BMW M1 Sauber	BASF Cassetten Team GS Sport	3:47.6300
22^nd	52	Surer / Deacon / Quester	BMW M1 Sauber	Wuerth-Lubrifilm Team Sauber	3:47.9000
23^rd	55	Cooper / Wood / Bourgoignie	Porsche 935 K3	Claude Bourgoignie	3:48.0200
24^th	66	Patrese / Heyer / Ghinzani	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	Martini Racing	3:48.1400
25^th	40	DeNarvaez / Miller / Steckkönig	Porsche 935J	Joest Racing	3:48.2000
26^th	21	Candy / Birrane / Faure	De Cadenet Lola LM Ford	Dorset Racing Associates	3:48.9000
27^th	27	Trimmer / Needell / *Bracey	Ibec P6 Ford	Ian Bracey	3:49.9400
28^th	8	Haran / Schlesser / Streiff	Rondeau M379C Ford	Jean Rondeau	3:50.6100
29^th	49	Cudini / Gurdjian / Morton	Ferrari 512 BB/LM	N.A.R.T.	3:52.6000
30^th	43	Miller / Siebert / Akin	Porsche 935 K3/80	Bob Akin Motor Racing	3:52.6100
31^st	65	Cheever / Alboreto / Facetti	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	Martini Racing	3:54.0900
32^nd	57	Haldi / Poulain / Thatcher	Porsche 935/77A	Claude Haldi	3:54.3200
33^rd	42	Verney / Kent-Cooke / Garretson	Porsche 935 K3/80	Cooke-Woods Racing	3:55.1500
34^th	45	Violati / Truffo / Flammini	Ferrari 512 BB/LM Pininfarina	Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto	3:55.6600
35^th	51	Darniche / Cecotto / Alliot	BMW M1	B.M.W. Italie-France	3:55.6800
36^th	46	Dieudonné / Libert / Xhenceval	Ferrari 512 BB/LM	Rennod Racing	3:56.7200
37^th	47	Andruet / Ballot-Léna / *Regout	Ferrari 512 BB/LM	Charles Pozzi S.A.	3:56.8900
38^th	53	Hobbs / Jordan / O'Rourke	BMW M1	Emka Productions Ltd.	3:56.9900
39^th	35	Yarborough / Cooper / Hagan / *Mitchell	Chevrolet Camaro	Stratagraph Inc.	3:59.5700
40^th	48	Earle / Salmon / Phillips	Ferrari 512 BB/LM	Simon Phillips	3:59.9800
41^st	71	Danner / von Bayern / Oberndorfer	BMW M1	Helmut Marko	4:00.1400
42^nd	31	Grand / Courage	Lola T298 BMW	Jean-Philippe Grand	4:00.4200
43^rd	1	Barth / Röhrl	Porsche 944 LM	Porsche System	4:01.0300
44^th	67	Pirro / Gabbiani / *Patrese	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	Martini Racing	4:02.2200
45^th	33	Yver / Heuclin / Dubois	Lola T298 BMW	Compagnie Primagaz	4:02.8100
46^th	30	Cohen-Olivar / Lemerle / Levié	Lola T298 BMW	Jean-Marie Lemerle	4:03.0800
47^th	72	Rousselot / Servanin / Ferrier	BMW M1	B.M.W. ZOL' Auto	4:03.7600
48^th	62	Guérin / "Segolen" / Bussi	Porsche 935	"Segolen"	4:03.8900
49^th	36	Schurti / Rouse / *Brunn	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	Porsche System	4:04.0900
50^th	38	Percy / Terada / Fushida	Mazda RX-7 253i	Mazdaspeed	4:04.7900	200.3910
51^st	16	Lateste / Perrier	Ardex S80 BMW	Max Sardou	4:05.0200
52^nd	69	Lundgardh / Wilds / Plankenhorn	Porsche 935 L1	Tuff-Kote Dinol Racing	4:06.9200
53^rd	37	Lovett / Walkinshaw / Ikuzawa	Mazda RX-7 253i	Mazdaspeed	4:07.1800	198.4530
54^th	70	Bertapelle / Perrier / Salam	Porsche 934	Thierry Perrier	4:08.8600
55^th	68	Finotto / Schön / Pianta	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	Jolly Club	4:09.0100
56^th	32	Descartes / Bayard / *Preschey	Renard Delmas D31 ROC	Ecurie Renard-Delmas	4:15.5700
57^th	17	Rahal / Redman	Lola T600 Porsche Turbo	Cooke-Woods Racing	4:18.3000
58^th	73	Alméras / Alméras / *Sivel	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	Eminence Racing Team	4:19.9100
59^th	75	Dron / Lloyd	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	Porsche System Canon	4:20.0100
60^th	39	Vermeersch / Stiff / Ratcliff / *Honegger	Mazda RX-7	Z. & W. Enterprises Inc.	4:21.9700
61^st	74	Bond / Brock / Richards	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	Porsche Cars Australia	4:24.9500
62^nd	90	Regout / Elkoubi / de Dryver / Canary	McLaren M12 GT Chevrolet	Z & W Enterprises Inc.	5:13.0600

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
6	Morin / Mendez	WM P79/80 Peugeot	WM A.E.R.E.M.

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
19	Alain De Cadenet	Ford C100	Alain de Cadenet
34	Lacaud / Gouhier	Lola T298 BMW	Dominique Lacaud
44	Meister / Stommelen	Porsche 935 M16	Andial Meister Racing
56		Porsche 935	Gelo Racing Team
58	Field / Ongais	Porsche 935 K3/80	Interscope-Kremer Racing
		Porsche 935 K3	Charles Ivey Racing
	Richard Cleare	Porsche 934	Richard Cleare Racing
	Finotto / Facetti	Ferrari 308 GTB Turbo	Jolly Club
	Siegfried Brunn	Porsche 908/3 Turbo	Siegfried Brunn
	Reine Wisell	Porsche 935 K3/80	John Fitzpatrick Racing