1979 24 Hours of Le Mans

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1979 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 47th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 9 and 10, 1979.

1 Pre-race
2 Race
3 Official Results
4 Did Not Finish
5 Statistics

[edit] Pre-race

Due to the construction of a new public road, the profile of Tetre Rouge had to be changed. This redesign led to a faster double-apex corner as well as requiring the removal of the second Dunlop bridge.

[edit] Race

The Porsche 935 turbo, a high-powered version of the Porsche 911 road car, dominated endurance racing in the late 1970s, being entered by many Porsche customer teams all over the world. The German-based Kremer team managed to win Le Mans using a highly modified version of the 935, which is a remarkable success for a car based on a 15 year old road car design. Actor Paul Newman finished second in Dick Barbour's Porsche 935, while Kremer's second-string effort claimed the final spot on the podium.

Jacky Ickx's efforts to win his fifth Le Mans came to nothing when he was disqualified for receiving outside (and unwanted) assistance in repairing his stricken Porsche 936. Their Group 6 opposition consisted mainly of a pair of Ford M10s but this wasn't an official return of Ford; these cars were derived from the 1975 Gulf GR-8. Ford France and a consortium of French Ford dealers funded the ex-Wyer Team, a Cosworth DFV V8 was installed in the chassis for the occasion but neither M10 finished.

[edit] Official Results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	Gr.5 +2.0	41	Porsche Kremer Racing	Klaus Ludwig Don Whittington Bill Whittington	Porsche 935 K3	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	307
2	IMSA +2.5	70	Dick Barbour Racing	Rolf Stommelen Paul Newman Dick Barbour	Porsche 935/77A	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	299
3	Gr.5 +2.0	40	Porsche Kremer Racing	Laurent Ferrier François Servanin François Trisconi	Porsche 935/77A	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	297
4	GT +3.0	82	Lubrifilm Racing Team	Herbert Müller Angelo Pallavicini Marco Vanoli	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	296
5	S +2.0	5	VSD Canon Jean Rondeau	Jean Ragnotti Bernard Darniche	Rondeau M379	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	292
6	IMSA +2.5	76	Hervé Poulain	Manfred Winkelhock Marcel Mignot Hervé Poulain	BMW M1	BMW M88 3.5L I6	288
7	Gr.5 +2.0	42	Sekurit Racing Autohaus Max Moritz GmbH	Edgar Dören Dieter Schornstein Götz von Tschirnhaus	Porsche 935/77A	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	283
8	IMSA +2.5	72	Dick Barbour Racing	Edwin Abate Bob Garretson Skeeter McKitterick	Porsche 935/78	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	283
9	IMSA +2.5	73	Wynn's International Dick Barbour Racing	Robert Kirby Bob Harmon John Hotchkis	Porsche 935/78	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	280
10	S +2.0	4	ITT Oceanic Jean Rondeau	Henri Pescarolo Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Rondeau M379	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	279
11	Gr.5 +2.0	43	Claude Haldi	Claude Haldi Herbert Loewe Rodrigo Terran	Porsche 935	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	275
12	IMSA +2.5	61	"Beurlys"	Nick Faure Steve O'Rourke Bernard de Dryver Jean Blaton	Ferrari 512BB/LM	Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12	274
13	Gr.5 +2.0	45	Porsche Kremer Racing	Axel Plankenhorn Philippe Gurdjian Louis Krages	Porsche 935 K3	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	273
14	GTP +3.0	52	WM A.E.R.E.M.	Jean-Daniel Raulet Marcel Mamers Serge Saulnier	WM P79	Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6	272
15	Gr.5 +2.0	39	ASA Cachia	Jacques Guérin "Chanaud" Fréderic Alliot	Porsche 935	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	268
16	GT +3.0	86	Kores Racing	Georges Bourdillat Pascal Ennequin Alain-Michel Bernhard	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	265
17	S 2.0	29	Mogil Motors Ltd.	Robin Smith Tony Charnell Richard Jones	Chevron B36	Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4	265
18	S 2.0	24	Dorset Racing Associates	Brian Joscelyne Tony Birchenhough Richard Jenvey Nick Mason	Lola T297	Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0L I4	260
19	GT +3.0	84	Anny-Charlotte Verney	Anny-Charlotte Verney Patrick Bardinon René Metge	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	251
20	S +2.0	15	Fisons Agricole - Simon Phillips	Martin Raymond Simon Phillips Ray Mallock	De Cadenet-Lola T380	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	250
21	S 2.0	20	Lambretta S.A.F.D.	Pierre Yver Max Cohen-Olivar Michel Elkoubi	Lola T298	BMW 2.0L I4	248
22	S 2.0	28	Racing Organisation Course (ROC)	Bernard Verdier Albert Dufréne Noël del Bello	Chevron B36	ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4	239

[edit] Did Not Finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine
23	S +2.0	11	Grand Touring Cars Inc. Ford Concessionaires France	Derek Bell David Hobbs Vern Schuppan	Mirage M10	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
24	S 2.0	34	Kores Racing - France Chauffage	Michel Lateste Dominique Lacaud Christian Heinkélé	Lola T297	BMW 2.0L I4
25	S 2.0	25	Jean-Marie Lemerle	Alain Levié Jean-Pierre Malcher Jean-Marie Lemerle	Lola T298	ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4
26	IMSA +2.5	62	JMS Racing / Charles Pozzi	Jean-Claude Andruet Spartaco Dini	Ferrari 512BB/LM	Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12
27	S +2.0	14	Essex Motorsport Porsche	Bob Wollek Hurley Haywood	Porsche 936	Porsche 2.1L Turbo Flat-6
28	S 2.0	33	Chevalley Racing Switzerland Racing Organisation Course	Marcel Tarres Alain Dechelette Charles Dechelette	Chevron B36	ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4
29	IMSA +2.5	63	JMS Racing / Charles Pozzi	Michel Leclere Claude Ballot-Léna Peter Gregg	Ferrari 512BB/LM	Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12
30	GTP3 3.0	55	Merlin Plage Jean Rondeau	Jean Rondeau Jacky Haran	Rondeau M379	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
31	GT +3.0	87	Christian Bussi	Christian Bussi Bernard Salam	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
32	S +2.0	12	Essex Motorsport Porsche	Jacky Ickx Brian Redman Jürgen Barth	Porsche 936	Porsche 2.1L Turbo Flat-6
33	GTP +3.0	51	WM A.E.R.E.M.	Roger Dorchy Denis Morin	WM P79	Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6
34	Gr.5 +2.5	37	Gelo Racing Sportswear Intl.	John Fitzpatrick Harald Grohs Jean-Louis Lafosse	Porsche 935	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
35	Gr.5 +2.5	36	Gelo Racing Sportswear Intl.	Manfred Schurti Hans Heyer	Porsche 935	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
36	S 2.0	23	Pronuptia	Bruno Sotty Gérard Cuynet Marc Frischknecht	Lola T296	Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4
37	S +2.0	3	J.C. Racing Ltd.	John Cooper Peter Lovett John Morrison	De Cadenet-Lola T380	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
38	Gr.5 +2.0	35	Carlo Pietromarchi	Gianfranco Brancatelli Carlo Pietromarchi Maurizio Micangeli	De Tomaso Pantera	Ford 5.8L V8
39	S +2.0	10	Grand Touring Cars Ltd. Ford Concessionaires France	Vern Schuppan Jean-Pierre Jaussaud David Hobbs	Mirage M10	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
40	S 2.0	26	Racing Organisation Course	Michel Dubois Pierre-François Rousselot Marc Menant	Chevron B36	ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4
41	IMSA +2.5	68	Interscope Racing	Ted Field Milt Minter John Morton	Porsche 935	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
42	S 2.0	22	Georges Morand	Eric Vuagnat Daniel Laurent Jacques Boillat	Lola T296	Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4
43	S 2.0	32	BP Racing / Hubert Striebig	Alain Cudini Hubert Striebig Hughes Kirschoffer	TOJ SC206	BMW 2.0L I4
44	S +2.0	1	Chevalley Racing Switzerland	Xavier Lapeyre André Chevalley Patrick Perrier	Lola T286	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
45	S 2.0	17	Cheetah Racing Cars	Sandro Plastina Philippe Roux Mario Luini	Cheetah G601	ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4
46	GTP +3.0	53	WM A.E.R.E.M.	Michel Pignard Jacques Coulon Serge Saulnier	WM P79	Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6
47	S 2.0	18	Daniel Brillat	Daniel Brillat Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann	Cheetah G601	ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4
48	S 2.0	27	Racing Organisation Course	Marc Sourd Florian Vetsch Robert Carmillet	Chevron B36	ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4
49	IMSA +2.5	71	Dick Barbour Racing	Bob Akin Roy Woods Rob McFarland	Porsche 935	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
50	IMSA +2.5	64	North American Racing Team	Jean-Pierre Delaunay Cyril Grandet Preston Henn	Ferrari 512BB/LM	Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12
51	S +2.0	6	Dome Co. Ltd.	Chris Craft Gordon Spice Tony Trimmer	Dome Zero RL	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
52	IMSA +2.5	74	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Jean-Pierre Jarier Randy Townsend Raymond Touroul	Porsche 935	Porsche 2.9L Turbo Flat-6
53	GTP +3.0	50	Robin Hamilton	Robin Hamilton Mike Salmon Dave Preece	Aston Martin DBS V8	Aston Martin 5.3L Turbo V8
54	S +2.0	7	Dome Co. Ltd.	Bob Evans Tony Trimmer	Dome Zero RL	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
55	S +2.0	8	Alain de Cadenet	François Migault Alain de Cadenet	De Cadenet-Lola T380	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8