1978 24 Hours of Le Mans

1978 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 46th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 10 and 11 June 1978.

Race

Le Mans in 1978

In 1978, the Renault V6 turbo, which had lost in 1976 and 1977 to the Porsche 936, finally managed to beat the German cars. Each company had brought no less than four cars, which after qualifying shared the first four rows. After Renault's hare, the brand new A443, holed a piston late on Sunday morning, the modified A442B with its bubble roof was able to hold off Jacky Ickx and the remaining factory Porsches in the closing stages. Mission accomplished at Le Mans, Renault concentrated their efforts on Formula One.

Official results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Laps
1	S +2.0	2	Renault Sport	Didier Pironi Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Renault Alpine A442B	369
1	S +2.0	2	Renault Sport	Didier Pironi Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Renault 2.0L Turbo V6	369
2	S +2.0	6	Martini Racing Porsche System	Bob Wollek Jürgen Barth Jacky Ickx	Porsche 936/78	364
2	S +2.0	6	Martini Racing Porsche System	Bob Wollek Jürgen Barth Jacky Ickx	Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6	364
3	S +2.0	7	Martini Racing Porsche System	Hurley Haywood Peter Gregg Reinhold Joest	Porsche 936/77	362
3	S +2.0	7	Martini Racing Porsche System	Hurley Haywood Peter Gregg Reinhold Joest	Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6	362
4	S +2.0	4	Equipe Renault Elf Sport Calberson	Guy Fréquelin Jean Ragnotti José Dolhem Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault Alpine A442A	358
4	S +2.0	4	Equipe Renault Elf Sport Calberson		Renault 2.0L Turbo V6	358
5	IMSA +2.5	90	Dick Barbour Racing	Brian Redman Dick Barbour John Paul Sr.	Porsche 935/77	337
5	IMSA +2.5	90	Dick Barbour Racing	Brian Redman Dick Barbour John Paul Sr.	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	337
6	Gr.5 +2.0	44	Porsche Kremer Racing	Jim Busby Chris Cord Rick Knoop	Porsche 935/77	336
6	Gr.5 +2.0	44	Porsche Kremer Racing	Jim Busby Chris Cord Rick Knoop	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	336
7	Gr.5 +2.0	41	Mondelo ASA Cachia Team Pace	Alfredo Guaraná Paulo Gomes Mário Amaral	Porsche 935/77	329
7	Gr.5 +2.0	41	Mondelo ASA Cachia Team Pace	Alfredo Guaraná Paulo Gomes Mário Amaral	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	329
8	Gr.5 +2.0	43	Martini Racing Porsche System	Manfred Schurti Rolf Stommelen	Porsche 935/78	326
8	Gr.5 +2.0	43	Martini Racing Porsche System	Manfred Schurti Rolf Stommelen	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	326
9	GTP 3.0	72	Jean Rondeau	Jean Rondeau Bernard Darniche Jacky Haran	Rondeau M378	294
9	GTP 3.0	72	Jean Rondeau	Jean Rondeau Bernard Darniche Jacky Haran	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	294
10	S +2.0	10	Grand Touring Cars Inc.	Vern Schuppan Jacques Laffite Sam Posey	Mirage M9	293
10	S +2.0	10	Grand Touring Cars Inc.	Vern Schuppan Jacques Laffite Sam Posey	Renault 2.0L Turbo V6	293
11	S 2.0	31	ROC La Pierre du Nord	Michel Pignard Lucien Roussiaud Laurent Ferrier	Chevron B36	284
11	S 2.0	31	ROC La Pierre du Nord	Michel Pignard Lucien Roussiaud Laurent Ferrier	ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4	284
12	GT 3.0	66	BP Racing / Anne-Charlotte Verney	Anne-Charlotte Verney Xavier Lapeyre François Servanin	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	279
12	GT 3.0	66	BP Racing / Anne-Charlotte Verney	Anne-Charlotte Verney Xavier Lapeyre François Servanin	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	279
13	GTP 3.0	71	André Chevalley Racing	André Chevalley François Trisconi	Inaltera LM	279
13	GTP 3.0	71	André Chevalley Racing	André Chevalley François Trisconi	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	279
14	IMSA +2.5	97	Charles Ivey Racing	Larry Perkins Gordon Spice John Rulon-Miller	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	278
14	IMSA +2.5	97	Charles Ivey Racing	Larry Perkins Gordon Spice John Rulon-Miller	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	278
15	S +2.0	8	Alain de Cadenet	Alain de Cadenet Chris Craft	De Cadenet-Lola LM	273
15	S +2.0	8	Alain de Cadenet	Alain de Cadenet Chris Craft	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	273
16	IMSA +2.5	86	Écurie Grand Competition Cars North American Racing Team	François Migault Lucien Guitteny	Ferrari 365 GT4/BB	262
16	IMSA +2.5	86	Écurie Grand Competition Cars North American Racing Team	François Migault Lucien Guitteny	Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12	262
17	GT +3.0	62	"Ségolen"	Christian Bussi Jean-Claude Briavoine "Ségolen"	Porsche 934	259
17	GT +3.0	62	"Ségolen"	Christian Bussi Jean-Claude Briavoine "Ségolen"	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	259
18 NC	S 2.0	23	Artos Francy Sauber PP AG	Marc Surer Eugen Strähl Harry Blumer	Sauber C5	257
18 NC	S 2.0	23	Artos Francy Sauber PP AG	Marc Surer Eugen Strähl Harry Blumer	BMW 2.0L I4	257
19 NC	S 2.0	20	C.H. Graeminger	Sandro Plastina Mario Luini Jean-Daniel Grandjean	Cheetah G601	250
19 NC	S 2.0	20	C.H. Graeminger	Sandro Plastina Mario Luini Jean-Daniel Grandjean	Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4	250
20 NC	GT 3.0	64	Georges Bourdillat	Georges Bourdillat Alain-Michel Bernhard Jean-Luc Favresse	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	241
20 NC	GT 3.0	64	Georges Bourdillat	Georges Bourdillat Alain-Michel Bernhard Jean-Luc Favresse	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	241
21 NC	S 2.0	25	Team Pronuptia	Bruno Sotty Gérard Cuynet Jean-Claude Dufrey	Lola T294/6	238
21 NC	S 2.0	25	Team Pronuptia	Bruno Sotty Gérard Cuynet Jean-Claude Dufrey	Ford Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4	238
22 NC	S 2.0	24	Team Pronuptia	Michel Elkoubi Pierre Yver Philippe Streiff	Lola T296	232
22 NC	S 2.0	24	Team Pronuptia	Michel Elkoubi Pierre Yver Philippe Streiff	Ford Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4	232
23 NC	S 2.0	28	Dominique Lacaud	Michel Lateste Jean-François Auboiron Dominique Lacaud	Lola T297	217
23 NC	S 2.0	28	Dominique Lacaud	Michel Lateste Jean-François Auboiron Dominique Lacaud	BMW 2.0L I4	217
24 NC	Gr.5 +2.0	45	Porsche Kremer Racing	Louis Krages Dieter Schornstein Philippe Gurdjian	Porsche 935/77	182
24 NC	Gr.5 +2.0	45	Porsche Kremer Racing	Louis Krages Dieter Schornstein Philippe Gurdjian	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	182
25 NC	S 2.0	27	Mogil Motors Ltd. with Kores Racing	Tony Charnell Robin Smith Fréderic Alliot Richard Jones	Chevron B31	180
25 NC	S 2.0	27	Mogil Motors Ltd. with Kores Racing	Tony Charnell Robin Smith Fréderic Alliot Richard Jones	Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4	180
26 DNF	S +2.0	1	Renault Sport	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Patrick Depailler	Renault Alpine A443	279
26 DNF	S +2.0	1	Renault Sport	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Patrick Depailler	Renault 2.0L Turbo V6	279
27 DNF	S +2.0	5	Martini Racing Porsche System	Jacky Ickx Henri Pescarolo Jochen Mass	Porsche 936/78	255
27 DNF	S +2.0	5	Martini Racing Porsche System	Jacky Ickx Henri Pescarolo Jochen Mass	Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6	255
28 DNF	IMSA +2.5	88	Pozzi-Thompson JMS Racing	Jean-Claude Andruet Spartaco Dini	Ferrari 512BB	251
28 DNF	IMSA +2.5	88	Pozzi-Thompson JMS Racing	Jean-Claude Andruet Spartaco Dini	Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12	251
29 DNF	IMSA +2.5	87	Luigi Chinetti Sr.	Jacques Guérin Jean-Pierre Delauney Gregg Young	Ferrari 512BB	232
29 DNF	IMSA +2.5	87	Luigi Chinetti Sr.	Jacques Guérin Jean-Pierre Delauney Gregg Young	Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12	232
30 DNF	IMSA +2.5	89	Pozzi-Thompson JMS Racing	Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Louis Lafosse	Ferrari 512BB	218
30 DNF	IMSA +2.5	89	Pozzi-Thompson JMS Racing	Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Louis Lafosse	Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12	218
31 DNF	S +2.0	19	IBEC Racing Developments, Ltd.	Guy Edwards Ian Grob	Ibec-Hesketh 308LM	195
31 DNF	S +2.0	19	IBEC Racing Developments, Ltd.	Guy Edwards Ian Grob	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	195
32 DNF	S 2.0	30	ROC La Pierre du Nord	Jacques Henry Albert Dufrene Max Cohen-Olivar	Chevron B36	195
32 DNF	S 2.0	30	ROC La Pierre du Nord	Jacques Henry Albert Dufrene Max Cohen-Olivar	ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4	195
33 DNF	GTP +3.0	78	WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl	Christian Debias Xavier Mathiot Marc Sourd	WM P78	186
33 DNF	GTP +3.0	78	WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl	Christian Debias Xavier Mathiot Marc Sourd	Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6	186
34 DNF	GTP 3.0	76	WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl	Christine Dacremont Marianne Hoepfner	WM P76	171
34 DNF	GTP 3.0	76	WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl	Christine Dacremont Marianne Hoepfner	Peugeot PRV 2.7L V6	171
35 DNF	GT +3.0	68	Hervé Poulain	Edgar Dören Gerhard Holup Hervé Poulain Roman Feitler	Porsche 934	167
35 DNF	GT +3.0	68	Hervé Poulain	Edgar Dören Gerhard Holup Hervé Poulain Roman Feitler	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	167
36 DNF	S +2.0	3	Renault Sport	Derek Bell Jean-Pierre Jarier	Renault Alpine A442A	162
36 DNF	S +2.0	3	Renault Sport	Derek Bell Jean-Pierre Jarier	Renault 2.0L Turbo V6	162
37 DNF	IMSA +2.5	91	Dick Barbour Racing	Bob Garretson Steve Earle Robert Akin	Porsche 935/77	159
37 DNF	IMSA +2.5	91	Dick Barbour Racing	Bob Garretson Steve Earle Robert Akin	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	159
38 DNF	S 2.0	29	ROC Modylook	Michel Dubois Daniel Gache Julien Sanchez	Chevron B36	142
38 DNF	S 2.0	29	ROC Modylook	Michel Dubois Daniel Gache Julien Sanchez	ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4	142
39 DNF	Gr.5 +2.0	48	Haberthur Mecarillos-Cégécol Racing Team	Herbert Müller Claude Haldi "Nico"	Porsche 935/76	140
39 DNF	Gr.5 +2.0	48	Haberthur Mecarillos-Cégécol Racing Team	Herbert Müller Claude Haldi "Nico"	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	140
40 DNF	S 2.0	26	G.V.E.A.	Georges Morand Eric Vaugnat Christian Blanc	Lola T296	130
40 DNF	S 2.0	26	G.V.E.A.	Georges Morand Eric Vaugnat Christian Blanc	Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4	130
41 DNF	S 2.0	21	Jean-Marie Lemerle	Jean-Marie Lemerle Alain Levié Pierre-François Rousselot	Lola T294	126
41 DNF	S 2.0	21	Jean-Marie Lemerle	Jean-Marie Lemerle Alain Levié Pierre-François Rousselot	ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4	126
42 DNF	GT 3.0	65	Joël Laplacette	Antoine Salamin Gerard Vial Yves Courage Joël Laplacette	Porsche 930	116
42 DNF	GT 3.0	65	Joël Laplacette	Antoine Salamin Gerard Vial Yves Courage Joël Laplacette	Porsche 3.3L Turbo Flat-6	116
43 DNF	S 2.0	34	BMW Great Britain Toleman Delivery	Dieter Quester Tom Walkinshaw Rad Dougall	Osella PA6	113
43 DNF	S 2.0	34	BMW Great Britain Toleman Delivery	Dieter Quester Tom Walkinshaw Rad Dougall	BMW 2.0L I4	113
44 DNF	S 2.0	32	Dorset Racing Associates with Kelly Girl	Ian Harrower Tony Birchenhough Miss Juliette Slaughter Brian Joscelyn	Lola T294	61
44 DNF	S 2.0	32	Dorset Racing Associates with Kelly Girl		Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4	61
45 DNF	GT +3.0	61	Auto Daniel Urcun	Guy Chasseuil Jean-Claude Lefévre Marcel Mignot	Porsche 934	61
45 DNF	GT +3.0	61	Auto Daniel Urcun	Guy Chasseuil Jean-Claude Lefévre Marcel Mignot	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	61
46 DNF	GTP +3.0	77	WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl	Jean-Daniel Raulet Marcel Mamers	WM P77	44
46 DNF	GTP +3.0	77	WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl	Jean-Daniel Raulet Marcel Mamers	Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6	44
47 DNF	Gr.5 +2.0	94	Whittington Bros. Racing	Don Whittington Bill Whittington Franz Konrad	Porsche 935/77	41
47 DNF	Gr.5 +2.0	94	Whittington Bros. Racing	Don Whittington Bill Whittington Franz Konrad	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	41
48 DNF	IMSA +2.5	85	Ecurie Francorchamps	Teddy Pilette Jean Blaton Raymond Touroul	Ferrari 512BB	39
48 DNF	IMSA +2.5	85	Ecurie Francorchamps	Teddy Pilette Jean Blaton Raymond Touroul	Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12	39
49 DNF	GT +3.0	69	Ravenel Frères	Willy Braillard Philippe Dagoreau Jean-Louis Ravenel Jean Ravenel	Porsche 934	35
49 DNF	GT +3.0	69	Ravenel Frères		Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	35
50 DNF	Gr.5 +2.0	46	Porsche Kremer Racing	Martin Raymond "Steve" Mike Franey	Porsche 935/77	34
50 DNF	Gr.5 +2.0	46	Porsche Kremer Racing	Martin Raymond "Steve" Mike Franey	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	34
51 DNF	S +2.0	11	Grand Touring Cars Inc.	Sam Posey Michel Leclère	Mirage M9	33
51 DNF	S +2.0	11	Grand Touring Cars Inc.	Sam Posey Michel Leclère	Renault 2.0L Turbo V6	33
52 DNF	IMSA +2.5	84	Brad Frisselle Racing Wynn's Belgium	Brad Frisselle Robert Kirby John Hotchkis	Chevrolet Monza	30
52 DNF	IMSA +2.5	84	Brad Frisselle Racing Wynn's Belgium	Brad Frisselle Robert Kirby John Hotchkis	Chevrolet 5.7L V8	30
53 DNF	S 2.0	33	Dorset Racing Associates Cloud Engineering	Bob Evans Martin Birrane Richard Down Richard Bond	Lola T294	23
53 DNF	S 2.0	33	Dorset Racing Associates Cloud Engineering	Bob Evans Martin Birrane Richard Down Richard Bond	Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4	23
54 DNF	Gr.5 +2.0	47	Weisberg Gelo Team	John Fitzpatrick Toine Hezemans	Porsche 935/77	19
54 DNF	Gr.5 +2.0	47	Weisberg Gelo Team	John Fitzpatrick Toine Hezemans	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	19
DQ	S +2.0	12	Simon Phillips Racing BATCO France	Nick Faure John Beasley Simon Phillips Martin Raymond	De Cadenet-Lola T380	99
DQ	S +2.0	12	Simon Phillips Racing BATCO France	Nick Faure John Beasley Simon Phillips Martin Raymond	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	99

Statistics

Pole Position - #6 Martini Racing Porsche System - 3:27.06
Fastest Lap - #1 Renault Sport - 3:34.20
Distance - 5044.53 km
Average Speed - 210.188 km/h

Trophy Winners

Index of Thermal Efficiency - #6 Martini Racing Porsche System

External links

http://wsrp.ic.cz/nonchamp1978.html#2

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