1993 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 61st Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 19 and 20 June 1993.
The race was won by Peugeot Talbot Sport, with drivers Geoff Brabham, and Le Mans rookies Éric Hélary and Christophe Bouchut completing 375 laps in their Peugeot 905 Evo 1B. Brabham became just the third Australian to win the French classic after Bernard Rubin in 1928, and Vern Schuppan in 1983.
A class for Grand Touring (GT) style cars was included for the first time since the 1985 race.[1] With the extra class, the entry list expanded from 30 cars in 1992 to 48 in 1993.
The GT-class was originally won by a TWR Jaguar XJ220C driven by John Nielsen, David Brabham and David Coulthard, but the victory was revoked when the XJ220C was disqualified a month later after a steward complained that the racing Jaguars were not running catalytic converters like the road going version. Although this was within the rules — no other car ran catalytic converters either — and Jaguar won its appeal (supported by the FIA), they were nonetheless disqualified as they had — according to the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO — the race organisers) - not lodged their appeal in time.
Official results

Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
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Engine | |||||||
1 | C1 | 3 | ![]() |
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Peugeot 905 Evo 1B | M | 375 |
Peugeot SA35 3.5 L V10 | |||||||
2 | C1 | 1 | ![]() |
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Peugeot 905 Evo 1B | M | 374 |
Peugeot SA35 3.5L V10 | |||||||
3 | C1 | 2 | ![]() |
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Peugeot 905 Evo 1B | M | 367 |
Peugeot SA35 3.5L V10 | |||||||
4 | C1 | 36 | ![]() |
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Toyota TS010 | M | 364 |
Toyota RV10 3.5 L V10 | |||||||
5 | C2 | 22 | ![]() ![]() |
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Toyota 93C-V | D | 363 |
Toyota R36V 3.6 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
6 | C2 | 25 | ![]() |
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Toyota 93C-V | D | 358 |
Toyota R36V 3.6 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
7 | C2 | 21 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | G | 355 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
8 | C1 | 38 | ![]() |
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Toyota TS010 | M | 353 |
Toyota RV10 3.5 L V10 | |||||||
9 | C2 | 18 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | G | 351 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
10 | C2 | 14 | ![]() |
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Courage C30LM | G | 347 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
11 | C2 | 13 | ![]() |
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Courage C30LM | G | 343 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
12 | C2 | 10 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962CK6 | D | 328 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
13 | C2 | 11 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962CK6 | D | 316 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
14 | C2 | 23 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | G | 308 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
15 | GT | 47 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 304 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
16 | GT | 78 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 301 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
17 | GT | 65 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Y | 299 |
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | |||||||
18 | GT | 77 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 299 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
19 | GT | 62 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Y | 293 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
20 | C2 | 24 | ![]() |
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Spice SE89C | G | 288 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | |||||||
21 | GT | 66 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RS | P | 276 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
22 | GT | 40 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup | P | 274 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
23 | GT | 55 | ![]() |
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Venturi 500LM | D | 274 |
Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
24 | LMP | 33 | ![]() |
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WR LM93 | M | 268 |
Peugeot 2.0 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
25 | GT | 57 | ![]() |
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Venturi 500LM | D | 267 |
Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
26 | GT | 49 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup | D | 266 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
27 | GT | 70 | ![]() |
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Venturi 500LM | D | 262 |
Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
28 | GT | 91 | ![]() |
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Venturi 500LM | D | 246 |
Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
29 | GT | 92 | ![]() |
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Venturi 500LM | D | 243 |
Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
30 | LMP | 35 | ![]() |
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Lucchini SP91 | ? | 221 |
Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
31 DSQ† |
GT | 50 | ![]() |
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Jaguar XJ220 | D | 306 |
Jaguar JV6 3.5 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
32 DNF |
C2 | 17 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | G | 282 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
33 DNF |
LMP | 34 | ![]() |
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Debora SP93 | P | 259 |
Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 | |||||||
34 DNF |
C1 | 37 | ![]() |
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Toyota TS010 | M | 212 |
Toyota RV10 3.5 L V10 | |||||||
35 DNF |
GT | 71 | ![]() |
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Venturi 500LM | D | 210 |
Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
36 DNF |
C2 | 15 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962CK6 | D | 204 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
37 DNF |
GT | 52 | ![]() |
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Jaguar XJ220 | D | 176 |
Jaguar JV6 3.5 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
38 DNF |
C2 | 28 | ![]() |
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Sauber SHS C6 | G | 166 |
BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | |||||||
39 DNF |
GT | 44 | ![]() ![]() |
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Lotus Esprit S300 | D | 162 |
Lotus 2.2 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
40 DNF |
C2 | 27 | ![]() |
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Spice SE89C | G | 137 |
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8 | |||||||
41 DNF |
C2 | 12 | ![]() |
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Courage C30LM | G | 108 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
42 DNF |
GT | 45 | ![]() ![]() |
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Lotus Esprit S300 | D | 92 |
Lotus 2.2L Turbo I4 | |||||||
43 DNF |
GT | 56 | ![]() |
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Venturi 500LM | D | 80 |
Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
44 DNF |
GT | 46 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Turbo S LM-GT | G | 79 |
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
45 DNF |
GT | 76 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup | P | 64 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
46 DNF |
GT | 48 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup | D | 8 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
47 DNF |
GT | 51 | ![]() |
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Jaguar XJ220 | D | 6 |
Jaguar JV6 3.5 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
DNS | GT | 72 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 348 LM | P | - |
Ferrari 3.4 L V8 |
† - #50 finished first in the GT category but was disqualified a month after the race for failing to utilize catalytic converters on the XJ220C.
Statistics
- Pole Position - #2 Peugeot Talbot Sport - 3:24.940
- Fastest Lap - #36 Toyota Team Tom's - 3:27.470
- Distance - 5100.0 km
- Average Speed - 213.358 km/h
- Highest Trap Speed — Peugeot 905 – 346 km/h (race), Porsche 962C - 366 km/h (qualifying)
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References
- ↑ Automobile Year, 1993/94, page 195