1994 24 Hours of Le Mans

1994 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Index: Races \| Winners

The 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 62nd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1994.

Race

The 1994 race was won by a car that had its roots in a 10-year-old design. Porsche exploited an unusual quirk in the GT regulations at the time, using German fashion magnate Jochen Dauer in a plan to have a street-legal version of the outdated and now illegal Porsche 962 built. Using this road car design, Porsche entered two racing modified Dauer 962s in the GT category. With factory support, the Dauer 962 was able to take the win, the other 962 coming in a close third. Toyota, having themselves dusted off a pair of Group C chassis after its 3.5-litre engined TS010 was no longer eligible, suffered transmission problems with 90 minutes to go, leaving Eddie Irvine to finish 2nd in his 94C-V.

This was also supposed to be Derek Bell's swansong Le Mans, driving a Porsche-powered Kremer with Gulf Oil sponsorship. However, the lure of driving a McLaren F1 GTR with son Justin the following year proved too strong. Additionally, Roland Ratzenberger was originally scheduled to drive the eventual second place-finishing Toyota before he was killed in qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix. Eddie Irvine took his place on the team, and Ratzenberger's name was left on the car in tribute.^[1]

Official results

Le Mans in 1994

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	GT1	36	Le Mans Porsche Team Joest Racing	Yannick Dalmas Hurley Haywood Mauro Baldi	Dauer 962 Le Mans	G	344
1	GT1	36	Le Mans Porsche Team Joest Racing	Yannick Dalmas Hurley Haywood Mauro Baldi	Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6	G	344
2	LMP1 /C90	1	SARD Company Ltd.	Eddie Irvine Mauro Martini Jeff Krosnoff	Toyota 94C-V	D	343
2	LMP1 /C90	1	SARD Company Ltd.	Eddie Irvine Mauro Martini Jeff Krosnoff	Toyota R36V 3.6 L Turbo V8	D	343
3	GT1	35	Le Mans Porsche Team Joest Racing	Hans-Joachim Stuck Danny Sullivan Thierry Boutsen	Dauer 962 Le Mans	G	343
3	GT1	35	Le Mans Porsche Team Joest Racing	Hans-Joachim Stuck Danny Sullivan Thierry Boutsen	Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6	G	343
4	LMP1 /C90	4	Nisso Trust Racing Team	Steven Andskär George Fouché Bob Wollek	Toyota 94C-V	D	328
4	LMP1 /C90	4	Nisso Trust Racing Team	Steven Andskär George Fouché Bob Wollek	Toyota R36V 3.6 L Turbo V8	D	328
5	IMSA GTS	75	Clayton Cunningham Racing	Steve Millen Johnny O'Connell John Morton	Nissan 300ZX Turbo	Y	317
5	IMSA GTS	75	Clayton Cunningham Racing	Steve Millen Johnny O'Connell John Morton	Nissan VG30DETT 3.0 L Turbo V6	Y	317
6	LMP1 /C90	5	Gulf Oil Racing	Derek Bell Robin Donovan Jürgen Lässig	Kremer K8 Spyder	D	316
6	LMP1 /C90	5	Gulf Oil Racing	Derek Bell Robin Donovan Jürgen Lässig	Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6	D	316
7	LMP1 /C90	9	Courage Compétition	Jean-Louis Ricci Andy Evans Philippe Olczyk	Courage C32LM	M	310
7	LMP1 /C90	9	Courage Compétition	Jean-Louis Ricci Andy Evans Philippe Olczyk	Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6	M	310
8	GT2	52	Larbre Compétition	Jesús Pareja Dominique Dupuy Carlos Palau	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	M	307
8	GT2	52	Larbre Compétition	Jesús Pareja Dominique Dupuy Carlos Palau	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	M	307
9	GT2	54	Écurie Biennoise	Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner Renato Mastropietro	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	P	299
9	GT2	54	Écurie Biennoise	Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner Renato Mastropietro	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	P	299
10	GT2	59	Konrad Motorsport	Cor Euser Patrick Huisman Matiaz Tomlje	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	P	295
10	GT2	59	Konrad Motorsport	Cor Euser Patrick Huisman Matiaz Tomlje	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	P	295
11	GT2	57	Repsol Ferrari España	Prince Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón Tomás Saldaña Andrés Vilariño	Ferrari 348 GTC-LM	P	276
11	GT2	57	Repsol Ferrari España		Ferrari 3.4 L V8	P	276
12	GT1	40	Rent-A-Car Racing Team Luigi Racing	René Arnoux Justin Bell Bertrand Balas	Dodge Viper RT/10	M	273
12	GT1	40	Rent-A-Car Racing Team Luigi Racing	René Arnoux Justin Bell Bertrand Balas	Dodge 8.0 L V10	M	273
13	GT2	60	Legeay Sports Mécanique	Benjamin Roy Luc Galmard Jean-Claude Police	Alpine A610 Turbo	M	272
13	GT2	60	Legeay Sports Mécanique	Benjamin Roy Luc Galmard Jean-Claude Police	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6	M	272
14	GT2	48	Kremer Honda Racing	Armin Hahne Christophe Bouchut Bertrand Gachot	Honda NSX	D	257
14	GT2	48	Kremer Honda Racing	Armin Hahne Christophe Bouchut Bertrand Gachot	Honda 3.0 L V6	D	257
15	IMSA GTS	74	Team Artnature	Yojiro Terada Franck Fréon Pierre de Thoisy	Mazda RX-7 GTO	D	250
15	IMSA GTS	74	Team Artnature	Yojiro Terada Franck Fréon Pierre de Thoisy	Mazda 13J 2.0 L 3-Rotor	D	250
16	GT2	46	Kremer Honda Racing	Philippe Favre Hideki Okada Kazuo Shimizu	Honda NSX	D	240
16	GT2	46	Kremer Honda Racing	Philippe Favre Hideki Okada Kazuo Shimizu	Honda 3.0 L V6	D	240
17	GT2	68	Agusta Racing Team	Jean-Louis Sirera Antonio Puig Xavier Camp	Venturi 400GTR	D	225
17	GT2	68	Agusta Racing Team	Jean-Louis Sirera Antonio Puig Xavier Camp	Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6	D	225
18	GT2	47	Kremer Honda Racing Team Kunimitsu	Kunimitsu Takahashi Keiichi Tsuchiya Akira Iida	Honda NSX	Y	222
18	GT2	47	Kremer Honda Racing Team Kunimitsu	Kunimitsu Takahashi Keiichi Tsuchiya Akira Iida	Honda 3.0 L V6	Y	222
19 NC	GT1	41	Rent-A-Car Racing Team Luigi Racing	François Migault Denis Morin Philippe Gache	Dodge Viper RT/10	M	225
19 NC	GT1	41	Rent-A-Car Racing Team Luigi Racing	François Migault Denis Morin Philippe Gache	Dodge 8.0 L V10	M	225
20 NC	GT1	30	BBA Compétition	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Bernard Chauvin Hervé Poulain	Venturi 600LM	D	221
20 NC	GT1	30	BBA Compétition	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Bernard Chauvin Hervé Poulain	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6	D	221
21 NC	GT1	37	A.D.A. Engineering Ltd.	Dominic Chappell Jonathan Baker Phil Andrews	De Tomaso Pantera 200	G	210
21 NC	GT1	37	A.D.A. Engineering Ltd.	Dominic Chappell Jonathan Baker Phil Andrews	Ford 5.0 L V8	G	210
22 NC	LMP1 /C90	6	A.D.A. Engineering Ltd. Team Nippon	Jun Harada Tomiko Yoshikawa Masahiko Kondo	Porsche 962C GTi	G	189
22 NC	LMP1 /C90	6	A.D.A. Engineering Ltd. Team Nippon	Jun Harada Tomiko Yoshikawa Masahiko Kondo	Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6	G	189
23 NC	GT2	65	Agusta Racing Team	Stéphane Ratel Franz Hunkeler Edouard Chaufour	Venturi 400GTR	D	137
23 NC	GT2	65	Agusta Racing Team	Stéphane Ratel Franz Hunkeler Edouard Chaufour	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6	D	137
24 DNF	GT1	34	Michel Hommell	Alain Cudini Éric Hélary Jean-Christophe Boullion	Bugatti EB110 SS	M	230
24 DNF	GT1	34	Michel Hommell	Alain Cudini Éric Hélary Jean-Christophe Boullion	Bugatti 3.5 L Turbo V12	M	230
25 DNF	LMP1 /C90	2	Courage Compétition	Henri Pescarolo Alain Ferté Franck Lagorce	Courage C32LM	M	142
25 DNF	LMP1 /C90	2	Courage Compétition	Henri Pescarolo Alain Ferté Franck Lagorce	Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6	M	142
26 DNF	GT2	51	Callaway Sport Inc.	Frank Jelinski Boris Said Michel Maisonneuve	Callaway Corvette SuperNatural	Y	142
26 DNF	GT2	51	Callaway Sport Inc.	Frank Jelinski Boris Said Michel Maisonneuve	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	Y	142
27 DNF	GT1	31	Agusta Racing Team	Riccardo Agusta Michel Krine Almo Coppelli	Venturi 600LM	D	115
27 DNF	GT1	31	Agusta Racing Team	Riccardo Agusta Michel Krine Almo Coppelli	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6	D	115
28 DNF	LMP1 /C90	3	Courage Compétition	Lionel Robert Pascal Fabre Pierri-Henri Raphanel	Courage C32LM	M	107
28 DNF	LMP1 /C90	3	Courage Compétition	Lionel Robert Pascal Fabre Pierri-Henri Raphanel	Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6	M	107
29 DNF	GT1	38	Jacadi Racing	Michel Ferté Olivier Grouillard Michel Neugarten	Venturi 600LM	M	107
29 DNF	GT1	38	Jacadi Racing	Michel Ferté Olivier Grouillard Michel Neugarten	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6	M	107
30 DNF	LMP2	21	Welter Racing	Patrick Gonin Pierre Petit	WR LM93	M	104
30 DNF	LMP2	21	Welter Racing	Patrick Gonin Pierre Petit	Peugeot 2.0 L Turbo V6	M	104
31 DNF	GT1	33	Patrick Nève Racing Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Antônio Hermann de Azevedo Mike Sommer	Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6	P	100
31 DNF	GT1	33	Patrick Nève Racing Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Antônio Hermann de Azevedo Mike Sommer	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	100
32 DNF	LMP1 /C90	7	Stealth Engineering SBF	Dominique Lacaud Sylvain Boulay Bernard Robin	ALD 06	G	96
32 DNF	LMP1 /C90	7	Stealth Engineering SBF	Dominique Lacaud Sylvain Boulay Bernard Robin	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	G	96
33 DNF	GT2	49	Porsche Flymo Mobil Alméras Larbre Compétition	Jacques Laffite Jacques Alméras Jean-Marie Alméras	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	P	94
33 DNF	GT2	49	Porsche Flymo Mobil Alméras Larbre Compétition	Jacques Laffite Jacques Alméras Jean-Marie Alméras	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	P	94
34 DNF	LMP2	22	Welter Racing	Hervé Regout Jean-François Yvon Jean-Paul Libert	WR LM93	M	86
34 DNF	LMP2	22	Welter Racing	Hervé Regout Jean-François Yvon Jean-Paul Libert	Peugeot 2.0 L Turbo V6	M	86
35 DNF	GT2	58	Seikel Motorsport	Dr. Thomas Bscher Lindsay Owen-Jones John Nielsen	Porsche 968 Turbo RS	Y	84
35 DNF	GT2	58	Seikel Motorsport	Dr. Thomas Bscher Lindsay Owen-Jones John Nielsen	Porsche 3.0 L Turbo I4	Y	84
36 DNF	LMP2	20	Didier Bonnet Racing	Georges Tessier Pascal Dro Bernard Santal	Debora LMP294	P	79
36 DNF	LMP2	20	Didier Bonnet Racing	Georges Tessier Pascal Dro Bernard Santal	Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6	P	79
37 DNF	LMP1 /C90	8	Roland Bassaler	Nicolas Minassian Patrick Bourdais Olivier Couvrier	Alpa LM	G	64
37 DNF	LMP1 /C90	8	Roland Bassaler	Nicolas Minassian Patrick Bourdais Olivier Couvrier	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.5 L V8	G	64
38 DNF	GT2	50	Larbre Compétition	Pierre Yver Jack Leconte Jean-Luc Chéreau	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	M	62
38 DNF	GT2	50	Larbre Compétition	Pierre Yver Jack Leconte Jean-Luc Chéreau	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	M	62
39 DNF	GT2	62	Lotus Sport Chamberlain Engineering	Richard Piper Peter Hardman Olindo Iacobelli	Lotus Esprit S300	M	59
39 DNF	GT2	62	Lotus Sport Chamberlain Engineering	Richard Piper Peter Hardman Olindo Iacobelli	Lotus 2.2 L Turbo I4	M	59
40 DNF	GT2	45	Heico Service GmbH	Ulrich Richter Karl-Heinz Wlazik Dirk Ebeling	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	P	57
40 DNF	GT2	45	Heico Service GmbH	Ulrich Richter Karl-Heinz Wlazik Dirk Ebeling	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	P	57
41 DNF	GT2	55	Simpson Engineering	Robin Smith Stefano Sebastiani Tetsuya Ota	Ferrari 348 LM	Y	57
41 DNF	GT2	55	Simpson Engineering	Robin Smith Stefano Sebastiani Tetsuya Ota	Ferrari 3.4 L V8	Y	57
42 DNF	GT1	29	Strandell Obermaier Racing	Anders Olofsson Sandro Angelastro Max Angelelli	Ferrari F40	P	51
42 DNF	GT1	29	Strandell Obermaier Racing	Anders Olofsson Sandro Angelastro Max Angelelli	Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V8	P	51
43 DNF	GT2	63	Chamberlain Engineering	Rob Wilson David Brodie William Hewland	Harrier LR9C	D	45
43 DNF	GT2	63	Chamberlain Engineering	Rob Wilson David Brodie William Hewland	Ford Cosworth YBT 2.0 L Turbo I4	D	45
44 DNF	GT2	56	Elf Haberthur Racing	Olivier Haberthur Patrice Goueslard Patrick Vuillaume	Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6	G	42
44 DNF	GT2	56	Elf Haberthur Racing	Olivier Haberthur Patrice Goueslard Patrick Vuillaume	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	42
45 DNF	GT2	66	Bristow Racing Erik Henriksen	Ray Bellm Harry Nuttall Charles Rickett	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	G	34
45 DNF	GT2	66	Bristow Racing Erik Henriksen	Ray Bellm Harry Nuttall Charles Rickett	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	G	34
46 DNF	GT2	61	Lotus Sport Chamberlain Engineering	Thorkild Thyrring Klaas Zwart Andreas Fuchs	Lotus Esprit S300	M	28
46 DNF	GT2	61	Lotus Sport Chamberlain Engineering	Thorkild Thyrring Klaas Zwart Andreas Fuchs	Lotus 2.2 L Turbo I4	M	28
47 DNF	IMSA GTS	76	Clayton Cunningham Racing	Eric van de Poele Paul Gentilozzi Shunji Kasuya	Nissan 300ZX Turbo	Y	25
47 DNF	IMSA GTS	76	Clayton Cunningham Racing	Eric van de Poele Paul Gentilozzi Shunji Kasuya	Nissan VRH35 3.0 L Turbo V6	Y	25
48 DNF	GT2	64	Ferrari Club Italia	Oscar Larrauri Fabio Mancini Joël Gouhier	Ferrari 348 GTC-LM	P	23
48 DNF	GT2	64	Ferrari Club Italia	Oscar Larrauri Fabio Mancini Joël Gouhier	Ferrari 3.4 L V8	P	23

Statistics

Pole Position - #2 Courage Compétition - 3:51.05
Fastest Lap - #35 LeMans Porsche Team - 3:52.54
Distance - 4678.4 km
Average Speed - 195.238 km/h
Highest Trap Speed — Dauer 962 Le Mans - 365 km/h (practice)

References

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