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1978 24 Heures du Mans
Le Mans
369 laps
Average speed of winner: 210.188 kph
Fastest lap: Jean-Pierre Jabouille 3:34.20
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| Finish | Start | Class | Class Rank | Drivers | Car # | Team | Chassis | Engine | Owner | Qualifying Time | Laps |
| 1 | 5 | S +2.0 | 1 | Didier Pironi | 2 | Renault Sport | Renault Alpine A442B | Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | Renault | 3:35.7 | 369 |
| Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | |||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | S +2.0 | 2 | Bob Wollek | 6 | Martini Racing Porsche System | Porsche 936/78 | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | Martini | 3:35.2 | 364 |
| Jürgen Barth | |||||||||||
| Jacky Ickx | |||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | S +2.0 | 3 | Hurley Haywood | 7 | Martini Racing Porsche System | Porsche 936/77 | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | Martini | 3:37.3 | 362 |
| Peter Gregg | |||||||||||
| Reinhold Joest | |||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | S +2.0 | 4 | Guy Fréquelin | 4 | Equipe Renault Elf Sport Calberson | Renault Alpine A442A | Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | Calberson | 3:42.7 | 358 |
| Jean Ragnotti | |||||||||||
| José Dolhem | |||||||||||
| 5 | 16 | IMSA +2.5 | 1 | Brian Redman | 90 | Dick Barbour Racing | Porsche 935/77 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Barbour | 3:52.6 | 337 |
| Dick Barbour | |||||||||||
| John Paul, Sr. | |||||||||||
| 6 | 14 | Gr. 5 +2.0 | 1 | Jim Busby | 44 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Porsche 935/77 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Kremer | 3:50.7 | 336 |
| Chris Cord | |||||||||||
| Rick Knoop | |||||||||||
| 7 | 23 | Gr. 5 +2.0 | 2 | Alfredo Guarana | 41 | Mondelo ASA Cachia | Porsche 935/77 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Pace | 3:59.5 | 329 |
| Paulo Gomes | |||||||||||
| Mario Amaral | |||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | Gr. 5 +2.0 | 3 | Manfred Schurti | 43 | Martini Racing Porsche System | Porsche 935/78 | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Martini | 3:30.9 | 326 |
| Rolf Stommelen | |||||||||||
| 9 | 40 | GTP 3.0 | 1 | Jean Rondeau | 72 | Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M378 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | Rondeau | 4:09.4 | 294 |
| Bernard Darniche | |||||||||||
| Jacky Haran | |||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | S +2.0 | 5 | Vern Schuppan | 10 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. | Mirage M9 | Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | GTC | 3:45.8 | 293 |
| Jacques Laffite | |||||||||||
| Sam Posey | |||||||||||
| 11 | 29 | S 2.0 | 1 | Michel Pignard | 31 | ROC La Pierre du Nord | Chevron B36 | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | Course | 4:04.2 | 284 |
| Florian Vetsch | |||||||||||
| Roger Carmillet | |||||||||||
| 12 | 51 | GT 3.0 | 1 | Anny-Charlotte Verney | 66 | BP Racing | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | Verney | 4:19.6 | 279 |
| Xavier Lapeyre | |||||||||||
| François Sérvanin | |||||||||||
| 13 | 19 | GTP 3.0 | 2 | André Chevalley | 71 | André Chevalley Racing | Inaltera LM | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | Chevalley | 3:53.9 | 279 |
| François Trisconi | |||||||||||
| 14 | 47 | IMSA +2.5 | 2 | Larry Perkins | 97 | Charles Ivey Racing | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | Ivey | 4:14.7 | 278 |
| Gordon Spice | |||||||||||
| John Rulon-Miller | |||||||||||
| 15 | 10 | S +2.0 | 6 | Alain de Cadenet | 8 | Alain de Cadenet | De Cadenet-Lola LM | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | de Cadenet | 3:46.2 | 273 |
| Chris Craft | |||||||||||
| 16 | 49 | IMSA +2.5 | 3 | François Migault | 86 | Écurie Grand Competition Cars | Ferrari 365 GT4/BB | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | NART | 4:15.9 | 262 |
| Lucien Guitteny | |||||||||||
| 17 | 52 | GT +3.0 | 1 | Christian Bussi | 62 | Ségolen | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Segolen | 4:21.6 | 259 |
| Jean-Claude Briavoine | |||||||||||
| Ségolen | |||||||||||
| 18 | 24 | S 2.0 | 2 | Marc Surer | 23 | Artos Francy Sauber PP AG | Sauber C5 | BMW 2.0L I4 | Sauber | 4:00.1 | 257 |
| Eugen Strähl | |||||||||||
| Harry Blumer | |||||||||||
| 19 | 50 | S 2.0 | 3 | Sandro Plastina | 20 | C.H. Graeminger | Cheetah G601 | Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | Graeminger | 4:19.3 | 250 |
| Mario Luini | |||||||||||
| Jean-Daniel Grandjean | |||||||||||
| 20 | 55 | GT 3.0 | 2 | Georges Bourdillat | 64 | Georges Bourdillat | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | Bourdillat | 4:28.2 | 241 |
| Alain-Michel Bernhard | |||||||||||
| Jean-Luc Favresse | |||||||||||
| 21 | 48 | S 2.0 | 4 | Bruno Sotty | 25 | Team Pronuptia | Lola T294/6 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4 | Pronuptia | 4:15.8 | 238 |
| Gérard Cuynet | |||||||||||
| Jean-Claude Dufrey | |||||||||||
| 22 | 43 | S 2.0 | 5 | Michel Elkoubi | 24 | Team Pronuptia | Lola T296 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4 | Pronuptia | 4:11.7 | 232 |
| Pierre Yver | |||||||||||
| Philippe Streiff | |||||||||||
| 23 | 30 | S 2.0 | 6 | Michel Lateste | 28 | Dominique Lacaud | Lola T297 | BMW 2.0L I4 | Lacaud | 4:04.5 | 217 |
| Jean-François Auboiron | |||||||||||
| Dominique Lacaud | |||||||||||
| 24 | 28 | Gr. 5 +2.0 | 4 | John Winter | 45 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Porsche 935/77 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Kremer | 4:04.2 | 182 |
| Dieter Schornstein | |||||||||||
| Philippe Gurdjian | |||||||||||
| 25 | 26 | S 2.0 | 7 | Tony Charnell | 27 | Mogil Motors Ltd. with Kores Racing | Chevron B31 | Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | Mogil | 4:03.3 | 180 |
| Robin Smith | |||||||||||
| Frédéric Alliot | |||||||||||
| 26 | 2 | S +2.0 | 7 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 1 | Renault Sport | Renault Alpine A443 | Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | Renault | 3:28.4 | 279 |
| Patrick Depailler | |||||||||||
| 27 | 1 | S +2.0 | 8 | Jacky Ickx | 5 | Martini Racing Porsche System | Porsche 936/78 | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | Martini | 3:27.6 | 255 |
| Henri Pescarolo | |||||||||||
| Jochen Mass | |||||||||||
| 28 | 34 | IMSA +2.5 | 4 | Jean-Claude Andruet | 88 | Pozzi-Thompson JMS Racing | Ferrari 512BB | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | Pozzi | 4:07.3 | 251 |
| Spartaco Dini | |||||||||||
| 29 | 36 | IMSA +2.5 | 5 | Jacques Guérin | 87 | Luigi Chinetti, Sr. | Ferrari 512BB | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | Chinetti | 4:16.3 | 232 |
| Jean-Pierre Delaunay | |||||||||||
| Gregg Young | |||||||||||
| 30 | 33 | IMSA +2.5 | 6 | Claude Ballot-Léna | 89 | Pozzi-Thompson JMS Racing | Ferrari 512BB | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | Pozzi | 4:07.1 | 218 |
| Jean-Louis Lafosse | |||||||||||
| 31 | 13 | S +2.0 | 9 | Guy Edwards | 19 | IBEC Racing Developments, Ltd. | Ibec-Hesketh 308LM | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | IBEC | 3:50.2 | 195 |
| Ian Grob | |||||||||||
| 32 | 38 | S 2.0 | 8 | Jacques Henry | 30 | ROC La Pierre du Nord | Chevron B36 | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | Course | 4:08.3 | 195 |
| Albert Dufrène | |||||||||||
| Max Cohen-Olivar | |||||||||||
| 33 | 18 | GTP +3.0 | 1 | Christian Debias | 78 | WM A.E.R.E.M./Team Esso Aseptogyl | WM P78 | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | WM | 3:52.9 | 186 |
| Xavier Mathiot | |||||||||||
| Marc Sourd | |||||||||||
| 34 | 53 | GTP 3.0 | 3 | Christine Dacremont | 76 | WM A.E.R.E.M./Team Esso Aseptogyl | WM P76 | Peugeot PRV 2.7L V6 | WM | 4:22.8 | 171 |
| Marianne Hoepfner | |||||||||||
| 35 | 32 | GT +3.0 | 2 | Edgar Dören | 68 | Hervé Poulain | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Poulain | 4:07.0 | 167 |
| Gerhard Holup | |||||||||||
| Hervé Poulain | |||||||||||
| 36 | 7 | S +2.0 | 10 | Derek Bell | 3 | Renault Sport | Renault Alpine A442A | Renault 2.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Renault | 3:37.9 | 162 |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | |||||||||||
| 37 | 31 | IMSA +2.5 | 7 | Bob Garretson | 91 | Dick Barbour Racing | Porsche 935/77 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Barbour | 4:05.2 | 159 |
| Stephen Earle | |||||||||||
| Bob Akin | |||||||||||
| 38 | 35 | S 2.0 | 9 | Michel Dubois | 29 | ROC Modylook | Chevron B36 | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | Course | 4:07.8 | 142 |
| Daniel Gache | |||||||||||
| Julien Sanchez | |||||||||||
| 39 | 21 | Gr. 5 +2.0 | 5 | Herbert Müller | 25 | Haberthur | Porsche 935/76 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Meccarillos | 3:55.8 | 140 |
| Claude Haldi | |||||||||||
| Nico | |||||||||||
| 40 | 45 | S 2.0 | 10 | Georges Morand | 26 | G.V.E.A. | Lola T296 | Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | GVEA | 4:12.2 | 130 |
| Eric Vuagnat | |||||||||||
| Charlie Blanton | |||||||||||
| 41 | 46 | S 2.0 | 11 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | 21 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | Lola T294 | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | Lemerle | 4:13.7 | 126 |
| Alain Levié | |||||||||||
| Pierre-François Rousselot | |||||||||||
| 42 | 54 | GT 3.0 | 3 | Antoine Salamin | 65 | Joël Laplacette | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3L Turbo Flat-6 | Laplacette | 4:25.0 | 116 |
| Gérard Vial | |||||||||||
| Yves Courage | |||||||||||
| 43 | 22 | S 2.0 | 12 | Dieter Quester | 34 | BMW Great Britain | Osella PA6 | BMW 2.0L I4 | Toleman | 3:56.2 | 113 |
| Tom Walkinshaw | |||||||||||
| Rad Dougall | |||||||||||
| 44 | 15 | S +2.0 | 11 | Nick Faure | 12 | Simon Phillips Racing | De Cadenet-Lola T380 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | BATCO | 3:51.9 | 99 |
| John Beasley | |||||||||||
| Simon Phillips | |||||||||||
| 45 | 41 | S 2.0 | 13 | Ian Harrower | 32 | Dorset Racing Associates with Kelly Girl | Lola T294 | Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | Dorset | 4:10.4 | 61 |
| Tony Birchenhough | |||||||||||
| Miss Juliette Slaughter | |||||||||||
| 46 | 39 | GT +3.0 | 3 | Guy Chasseuil | 61 | Auto Daniel Urcun | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Urcun | 4:09.1 | 61 |
| Jean-Claude Lefèvre | |||||||||||
| Marcel Mignot | |||||||||||
| 47 | 27 | GTP +3.0 | 2 | Jean-Daniel Raulet | 77 | WM A.E.R.E.M./Team Esso Aseptogyl | WM P77 | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | WM | 4:03.5 | 44 |
| Max Mamers | |||||||||||
| 48 | 17 | Gr. 5 +2.0 | 6 | Don Whittington | 94 | Whittington Bros. Racing | Porsche 935/77 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Whittington | 3:52.8 | 41 |
| Bill Whittington | |||||||||||
| Franz Konrad | |||||||||||
| 49 | 42 | IMSA +2.5 | 8 | Teddy Pilette | 85 | Ecurie Francorchamps | Ferrari 512BB | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | Francorchamps | 4:10.9 | 39 |
| Jean Blaton | |||||||||||
| Raymond Touroul | |||||||||||
| 50 | 37 | GT +3.0 | 4 | Willy Braillard | 69 | Ravenel Frères | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Ravenel | 4:08.0 | 35 |
| Philippe Dagoreau | |||||||||||
| Jean-Louis Ravenel | |||||||||||
| 51 | 20 | Gr. 5 +2.0 | 7 | Martin Raymond | 46 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Porsche 935/77 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Kremer | 3:54.8 | 34 |
| Steve | |||||||||||
| Mike Franey | |||||||||||
| 52 | 12 | S +2.0 | 12 | Sam Posey | 11 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. | Mirage M9 | Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | GTC | 3:48.3 | 33 |
| Michel Leclère | |||||||||||
| 53 | 25 | IMSA +2.5 | 9 | Brad Frisselle | 84 | Wynn's Belgium | Chevrolet Monza | Chevrolet 5.7L V8 | Brad Frisselle | 4:02.3 | 30 |
| Robert Kirby | |||||||||||
| John Hotchkis, Sr. | |||||||||||
| 54 | 44 | S 2.0 | 14 | Bob Evans | 33 | Dorset Racing Associates with Kelly Girl | Lola T294 | Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | Cloud | 4:12.0 | 23 |
| Martin Birrane | |||||||||||
| Richard Down | |||||||||||
| 55 | 11 | Gr. 5 +2.0 | 8 | John Fitzpatrick | 47 | Weisberg Gelo Team | Porsche 935/77 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Gelo | 3:46.5 | 19 |
| Toine Hezemans |
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