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Les Vingt Quatre Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe 10.6.1973
24 h Le Mans
Started: 55 Classified: 21 Race: 13,640 km * 355 laps = 4853,945 km AVG: 202,247 km/h FL: François Cevert 10 Matra-Simca MS670B 3:39,600 223,607 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 11 Henri Pescarolo / F Matra-Simca MS670B B-02 Matra-Simca Shell 355 1. S 4. 3:41,800 Gérard Larrousse / F 2. 16 Arturo Merzario / I Ferrari 312 PB 73 0892 Ferrari SEFAC SpA 349 2. S 1. 3:37,500 Carlos Pace / BR 3. 12 Jean-Pierre Jabouille / F Matra-Simca MS670B B-01 Matra-Simca Shell 331 3. S 6. 3:44,700 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud / F 4. 46 Gijs van Lennep / NL Porsche Carrera RSR Martini Racing Team 328 4. S 18. 4:14,900 Herbert Müller / CH 5. 3 Bernard Cheneviére / CH Porsche 908/03 013 Escuderia Monjuich - Tergal 319 5. S 21. 4:15,900 Juan Fernandez / E Francesco Torredemer / E 6. 39 Claude Ballot-Léna / F Ferrari 365 GTB/4 16363 Automobiles Charles Pozzi 316 1. GTS 23. 4:16,200 Vic Elford / GB 7. 4 Guillermo Ortega / ECU Porsche 908/02 008 Guillermo Ortega - Ecuador 316 6. S 33. 4:19,500 Fausto Merello / ECU 8. 45 Clemens Schickentanz / D Porsche Carrera RSR 73/02 Porsche Kremer Racing Team 316 2. GTS 38. 4:21,600 Paul Keller / CH Erwin Kremer / D 9. 40 Alain Serpaggi / F Ferrari 365 GTB/4 15667 Automobiles Charles Pozzi 315 3. GTS 39. 4:23,200 José Dolhem / F 10. 63 Georg Loos / D Porsche Carrera RSR Gelo Racing Team 311 4. GTS 32. 4:19,300 Jürgen Barth / D 11. 51 Dieter Quester / A BMW 3.0 CSL BMW Motorsport 307 1. TS 29. 4:17,700 Toine Hezemans / NL 12. 30 Henri Greder / F Chevrolet Corvette Greder Racing Team 303 5. GTS 37. 4:20,900 "Marie-Claude Beaumont" / F 13. 38 François Migault / F Ferrari 365 GTB/4 14141 North American Racing Team 299 6. GTS 24. 4:16,700 Luigi Chinetti jr. / USA 14. 48 Peter Gregg / USA Porsche Carrera RS Porsche Sonauto BP Racing 298 7. GTS 36. 4:20,500 Guy Chasseuil / F 15. 60 Carlo Facetti / I Alfa Romeo 33TT3 Escuderia Brescia Corse 298 7. S 12. 3:54,800 "PAM" / I Teodoro Zeccoli / I 16. 41 Jean Selz / CH Porsche Carrera RS Schiller Racing Team 297 8. GTS 54. 4:36,100 Florian Vetsch / CH 17. 42 Pierre Mauroy / F Porsche Carrera RS René Mazzia 290 9. GTS 52. 4:31,700 Marcel Mignot / F 18. 69 Jean-Claude Aubriet / F Chevrolet Corvette Ecurie Léopard 282 10. GTS 40. 4:24,800 "Depnic" / F 19. 18 Claude Laurent / F Ligier JS2 Maserati Claude Laurent 270 8. S 55. 4:44,500 Martial Delalande / F Jacques Marché / F 20. 34 Jean-Claude Andruet / F Ferrari 365 GTB/4 16425 Ecurie Francorchamps 270 11. GTS 31. 4:18,900 Richard Bond / GB 21. 52 André Wicky / CH Porsche 908/02 009 André Wicky Racing Team 270 9. S 46. 4:27,200 Max Cohen-Olivar / MA Philippe Carron / CH Did not finish: 15 Jacky Ickx / B Ferrari 312 PB 73 0888 Ferrari SEFAC SpA 332 Engine S 2. 3:38,500 Brian Redman / GB 6 Sam Posey / USA Ferrari 365 GTB/4 16407 North American Racing Team 254 Piston GTS 35. 4:19,700 Milt Minter / USA 55 Dieter Glemser / D Ford Capri LV Ford Motorenwerke 239 Con rod TS 20. 4:15,800 John Fitzpatrick / GB Hans Heyer / D 25 Michel Dupont / CH Chevron B23 Ford Michel Dupont 229 Gearbox S 49. 4:34,400 Paul Blancpain / CH 37 Lius di Palma / RA Ferrari 365 GTB/4 16367 North American Racing Team 211 Transmission GTS 26. 4:17,100 Nestor Garcia-Veiga / RA 36 Lucien Guitteny / F Ferrari 365 GTB/4 14889 North American Racing Team 192 Accident GTS 43. 4:42,700 Bob Grossman / USA 17 Tim Schenken / AUS Ferrari 312 PB 73 0896 Ferrari SEFAC SpA 182 Engine S 5. 3:42,300 Carlos Reutemann / RA 19 Jean-Pierre Paoli / F Ligier JS2 Maserati Automobiles Ligier 174 Oil leak, engi S 28. 4:17,500 Alain Couderc / F DNS - Guy Ligier / F 56 Jean-Claude Guérie / F Ferrari 365 GTB/4 14407 Shark Team 174 Gearbox GTS 44. 4:26,200 Cyril Grandet / F 7 Jean-Louis Lafosse / F Lola T282 Ford Equipe Gitanes Cigaret./Fra 164 oil pump S 10. 3:49,200 Reine Wisell / S Hughes de Fierlandt / B 8 Derek Bell / GB Mirage M6 Ford 05 Gulf Research Racing 163 oil pump S 8. 3:46,300 Howden Ganley / NZ 33 Willie Green / GB Ferrari 365 GTB/4 15681 J.-C. Bamford Excavators Lt 163 Transmission GTS 27. 4:17,200 Neil Corner / GB 50 Chris Amon / NZ BMW 3.0 CSL BMW Motorsport 160 Accident damag TS 30. 4:18,800 Hans-Joachim Stuck / D 10 Jean-Pierre Beltoise / F Matra-Simca MS670B B-03 Matra-Simca Shell 157 Puncture, acci S 3. 3:39,300 François Cevert / F 53 Jean Vinatier / F Ford Capri LV Ford Motorenwerke 152 Valve TS 25. 4:16,700 Helmut Koinigg / A Gerry Birrell / GB 22 Raymond Touroul / F Porsche 910 Raymond Touroul 142 Out of fuel S 53. 4:34,800 Jean-Pierre Rouget / F 49 Jean Egreteaud / F Porsche Carrera RS Jean Egreteaud 139 Transmission GTS 45. 4:26,900 Jean-Claude Lagniez / F 9 Mike Hailwood / GB Mirage M6 Ford 04 Gulf Research Racing 112 Accident S 9. 3:46,600 John Watson / GB Vern Schuppan / AUS 44 Jean-Francois Piot / F Porsche Carrera RS Porsche Club Romand 110 Gearbox GTS 50. 4:30,900 Peter Zbinden / CH 43 Gerd Quist / D Porsche Carrera RS Max Moritz Racing Team 103 Accident GTS 48. 4:29,200 Manfred Laub / D Jürgen Zink 78 Hervé Bayard / F Porsche Carrera RS Jean Sage 95 Head gasket GTS 51. 4:31,500 René Ligonnet / F 21 Pierre Maublanc / F Chevron B23 BMW Pierre Maublanc 90 Engine S 17. 4:14,700 Robert Mieusset / F 14 Patrick Depailler / F Matra-Simca MS670B 02 Matra-Simca Shell 84 Oil pump, engi S 7. 3:45,300 Bob Wollek / F 28 Jacques Henry / F Lola T290 Ford Jacques Henry 84 Valves S 42. 4:25,700 Fred Stalder / F Bernard Grobot 5 Alain de Cadenet / GB Duckhams LM Ford 01 Duckhams Oil 81 Clutch S 15. 4:11,200 Chris Craft / GB 26 Tetsu Ikuzawa / J Sigma MC-73 Mazda Sigma Automotives 79 Clutch S 14. 4:11,100 Hiroshi Fushida / J Patrick Dal Bo / F 47 Reinhold Jöst / D Porsche Carrera RSR Martini Racing Team 54 Out of fuel S 19. 4:15,800 Claude Haldi / CH 27 José-Maria Juncadella / E Chevron B23 Ford Escuderia Monjuich 52 Gearbox S 13. 4:11,000 Jorge de Bagration / E 61 Daniel Rouveyran / F Lola T280 Ford Daniel Rouveyran 38 Broken wheel & S 11. 3:50,700 Christian Mons / F Christian Ethuin / F 29 John Greenwood / USA Chevrolet Corvette John Greenwood 37 Engine GTS 34. 4:18,800 Bob Johnson / USA 62 Guy Ligier / F Ligier JS2 Maserati Automobiles Ligier 24 DQ: illegal re S 16. 4:13,100 Jacques Laffite / F 2 Roger Dubos / F Chevron B21 Ford Blancpain Total Dinitrol 9 Metering unit S 41. 4:25,600 Christine Beckers / B Pierre Pagani - DNP 54 Gerry Birrell / GB Ford Capri LV Ford Motorenwerke 4 Distributor TS 22. 4:16,000 Hans Heyer / D 58 Walter Brun / CH BMW 3.0 CSL André Wicky Racing Team 1 Engine TS 47. 4:28,400 Cox Kocher / CH Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann / CH Did not qualify: 57 Christian Poirot / F Porsche 908/02 016 Christian Poirot S 4:35,900 Jean Rondeau / F 65 Y. Martin A.E.C. PB2 Michel Elkoubi S 0:00,000 M. Marino H. Locatelli 66 Brian Robinson / GB Chevron B21 Ford Promoto Racing Services S 4:14,800 José Uriarte Hervé LeGuellec 68 Don Yenko / USA Chevrolet Corvette John Greenwood GTS 4:30,800 Ron Grable / USA 75 Pierre Greub Porsche 911S Porsche Club Romand GTS 4:54,600 Philippe Farjon / F 84 Jacques Guérin / F Porsche Carrera RS Louis Meznarie GTS 4:35,800 Boucher / F Jaunet In entry list only: 31 Jean Vinatier / F De Tomaso Pantera Ford France Britanic Auto Ltd. GTS Guy Chasseuil / F 32 André Wicky / CH De Tomaso Pantera Ford André Wicky Racing Team GTS Rousselot / F 35 Jean Max / F Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Motul Defence Mondial GTS Christian Ethuin / F 48 Claude Haldi / CH Porsche Carrera RS Porsche System Engineering GTS Helmut Koinigg / A 1 Giorgio Schön / I Lola T282 Jolly Club Canonica / CH 2 Reinhold Jöst / D Porsche 908/03 Paul Blancpain Racing Mario Casoni / I Paul Blancpain / CH 20 xxx Lola T292 Chevrolet Galia Autor Fillipinetti 23 Mario Cabral / P Lola T292 Ford Bonnier BIP Santos / P 24 Gespar Lola T292 Ford Bonnier BIP José Dolhem / F Penhol 64 Clark Chevron B23 Ford Hine Inter. Enterprises 67 "Cyprien" / F GRAC MT16 Usine Grac Jean-Claude Guérie / F Berthdat 70 Dave Heinz / USA Chevrolet Corvette North American Racing Team 71 "Gero" De Tomaso Pantera Ford Jolly Club Gallo 72 Corrado Manfredini / I De Tomaso Pantera Ford Momo Racing Team Giancarlo Gagliardi / I 73 xxx Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Autor Fillipinetti 74 Jean Mésange / F Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Jean Mesagne 76 Arthur Blank / CH Porsche Carrera RSR Claude Haldi 77 "Gedehem" / F Porsche Carrera RSR "Gedehem" 79 Pasolini Porsche Carrera RSR Brescia Course "Pooky" / I 80 Claude Buchet / F Porsche Carrera RSR Claude Buchet Dominique Thiry / F 81 Ennio Bonomelli / I Porsche Carrera RSR Ennio Bonomelli Pica Giorgio Pianta / I 82 Willy Kauhsen / D Porsche Carrera RSR Kauhsen Racing Team Clemens Schickentanz / D 83 Nicolas Koob / LUX Porsche Carrera RSR Nicolas Koob 85 Gordon Spice / GB Datsun 240Z Motor Race Consultant Ltd. Guy Edwards / GB Grant / GB 86 Menzel / D BMW 3.0 CSL BMW Brambilla / I 87 Willy Braillard / B BMW 3.0 CSL Marabant Racing Team Xhenceval / B