Les Vingt Quatre Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe 13.6.1976

24 h Le Mans

Practiced: 58 (B6 - 19, A5 - 16, A4 - 10, A2 - 1, GTP - 4, IMSA - 4, GTX - 2, NASCAR - 2) Started: 55 (B6 - 17, A5 - 16, A4 - 10, A2 - 1, GTP - 4, IMSA - 4, GTX - 1, NASCAR - 2) Classified: 24 (B6 - 7, A5 - 8, A4 - 4, A2 - 1, GTP - 3, IMSA - 1, GTX - 0, NASCAR - 0) Race: 13,640 km * 349 laps = 4769,923 km AVG: 198,746 km/h FL: Jean-Pierre Jabouille 19 Alpine Renault A442 3:43,000 220,197 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 20 Jacky Ickx / B Porsche 936 002 Martini Racing 349 1. B6 2. 3:35,800 Gijs van Lennep / NL 2. 10 Jean-Louis Lafosse / F Mirage GR8 Ford 802 Grand Touring Cars Inc. 338 2. B6 7. 3:51,100 François Migault / F 3. 12 Alain de Cadenet / GB De Cadenet Lola T380 Fo HU1 Alain De Cadenet 337 3. B6 10. 3:55,300 Chris Craft / GB 4. 40 Rolf Stommelen / D Porsche 935 001 Martini Racing 331 1. A5 3. 3:41,700 Manfred Schurti / FL 5. 11 Derek Bell / GB Mirage GR8 Ford 801 Grand Touring Cars Inc. 326 4. B6 6. 3:48,100 Vern Schuppan / AUS 6. 52 Raymond Touroul / F Porsche Carrera RSR Gérard Méo 314 2. A5 30. 4:17,000 Alain Cudini / F René Boubet / F 7. 17 Ernst Kraus / D Porsche 908/03 008 Joest Racing 313 5. B6 23. 4:07,700 Günther Steckkönig / D 8. 1 Jean-Pierre Beltoise / F Inaltera Ford 2or3 Inaltéra 305 1. GTP 12. 3:56,900 Henri Pescarolo / F 9. 63 Heinz Martin / D Porsche Carrera RSR Egon Evertz K. G. 302 3. A5 39. 4:25,200 Hartwig Bertrams / D Egon Evertz / D - DNP 10. 42 Harald Grohs / D BMW 3.0 CSL BMW Alpina 299 4. A5 18. 4:04,400 Sam Posey / USA Hughes de Fierlandt / B 11. 54 Hubert Striebig / F Porsche 934/5 Turbo Louis Meznarie 298 5. A5 26. 4:12,700 Anny-Charlotte Verney / F Hughes Kirschoffer / F 12. 71 "Segolen" / F Porsche Carrera "Segolen" 292 1. A4 44. 4:28,000 Marcel Ouviére / F "Ladagi" / F 13. 53 Thierry Sabine / F Porsche Carrera RS A.S.A. Cachia 288 6. A5 33. 4:22,000 Philippe Dagoreau / F Jean-Claude Andruet / F 14. 77 Tom Waugh / USA Porsche Carrera RSR Tom Vaugh 283 1. IMSA 46. 4:29,300 John Rulon-Miller / USA Pierre Laffeach / F 15. 35 Georges Morand / F Lola T292 Ford Daniel Brillat - G. Morand 279 6. B6 25. 4:08,700 François Trisconi / F André Chevalley / CH 16. 57 Tim Schenken / AUS Porsche 934 Gelo Racing Team 277 2. A4 15. 4:01,100 Toine Hezemans / NL 17. 67 Joël Laplacette / F Porsche Carrera RSR Joël Laplacette 273 3. A4 50. 4:30,900 Alain Leroux / F Georges Bourdillat / F 18. 50 Thierry Perrier / F Porsche Carrera RSR Thierry Perrier 273 7. A5 42. 4:26,700 Guy de Saint-Pierre Martine Rénier 19. 65 "Marie-Claude Beaumont" / F Porsche 934 Porsche Kremer Racing 270 4. A4 20. 4:05,500 Didier Pironi / F Bob Wollek / F 20. 3 Christine Dacremont / F Lancia Stratos Turbo R. Neyret - Chardonnet 265 2. GTP 41. 4:26,400 Lella Lombardi / I 21. 2 Christine Beckers / B Inaltera Ford 2or3 Inaltéra 264 3. GTP 17. 4:04,200 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud / F Jean Rondeau / F 22. 31 Tony Birchenhough / GB Lola T294S Ford Chandler I.B.E.C. 252 7. B6 32. 4:19,500 Ian Bracey / GB Simon Phillips / GB Brian Joscelyne / GB 23. 55 Christian Poirot / F Porsche Carrera RSR Almeras Fréres 245 8. A5 51. 4:31,900 René Boubet / F - DNP DNS - Jean-Claude Lagniez / 24. 95 Jean-Louis Ravenel / F BMW 3.0 CSL Jean-Louis Ravenel 237 1. A2 53. 4:36,500 Jacky Ravenel / F Jean-Marie Détrin / F Not classified: 25. 30 Jean-Marie Lemerle / F Lola T294 ROC Jean-Marie Lemerle 218 B6 35. 4:22,100 Alain Levié / F Patrick Daire / F 26. 61 Jean-Claude Andruet / F Porsche 934 A.S.A. Cachia 203 A4 29. 4:15,300 Henri Cachia / F Jacques Borras / F 27. 70 "Jean Beurlys" / B Porsche 934 "Beurlys" 168 A4 27. 4:13,200 Nick Faure / GB John Goss / USA Did not finish: 4 Hershel McGriff / USA Dodge Charger NASCAR/McGriff Oil loss NASCAR 47. 4:29,700 Doug McGriff / USA 90 Richard Brooks / USA Ford Torino NASCAR Donhavey Transmission NASCAR 54. 4:38,000 Dick Hutcherson / USA Marcel Mignot / F 75 Michael Keyser / USA Chevrolet Monza IMSA Camel Ttransmission IMSA 14. 4:00,800 Eddie Wachs / USA 76 John Greenwood / USA Chevrolet Corvette IMSA Camel Split fuel tan IMSA 9. 3:54,500 Bernard Darniche / F DNS - Burt Greenwood / USA 78 Diego Febles / PR Porsche Carrera RSR Diego Febles Racing Gearbox IMSA 36. 4:22,800 Alec Poole / GB Hiram Cruz / MEX 72 Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann / CH Porsche Carrera RS William Vollery Battery GTX 37. 4:23,400 Roger Dorchy / F William Vollery / CH 5 Guy Chasseuil / F WM P76 Peugeot Ecurie T.S. Fuel tank GTP 38. 4:24,100 Claude Ballot-Léna / F Xavier Mathiot / F - DNP 16 Leo Kinnunen / SF Porsche 908/03 013 Egon Evertz K. G. Engine B6 13. 4:00,500 Egon Evertz / D 18 Reinhold Jöst / D Porsche 936 001 Martini Racing Joest Engine B6 5. 3:45,400 Jürgen Barth / D 19 Jean-Pierre Jabouille / F Alpine Renault A442 Renault Sport Engine B6 1. 3:33,100 Patrick Tambay / F 21 Xavier Lapeyre / F Lola T286 Ford G.V.A. - Romand - Lapeyre Engine B6 4. 3:44,000 Bernard Chevanne / F 26 Alain Flotard / F Chevron B36 ROC B36-76-06 Société R.O.C. Oil pump B6 22. 4:07,000 Fred Stalder / F Albert Dufréne / F 27 François Servanin / F Chevron B36 ROC Société R.O.C. CV joint B6 19. 4:05,400 Laurent Ferrier / F 29 José Thibault / F Lenham Ford José Thibault out of race B6 52. 4:34,200 Alain Hubert / F Michel Lateste / F 33 Georges Shäfer Chevron B26 Ford Georges Schäfer Engine B6 45. 4:28,600 Jean-Pierre Adatte Riccardo Albanesi 36 Daniel Brillat / F Cheetah G601 BMW Chuck Graemiger CV joint B6 31. 4:17,700 Michel Degoumois / CH "Depnic" / F 41 Peter Gregg / USA BMW 3.0 CSL Turbo BMW Motorsport Oil leak A5 8. 3:53,400 Brian Redman / GB 43 Dieter Quester / A BMW 3.0 CSL BMW Schnitzer Fire A5 16. 4:03,800 Albrecht Krebs / D Alain Peltier / B 44 Jean-Claude Justice / F BMW 3.0 CSL A.S.P.M. Tanday M. Head gasket A5 34. 4:22,100 Jean Bélin / F 45 John Fitzpatrick / GB BMW 3.0 CSL Hermetite BMW Fire A5 21. 4:05,600 Tom Walkinshaw / GB 46 Peter Brock / AUS BMW 3.0 CSL Team Brock Gearbox A5 48. 4:30,100 Brian Muir / AUS Jean-Claude Aubriet / F 47 Juan-Carlos Bolanos / MEX Porsche 935 Porsche Kremer Racing Fire A5 11. 3:55,700 Hans Heyer / D Eduardo Lopez Negrete / MEX Billy Sprowls / USA 48 Jean-Louis Chateau / F Porsche 934/5 Turbo Jean-Louis Chateau Gearbox A5 55. 4:38,100 Dominique Fornage / F Jean-Claude Guérie / F 49 Clemens Schickentanz / D Porsche Carrera RSR Gelo Racing Team Transmission A5 40. 4:25,300 Howden Ganley / NZ 58 Bernard Cheneviére / CH Porsche 934 G.V.A.P. Club Romand Valves A4 28. 4:14,900 Peter Zbinden / CH Nicolas Bührer / CH 62 Christian Bussi / F Porsche Carrera RSR Philippe Dagoreau Engine A4 43. 4:27,000 Philippe Gurdjian / F Christian Gouttepifre / F - 69 Claude Haldi / CH Porsche 934 Schiller Racing Team Valves A4 24. 4:07,800 Florian Vetsch / CH 73 Claude Buchet / F Datsun 240Z Sion Autos 2001 Accident A4 49. 4:30,200 André Haller / F Jean-Luc Favresse / F DNS - Schuller Did not start: 82 Jacques Marché / F De Tomaso Pantera Ford Wicky - Delalande GTX 4:36,400 Martial Delalande / F Max Cohen-Olivar / MA Did not qualify: 8 Heinz Schulthess / CH TOJ SC301 Ford Team Warsteiner B6 0:00,000 Jean-Claude Lagniez / F "Antichan" 25 Marquet TOJ SC204 ROC Team Warsteiner B6 5:14,000 Koppenhague Jacky Haran / F Did not practice: 72 Paul Rilly Porsche Carrera Paul Rilly A4