Les Vingt Quatre Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe 12.6.1977

24 h Le Mans

Started: 55 Classified: 20 Race: 13,640 km * 342 laps = 4671,830 km AVG: 194,651 km/h FL: Jacky Ickx 4 Porsche 936/77 2:36,500 226,808 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 4 Jürgen Barth / D Porsche 936/77 001 Martini Racing 342 1. B6 7. 3:40,000 Hurley Haywood / USA Jacky Ickx / B 2. 10 Vern Schuppan / AUS Mirage GR8 Renault 802 Grand Touring Cars Inc. 331 2. B6 12. 3:47,400 Jean-Pierre Jarier / F 3. 40 Claude Ballot-Léna / F Porsche 935 JMS Racing Team 315 1. A5 16. 3:56,400 Peter Gregg / USA DNS - Cyril Grandet / F 4. 88 Jean Ragnotti / F Inaltera LM77 Ford 1 Inaltera 315 1. GTP 20. 4:00,700 Jean Rondeau / F 5. 5 Alain de Cadenet / GB De Cadenet Lola Fo ADC/77/1 Alain de Cadenet 315 3. B6 15. 3:49,000 Chris Craft / GB 6. 26 Michel Pignard / F Chevron B36 ROC Société Racing Organisation 303 1. B6 2.0 22. 4:03,400 Albert Dufréne / F Jacques Henry / F 7. 58 Bob Wollek / F Porsche 934 Porsche Kremer Racing 298 1. A4 17. 3:59,000 "Steve" / F Philippe Gurdjian / F 8. 71 Jean Xhenceval / B BMW 3.0 CSL Luigi Racing 291 1. IMSA 39. 4:23,700 Pierre Dieudonné / B Spartaco Dini / I 9. 50 Hervé Poulain / F BMW 320i Hervé Poulain 287 2. IMSA 49. 4:27,900 Marcel Mignot / F 10. 61 Christian Gouttepifre / F Porsche Carrera RS Christian Gouttepifre 281 2. A4 43. 4:25,900 Philippe Malbran / F Alain Leroux / F 11. 2 Lella Lombardi / I Inaltera LM77 Ford 2or3 Inaltera 279 4. B6 19. 4:00,500 Christine Beckers / B 12. 70 Simon de Latour Porsche Carrera ASA Cachia 275 3. IMSA 45. 4:26,500 Jean-Pierre Delaunay / F Jacques Guérin / F 13. 1 Jean-Pierre Beltoise / F Inaltera LM77 Ford 2or3 Inaltera 275 5. B6 13. 3:47,500 Al Holbert / USA 14. 79 Jean-Louis Ravenel / F Porsche Carrera RS Ravenel Freres 274 4. IMSA 37. 4:21,700 Jacky Ravenel / F Jean-Marie Détrin / F 15. 86 Max Mamers / F WM P76 Peugeot AEREM 274 2. GTP 35. 4:21,300 Jean-Daniel Raulet / F DNS - Xavier Mathiot / F 16. 75 François Migault / F Ferrari 365 GT4 BB 18139 North American Racing Team 268 5. IMSA 48. 4:27,900 Lucien Guitteny / F DNS - Lopez 17. 83 Robin Hamilton Aston Martin V8 Robin Hamilton 260 3. GTP 56. 4:31,800 David Preece Mike Salmon / GB 18. 47 Anny-Charlotte Verney / F Porsche Carrera RSR Anny Charlotte Verney 254 2. A5 38. 4:22,600 René Metge / F Dany Snobeck / F 19. 56 Jean-Louis Bousquet / F Porsche 934 JMS Racing Team 253 3. A4 29. 4:12,300 Cyril Grandet / F Philippe Dagoreau / F 20. 77 Dennis Aase / USA Porsche Carrera RSR Wynn's International 246 6. IMSA 50. 4:28,000 Robert Kirby / USA John Hotchkis / USA Not classified: 31 Ian Harrower / GB Lola T294S Ford Dorset Racing Associates 212 B6 2.0 34. 4:17,400 Martin Birrane / GB Ernst Berg / NL Richard Down / GB Did not finish: 72 Tom Walkinshaw / GB BMW 3.0 CSL Luigi Racing Engine IMSA 47. 4:27,100 Eddy Joosen / B Claude de Wael / B 76 "Depnic" / F BMW 3.0 CSL Jean-Claude Giroix - Garage Engine IMSA 46. 4:26,700 Jacques Coulon / F DNS - Alain Cudini / F 78 John Rulon-Miller / USA Porsche Carrera RSR Charles Ivey Racing Engine IMSA 51. 4:28,300 John Cooper / GB Pete Lovett / GB 80 Bernard Béguin / F Porsche Carrera RS Bernard Béguin Head gasket IMSA 40. 4:25,000 René Boubet / F Jean-Claude Briavoine / F 96 André Savary Porsche Carrera GVEA - Habethur Head gasket GTX 44. 4:26,300 Jean-Robert Corthay / CH DNS - Antoine Salamin / CH 85 Marc Sourd / F WM P77 Peugeot AEREM DQ: not covere GTP 24. 4:06,100 Jean-Louis Lafosse / F Xavier Mathiot / F 87 Bernard Decure / F Alpine-Renault A310 Bernard Decure Water leak GTP Jean-Luc Thérier / F "Cochise" 89 Christine Dacremont / F Lancia Stratos Turbo Team Esso Aseptogyl Engine GTP 41. 4:25,300 Marianne Hoepfner / F 21 Eugen Strähl / CH Sauber C5 BMW 002 Francy Racing Oil leak B6 2.0 30. 4:13,200 Peter Bernhard / CH 22 Tony Charnell / GB Chevron B31 Ford Chandler Ibec International fuel pump B6 2.0 27. 4:09,800 Ian Bracey / GB John Hine / GB - DNP DNS - Robin Smith / GB 25 Max Cohen-Olivar / MA - DNP Chevron B36 ROC Société Racing Organisation Engine B6 2.0 26. 4:09,700 Alain Flotard / F Michel Dubois / F DNS - Fred Stalder / F 28 Jean-Marie Lemerle / F Lola T294 Ford Jean-Marie Lemerle Distributor B6 2.0 32. 4:14,500 Alain Levié / F Pierre-François Rousselot / 29 Alain Cudini / F Osella PA5 BMW Osella Squadra Corse engine B6 2.0 18. 3:59,600 Raymond Touroul / F Anna Cambiaghi / I 30 Georges Morand / F Lola T296 Ford GVEA Gearbox B6 2.0 28. 4:10,400 Christian Blanc / CH Fréderic Alliot / F 32 André Chevalley / CH Cheetah G501 Ford André Chevalley engine B6 2.0 25. 4:08,800 François Trisconi / F Wink Bancroft / USA 3 Jacky Ickx / B Porsche 936/77 002 Martini Racing Engine B6 3. 3:33,000 Henri Pescarolo / F 7 Patrick Tambay / F Renault Alpine A442 Renault Sport Engine B6 4. 3:34,800 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud / F 8 Patrick Depailler / F Renault Alpine A442 Renault Sport Engine B6 2. 3:32,900 Jacques Laffite / F 9 Jean-Pierre Jabouille / F Renault Alpine A442 A442/3 Renault Sport Engine B6 1. 3:31,700 Derek Bell / GB 11 Sam Posey / USA Mirage GR8 Renault 801 Grand Touring Cars Inc. Fuel pump B6 11. 3:47,000 Michel Leclére / F 14 Patrick Perrier / F Lola T286 Ford Daniel Boudry Lost wheel, da B6 10. 3:45,200 Xavier Lapeyre / F 16 Didier Pironi / F Renault Alpine A442 A442/1 Equipe de Chaunac Turbo oil seal B6 5. 3:38,600 René Arnoux / F Guy Fréquelin / F 38 Tim Schenken / AUS Porsche 935 Gelo Raing Team engine A5 9. 3:43,800 Toine Hezemans / NL Hans Heyer / D 39 Toine Hezemans / NL Porsche 935 Gelo Racing Team Fuel injection A5 8. 3:40,300 Tim Schenken / AUS Hans Heyer / D 41 Rolf Stommelen / D Porsche 935/77 005 Martini Racing Engine A5 6. 3:39,300 Manfred Schurti / FL 42 John Fitzpatrick / GB Porsche 935 K2 Porsche Kremer Racing Engine A5 14. 3:48,300 Guy Edwards / GB Nick Faure / GB 48 Thierry Perrier / F Porsche Carrera Thierry Perrier Gearbox A5 Jean Belliard 49 Guy Chasseuil / F Porsche Carrera RSR Guy Chasseuil head A5 33. 4:17,400 Hubert Striebig / F Hughes Kirschoffer / F 55 Juan Fernandez / E Porsche 934 Escuderia Monjuich Engine A4 Eugenio Baturone / E Raphaël Tarradas 57 Willy Braillard / B Porsche 934 Nicolas Koob Head gasket A4 31. 4:13,400 Guillermo Ortega / ECU Nicolas Koob / LUX 59 François Servanin / F Porsche 934 Schiller Racing Team Gearbox A4 23. 4:05,400 Laurent Ferrier / F Franz Hummel / F 60 Claude Haldi / CH Porsche 934 Schiller Racing Team Engine A4 21. 4:01,000 Florian Vetsch / CH Angelo Pallavicini / CH 62 Georges Bourdillat / F Porsche Carrera Georges Bourdillat Engine A4 52. 4:29,500 Bruno Sotty / F Alain-Michel Bernhard 63 Joël Laplacette / F Porsche Carrera Joel Laplacette CV joint A4 42. 4:25,500 Yves Courage / F "Segolen" / F Did not start: 84 Chateau / F Porsche 935 Jean-Louis Chateau Withdrawn 36. 4:21,300 Did not qualify: 6 Richard Bond / GB De Cadenet Lola T380 Fo HU1 Alain de Cadenet B6 58. 4:20,400 Simon Phillips / GB Tony Birchenhough / GB 20 Daniel Brillat / F Cheetah G601 Ford Daniel Brillat Accident in pr 62. 0:00,000 Eric Vaugnat Sandro Plastina / CH 27 Jean-Louis Bos / F Chevron B36 ROC Société Racing Organisation 57. 4:20,400 Fred Stalder / F Jacky Haran / F 43 Thierry Sabine / F Porsche Carrera RSR Louis Meznarie 60. 4:31,600 Jean Bélin / F 66 Christian Bussi / F Porsche 934 "Segolen" 61. 4:32,400 "Segolen" / F 73 Jaffrenou / F Porsche Carrera RS Maurice Ouviere 59. 4:28,900 Roger Dorchy / F Philippe Streiff / F