Les Vingt Quatre Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe 15.6.1980

24 h Le Mans

Started: 55 Classified: 25 Race: 13,626 km * 338 laps = 4608,020 km AVG: 191,899 km/h FL: Jacky Ickx 9 Porsche 908/80 3:40,600 222,373 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 16 Jean Rondeau / F Rondeau M379B Ford 003 Jean Rondeau 338 1. B6 5. 3:50,200 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud / F 2. 9 Jacky Ickx / B Porsche 908/80 936/80-004 Martini Racing - Equipe Liq 336 2. B6 4. 3:50,000 Michel Leclére / F Reinhold Jöst / D 3. 17 Gordon Spice / GB Rondeau M379B Ford 006 Jean Rondeau 329 1. GTP 19. 3:59,000 Phillippe Martin / B Jean-Michel Martin / B 4. 5 Guy Fréquelin / F WM P79/80 Peugeot WM Esso 316 2. GTP 9. 3:51,900 Roger Dorchy / F DNS - Jean-Louis Bousquet / 5. 70 John Fitzpatrick / GB Porsche 935 K3/80 000 00023 Dick Barbour Racing 316 1. IMSA 2. 3:48,400 Brian Redman / GB Dick Barbour / USA 6. 4 Manfred Schurti / FL Porsche 924 Carrera GT Turb Porsche System 316 3. GTP 47. 4:17,100 Jürgen Barth / D Eberhard Braun / D 7. 8 Alain de Cadenet / GB De Cadenet Le Mans Ford Alain De Cadenet 313 3. B6 6. 3:50,600 François Migault / F DNS - Desiré Wilson / ZA 8. 49 Harald Grohs / D Porsche 935 930 890 0012 Vegla Racing Team 313 1. A5 11. 3:54,000 Dieter Schornstein / D Götz von Tschirnhaus / D 9. 73 John Paul / USA Porsche 935 K3 JLP-2 JLP Racing 312 2. IMSA 16. 3:56,800 Guy Edwards / GB John Paul, Jr. / USA 10. 76 Jean Xhenceval / B Ferrari 512 BB 32129 JMS Racing Charles Pozzi 312 3. IMSA 24. 4:02,600 Hervé Regout / B Pierre Dieudonné / B 11. 6 Jean-Daniel Raulet / F WM P79/80 Peugeot WM Esso 311 4. GTP 15. 3:56,500 Max Mamers / F DNS - Jean-Louis Bousquet / 12. 2 Andy Rouse / GB Porsche 924 Carrera GT Turb Porsche System 310 5. GTP 44. 4:16,500 Tony Dron / GB Eberhard Braun / D DNS - Derek Bell / GB 13. 3 Derek Bell / GB Porsche 924 Carrera GT Turb Porsche System 305 6. GTP 34. 4:10,800 Al Holbert / USA Eberhard Braun / D 14. 83 Didier Pironi / F BMW M1 BMW France 293 4. IMSA 25. 4:02,700 Dieter Quester / A Marcel Mignot / F 15. 84 Hans-Joachim Stuck / D BMW M1 Lacaud BMW Motorsport GmbH 283 5. IMSA 23. 4:02,500 Dominique Lacaud / F Hans-Georg Bürger / D 16. 93 Thierry Perrier / F Porsche 911SC Thierry Perrier 280 1. A4 55. 4:37,600 Roger Carmillet / F 17. 25 Bruno Sotty / F Chevron B36 ROC ROC - Société Yacco 276 1. B6 2.0 48. 4:17,200 Daniel Laurent Philippe Hesnault / F 18. 23 Michel Dubois / F Lola T298 ROC ROC - Société Yacco 272 2. B6 2.0 43. 4:16,000 Christian Debias / F Florian Vetsch / CH 19. 53 Carlo Facetti / I Lancia Beta Montecarlo 1006 Jolly Club/Lancia Corse 272 1. A5 2.0 28. 4:05,200 Martino Finotto / I 20. 89 Dany Snobeck / F Porsche 935 930 770 0904 Hervé Poulain 272 6. IMSA 38. 4:12,900 Hervé Poulain / F Pierre Destic / F 21. 86 Ernesto Soto / YV Mazda RX-7 Z & W Enterprises Inc. 266 7. IMSA 54. 4:36,100 Mark Hutchins / USA Pierre Honegger / USA 22. 29 Peter Clark / GB Lola T297/8 Ford Dorset Racing Associates 263 3. B6 2.0 46. 4:16,700 Nick Mason / GB Martin Birrane / GB 23. 78 Steve O'Rourke / GB Ferrari 512 BB 27577 EMKA Productions 262 8. IMSA 56. 4:19,700 Simon Phillips / GB Richard Down / GB 24. 90 Georges Bourdillat / F Porsche 934 Georges Bourdillat 248 2. A4 53. 4:26,400 Alain-Michel Bernhard DNS - Pascal Ennequin 25. 12 Chris Craft / GB Dome RL80 Ford Dome Co Ltd. 246 4. B6 7. 3:50,700 Bob Evans / GB Did not finish: 7 Serge Saulnier / F WM P79/80 Peugeot WM Esso 264 Accident GTP 12. 3:54,500 Denis Morin / F Jean-Louis Bousquet / F 27 Patrick Perrier / F Lola T298 BMW Michel Elkoubi 255 Engine B6 2.0 42. 4:14,400 Pierre Yver / F DNS - Michel Elkoubi / F 94 Jacques Alméras / F Porsche 934 Equipe Alméras Fréres 251 Accident A4 50. 4:18,900 Jean-Marie Alméras / F Marianne Hoepfner / F 69 Bob Akin / USA Porsche 935 K3 930 770 0911 Racing Associates Inc. 237 Gearbox IMSA 29. 4:05,300 Ralph Kent - Cooke / USA Paul Miller / USA 43 Xavier Lapeyre / F Porsche 935 K3/ 000 00013?? Malardeau Kremer Racing 217 Gearbox, diffe A5 27. 4:04,100 Jean-Louis Trintignant / F Anny-Charlotte Verney / F 45 Bob Wollek / F Porsche 935 Gelo Racing Team 191 Piston A5 10. 3:53,100 Helmut Kelleners / D 42 Tetsu Ikuzawa / J Porsche 935 K3 930 670 0163 Gozzy Kremer Racing 167 Head gasket A5 3. 3:49,800 Rolf Stommelen / D Axel Plankenhorn / D 80 Mandy Gonzalez / PR Porsche 934 Diego Febles Racing 164 Accident A4 52. 4:26,300 Diego Febles / PR Francisco Romero / YV 44 John Cooper / GB Porsche 935 K3 930 890 0022 Charles Ivey Racing 158 Head gasket A5 20. 4:00,000 Dudley Wood / GB Pete Lovett / GB 28 Lella Lombardi / I Osella PA8 BMW Scuderia Torino Corse 157 Accident B6 2.0 32. 4:10,800 Mark Thatcher / GB 1 Patrick Gaillard / F ACR Longines Ford (ACR 80) André Chevalley Racing 126 Front wishborn B6 13. 3:55,700 François Trisconi / F André Chevalley / CH 15 Henri Pescarolo / F Rondeau M379B Ford 004 Jean Rondeau 124 Head gasket B6 1. 3:47,900 Jean Ragnotti / F 41 Ted Field / USA Porsche 935 K3/8 000 00011? Porsche Kremer Racing Team 89 Piston A5 8. 3:51,300 Danny Ongais / USA Jean-Louis Lafosse / F 22 Michel Pignard / F TOJ SM01 BMW Hubert Striebig 79 Electrics B6 2.0 49. 4:17,400 Mario Ketterer / D Hubert Striebig / F 75 Lucien Guitteny / F Ferrari 512 BB 26685 JMS Racing Charles Pozzi 47 Accident IMSA 36. 4:11,100 Gérard Bleynie / F Jean-Paul Libert / B 46 Claude Haldi / CH Porsche 935 930 890 0015 Mecarillos Racing 37 Camshaft A5 18. 3:58,900 Bernard Béguin / F Volkert Merl / D 24 Marc Sourd / F Lola T298 ROC ROC - Société Yacco 27 Head gasket B6 2.0 35. 4:10,900 Bernard Verdier / F 52 Piercarlo Ghinzani / I Lancia Beta Montecarlo ask us Lancia Corse 26 Oil pump A5 30. 4:06,300 Markku Alén / SF Gianfranco Brancatelli / I 79 Spartaco Dini / I Ferrari 512 BB 28601 Scuderia Supercar Bellancau 10 Accident IMSA 41. 4:14,300 Fabrizio Violati / I Maurizio Micangeli / I 68 Skeeter McKitterick / USA Porsche 935 K3 Racing Associates Inc. 9 Accident IMSA 22. 4:02,500 Charles Mendez / USA Leon Walger / RA 72 Robert Kirby / USA Porsche 935 K3 Dick Barbour Racing/Wynn's 7 Collision with IMSA 39. 4:13,500 Bob Harmon / USA Michael Sherwin / USA DNS - Siegfried Brunn / D 20 Yves Courage / F Chevron B36 BMW Jean-Philippe Grand 6 Collision with B6 2.0 40. 4:14,000 Jean Philippe Grand / F DNS - Jacques Heuclin / F 51 Hans Heyer / D Lancia Beta Montecarlo ask us Lancia Corse 6 Oil pump A5 26. 4:03,200 Bernard Darniche / F Teo Fabi / I 71 Bobby Rahal / USA Porsche 935 K3 DBR1 Dick Barbour Racing Piston IMSA 14. 3:56,100 Bob Garretson / USA Allan Moffat / AUS 77 Jean-Claude Andruet / F Ferrari 512 BB 31589 JMS Racing Charles Pozzi Engine IMSA 17. 3:58,400 Claude Ballot-Léna / F 82 Manfred Winkelhock / D BMW M1 March Racing Accident IMSA 33. 4:09,400 Patrick Néve / B Michael Korten / D 85 Hurley Haywood / USA Porsche 935 K3 009 00015 Whittington Brothers Racing Differential IMSA 21. 4:00,100 Don Whittington / USA - DNP Dale Whittington / USA 95 François Servanin / F BMW M1 BMW Zol-Auto Engine IMSA 31. 4:08,200 Laurent Ferrier / F Pierre-François Rousselot / 96 Fréderic Alliot / F BMW M1 Garage du Bac Accident GTX 37. 4:11,700 Jacques Guérin / F 91 Christian Bussi / F Porsche 934 ASA Cachia Engine A4 51. 4:25,300 Bernard Salam / F Cyril Grandet / F Did not start: 74 Preston Henn / USA Ferrari 512 BB 30559 North American Racing Team Engine in prac IMSA 45. 4:16,600 Jean-Pierre Delaunay / F Did not qualify: 81 Nobuhide Tachi / J Dome Toyota Celica Turbo Alpha Cubic Racing Team IMSA 4:27,900 Fumiyasu Satou / J Chiyomi Totani / J 87 Maurice Carter / CDN Chevrolet Camaro All Canadian Racing IMSA 4:16,800 Richard Valentine / USA Murray Edwards / CDN 88 Bill Adam / CDN Chevrolet Corvette Douglas Rowe IMSA 4:22,600 Jacques Bienvenue / CDN Douglas J. Rowe / CDN 10 Tiff Needell / GB IBEC P6 Ford Ian Bracey B6 3:57,700 Ian Bracey / GB Tony Trimmer / GB 11 Nick Faure / GB De Cadenet Le Mans ADC/77/1 Nick Faure B6 3:56,800 Richard Jones / GB Bernard de Dryver / B 21 Sandro Plastina / CH Cheetah G601 Ford Racing Fan's Walter Wolf Ra B6 4:17,200 Mario Luini / CH Marc Frischknecht / CH 26 Michel Lateste / F Lola T298 BMW Patrice Galupeau B6 4:22,900 Patrice Lenormand / F Jacques Terrien / F 30 Jean-Marie Lemerle / F Lola T298 ROC Jean-Marie Lemerle B6 4:52,700 Max Cohen-Olivar / MA 40 Ian Harrower / GB Triumph TR8 Turbo ADA Engineering A5 4:37,100 John Sheldon / GB John Brindley / GB In entry list only: 14 David Preece Aston Martin D.P.L.M. Simon Phillips Racing GTP Simon Phillips / GB Richard Jenvey / GB 18 Stig Blomqvist / S SAAB Turbo Racing Team Schulthess GTP Ola Strömberg / S Heinz Schulthess / CH 54 Maurizio Micangeli / I De Tomaso Pantera Carlo Pietromarchi A5 Carlo Pietromarchi / I Gianfranco Brancatelli / I