Les Vingt Quatre Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe 14.6.1981

24 h Le Mans

Spectators: 170 000 Practiced: 62 Started: 55 Classified: 18 Race: 13,626 km * 354 laps = 4825,348 km AVG: 201,056 km/h FL: Jochen Mass 12 Porsche 936/81 3:34,000 229,231 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 11 Jacky Ickx / B Porsche 936/81 003 Porsche System Engineering 354 23:59:24,900 1. B6 1. 3:29,440 Derek Bell / GB 2. 8 Jacky Haran / F Rondeau M379C Ford 006 Jean Rondeau 340 1. GTP 28. 3:50,610 Jean-Louis Schlesser / F Philippe Streiff / F 3. 7 Gordon Spice / GB Rondeau M379C Ford 003 Jean Rondeau 335 2. GTP 15. 3:43,990 François Migault / F 4. 55 Claude Bourgoignie / B Porsche 935 K3 930 890 0022 Claude Bourgoignie 330 1. A5 23. 3:48,020 John Cooper / GB Dudley Wood / GB 5. 47 Jean-Claude Andruet / F Ferrari 512 BB/LM 31589 Charles Pozzi S.A. 328 1. IMSA GTX 37. 3:56,890 Claude Ballot-Léna / F Hervé Regout / B 6. 42 Anny-Charlotte Verney / F Porsche 935 K3 009 00030 Cooke-Woods Racing 327 2. IMSA GTX 33. 3:55,150 Bob Garretson / USA Ralph Kent - Cooke / USA 7. 1 Jürgen Barth / D Porsche 924 GTP LM 006 Porsche System Engineering 323 3. GTP 43. 4:01,030 Walter Röhrl / D 8. 65 Michele Alboreto / I Lancia Beta Montecarlo Martini Racing 322 1. A5 2.0 31. 3:54,090 Eddie Cheever / USA Carlo Facetti / I 9. 46 Pierre Dieudonné / B Ferrari 512 BB/LM 35525 Rennod Racing 320 3. IMSA GTX 36. 3:56,720 Jean Xhenceval / B Jean-Paul Libert / B 10. 60 Dieter Schornstein / D Porsche 935/80 Vegla Racing Team 320 2. A5 7. 3:37,150 Harald Grohs / D Götz von Tschirnhaus / D 11. 36 Manfred Schurti / FL Porsche 924 Carrera GTR Porsche System Engineering 315 1. IMSA GTO 48. 4:04,090 Andy Rouse / GB DNS - Siegfried Brunn / D 12. 12 Jochen Mass / D Porsche 936/81 001 Porsche System Engineering 312 2. B6 2. 3:32,610 Vern Schuppan / AUS Hurley Haywood / USA 13. 4 Denis Morin / F WM P79/80 Peugeot W.M. Aerem 307 4. GTP 16. 3:44,140 Charles Mendez / USA Xavier Mathiot / F 14. 68 Martino Finotto / I Lancia Beta Montecarlo Jolly Club 292 2. A5 2.0 53. 4:09,010 Giorgio Pianta / I Giorgio Schön / I 15. 18 Emilio de Villota / E Lola T600 Ford HU3 Grid Team Lola 287 3. B6 12. 3:42,400 Guy Edwards / GB Juan Fernandez / E 16. 51 Philippe Alliot / F BMW M1 BMW Italia - France 277 3. A5 35. 3:55,680 Bernard Darniche / F Johnny Cecotto / YV 17. 70 Thierry Perrier / F Porsche 934 (Carburol) Thierry Perrier 274 1. A4 52. 4:08,860 Valentin Bertapelle / F Bernard Salam / F 18. 31 Yves Courage / F Lola T298 BMW Jean-Philippe Grand 272 1. B6 2.0 42. 4:00,420 Jean Philippe Grand / F Not classified: 33 Pierre Yver / F Lola T298 BMW Compagnie Primagaz 203 B6 2.0 45. 4:02,810 Michel Dubois / F Jacques Heuclin / F 32 Louis Descartes / F Renard Delmas D31 ROC 01 Ecurie Renard-Delmas 187 B6 2.0 54. 4:15,570 Hervé Bayard / F Did not finish: 43 Bob Akin / USA Porsche 935 K3 Bob Akin Motor Racing 320 Short-circuit IMSA GTX 30. 3:52,610 Paul Miller / USA Craig Siebert / USA 57 Claude Haldi / CH Porsche 935/2 930 890 0015 Claude Haldi 260 Accident A5 32. 3:54,320 Mark Thatcher / GB Hervé Poulain / F 49 Alain Cudini / F Ferrari 512 BB/LM 35527 North American Racing Team 247 Accident IMSA GTX 29. 3:52,600 Philippe Gurdjian / F John Morton / USA 53 David Hobbs / GB BMW M1 Emka Productions Ltd. 236 Engine A5 38. 3:56,990 Eddie Jordan / IRL Steve O'Rourke / GB 72 Pierre-François Rousselot / BMW M1 BMW Zol' Auto 212 Clutch, gearbo A4 47. 4:03,760 François Servanin / F Laurent Ferrier / F 20 Alain de Cadenet / GB De Cadenet LM Ford Alain de Cadenet - Belga 210 Engine B6 19. 3:46,690 Jean-Michel Martin / B Phillippe Martin / B 52 Dieter Quester / A BMW M1 Würth Team Sauber 207 Engine A5 22. 3:47,900 Marc Surer / CH David Deacon / CDN 66 Riccardo Patrese / I - DNP Lancia Beta Montecarlo Martini Racing 186 Cylinder head A5 2.0 24. 3:48,140 Hans Heyer / D Piercarlo Ghinzani / I 21 Martin Birrane / GB De Cadenet LM Ford ADC/77/1 Dorset Racing Associates 171 Gearbox casing B6 26. 3:48,900 Nick Faure / GB Vivien Candy / IRL 23 Chris Craft / GB Dome Zero RL81 Ford Dome Co Ltd. 154 valves B6 20. 3:47,430 Bob Evans / GB 40 Mauricio DeNarvaez / COL Porsche 935 930 890 0012 Joest Racing 152 Fire IMSA GTX 25. 3:48,200 Kenper Miller / USA Günther Steckkönig / D 48 Simon Phillips / GB Ferrari 512 BB/LM 35523 Simon Phillips 140 Structural fai IMSA GTX 40. 3:59,980 Mike Salmon / GB Steve Earle / USA 45 Fabrizio Violati / I Ferrari 512 BB/LM 35529 Scuderia Supercar Bellancau 118 Electrics IMSA GTX 34. 3:55,660 Maurizio Flammini / I Diulio Truffo / I 22 Patrick Gaillard / F ACR 80B Ford André Chevalley Racing 114 Clutch B6 14. 3:43,430 André Chevalley / CH Bruno Sotty / F 37 Tetsu Ikuzawa / J Mazda RX-7 253i Mazda Auto Tokyo 107 Engine IMSA GTO 51. 4:07,180 Tom Walkinshaw / GB Pete Lovett / GB 30 Jean-Marie Lemerle / F Lola T298 BMW Jean-Marie Lemerle 104 Electrics B6 2.0 46. 4:03,080 Max Cohen-Olivar / MA Alain Levié / F 27 Tiff Needell / GB IBEC P6 Ford Ian Bracey 95 Head gasket B6 27. 3:49,940 Tony Trimmer / GB DNS - Ian Bracey / GB 10 Bob Wollek / F Porsche 917K/81 Porsche Kremer Racing 82 Engine frame B6 18. 3:46,540 Xavier Lapeyre / F Guy Chasseuil / F 14 Reinhold Jöst / D Porsche 908/80 936/80-004 Joest Racing 60 Accident damag B6 3. 3:34,510 Dale Whittington / USA Klaus Niedzwiedz / D 24 Jean Rondeau / F Rondeau M379C Ford 005 Jean Rondeau 58 Broken chassis B6 5. 3:36,170 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud / F 50 Hans-Joachim Stuck / D BMW M1 Sauber GS Tuning 57 Broken chassis IMSA GTX 21. 3:47,630 Jean-Pierre Jarier / F Helmut Henzler / D 59 Ted Field / USA Porsche 935 K3 Porsche Kremer Racing 57 head A5 6. 3:36,540 Bill Whittington / USA Don Whittington / USA 83 Jean-Daniel Raulet / F WM P81 Peugeot W.M. Aerem 50 Collision with C 11. 3:40,800 Max Mamers / F 69 Jan Lundgardh / S Porsche 935 L1 935L1 Tuff-Kote Dinol Racing 49 Engine A5 2.0 50. 4:06,920 Axel Plankenhorn / D Mike Wilds / GB 71 Christian Danner / D BMW M1 Helmuth Marko 49 Crankshaft dam A4 41. 4:00,140 Peter Oberndorfer / D Leopold von Bayern / D 61 Edgar Dören / D Porsche 935 K3 009 0003 Weralit RacingTeam 48 Ou of fuel A5 13. 3:42,660 Jürgen Lässig / D Gerhard Holup / D 67 Beppe Gabbiani / I Lancia Beta Montecarlo Martini Racing 47 Collision with A5 2.0 44. 4:02,220 Emanuele Pirro / I Riccardo Patrese / I 5 Guy Fréquelin / F WM P79/80 Peugeot W.M. Aerem 46 Engine, fire GTP 9. 3:39,740 Roger Dorchy / F Xavier Mathiot / F - DNP 41 Preston Henn / USA Porsche 935 K3 Preston Henn Racing 45 Crankshaft pul IMSA GTX 17. 3:46,220 Michael Chandler / USA Marcel Mignot / F 26 Henri Pescarolo / F Rondeau M379C Ford 002 Jean Rondeau 41 Fuel pump B6 4. 3:35,160 Patrick Tambay / F 25 Jean Ragnotti / F Rondeau M379C Ford 004 Jean Rondeau 28 Fatal accident B6 10. 3:40,320 Jean-Louis Lafosse / F 38 Yojiro Terada / J Mazda RX-7 253i Mazda Auto Tokyo 25 Rear axle IMSA GTO 49. 4:04,790 Hiroshi Fushida / J Win Percy / GB 82 Thierry Boutsen / B WM P81 Peugeot W.M. Aerem 15 Accident C 8. 3:37,890 Serge Saulnier / F Michel Pignard / F 35 Cale Yarborough / USA Chevrolet Camaro Stratagraph Inc. 13 Accident IMSA GTO 39. 3:59,570 Billy Hagan / USA Bill Cooper / USA 73 Jean-Marie Alméras / F Porsche 924 GTR Eminence Racing Team engine A4 55. 4:19,910 Jacques Alméras / F Jean-Pierre Sivel Did not qualify: 39 Fred Stiff / USA Mazda RX-7 Z & W Enterprises Inc. IMSA GTU 57. 4:21,970 Dirk Vermeersch / B Ray Ratcliff / USA Honegger / USA 90 Bernard de Dryver / B McLaren M6 GT Chevrolet Z & W Enterprises Inc. IMSA GTP 62. 5:13,060 Hervé Regout / B Michel Elkoubi / F Paul Canary / USA 16 Patrick Perrier / F Ardex S80 BMW Max Sardou B6 60. 4:05,020 Michel Lateste / F Jean-Louis Trintignant / F 17 Brian Redman / GB Lola T600 Porsche HU2 Cooke-Woods Racing B6 61. 4:18,300 Bobby Rahal / USA 62 Jacques Guérin / F Porsche 935 930 770 0912 "Segolen" A5 59. 4:03,890 "Segolen" / F Christian Bussi / F 74 Peter Brock / AUS Porsche 924 GTR Porsche Cars Australia A4 58. 4:24,950 Jim Richards / NZ Colin Bond / AUS 75 Richard Lloyd / GB Porsche 924 Carrera GTR Porsche System Engineering A4 56. 4:20,010 Tony Dron / GB