1976 24 Hours of Le Mans

1976 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 44th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 12 and 13 1976.

Race

The regulations for Le Mans were changed again, with the fuel limitations removed and Group 5 cars were allowed to compete with Group 6 cars. Porsche entered two 936s and one 935, while the Renault Alpine A442 turbo also made its first appearance at Le Mans with one entry. The new Porsche 936 turbo won in its debut.

The race saw the death of Frenchman André Haller when his Datsun 260Z was involved in a shunt at Mulsanne Kink.

Official results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	S 3.0	20	Martini Racing Porsche System	Jacky Ickx Gijs van Lennep	Porsche 936	Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6	349
2	S 3.0	10	Grand Touring Cars Inc.	Jean-Louis Lafosse François Migault	Mirage GR8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	338
3	S 3.0	12	Alain de Cadenet	Alain de Cadenet Chris Craft	De Cadenet-Lola T380	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	337
4	Gr.5	40	Martini Racing Porsche System	Rolf Stommelen Manfred Schurti	Porsche 935	Porsche Type-935 2.9L Turbo Flat-6	331
5	S 3.0	11	Grand Touring Cars Inc.	Derek Bell Vern Schuppan	Mirage GR8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	326
6	Gr.5	52	Gérard Méo	Raymond Touroul Alain Cudini	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	314
7	S 3.0	17	Joest Racing Team	Ernst Kraus Günther Steckkönig	Porsche 908/3	Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6	313
8	GTP	1	Inaltera	Jean-Pierre Beltoise Henri Pescarolo	Inaltera LM	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	305
9	Gr.5	63	Evon Evertz K.G.	Heinz Martin Hartwig Bertrams	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	302
10	Gr.5	42	BMW Motorsport GmbH / Alpina	Harald Grohs Sam Posey Hughes de Fierlandt	BMW 3.5CSL	BMW 3.5L I6	299
11	Gr.5	54	Louis Meznarie	Hubert Striebig Anne-Charlotte Verney Helmut Kirschoffer	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	298
12	GT	71	"Ségolen"	"Ségolen" Michel Ouvière Jean-Yves Gadal	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	292
13	Gr.5	53	ASA Cachia	Thierry Sabine Philippe Dagoreau Jean-Claude Andreut	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	288
14	IMSA	77	Tom Vaugh	Tom Vaugh John Rulon-Miller Jean-Pierre Laffeach	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	283
15	S 2.0	35	Daniel Brillat Georges Morand	Georges Morand François Trisconi André Chevalley	Lola T292	Ford Cosworth 2.0L I4	279
16	GT	57	Gelo Racing Team	Tim Schenken Toine Hezemans	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	277
17	GT	67	Joël Laplacette	Joël Laplacette Alain Leroux Georges Bourdillat	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	273
18	Gr.5	50	Thierry Perrier	Thierry Perrier Guy de Saint-Pierre Martine Rénier	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	273
19	GT	65	Porsche Kremer Racing	Marie-Claude Charmasson Didier Pironi Bob Wollek	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	270
20	GTP	3	Aseptogyl	Christine Dacremont Lella Lombardi	Lancia Stratos	Ferrari Dino 2.4L Turbo V6	265
21	GTP	2	Inaltera	Christine Beckers Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Jean Rondeau	Inaltera LM	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	264
22	S 2.0	31	Chandler Ibec	Tony Birchenhough Ian Bracey Simon Phillips Brian Joscelyne	Lola T290/4	Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4	252
23	Gr.5	55	Almeras Fréres	Christian Poirot René Boubet	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	245
24	T	95	Jean-Louis Ravenel	Jean-Louis Ravenel Jean Ravenel Jean-Marie Détrin	BMW 3.0CSL	BMW 3.0L I6	237

Not Classified

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
25	S 2.0	30	Jean-Marie Lemerle	Jean-Marie Lemerle Alain Lévie Patrick Daire	Lola T294	ROC-Simca 2.0L I4	218
26	GT	61	ASA Cachia	Jean-Claude Andruet Henri Cachia Jacques Borras	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	203
27	GT	70	"Beurlys"	John Blaton Nick Faure John Goss	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	168

Did Not Finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
28	Gr.5	47	Porsche Kremer Racing	Juan Carlos Bolaños Eduardo Lopez Negrete Billy Sprowls Hans Heyer	Porsche 935	Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6
29	S 2.0	26	Societé ROC	Alain Flotard Fred Stalder Albert Dufréne	Chevron B36	ROC-Simca 2.0L I4
30	GT	58	G.V.E.A. Porsche Club Romand	Bernard Cheneviére Peter Zbinden Nicolas Bührer	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
31	Gr.5	46	Team Brock	Peter Brock Brian Muir Jean-Claude Aubriet	BMW 3.5CSL	BMW 3.5L I6
32	GT	69	Schiller Racing Team	Claude Haldi Florian Vetsch	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
33	S 3.0	18	Martini Racing Porsche System	Reinhold Joest Jürgen Barth	Porsche 936	Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6
34	GTP	5	Ecurie T.S.	Guy Chasseuil Claude Ballot-Léna	WM P76	Peugeot PRV 2.7L V6
35	IMSA	78	Diego Febles Racing	Diego Febles Alec Poole Hiram Cruz	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6
36	S 2.0	29	José Thibault	José Thibault Alain Hubert Michel Lateste	Lenham	Ford Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4
37	Gr.5	44	A.S.P.M. - Tanday Music	Jean-Claude Justice Jean Bélin	BMW 3.5CSL	BMW 3.5L I6
38	Gr.5	43	BMW Motorsport GmbH Schnitzer Motorsport	Dieter Quester Albrecht Krebs Alain Peltier	BMW 3.5CSL	BMW 3.5L I6
39	S 3.0	16	Egon Evertz K.G.	Leo Kinnunen Egon Evertz	Porsche 908/3	Porsche 3.0L Flat-8
40	S 3.0	19	Renault Sport	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Patrick Tambay José Dolhem	Renault Alpine A442	Renault 2.0L Turbo V6
41	S 2.0	27	Societé ROC	François Sérvanin Laurent Ferrier	Chevron B36	ROC-Simca 2.0L I4
42	NASCAR	90	NASCAR - Donlavey	Dick Brooks Dick Hutcherson Marcel Mignot	Ford Torino	Ford 7.0L V8
43	GT	62	Philippe Dagoreau	Christian Bussi Philippe Gurdjian Christian Gouttepifre	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6
44	GTX	72	William Vollery	Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann Roger Dorchy William Vollery	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6
45	S 2.0	33	Georges Schäfer	Georges Schäfer Jean-Pierre Adatte Riccardo Albanesi	Chevron B26	Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4
46	Gr.5	48	Jean-Louis Chateau	Jean-Louis Chateau Dominique Fornage Jean-Claude Guérie	Porsche 934/5	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
47	Gr.5	49	Gelo Racing Team	Clemens Schickentanz Howden Ganley	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6
48	GT	73	Sionauto 2001	Claude Buchet André Haller Jean-Luc Favresse	Datsun 260Z	Datsun 2.6L I6
49	IMSA	76	IMSA Camel	John Greenwood Bernard Darniche	Chevrolet Corvette Stingray	Chevrolet 7.0L V8
50	S 3.0	21	G.V.E.A. Porsche Club Ramond Xavier Lapeyre	Xavier Lapeyre Bernard Chevanne	Lola T286	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
51	Gr.5	41	BMW Motorsport GmbH	Peter Gregg Brian Redman	BMW 3.0CSL Turbo	BMW 3.2L Turbo I6
52	S 2.0	36	Chuck Graeminger	Daniel Brillat Michel Degourmois "Dépnic"	Cheetah G601	BMW 2.0L I4
53	Gr.5	45	Hermetite Productions Ltd.	John Fitzpatrick Tom Walkinshaw	BMW 3.5CSL	BMW 3.5L I6
54	IMSA	75	IMSA Camel	Michael Keyser Eddie Wachs	Chevrolet Monza	Chevrolet 5.7L V8
55	NASCAR	4	NASCAR - McGriff	Hershel McGriff Doug McGriff	Dodge Charger	Dodge 7.0L Hemi V8

Statistics

• Pole Position - #19 Renault Sport - 3:33.01
• Fastest Lap - #19 Renault Sport - 3:43.00
• Distance - 4769.923 km
• Average Speed - 198.746 km/h

External links

• http://wsrp.ic.cz/nonchamp1976.html#11

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