1977 24 Hours of Le Mans

1977 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Index: Races | Winners

The 1977 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 45th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 11 and 12 1977.

Race

The Porsche 936 turbo won again in 1977 against the Renault and Mirage Renault, with extraordinary driving efforts by Jacky Ickx. His #3 car, the chassis 002 that had won in the previous year, broke down in the early running, so Ickx joined Hurley Haywood and Jürgen Barth in the team's #4 sister chassis 001 which had its woes, too. Ickx pushed hard and took the lead again, taking advantage of the fragile Renault challenge, to score his 4th victory. But Porsche were lucky too; a broken engine nearly halted the Porsche 936/77 in the last hour. The mechanics removed the ignition and injection of the failed cylinder, and the smoking car limped around the track to finish after 24 hours while running, as required.

Official results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	S +2.0	4	Martini Racing Porsche System	Jürgen Barth Hurley Haywood Jacky Ickx	Porsche 936/77	Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6	342
2	S +2.0	10	Grand Touring Cars Inc. Mirage Renault	Vern Schuppan Jean-Pierre Jarier	Mirage GR8	Renault 2.0L Turbo V6	331
3	Gr.5	40	JMS Racing / ASA Cachia	Claude Ballot-Léna Peter Gregg	Porsche 935	Porsche Type-935 2.9L Turbo Flat-6	315
4	GTP	88	Inaltera	Jean Ragnotti Jean Rondeau	Inaltera LM77	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	315
5	S +2.0	5	Alain de Cadenet	Alain de Cadenet Chris Craft	De Cadenet-Lola LM	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	315
6	S 2.0	20	Racing Organisation Course (ROC)	Michel Pignard Albert Dufréne Jacques Henry	Chevron B36	ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4	303
7	GT	58	Porsche Kremer Racing	Bob Wollek Jean-Pierre Wielemans Philippe Gurdjian	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	298
8	IMSA	71	Luigi Racing	Jean Xhenceval Pierre Dieudonné Spartaco Dini	BMW 3.0CSL	BMW 3.2L I6	291
9	IMSA	50	Hervé Poulain	Hervé Poulain Marcel Mignot	BMW 320i	BMW 2.0L I4	287
10	IMSA	61	Christian Gouttepifre	Christian Gouttepifre Philippe Malbran Alain Leroux	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	281
11	S +2.0	2	Inaltera	Lella Lombardi Christine Beckers	Inaltera LM77	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	279
12	IMSA	70	JMS Racing / ASA Cachia	Simon De Lautour Jean-Pierre Delaunay Jacques Guérin	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	275
13	S +2.0	1	Inaltera	Jean-Pierre Beltoise Al Holbert	Inaltera LM77	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	275
14	IMSA	79	Ravenel Fréres	Jean-Louis Ravenel Jean Ravenel Jean-Marie Détrin	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	274
15	GTP	86	WM A.E.R.E.M.	Marcel Mamers Jean-Daniel Raulet Xavier Mathiot	WM P76	Peugeot PRV 2.7L V6	274
16	IMSA	75	North American Racing Team (NART)	François Migault Lucien Guitteny	Ferrari 365 GT4/BB	Ferrari 4.4L Flat-12	268
17	GTP	83	SAS Robin Hamilton	Robin Hamilton David Preece Mike Salmon	Aston Martin DBS V8	Aston Martin 5.3L V8	260
18	Gr.5	47	Anne-Charlotte Verney / BP	Anne-Charlotte Verney René Metge Dany Snobeck Hubert Striebig	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	254
19	GT	56	JMS Racing / ASA Cachia	Jean-Louis Bousquet Cyril Grandet Philippe Dagoreau	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	253
20	IMSA	77	/ Wynn's International	Dennis Aase Robert Kirby John Hotchkis	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	246

Not Classified

Failed to cover 70% of winner's distance (239 laps)

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
21	S 2.0	31	Dorset Racing Associates	Ian Harrower Martin Birrane Ernst Berg Richard Down	Lola T290/4S	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0L I4	212

Did Not Finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
22	Gr.5	39	Gelo Racing Team	Toine Hezemans Tim Schenken Hans Heyer	Porsche 935	Porsche Type-935 2.9L Turbo Flat-6	269
23	S +2.0	8	Renault Sport	Patrick Depailler Jacques Laffite	Renault Alpine A442	Renault 2.0L Turbo V6	289
24	GTX	96	GVA Porsche Club Romand	André Savary Jean-Robert Corthay Antoine Salamin	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	?
25	IMSA	78	Charles Ivey Racing	John Rulon-Miller John Cooper Peter Lovett	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	198
26	S +2.0	9	Renault Sport	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Derek Bell	Renault Alpine A442	Renault 2.0L Turbo V6	257
27	S 2.0	25	Racing Organisation Course (ROC)	Max Cohen-Olivar Alain Flotard Michel Dubois	Chevron B36	ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4	176
28	IMSA	80	Bernard Béguin	Bernard Béguin René Boubet Jean-Claude Briavoine	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	191
29	GTP	87	Bernard Decure	Bernard Decure Jean-Luc Thérier "Cochise"	Alpine A310	Renault PRV 2.7L V6	137
30	S 2.0	21	P.P. Sauber AG / Fancy Racing	Eugen Strähl Peter Bernhard	Sauber C5	BMW 2.0L I4	161
31	GT	57	Nicholas Koob	Nicholas Koob Willy Braillard Guillermo Ortega	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	116
32	GT	63	Joël Laplacette	Joël Laplacette Yves Courage "Ségolen"	Porsche 911 Carrera	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	?
33	GTP	85	WM A.E.R.E.M.	Marc Sourd Jean-Louis Lafosse Xavier Mathiot	WM P77	Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6	90
34	GT	59	Schiller Racing Team	François Sérvanin Laurent Ferrier Franz Hummel	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	160
35	S +2.0	7	Renault Sport	Patrick Tambay Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Renault Alpine A442	Renault 2.0L Turbo V6	158
36	S +2.0	14	Daniel Broudy	Patrick Perrier Xavier Lapeyre	Lola T286	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8	?
37	GT	60	Schiller Racing Team	Claude Haldi Florian Vetsch Angelo Pallavicino	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	?
38	GT	55	Escuderia Montjuich	Juan Fernández Eugenio Baturone Raphael Tarradas	Porsche 934	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	115
39	Gr.5	48	Thierry Perrier	Thierry Perrier Jean Belliard	Porsche 911 Carrera	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	90
40	S 2.0	29	Osella Squadra Corse	Alain Cudini Raymond Touroul Anna Cambiaghi	Osella PA5	BMW 2.0L I4	100
41	S 2.0	32	André Chevalley	André Chevalley François Trisconi Wink Bancroft	Cheetah G601	BMW 2.0L I4	?
42	GT	62	Georges Bourdillat	Georges Bourdillat Bruno Sotty Alain-Michel Bernhard	Porsche 911 Carrera	Porsche 3.0L Flat-6	?
43	Gr.5	49	Hubert Striebig / BP	Guy Chasseuil Hubert Striebig Helmut Kirchoffer	Porsche 934/5	Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	65
44	S +2.0	11	Grand Touring Cars Inc. Mirage Renault	Sam Posey Michel Leclère	Mirage GR8	Renault 2.0L Turbo V6	58
45	GTP	89	Team Esso Aseptogyl	Christine Dacremont Marianne Hoepfner	Lancia Stratos	Ferrari Dino 2.4L Turbo V6	37
46	IMSA	76	Jean-Claude Giroix / Garage du Bac	"Dépnic" Jacques Coulon	BMW 3.0CSL	BMW 3.2L I6	28
47	IMSA	72	Luigi Racing	Tom Walkinshaw Eddy Joosen Claude de Wael	BMW 3.0CSL	BMW 3.2L I6	?
48	Gr.5	41	Martini Racing Porsche System	Rolf Stommelen Manfred Schurti	Porsche 935/77	Porsche Type-935 2.9L Turbo Flat-6	52
49	S 2.0	28	Jean-Marie Lemerle	Jean-Marie Lemerle Alain Levié Pierre-François Rousselot	Lola T294	ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4	27
50	S 2.0	22	Chandler Ibec International Team Lloyd	Tony Charnell Ian Bracey John Hine	Chevron B31	Ford Cosworth FVD 2.0L I4	21
51	S +2.0	3	Martini Racing Porsche System	Jacky Ickx Henri Pescarolo	Porsche 936/77	Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6	45
52	S 2.0	30	G.V.E.A.	Georges Morand Christian Blanc Fréderic Alliot	Lola T296	Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4	19
53	Gr.5	42	Porsche Kremer Racing	John Fitzpatrick Guy Edwards Nick Faure	Porsche 935 K2	Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6	15
54	Gr.5	38	Gelo Racing Team	Tim Schenken Toine Hezemans Hans Heyer	Porsche 935	Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6	15
55	S +2.0	16	J. Haran de Chaunac	Didier Pironi René Arnoux Guy Fréquelin	Renault Alpine A442	Renault 2.0L Turbo V6	0

Statistics

• Pole Position - #9 Renault Sport - 3:31.07
• Fastest Lap - #4 Martini Racing Porsche System - 3:36.50
• Distance - 4671.83 km
• Average Speed - 194.651 km/h

Trophy Winners

• Index of Thermal Efficiency - #26 Sté. Racing Organisation Course (ROC)

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