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1978 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 46th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 10 and 11 1978.

Race[]

In 1978, the Renault V6 turbo, which had lost in 1976 and 1977 to the Porsche 936, finally managed to beat the German cars. Each company had brought no less than four cars, which after qualifying shared the first four rows. After Renault's hare, the brand new A443, holed a piston late on Sunday morning, the modified A442B with its bubble roof was able to hold off Jacky Ickx and the remaining factory Porsches in the closing stages. Mission accomplished at Le Mans, Renault concentrated their efforts on their Formula One racer.

Official results[]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps
Engine
1 S
+2.0
2 25px France Renault Sport 25px France Didier Pironi
25px France Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
Renault Alpine A442B 369
Renault 2.0L Turbo V6
2 S
+2.0
6 25px Germany Martini Racing Porsche System 25px France Bob Wollek
25px Germany Jürgen Barth
25px Belgium Jacky Ickx
Porsche 936/78 364
Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6
3 S
+2.0
7 25px Germany Martini Racing Porsche System 25px United States Hurley Haywood
25px United States Peter Gregg
25px Germany Reinhold Joest
Porsche 936/77 362
Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6
4 S
+2.0
4 25px France Equipe Renault Elf Sport Calberson 25px France Guy Fréquelin
25px France Jean Ragnotti
25px France José Dolhem
25px France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault Alpine A442A 358
Renault 2.0L Turbo V6
5 IMSA
+2.5
90 25px United States Dick Barbour Racing 25px United Kingdom Brian Redman
25px United States Dick Barbour
25px United States John Paul Sr.
Porsche 935/77 337
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
6 Gr.5
+2.0
44 25px Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 25px United States Jim Busby
25px United States Chris Cord
25px United States Rick Knoop
Porsche 935/77 336
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
7 Gr.5
+2.0
41 25px France Mondelo ASA Cachia
25px Brazil Team Pace
25px Brazil Alfredo Guarana
25px Brazil Paulo Gomes
25px Brazil Mário Amaral
Porsche 935/77 329
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
8 Gr.5
+2.0
43 25px Germany Martini Racing Porsche System 25px Template:Country alias LIE Manfred Schurti
25px Germany Rolf Stommelen
Porsche 935/78 326
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
9 GTP
3.0
72 25px France Jean Rondeau 25px France Jean Rondeau
25px France Bernard Darniche
25px France Jacky Haran
Rondeau M378 294
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
10 S
+2.0
10 25px United States Grand Touring Cars Inc. 25px Australia Vern Schuppan
25px France Jacques Laffite
25px United States Sam Posey
Mirage M9 293
Renault 2.0L Turbo V6
11 S
2.0
31 25px France ROC La Pierre du Nord 25px France Michel Pignard
25px France Lucien Roussiaud
25px France Laurent Ferrier
Chevron B36 284
ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4
12 GT
3.0
66 25px France BP Racing / Anne-Charlotte Verney 25px France Anne-Charlotte Verney
25px France Xavier Lapeyre
25px France François Servanin
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 279
Porsche 3.0L Flat-6
13 GTP
3.0
71 25px Switzerland André Chevalley Racing 25px Switzerland André Chevalley
25px France François Trisconi
Inaltera LM 279
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
14 IMSA
+2.5
97 25px United Kingdom Charles Ivey Racing 25px Australia Larry Perkins
25px United Kingdom Gordon Spice
25px United States John Rulon-Miller
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 278
Porsche 3.0L Flat-6
15 S
+2.0
8 25px United Kingdom Alain de Cadenet 25px United Kingdom Alain de Cadenet
25px United Kingdom Chris Craft
De Cadenet-Lola LM 273
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
16 IMSA
+2.5
86 25px France Écurie Grand Competition Cars
25px United States North American Racing Team
25px France François Migault
25px France Lucien Guitteny
Ferrari 365 GT4/BB 262
Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12
17 GT
+3.0
62 25px France "Ségolen" 25px France Christian Bussi
25px France Jean-Claude Briavoine
25px France "Ségolen"
Porsche 934 259
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
18
NC
S
2.0
23 25px Switzerland Artos Francy Sauber PP AG 25px Switzerland Marc Surer
25px Switzerland Eugen Strähl
25px Switzerland Harry Blumer
Sauber C5 257
BMW 2.0L I4
19
NC
S
2.0
20 25px Switzerland C.H. Graeminger 25px Switzerland Sandro Plastina
25px Switzerland Mario Luini
25px France Jean-Daniel Grandjean
Cheetah G601 250
Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4
20
NC
GT
3.0
64 25px France Georges Bourdillat 25px France Georges Bourdillat
25px France Alain-Michel Bernhard
25px France Jean-Luc Favresse
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 241
Porsche 3.0L Flat-6
21
NC
S
2.0
25 25px France Team Pronuptia 25px France Bruno Sotty
25px France Gérard Cuynet
25px France Jean-Claude Dufrey
Lola T294/6 238
Ford Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4
22
NC
S
2.0
24 25px France Team Pronuptia 25px France Michel Elkoubi
25px France Pierre Yver
25px France Philippe Streiff
Lola T296 232
Ford Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4
23
NC
S
2.0
28 25px France Dominique Lacaud 25px France Michel Lateste
25px France Jean-François Auboiron
25px France Dominique Lacaud
Lola T297 217
BMW 2.0L I4
24
NC
Gr.5
+2.0
25 25px Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 25px Germany Louis Krages
25px Germany Dieter Schornstein
25px France Philippe Gurdjian
Porsche 935/77 182
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
25
NC
S
2.0
27 25px United Kingdom Mogil Motors Ltd. with Kores Racing 25px United Kingdom Tony Charnell
25px United Kingdom Robin Smith
25px France Fréderic Alliot
25px United Kingdom Richard Jones
Chevron B31 180
Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4
26
DNF
S
+2.0
1 25px France Renault Sport 25px France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
25px France Patrick Depailler
Renault Alpine A443 279
Renault 2.0L Turbo V6
27
DNF
S
+2.0
5 25px Germany Martini Racing Porsche System 25px Belgium Jacky Ickx
25px France Henri Pescarolo
25px Germany Jochen Mass
Porsche 936/78 255
Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6
28
DNF
IMSA
+2.5
88 25px France Pozzi-Thompson JMS Racing 25px France Jean-Claude Andruet
25px Italy Spartaco Dini
Ferrari 512BB 251
Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12
29
DNF
IMSA
+2.5
87 25px United States Luigi Chinetti Sr. 25px France Jacques Guérin
25px France Jean-Pierre Delauney
25px United States Gregg Young
Ferrari 512BB 232
Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12
30
DNF
IMSA
+2.5
89 25px France Pozzi-Thompson JMS Racing 25px France Claude Ballot-Léna
25px France Jean-Louis Lafosse
Ferrari 512BB 218
Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12
31
DNF
S
+2.0
19 25px United Kingdom IBEC Racing Developments, Ltd. 25px United Kingdom Guy Edwards
25px United Kingdom Ian Grob
Ibec-Hesketh 308LM 195
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
32
DNF
S
2.0
30 25px France ROC La Pierre du Nord 25px France Jacques Henry
25px France Albert Dufrene
25px Flag of Morocco Max Cohen-Olivar
Chevron B36 195
ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4
33
DNF
GTP
+3.0
78 25px France WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl 25px France Christian Debias
25px France Xavier Mathiot
25px France Marc Sourd
WM P78 186
Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6
34
DNF
GTP
3.0
76 25px France WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl 25px France Christine Dacremont
25px France Marianne Hoepfner
WM P76 171
Peugeot PRV 2.7L V6
35
DNF
GT
+3.0
68 25px France Hervé Poulain 25px Germany Edgar Dören
25px Germany Gerhard Holup
25px France Hervé Poulain
25px Template:Country alias Luxembourg Roman Feitler
Porsche 934 167
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
36
DNF
S
+2.0
3 25px France Renault Sport 25px United Kingdom Derek Bell
25px France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Renault Alpine A442A 162
Renault 2.0L Turbo V6
37
DNF
IMSA
+2.5
91 25px United States Dick Barbour Racing 25px United States Bob Garretson
25px United States Steve Earle
25px United States Robert Akin
Porsche 935/77 159
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
38
DNF
S
2.0
29 25px France ROC Modylook 25px France Michel Dubois
25px France Daniel Gache
25px France Julien Sanchez
Chevron B36 142
ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4
39
DNF
Gr.5
+2.0
48 25px Switzerland Haberthur
25px Switzerland Mecarillos-Cégécol Racing Team
25px Switzerland Herbert Müller
25px Switzerland Claude Haldi
25px Switzerland "Nico"
Porsche 935/76 140
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
40
DNF
S
2.0
26 25px France G.V.E.A. 25px France Georges Morand
25px France Eric Vaugnat
25px Switzerland Christian Blanc
Lola T296 130
Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4
41
DNF
S
2.0
21 25px France Jean-Marie Lemerle 25px France Jean-Marie Lemerle
25px France Alain Levié
25px France Pierre-François Rousselot
Lola T294 126
ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4
42
DNF
GT
3.0
65 25px France Joël Laplacette 25px Switzerland Antoine Salamin
25px Switzerland Gerard Vial
25px France Yves Courage
25px France Joël Laplacette
Porsche 930 116
Porsche 3.3L Turbo Flat-6
43
DNF
S
2.0
34 25px United Kingdom BMW Great Britain
25px United Kingdom Toleman Delivery
25px Austria Dieter Quester
25px United Kingdom Tom Walkinshaw
25px South African flag after 1928 Rad Dougall
Osella PA6 113
BMW 2.0L I4
44
DNF
S
2.0
32 25px United Kingdom Dorset Racing Associates with Kelly Girl 25px United Kingdom Ian Harrower
25px United Kingdom Tony Birchenhough
25px United Kingdom Miss Juliette Slaughter
25px United Kingdom Brian Joscelyn
Lola T294 61
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
45
DNF
GT
+3.0
61 25px France Auto Daniel Urcun 25px France Guy Chasseuil
25px France Jean-Claude Lefévre
25px France Marcel Mignot
Porsche 934 61
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
46
DNF
GTP
+3.0
77 25px France WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl 25px France Jean-Daniel Raulet
25px France Marcel Mamers
WM P77 44
Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6
47
DNF
Gr.5
+2.0
94 25px United States Whittington Bros. Racing 25px United States Don Whittington
25px United States Bill Whittington
25px Austria Franz Konrad
Porsche 935/77 41
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
48
DNF
IMSA
+2.5
85 25px Belgium Ecurie Francorchamps 25px Belgium Teddy Pilette
25px Belgium Jean Blaton
25px France Raymond Touroul
Ferrari 512BB 39
Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12
49
DNF
GT
+3.0
69 25px France Ravenel Frères 25px Belgium Willy Braillard
25px France Philippe Dagoreau
25px France Jean-Louis Ravenel
25px France Jean Ravenel
Porsche 934 35
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
50
DNF
Gr.5
+2.0
46 25px Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 25px United Kingdom Martin Raymond
25px Belgium "Steve"
25px United Kingdom Mike Franey
Porsche 935/77 34
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
51
DNF
S
+2.0
11 25px United States Grand Touring Cars Inc. 25px United States Sam Posey
25px France Michel Leclère
Mirage M9 33
Renault 2.0L Turbo V6
52
DNF
IMSA
+2.5
84 25px United States Brad Frisselle Racing
25px Belgium Wynn's Belgium
25px United States Brad Frisselle
25px United States Robert Kirby
25px United States John Hotchkis
Chevrolet Monza 30
Chevrolet 5.7L V8
53
DNF
S
2.0
33 25px United Kingdom Dorset Racing Associates
25px United Kingdom Cloud Engineering
25px United Kingdom Bob Evans
25px Flag of the Republic of Ireland Martin Birrane
25px United Kingdom Richard Down
25px United Kingdom Richard Bond
Lola T294 23
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
54
DNF
Gr.5
+2.0
47 25px Germany Weisberg Gelo Team 25px United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
25px Netherlands Toine Hezemans
Porsche 935/77 19
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
DQ S
+2.0
12 25px United Kingdom Simon Phillips Racing
25px France BATCO France
25px United Kingdom Nick Faure
25px United States John Beasley
25px United Kingdom Simon Phillips
25px United Kingdom Martin Raymond
De Cadenet-Lola T380 99
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8

Statistics[]

  • Pole Position - #6 Martini Racing Porsche System - 3:27.06
  • Fastest Lap - #1 Renault Sport - 3:34.20
  • Distance - 5044.53 km
  • Average Speed - 210.188 km/h

Trophy Winners[]

  • Index of Thermal Efficiency - #6 Martini Racing Porsche System

External links[]

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