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24 Hours of Le Mans
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First Season
1923
Region
France
Category
Sportscar
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RECORDS
1979
Entry List
Teams
Car №
Drivers
4
Henri Pescarolo
4
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
8
Alain de Cadenet
8
François Migault
22
Eric Vuagnat
22
Jacques Boillat
25
Alain Levié
25
Jean-Marie Lemerle
25
Jean-Pierre Malcher
32
Alain Cudini
32
Hubert Striebig
32
Hughes Kirschoffer
35
Carlo Pietromarchi
35
Gianfranco Brancatelli
35
Maurizio Micangeli
43
Claude Haldi
43
Herbert Loewe
43
Rodrigo Terran
50
David Preece
50
Mike Salmon
50
Robin Hamilton
55
Jacky Haran
55
Jean Rondeau
61
Bernard de Dryver
61
Jean Blaton Beurlys
61
Nick Faure
61
Steve O'Rourke
70
Dick Barbour
70
Paul Newman
70
Rolf Stommelen
74
Jean-Pierre Jarier
74
Randolph Townsend
74
Raymond Touroul
76
Hervé Poulain
76
Manfred Winkelhock
76
Marcel Mignot
84
Anne-Charlotte Verney
84
Patrick Bardinon
84
René Metge
87
Bernard Salam
87
Christian Bussi
A.S.A. Cachia
30
Michel Bienvault
30
Murray Smith
30
Pascal Foix
39
Chanaud
39
Fréderic Alliot
39
Jacques Guérin
André Chevalley Racing
1
André Chevalley
1
Patrick Perrier
1
Xavier Lapeyre
Ch. Pozzi - JMS Racing
62
Jean-Claude Andruet
62
Spartaco Dini
63
Claude Ballot-Léna
63
Michel Leclere
63
Peter Gregg
Cheetah Racing Cars
17
Mario Luini
17
Philippe Roux
17
Sandro Plastina
Dick Barbour
71
Bob Akin
71
Rob McFarlin
71
Roy Woods
72
Bob Garretson
72
Ed Abate
72
Skeeter McKitterick
Dick Barbour - Wynn's International
73
Bob Harmon
73
John Hotchkis
73
Robert Kirby
Dome Racing Team
6
Chris Craft
6
Gordon Spice
7
Bob Evans
7
Tony Trimmer
Dorset Racing Associates
24
Brian Joscelyne
24
Nick Mason
24
Richard Jenvey
24
Tony Birchenhough
Ecurie Cedac Suisse
18
Daniel Brillat
18
Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann
Ecurie des 13 Etoiles
80
Antoine Salamin
80
Gérard Vial
80
Philippe Collet
Essex-Porsche
12
Brian Redman
12
Jacky Ickx
14
Bob Wollek
14
Hurley Haywood
Fisons Agricole
15
Martin Raymond
15
Ray Mallock
Gelo Sports International
36
Hans Heyer
36
Manfred Schurti
37
Harald Grohs
37
Jean-Louis Lafosse
37
John Fitzpatrick
Grand Touring Cars Inc.
10
David Hobbs
10
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
10
Vern Schuppan
11
David Hobbs
11
Derek Bell
11
Vern Schuppan
Interscope Racing
68
John Morton
68
Milt Minter
68
Ted Field
J.C. Racing Ltd.
3
John Cooper
3
John Morrison
3
Peter Lovett
Jean Rondeau
5
Bernard Darniche
5
Jean Ragnotti
Kores Racing
86
Alain-Michel Bernard
86
Georges Bourdillat
86
Roland Ennequin
Kores Racing - France Chauffage
31
Dominique Lacaud
31
Michel Lateste
Lambretta S.A.F.D.
20
Max Cohen-Olivar
20
Michel Elkoubi
20
Pierre Yver
21
François Calmels
21
Patrice Lenormand
21
Renaud Laverre
Lubrifilm Racing Team
82
Angelo Pallavicini
82
Herbert Müller
82
Marco Vanoli
March Racing
16
Dieter Quester
16
Guy Edwards
16
Ian Grob
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.
77
Claude Buchet
77
Tetsu Ikuzawa
77
Yojiro Terada
Mogil Motors Ltd.
29
Richard Jones
29
Robin Smith
29
Tony Charnell
N.A.R.T.
64
Cyril Grandet
64
Jean-Pierre Delaunay
64
Preston Henn
Porsche Kremer Racing
40
François Servanin
40
François Trisconi
40
Laurent Ferrier
41
Bill Whittington
41
Don Whittington
41
Klaus Ludwig
45
Axel Plankenhorn
45
John Winter
45
Philippe Gurdjian
Pronuptia
23
Bruno Sotty
23
Gérard Cuynet
23
Marc Frischknecht
Racing Organisation Course
26
Marc Menant
26
Michel Dubois
26
Pierre-François Rousselot
27
Florian Vetsch
27
Marc Sourd
27
Roger Carmillet
28
Albert Dufréne
28
Bernard Verdier
28
Noel del Bello
33
Alain Dechelette
33
Charles Dechelette
33
Marcel Tarrès
Sekurit Racing Team
42
Dieter Schornstein
42
Edgar Dören
42
Götz von Tschirnhaus
WM A.E.R.E.M.
51
Denis Morin
51
Roger Dorchy
52
Jean-Daniel Raulet
52
Max Mamers
53
Jacques Coulon
53
Michel Pignard
53
Serge Saulnier
Debut
Name
Team
Date
Event
Alain Dechelette
Racing Organisation Course
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Axel Plankenhorn
Porsche Kremer Racing
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Bernard Salam
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Bernard Verdier
Racing Organisation Course
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Bernard de Dryver
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Bob Harmon
Dick Barbour - Wynn's International
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Carlo Pietromarchi
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Chanaud
A.S.A. Cachia
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Charles Dechelette
Racing Organisation Course
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Denis Morin
WM A.E.R.E.M.
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Ed Abate
Dick Barbour
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Gianfranco Brancatelli
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Götz von Tschirnhaus
Sekurit Racing Team
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Herbert Loewe
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Jacques Boillat
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Jean-Pierre Malcher
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
John Morrison
J.C. Racing Ltd.
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
John Morton
Interscope Racing
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Klaus Ludwig
Porsche Kremer Racing
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Manfred Winkelhock
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Marc Frischknecht
Pronuptia
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Marc Menant
Racing Organisation Course
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Marcel Tarrès
Racing Organisation Course
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Marco Vanoli
Lubrifilm Racing Team
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Maurizio Micangeli
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Nick Mason
Dorset Racing Associates
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Noel del Bello
Racing Organisation Course
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Patrick Bardinon
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Paul Newman
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Philippe Roux
Cheetah Racing Cars
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Preston Henn
N.A.R.T.
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Randolph Townsend
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Ray Mallock
Fisons Agricole
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Richard Jenvey
Dorset Racing Associates
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Rob McFarlin
Dick Barbour
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Rodrigo Terran
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Roger Carmillet
Racing Organisation Course
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Roland Ennequin
Kores Racing
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Roy Woods
Dick Barbour
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Serge Saulnier
WM A.E.R.E.M.
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Skeeter McKitterick
Dick Barbour
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Steve O'Rourke
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Ted Field
Interscope Racing
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Tony Trimmer
Dome Racing Team
6 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Calendar
#
Date
Event
Circuit Name
Winner Drivers
Winner Team
1
9 June 1979
Le Mans 24h
Le Mans
Klaus Ludwig
/
Don Whittington
/
Bill Whittington
/
Porsche Kremer Racing
Statistics
Winners
3
Podiums
9
Poles
2
Fastest laps
2
Drivers' Championship
Pos.
Driver
Points
Teams' Championship
Pos.
Team
Points