1978 Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans
10-11 June - Circuit de la Sarthe: 5044.530 km (13.640 km x 369 laps)
Results:
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | S +2.0 |
2 | Renault Sport | Didier Pironi Jean-Pierre Jaussaud |
Renault Alpine A442B | 369 |
| Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | ||||||
| 2 | S +2.0 |
6 | Martini Racing Porsche System | Bob Wollek Jürgen Barth Jacky Ickx |
Porsche 936/78 | 364 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 3 | S +2.0 |
7 | Martini Racing Porsche System | Hurley Haywood Peter Gregg Reinhold Joest |
Porsche 936/77 | 362 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 4 | S +2.0 |
4 | Equipe Renault Elf Sport Calberson | Guy Fréquelin Jean Ragnotti José Dolhem Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Renault Alpine A442A | 358 |
| Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | ||||||
| 5 | IMSA +2.5 |
90 | Dick Barbour Racing | Brian Redman Dick Barbour John Paul Sr. |
Porsche 935/77 | 337 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 6 | Gr.5 +2.0 |
44 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Jim Busby Chris Cord Rick Knoop |
Porsche 935/77 | 336 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 7 | Gr.5 +2.0 |
41 | Mondelo ASA Cachia Team Pace |
Alfredo Guarana Paulo Gomes Mário Amaral |
Porsche 935/77 | 329 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 8 | Gr.5 +2.0 |
43 | Martini Racing Porsche System | Manfred Schurti Rolf Stommelen |
Porsche 935/78 | 326 |
| Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 9 | GTP 3.0 |
72 | Jean Rondeau | Jean Rondeau Bernard Darniche Jacky Haran |
Rondeau M378 | 294 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 10 | S +2.0 |
10 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. | Vern Schuppan Jacques Laffite Sam Posey |
Mirage M9 | 293 |
| Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | ||||||
| 11 | S 2.0 |
31 | ROC La Pierre du Nord | Michel Pignard Lucien Roussiaud Laurent Ferrier |
Chevron B36 | 284 |
| ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 12 | GT 3.0 |
66 | BP Racing / Anne-Charlotte Verney | Anne-Charlotte Verney Xavier Lapeyre François Servanin |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 279 |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 13 | GTP 3.0 |
71 | André Chevalley Racing | André Chevalley François Trisconi |
Inaltera LM | 279 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 14 | IMSA +2.5 |
97 | Charles Ivey Racing | Larry Perkins Gordon Spice John Rulon-Miller |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 278 |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 15 | S +2.0 |
8 | Alain de Cadenet | Alain de Cadenet Chris Craft |
De Cadenet-Lola LM | 273 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 16 | IMSA +2.5 |
86 | Écurie Grand Competition Cars North American Racing Team |
François Migault Lucien Guitteny |
Ferrari 365 GT4/BB | 262 |
| Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | ||||||
| 17 | GT +3.0 |
62 | "Ségolen" | Christian Bussi Jean-Claude Briavoine "Ségolen" |
Porsche 934 | 259 |
| Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
Not Classified |
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| 18 | S 2.0 |
23 | Artos Francy Sauber PP AG | Marc Surer Eugen Strähl Harry Blumer |
Sauber C5 | 257 |
| BMW 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 19 | S 2.0 |
20 | C.H. Graeminger | Sandro Plastina Mario Luini Jean-Daniel Grandjean |
Cheetah G601 | 250 |
| Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 20 | GT 3.0 |
64 | Georges Bourdillat | Georges Bourdillat Alain-Michel Bernhard Jean-Luc Favresse |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 241 |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 21 | S 2.0 |
25 | Team Pronuptia | Bruno Sotty Gérard Cuynet Jean-Claude Dufrey |
Lola T294/6 | 238 |
| Ford Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4 | ||||||
| 22 | S 2.0 |
24 | Team Pronuptia | Michel Elkoubi Pierre Yver Philippe Streiff |
Lola T296 | 232 |
| Ford Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4 | ||||||
| 23 | S 2.0 |
28 | Dominique Lacaud | Michel Lateste Jean-François Auboiron Dominique Lacaud |
Lola T297 | 217 |
| BMW 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 24 | Gr.5 +2.0 |
25 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Louis Krages Dieter Schornstein Philippe Gurdjian |
Porsche 935/77 | 182 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 25 | S 2.0 |
27 | Mogil Motors Ltd. with Kores Racing | Tony Charnell Robin Smith Fréderic Alliot Richard Jones |
Chevron B31 | 180 |
| Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | ||||||
Did Not Finish |
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| 26 | S +2.0 |
1 | Renault Sport | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Patrick Depailler |
Renault Alpine A443 | 279 |
| Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | ||||||
| 27 | S +2.0 |
5 | Martini Racing Porsche System | Jacky Ickx Henri Pescarolo Jochen Mass |
Porsche 936/78 | 255 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 28 | IMSA +2.5 |
88 | Pozzi-Thompson JMS Racing | Jean-Claude Andruet Spartaco Dini |
Ferrari 512BB | 251 |
| Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | ||||||
| 29 | IMSA +2.5 |
87 | Luigi Chinetti Sr. | Jacques Guérin Jean-Pierre Delauney Gregg Young |
Ferrari 512BB | 232 |
| Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | ||||||
| 30 | IMSA +2.5 |
89 | Pozzi-Thompson JMS Racing | Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Louis Lafosse |
Ferrari 512BB | 218 |
| Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | ||||||
| 31 | S +2.0 |
19 | IBEC Racing Developments, Ltd. | Guy Edwards Ian Grob |
Ibec-Hesketh 308LM | 195 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 32 | S 2.0 |
30 | ROC La Pierre du Nord | Jacques Henry Albert Dufrene Max Cohen-Olivar |
Chevron B36 | 195 |
| ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 33 | GTP +3.0 |
78 | WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl | Christian Debias Xavier Mathiot Marc Sourd |
WM P78 | 186 |
| Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | ||||||
| 34 | GTP 3.0 |
76 | WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl | Christine Dacremont Marianne Hoepfner |
WM P76 | 171 |
| Peugeot PRV 2.7L V6 | ||||||
| 35 | GT +3.0 |
68 | Hervé Poulain | Edgar Dören Gerhard Holup Hervé Poulain Roman Feitler |
Porsche 934 | 167 |
| Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 36 | S +2.0 |
3 | Renault Sport | Derek Bell Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Renault Alpine A442A | 162 |
| Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | ||||||
| 37 | IMSA +2.5 |
91 | Dick Barbour Racing | Bob Garretson Steve Earle Robert Akin |
Porsche 935/77 | 159 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 38 | S 2.0 |
29 | ROC Modylook | Michel Dubois Daniel Gache Julien Sanchez |
Chevron B36 | 142 |
| ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 39 | Gr.5 +2.0 |
48 | Haberthur Mecarillos-Cégécol Racing Team |
Herbert Müller Claude Haldi "Nico" |
Porsche 935/76 | 140 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 40 | S 2.0 |
26 | G.V.E.A. | Georges Morand Eric Vaugnat Christian Blanc |
Lola T296 | 130 |
| Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 41 | S 2.0 |
21 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | ean-Marie Lemerle Alain Levié Pierre-François Rousselot |
Lola T294 | 126 |
| ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 42 | GT 3.0 |
65 | Joël Laplacette | Antoine Salamin Gerard Vial Yves Courage Joël Laplacette |
Porsche 930 | 116 |
| Porsche 3.3L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 43 | S 2.0 |
34 | BMW Great Britain Toleman Delivery |
Dieter Quester Tom Walkinshaw Rad Dougall |
Osella PA6 | 113 |
| BMW 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 44 | S 2.0 |
32 | Dorset Racing Associates with Kelly Girl | Ian Harrower Tony Birchenhough Miss Juliette Slaughter Brian Joscelyn |
Lola T294 | 61 |
| Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 45 | GT +3.0 |
61 | Auto Daniel Urcun | Guy Chasseuil Jean-Claude Lefévre Marcel Mignot |
Porsche 934 | 61 |
| Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 46 | GTP +3.0 |
77 | WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl | Jean-Daniel Raulet Marcel Mamers |
WM P77 | 44 |
| Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | ||||||
| 47 | Gr.5 +2.0 |
94 | Whittington Bros. Racing | Don Whittington Bill Whittington Franz Konrad |
Porsche 935/77 | 41 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 48 | IMSA +2.5 |
85 | Ecurie Francorchamps | Teddy Pilette Jean Blaton Raymond Touroul |
Ferrari 512BB | 39 |
| Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | ||||||
| 49 | GT +3.0 |
69 | Ravenel Frères | Willy Braillard Philippe Dagoreau Jean-Louis Ravenel Jean Ravenel |
Porsche 934 | 35 |
| Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 50 | Gr.5 +2.0 |
46 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Martin Raymond "Steve" Mike Franey |
Porsche 935/77 | 34 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 51 | S +2.0 |
11 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. | Sam Posey Michel Leclère |
Mirage M9 | 33 |
| Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | ||||||
| 52 | IMSA +2.5 |
84 | Brad Frisselle Racing Wynn's Belgium |
Brad Frisselle Robert Kirby John Hotchkis |
Chevrolet Monza | 30 |
| Chevrolet 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| 53 | S 2.0 |
33 | Dorset Racing Associates Cloud Engineering |
Bob Evans Martin Birrane Richard Down Richard Bond |
Lola T294 | 23 |
| Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 54 | Gr.5 +2.0 |
47 | Weisberg Gelo Team | John Fitzpatrick Toine Hezemans |
Porsche 935/77 | 19 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
Disqualified |
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| S +2.0 |
12 | Simon Phillips Racing BATCO France |
Nick Faure John Beasley Simon Phillips Martin Raymond |
De Cadenet-Lola T380 | 99 | |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
Class Winners:
| Index of Thermal Efficiency | B. Wollek / J. Barth / J. Ickx | Porsche 936/78 |
| Group 6 over 2000cc | D. Pironi / J.-P. Jaussaud | Renault-Alpine A442 |
| Group 6 under 2000cc | M. Pignard / L. Rossiaud / L. Ferrier | Chevron B36 - Chrysler |
| Group 5 | J. Busby / C. Cord / R. Knoop | Porsche 935/77A |
| Group 4 | A.-C. Verney / X. Lapeyre / F. Servanin | Porsche Carrera |
| IMSA | B. Redman / D. Barbour / J. Paul | Porsche 935/77A |
| GT Prototype | B. Darniche / J. Rondeau / J. Haran | Rondeau M378 - Cosworth |
