1979 Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans
9-10 June - Circuit de la Sarthe: 4173.930 km (13.626 km x 306 laps)
Results:
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | Gr.5 +2.0 |
41 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Klaus Ludwig Don Whittington Bill Whittington |
Porsche 935 K3 | 307 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 2 | IMSA +2.5 |
70 | Dick Barbour Racing | Rolf Stommelen Paul Newman Dick Barbour |
Porsche 935/77A | 299 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 3 | Gr.5 +2.0 |
40 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Laurent Ferrier François Servanin François Trisconi |
Porsche 935/77A | 297 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 4 | GT +3.0 |
82 | Lubrifilm Racing Team | Herbert Müller Angelo Pallavicini Marco Vanoli |
Porsche 934 | 296 |
| Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 5 | S +2.0 |
5 | VSD Canon Jean Rondeau | Jean Ragnotti Bernard Darniche |
Rondeau M379 | 292 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 6 | IMSA +2.5 |
76 | Hervé Poulain | Manfred Winkelhock Marcel Mignot Hervé Poulain |
BMW M1 | 288 |
| BMW M88 3.5L I6 | ||||||
| 7 | Gr.5 +2.0 |
42 | Sekurit Racing Autohaus Max Moritz GmbH |
Edgar Dören Dieter Schornstein Götz von Tschirnhaus |
Porsche 935/77A | 283 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 8 | IMSA +2.5 |
72 | Dick Barbour Racing | Edwin Abate Bob Garretson Skeeter McKitterick |
Porsche 935/78 | 283 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 9 | IMSA +2.5 |
73 | Wynn's International Dick Barbour Racing | Robert Kirby Bob Harmon John Hotchkis |
Porsche 935/78 | 280 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 10 | S +2.0 |
4 | ITT Oceanic Jean Rondeau | Henri Pescarolo Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Rondeau M379 | 279 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 11 | Gr.5 +2.0 |
43 | Claude Haldi | Claude Haldi Herbert Loewe Rodrigo Terran |
Porsche 935 | 275 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 12 | IMSA +2.5 |
61 | "Beurlys" | Nick Faure Steve O'Rourke Bernard de Dryver Jean Blaton |
Ferrari 512BB/LM | 274 |
| Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | ||||||
| 13 | Gr.5 +2.0 |
45 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Axel Plankenhorn Philippe Gurdjian "John Winter" |
Porsche 935 K3 | 273 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 14 | GTP +3.0 |
52 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Jean-Daniel Raulet Marcel Mamers Serge Saulnier |
WM P79 | 272 |
| Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | ||||||
| 15 | Gr.5 +2.0 |
39 | ASA Cachia | Jacques Guérin "Chanaud" Frédéric Alliot |
Porsche 935 | 268 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 16 | GT +3.0 |
86 | Kores Racing | Georges Bourdillat Pascal Ennequin Alain-Michel Bernhard |
Porsche 934 | 265 |
| Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 17 | S 2.0 |
29 | Mogil Motors Ltd. | Robin Smith Tony Charnell Richard Jones |
Chevron B36 | 265 |
| Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 18 | S 2.0 |
24 | Dorset Racing Associates | Brian Joscelyne Tony Birchenhough Richard Jenvey Nick Mason |
Lola T297 | 260 |
| Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 19 | GT +3.0 |
84 | Anne-Charlotte Verney | Anne-Charlotte Verney Patrick Bardinon René Metge |
Porsche 934 | 251 |
| Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 20 | S +2.0 |
15 | Fisons Agricole - Simon Phillips | Martin Raymond Simon Phillips Ray Mallock |
De Cadenet-Lola T380 | 250 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 21 | S 2.0 |
20 | Lambretta S.A.F.D. | Pierre Yver Max Cohen-Olivar Michel Elkoubi |
Lola T298 | 248 |
| BMW M12 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 22 | S 2.0 |
28 | Racing Organisation Course (ROC) | Bernard Verdier Albert Dufréne Noël del Bello |
Chevron B36 | 239 |
| ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | ||||||
Not Classified |
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| 23 | S 2.0 |
26 | Racing Organisation Course (ROC) | Michel Dubois Pierre-François Rousselot Marc Menant |
Chevron B36 | 133 |
| ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 24 | S +2.0 |
10 | Grand Touring Cars Ltd. Ford Concessionaires France |
Vern Schuppan Jean-Pierre Jaussaud David Hobbs |
Mirage M10 | 121 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 25 | Gr.5 +2.0 |
35 | Carlo Pietromarchi | Gianfranco Brancatelli Carlo Pietromarchi Maurizio Micangeli |
De Tomaso Pantera | 108 |
| Ford 351 5.8L V8 | ||||||
Did Not Finish |
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| 26 | S +2.0 |
11 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. Ford Concessionaires France |
Derek Bell David Hobbs Vern Schuppan |
Mirage M10 | 262 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 27 | IMSA +2.5 |
62 | JMS Racing / Charles Pozzi | Jean-Claude Andruet Spartaco Dini |
Ferrari 512BB/LM | 240 |
| Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | ||||||
| 28 | S +2.0 |
14 | Essex Motorsport Porsche | Bob Wollek Hurley Haywood |
Porsche 936 | 236 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 29 | IMSA +2.5 |
63 | JMS Racing / Charles Pozzi | Michel Leclère Claude Ballot-Léna Peter Gregg |
Ferrari 512BB/LM | 219 |
| Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | ||||||
| 30 | GTP 3.0 |
55 | Merlin Plage Jean Rondeau | Jean Rondeau Jacky Haran |
Rondeau M379 | 207 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 31 | Gr.5 +2.5 |
36 | Gelo Racing Sportswear Intl. | Manfred Schurti Hans Heyer |
Porsche 935 | 201 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 32 | S +2.0 |
12 | Essex Motorsport Porsche | Jacky Ickx Brian Redman Jürgen Barth |
Porsche 936 | 200 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 33 | Gr.5 +2.5 |
37 | Gelo Racing Sportswear Intl. | John Fitzpatrick Harald Grohs Jean-Louis Lafosse |
Porsche 935 | 196 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 34 | S 2.0 |
25 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | Alain Levié Jean-Pierre Malcher Jean-Marie Lemerle |
Lola T298 | 189 |
| ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 35 | S 2.0 |
33 | Chevalley Racing Switzerland Racing Organisation Course |
Marcel Tarres Alain Dechelette Charles Dechelette |
Chevron B36 | 187 |
| ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 36 | S 2.0 |
31 | Kores Racing - France Chauffage | Michel Lateste Dominique Lacaud Christian Heinkélé |
Lola T297 | 182 |
| BMW M12 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 37 | GT +3.0 |
87 | Christian Bussi | Christian Bussi Bernard Salam |
Porsche 934 | 182 |
| Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 38 | GTP +3.0 |
51 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Roger Dorchy Denis Morin |
WM P79 | 157 |
| Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | ||||||
| 39 | IMSA +2.5 |
68 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Milt Minter John Morton |
Porsche 935 | 154 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 40 | S +2.0 |
3 | J.C. Racing Ltd. | John Cooper Peter Lovett John Morrison |
De Cadenet-Lola T380 | 146 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 41 | S 2.0 |
23 | Pronuptia | Bruno Sotty Gérard Cuynet Marc Frischknecht |
Lola T296 | 134 |
| Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 42 | S 2.0 |
32 | BP Racing / Hubert Striebig | Alain Cudini Hubert Striebig Hughes Kirschoffer |
Toj SC206 | 121 |
| BMW M12 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 43 | S 2.0 |
27 | Racing Organisation Course (ROC) | Marc Sourd Florian Vetsch Robert Carmillet |
Chevron B36 | 92 |
| ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 44 | S 2.0 |
17 | Cheetah Racing Cars | Sandro Plastina Philippe Roux Mario Luini |
Cheetah G601 | 87 |
| BMW M12 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 45 | GTP +3.0 |
53 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Michel Pignard Jacques Coulon Serge Saulnier |
WM P79 | 87 |
| Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | ||||||
| 46 | S 2.0 |
18 | Daniel Brillat Écurie Cedac Suisse |
Daniel Brillat Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann |
Cheetah G601 | 80 |
| ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 47 | IMSA +2.5 |
71 | Dick Barbour Racing | Bob Akin Roy Woods Rob McFarland |
Porsche 935 | 78 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 48 | S 2.0 |
22 | Georges Morand | Eric Vuagnat Daniel Laurent Jacques Boillat |
Lola T296 | 76 |
| Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 49 | IMSA +2.5 |
74 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Jean-Pierre Jarier Randy Townsend Raymond Touroul |
Porsche 935 | 65 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.9L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 50 | S +2.0 |
1 | Chevalley Racing Switzerland | Xavier Lapeyre André Chevalley Patrick Perrier |
Lola T286 | 59 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 51 | IMSA +2.5 |
64 | North American Racing Team | Jean-Pierre Delaunay Cyril Grandet Preston Henn |
Ferrari 512BB/LM | 54 |
| Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | ||||||
| 52 | S +2.0 |
6 | Dome Co. Ltd. | Chris Craft Gordon Spice Tony Trimmer |
Dome Zero RL | 40 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 53 | S +2.0 |
7 | Dome Co. Ltd. | Bob Evans Tony Trimmer |
Dome Zero RL | 25 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 54 | GTP +3.0 |
50 | Robin Hamilton | Robin Hamilton Mike Salmon Dave Preece |
Aston Martin DBS V8 | 21 |
| Aston Martin 5.3L Turbo V8 | ||||||
| 55 | S +2.0 |
8 | Alain de Cadenet | François Migault Alain de Cadenet |
De Cadenet-Lola T380 | 10 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
Class Winners:
| Group 6, over 2000cc | B. Darniche / J. Ragnotti | Rondeau M379 - Cosworth |
| Group 6, under 2000cc | T. Charnell / R. Smith / R. Jones | Chevron B36 - Ford |
| Group 5 | K. Ludwig / D. Whittington / B. Whittington | Porsche 935 |
| Group 4 | A. Pallavicini / H. Müller / M. Vanoli | Porsche 934 |
| GT Prototype | J-D. Raulet / M. Mamers | WM P.79 - Peugeot |
| IMSA | D. Barbour / R. Stommelen / P. Newman | Porsche 935 |
