1977 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1977 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 45th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 11 and 12, 1977.
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 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | 342 |
| 2 | S +2.0 | 10 | Mirage Renault | Vern Schuppan Jean-Pierre Jarier | Mirage GR8 | Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | 331 |
| 3 | Gr.5 | 40 | Claude Ballot-Léna Peter Gregg | Porsche 935 | Porsche 2.9L Turbo Flat-6 | 315 | |
| 4 | GTP | 88 | 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 | Albert Dufréne Jacques Henry | Chevron B36 | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 303 | |
| 7 | GT | 58 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Bob Wollek "Steve" Philippe Gurdjian | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 298 |
| 8 | IMSA | 71 | Pierre Dieudonné Spartaco Dini | BMW 3.0CSL | BMW 3.2L I6 | 291 | |
| 9 | IMSA | 50 | Marcel Mignot | BMW 320i | BMW 2.0L I4 | 287 | |
| 10 | IMSA | 61 | Philippe Malbran Alain Leroux | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 281 | |
| 11 | S +2.0 | 2 | Lella Lombardi Christine Beckers | Inaltera LM77 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 279 | |
| 12 | IMSA | 70 | Jean-Pierre Delaunay Jacques Guérin | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 275 | |
| 13 | S +2.0 | 1 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise Al Holbert | Inaltera LM77 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 275 | |
| 14 | IMSA | 79 | Jean Ravenel Jean-Marie Détrin | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 274 | |
| 15 | GTP | 86 | Jean-Daniel Raulet Xavier Mathiot | WM P76 | Peugeot 2.7L V6 | 274 | |
| 16 | IMSA | 75 | North American Racing Team | Francois Migault Lucien Guitteny | Ferrari 365 GT4/BB | Ferrari 4.4L Flat-12 | 268 |
| 17 | GTP | 83 | David Preece Mike Salmon | Aston Martin DBS V8 | Aston Martin 5.3L V8 | 260 | |
| 18 | Gr.5 | 47 | BP | René Metge Dany Snobeck Hubert Striebig | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 254 |
| 19 | GT | 56 | Cyril Grandet Philippe Dagoreau | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 253 | |
| 20 | IMSA | 77 | 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 | Martin Birrane Ernst Berg Richard Down | Lola T290/4S | Ford Cosworth 2.0L I4 | 212 |
Did Not Finish
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Gr.5 | 39 | Gelo Racing Team | Tim Schenken Hans Heyer | Porsche 935 | Porsche 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 | Porsche Club Romand | Jean-Robert Corthay Antoine Salamin | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | ? |
| 25 | IMSA | 78 | 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 | Alain Flotard Michel Dubois | Chevron B36 | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 176 | |
| 28 | IMSA | 80 | René Boubet Jean-Claude Briavoine | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 191 | |
| 29 | GTP | 87 | Jean-Luc Therier "Cochise" | Alpine A310 | Renault PRV 2.7L V6 | 137 | |
| 30 | S 2.0 | 21 | Sauber AG / Fancy Racing | Peter Bernhard | Sauber C5 | BMW 2.0L I4 | 161 |
| 31 | GT | 57 | Willy Braillard Guillermo Ortega | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 116 | |
| 32 | GT | 63 | Yves Courage "Segolen" | Porsche 911 Carrera | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | ? | |
| 33 | GTP | 85 | Jean-Louis Lafosse Xavier Mathiot | WM P77 | Peugeot 2.7L Turbo V6 | 90 | |
| 34 | GT | 59 | 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 | Xavier Lapeyre | Lola T286 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ? | |
| 37 | GT | 60 | Florian Vetsch Angelo Pallavicino | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | |
| 38 | GT | 55 |  Escuderia Montjuich
| Juan Fernandez Eugenio Baturone Raphaël Tarradas
| Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 115 |
| 39 | Gr.5 | 48 | Jean Belliard | Porsche 911 Carrera | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 90 | |
| 40 | S 2.0 | 29 | Osella Squadra Corse | Raymond Touroul Anna Cambiaghi | Osella PA5 | BMW 2.0L I4 | 100 |
| 41 | S 2.0 | 32 | Francois Trisconi Wink Bancroft | Cheetah G601 | BMW 2.0L I4 | ? | |
| 42 | GT | 62 | Bruno Sotty Alain-Michel Bernhard | Porsche 911 Carrera | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | ? | |
| 43 | Gr.5 | 49 | BP | Hubert Striebig Helmut Kirchoffer | Porsche 934/5 | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | 65 |
| 44 | S +2.0 | 11 | Mirage Renault | Sam Posey Michel Leclère | Mirage GR8 | Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | 58 |
| 45 | GTP | 89 | Esso Aseptogyl | Marianne Hoepfner | Lancia Stratos | Ferrari 2.4L Turbo V6 | 37 |
| 46 | IMSA | 76 | Jacques Coulon | BMW 3.0CSL | BMW 3.2L I6 | 28 | |
| 47 | IMSA | 72 | 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 2.9L Turbo Flat-6 | 52 |
| 49 | S 2.0 | 28 | Alain Levié Pierre-Francois Rousselot | Lola T294 | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 27 | |
| 50 | S 2.0 | 22 | Team Lloyd | 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 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | 45 |
| 52 | S 2.0 | 30 | 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 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | 15 |
| 54 | Gr.5 | 38 | Gelo Racing Team | Tim Schenken Toine Hezemans Hans Heyer | Porsche 935 | Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | 15 |
| 55 | S +2.0 | 16 | 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 - 4671.83km
- Average Speed - 194.651km/h
Trophy Winners
- Index of Thermal Efficiency - #26 Sté. Racing Organisation Course (ROC)
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