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1980 - Le Mans 24 Hours

15 June 1980 - Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France


Jacky Ickx & Reinhold Joest second in Porsche 908/80 Turbo, 2 laps behind the winning Rondeau M379B driven by Jean Rondeau & Jean-Pierre Jaussaud

Overall - 2nd : S+2.0 - 2nd : IMSA - 1st : GTP - 2nd : Gr.5 - 1st, 2nd : GT - 1st, 2nd

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
9 Porsche 908/80 Turbo 936-004 S+2.0 Jacky Ickx (B)/Reinhold Jöst (D) Martini Racing - Liqui Moly (D) 2nd 2nd 4th 337 laps
70 Porsche 935 K3/80 000 00023 IMSA John Fitzpatrick (GB)/Brian Redman (GB)/Dick Barbour (USA) Dick Barbour (USA) 5th 1st 2nd 318 laps
4 Porsche 924 Carrera GT GTP Jürgen Barth (D)/Manfred Schurti (FL) Porsche System (D) 6th 2nd 46th 317 laps
49 Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0012 Gr.5 Dieter Schornstein (D)/Harald Grohs (D)/Götz von Tschirnhaus (D) Vegla Racing Team (D) 8th 1st 11th 314 laps
73 Porsche 935 JLP-2 009 00043 Gr.5 John Paul Sr. (USA)/Guy Edwards (GB)/John Paul, Jr. (USA) JLP Racing (USA) 9th 2nd 16th 313 laps
2 Porsche 924 Carrera GT GTP Andy Rouse (GB)/Tony Dron (GB) Porsche System (D) 12th 5th 44th 311 laps
3 Porsche 924 Carrera GT WP0ZZZ93ZBS720003 GTP Derek Bell (GB)/Al Holbert (USA) Porsche System (D) 13th 6th 34th 306 laps
93 Porsche 911 SC GT Thierry Perrier (F)/Roger Carmillet (F) Thierry Perrier (F) 16th 1st 54th 281 laps
89 Porsche 935 930 770 0904 IMSA Hervé Poulain (F)/Pierre Destic (F)/Dany Snobeck (F) Hervé Poulain (F) 20th 6th 38th 272 laps
90 Porsche 934 930 670 0157 GT Georges Bourdillat (F)/Roland Ennequin (F)/Alain-Michel Bernard (F) Georges Bourdillat (F) 24th 2nd 52nd 249 laps
94 Porsche 934 930 670 0156 GT Jacques Alméras (F)/Jean-Marie Alméras (F)/Marianne Hoepfner (F) Equipe Alméras Freres (F) DNF 49th 255 laps - Accident
69 Porsche 935 K3 930 770 0911 IMSA Bob Akin (USA)/Paul Miller (USA)/Ralph Kent-Cooke (USA) Racing Associates Inc. (USA) DNF 29th 237 laps - Drive Shaft
43 Porsche 935 K3/80 000 00013 Gr.5 Xavier Lapeyre (F)/Anny-Charlotte Verney (F)/Jean-Louis Trintignant (F) Malardeau Kremer Racing (D) DNF 27th 217 laps - Gearbox/Differential
45 Porsche 935/80 000 00022 Gr.5 Bob Wollek (F)/Helmut Kelleners (D) Gelo Racing Team Georg Loos Werbe KG (D) DNF 10th 191 laps - Piston
42 Porsche 935 K3 930 670 0163 Gr.5 Rolf Stommelen (D)/Axel Plankenhorn (D)/Tetsu Ikuzawa (J) Gozzy Kremer Racing (D) DNF 3rd 167 laps - Head Gasket
80 Porsche 934 930 670 0161 GT Mandy Gonzalez (PR)/Francisco Romero (YV)/Diego Febles (PR) Diego Febles Racing (PR) DNF 51st 164 laps - Accident
44 Porsche 935 K3 930 890 0022 Gr.5 John Cooper (GB)/Pete Lovett (GB)/Dudley Wood (GB) Charles Ivey Racing (GB) DNF 20th 158 laps - Head Gasket
85 Porsche 935 K3 009 00015 Gr.5 Don Whittington (USA)/Hurley Haywood (USA)/Dale Whittington (USA) Whittington Bros. (USA) DNF 21st 151 laps - Differential
91 Porsche 934 930 670 0177 GT Christian Bussi (F)/Bernard Salam (F)/Cyril Grandet (F) A.S.A. Cachia (F) DNF 50th 137 laps - Engine
71 Porsche 935 K3 009 00030 IMSA Bobby Rahal (USA)/Allan Moffat (AUS)/Bob Garretson (USA) Dick Barbour (USA) DNF 14th 134 laps - Piston
41 Porsche 935 K3/80 000 00011 Gr.5 Ted Field (USA)/Danny Ongais (USA)/Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) Porsche Kremer Racing (D) DNF 8th 89 laps - Piston
46 Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0015 Gr.5 Claude Haldi (CH)/Bernard Béguin (F)/Volkert Merl (D) Meccarillos Racing (CH) DNF 18th 37 laps - Crankshaft
68 Porsche 935 K3 009 00016 IMSA Charles Mendez (USA)/Skeeter McKitterick (USA)/Leon Walger (RA) Racing Associates Inc. (USA) DNF 22nd 9 laps - Spin/Accident
72 Porsche 935 930 890 0024 IMSA Michael Sherwin (USA)/Robert Kirby (USA)/Bob Harmon (USA) Dick Barbour - Wynn's International (USA) DNF 39th 7 laps - Collision/Lost Wheel


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