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1978 - Le Mans 24 Hours

11 June 1978 - Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France


Bob Wollek, Jürgen Barth & Jacky Ickx 2nd in a Porsche 936/78, 5 laps behind the winning Alpine A442 B driven by Didier Pironi and Jean-Pierre Jaussaud

Overall - 2nd, 3rd : S+2.0 - 2nd, 3rd : IMSA+2.5 - 1st, 2nd : Gr5+2.0 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd : GT3.0 - 1st : GT+3.0 - 1st

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
6 Porsche 936/78 936-001 S+2.0 Bob Wollek (F)/Jürgen Barth (D)/Jacky Ickx (B) Martini Racing Porsche System (D) 2nd 2nd 4th 370 laps
7 Porsche 936/77 936-002 S+2.0 Hurley Haywood (USA)/Peter Gregg (USA)/Reinhold Jöst (D) Martini Racing Porsche System (D) 3rd 3rd 6th 363 laps
90 Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0024 IMSA+2.5 Brian Redman (GB)/John Paul Sr. (USA)/Dick Barbour (USA) Dick Barbour Racing (USA) 5th 1st 16th 338 laps
44 Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0012 Gr5+2.0 Jim Busby (USA)/Rick Knoop (USA)/Chris Cord (USA) Porsche Kremer Racing (D) 6th 1st 14th 337 laps
41 Porsche 935 930 770 0912 Gr5+2.0 Paulo Gomes (BR)/Marinho Amaral (BR)/Alfredo Guaraná Menezes (BR) A.S.A. Cachia-Team Pace (F) 7th 2nd 23rd 330 laps
43 Porsche 935/78 935-006 Gr5+2.0 Manfred Schurti (FL)/Rolf Stommelen (D) Martini Racing Porsche System (D) 8th 3rd 3rd 327 laps
66 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR GT3.0 Anny-Charlotte Verney (F)/Xavier Lapeyre (F)/François Servanin (F) Anny-Charlotte Verney 12th 1st 51st 280 laps
97 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 911 460 9064 IMSA+2.5 Gordon Spice (GB)/John Rulon-Miller (USA)/Larry Perkins (AUS) Charles Ivey Engineering 14th 2nd 47th 279 laps
62 Porsche 934 GT+3.0 Christian Bussi (F)/"Ségolen" André Gahinet (F)/Jean-Claude Briavoine (F) "Ségolen" (F) 17th 1st 52nd 260 laps
64 Porsche 911 Carrera GT3.0 Georges Bourdillat (F)/Alain-Michel Bernard (F)/Jean-Luc Favresse (F) Georges Bourdillat NC 55th 242 laps
45 Porsche 935 K2 007 00016 Gr5+2.0 "John Winter" Louis Krages (D)/Dieter Schornstein (D)/Philippe Gurdjian (F) Porsche Kremer Racing (D) NC 28th 183 laps
5 Porsche 936/78 936-003 S+2.0 Jacky Ickx (B)/Henri Pescarolo (F)/Jochen Mass (B) Martini Racing Porsche System (D) DNF 1st 255 laps - Accident
68 Porsche 934 930 670 0168 GT+3.0 Edgar Dören (D)/Romain Feitler (L)/Hervé Poulain (F)/Gerhard Holup (D) Hervé Poulain DNF 32nd 167 laps - Gearbox
91 Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0033 IMSA+2.5 Bob Garretson (USA)/Bob Akin (USA)/Steve Earle (USA) Dick Barbour Racing (USA) DNF 31st 159 laps - Accident
48 Porsche 935 930 770 0904 Gr5+2.0 Herbert Müller (CH)/Claude Haldi (CH)/"Nico" Nick McGranger (CH) Meccarillos Cégécol Racing Team (CH) DNF 21st 140 laps - Gearbox Casing
65 Porsche 930 GT+3.0 Antoine Salamin (CH)/Gérard Vial (CH)/Yves Courage (F)/Joël Laplacette (F) Joël Laplacette (CH) DNF 54th 116 laps - Brakes, Accident
61 Porsche 934 930 670 0177 GT+3.0 Guy Chasseuil (F)/Jean-Claude Lefebvre (F)/José Dolhem (F) Auto Daniel Urcun (F) DNF 39th 61 laps - Piston
94 Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0016 Gr5+2.0 Bill Whittington (USA)/Don Whittington (USA)/Franz Konrad (A) Whittington Brother Inc. Racing (USA) DNF 17th 41 laps - Accident
69 Porsche 934 930 670 0153 GT+3.0 Willy Braillard (B)/Jean-Louis Ravenel (F)/Jacky Ravenel (F)/Philippe Dagoreau (F) Jean Louis Ravenel-V.S.D. DNF 37th 35 laps - Injection Pump
46 Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0022 Gr5+2.0 Martin Raymond (GB)/"Steve" Jean-Pierre Wielemans (B)/Mike Franey (GB) Porsche Kremer Racing (D) DNF 20th 34 laps - Engine
47 Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0011 Gr5+2.0 John Fitzpatrick (GB)/Toine Hezemans (NL) Weisberg Gelo Team (D) DNF 11th 19 laps - Piston


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