1974 Paul Ricard 750 Km


15 August 1974 - Paul Ricard (F): Round 8, World Manufacturers Championship.
130 laps of a 3.610 mile/5.810 km circuit - 469.322 miles/755.300 kms were completed
Weather: hot


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 1 Jean-Pierre Beltoise/Jean-Pierre Jarier Matra-Simca MS670C [04] Equipe Gitanes 130   1 1m49.1 Sports 3000 1
2 2 Henri Pescarolo/Gérard Larrousse Matra-Simca MS670C [01] Equipe Gitanes 127   2 1m49.9 Sports 3000 2
3 7 Derek Bell/Jacky Ickx/Mike Hailwood* Gulf Mirage GR7 Ford Gulf Research Racing 125   3 1m53.9 Sports 3000 3
4 16 Reinhold Jöst/Mario Casoni Porsche 908/03 Joest Racing 119   14 2m01.6 Sports 3000 4
5 17 Paul Blancpain/Knut-Holger Lehmann/Roland Heiler* Porsche 908/03 Joest Racing 114   20 2m06.9 Sports 3000 5
6 19 Guy Chasseuil/François Migault Ligier JS2 Maserati Automobiles Ligier 114   17 2m02.4 Sports 3000 6
7 14 Herbert Müller/Gijs van Lennep Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9102 R13] Martini Racing Team 113   8 1m59.5 Sports 3000 7
8 57 Tim Schenken/Rolf Stommelen/Georg Loos* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Gelo Racing 113   25 2m09.8 Grand Touring 1
9 58 Jürgen Barth/Clemens Schickentanz/Rolf Stommelen^/Franz Pesch* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Gelo Racing 112   27 2m10.2 Grand Touring 2
10 52 Willi Deutsch/Hans Heyer/Josef Brambring* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche Kremer Racing 111   23 2m09.6 Grand Touring 3
11 56 Kurt Simonsen/Bengt Ekberg/Roland Larsson* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Kurt Simonsen 109   30 2m13.6 Grand Touring 4
12 51 Giorgio Schön/Giovanni Borri Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Giorgio Schön 109   34 2m14.4 Grand Touring 5
13 29 Peter Long/Tony Rouff/Richard Lloyd* Chevron B23 Ford Stuart Chubb 108   21 2m07.8 Sports 2000 1
14 47 John Fitzpatrick/Hartwig Bertrams/Paul Keller^/Erwin Kremer* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche Kremer Racing 108   22 2m09.3 Grand Touring 6
15 54 Cyril Grandet/Guy Gentis Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Robert Buchet 108   31 2m13.9 Grand Touring 7
16 59 Jean-Louis Chateau/Hubert Striebig/Dominique Bordini* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Jean-Louis Chateau 105   36 2m15.9 Grand Touring 8
17 22 Peter Smith/Gérard Camilli/David Welpton^ Chevron B23 Ford Motor Race Consultants 104   19 2m03.6 Sports 2000 1
NRF 10 Vittorio Brambilla/Brian Henton/Patrick Depailler*/Jean-Pierre Jabouille* March 74S Ford Mike Coombe Autoracing 102 Oil pressure 5 1m56.7 Sports 3000 8
19 46 William Vollery/Eric Chapuis/Claude Haldi^ Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche Club Romand 101   39 2m18.1 Grand Touring 9
20 30 Anny-Charlotte Verney/Daniel Brillat/Michel Dupont^/Christine Beckers*/Marie Laurent* Chevron B23 Ford Michel Dupont 101   32 2m13.9 Sports 2000 3
21 36 Christian Ethuin/Max Mamers Lola T292 ROC Racing Organisation Course 95   12 2m01.0 Sports 2000 4
22 61 Jean-Claude Guérie/Dominique Fornage Ford Capri RS Jean-Claude Guerie 94   33 2m14.2 Touring 1
23 55 Henri Greder/Marie-Claude Charmasson/Jean-Claude Lagniez Chevrolet Corvette Greder Racing Team 94   37 2m16.3 Grand Touring 10
NRF 24 Martin Raymond/Tony Goodwin/Robin Smith* Lola T294 Ford Target Racing 93 Clutch 13 2m01.3 Sports 2000 5
NC 64 Jean-Claude Aubriet/Jean-Claude Depince BMW 3.0 CSL Jean-Claude Aubriet 89   38 2m16.5 Touring 2
DNF 25 Michel Dupont/René Arnoux/Daniel Brillat*/Anny-Charlotte Verney* Chevron B26 Ford Michel Dupont Scato 83 Engine 15 2m02.2 Sports 2000  
DNF 18 Hans Müller-Perschl/Eberhard Braun/Kurt Hild* KMW SP30 Porsche Turbo Kurt Hild 77 Gearbox 10 2m00.4 Sports 3000  
NC 38 Achille Soria/Giovanni Boeris Abarth-Osella PA2 Mugello Corse 71   26 2m10.0 Sports 2000  
DNF 12 Heinz Schulthess/Hughes de Fierlant Lola T284 Ford Gulf Racing Team Suisse 65 Overheating 6 1m58.7 Sports 3000  
DNF 35 Fred Stalder/François Servanin Lola T294 ROC Racing Organisation Course 63 Oil pressure 9 1m59.7 Sports 2000  
DNF 44 Claude Haldi/Edoardo Brandenberger/Juan Fernandez* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9058] Porsche Club Romand 53 Wheel bearing 28 2m10.4 Grand Touring  
DNF 45 Bernard Cheneviére/Peter Zbinden Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9052] Porsche Club Romand 47 Valve 29 2m13.1 Grand Touring  
DNF 8 Vern Schuppan/Reine Wisell Gulf Mirage GR7 Ford Gulf Research Racing 44 Electrics 4 1m54.9 Sports 3000  
DNF 27 John Hine/Ian Grob Chevron B26 Ford KVG Racing 37 Accident 16 2m02.3 Sports 2000  
DNF 11 Giorgio Pianta/Pino Pica Lola T282 Ford Giorgio Pianta   Shift linkage 7 1m59.3 Sports 3000  
DNF 20 Jacques Laffite/Michel Leclére/Guy Chasseuil^ Ligier JS2 Maserati Automobiles Ligier     18 2m02.6 Sports 3000  
DNF 37 Laurent Ferrier/Jacques Henry Lola T294 ROC Racing Organisation Course     11 2m00.8 Sports 2000  
DNF 50 Jacques Borras/Denis Rua/Henri Cachia* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9059] ASA Cachia     35 2m14.5 Grand Touring  
DNF 40 Claude Ballot-Léna/Bob Wollek Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Robert Buchet 9 Oil leak 24 2m09.7 Grand Touring  
DNS 33 Jacques Coulon/Jean Ragnotti Tecma 745 Ford Philippe Mettetal       no time Sports 2000  
DNS T Jacky Ickx/Derek Bell/Vern Schuppan Gulf Mirage GR7 Ford [702] Gulf Research Racing       1m52.7 Sports 3000  
DNA 23 Patrick Tambay/Bernard Darniche Lola T294 Ford Roger Hire         Sports 2000  
DNA 26 Guido Fossati/Angelo Mola Lola T290 Abarth Guido Fossati         Sports 2000  
DNA 28 Howden Ganley/Richard Scott Chevron B26 Ford Perdo Domecq         Sports 2000  
DNA 31 John Gillmeister/John Wingfield Rawlson CR10 Ford John Gillmeister         Sports 2000  
DNA 32 John Blanckley Scorpion JB5 Ford John Blanckley         Sports 2000  
DNA 34 Emile A. Elias/Bernard Béguin Cheetah 01G Ford Chuck Graemiger         Sports 2000  
DNA 41 Ennio Bonomelli/Giuseppe Schenetti Porsche Carrera RSR Ennio Bonomelli         Grand Touring  
DNA 43 Jean-Marie Alméras/Jacques Alméras Porsche Carrera RSR Almeras Freres         Grand Touring  
DNA 48 Paul Keller/Hans Heyer Porsche Carrera RSR Porsche Kremer Racing         Grand Touring  
DNA 49 Hartwig Bertrams/Günter Steckkönig Porsche Carrera RSR Porsche Kremer Racing         Grand Touring  
DNA 63 Martino Finotto/Manfred Mohr/Jürg Dübler BMW 3.0 CSL Martino Finotto         Touring  

 
Winning Time: 4h10m57.7, 112.206 mph/180.577 kph
Fastest Lap: Jean-Pierre Jarier #1 (Matra-Simca MS670C), 1m49.1, 119.126 mph/191.714 kph

 
 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)



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By Darren Galpin
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