1975 Le Mans 24 Hours


14-15 June 1975 - Le Mans (F): Round 3, Endurance Triple Crown
24 Hour duration in which 336 laps of a 8.476 mile/13.640 km circuit - 2855.564 miles/4595.577 kms were completed
Weather: warm, dry


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 11 Derek Bell/Jacky Ickx Gulf GR8 Ford [801] Gulf Research Racing Co 337   1 3m49.9 Sports 3000 1
2 5 Jean-Louis Lafosse/Guy Chasseuil/Jean-Pierre Beltoise*/Henri Pescarolo* Ligier JS2 Ford Automobiles Ligier-Gitanes 336   3 3m53.4 Sports 3000 2
3 10 Vern Schuppan/Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Gulf GR8 Ford [802] Gulf Research Racing Co 331   2 3m51.8 Sports 3000 3
4 15 Reinhold Jöst/Mario Casoni/Jürgen Barth Porsche 908/03 Joest Racing Ovoro 326   4 3m55.1 Sports 3000 4
5 58 John Fitzpatrick/Toine Hezemans/Gijs van Lennep/Manfred Schurti/Georg Loos/Tim Schenken* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Gelo Racing Team 316   20 4m18.4 Grand Touring 1
6 69 Nick Faure/Jean Blaton/John C.Cooper/Hughes de Fierlant* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9072] Beurlys 312   30 4m21.9 Grand Touring 2
7 53 Jacques Borras/Pascal Moisson/Henri Cachia/Denis Rua^ Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9059] Asa Cachia Bondy 310   21 4m18.4 Grand Touring 3
8 55 Claude Ballot-Léna/Jacques Bienvenue/Bob Wollek^ Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9070] Ecurie Robert Buchet 305   14 4m16.0 Grand Touring 4
9 65 Billy Sprowls/Juan Carlos Bolanos/Andres Contreras/Paul Keller*/Erwin Kremer* Porsche 911 Carrera RSK [560 9117] Jägermeister Kremer 305   26 4m19.5 Grand Touring 5
10 84 Gerhard Maurer/Christian Beez/Eugene Strähl/Paul Keller*/Gerhard Bosshard* Porsche 911 Carrera RS Gerhard Maurer 296   49 4m34.3 GT Series 1
11 67 Anny-Charlotte Verney/Corinne Tarnaud/Yvette Fontaine Porsche 911 Carrera RS Anny-Charlotte Verney 295   52 4m36.2 GT Series 2
12 47 Hughes de Fierlant/Jean-Claude Andruet/Teddy Pilette Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [16717] Ecurie Francorchamps 294   35 4m24.3 Grand Touring 6
13 48 Marcel Mignot/Harry Jones/Philippe Gurdjian Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [13367] Marcel Mignot 294   29 4m20.1 Grand Touring 7
DSQ 78 Bob Wollek/Cyril Grandet/Hoden* Porsche 911 Carrera RS Ecurie Buchet - C. Grandet 294 Premature refuelling 39 4m28.9 GT Series  
14 4 Alain De Cadenet/Chris Craft/Guy Edwards^/John Nicholson* De Cadenet Lola T380 Ford Alain De Cadenet 292   7 4m02.6 Sports 3000 5
15 20 Bernard Béguin/Peter Zbinden/Claude Haldi Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 0960] Porsche Club Romand 291   42 4m31.1 Le Mans GTX 1
16 43 Pierre Rubens/Paolo Bozzetto/Claude Bourgoignie*/Willy Braillard* De Tomaso Pantera Team Claude Dubois 291   23 4m18.8 Grand Touring 8
17 77 Thierry Sabine/Philippe Dagoreau/Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann Porsche 911 Carrera RS Philippe Dagoreau 285   50 4m35.4 GT Series 3
18 80 Raymond Touroul/Philippe Hesnault Porsche 911 Carrera RS X Racing 284   48 4m34.2 GT Series 4
19 63 Jean-Claude Bering/Horst Godel/Klaus Utz Porsche 911 Carrera RS [460 9018] Porsche Club Romand 284   47 4m33.2 GT Series 5
20 87 Robert Boubet/Philippe Dermagne/Raymond Touroul^/Peter Ochs^/Marco* Porsche 911S X Racing 282   51 4m41.3 GT Series 6
21 35 Marianne Hoepfner/Michele Mouton/Christine Dacremont/Claudine Trautmann* Moynet LM75 JRD Société Esso 270   46 4m34.4 Sports 2000 1
22 30 Jean-Marie Lemerle/Alain Levié/Patrick Daire/Jean-Pierre Laffeach* Lola T292 JRD Jean-Marie Lemerle 266   53 4m43.2 Sports 2000 2
23 61 Christian Bussi/Patrick Metral/Gerard Meo* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Ecurie Armagnac Bogorre 266   43 4m31.5 Grand Touring 9
24 28 François Servanin/Jacques Henry/Albert Dufréne Lola T294 ROC Société ROC 258   15 4m16.7 Sports 2000 3
25 71 Joël Laplacette/Claude Pigeon/Alain Leroux Porsche 911 Carrera RS Joël Laplacette 258   38 4m28.3 Grand Touring 10
26 72 André Haller/Hans Schuller/Benoit Maechler Datsun 240Z André Haller 254   58 4m33.7 Grand Touring 11
27 91 Daniel Brillat/Giancarlo Gagliardi/Michel Degoumois BMW 2002 Ti Heidegger Racing Team 252   55 4m47.9 Touring 1
NRF 3 Christian Poirot/Guillermo Ortega/Gérard Cuynet/Jean-Claude Lagniez Porsche 908/2 [016] Christian Poirot 249 Drive shaft 13 4m16.0 Sports 3000  
NC 50 Hubert Striebig/Hughes Kirschoffer/Pierre Mauroy Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Louis Meznarie 243   33 4m23.1 Grand Touring 12
NC 38 Nigel Clarkson/Derek Worthington/John Abrahams* Lola T292 Ford Ray's Racing 241   19 4m18.2 Sports 2000 4
DNF 27 Laurent Ferrier/Xavier Lapeyre/Christian Ethuin Lola T294 ROC Société ROC 223 Starter 11 4m02.8 Sports 2000  
NC 23 Christian Mons/Mike Knight/Richard Knight March 75S Ford Madison Racing team 218   22 4m18.6 Sports 2000 5
DNF 29 Pierre-Marie Painvin/Franz Hummel/Xavier Lapeyre^ Lola T292 ROC Société ROC 206 CV joint 12 4m12.9 Sports 2000  
DNF 1 Max Cohen-Olivar/Joël Brachet/Philippe Carron/Andre Wicky* Porsche 908/2 [009] Wicky Racing Team 161 Clutch 24 4m19.3 Sports 3000  
DNF 6 Henri Pescarolo/François Migault/Jean-Pierre Jarier*/Jean-Louis Lafoose* Ligier JS2 Ford Automobiles Ligier-Gitanes 146 Puncture 5 3m57.4 Sports 3000  
DNF 59 Tim Schenken/Howden Ganley/Georg Loos*/Juergen Barth*/Franz Pesch* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Gelo Racing Team 106 Gearbox 28 4m20.0 Grand Touring  
DNF 52 Roger Dorchy/William Vollery/Eric Chapuis Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Ecurie du Nord 93 Valves 31 4m22.4 Grand Touring  
DNF 68 Florian Vetsch/Guy Verrier/Jean-Robert Corthay Porsche 911 Carrera RS Guy Verrier 91 Head gasket 45 4m36.2 Grand Touring  
DNF 98 Claude Buchet/Jean Rondeau Mazda S124A Auto Mazda Claude Buchet 78 Engine 54 4m44.2 Touring  
DNF 93 Sam Posey/Hervé Poulain/Jean Guichet BMW 3.0 CSL Hervé Poulain 73 CV joint 10 4m06.0 Touring  
DNF 96 Lucien Nageotte/Gérard Picard/Joel Bonnemaison^/Marc Geudin^/DanielThiaw^ Porsche 911 Carrera RS Bonnemaison - Thiaw 48 Ignition 36 4m28.0 Grand Touring  
DNF 16 Clemens Schickentanz/Hartwig Bertrams/Egon Evertz^/Reinhold Joest*/Mario Casoni* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Joest Racing 42 Engine 16 4m16.7 Grand Touring  
DNF 60 Manfred Schurti/Toine Hezemans/Georg Loos^ Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Gelo Racing Team 41 Accident 25 4m19.4 Grand Touring  
DNF 18 Harukuni Takahashi/Hiroshi Fushida/Yasuaki Mori* Sigma MC75 Toyota Sigma Automotive Co Ltd. 37 Oil pump 56 4m22.1 Sports 3000  
DNF 97 Jean-Pierre Beltoise/Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier JS2 Maserati Automobiles Ligier-Gitanes 36 Accident 9 4m04.0 Sports 3000  
DNF 95 Jean-Claude Guérie/Dominique Fornage Ford Capri LV Shark Team 27 Engine 32 4m22.8 Touring  
DNF 7 Pierre Polese/Germano Premol/Francesco Damore*/Alvise*/Jean Blaton* De Tomaso Pantera Beurlys Inter Auto 22 Head hasket 57 4m32.5 Grand Touring  
DNF 26 Marie-Claude Charmasson/Lella Lombardi/Pierre-Francois Rousselot^/Gérard Larrousse^ Alpine Renault A441C Elf Switzerland 20 Fuel feed 8 4m02.9 Sports 2000  
DNF 12 Hervé Bayard/Heinz Schulthess/André Savary^/Corrado Manfredini* Lola T284 Ford Racing Team Schulthess 16 Broken chassis 6 3m59.9 Sports 3000  
DNF 57 John Rulon-Miller/Tom Waugh/Serge Godard/Martin Birrane*/Jacques Bienvenue* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [002] Gante Racing 16 Oil leak 37 4m28.2 Grand Touring  
DNF 40 Jean Ragnotti/Michel Lateste/Marc Sourd*/Pierre-Francois Rousselot* Tecma 755 Ford Philippe Mettetal 11 Fuel injection 41 4m30.9 Sports 2000  
DNF 83 Andre Gahinet/Jean-Yves Gadal/Philippe Montels^ Porsche 911SC Jean-Yves Gadal 6 Ignition 59 4m36.5 GT Series  
DNF 9 Fausto Merello/Francisco Madera^/Louis Larrea^/Guillermo Ortega^ Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Ecuador Marlboro Team 3 DSQ - illegal start   4m40.9 Grand Touring  
DNF 90 Jean-Claude Aubriet/Jean-Claude Depince^ BMW 3.0 CSL Jean-Claude Aubriet 1 Accident 27 4m19.9 Touring  
DNF 42 Alain Cudini/Henri Greder^/Jean-Claude Lagniez* Chevrolet Corvette Henri Greder 0 Oil pump 34 4m23.9 Grand Touring  
DNS 62 Claude Haldi/Juan Fernandez/Francisco Perez/Chiribiga Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Escuderia Montjuich   Accident 17 4m17.2 Grand Touring  
DNS 45 Carlo Facetti/Ronnie Bucknum Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [16407] North American Racing Team   Withdrawn due to #17 DNQ 18 4m17.3 Grand Touring  
DNS 99 Lucien Guitteny/Jacky Haran/Ronnie Bucknum/Carlo Facetti/Giancarlo Gagliardi Ferrari 365 GT4/BB [18095] North American Racing Team   Withdrawn due to #17 DNQ 40 4m30.0 Le Mans GTX  
DNS 46 Jean-Pierre Malcher/Patrick Langlois/Carlo Facetti Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Spyder [15965] North American Racing Team   Withdrawn due to #17 DNQ 44 4m31.8 Le Mans GTX  
DNQ 2 Lothar Ranft/Guillermo Ortega Porsche 908/02 Ecuador Marlboro Team       4m25.2 Sports 3000  
DNQ 17 Giancarlo Gagliardi/Harley Cluxton Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 [08020] North American Racing Team       4m32.9 Sports 3000  
DNQ 54 Angelo Pallavicini/Marco Vanoli/Rene Herzog* Porsche 911 Carrera RS Angelo Pallavicini       4m36.7 GT Series  
DNQ 70 Jean-Louis Ravenel/Jacky Ravenel/Dany Wauters Porsche 911 Carrera RS Les Maisons de Week-End       4m37.2 Grand Touring  
DNQ 73 Thierry Perrier/Jean Belliard Porsche 911S Thierry Perrier       4m45.3 Grand Touring  
DNQ 94 Christian Gouttepifre/Jean-Pierre Bodin/Joel Bonnemaison* Ford Capri RS Shark Team       4m48.3 Touring  
DNQ 75 André Wicky/José Thibault/Elio Cogo/Philippe Carron De Tomaso Pantera Wicky Racing Team       4m53.0 GT Series  
DNQ 39 Michel Lateste/Gilbert Sedergo* Sederap - Ford Michel Lateste       5m05.1 Sports 2000  
DNQ 89 Michel Guicherd/Jean-Claude Géral/Christian Avril* Chrysler Hemicuda Michel Guicherd       5m15.4 Touring  
DNQ 34 Paul Rilly/Roger Le Veve Lamborghini 400GT Paul Rilly       5m28.0 Le Mans GTX  
DNQ 33 Jean-Louis Gama/Franc Leclercq/Deneulin/"Woody"* G.L.D. Porsche Jean-Louis Gama       5m55.9 Sports 2000  
DNA 7 Jean Blaton Lola T380 Ford Beurlys         Sports 3000  
DNA 8 Michel Degoumois/François Migault Lola T280 Ford Michel Degoumois         Sports 3000  
DNA 14 Ian Bracey/Jo Vonlanthen Lola T284 Ford Racing Team Schulthess         Sports 3000  
DNA 16 Reinhold Jöst/Mario Casoni Porsche 908/03 Joest Racing         Sports 3000  
DNA 19 Ben Heiderich/Emilio Zapico Porsche 908/3 Turbo Ben Heiderich         Sports 3000  
DNA 21 Herbert Müller/Leo Kinnunen Porsche 908/3 Turbo Herbert Müller         Sports 3000  
DNA 22 Carlo Facetti/Martino Finotto Lola T294 Ferraris Scuderia Jolly Club         Sports 2000  
DNA 24 Manfred Mohr/Han Akersloot Arno - Ford Arnold van Dijk         Sports 2000  
DNA 25 Jacques Joliat Lola T294 Ford Racing Team Schulthess         Sports 2000  
DNA 31 Gérard Cuynet/Yves Evrard Porsche 910 [014] Gérard Cuynet         Sports 2000  
DNA 32 "Pat Shadock"/Michel Gabriel Grac MT20 JRD Société Utoring         Sports 2000  
DNA 34 Paul Rilly/Roger Le Veve Porsche 908 Paul Rilly         Sports 2000  
DNA 37 Reine Wisell/John Burton/Manrico Zanuso/Emile A. Elias Cheetah G501 Ford Cheetah Racing Car Suisse         Sports 2000  
DNA 44 François Servanin/Jacques Henry/Albert Dufréne De Tomaso Pantera Wicky Racing Team         Grand Touring  
DNA 56 Bernard Cheneviére/Peter Zbinden Porsche 911 Carrera Bernard Cheneviere         Grand Touring  
DNA 64 Hans Heyer/Reine Wisell/Erwin Kremer Porsche 911 Carrera Porsche Kremer         Grand Touring  
DNA 66 Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann/Gérard Cayeux Porsche 911 Carrera Racing Team Schulthess         Grand Touring  
DNA 76 Gérard Meo/Dominique Thiry Porsche 911 Carrera Gérard Meo         GT Series  
DNA 82 Philippe Bordier/Georges Bourdillat Porsche 911 Carrera Promo Racing Service         GT Series  
DNA 85 Jean-Louis Davin/Stephan Roux Porsche 911 Carrera Jean-Louis Davin         GT Series  
DNA 86 Patrick Guidoux/Didier Lamigeon/Claude Chantalat Porsche 911 Carrera Didier Lamigeon         GT Series  
DNA 92 Aimé Dirand BMW 3.0 CSL Aime Dirand         Touring  
DNA 96 Joel Bonnemaison/Daniel Thiaw Ford Capri Joel Bonnemaison         Touring  
DNA 97 Yojiro Terada/Yasuhiro Okamoto/Takashi Yorino Mazda S124A Mazda Auto Co Ltd.         Touring  
DNA 20   Porsche 908/03 Porsche Club Romand         Sports 3000  
DNA 36   Moynet LM75 JRD-Chrysler-Simca LM André Moynet         Sports 2000  
DNA 49   Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [14429] Automobiles Charles Pozzi         Grand Touring  
DNA 51   Porsche 911 Carrera Claude Haldi         Grand Touring  
DNA 79   Porsche 911 Carrera Lucien Nageotte         GT Series  
DNA 81   Porsche 911 Carrera Porsche Club Romand         GT Series  
Winning Time: 118.982 mph/191.482 kph
Fastest Lap: Chris Craft #4 (De Cadenet Lola Ford Cosworth T380), 3m53.8, 130.504 mph/210.026 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)



Last Updated on 20/04/03
By Darren Galpin
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