1977 Brands Hatch 6 Hours


25 September 1977 - Brands Hatch (GB): Round 7, World Manufacturers Championship.
6 hour duration event in which 103 laps of a 2.614 mile/4.206 km circuit - 269.201 miles/433.236 kms were covered.
Race was stopped after 45 minutes due to a rain storm, and was ten restarted as a 2.75 hour race for half points, with first part of race nullified.
Weather: wet, then dry


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 1 Jochen Mass (D)
Jacky Ickx (B)
Porsche 935/77 005 Martini Racing 103 2:44:30,8 1. Gr.5 1. 1:26,250 
2. 7 Manfred Schurti (FL)
Edgar Dören (D)
Porsche 935 930 770 0905 Max Moritz 101   2. Gr.5 3. 1:27,720 
3. 3 Reinhold Jöst (D)
Bob Wollek (F)
Franz Konrad (A)
Dieter Schornstein (D)*
Alain Peltier (B)*
Porsche 935 930 770 0907 Porsche Kremer Racing 97   3. Gr.5 5. 1:29,880 
4. 2 Bob Wollek (F)
Nick Faure (GB)
Guy Edwards (GB)*
Porsche 935 930 770 0903 Porsche Kremer Racing 95   4. Gr.5 4. 1:27,760 
5. 14 Eberhard Sindel (D)
Günter Steckkönig (D)
Porsche 934/5 Valvoline Deutschland 94   5. Gr.5 6. 1:34,260 
6. 9 Claude Haldi (CH)
Angelo Pallavicini (CH)
Porsche 934 930 670 0171 Schiller Racing Team 92   1. GT 9. 1:37,480 
7. 25 Mike Franey (GB)
Barrie Williams (GB)
Porsche Carrera RSR 911 460 9075 Bracey/Charnell 92   2. GT 17. 1:40,690 
8. 33 Manfred Winkelhock (D)
Tom Walkinshaw (GB)
BMW 320i Faltz Racing 92   6. Gr.5 7. 1:35,240 
9. 26 Jan Lundgardh (S)
Preben Kristoffersen (DK)
Porsche Carrera RSR Jan Lundgardh 91   7. Gr.5 15. 1:39,640 
10. 4 Dieter Schornstein (D)
Alain Peltier (B)
Franz Konrad (A)*
Bob Wollek (F)*
Porsche 934 006 00022 Porsche Kremer Racing 90   3. GT 14. 1:39,620 
11. 24 Danny Sullivan (USA)
Brian Classic (GB)
Mike Fisher (GB)
Porsche Carrera RSR Mike Fisher 90   4. GT 11. 1:38,720 
12. 23 Pete Lovett (GB)
John Rulon-Miller (USA)
John C. Cooper (GB)*
Porsche Carrera RSR Charles Ivey 87   8. Gr.5 16. 1:40,280 
13. 10 Gabriele Gottifredi (I)
Girolama Capra (I)
"Archimede" (I)
Porsche 934 930 670 0169 Citta dei Mille 86   5. GT 19. 1:44,640 
14. 17 Maurizio Micangeli (I)
Carlo Pietromarchi (I)
Marco Micangeli (I)
De Tomaso Pantera Maurizio Micangeli 85   9. Gr.5 13. 1:39,610 
15. 31 Mike Chittenden (GB)
David Mercer (GB)
Fred Taylor (GB)^
Lotus Elan Chaminot 84   10. Gr.5 18. 1:42,130 
16. 15 Tim Goss (GB)
Bob Neville (GB)
MGB GT V8 Stratstone 80   11. Gr.5 21. 1:45,800 
17. 34 Brian Muir (AUS)
Andrew Shanks (GB)
Michael Ostroumoff (GB)
Richard Cresswell (GB)*
Colt Lancer G-2 Colt 78   1. T 22. 1:52,790 
DNF 5 Volkert Merl (D)
Peter Hähnlein (D)^
Porsche 934/5 930 670 0172 Porsche Kremer Racing 36     Gr.5 8. 1:35,850 
DNF 22 Klaus Utz (D)
Armin Jahn (D)^
Porsche Carrera RSR Hahn Sportwagen 31     Gr.5 10. 1:37,530 
DNF 27 Win Percy (GB)
Clive Richardson (GB)
Datsun 240Z Spike Anderson 29 accident   GT 20. 1:45,350 
DNF 21 Lella Lombardi (I)
Kenneth Leim (S)
Porsche Carrera RSR Kenneth Leim 16     Gr.5 12. 1:39,130 
DNF 20 Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)
Ronnie Peterson (S)
BMW 320i Turbo BMW Motorsport GmbH 0 Part 1:Accident; Part 2:DNS   Gr.5 2. 1:26,370 
DNA      Porsche 935 Autohaus Max Moritz       Gr.5    
DNA   Claude Ballot-Léna (F)
Michel Leclére (F)
Porsche 935 930 770 0912 JMS Racing       Gr.5    
DNA   Rolf Stommelen (D)
Toine Hezemans (NL)
Porsche 935 Gelo Racing Team       Gr.5    
DNA   Roger Bell (GB) Mazda RX-2 Smith-Kendon       T    
DNA   Wendy Markey (GB)
Tom Hunt (USA)
Mazda RX-2 Smith-Kendon       T    
DNA 11 Carlo Rebai (I)
Bruno Rebai (I)
Porsche 934 Citta dei Mille       GT    
DNA 16 Heinz-Christian Jürgensen (D)
Wolfgang Sell (D)
Porsche 934 930 670 0161 Heinz-Christian Jürgensen       Gr.5    
DNA 28 John Markey (GB)
David Palmer (GB)
Mazda Cosmo RX5 Smith-Kendon       T    
DNA 32 Alec Poole (GB)
Tom Coronel, Sr. (NL)
Datsun Sunny Datsun Nederlands       Gr.5    

 
Winning Time: 2h44m30.8, 98.181 mph/158.006 kph
Fastest Lap: Jacky Ickx #1 (Porsche 935-77), 1m26.25, 109.089 mph/175.562 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)