1977 Dijon 500 Kms


17 April 1977 - Dijon-Prenois (F): Round 1, World Sports Car Championship.
132 laps of a 2.361 mile/3.800 km circuit - 311.680 miles/501.600 kms were covered
Weather: warm, dry


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 1 Arturo Merzario (I)
Jean-Pierre Jarier (F)
Alfa Romeo 33SC12 015 Autodelta SpA 132 3:02:18,400  1. S3.0 2. 1:16,280 
2. 29 "Amphicar" (I)
Giuseppe Virgilio (I)
Osella PA5 BMW Ateneo 125   1. S2.0 11. 1:22,060 
3. 24 Alain De Cadenet (GB)
Ernst Berg (NL)
Lola T294S Ford Dorset Racing Associates 123   2. S2.0 13. 1:22,670 
4. 23 Ermanno Pettiti (I)
Giovanni Bormida (I)
Roberto Filannino (I)*
Osella PA5 BMW Torino Corse 122   3. S2.0 18. 1:24,950 
NRF 21 Michel Pignard (F)
Jean-Louis Bos (F)
Fred Stalder (F)
Chevron B36 ROC Racing Organisation Course 119 Accident 4. S2.0 8. 1:21,440 
6. 34 Mario Luini (CH)
Sandro Plastina (CH)
Jean-Pierre Pochon (CH)
Cheetah G601 BMW Cheetah Automobiles 116   5. S2.0 14. 1:22,840 
NRF 35 Herbert Müller (CH)
Rodolfo Cescato (CH)
Jean-Francois Renault (CH)*
Chevron B21/25 Ford Formel Rennsport Club, Zurich 115     S2.0 15. 1:22,850 
NRF 7 Reinhold Jöst (D)
Claude Haldi (CH)
Porsche 908/3-6 TC 008 Jöst Racing 94 Fuel injection pump belt   S3.0 4. 1:17,040 
NRF 6 Rolf Stommelen (D)
Hans Heyer (D) - DND
TOJ SC302 Ford Jörg Obermoser 93 Gearbox oil pipe   S3.0 3. 1:16,860 
NRF 22 Giorgio Francia (I)
Dieter Quester (A)
Osella PA5 BMW Enzo Osella 92 Fuel injection pump   S2.0 5. 1:19,550 
NC 30 Jean-Marie Lemerle (F)
Alain Levié (F)
Lola T294 ROC Jean-Marie Lemerle 84     S2.0 19. 1:26,880 
DNF 2 Vittorio Brambilla (I)
John Watson (GB)
Alfa Romeo 33SC12 014 Autodelta SpA 87 Engine   S3.0 1. 1:16,210 
DNF 8 Brett Lunger (USA)
Skeeter McKitterick (USA)^
Bob Wollek (F)*
Porsche 908/03 012 Jöst Racing 50 Ignition   S3.0 7. 1:20,840 
DNF 31 Daniel Brillat (F)
Eric Vuagnat (F)^
Cheetah G601 BMW Daniel Brillat 16 Gearbox   S2.0 17. 1:24,850 
DNF 33 Tony Charnell (GB)
Ian Bracey (GB)
John Hine (GB)*
Chevron B31 Hart Bracey/Charnell 14 Flywheel   S2.0 12. 1:22,380 
DNF 26 Richard Jenvey (GB)
Boy Hayje (NL)^
John Morrison (GB)*
Robin Smith (GB)*
Vogue SP2 Ford Lester Lay 6 Head gasket   S2.0 16. 1:24,740 
DNF 28 Eugen Strähl (CH)
Peter Bernhard (CH)^
Sauber C5 BMW 002 Francy Racing 5 Wishborne   S2.0 10. 1:21,790 
DNF 20 Jean-Louis Lafosse (F)
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F)^
Chevron B36 ROC Racing Organisation Course 1 Oil pump belt   S2.0 9. 1:21,580 
DNS 27 Guy Edwards (GB)
Ian Harrower (GB)
Chris Craft (GB)
Lola T294 Ford Dorset Racing Associates   Engine   S2.0 6. 1:20,630 
DNS 32 Jean-Claude Justice (F)
Rémy Julienne (F)
Lola T294 Ford Rémy Julienne   Accident   S2.0   no time
DNS 2T Jean-Pierre Jarier (F) Alfa Romeo 33SC12 012 Autodelta SpA   T-car   S3.0   1:16,280 
DNA 3 Mario Casoni (I)
Marco Capoferri (I)
Lola T286 Ford Marco Capoferri       S3.0    
DNA 9 Otto Stuppacher (A)
Hans-Peter Plöderl (A)
Deutsch Special Porsche Deutsch Brothers       S3.0    
DNA 36 Dieter Schulz (D) Lola T390 Ford Dieter Schulz       S2.0    

 
Winning Time: 3h02m18.4, 102.579 mph/165.084 kph
Fastest Lap: Arturo Merzario #1 (Alfa Romeo 33SC12), 1m17.4, 109.824 mph/176.744 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)