1978 Dijon 4 Hours


16 April 1978 - Dijon (F): Round 3, World Manufacturers Championship.
4 hour duration event in which 169 laps of a 2.361 mile/3.800 km circuit - 399.045 miles/642.200 kms were completed.
Weather: cold, cloudy



 

Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 2 Bob Wollek (F)
Henri Pescarolo (F)
Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0022 Porsche Kremer Racing 169 4:00:55,85 1. Gr.5 2. 1:20,460 
2. 5 John Fitzpatrick (GB)
Hans Heyer (D)
Toine Hezemans (NL) - DNP
Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0011 Gelo Racing Team 166   2. Gr.5 3. 1:21,150 
3. 21 Giorgio Francia (I)
Eddie Cheever (USA)
BMW 320i BMW Italia - Osella 165   3. Gr.5 11. 1:25,690 
4. 23 Bo Emanuelsson (S)
Ingvar Carlsson (S)
BMW 320i BMW Sweden 165   4. Gr.5 9. 1:24,880 
5. 9 Jean-Louis Lafosse (F)
Claude Ballot-Léna (F)
Porsche 935 930 770 0912 ASA Cachia 162   5. Gr.5 8. 1:24,540 
6. 3 Dieter Schornstein (D)
"John Winter" (D)
Henri Pescarolo (F)^
Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0012 Porsche Kremer Racing 157   6. Gr.5 7. 1:23,940 
7. 24 Marc Surer (CH)
Freddy Kottulinsky (S)
BMW 320i BMW Schweiz 151   7. Gr.5 6. 1:23,810 
8. 31 Angelo Pallavicini (CH)
Peter Bernhard (CH)
Enzo Calderari (CH)
Porsche 934 930 670 0162 Meccarillos Racing Team 149   1. GT 16. 1:34,340 
9. 36 Kurt Simonsen (S)
Kenneth Leim (S)
Porsche 934 930 670 0155 Kenneth Leim 147   2. GT 19. 1:35,630 
10. 12 Wolfgang Kauwertz (D)
Klaus Drees (D)
Peter Hähnlein (D)
Porsche 935 930 770 0907 Klaus Drees 146   8. Gr.5 15. 1:34,010 
11. 39 Christian Bussi (F)
"Segolen" (F)
Bernard Salam (F)
Porsche 934 Christian Bussi 146   3. GT 18. 1:34,960 
12. 34 Georges Bourdillat (F)
Alain-Michel Bernard (F)
Porsche Carrera RSR ASA Cachia 146   4. GT 17. 1:34,850 
13. 20 Harald Grohs (D)
Patrick Neve (B)
BMW 320i BMW Belgium 143   9. Gr.5 5. 1:23,450 
14. 30 Gérard Vial (CH)
Antoine Salamin (CH)
Porsche 934 Heinz Schiller 137   5. GT 21. 1:36,270 
15. 37 Anny-Charlotte Verney (F)
Hubert Striebig (F)
Porsche Carrera RSR Anny-Charlotte Verney 133 4:01:09,280  6. GT 20. 1:35,740 
16. 38 Edgar Dören (D)
Gerhard Holup (D)
Porsche 934 930 670 0158 Max Moritz 119   7. GT 13. 1:29,930 
NRF 4 Claude Haldi (CH)
Herbert Müller (CH)
Porsche 935 930 770 0904 Meccarillos Racing Team 143 Crankshaft oil seal   Gr.5 10. 1:25,300 
DNF 6 Toine Hezemans (NL)
Klaus Ludwig (D)
Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0020 Gelo Racing Team 101 Drive shaft   Gr.5 1. 1:20,440 
DNF 32 Eberhard Sindel (D)
Preben Kristoffersen (DK)
Porsche 934 Preben Kristoffersen 88 Turbocharger   GT 22. 1:36,540 
DNF 25 Dieter Quester (A)
Tom Walkinshaw (GB)
BMW 320i Faltz Preparation 81 Engine   Gr.5 12. 1:26,010 
DNF 11 Mario Casoni (I)
Dino Mallet (I)
Porsche 935 770 0911 or 670 0157 Carlo Noce 31 Turbocharger   Gr.5 14. 1:30,470 
DNF 8 Franz Konrad (A)
Volkert Merl (D)^
Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0014 Konrad Racing 30 Head gasket   Gr.5 4. 1:22,730 
DNS 33 Peter Zbinden (CH)
Edi Kofel (CH)
Porsche 934 Scuderia Basilea       GT   3:12,730 

 
Winning Time: 4h00m55.85, 99.376 mph/159.930 kph>
Fastest Lap: Toine Hezemans #6 (Porsche 935-77A), 104.044 mph/167.442 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)