1978 Mugello 6 Hours


19 March 1978 - Mugello (I): Round 2, World Manufacturers Championship.
6 hour duration event in which 176 laps of a 3.259 mile/5.245 km circuit - 573.601 miles/923.120 kms were completed.
Weather: cold


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 12 Toine Hezemans (NL)
Hans Heyer (D)
John Fitzpatrick (GB)
Klaus Ludwig (D)^
Tim Schenken (AUS)*
Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0020 Gelo Racing Team 176 6:01:49,4 1. Gr.5 2. 1:55,490 
2. 15 Franz Konrad (A)
Reinhold Jöst (D)
Volkert Merl (D)
Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0014 Konrad Racing 175   2. Gr.5 4. 1:57,200 
3. 31 Dieter Quester (A)
Derek Bell (GB)
Tom Walkinshaw (GB)*
BMW 320i Faltz Preparation 174   3. Gr.5 12. 2:00,940 
4. 22 Claude Haldi (CH)
Herbert Müller (CH)
Porsche 935 930 770 0904 Meccarillos Racing 174   4. Gr.5 14. 2:04,410 
5. 3 Martino Finotto (I)
Carlo Facetti (I)
Porsche 935 930 770 0902 Jolly Club 174   5. Gr.5 6. 1:59,290 
6. 23 Bo Emanuelsson (S)
Anders Olofsson (S)
BMW 320i BMW Sweden 174   6. Gr.5 11. 2:00,390 
7. 8 Dieter Schornstein (D)
"John Winter" (D)
Bob Wollek (F)
Henri Pescarolo (F)^
Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0012 Porsche Kremer Racing 169   7. Gr.5 8. 1:59,670 
8. 21 Maurizio Micangeli (I)
Carlo Pietromarchi (I)
De Tomaso Pantera Maurizio Micangeli 161   8. Gr.5 16. 2:08,000 
9. 11 John Fitzpatrick (GB)
Klaus Ludwig (D)
Toine Hezemans (NL)
Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0011 Gelo Racing Team 157   9. Gr.5 1. 1:55,420 
10. 32 Patrick Neve (B)
Harald Grohs (D)
BMW 320i BMW Belgium 154   10. Gr.5 7. 1:59,320 
11. 4 Fulvio Bacchelli (I)
Claudio Magnani (I)
Lancia Stratos Jolly Club 154   1. GT 23. 2:14,170 
12. 27 Edgar Dören (D)
Gerhard Holup (D)
Porsche 934 930 670 0158 Max Moritz 154   2. GT 19. 2:09,900 
13. 25 "Dino" (I)
Romeo Camathias (CH)
Francesco Pacetta (I)
Porsche 934 "Dino" 153   3. GT 18. 2:09,630 
14. 42 Franz Gschwender (D)
Hans Forster (D)
Porsche 934 930 670 0160 Hans Forster 152   4. GT 17. 2:08,900 
15. 16 Claude Ballot-Léna (F)
Jean-Louis Lafosse (F)
Porsche 935 930 770 0912 ASA Cachia 141   11. Gr.5 13. 2:02,640 
16. 29 Klaus Drees (D)
Wolfgang Kauwertz (D)
Porsche 935 930 770 0907 Klaus Drees 133   12. Gr.5 25. 2:16,290 
17. 7 Mario Casoni (I)
Corrado Manfredini (I)
Porsche 935 770 0911 or 670 0157 Sportwagen 133   13. Gr.5 15. 2:04,930 
DNF 9 Bob Wollek (F)
Henri Pescarolo (F)
Dieter Schornstein (D)*
Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0022 Porsche Kremer Racing 32 Piston   Gr.5 3. 1:55,860 
DNF 2 Marc Surer (CH)
Freddy Kottulinsky (S)
David Hobbs (GB)*
BMW 320i BMW Schweiz   Transmission   Gr.5 9. 1:59,850 
DNF 5 Michele di Gioia (I)
Girolama Capra (I)
Porsche 934 930 670 0169 Jolly Club       GT 22. 2:14,170 
DNF 14 Preben Kristoffersen (DK)
Eberhard Sindel (D)
Porsche Carrera RSR Wrangler Racing       GT 21. 2:14,110 
DNF 18 Angelo Pallavicini (CH)
Peter Bernhard (CH)
Porsche 934 930 670 0162 Angelo Pallavicini   Transmission   GT 24. 2:15,330 
DNF 19 Carlo Rebai (I)
Anna Cambiaghi (I)
Porsche 935 Carlo Rebai       Gr.5 27. 2:21,410 
DNF 26 Piero Monticone (I)
"Victor" (I)
Eris Tondelli (I)*
Porsche 935 930 770 0906 "Victor"       Gr.5 20. 2:12,900 
DNF 36 Eddie Cheever (USA)
Giorgio Francia (I)
BMW 320i BMW Italia - Osella   Water pump   Gr.5 5. 1:58,190 
DNF 37 Luigi Laschi (I)
Vittorio Ciardi (I)
Alessandro Fracastoro (I)
Romano Belina (I)*
Alfa Romeo GTA Alessandro Fracastoro       Gr.5 28. 2:31,040 
DNF 41 Don Carter (GB)
Dante Gargan (I)
BMW 320i         Gr.5 26. 2:16,980 
DNS 1 Manfred Winkelhock (D)
Bruno Giacomelli (I)
BMW 320i Turbo BMW Motorsport   Engine   Gr.5 10. 2:00,090 
DNA 6 Giuseppe Bianco (I)
Peppino Zonca (I)
Franco Bianco (I)
Porsche 934 Giuseppe Bianco       GT    
DNA 24 Hubert Striebig (F)
Anny-Charlotte Verney (F)
Porsche 935 Anny-Charlotte Verney       Gr.5    
DNA 28 Kenneth Leim (S)
Lella Lombardi (I)
Porsche 934 Lombardi/Leim       GT    
DNA 33 Luigi Rampa (I)
Claudio Francisci (I)
Alfa Romeo GTA Scuderia Vesuvio       Gr.5    
DNA 34 Walter Brun (CH)
Edy Brandenberger (CH)
BMW 320i Heidegger       Gr.5    
DNA 35 Kurt Simonsen (S)
Jan Lundgardh (S)
Porsche 935 Vastkuststugan       Gr.5    
DNA 38    Ford Escort Jolly Club       Gr.5    
DNA 39 Cosimo Turizio (I)
Ciro Nappi (I)
Ford Escort Scuderia Vesuvio       Gr.5    

 
Winning Time: 6h01m49.4, 95.118 mph/153.078 kph
Fastest Lap: Toine Hezemans #12 (Porsche 935-77A), 1m56.9, 100.366 mph/161.523 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)