1978 Vallelunga 6 Hours


3 September 1978 - Vallelunga (I): Round 8, World Manufacturers Championship.
6 hour duration event in which 267 laps of a 1.988 mile/3.200 km circuit - 530.900 miles/854.400 kms were completed.
Weather: warm, dry


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 3 Henri Pescarolo (F)
Bob Wollek (F)
Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0022 Porsche Kremer Racing 267 6:01:00,400  1. Gr.5 4. 1:14,900 
2. 8 Toine Hezemans (NL)
Hans Heyer (D)
John Fitzpatrick (GB)
Klaus Ludwig (D)^
Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0011 Gelo Racing Team 267 6:02:21,600  2. Gr.5 3. 1:14,700 
3. 9 Klaus Ludwig (D)
John Fitzpatrick (GB)
Toine Hezemans (NL)
Hans Heyer (D)^
Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0020 Gelo Racing Team 266 6:02:05,300  3. Gr.5 2. 1:14,200 
4. 34 Marc Surer (CH)
Freddy Kottulinsky (S)
BMW 320i BMW Schweiz 261 6:01:45,300  4. Gr.5 10. 1:17,800 
5. 5 Carlo Facetti (I)
Piercarlo Ghinzani (I)
Luigi Moreschi (I)
Porsche 935 930 770 0911? Jolly Club 254 6:01:06,400  5. Gr.5 6. 1:16,300 
6. 6 Dieter Schornstein (D)
"John Winter" (D)
Bob Wollek (F)^
Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0012 Porsche Kremer Racing 247 6:01:26,100  6. Gr.5 5. 1:15,700 
7. 19 Franz Konrad (A)
Volkert Merl (D)
Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0014 Konrad Racing 238 6:02:15,000  7. Gr.5 8. 1:17,200 
8. 24 Edgar Dören (D)
Gerhard Holup (D)
Porsche 934 930 670 0158 Max Moritz 238 6:02:35,800  8. Gr.5 17. 1:21,200 
9. 12 Angelo Pallavicini (CH)
Marco Vanoli (CH)
Porsche 934 930 670 0162 Angelo Pallavicini 237 6:02:03,800  1. GT 24. 1:26,200 
10. 22 Enzo Calderari (CH)
Athos Severi (CH)
Angelo Pallavicini (CH)^
Porsche Carrera RS Angelo Pallavicini 231 6:01:20,500  2. GT 21. 1:24,900 
11. 4 "Victor" (I)
Piero Monticone (I)
Porsche 935 930 770 0906 "Victor" 226 6:02:21,800  9. Gr.5 13. 1:18,900 
12. 36 Bo Emanuelsson (S)
Eje Elgh (S)
BMW 320i BMW Sweden 203 6:01:11,700  10. Gr.5 15. 1:19,400 
13. 23 Gabriele Gottifredi (I)
Girolama Capra (I)
Michele di Gioia (I)
Porsche 934 930 670 0169 Jolly Club 190 6:02:28,100  11. Gr.5 20. 1:23,900 
NRF 1 Jacky Ickx (B)
Manfred Schurti (FL)
Jochen Mass (D)*
Porsche 935/78 006 Martini Racing 259 Fuel injection fuel belt   Gr.5 1. 1:12,800 
NRF 31 Harald Grohs (D)
Eddy Joosen (B)
BMW 320i BMW Belguim 193 Accident   Gr.5 14. 1:19,300 
DNF 33 Dieter Quester (A)
Markus Höttinger (A)
BMW 320i BMW Austria 155 Water pump   Gr.5 12. 1:18,800 
DNF 7 Claude Haldi (CH)
Herbert Müller (CH)
Porsche 935 930 770 0904 Meccarillos Racing Team 117 Out of fuel   Gr.5 11. 1:18,500 
DNF 18 Maurizio Micangeli (I)
Carlo Pietromarchi (I)
De Tomaso Pantera Micangeli Brothers 99 Lost wheel   Gr.5 16. 1:21,000 
DNF 32 Giorgio Francia (I)
Eddie Cheever (USA)
BMW 320i BMW Italia/Osella 54 Fuel feed   Gr.5 9. 1:17,400 
DNF 38 Giuseppe Piazzi (I)
Renzo Zorzi (I)^
Giovanni Alberti (I)^
Fiat X1/9 Giuseppe Piazzi 29 Engine   Gr.5 18. 1:22,600 
DNF 15 Mario Radicella (I)
Corrado Agrippino (I)
Porsche Carrera   20     Gr.5 23. 1:25,200 
DNF 2 Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)
Ronnie Peterson (S)^
BMW 320i Turbo BMW Motorsport GmbH 9 Overheating   Gr.5 7. 1:16,900 
DNF 16 Gérard Bleynie (F)
Claude Ballot-Léna (F)
Porsche 911   8 Ignition   GT 22. 1:25,200 
DNS 26 Jan Lundgardh (S)
Kurt Simonsen (S)
Porsche 935 Vastkuststugan       Gr.5 19. 1:22,900 
DNA 11 Kenneth Leim (S)
Lella Lombardi (I)
Porsche 934 Lombradi/Leim       Gr.5    
DNA 14 Bernard Salam (F)
Jean-Pierre Delaunay (F)
Porsche Carrera         ser.GT    
DNA 21 Angelo Pallavicini (CH) Porsche 934 Angelo Pallavicini       GT    
DNA 25 Christian Bussi (F)
Jacques Guérin (F)
Bernard Salam (F)
Porsche Carrera         Gr.5    
DNA 27 Charles Geeraerts (B) BMW 320i Charles Geeraerts       Gr.5    

 
Winning Time: 6h01m00.4, 88.237 mph/142.003 kph
Fastest Lap: Jacky Ickx #1 (Porsche 935-78), 1m15.4, 94.936 mph/152.785 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)