1979 Vallelunga 6 Hours


6 September 1979 - Vallelunga (I): Round 9, World Manufacturers Championship.
6 hour duration event in which 265 laps of a 1.988 mile/3.200 km circuit - 526.924 miles/848.000 kms were completed.
Weather: warm, dry


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 7 Giorgio Francia (I)
Lella Lombardi (I)
Osella PA7 BMW Enzo Osella 265 6:00:19,3 1. S2.0 2. 1:13,080 
2. 12 Enzo Coloni (I)
Gerardo Vatielli (I)
Pasquale Barberio (I)
Osella PA6 BMW Gerardo Vatielli 261   2. S2.0 1. 1:12,650 
3. 1 "Gero" (I)
"Robin Hood" (I)
Osella PA3 Ford "Robin Hood" 250   3. S2.0 12. 1:18,640 
4. 5 Bernard Verdier (F)
Bruno Sotty (F)
Marc Sourd (F)*
Laurent Ferrier (F)*
Francois Servanin (F)*
Chevron B36 ROC Racing Organisation Course 248   4. S2.0 16. 1:19,720 
5. 3 "Tore" (I)
Marco Rocca (I)
Gianfranco Trombetti (I)*
Osella PA7 BMW "Tore" 247   5. S2.0 11. 1:18,450 
6. 15 Luigi Moreschi (I)
"Amphicar" (I)
Osella PA7 BMW Ateneo 245   6. S2.0 5. 1:14,670 
7. 54 Enzo Calderari (CH)
Willi Spavetti (CH)
Rolf Maritz (CH)
Porsche Carrera RSR Biennoise 243   1. GT 26. 1:24,670 
8. 55 Dieter Schornstein (D)
Edgar Dören (D)
Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0012 Sekurit Racing Team 235   1. Gr.5 14. 1:18,790 
9. 44 Bernard Salam (F)
Christian Bussi (F)
Porsche 934 Bernard Salam 233   2. GT 25. 1:24,340 
10. 33 Renzo Zorzi (I)
Stanislao Sterzel (I)
Giuseppe Piazzi (I)
Fiat X1/9 Dallara Giuseppe Piazzi 227   2. Gr.5 21. 1:23,010 
11. 51 Peter Zbinden (CH)
Edi Kofel (CH)
Porsche 934 930 670 0159? Scuderia Basilea 226   3. Gr.5 24. 1:24,100 
12. 53 Marco Vanoli (CH)
Rodolfo Cescato (CH)
Angelo Pallavicini (CH)
Porsche Carrera RSR Lubrifilm Racing 212   3. GT 27. 1:25,370 
13. 8 Daniel Brillat (F)
Hubert Striebig (F)
Klaus Walz (D)
Cheetah G601 BMW Daniel Brillat 208   7. S2.0 7. 1:16,120 
14. 37 Jan Lundgardh (S)
Wolfgang Braun (D)
Porsche 935 Jan Lundgardh 191   4. Gr.5 20. 1:22,750 
15. 61 Klaus Böhm (D)
Uwe Köhler (D)
Peter Haehnlein (D)*
Porsche 935 930 770 0907 Paul Mahlke 188   5. Gr.5 19. 1:22,000 
DNF 32 Giorgio Pianta (I)
Markku Alén (SF)
Walter Röhrl (D)^
Lancia Beta Montecarlo 1001 Lancia Corse 179 Gearbox   Gr.5 15. 1:19,110 
DNF 14 Gennaro di Tonno (I)
Roberto Arfe (I)
Mennato Boffa (I)
Osella PA5 BMW Mennato Boffa 175 Engine   S2.0 10. 1:17,580 
DNF 34 Ciro Nappi (I)
"Peppers" (I)
Pasquale Vecchione (I)
Ford Escort Ciro Nappi 88 Gearbox   Gr.5 22. 1:23,120 
DNF 19 Reinhold Jöst (D)
Mario Casoni (I)^
Volkert Merl (D)^
Porsche 908/3 Turbo 008 Joest Racing 65 Gearbox   S+2.0 3. 1:13,400 
DNF 9 Marc Frischknecht (CH)
Michel Guicherd (F)
Cheetah G601 Ford Marc Frischknecht 63 Engine   S2.0 16. 1:20,410 
DNF 4 Marc Sourd (F)
Laurent Ferrier (F)
Michel Dubois (F)*
Chevron B36 ROC Racing Organisation Course 55 Engine   S2.0 9. 1:16,560 
DNF 11 Hubert Striebig (F)
Klaus Walz (D)
Daniel Brillat (F)
TOJ SC206 BMW Hubert Striebig 51 Electrics   S2.0 14. 1:18,790 
DNF 31 Eddie Cheever (USA)
Walter Röhrl (D)
Giorgio Pianta (I)
Lancia Beta Montecarlo 1002 Lancia Corse 41 Gearbox casing   Gr.5 8. 1:16,160 
DNF 41 Carlo Pietromarchi (I)
Maurizio Micangeli (I)
De Tomaso Pantera Carlo Pietromarchi 39 Engine fire in pits   Gr.5 18. 1:20,860 
DNF 16 Eje Elgh (S)
Teo Fabi (I)^
March-BMW M1 March Engines 37 Brakes, accident   S+2.0 6. 1:15,280 
DNF 56 Georges Bourdillat (F)
Roland Ennequin (F)
Porsche 934 930 670 0157? Georges Bourdillat 30 Engine   GT 28. 1:25,590 
DNF 35 "Pal Joe" (I)
Jacques Berenger (F)
Charles Geeraerts (B)^
BMW 320i Charles Geeraerts 24 Engine   Gr.5 23. 1:23,850 
DNF 6 Maurizio Flammini (I)
Dino Ridolfi (I)^
Chevron B36 BMW Maurizio Flammini 10 Throttle linkage   S2.0 4. 1:14,500 
DNS 36 "Amphicar" (I)
Luigi Moreschi (I)
BMW 320i Ateneo   Raced Osella #15   Gr.5    
DNA 2 Ranieri Randaccio (I)
Stefano Sebastiani (I)
Chevron - Ford Ranieri Randaccio       S2.0    
DNA 6 Bernard Verdier (F)
Bruno Chambas (F)
Chevron B36 ROC Racing Organisation Course       S2.0    
DNA 18 Duilio Ghislotti (I) Lola T296 BMW Rondini       S+2.0    
DNA 42    Porsche 935/77A Gelo Racing Team       Gr.5    
DNA 43   Porsche 935/77A Gelo Racing Team       Gr.5    
DNA 45 Jan Lundgardh (S)
Eberhard Braun (D)
Porsche 935/77A Jan Lundgardh       Gr.5    
DNA 52 Marco Vanoli (CH)
Angelo Pallavicini (CH)
Porsche 934 930 670 0178 Angelo Pallavicini       GT    
DNA 57 Felice Besenzoni (I)
Luciano Dal Ben (I)
Ferrari 308 GTB Felice Besenzoni       Gr.5    
DNA 58 Kenneth Leim (S)
Jean-Pierre Delaunay (F)
Porsche 934 Kenneth Leim       GT 29.  
DNA 59 Antoine Salamin (CH)
Enzo Calderari (CH)
Porsche 934 Ecurie des 13 Etoiles       GT    

 
Winning Time: 6h00m19.3, 87.742 mph/141.207 kph
Fastest Lap: Maurizio Flammini #6 (Chevron-BMW B36), 1m13.08, 97.950 mph/157.635 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)