1980 Le Mans 24 Hours


14-15 June 1980 - Le Mans (F): Round 7, World Manufacturers Championship. Round 7, World Challenge for Endurance Drivers. Round 3, Endurance Triple Crown.
24 hour duration event in which 338 laps of a 8.467 mile/13.627 km circuit - 2863.296 miles/4608.020 kms were completed.
Weather: intermittent rain


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 16 Jean Rondeau (F)/Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F)/Gordon Spice (GB)* Rondeau M379B Ford 003 Jean Rondeau 339   1. S+2.0 5. 3:50,200 
2. 9 Jacky Ickx (B)/Reinhold Jöst (D)/Michel Leclére (F)^/Rolf Stommelen (D)* Porsche 908/80 Turbo 936/80-004 Martini Racing - Equipe Liqui Moly 337   2. S+2.0 4. 3:50,000 
3. 17 Gordon Spice (GB)/Jean-Michel Martin (B)/Philippe Martin (B) Rondeau M379B Ford 002 Jean Rondeau 330   1. GTP 19. 3:59,000 
4. 5 Guy Fréquelin (F)/Roger Dorchy (F)/Jean-Louis Bousquet (F)* WM P79/80 Peugeot WM Esso 319   2. GTP 9. 3:51,900 
5. 70 John Fitzpatrick (GB)/Brian Redman (GB)/Dick Barbour (USA)/Paul Newman (USA)* Porsche 935 K3/80 000 00023 Dick Barbour Racing 318   1. IMSA 2. 3:48,400 
6. 4 Jürgen Barth (D)/Manfred Schurti (FL)/Eberhard Braun (D)^/Guenter Steckkoenig (D)* Porsche 924 Carrera GT Turbo Porsche System 317   3. GTP 46. 4:17,100 
7. 8 Alain De Cadenet (GB)/François Migault (F)/Desire Wilson (ZA) De Cadenet Lola LM Ford LM-4 Alain De Cadenet 314   3. S+2.0 6. 3:50,600 
8. 49 Dieter Schornstein (D)/Harald Grohs (D)/Götz von Tschirnhaus (D) Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0012 Vegla Racing Team 314   1. Gr.5 11. 3:54,000 
9. 73 John Paul (USA)/Guy Edwards (GB)/John Paul, Jr. (USA) Porsche 935 JLP-2 JLP-2 JLP Racing 313   2. IMSA 16. 3:56,800 
10. 76 Pierre Dieudonné (B)/Jean Xhenceval (B)/Hervé Regout (B)/Jean-Claude Andruet (F)* Ferrari 512 BB 32129 JMS Racing Charles Pozzi 313   3. IMSA 24. 4:02,600 
11. 6 Max Mamers (F)/Jean-Daniel Raulet (F)/Jean-Louis Bousquet (F)* WM P79/80 Peugeot WM Esso 312   4. GTP 15. 3:56,500 
12. 2 Andy Rouse (GB)/Tony Dron (GB)/Eberhard Braun (D)^ Porsche 924 Carrera GT Turbo Porsche System 311   5. GTP 44. 4:16,500 
13. 3 Derek Bell (GB)/Al Holbert (USA)/Eberhard Braun (D)*/Peter Gregg (USA)* Porsche 924 Carrera GT Turbo Porsche System 306   6. GTP 34. 4:10,800 
14. 83 Dieter Quester (A)/Didier Pironi (F)/Marcel Mignot (F) BMW M1 BMW France 294   4. IMSA 25. 4:02,700 
15. 84 Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)/Hans-Georg Bürger (D)/Dominique Lacaud (F)/Giancarlo Pollini (I)* BMW M1 Lacaud BMW Motorsport GmbH 284   5. IMSA 23. 4:02,500 
16. 93 Thierry Perrier (F)/Roger Carmillet (F) Porsche 911SC Thierry Perrier 281   1. GT 54. 4:37,600 
17. 25 Philippe Hesnault (F)/Bruno Sotty (F)/Daniel Laurent (F)/Noel Del Bello (F)*/Xavier Mathiot (F)* Chevron B36 ROC ROC - Société Yacco 277   1. S2.0 47. 4:17,200 
18. 23 Michel Dubois (F)/Florian Vetsch (CH)/Christian Debias (F)/Jacques Henry (F)* Lola T298 ROC ROC - Société Yacco 273   2. S2.0 43. 4:16,000 
19. 53 Carlo Facetti (I)/Martino Finotto (I)/Bernard Darniche (F)^ Lancia Beta Montecarlo 1006 Jolly Club/Lancia Corse 273   1. Gr.5 28. 4:05,200 
20. 89 Dany Snobeck (F)/Hervé Poulain (F)/Pierre Destic (F)/Marcel Mignot (F)* Porsche 935 930 770 0904 Hervé Poulain 272   6. IMSA 38. 4:12,900 
21. 86 Ernesto Soto (YV)/Pierre Honegger (USA)/Mark Hutchins (USA) Mazda RX-7 Z & W Enterprises Inc. 267   7. IMSA 53. 4:36,100 
22. 29 Peter Clark (GB)/Martin Birrane (IRL)/Nick Mason (GB)/Tony Birchenhough (GB)* Lola T297/8 Ford Dorset Racing Associates 264   3. S2.0 45. 4:16,700 
23. 78 Steve O'Rourke (GB)/Richard Down (GB)/Simon Phillips (GB)/Mike Salmon (GB)*/Vic Norman (GB)* Ferrari 512 BB 27577 EMKA Productions 263   8. IMSA 55. 4:19,700 
24. 90 Georges Bourdillat (F)/Roland Ennequin (F)/Alain-Michel Bernard (F) Porsche 934 930 670 0157? Georges Bourdillat 249   2. GT 52. 4:26,400 
25. 12 Chris Craft (GB)/Bob Evans (GB) Dome RL80 Ford Dome Co Ltd. 247   4. S+2.0 7. 3:50,700 
NRF 7 Serge Saulnier (F)/Denis Morin (F)/Jean-Louis Bousquet (F) WM P79/80 Peugeot WM Esso 264 Suspension leading to accident   GTP 12. 3:54,500 
NRF 94 Jacques Alméras (F)/Jean-Marie Alméras (F)/Marianne Hoepfner (F) Porsche 934 930 670 0156 Equipe Alméras Fréres 255 Accident damage   GT 49. 4:18,900 
NRF 27 Patrick Perrier (F)/Pierre Yver (F)/Michel Elkoubi (F)^ Lola T298 BMW HU99? Michel Elkoubi - Primagaz 251 Engine   S2.0 42. 4:14,400 
NRF 69 Bob Akin (USA)/Paul Miller (USA)/Ralph Kent-Cooke (USA) Porsche 935 K3 009 0005 Racing Associates Inc. 237 Drive shaft   IMSA 29. 4:05,300 
NRF 95 Laurent Ferrier (F)/François Servanin (F)/Pierre-François Rousselot (F) BMW M1 BMW Zol-Auto 237 Engine   IMSA 31. 4:08,200 
DNF 43 Xavier Lapeyre (F)
Anny-Charlotte Verney (F)
Jean-Louis Trintignant (F)
Danny Ongais (USA)*
Ted Field (USA)*
Jean-Louis Lafoose (F)*
Porsche 935 K3/80 000 00013 Malardeau Kremer Racing 217 Gearbox, differential   Gr.5 27. 4:04,100 
DNF 45 Bob Wollek (F)/Helmut Kelleners (D) Porsche 935/80 000 00022 Gelo Racing Team 191 Piston   Gr.5 10. 3:53,100 
DNF 42 Rolf Stommelen (D)/Axel Plankenhorn (D)/Tetsu Ikuzawa (J) Porsche 935 K3/80 930 670 0163 Gozzy Kremer Racing 167 Head gasket   Gr.5 3. 3:49,800 
DNF 80 Mandy Gonzalez (PR)/Francisco Romero (YV)/Diego Febles (PR) Porsche 934 930 670 0161 Diego Febles Racing 164 Accident   GT 51. 4:26,300 
DNF 44 John Cooper (GB)/Pete Lovett (GB)/Dudley Wood (GB) Porsche 935 K3 930 890 0022 Charles Ivey Racing 158 Head gasket   Gr.5 20. 4:00,000 
DNF 28 Lella Lombardi (I)/Mark Thatcher (GB)/Vittorio Brambilla (I)* Osella PA8 BMW Torino Corse 157 Accident   S2.0 32. 4:08,600 
DNF 85 Don Whittington (USA)/Hurley Haywood (USA)/Dale Whittington (USA)/Angelo Pallavicini (CH)* Porsche 935 K3 009 00015 Whittington Brothers Racing 151 Differential   IMSA 21. 4:00,100 
DNF 91 Christian Bussi (F)/Bernard Salam (F)/Cyril Grandet (F)/Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)*/Jacques Guerin (F)* Porsche 934 ASA Cachia 137 Engine   GT 50. 4:25,300 
DNF 71 Bobby Rahal (USA)/Allan Moffat (AUS)/Bob Garretson (USA)/Dick Barbour (USA)*/John Fitzpatrick (GB)* Porsche 935 K3 009 00030 Dick Barbour Racing 134 Piston   IMSA 14. 3:56,100 
DNF 77 Claude Ballot-Léna (F)/Jean-Claude Andruet (F)/Pierre Dieudonne (B)* Ferrari 512 BB 31589 JMS Racing Charles Pozzi 129 Ignition   IMSA 17. 3:58,400 
DNF 1 Patrick Gaillard (F)/François Trisconi (CH)/André Chevalley (CH) ACR 80 Ford André Chevalley Racing 126 Front wishborne   S+2.0 13. 3:55,700 
DNF 96 Fréderic Alliot (F)/Jacques Guérin (F)/Philippe Alliot (F)*/Thierry Sabine (F)* BMW M1 Garage du Bac 125 Accident   GTX 37. 4:11,700 
DNF 15 Henri Pescarolo (F)/Jean Ragnotti (F)/Gordon Spice (GB)* Rondeau M379B Ford 004 Jean Rondeau 124 Head gasket   S+2.0 1. 3:47,900 
DNF 41 Ted Field (USA)/Danny Ongais (USA)/Jean-Louis Lafosse (F)/Xavier Lapeyre (F)*/Anny-Charlotte Verney (F)*/Jean-Louis Trintignant (F)* Porsche 935 K3/80 000 00011 Porsche Kremer Racing Team 89 Piston   Gr.5 8. 3:51,300 
DNF 22 Michel Pignard (F)/Hubert Striebig (F)/Mario Ketterer (CH) TOJ SM01 BMW Hubert Striebig 79 Ignition   S2.0 48. 4:17,400 
DNF 75 Lucien Guitteny (F)/Gérard Bleynie (F)/Jean-Paul Libert (B)^ Ferrari 512 BB 26685 JMS Racing Charles Pozzi 47 Spin   IMSA 36. 4:11,100 
DNF 82 Michael Korten (D)/Patrick Neve (B)/Manfred Winkelhock (D)^ March-BMW M1 March Racing 38 Accident   IMSA 33. 4:09,400 
DNF 46 Claude Haldi (CH)/Bernard Béguin (F)/Volkert Merl (D) Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0015 Meccarillos Racing 37 Camshaft   Gr.5 18. 3:58,900 
DNF 24 Marc Sourd (F)/Bernard Verdier (F)/Florian Vetsch (CH)*/Marcel Tarres (F)* Lola T298 ROC ROC - Société Yacco 27 Head gasket   S2.0 35. 4:10,900 
DNF 52 Piercarlo Ghinzani (I)/Markku Alén (SF)^/Gianfranco Brancatelli (I)^/Giorgio Pianta (I)/Walter Roehrl (D)* Lancia Beta Montecarlo 1005 Lancia Corse 26 Oil pump   Gr.5 30. 4:06,600 
DNF 79 Spartaco Dini (I)/Fabrizio Violati (I)/Maurizio Micangeli (I)/Renzo Zorzi (I)*/Gianpiero Moretti (I)* Ferrari 512 BB 28601 Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto SRL 10 Accident   IMSA 41. 4:14,300 
DNF 68 Charles Mendez (USA)/Skeeter McKitterick (USA)^/Leon Walger (RA)^ Porsche 935 K3 009 00030 Racing Associates Inc. 9 Spin => accident   IMSA 22. 4:02,500 
DNF 72 Michael Sherwin (USA)/Robert Kirby (USA)^/Bob Harmon (USA)^/Siegfried Brunn (D)*/Bob Garretson (USA)*/Bobby Rahal (USA)* Porsche 935 930 890 0024 Dick Barbour Racing/Wynn's Int. 7 Collision => lost wheel   IMSA 39. 4:13,500 
DNF 20 Yves Courage (F)/Jean-Philippe Grand (F)^/Jacques Heuclin (F)* Chevron B36 BMW Jean-Philippe Grand 6 Collision with Sherwin   S2.0 40. 4:14,000 
DNF 51 Hans Heyer (D)/Bernard Darniche (F)^/Teo Fabi (I)^/Piercarlo Ghinzani (I)* Lancia Beta Montecarlo 1007 Lancia Corse 6 Oil pump   Gr.5 26. 4:03,200 
DNS 74 Preston Henn (USA)
Jean-Pierre Delaunay (F)
Ferrari 512 BB 30559 North American Racing Team   Engine in practice   IMSA   4:16,600 
DNQ 10 Tiff Needell (GB)/Tony Trimmer (GB)/Ian Bracey (GB)*/David Purley (GB)* IBEC P6 Ford Ian Bracey       S+2.0   3:53,700 
DNQ 11 Bernard de Dryver (B)/Nick Faure (GB)/Richard Jones (GB)/Mark Thatcher (GB)* De Cadenet Lola LM Ford LM-3 Nick Faure       S+2.0   3:56,700 
DNQ 21 Sandro Plastina (CH)/Mario Luini (CH)/Marc Frischknecht (CH) Cheetah G601 Ford Racing Fan's Walter Wolf Racing       S2.0   4:17,200 
DNQ 26 Michel Lateste (F)/Patrice Lenormand (F)/Jacques Terrien (F) Lola T298 BMW Patrice Gaulupeau       S2.0   4:22,900 
DNQ 30 Jean-Marie Lemerle (F)/Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)/Jean-Pierre Malcher (F)*/Alain Levie (F)* Lola T298 ROC Jean-Marie Lemerle       S2.0   4:52,700 
DNQ 40 John Sheldon (GB)/Ian Harrower (GB)/John Brindley (GB)/Mike Wilds (GB)* Triumph TR8 Turbo Janspeed/ADA/TR Register       Gr.5   4:37,100 
DNQ 81 Nobuhide Tachi (J)/Fumiyasu Satou (J)/Chiyomi Totani (J)* Dome Toyota Celica Turbo Alpha Cubic Dome Renoma       IMSA   4:27,900 
DNQ 87 Maurice Carter (CDN)/Murray Edwards (CDN)/Richard Valentine (USA)/Craig Carter (USA)* Chevrolet Camaro All Canadian Racing       IMSA   4:16,800 
DNQ 88 Jacques Bienvenue (CDN)/Bill Adam (CDN)/Douglas J. Rowe (CDN) Chevrolet Corvette Douglas Rowe       IMSA   4:22,600 
DNA   Bruno Sotty (F)/Noël del Bello (F) Chevron B36 ROC ROC - Société Yacco       S2.0    
DNA   Michel Elkoubi (F)/Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)/Pierre Yver (F) Lambretta LW80 ROC Patrice Gaulupeau       S2.0    
DNA   Paul Perrier (F)/Michel Lateste (F)/Yves Courage (F) Lambretta LW80 ROC Michel Elkoubi       S2.0    
DNA   Jacques Alméras (F)/Jean-Marie Alméras (F)/Jean-Pierre Sivel (F) Porsche 935 Almeras Freres       Gr.5    
DNA   Martin Birrane (IRL)/Tony Charnell (GB) Lotus Esprit S1 Martin Birrane       Gr.5    
DNA   Angelo Pallavicini (CH)/Herbert Müller (CH) Porsche 934 930 670 0178 Angelo Pallavicini       GT    
DNA 14 David Preece (GB)/Simon Phillips (GB)/Richard Jenvey (GB) Aston Martin D.P.L.M. DP/801/H Simon Phillips Racing       GTP    
REE 18 Stig Blomqvist (S)/Ola Strömberg (S)/Heinz Schulthess (CH) Sambo Saab Turbo Racing Team Schulthess   Reserve entry   GTP    
REE 54 Maurizio Micangeli (I)/Carlo Pietromarchi (I)/Gianfranco Brancatelli (I) De Tomaso Pantera Carlo Pietromarchi   Reserve entry   Gr.5    

 
Winning Speed: 119.304 mph/192.001 kph
Fastest Lap: Jacky Ickx #9 (Porsche 908/80), 3m40.6, 138.176 mph/222.373 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)


Last Updated on 14/12/03
By Darren Galpin
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