1988 Le Mans 24 Hours


11-12 June 1988 - Le Mans (F): Round 5, Sports-Prototype World Championship.
24 hour duration event in which 393 laps of a 8.410 mile/13.535 km circuit - 3313.648 miles/5332.790 kms were completed.
Weather: warm, dry


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 2 Jan Lammers (NL)/Johnny Dumfries (GB)/Andy Wallace (GB) Jaguar XJR-9 LM 488 Silk Cut Jaguar 394 24:03:28,26 1. C1 6. 3:23,740 
2. 17 Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)/Klaus Ludwig (D)/Derek Bell (GB) Porsche 962C 010 Porsche AG 394 24:06:05,11 2. C1 1. 3:15,640 
3. 8 Stanley Dickens (S)/"John Winter" (D)/Frank Jelinski (D) Porsche 962C 116 Joest Racing 385   3. C1 5. 3:23,300 
4. 22 Derek Daly (IRL)/Larry Perkins (AUS)/Kevin Cogan (USA)/John Watson (GB)*/Fermin Velez (E)* Jaguar XJR-9 LM 186 Silk Cut Jaguar 383   4. C1 11. 3:26,780 
5. 7 David Hobbs (GB)/Didier Theys (B)/Franz Konrad (A)/Stanley Dickens (S)^ Porsche 962C 004 Joest Racing 380   5. C1 20. 3:32,210 
6. 19 Mario Andretti (USA)/Michael Andretti (USA)/John Andretti (USA) Porsche 962C 008 Porsche AG 375   6. C1 3. 3:21,770 
7. 5 Jésus Pareja (E)/Massimo Sigala (I)/Uwe Schäfer (D)/Manuel Reuter (D)*/Franz Hunkeler (CH)*/Walter Lechner (A)* Porsche 962C 115 Brun Motorsport 372   7. C1 13. 3:28,090 
8. 11 Kris Nissen (DK)/Harald Grohs (D)/George Fouché (ZA)/Volker Weidler (D)*/Kunimitsu Takahashi (J)* Porsche 962C 118 Porsche Kremer Racing 371   8. C1 7. 3:24,730 
9. 10 Kunimitsu Takahashi (J)/Hideki Okada (J)/Bruno Giacomelli (I)/Volker Weidler (D)*/Nils-Kristian Nissen (DK)*/Harald Grohs (D)* Porsche 962CK6 CK6/88 Porsche Kremer Racing 370   9. C1 21. 3:32,480 
10. 33 Brian Redman (GB)/Eje Elgh (S)/Jean-Pierre Jarier (F) Porsche 962C 123 Takefuji Schuppan Racing 359   10. C1 14. 3:28,300 
11. 72 Jürgen Lässig (D)/Pierre Yver (F)/Dudley Wood (GB) Porsche 962C 130 Primagaz Competition 356   11. C1 24. 3:35,630 
12. 36 Geoff Lees (GB)/Masanori Sekiya (J)/Kaoru Hoshino (J)/Paolo Barilla (I)/Tiff Needell (GB)*/Hideki Ogawa (J)* Toyota 88C-L 008 Toyota Team Tom's 351   12. C1 8. 3:25,390 
13. 111 Ray Bellm (GB)/Gordon Spice (GB)/Pierre de Thoisy (F) Spice SE88C Ford 003 Spice Enginnering 351   1. C2 26. 3:37,840 
14. 32 Allan Grice (AUS)/Win Percy (GB)/Mike Wilds (GB) Nissan R88C 87G-2 Nissan Motorsport 344   13. C1 23. 3:34,660 
15. 203 Yojiro Terada (J)/David Kennedy (IRL)/Pierre Dieudonné (B) Mazda 757 104 Mazdaspeed Co Ltd. 337   1. GTP 37. 3:44,990 
16. 21 Danny Sullivan (USA)/Davy Jones (USA)/Price Cobb (USA)/Kevin Cogan (USA)* Jaguar XJR-9 LM 188 Silk Cut Jaguar 331   14. C1 9. 3:25,420 
17. 201 Yoshimi Katayama (J)/Marc Duez (B)/David Leslie (GB)/David Kennedy (IRL)* Mazda 767 001 Mazdaspeed Co Ltd. 330   2. GTP 29. 3:39,600 
18. 115 Jirou Yoneyama (J)/Hideo Fukuyama (J)/Ian Harrower (GB)/Dudley Wood (GB)*/Evan Clements (GB)* ADA 03 Ford 003 ADA Engineering 318   2. C2 46. 3:58,940 
19. 202 Takashi Yorino (J)/Will Hoy (GB)/Hervé Regout (B) Mazda 767 002 Mazdaspeed Co Ltd. 305   3. GTP 28. 3:39,320 
20. 123 John Sheldon (GB)/Tim Harvey (GB)/Chris Hodgetts (GB)/Wayne Taylor (ZA)*/Duncan Bain (GB)* Tiga GC287 Porsche Turbo 332 Charles Ivey Racing 301   3. C2 32. 3:40,710 
21. 124 Pierre-François Rousselot (F)/Jean Messaoudi (F)/Jean-Luc Roy (F)/Pierre Lartigue (F)* Argo JM19C Ford 124 MT Sport Racing 300   4. C2 41. 3:53,210 
22. 177 Dominique Lacaud (F)/Jacques Heuclin (F)/Louis Descartes (F) ALD 04 BMW C2/04B Automobiles Louis Descartes 294   5. C2 39. 3:45,950 
23. 198 Mike Allison (USA)/Stephen Hynes (USA)/David Andrews (GB) Tiga GC286 Ford 336 Roy Baker Racing 294   6. C2 44. 3:56,000 
24. 37 Paolo Barilla (I)/Hitoshi Ogawa (J)/Tiff Needell (GB)/Kaoru Hoshino (J)*/Masanori Sekiya (J)* Toyota 88C-L 007 Toyota Team Tom's 283   15. C1 10. 3:26,570 
25. 117 Martin Schanche (N)/Robin Smith (GB)/Robin Donovan (GB)/Will Hoy (GB)* Argo JM19C Ford 121 Lucky Strike Schanche Team 278   7. C2 40. 3:47,460 
NC 113 Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)/Patrick de Radigues (B)/Thierry Lecerf (F)^/Herve Regout (F)* Cougar C12 Ford C02-02 Primagaz Competition 273   8. C2 45. 3:56,510 
NC 151 Pierre-Alain Lombardi (CH)/Bruno Sotty (F)/Rolando Vaglio (CH)^/Silvio Vaglio (CH)* Rondeau M379C Ford 006 Pierre-Alain Lombardi 271   9. C2 43. 3:53,740 
DNF 1 Martin Brundle (GB)/John Nielsen (DK) Jaguar XJR-9 LM 588 Silk Cut Jaguar 306 Head gasket   C1 4. 3:21,780 
DNF 23 Kazuyoshi Hoshino (J)/Takao Wada (J)/Aguri Suzuki (J) Nissan R88C 87G-3 Nissan Motorsport 286 Engine   C1 15. 3:29,440 
DNF 103 Almo Coppelli (I)/Thorkild Thyrring (DK)/Eliseo Salazar (RCH) Spice SE88C Ford 001 Spice Enginnering 281 Engine   C2 35. 3:41,210 
DNF 131 Jean-Philippe Grand (F)/Jacques Terrien (F)/Maurice Guenoun (F) Spice SE86C Ford 001 Graff Racing 263 Engine mounting   C2 33. 3:40,980 
DNF 24 Nicola Marozzo (I)/Jean-Pierre Frey (CH)/Ranieri Randaccio (I)/Eliseo Salazar (RCH)* Lancia LC2-88 003B Dollop Racing 255 Engine   C1 31. 3:40,190 
DNF 127 Richard Jones (GB)/Martin Birrane (IRL)/Nick Adams (GB)/Bobby Ore (USA)^/Graham Duxbury (ZA)* Spice SE86C Hart 002 Chamberlain Engineering 223 Gearbox   C2 16. 3:30,260 
DNF 18 Bob Wollek (F)/Vern Schuppan (AUS)/Sarel van der Merwe (ZA) Porsche 962C 007 Porsche AG 192 Engine   C1 2. 3:18,620 
DNF 42 Bernard de Dryver (B)/Bernard Santal (CH)/Noël del Bello (F)/Pascal Fabre (F)* Sauber C8 Mercedes 02 Noël del Bello 157 Engine   C1 27. 3:38,300 
DNF 121 Wayne Taylor (ZA)/Costas Los (GR)/Evan Clements (GB)/Philippe de Henning (F)* Spice SE87C Ford 003 Cosmik GP Motorsport 145 Clutch   C2 30. 3:40,050 
DNF 191 Olindo Iacobelli (USA)/Alain Ianetta (F)/John Graham (CDN)/Richard Piper (GB)*/Martin Birrane (IRL)* Argo JM19C Ford 122 PC Automotive 130 Battery   C2 48. 4:03,020 
DNF 3 John Watson (GB)/Raul Boesel (BR)/Henri Pescarolo (F)/Andy Wallace (GB)* Jaguar XJR-9 LM 287 Silk Cut Jaguar 129 Gearbox   C1 12. 3:26,820 
DNF 13 Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F)/Michel Ferté (F)/Roberto Ravaglia (I)*/Yves Courage (F)* Cougar C20B Porsche 01 Primagaz Competition 120 Pit fire   C1 17. 3:30,370 
DNF 178 Michel Lateste (F)/Gérard Tremblay (F)/Sylvain Boulay (F) ALD 03 BMW C2/03 Automobiles Louis Descartes 103 Engine   C2 42. 3:53,340 
DNF 4 Walter Lechner (A)/Franz Hunkeler (CH)/Manuel Reuter (D)/Uwe Schaefer (D)*/Jesus Pareja (E)*/Massimo Sigala (I)* Porsche 962C 117 Brun Motorsport 91 Accident   C1 18. 3:30,550 
DNF 85 Toshio Suzuki (J)/Michel Trollé (F)/Danny Ongais (USA) March-Nissan R88S 86G-8 Italya Cabin Team Le Mans 74 Engine   C1 25. 3:35,860 
DNF 86 Anders Olofsson (S)/Lamberto Leoni (I)/Akio Morimoto (J)/Alain Ferte (F)* March-Nissan R88S 88G-1 Italya Cabin Team Le Mans 74 Engine   C1 19. 3:31,140 
DNF 30 François Migault (F)/Paul Belmondo (F)/Ukyou Katayama (J) Cougar C22 Porsche 01 Courage Competition 66 Accident   C1 38. 3:45,340 
DNF 51 Claude Haldi (CH)/Roger Dorchy (F)/Jean-Daniel Raulet (F)/Pierre Wambergue (F)*/Pascal Pessiot (F)*/Philiipe Gache (F)* WM P87 Peugeot WM Secateva 59 Overheating   C1 36. 3:41,480 
DNF 132 Jean-François Yvon (F)/Remy Pochauvin (F)/Roland Bassaler (F) Sauber SHS C6 BMW 02 Roland Bassaler 53 Engine   C2 49. 4:06,650 
DNF 52 Pascal Pessiot (F)/Jean-Daniel Raulet (F)^/Claude Haldi (CH)*/Michel Pignard (F)*/Francois Migault (F)* WM P88 Peugeot WM Secateva 22 Gearbox   C1 22. 3:34,650 
DNF 107 Jean-Louis Ricci (F)/Claude Ballot-Léna (F)/Jean-Claude Andruet (F)^ Spice SE88C Ford 002 Chamberlain Engineering 17 Engine   C2 34. 3:41,180 
DNF 20 Tim Lee-Davey (GB)/Tom Dodd-Noble (GB)^/Val Musetti (GB)* Tiga GC88 Ford Turbo 359 Team Davey 5 Electrics   C1 47. 3:59,200 
DNS 61 Jochen Mass (D)/Mauro Baldi (I)/James Weaver (GB)/Kenneth Acheson (GB)* Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 02 Team Sauber Mercedes   Withdrawn, tyres   C1   3:30,800 
DNS 62 Klaus Niedzwiedz (D)/Kenny Acheson (GB)/Jochen Mass (D)* Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 03 Team Sauber Mercedes   Withdrawn, tyres   C1   3:30,460 
DNS 181 Luigi Taverna (I)/Fabio Magnani (I)/Roberto Ragazzi (I)/Kenneth Acheson (GB)* Olmas GLT-200 Ford 001 Luigi Taverna - Techno Racing   Engine   C2 48. 3:59,980 
DNS 17T Michael Andretti (USA) Porsche 962C 006 Porsche AG   T-car   C1   3:33,940 
DNP 61T   Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 01 Team Sauber Mercedes   Spare car   C1    
REJ 114 José Thibault (F)
"Berdal" (F)
TJ 01 ROC José Thibault   Refused   C2    
DNA 14   Porsche 962C GTi 200 Lloyd Racing       C1    
DNA 15   Porsche 962C GTi 201 Lloyd Racing       C1    
DNA 35 Walter Lechner (A)/Ernst Franzmaier (A) Porsche 962C WLM02 Walter Lechner Racing School       C1    
DNA 40 Antoine Salamin (CH)/Enzo Calderari (CH)/Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR) Porsche 962C 131 Swiss Team Salamin       C1    
DNA 73 Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F)/Roberto Ravaglia (I) Cougar C20 Porsche Primagaz Competition       C1    
DNA 74 Hervé Regout (B)/Thierry Lecerf (F) Cougar C20 Porsche Courage Competition       C1    
DNA 101 Jean-Pierre Frey (CH)/Nicola Marozzo (I) Argo JM19B Motori Moderni 120 Dollop Racing       C2    
DNA 106 Pasquale Barberio (I)/Vito Veninata (I)/Ranieri Randaccio (I) Tiga GC288 Ford 365 Kelmar Racing       C2    
DNA 134 Slim Borgudd (S) Tiga GC286 Ford 335 American Alloy Engines       C2    
DNA 140 Duncan Bain (GB)/John Sheldon (GB)/Massimo Sigala (I)/Pierre Pagani (F) Tiga GC287 Ford 350 Dune Motorsport       C2    
DNA 171 Jirou Yoneyama (J)/Hideo Fukuyama (J) Jiro Jik 86 Ford Jiro Motor Racing       C2    
DNA 204 Les Delano (USA)/Andy Petery (USA) Lincoln Merkur XR4Ti Road Circuit Technology       GTX    
DNA 205   Fabcar - Porsche Fabcar       Lights    
DNA 206   Fabcar - Porsche Fabcar       Lights    

 
Winning Speed: 138.069 mph/222.200 kph
Fastest Lap: Hans-Joachim Stuck #17 (Porsche 962C), 3m22.50, 149.516 mph/240.622 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 30/12/03
By Darren Galpin
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