1991 Le Mans 24 Hours


22-23 June 1991 - Le Mans (F): Round 4, Sportscar World Championship.
24 hour duration event in which 362 laps of a 8.451 mile/13.600 km circuit - 3059.140 miles/4923.200 kms were completed.
Weather: warm, dry



 

Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 55 Volker Weidler (D)
Johnny Herbert (GB)
Bertrand Gachot (B)
Stefan Johansson (S)*
Mazda 787B 002 Mazdaspeed 363 23:58:35,912  1. Cat.2 19. 3:43,503 
2. 35 Davy Jones (USA)
Raul Boesel (BR)
Michel Ferté (F)
John Nielsen (DK)*
Jaguar XJR-12 990 Silk Cut Jaguar 361 23:59:14,957  2. Cat.2 18. 3:43,496 
3. 34 Teo Fabi (I)
Bob Wollek (F)
Kenny Acheson (GB)
John Nielsen (DK)*
Derek Warwick (GB)*
Jaguar XJR-12 991 Silk Cut Jaguar 359 23:57:21,939  3. Cat.2 27. 3:49,748 
4. 33 Derek Warwick (GB)
John Nielsen (DK)
Andy Wallace (GB)
Kenneth Acheson (GB)*
Bob Wollek (F)*
Jaguar XJR-12 891 Silk Cut Jaguar 357 23:57:36,213  4. Cat.2 24. 3:47,875 
5. 31 Karl Wendlinger (A)
Michael Schumacher (D)
Fritz Kreutzpointner (D)
Jochen Mass (D)*
Kurt Thiim (DK)*
Mercedes-Benz C11 05 Team Sauber Mercedes 356 23:55:51,110  5. Cat.2 12. 3:35,265 
6. 18 David Kennedy (IRL)
Stefan Johansson (S)
Maurizio Sandro Sala (BR)
Pierre Dieudonne (B)*
Mazda 787B 001 Mazdaspeed 356 23:58:36,460  6. Cat.2 23. 3:46,641 
7. 58 Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)
Frank Jelinski (D)
Derek Bell (GB)
"John Winter" (D)*
Porsche 962C 012 Konrad Motorsport (Joest Porsche) 348 23:58:09,229  7. Cat.2 16. 3:40,526 
8. 56 Takashi Yorino (J)
Yojiro Terada (J)
Pierre Dieudonné (B)
Bertrand Gachot (B)*
Mazda 787 002 Mazdaspeed 347 23:56:01,267  8. Cat.2 30. 3:50,161 
9. 11 Manuel Reuter (D)
Harri Toivonen (SF)
J.J. Lehto (SF)
Gregor Foitek (CH)*
Porsche 962CK6 CK6/08-3 Porsche Kremer Racing 344 23:56:40,977  9. Cat.2 15. 3:36,848 
10. 17 Oscar Larrauri (RA)
Jésus Pareja (E)
Walter Brun (CH)
Robbie Stirling (GB)*
Harald Huysman (NL)*
Bernard Santal (CH)*
Massimo Sigala (I)*
Porsche 962C 177 Repsol Brun Motorsport 339 23:58:37,635  10. Cat.2 14. 3:36,114 
11. 12 Lionel Robert (F)
François Migault (F)
Jean-Daniel Raulet (F)
Herve Regout (F)*
Claude Bourbonnais (CDN)*
Marco Brand (I)*
Michel Trolle (F)*
Cougar C26S Porsche 07 Courage Compétition 332 23:55:17,767  11. Cat.2 20. 3:44,315 
12. 41 Naoki Nagasaka (J)
Hisashi Yokoshima (J)
Kiyoshi Misaki (J)
Spice SE90C Ford 021 Euro Racing (Team Fedco) 327 23:59:33,128  1. Cat.1 4. 3:53,833 
NC 53T James Weaver (GB)
Hurley Haywood (USA)
Wayne Taylor (ZA)
Porsche 962C 146 Team Salamin Primagaz (Team Schuppan) 317 23:58:13,165  12. Cat.2 33. 3:55,706 
NC 43 Jean-Louis Ricci (F)
Olindo Iacobelli (USA)
Richard Piper (GB)
Spice SE89C Ford 009 Euro Racing (PC Automotive) 281 23:55:15,688  2. Cat.1 8. 4:02,519 
NC 15 Almo Coppelli (I)
Luigi Giorgio (I)
Noel Del Bello (F)*
Mark newman (GB)*
Guido Basile (I)*
"Gimax Jr" (I)*
Lancia LC2 Ferrari 009 Veneto Equipe 111 23:58:06,318    Cat.2 35. 3:57,132 
DNF 1 Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)
Jochen Mass (D)
Alain Ferté (F)
Michael Schumacher (D)*
Mercedes-Benz C11 03 Team Sauber Mercedes 319 21:32:04,450/Engine   Cat.2 11. 3:31,270 
DNF 49 George Fouché (ZA)
Steven Andskar (S)
Herve Regout (F)*
Anders Olofsson (S)*
Porsche 962C 159 Courage Compétition (Trust Racing) 316 23:08:04,953/Gearbox   Cat.2 22. 3:46,181 
DNF 47 Michel Trollé (F)
Marco Brand (I)
Claude Bourbonnais (CDN)
Herve Regout (F)*
Thomas Danielsson (S)*
Anders Olofsson (S)*
Cougar C26S Porsche 05 Courage Compétition 293 22:02:35,536    Cat.2 32. 3:54,480 
DNF 51 Jürgen Lässig (D)
Otto Altenbach (D)
Pierre Yver (F)
Jürgen Oppermann (D)^
Porsche 962C 901 Team Salamin Primagaz (Obermaier Racing) 232 16:24:28,516/Suspension   Cat.2 31. 3:52,822 
DNF 32 Jonathan Palmer (GB)
Stanley Dickens (S)
Kurt Thiim (DK)
Karl Wendlinger (A)*
Mercedes-Benz C11 04 Team Sauber Mercedes 223 15:10:43,425/Engine   Cat.2 13. 3:35,957 
DNF 52 Eje Elgh (S)
Roland Ratzenberger (A)
Will Hoy (GB)
Vern Shcuppan (AUS)*
Porsche 962C TS02C Team Salamin Primagaz (Team Schuppan) 202 14:55:09,135/Head gasket   Cat.2 37. 4:01,761 
DNF 57 Bernd Schneider (D)
Henri Pescarolo (F)
"John Winter" (D)
Frank Jelinski (D)*
Joachim Winkelhock (D)*
Franz Konrad (A)*
Juergen Barth (D)*
Porsche 962C 014 Konrad Motorsport (Joest Porsche) 197 13:11:14,520/Overheating   Cat.2 17. 3:40,548 
DNF 36 David Leslie (GB)
Mauro Martini (I)
Jeff Krosnoff (USA)
Davy Jones (USA)*
Jaguar XJR-12 190 TWR Suntec Jaguar 183 16:41:09,521/Input shaft   Cat.2 28. 3:49,867 
DNF 39 Michel Maisonneuve (F)
Xavier Lapeyre (F)
Jean-Philippe Grand (F)
Spice SE89C Ford 002 Louis Descartes (Graff Racing) 163 12:33:26,536/Engine   Cat.1 6. 3:57,298 
DNF 16 Harald Huysman (B)
Bernard Santal (CH)
Robbie Stirling (CDN)
Oscar Larrauri (RA)*
Jesus Pareja (E)*
Walter Brun (CH)*
Massimo Sigala (I)*
Porsche 962C 160 Repsol Brun Motorsport 138 9:26:06,555/Head gasket   Cat.2 29. 3:50,098 
DNF 45 Nick Adams (GB)
Richard Jones (GB)
Robin Donovan (GB)
Pierre-Alain Lombardi (CH)*
Ian Khan (GB)*
Spice SE89C Ford 001 Euro Racing (Chamberlain Engineering) 128 11:29:46,048/Electrics   Cat.1 9. 4:06,578 
DNF 14 Antoine Salamin (CH)
Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)
Marcel Tarrés (F)
Porsche 962C 157 Team Salamin Primagaz 101 7:16:43,818/Overheating   Cat.2 36. 3:59,674 
DNF 21 Franz Konrad (A)
Pierre-Alain Lombardi (CH)
Anthony Reid (GB)
Porsche 962C 001K Konrad Motorsport 98 6:47:04,872/Engine   Cat.2 21. 3:45,214 
DNF 50 Jacques Alméras (F)
Pierre de Thoisy (F)
Jean-Marie Alméras (F)
Porsche 962C EAF/1 Courage Compétition (Almeras Fréres) 86 6:14:00,157/Accident   Cat.2 34. 3:56,790 
DNF 44 John Sheldon (GB)
Ferdinand de Lesseps (F)
Charles Rickett (GB)
Pierre-Alain Lombardi (CH)*
Spice SE89C Ford 006 Euro Racing (Chamberlain Engineering) 85 11:55:35,369/Electrics   Cat.1 10. 4:10,607 
DNF 8 Charles Zwolsman (NL)
Cor Euser (NL)
Tim Harvey (GB)
Spice SE90C Ford 022 Euro Racing 72 4:52:56,204/Engine   Cat.1 3. 3:45,740 
DNF 6 Keke Rosberg (SF)
Yannick Dalmas (F)
Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F)
Peugeot 905 EV15 Peugeot Talbot Sport 68 5:43:08,565/Shift linkage   Cat.1 2. 3:38,886
DNF 40T Desiré Wilson (ZA)
Lyn St. James (USA)
Cathy Muller (F)
Syunji Kasuya (J)^
Tomiko Yoshikawa (J)^
Spice SE90C Ford 008 Euro Racing (A.O. Racing) 47 4:17:30,084/Accident   Cat.1 38. 4:11,781 
DNF 13 Johnny Dumfries (GB)
Anders Olofsson (S)
Thomas Danielsson (S)
Herve Regout (F)*
Michel Trolle (F)*
Paolo Barilla (I)*
Francois Migault (F)*
Cougar C26S Porsche 06 Courage Compétition 45 3:05:13,077/Engine   Cat.2 26. 3:48,664 
DNF 37 Pascal Fabre (F)
Bernard Thuner (CH)
ROC 002 Ford 1 Louis Descartes (Racing Organisation Course) 38 2:39:34,766/Drive shaft   Cat.1 5. 3:55,446 
DNF 5 Philippe Alliot (F)
Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F)
Mauro Baldi (I)^
Peugeot 905 EV14 Peugeot Talbot Sport 22 1:26:44,734/Engine   Cat.1 1. 3:35,058 
DNF 46 Tiff Needell (GB)
Tomas Lopez (MEX)
Gregor Foitek (CH)^
Manuel Reuter (D)*
Porsche 962CK6 CK6/09 Porsche Kremer Racing 18 1:12:47,555/Accident   Cat.2 25. 3:48,519 
DNF 7 Patrick Gonin (F)
Philippe de Henning (F)
Luigi Taverna (I)
Louis Descartes (F)*
ALD C91 Ford 1 Louis Descartes 16 4:07:55,106/Gearbox   Cat.1 7. 3:59,343 
DNS 4 Andy Wallace (GB)
Teo Fabi (I)
Kenny Acheson (GB)
Derek Warwick (GB)*
Jaguar XJR-14 691 Silk Cut Jaguar   Withdrawn   Cat.1   3:31,912 
DNS 59 Jürgen Barth (D)
Franz Konrad (A)
Henri Pescarolo (F)*
Bernd Schneider (D)*
"John Winter" (D)*
Porsche 962C 145 Konrad Motorsport (Joest Porsche)   Withdrawn   Cat.2   4:05,839 
DNQ 2 Fritz Kreutzpointner (D)
Karl Wendlinger (A)
Michael Schumacher (D)
Kurt Thiim (DK)*
Mercedes-Benz C291 03 Team Sauber Mercedes   Withdrawn   Cat.1   6:55,969 
DNQ 42 Justin Bell (GB)
Syunji Kasuya (J)
Franco Scapini (I)*
Victor Gonzalez (USA)*
Spice SE88P Ferrari 002 Euro Racing (Classic/TFR)       Cat.2   5:09,145 
DNQ 48 Chris Hodgetts (GB)
Andrew Hepworth (GB)
Thierry Lecerf (F)
Herve Regout (F)*
Cougar C24S Porsche 002 Courage Competition   DSQ - underweight   Cat.2   4:14,499 
DNQ 54 Katsunori Iketani (J)
Mercedes Stermitz (A)
Val Musetti (GB)
Tim Lee-Davey (GB)*
Porsche 962C 138.001 Team Salamin Primagaz (Team Davey)       Cat.2   4:18,611 
DNS 5T Philippe Alliot (F) Peugeot 905 EV13 Peugeot Talbot Sport   Qualifying spare car   Cat.1   3:35,058 
DNS 6T Keke Rosberg (SF)
Yannick Dalmas (F)
Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F)
Peugeot 905 EV12 Peugeot Talbot Sport   Qualifying spare car   Cat.1   3:38,886 
DNS 8T Charles Zwolsman (NL)
Cor Euser (NL)
Tim Harvey (GB)
Spice SE90C Ford Euro Racing   Qualifying spare car   Cat.1   3:45,740 
DNS 11T Manuel Reuter (D)
Harri Toivonen (SF)
J.J. Lehto (SF)
Porsche 962CK6 CK6/05-2 Porsche Kremer Racing   Qualifying spare car   Cat.2   3:36,848 
DNS 32T Alain Ferté (F)
Kurt Thiim (DK)
Stanley Dickens (S)
Fritz Kreutzpointner (D)
Mercedes-Benz C11 02 Team Sauber Mercedes   Spare car   Cat.2   no time
DNS 40 Lyn St. James (USA)
Desiré Wilson (ZA)
Cathy Muller (F)
Tomiko Yoshikawa (J)
Spice SE90C Ford 017 Euro Racing (A.O. Racing)   Accident   Cat.1   4:56,563 
DNS 53 James Weaver (GB)
Hurley Haywood (USA)
Wayne Taylor (ZA)
Vern Schuppan (AUS)*
Porsche 962C TS03C Team Salamin Primagaz (Team Schuppan)   Raced spare car   Cat.2   4:11,781 
DNP 3 Teo Fabi (I)
Andy Wallace (GB)
Derek Warwick (GB)
Kenny Acheson (GB)
Jaguar XJR-14 591 Silk Cut Jaguar   Withdrawn   Cat.1    
DNP 18T   Mazda 787 001 Mazdaspeed   Spare car   Cat.2    
REJ 38 Ranieri Randaccio (I)
Stefano Sebastiani (I)
Mirko Savoldi (I)
Spice SE89C Ford 004 Louis Descartes (Berkeley Team London)   Too late for scrutineering   Cat.1    
DNA   Franz Konrad (A) Porsche 962C Konrad Motorsport       Cat.2    

 
Winning Speed: 127.464 mph/205.133 kph
Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher #31 (Sauber-Mercedes C11), 3m35.564, 141.129 mph/227.125 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 02/01/2004
By Darren Galpin
Email: Darren.Galpin@virgin.net