1978 Le Mans 24 Saat Yarışı
| 1978 Le Mans 24 Saat | |
| Önceki: 1977 | Sonraki: 1979 |
| İndeks: Yarışlar | |
1978 Le Mans 24 Saat yarışı, 46. Dayanıklılık Grand Prix'i olarak yapıldı ve 10-11 Haziran 1978'da koşuldu.
Resmi Sonuçlar
Sınıf galipleri bold olarak yazılmıştır. Galibin yarış mesafesinin %70'ini Tamamlayamayan araçlar Sınıflandırma Dışı (NC) olarak yazılmıştır.
| Sıra | Sınıf | No | Takım | Pilotlar | Şasi | Motor | Tur Sayısı |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S +2.0 | 2 |  Renault Sport | Didier Pironi Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | Renault Alpine A442B | Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | 369 |
| 2 | S +2.0 | 6 |  Martini Racing Porsche System | Bob Wollek Jürgen Barth Jacky Ickx | Porsche 936/78 | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | 364 |
| 3 | S +2.0 | 7 | Martini Racing Porsche System |  Hurley Haywood Peter Gregg Reinhold Joest | Porsche 936/77 | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | 362 |
| 4 | S +2.0 | 4 | Equipe Renault Elf Sport Calberson | Guy Fréquelin Jean Ragnotti José Dolhem Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault Alpine A442A | Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | 358 |
| 5 | IMSA +2.5 | 90 | Dick Barbour Racing |  Brian Redman Dick Barbour John Paul Sr. | Porsche 935/77 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 337 |
| 6 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 44 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Jim Busby Chris Cord Rick Knoop | Porsche 935/77 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 336 |
| 7 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 41 | Mondelo ASA Cachia - Team Pace |  Alfredo Guarana Paulo Gomes Mário Amaral | Porsche 935/77 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 329 |
| 8 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 43 | Martini Racing Porsche System |  Manfred Schurti Rolf Stommelen | Porsche 935/78 | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | 326 |
| 9 | GTP 3.0 | 72 | Jean Rondeau | Jean Rondeau Bernard Darniche Jacky Haran | Rondeau M378 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 294 |
| 10 | S +2.0 | 10 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. |  Vern Schuppan Jacques Laffite Sam Posey | Mirage M9 | Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | 293 |
| 11 | S 2.0 | 31 | ROC La Pierre du Nord | Michel Pignard Lucien Roussiaud Laurent Ferrier | Chevron B36 | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 284 |
| 12 | GT 3.0 | 66 | BP Racing / Anny-Charlotte Verney | Anny-Charlotte Verney Xavier Lapeyre François Servanin | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 279 |
| 13 | GTP 3.0 | 71 |  André Chevalley Racing | André Chevalley François Trisconi | Inaltera LM | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 279 |
| 14 | IMSA +2.5 | 97 | Charles Ivey Racing | Larry Perkins Gordon Spice John Rulon-Miller | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 278 |
| 15 | S +2.0 | 8 | Alain de Cadenet | Alain de Cadenet Chris Craft | De Cadenet-Lola LM | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 273 |
| 16 | IMSA +2.5 | 86 | Ecurie Grand Competition Cars North American Racing Team | François Migault Lucien Guitteny | Ferrari 365 GT4/BB | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | 262 |
| 17 | GT +3.0 | 62 | "Ségolen" | Christian Bussi Jean-Claude Briavoine "Ségolen" | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 259 |
Not Classified
Failed to cover 70% of winner's distance (258 laps)
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | S 2.0 | 23 | Francy Sauber PP AG | Marc Surer Eugen Strähl Harry Blumer | Sauber C5 | BMW 2.0L I4 | 257 |
| 19 | S 2.0 | 20 | C.H. Graeminger | Sandro Plastina Mario Luini Jean-Daniel Grandjean | Cheetah G601 | Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | 250 |
| 20 | GT3.0 | 64 | Georges Bourdillat | Georges Bourdillat Alain-Michel Bernhard Jean-Luc Favresse | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 241 |
| 21 | S 2.0 | 25 | Team Pronuptia | Bruno Sotty Gérard Cuynet Jean-Claude Dufrey | Lola T294/6 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4 | 238 |
| 22 | S 2.0 | 24 | Team Pronuptia | Michel Elkoubi Pierre Yver Philippe Streiff | Lola T296 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4 | 232 |
| 23 | S 2.0 | 28 | Dominique Lacaud | Michel Lateste Jean-François Auboiron Dominique Lacaud | Lola T297 | BMW 2.0L I4 | 217 |
| 24 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 25 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Louis Krages Dieter Schornstein Philippe Gurdjian | Porsche 935/77 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 182 |
Did Not Finish
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | IMSA +2.5 | 88 | Pozzi-Thompson JMS Racing | Jean-Claude Andruet Spartaco Dini | Ferrari 512BB | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | 251 |
| 26 | S +2.0 | 19 | IBEC Racing Developments, Ltd. | Guy Edwards Ian Grob | IBEC P6 (Hesketh 308LM) | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 195 |
| 27 | S +2.0 | 5 | Martini Racing Porsche System | Jacky Ickx Henri Pescarolo Jochen Mass | Porsche 936/78 | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | 255 |
| 28 | S +2.0 | 1 | Renault Sport | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Patrick Depailler | Renault Alpine A443 | Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | 279 |
| 29 | IMSA +2.5 | 87 | Luigi Chinetti Sr. | Jacques Guérin Jean-Pierre Delauney Gregg Young | Ferrari 512BB | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | 232 |
| 30 | GTP 3.0 | 76 | WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl | Christine Dacremont Marianne Hoepfner | WM P76 | Peugeot PRV 2.7L V6 | ? |
| 31 | S 2.0 | 30 | ROC La Pierre du Nord | Jacques Henry Albert Dufrene Max Cohen-Olivar | Chevron B36 | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 195 |
| 32 | IMSA +2.5 | 89 | Pozzi-Thompson JMS Racing | Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Louis Lafosse | Ferrari 512BB | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | ? |
| 33 | GTP +3.0 | 78 | WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl | Christian Debias Xavier Mathiot Marc Sourd | WM P78 | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | 186 |
| 34 | GT +3.0 | 68 | Hervé Poulain | Edgar Dören Gerhard Holup Hervé Poulain Roman Feitler | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 167 |
| 35 | S 2.0 | 27 | Mogil Motors Ltd. with Kores Racing | Tony Charnell Robin Smith Fréderic Alliot Richard Jones | Chevron B31 | Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | 180 |
| 36 | IMSA +2.5 | 91 | Dick Barbour Racing | Bob Garretson Steve Earle Robert Akin | Porsche 935/77 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 159 |
| 37 | S 2.0 | 29 | ROC Modylook | Michel Dubois Daniel Gache Julien Sanchez | Chevron B36 | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | ? |
| 38 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 48 | Haberthur / Mecarillos Racing Team | Herbert Müller Claude Haldi "Nico" | Porsche 935/76 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 140 |
| 39 | S +2.0 | 12 | Simon Phillips Racing BATCO France | Nick Faure John Beasley Simon Phillips Martin Raymond | De Cadenet-Lola T380 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 99 |
| 40 | S 2.0 | 32 | Dorset Racing Associates with Kelly Girl | Ian Harrower Tony Birchenhough Miss Juliette Slaughter Brian Joscelyn | Lola T294 | Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | ? |
| 41 | S 2.0 | 26 | G.V.E.A. | Georges Morand Eric Vaugnat Christian Blanc | Lola T296 | Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | ? |
| 42 | S 2.0 | 21 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | Jean-Marie Lemerle Alain Levié Pierre-François Rousselot | Lola T294 | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | ? |
| 43 | S +2.0 | 3 | Renault Sport | Derek Bell Jean-Pierre Jarier | Renault Alpine A442A | Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | 162 |
| 44 | GT 3.0 | 65 | Joël Laplacette | Antoine Salamin Gerard Vial Yves Courage Joël Laplacette | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3L Turbo Flat-6 | ? |
| 45 | S 2.0 | 34 | BMW Great Britain with Toleman Delivery |  Dieter Quester Tom Walkinshaw Rad Dougall | Osella PA6 | BMW 2.0L I4 | 113 |
| 46 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 94 | Whittington Bros. Racing | Don Whittington Bill Whittington Franz Konrad | Porsche 935/77 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 41 |
| 47 | GT +3.0 | 69 | Ravenel Fréres | Willy Braillard Philippe Dagoreau Jean-Louis Ravenel Jean Ravenel | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ? |
| 48 | S +2.0 | 11 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. | Sam Posey Michel Leclere | Mirage M9 | Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | 33 |
| 49 | GT +3.0 | 61 | Auto Daniel Urcun | Guy Chasseuil Jean-Claude Lefévre Marcel Mignot | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | ? |
| 50 | GTP +3.0 | 77 | WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl | Jean-Daniel Raulet Marcel Mamers | WM P77 | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | 44 |
| 51 | IMSA +2.5 | 85 | Ecurie Francorchamps | Teddy Pilette Jean Blaton Raymond Touroul | Ferrari 512BB | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | 39 |
| 52 | IMSA +2.5 | 84 | Brad Friselle Racing Wynn's Belgium | Brad Friselle Robert Kirby John Hotchkis | Chevrolet Monza | Chevrolet 5.7L V8 | 30 |
| 53 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 46 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Martin Raymond "Steve" Mike Franey | Porsche 935/77 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 34 |
| 54 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 47 | Weisberg Gelo Racing Team | John Fitzpatrick Toine Hezemans | Porsche 935/77 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 19 |
| 55 | S 2.0 | 33 | Dorset Racing Associates Cloud Engineering | Bob Evans Martin Birrane Richard Down Richard Bond | Lola T294 | Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | ? |
