Jean-Louis Lafosse (F)
Last name
Lafosse
First names
Jean-Louis Gabriel
Nickname
Nationality
France 
Born the
15/03/1939 - Dakar (Sénégal)
Dead the
13/06/1981 - Mulsanne (Sarthe)
Comment
Accident mortel avant mulsanne
10 participations in the 24h of Le Mans
| Year | Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires |
Class | Drivers | Laps Dist Avg. Best Lap |
Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 7th | 34 | No photo available | Scuderia Filipinetti (CH) | FERRARI 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Michelin |
GTS (3rd) |
'Mike' Parkes (GB) Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) Jean-Jacques Cochet (CH) |
301 laps 4110.050 km 171.250 km/h |
|
| 1973 | Retired |
7 | No photo available | Equipe Gitanes Cigarettes France (F) | LOLA T282 | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Goodyear |
S |
Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) Reine Wisell (S) Hughes de Fierlant (B) |
164 laps 2236.960 km 3:51.100 |
pompe à huile / embrayage (20eme heure) |
| 1974 | Retired |
18 |
|
North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI Dino 308 GT4 | Ferrari 2927 V8 à 90° Goodyear |
S |
Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) Giancarlo Gagliardi (I) |
30 laps 409.200 km 4:34.100 |
Embrayage, arbre de roue (4eme heure) |
| 1975 | 2nd | 5 | No photo available | Automobiles Ligier - Gitanes (F) | LIGIER JS2 | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Michelin |
S (2nd) |
Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) Guy Chasseuil (F) |
335 laps 4573.400 km 190.550 km/h 4:00.700 |
|
| 1976 | 2nd | 10 | No photo available | Grand Touring Cars Inc (USA) | MIRAGE GR8 | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Goodyear |
VI (2nd) |
Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) François Migault (F) |
339 laps 4620.790 km 192.530 km/h 3:55.100 Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) |
|
| 1977 | Retired |
85 | No photo available | WM AEREM (F) | WM P77 | Peugeot PRV ZNS4 2664 V6 à 90° Turbo Michelin |
GTP |
Marc Sourd (F) [NP] Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) Xavier Mathiot (F) |
4:12.500 Xavier Mathiot (F) |
hors-course (15eme heure) |
| 1978 | Retired |
89 |
|
Pozzi Thomson JMS Racing (F) | FERRARI 512 BB | Ferrari 4942 F12 Michelin |
IMSA |
Claude Ballot-Léna (F) Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) |
4:07.000 |
Transmission (18eme heure) |
| 1979 | Retired |
37 |
|
Gelo Sportswear International (D) | PORSCHE 935 | Porsche 930/78 2994 F6 Turbo Goodyear |
V |
John Fitzpatrick (GB) Harald Grohs (D) Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) |
3:53.500 Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) |
moteur (16eme heure) |
| 1980 | Retired |
41 |
|
Porsche Kremer Racing Team (D) | PORSCHE 935 K3 | Porsche 2995 F6 Bi-turbo Dunlop |
V |
'Ted' Field (USA) 'Danny' Ongais (USA) Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) |
89 laps 1212.710 km 3:48.900 'Danny' Ongais (USA) |
Piston cassé (7eme heure) |
| 1981 | Retired |
25 |
|
Jean Rondeau / Calberson (F) | RONDEAU M379C | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Goodyear |
VI |
Jean Ragnotti (F) Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) |
28 laps 381.520 km 3:46.500 Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) |
accident mortel de Jean-Louis Lafosse (3eme heure) |