Martin Birrane (IRL)
Last name
Birrane
First names
Martin Brenden
Nickname
Nationality
Ireland 
Born the
19/08/1935 - Ballina (Irlande)
Dead the
09/06/2018 - Dublin (Irlande)
9 participations in the 24h of Le Mans
| Year | Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires |
Class | Drivers | Laps Dist Avg. Best Lap |
Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Unclassified | 31 |
|
Dorset Racing Association (GB) | LOLA T294S | Ford Cosworth 1950 S4 Goodyear |
VI/-2l (2nd) |
Ian Harrower (GB) Martin Birrane (IRL) Ernst Berg (NL) Richard Down (GB) |
212 laps 2891.680 km 120.480 km/h 4:09.800 Ernst Berg (NL) |
Distance parcourue insuffisante |
| 1978 | Retired |
33 |
|
Cloud Engineering Ltd. - Dorset (GB) | LOLA T294S | Ford Cosworth FVC 1996 S4 Goodyear |
VI/-2l |
'Bob' Evans (GB) Martin Birrane (IRL) Richard Down (GB) Richard Bond (GB) |
4:19.900 |
Chassis cassé (4eme heure) |
| 1980 | 22th | 29 |
|
Dorset Racing Associates (GB) | LOLA T297/8 | Ford DBG 1980 S4 Dunlop |
VI -2l (3rd) |
Peter Clark (GB) 'Nick' Mason (GB) Martin Birrane (IRL) |
264 laps 3597.260 km 149.880 km/h 4:13.200 Peter Clark (GB) |
|
| 1981 | Retired |
21 |
|
Alain de Cadenet / Dorset Racing Associates (GB) | DE CADENET LM | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Dunlop |
VI |
Martin Birrane (IRL) 'Nick' Faure (GB) Vivian Candy (IRL) |
171 laps 2330.040 km 3:52.400 Vivian Candy (IRL) |
roulement de boite (19eme heure) |
| 1982 | Retired |
55 | No photo available | Chevron Racing Cars (GB) | CHEVRON B36B | Ford Cosworth BDX 1975 S4 Avon |
VI/-2l |
Martin Birrane (IRL) John Sheldon (GB) Neil Crang (AUS) |
57 laps 776.680 km 4:15.700 John Sheldon (GB) |
Boîte de vitesses (6eme heure) |
| 1983 | Retired |
43 | No photo available | Peer Racing (GB) | FORD C100 | Ford Cosworth 2998 V8 à 90° Goodyear |
Gr C |
François Migault (F) David Kennedy (IRL) Martin Birrane (IRL) |
16 laps 218.010 km 3:51.600 François Migault (F) |
Pression d'essence (2eme heure) |
| 1985 | 15th | 151 |
|
Helmut Gall (D) | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3498 S6 Avon |
Gr B (1st) |
Edgar Dören (D) Martin Birrane (IRL) Jean-Paul Libert (B) |
306 laps 4175.940 km 173.990 km/h 4:05.200 Edgar Dören (D) |
|
| 1986 | Retired |
89 |
|
Lucky Strike Schanche (NOR) | ARGO JM19 | Zakspeed 1850 S4 Turbo Goodyear |
Gr C2 |
Martin Birrane (IRL) Torgjer Kleppe (NOR) Martin Schanche (NOR) |
1 laps 13.520 km 5:58.900 |
moteur (1eme heure) |
| 1988 | Retired |
127 | No photo available | Chamberlain Engineering (GB) | SPICE Fiero SE86C | Hart 418T 1873 S4 Turbo Avon |
C2 |
'Nick' Adams (GB) Martin Birrane (IRL) Richard Jones (GB) [NP] 'Bobby' Ore (USA) |
223 laps 3018.300 km 3:40.790 |
transmission (18eme heure) |