Last name
Thompson
First names
Richard Knight
Nickname
Dick
Nationality
United States of America United States of America
Born the
09/07/1920 - Washington (District of Columbia - USA)
Dead the
14/09/2014 - Wellington (Floride - USA)
Year Pos Number Photo Team Car Engine
Tires
Class Drivers Laps
Dist
Avg.
Best Lap
Retired
1960 Retired
2 No photo available Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) CHEVROLET Corvette Chevrolet
4640 V8 à 90°
Firestone
GT 'Dick' Thompson (USA)
'Fred' Windridge (USA)
207 laps
2786.420 km

4:26.200 

Moteur (20eme heure)

1961 4th 7 No photo available Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) MASERATI Tipo 63 Maserati
2989 V12 à 60°
Dunlop
S
(3rd)
'Augie' Pabst (USA)
'Dick' Thompson (USA)
311 laps
4181.890 km

174.240 km/h
4:03.500 

1962 Retired
3 No photo available Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) MASERATI Tipo 151/1 Coupé Maserati
3944 V8
Dunlop
EXP 'Bill' Kimberly (USA)
'Dick' Thompson (USA)
62 laps
834.580 km

3:59.900 

Sortie route (6eme heure)

1965 8th 11 No photo available A.C. Cars Ltd (GB) AC SHELBY COBRA - Ford Daytona Coupé Ford
4727 V8 à 90°
Goodyear
(Plaq.: 1X013)
GT
(3rd)
'Jack' Sears (GB)
'Dick' Thompson (USA)
303 laps
4076.120 km

169.830 km/h
3:54.800 

1966 Retired
7 See car Alan Mann Racing Ltd (GB) FORD GT40 MKII Ford 427
6981 V8 à 90°
P Graham Hill (GB)
Brian Muir (AUS)
[NP] 'Dick' Thompson (USA)
110 laps
1480.710 km

3:33.100 

Suspension, à maison blanche (9eme heure)

1967 Retired
14 No photo available JW Automotive Engineering (GB) MIRAGE M 1(Ford GT40 Lightweight) Ford
5100 V8
P David Piper (GB)
'Dick' Thompson (USA)
59 laps
794.190 km

3:36.300 

moteur (5eme heure)

1968 Retired
22 No photo available Howmet Corporation (USA) HOWMET TX Continental TS325-1
2958 Turbine
Goodyear
SP 'Dick' Thompson (USA)
'Ray' Heppenstall (USA)
84 laps
1131.390 km
 

sortie de route (9eme heure)


Year Pos Number Photo Team Car Engine
Tires
Class Drivers Laps
Avg.
Best Lap
1960 6th 1 No photo available Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) CHEVROLET Corvette Chevrolet 
4637 V8
GT Briggs Cunningham (USA)
'Dick' Thompson (USA)
4:26.800
181.630 km/h  
1967 18th 14 No photo available JW (John Wyer) Automotive Engineering (GB) FORD Mirage M1 (Ford GT40 Lightweight) Ford
4700 V8 à 90°
P 'Dick' Thompson (USA)
Richard Attwood (GB)
David Piper (GB)
4:22.300
187.740 km/h  

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