24h of Le Mans 1974
42nd edition
Date
15/16 Juin
Weather
Chaud et ensoleillé
Race Director
Charles Deutsch
Departure given by
M. Olivier GUICHARD, Ministre de l'Industrie
Track
13,640 km
Number of competitors
49
Pacecar
Porsche 911
Best Lap
Jean-Pierre Jarier : 3'42''7 sur MATRA SIMCA 680 (N° 6)
Moy. : 220,494 km/h
Moy. : 220,494 km/h
Class
S : Sport
GTS : Grand Tourisme Spécial
TS : Tourisme Special
GTS : Grand Tourisme Spécial
TS : Tourisme Special
| Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires Numberplate Chassis |
Class | Drivers | Laps Dist Avg. Best Lap |
Qualif Pos Best Lap Avg. Driver |
Stand stops Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |
|
Equipe Gitanes (F) | MATRA SIMCA MS 670B | Matra MS73 2993 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 670 B-02) |
S (1st) |
Henri Pescarolo (F) Gérard Larrousse (F) |
338 laps 4606.570 km 191.940 km/h 3:43.000 |
1 3:35.800 227.540 km/h Gérard Larrousse (F) |
|
| 2nd | 22 |
|
Martini Racing Team (D) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR Turbo | Porsche 911/78 2142 F6 Turbo Dunlop (N° 911 460 9102 R13) |
S (2nd) |
'Gijs' van Lennep (NL) Herbert Müller (CH) |
332 laps 4527.450 km 188.640 km/h 3:57.700 |
7 3:52.400 211.290 km/h |
|
| 3rd | 9 |
|
Equipe Gitanes (F) | MATRA SIMCA MS 670B | Matra MS73 2993 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 670 B-05) |
S (3rd) |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F) François Migault (F) |
325 laps 4429.220 km 184.550 km/h 3:43.600 |
6 3:44.200 219.010 km/h François Migault (F) |
|
| 4th | 11 |
|
Gulf Research Racing Co (GB) | GULF GR 7 | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Firestone (N° 704) |
S (4th) |
Derek Bell (GB) 'Mike' Hailwood (GB) |
317 laps 4323.970 km 180.160 km/h 3:46.800 |
4 3:41.300 221.880 km/h |
|
| 5th | 71 |
|
Raymond Touroul (F) | FERRARI 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Michelin (N° 14407) |
GTS (1st) |
Cyril Grandet (F) Dominique 'Segard' (Bardini) (F) |
314 laps 4280.500 km 178.350 km/h 4:19.300 |
19 4:17.600 190.620 km/h |
|
| 6th | 54 |
|
North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 14141) |
GTS (2nd) |
'Dave' Heinz (USA) Alain Cudini (F) |
312 laps 4262.230 km 177.590 km/h 4:19.200 |
34 4:23.200 186.560 km/h |
|
| 7th | 66 |
|
Porsche Club Romand (CH) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2993 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 460 9058) |
GTS (3rd) |
Bernard Chenevière (CH) Peter Zbinden (CH) Michel Dubois (F) |
312 laps 4260.950 km 177.540 km/h 4:19.400 |
32 4:22.800 186.300 km/h |
|
| 8th | 15 |
|
Automobiles Ligier (F) | LIGIER JS2 | Maserati 2991 V6 à 90° Michelin |
S (5th) |
Jacques Laffite (F) Alain Serpaggi (F) |
310 laps 4231.710 km 176.320 km/h 4:04.100 |
12 3:58.700 205.710 km/h |
|
| 9th | 1 |
|
North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI 312 P 'CanAm 1969' | Ferrari 312 2998 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 0872) |
S (6th) |
Teodoro Zeccoli (I) Jean-Claude Andruet (F) |
299 laps 4071.650 km 169.650 km/h 4:11.200 |
24 4:18.000 190.320 km/h Jean-Claude Andruet (F) |
|
| 10th | 70 |
|
ASA Cachia (F) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2993 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 460 9059) |
GTS (4th) |
Raymond Touroul (F) Henri Cachia (F) Denis Rua (F) |
288 laps 3934.400 km 163.930 km/h 4:19.500 |
22 4:17.600 190.620 km/h |
|
| 11th | 56 |
|
North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 16407) |
GTS (5th) |
Christian Ethuin (F) Lucien Guitteny (F) |
285 laps 3891.530 km 162.140 km/h 4:24.100 |
31 4:22.600 186.990 km/h Christian Ethuin (F) |
|
| 12th | 69 |
|
Lucien Nageotte (F) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2993 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 460 9029) |
GTS (6th) |
Lucien Nageotte (F) Pierre Laffeach (F) Jean-François Jaunet (F) [NP] Dominique Thiry (F) |
277 laps 3776.170 km 157.340 km/h 4:23.200 |
41 4:26.500 184.250 km/h |
|
| 13th | 59 |
|
Pierre Mauroy (F) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2993 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 460 9031) |
GTS (7th) |
Annie Charlotte Verney (F) Pierre Mauroy (F) Martine Rénier (F) |
277 laps 3773.330 km 157.220 km/h 4:29.800 |
46 4:34.000 179.210 km/h Pierre Mauroy (F) |
|
| 14th | 63 |
|
Jean-Claude Lagniez (F) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2993 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 460 9034) |
GTS (8th) |
Jean-Claude Lagniez (F) Gérard Meo (F) Jean Egreteaud (F) |
274 laps 3742.720 km 155.940 km/h 4:25.700 |
40 4:26.300 184.390 km/h |
|
| 15th | 86 |
|
Jean-Claude Aubriet (F) | BMW 3.0 CSL 3.5 | BMW 3498 S6 Michelin |
TS (1st) |
Jean-Claude Aubriet (F) 'Depnic' (Jean-Claude Depince) (F) |
270 laps 3677.930 km 153.240 km/h 4:23.200 |
28 4:21.500 187.770 km/h |
|
| 16th | 57 |
|
Marcel Mignot (F) | FERRARI 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Michelin (N° 13367) |
GTS (9th) |
Marcel Mignot (F) Harry Jones (USA) |
267 laps 3638.960 km 151.620 km/h 4:26.200 |
37 4:24.800 185.430 km/h Marcel Mignot (F) |
|
| 17th | 30 |
|
Christine - Ecurie Seiko (B) | CHEVRON B23 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1790 S4 Firestone |
S-2000 (1st) |
'Christine' (Christine Beckers) (B) Yvette Fontaine (B) Marie Laurent (F) |
265 laps 3618.100 km 150.750 km/h 4:30.700 |
47 4:36.700 177.460 km/h |
|
| 18th | 51 |
|
Henri Greder (F) | CHEVROLET Corvette | Chevrolet 6993 V8 à 90° Michelin (N° 194679-S-706401) |
GTS (10th) |
Henri Greder (F) Marie-Claude 'Beaumont' (Charmasson) (F) |
254 laps 3461.370 km 144.220 km/h 4:25.400 |
36 4:24.700 185.500 km/h |
|
| 19th | 65 |
|
Christian Poirot (F) | PORSCHE 908/02 | Porsche 908 2997 F8 Dunlop (N° 908-02016) |
S (7th) |
Christian Poirot (F) Jean Rondeau (F) |
252 laps 3433.660 km 143.060 km/h 4:24.100 |
25 4:18.100 190.250 km/h |
|
| 20th | 73 |
|
Paul Blancpain - Toad Hall (CH/USA) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2993 F6 Goodyear (N° 911 460 9049) |
GTS (11th) |
'Mike' Keyser (USA) 'Milt' Minter (USA) Paul Blancpain (CH) |
247 laps 3367.370 km 140.300 km/h 4:20.100 |
33 4:23.200 186.560 km/h |
|
| Unclassified | 25 |
|
Automobiles Mazda (J) | SIGMA MC 74 - Mazda 12A | Mazda 12A 2992 2 Rotatif Dunlop |
S (8th) |
Yasuhiro Okamoto (J) Harakuni Takahashi (J) Yojiro Terada (J) |
155 laps 2119.510 km 88.310 km/h 4:21.200 |
27 4:20.400 188.570 km/h |
Distance parcourue insuffisante |
| Retired | 72 |
|
Polifac Gelo Racing Team (D) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2993 F6 Firestone (N° 911 360 0847) |
GTS |
Franz Pesch (D) Jürgen Barth (D) Georg Loos (D) |
227 laps 3096.280 km 4:19.700 |
20 4:17.600 190.620 km/h |
Piston crevé (23eme heure) |
| Retired | 62 |
|
Ecurie Francorchamps (B) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2993 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 460 9072) |
GTS |
Hughes de Fierlant (B) Richard Bond (GB) 'Jean Beurlys' (Jean Blaton) (B) |
4:20.700 |
30 4:22.200 187.270 km/h |
embrayage (19eme heure) |
| Retired | 67 |
|
Porsche Club Romand (CH) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2993 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 360 0960) |
GTS |
William Vollery (CH) Eric Chapuis (CH) Roger Dorchy (F) |
4:29.500 |
42 4:26.500 184.250 km/h |
Piston crevé (19eme heure) |
| Retired | 44 |
|
Gérard Cuynet (F) | PORSCHE 910 | Porsche 1998 F6 Goodyear (N° 910-014) |
S-2000 |
Gérard Cuynet (F) Yves Evrard (F) [NP] Jean-Louis Gama (F) |
143 laps 1950.520 km 4:23.800 |
44 4:28.200 183.080 km/h |
Embrayage (17eme heure) |
| Retired | 90 |
|
Shark Team (F) | FORD Capri LV | Ford 2990 V6 Dunlop |
TS |
Jean-Claude Geurie (F) Serge Godard (F) Dominique Fornage (F) |
186 laps 2537.040 km 4:30.900 |
45 4:31.100 181.120 km/h |
Alimentation (16eme heure) |
| Retired | 43 |
|
Racing Organisation Course (F) | LOLA T292 | Roc Simca 1997 S4 Firestone (N° T292HU46) |
S-2000 |
'Jimmy' Mieusset (F) Fred Stalder (F) François Servanin (F) |
145 laps 1977.800 km 4:22.800 |
14 4:07.900 198.070 km/h |
alimentation (15eme heure) |
| Retired | 10 |
|
Alain de Cadenet (GB) | DE CADENET LM | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Firestone (N° LM01) |
S |
'Chris' Craft (GB) John Nicholson (NZ) |
163 laps 2223.320 km 3:54.700 |
8 3:52.400 211.290 km/h 'Chris' Craft (GB) |
accident (15eme heure) |
| Retired | 64 |
|
Polifac Gelo Racing Team (D) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2993 F6 Firestone (N° 911 460 9077) |
GTS |
Georg Loos (D) Clemens Schickentanz (D) Jürgen Barth (D) |
4:17.000 |
21 4:17.600 190.620 km/h |
allumage (14eme heure) |
| Retired | 87 |
|
BMW Jolly Club (I) | BMW 3.0 CSL 3.5 | BMW 3498 S6 Dunlop |
TS |
Manfred Mohr (D) Martino Finotto (I) Carlo Facetti (I) |
145 laps 1977.800 km 4:19.100 |
17 4:14.200 193.170 km/h |
joint de culasse (14eme heure) |
| Retired | 61 |
|
Robert Buchet (F) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2993 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 460 9070) |
GTS |
Claude Ballot-Léna (F) 'Vic' Elford (GB) |
134 laps 1827.760 km 4:16.100 |
18 4:15.500 192.180 km/h |
Boîte de vitesses (11eme heure) |
| Retired | 17 |
|
Ortega Ecuador Marlboro Team (ECU) | PORSCHE 908/02 | Porsche 908 2995 F8 Goodyear (N° 908-013) |
S |
Fausto Merello (ECU) Guillermo Ortega (ECU) Lothar Ranft (ECU) |
122 laps 1664.080 km 4:03.800 |
13 4:01.700 203.160 km/h |
Moteur cassé (11eme heure) |
| Retired | 6 |
|
Equipe Gitanes (F) | MATRA SIMCA MS 680 | Matra MS73 2993 V12 à 60° Dunlop (N° 680 B (670 B03)) |
S |
Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) Jean-Pierre Jarier (F) |
60 laps 818.400 km 3:42.700 |
2 3:36.800 226.490 km/h Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) |
Bielle (9eme heure) |
| Retired | 8 |
|
Equipe Gitanes (F) | MATRA SIMCA MS 670B | Matra MS73 2993 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 670 B-02) |
S |
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F) 'Bob' Wollek (F) José Dolhem (F) |
107 laps 1459.480 km 3:42.800 |
5 3:41.600 221.580 km/h 'Bob' Wollek (F) |
moteur, bielle (9eme heure) |
| Retired | 14 |
|
Automobiles Ligier (F) | LIGIER JS2 | Maserati 2991 V6 à 90° Michelin |
S |
Guy Chasseuil (F) Michel Leclere (F) |
45 laps 613.800 km 4:07.400 |
10 3:56.400 207.710 km/h |
soupapes (9eme heure) |
| Retired | 28 | No photo | Michel Dupont Scato (CH) | LOLA T284 | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Firestone (N° T280/4-HU2) |
S |
Heinz Schulthess (CH) Michel Lateste (F) Gérard Cayeux (F) |
87 laps 1186.680 km 3:54.900 |
9 3:55.100 208.860 km/h |
joint de culasse (8eme heure) |
| Retired | 21 |
|
Martini Racing Team (D) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR Turbo | Porsche 911/78 2142 F6 Turbo Dunlop (N° 911 460 9101 R12) |
S |
Helmut Koinigg (AUT) Manfred Schurti (LIE) |
49 laps 668.360 km 4:03.400 |
11 3:58.100 206.230 km/h |
incendie, rupture embrayage (8eme heure) |
| Retired | 46 |
|
Rebaque Rojas Racing Team (MEX) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2992 F6 Goodyear (N° 911 360 0328 R4) |
S |
'Memo' (Guillermo) Rojas (MEX) Hector Rebaque (MEX) |
108 laps 1473.120 km 4:25.100 |
39 4:25.700 184.900 km/h |
allumage, boite de vitesses (7eme heure) |
| Retired | 68 |
|
Samson Kremer Team (D) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2993 F6 Dunlop |
GTS |
Hans Heyer (D) Paul Keller (CH) Erwin Kremer (D) |
43 laps 586.520 km 4:15.100 |
15 4:11.300 195.390 km/h |
Pignon de l'allumeur, Rupture de piston (6eme heure) |
| Retired | 19 |
|
Wicky Racing Team (CH) | PORSCHE 908/02 | Porsche 908 2995 F8 Firestone (N° 908-009) |
S |
André Wicky (CH) Jacques Boucard (F) 'Novestile' (Louis Cosson) (F) |
82 laps 1118.480 km 4:21.800 |
43 4:26.800 184.040 km/h |
Boite à vitesses (6eme heure) |
| Retired | 12 |
|
Gulf Research Racing Co (GB) | GULF GR 7 | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Firestone (N° 701) |
S |
'Vern' Schuppan (AUS) Reine Wisell (S) |
40 laps 545.600 km 3:44.600 |
3 3:41.200 221.980 km/h |
Vilebrequin, Transmission, à Mulsanne (5eme heure) |
| Retired | 23 | No photo | Mamers-Grac-Gotti-Meca (F) | GRAC-GOTTI MT20 | Chrysler-Simca JRD 1994 S4 Goodyear (N° 005) |
S-2000 |
Max Mamers (F) Xavier Lapeyre (F) |
39 laps 531.960 km 4:30.300 |
48 4:37.100 177.200 km/h |
Soupapes (5eme heure) |
| Retired | 58 |
|
Escuderia Montjuich (SP) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2993 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 460 9058) |
GTS |
Claude Haldi (CH) José Maria Fernandez (SP) Jean-Marc Seguin (F) |
93 laps 1268.520 km 4:18.600 |
26 4:19.800 189.000 km/h Claude Haldi (CH) |
Ressorts de soupapes cassés (5eme heure) |
| Retired | 60 |
|
Louis Meznarie (F) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2993 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 360 0885) |
GTS |
Hubert Striebig (F) Hugues Kirschhoffer (F) Jean-Louis Chateau (F) |
23 laps 313.720 km 4:27.200 |
35 4:23.900 185.520 km/h |
Sortie de piste, Casse moteur (4eme heure) |
| Retired | 52 |
|
Wicky Racing Team (CH) | DE TOMASO PANTERA | Ford 5772 V8 à 90° Firestone |
GTS |
Max Cohen-Olivar (MAR) Philippe Carron (CH) |
16 laps 218.240 km 4:47.200 |
49 4:43.600 173.140 km/h |
Soupapes grillées, Pignon de l'allumeur (4eme heure) |
| Retired | 18 |
|
North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI Dino 308 GT4 | Ferrari 2927 V8 à 90° Goodyear (N° 08020) |
S |
Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) Giancarlo Gagliardi (I) |
30 laps 409.200 km 4:34.100 |
38 4:25.300 185.080 km/h |
Embrayage, arbre de roue (4eme heure) |
| Retired | 27 | No photo | Michel Dupont Scato (CH) | CHEVRON B23/26 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1790 S4 Firestone |
S-2000 |
Michel Dupont (CH) Gregor Fischer (CH) Daniel Brillat (F) |
3 laps 40.920 km 4:37.900 |
16 4:13.200 193.930 km/h |
Fuite d'huile et d'essence, segment cassé (3eme heure) |
| Retired | 31 | No photo | Ecurie Tibidabo (SP) | PORSCHE 908/03 | Porsche 908 2997 F8 Goodyear (N° 908-013) |
S |
'Paco ' Torredemer (SP) Juan Fernandez (SP) Bernard Tramont (F) |
12 laps 163.680 km 4:19.400 |
23 4:18.000 190.320 km/h |
boite à vitesses (3eme heure) |
| Retired | 55 |
|
North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 16343) |
GTS |
Jean-Pierre Paoli (F) Alain Couderc (F) |
4 laps 54.560 km 4:19.600 |
29 4:21.500 187.770 km/h Jean-Pierre Paoli (F) |
sortie de piste (2eme heure) |
| Not qualified | 98 |
|
Claude Buchet (F) | MAZDA RX-3 | Mazda 12A 2992 2 Rotatif Firestone |
TS |
Claude Buchet (F) Francis Canal (F) Jean-Paul 'Agere' (Andrault) (F) |
50 4:50.6 168.970 km/h |
Non qualifié, temps essais |