Qualifying
24h of Le Mans 1972
Date
Mercredi 7/06 de 18h à 23h et Jeudi 8/06 de 18h à 22h
Weather
Ensolellé, pluie samedi soir et dernière heure
Race Director
Charles Deutsch
Number of competitors
55
Track
13,640 km (nouvelle portion sinueuse entre la sortie d'Arnage et le virage Ford en évitant maison-blanche)
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 | Best lap Avg. Laps Driver |
Qualif 1 Laps |
Qualif 2 Laps |
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| 1st | 14 | No photo | Equipe Matra-Simca Shell (F) | MATRA SIMCA MS 670 | Matra MS72 2999 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 670-02) |
S | François Cevert (F) Howden Ganley (NZ) |
3:42.200 220.990 km/h François Cevert (F) |
4:11.000 | 3:42.200 |
| 2nd | 15 | No photo | Equipe Matra-Simca Shell (F) | MATRA SIMCA MS 670 | Matra MS72 2999 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 670-01) |
S | Henri Pescarolo (F) Graham Hill (GB) |
3:44.900 218.330 km/h Henri Pescarolo (F) |
4:15.900 | 3:44.900 |
| 3rd | 12 | No photo | Equipe Matra-Simca Shell (F) | MATRA SIMCA MS 670 | Matra MS72 2999 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 670-03) |
S | Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) 'Chris' Amon (NZ) |
3:46.000 217.270 km/h Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) |
4:16.400 | 3:46.000 |
| 4th | 19 | No photo | Autodelta SpA (I) | ALFA ROMEO Tipo 33TT3 | Alfa Romeo 300 2993 V8 Goodyear (N° 11572003) |
S | Rolf Stommelen (D) 'Nanni' Galli (I) |
3:47.000 216.310 km/h Rolf Stommelen (D) |
4:13.400 | 3:47.000 |
| 5th | 8 | No photo | Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland (CH) | LOLA T280 | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Goodyear (N° HU2) |
S | 'Jo' Bonnier (S) Gérard Larrousse (F) 'Gijs' van Lennep (NL) |
3:50.000 213.490 km/h 'Jo' Bonnier (S) |
3:53.900 | 3:50.000 |
| 6th | 17 | No photo | Autodelta SpA (I) | ALFA ROMEO Tipo 33TT3 | Alfa Romeo 300 2993 V8 Goodyear (N° 11572002) |
S | 'Vic' Elford (GB) Helmut Marko (AUT) |
3:50.200 213.310 km/h |
4:12.300 | 3:50.200 |
| 7th | 16 | No photo | Equipe Matra-Simca Shell (F) | MATRA SIMCA MS 660 C | Matra MS12 2999 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 660-03) |
S | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F) David Hobbs (GB) |
3:52.600 211.100 km/h Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F) |
3:52.600 | |
| 8th | 18 | No photo | Autodelta SpA (I) | ALFA ROMEO Tipo 33TT3 | Alfa Romeo 300 2993 V8 Goodyear |
S | Nino Vaccarella (I) Andrea de Adamich (I) |
3:52.600 211.100 km/h Nino Vaccarella (I) |
4:14.300 | 3:52.600 |
| 9th | 7 | No photo | Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland (CH) | LOLA T280 | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Goodyear (N° HU1) |
S | Hughes de Fierlant (B) Jorge de Bagration (de Moukhrani) (SP) Mario Araujo Cabral (P) |
3:54.500 209.390 km/h Hughes de Fierlant (B) |
4:16.200 | 3:54.500 |
| 10th | 60 | No photo | Siffert ATE Racing (D) | PORSCHE 908 LH Coupé (Lang Heck) | Porsche 908 2997 F8 Dunlop (N° 908 026) |
S | Reinhold Joest (D) Michel Weber (D) Mario Casoni (I) |
4:03.300 201.820 km/h Reinhold Joest (D) |
4:11.800 | 4:03.300 |
| 11th | 68 | No photo | Duckham's Oil Motor Racing (GB) | DUCKHAM'S | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Dunlop (N° LM-1) |
S | Alain de Cadenet (GB) 'Chris' Craft (GB) |
4:03.900 201.320 km/h |
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| 12th | 76 | No photo | Jean Egreteaud (F) | PORSCHE 908/02 | Porsche 908 2997 F8 Dunlop (N° 908-025) |
S | Jean-Claude Lagniez (F) Raymond Touroul (F) |
4:15.700 192.030 km/h |
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| 13th | 6 | No photo | Hans-Dieter Weigel (D) | PORSCHE 908/02 | Porsche 908 2997 F8 Firestone (N° 908-022) |
S | Hans-Dieter Weigel (D) Helmut Krause (D) |
4:16.300 191.580 km/h |
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| 14th | 5 | No photo | Escuderia Montjuich (SP) | PORSCHE 908/03 | Porsche 908 2997 F8 Firestone (N° 908 013) |
S | Juan Fernandez (SP) 'Paco ' Torredemer (SP) Eugenio Baturone (SP) |
4:16.900 191.140 km/h |
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| 15th | 23 | No photo | Brian Robinson (GB) | CHEVRON B21 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1790 S4 Firestone |
S | Brian Robinson (GB) Jean Rondeau (F) |
4:17.000 191.060 km/h |
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| 16th | 72 | No photo | John Greenwood Racing (USA) | CHEVROLET Corvette | Chevrolet 6993 V8 à 90° BF Goodrich |
GTS | Bernard Darniche (F) Alain Cudini (F) John Greenwood (USA) |
4:18.800 189.730 km/h Bernard Darniche (F) |
4:18.800 | |
| 17th | 27 | No photo | René Ligonnet (F) | LOLA T290 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1790 S4 Firestone (N° HU26) |
S | René Ligonnet (F) Barrie Smith (AUS) |
4:20.100 188.780 km/h |
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| 18th | 67 | No photo | Christian Poirot (F) | PORSCHE 908/02 | Porsche 908 2997 F6 Dunlop (N° 908-016) |
S | Christian Poirot (F) Philippe Farjon (F) |
4:20.200 188.710 km/h |
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| 19th | 65 | No photo | Novestille (F) | PORSCHE 910 | Porsche 2379 F6 Dunlop |
S | 'Novestile' (Louis Cosson) (F) Jean-Louis Ravenel (F) |
4:21.600 187.700 km/h |
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| 20th | 75 | No photo | Charles Pozzi (F) | FERRARI 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Michelin (N° 14407) |
GTS | François Migault (F) Daniel Rouveyran (F) |
4:21.700 187.630 km/h François Migault (F) |
4:21.700 | |
| 21th | 58 | No photo | Bosch Racing Team (AUT) | PORSCHE 908/02 | Porsche 908 2997 F8 Dunlop (N° 908-008) |
S | Walter Roser (AUT) Otto Stuppacher (AUT) |
4:23.100 186.030 km/h |
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| 22th | 74 | No photo | North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 15685) |
GTS | 'Sam' Posey (USA) 'Tony' Adamowicz (USA) |
4:23.100 186.030 km/h 'Sam' Posey (USA) |
4:23.100 | |
| 23th | 21 | No photo | Automobiles Ligier (F) | LIGIER JS2 | Maserati 2991 V6 à 90° Michelin |
S | Guy Ligier (F) Jean-François Piot (F) |
4:24.200 185.850 km/h |
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| 24th | 24 | No photo | Wicky Racing Team (CH) | PORSCHE 907 | Porsche 1981 F6 Firestone (N° 907 005) |
S | Peter Mattli (CH) Hervé Bayard (F) Walter Brun (CH) |
4:24.400 185.710 km/h |
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| 25th | 38 | No photo | North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 13855) |
GTS | Jean-Pierre Jarier (F) Claude Buchet (F) |
4:24.700 185.560 km/h |
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| 26th | 36 | No photo | Ecurie Francorchamps (B) | FERRARI 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Michelin (N° 15373) |
GTS | Derek Bell (GB) 'Teddy' Pilette (B) Richard Bond (GB) |
4:25.100 185.220 km/h Derek Bell (GB) |
4:55.900 | 4:25.100 |
| 27th | 37 | No photo | Maranello Concessionaires (GB) | FERRARI 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Michelin (N° 15681) |
GTS | Peter Westbury (GB) John Hine (GB) |
4:25.300 185.080 km/h Peter Westbury (GB) |
4:25.300 | |
| 28th | 39 | No photo | Charles Pozzi (F) | FERRARI 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Michelin (N° 15667) |
GTS | Jean-Claude Andruet (F) Claude Ballot-Léna (F) |
4:25.400 185.100 km/h Jean-Claude Andruet (F) |
4:45.300 | 4:25.400 |
| 29th | 57 | No photo | North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 14141) |
GTS | Luigi Chinetti Jr 'Coco' (USA) Masten Gregory (USA) |
4:25.700 184.800 km/h Masten Gregory (USA) |
4:25.700 | |
| 30th | 80 | No photo | Porsche Kremer Racing Team (D) | PORSCHE 911 S | Porsche 2466 F6 |
GTS | John Fitzpatrick (GB) Erwin Kremer (D) |
4:25.900 184.670 km/h John Fitzpatrick (GB) |
4:25.900 | |
| 31th | 53 | No photo | Ford Deutschland (D) | FORD Capri 2600 RS | Ford 2940 V6 Dunlop |
TS | 'Jochen' Mass (D) Hans-Joachim Stuck Jr (D) |
4:25.900 184.670 km/h 'Jochen' Mass (D) |
4:34.500 | 4:25.900 |
| 32th | 69 | No photo | Michel Dupont (CH) | CHEVRON B19/21 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1790 S4 Firestone |
S | Michel Dupont (CH) Jean-Pierre Bodin (F) Paul Blancpain (CH) |
4:25.900 184.670 km/h Michel Dupont (CH) |
4:25.900 | |
| 33th | 34 | No photo | Scuderia Filipinetti (CH) | FERRARI 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Michelin (N° 15225) |
GTS | 'Mike' Parkes (GB) Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) Jean-Jacques Cochet (CH) |
4:26.100 184.530 km/h |
4:31.500 | 4:26.100 |
| 34th | 52 | No photo | Ford Deutschland (D) | FORD Capri 2600 RS | Ford 2940 V6 Dunlop |
TS | Dieter Glemser (D) 'Alex' Soler-Roig (SP) |
4:26.500 184.250 km/h |
4:43.300 | 4:26.500 |
| 35th | 54 | No photo | Ford Deutschland (D) | FORD Capri 2600 RS | Ford 2940 V6 Dunlop |
TS | Gerry Birrell (GB) Claude Bourgoignie (B) |
4:28.900 182.610 km/h |
4:47.600 | 4:28.900 |
| 36th | 61 | No photo | Wicky Racing Team (CH) | PORSCHE 908/02 | Porsche 908 2997 F8 Firestone (N° 908-02009) |
S | André Wicky (CH) Walter Brun (CH) |
4:29.000 182.540 km/h |
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| 37th | 35 | No photo | Scuderia Filipinetti (CH) | FERRARI 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Michelin (N° 14437) |
GTS | Bernard Chenevière (CH) Florian Vetsch (CH) Gérard Pillon (CH) |
4:29.100 182.470 km/h |
4:53.700 | 4:29.100 |
| 38th | 33 | No photo | Société Franco-Brittanic (F) | DE TOMASO PANTERA | Ford 351C 5763 V8 à 90° Goodyear (N° 2824) |
GTS | Guy Chasseuil (F) Jean Vinatier 'Jr' (F) |
4:29.400 182.270 km/h |
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| 39th | 26 | No photo | Veglia Grac Racing (F) | GRAC MT16 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1790 S4 |
S | Lionel Noghes (MCO) 'Cyprien' (Christian Mons) (F) |
4:30.4 181.590 km/h |
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| 40th | 28 | No photo | John Greenwood Racing (USA) | CHEVROLET Corvette | Chevrolet 6993 V8 à 90° BF Goodrich |
GTS | John Greenwood (USA) 'Dickie' Smothers (USA) |
4:31.200 181.060 km/h |
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| 41th | 79 | No photo | Jean-Pierre Gaban (B) | PORSCHE 911 S | Porsche 2341 F6 Dunlop |
GTS | Hermes Delbar (B) Roger Vanderschrick (B) |
4:33.900 179.270 km/h |
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| 42th | 42 | No photo | Claude Haldi (CH) | PORSCHE 911 S | Porsche 2492 F6 Dunlop |
GTS | Claude Haldi (CH) Paul Keller (CH) 'Gedehem' (Gérard Dantan-Merlin) (F) |
4:35.200 178.430 km/h |
4:52.000 | 4:35.200 |
| 43th | 49 | No photo | Team Schnitzer - Motul (D) | BMW 2800 CS | BMW 2990 S6 Dunlop |
TS | Hans Heyer (D) René Herzog (CH) |
4:35.300 178.360 km/h |
4:46.500 | 4:35.300 |
| 44th | 31 | No photo | Escuderia Montjuich (SP) | DE TOMASO PANTERA | Ford 351C 5763 V8 à 90° Goodyear (N° 2859) |
GTS | Herbert Müller (CH) Cox Kocher (CH) |
4:36.700 177.460 km/h |
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| 45th | 84 | No photo | Shark Team (F) | FORD Capri 2600 RS | Ford 2933 V6 Dunlop |
TS | Jean-Claude Geurie (F) Jean-Pierre Rouget (F) |
4:37.200 177.140 km/h |
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| 46th | 41 | No photo | Louis Meznarie (F) | PORSCHE 911 S | Porsche 2466 F6 Firestone |
GTS | Sylvain Garant (F) Jürgen Barth (D) 'Mike' Keyser (USA) |
4:37.900 176.690 km/h |
4:55.600 | 4:37.900 |
| 47th | 78 | No photo | Gelo Racing Team (D) | PORSCHE 911 S | Porsche 2341 F6 Dunlop |
GTS | Georg Loos (D) Franz Pesch (D) |
4:38.300 176.440 km/h |
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| 48th | 45 | No photo | Raymond Touroul (F) | PORSCHE 911 S | Porsche 2499 F6 Dunlop |
GTS | 'Lee Banner' (Fernand Tsaropoulos) (F) Dominique 'Segard' (Bardini) (F) |
4:38.600 176.250 km/h |
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| 49th | 29 | No photo | Greder Racing Team (F) | CHEVROLET Corvette | Chevrolet 6993 V8 à 90° Michelin (N° 194679-S-706401) |
GTS | Henri Greder (F) Marie-Claude 'Beaumont' (Charmasson) (F) |
4:38.900 176.060 km/h |
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| 50th | 22 | No photo | Automobiles Ligier (F) | LIGIER JS2 | Maserati 2991 V6 à 90° Michelin |
S | Pierre Maublanc (F) Jacques Laffite (F) |
4:39.700 175.650 km/h |
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| 51th | 32 | No photo | Claude Dubois (B) | DE TOMASO PANTERA | Ford 351C 5763 V8 à 90° Goodyear (N° 2860) |
GTS | Jean-Marie Jacquemin (B) Yves Deprez (B) |
4:39.800 175.460 km/h |
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| 52th | 30 | No photo | Escuderia Montjuich (SP) | DE TOMASO PANTERA | Ford 351C 5763 V8 à 90° Goodyear (N° 2823) |
GTS | José-Maria Juncadella (SP) Fernando de Baviera (SP) |
4:42.100 174.060 km/h |
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| 53th | 40 | No photo | René Mazzia (F) | PORSCHE 911 S | Porsche 2498 F6 Dunlop |
GTS | Pierre Mauroy (F) Marcel Mignot (F) |
4:42.600 173.750 km/h |
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| 54th | 85 | No photo | Société Darnval (F) | TAYDEC MK 3 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1600 S4 Firestone |
GTS | Jean-Daniel Jakubowski (F) Roger Schweitzer (F) |
4:42.7 173.690 km/h |
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| 55th | 4 | No photo | North American Racing Team (USA) | CHEVROLET Corvette ZL 1 | Chevrolet 6993 V8 à 90° Goodyear |
GTS | 'Dave' Heinz (USA) 'Marietta Bob' Johnson (USA) |
4:42.800 173.030 km/h |
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| 56th | 64 | No photo | Scuderia Filipinetti (CH) | LOLA T290 | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Michelin (N° T290HU11) |
S | Gérard Pillon (CH) Jean-Jacques Cochet (CH) Dominique Martin (CH) |
4:43.000 173.510 km/h |
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| 57th | 44 | No photo | Jean Sage (F) | PORSCHE 911 S | Porsche 2492 F6 Dunlop |
GTS | Jean Sage (F) Georg Loos (D) Franz Pesch (D) [NP] Pierre Greub (CH) |
4:46.400 171.450 km/h |
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| 58th | 71 | No photo | Ecurie Léopard (F) | CHEVROLET Corvette | Chevrolet 6993 V8 à 90° Michelin (N° 194378-S-410300) |
GTS | Jean-Claude Aubriet (F) 'Depnic' (Jean-Claude Depince) (F) |
4:48.400 170.260 km/h |
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| 59th | 43 | No photo | Jean Mesange (F) | PORSCHE 911 S | Porsche 2492 F6 Dunlop |
GTS | Jean Mesange (F) 'Gedehem' (Gérard Dantan-Merlin) (F) Pierre Boitier (F) |
4:48.900 169.960 km/h |
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| 60th | 73 | No photo | Scuderia Brescia Corse (I) | DE TOMASO PANTERA | Ford 351C 5763 V8 à 90° (N° 2343) |
GTS | Sergio Morando (I) 'Pooky' (Vincenzo Cazzago) (I) Enrico Pasolini (I) Giampiero Moretti (I) 'Pam' (Marsilio Pasotti) (I) |
4:49.100 169.850 km/h |
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| 61th | 56 | No photo | Claude Laurent (F) | LIGIER JS2 | Maserati 2991 V6 à 90° Michelin |
S | Claude Laurent (F) Martial Delalande (F) Jacques Marché (F) |
4:49.900 169.380 km/h |
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| 62th | 46 | No photo | North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI Dino 246 GT | Ferrari 2418 V6 Goodyear (N° 02678) |
GTS | Pierre Laffeach (F) Gilles Doncieux (F) |
4:53.800 167.130 km/h |
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| 63th | 47 | No photo | Motor Racing Facilities Ltd (GB) | DATSUN 240 Z | Datsun 2394 S6 |
GTS | Robert Grant (GB) Serge Trosch (B) |
5:00.200 163.570 km/h |
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| 64th | 51 | No photo | Wicky Racing Team (CH) | PORSCHE 911 S | Porsche 2480 F6 Firestone |
GTS | Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann (CH) Jean-Gilbert Diez (CH) |
5:02.700 162.220 km/h |
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| 65th | 82 | No photo | Claude Buchet (F) | FORD Capri 2600 RS | Ford 2940 V6 |
TS | Claude Buchet (F) Joel Bonnemaison (F) |
5:07.800 159.530 km/h |
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| 66th | 55 | No photo | A.G.A.C.I. (F) | CITROEN-Maserati SM | Maserati 2938 V6 (Nbplate: 5670XA75) |
TS | Guy Verrier (F) Gérard Foucault (F) François Monath (F) |
5:11.200 157.780 km/h |