Qualifying
24h of Le Mans 1973
Date
Mercredi 6/06 de 18h à 23h, Jeudi 7/06 de 18h à 22h
Weather
Chaud et ensoleillé
Race Director
Charles Deutsch
Number of competitors
55
Track
13,640 km
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16 | No photo | SpA Ferrari SEFAC (I) | FERRARI 312 P/B 73 | Ferrari 312 2991 V12 à 180° Goodyear (N° 0896) |
S | Arturo Merzario (I) Carlos Pace (BRA) |
3:37.500 225.760 km/h Arturo Merzario (I) |
3:37.500 | 3:40.700 |
| 2nd | 15 | No photo | SpA Ferrari SEFAC (I) | FERRARI 312 P/B 73 | Ferrari 312 2991 V12 à 180° Goodyear (N° 0888) |
S | 'Jacky' Ickx (B) Brian Redman (GB) |
3:38.500 224.730 km/h 'Jacky' Ickx (B) |
3:38.500 | |
| 3rd | 10 | No photo | Matra-Simca Shell (F) | MATRA SIMCA MS 670B | Matra MS72 2999 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 670 B-03 (680 B)) |
S | François Cevert (F) Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) |
3:39.900 223.300 km/h |
3:39.900 | 3:44.100 |
| 4th | 11 | No photo | Matra-Simca Shell (F) | MATRA SIMCA MS 670B | Matra MS72 2999 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 670 B-02) |
S | Henri Pescarolo (F) Gérard Larrousse (F) |
3:41.800 221.380 km/h Henri Pescarolo (F) |
3:41.800 | 3:47.100 |
| 5th | 17 | No photo | SpA Ferrari SEFAC (I) | FERRARI 312 P/B 73 | Ferrari 312 2991 V12 à 180° Goodyear (N° 0892) |
S | 'Tim' Schenken (AUS) Carlos Reutemann (ARG) |
3:42.300 220.890 km/h |
3:42.300 | |
| 6th | 12 | No photo | Matra-Simca Shell (F) | MATRA SIMCA MS 670B | Matra MS72 2999 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 670 B-01) |
S | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F) |
3:44.700 218.530 km/h |
3:45.600 | 3:44.700 |
| 7th | 14 | No photo | Matra-Simca Shell (F) | MATRA SIMCA MS 670 | Matra MS72 2999 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 670 02) |
S | Patrick Depailler (F) 'Bob' Wollek (F) |
3:45.500 217.940 km/h |
3:45.500 | 3:45.300 |
| 8th | 8 | No photo | Gulf Research Racing Compagny (GB) | MIRAGE Ford M6 | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Firestone (N° M6 605) |
S | Derek Bell (GB) Howden Ganley (NZ) |
3:46.300 216.980 km/h Derek Bell (GB) |
3:46.300 | 3.49.000 |
| 9th | 9 | No photo | Gulf Research Racing Compagny (GB) | MIRAGE Ford M6 | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Firestone (N° M6 602) |
S | 'Mike' Hailwood (GB) John Watson (GB) 'Vern' Schuppan (AUS) |
3:46.600 216.690 km/h |
3:46.600 | 3:49.200 |
| 10th | 7 | No photo | Equipe Gitanes Cigarettes France (F) | LOLA T282 | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Goodyear (N° T282/HU46) |
S | Jean-Louis Lafosse (F) Reine Wisell (S) Hughes de Fierlant (B) |
3:49.200 214.240 km/h |
3:49.200 | 3:50.700 |
| 11th | 61 | No photo | Daniel Rouveyran (F) | LOLA T280/282 | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Goodyear (N° T280HU01) |
S | Daniel Rouveyran (F) 'Cyprien' (Christian Mons) (F) [NP] Christian Ethuin (F) |
3:50.700 212.840 km/h |
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| 12th | 60 | No photo | Scuderia Brescia Corse (I) | ALFA ROMEO Tipo 33TT3 | Alfa Romeo 2992 V8 Goodyear (N° 11572-002) |
S | Carlo Facetti (I) 'Pam' (Marsilio Pasotti) (I) Teodoro Zeccoli (I) |
3:54.800 209.130 km/h |
3:54.800 | |
| 13th | 27 | No photo | Escuderia Montjuich (SP) | CHEVRON B23 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1930 S4 Firestone |
S | José-Maria Juncadella (SP) Jorge de Bagration (de Moukhrani) (SP) |
4:11.000 195.630 km/h |
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| 14th | 26 | No photo | Sigma Automotives (J) | SIGMA MC 73 | Mazda 12A 1146 Rotatif Bridgestone |
S | Tetsu Ikuzawa (J) Hiroshi Fushida (J) Patrick Dal Bo (F) |
4:11.100 195.550 km/h |
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| 15th | 5 | No photo | Duckhams Oil (GB) | DE CADENET DUCKHAM'S LM | Ford Cosworth DFV/ Nicholson 2993 V8 à 90° Dunlop (N° LM-1) |
S | Alain de Cadenet (GB) 'Chris' Craft (GB) |
4:11.200 195.470 km/h |
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| 16th | 62 | No photo | Automobiles Ligier (F) | LIGIER JS2 | Maserati 2991 V6 à 90° Michelin |
S | Guy Ligier (F) Jacques Laffite (F) |
4:13.100 194.010 km/h |
4:19.800 | 4:13.100 |
| 17th | 21 | No photo | Pierre Maublanc (F) | CHEVRON B21 | BMW M12/Schnitzer 1990 S4 Firestone (N° 908 009) |
S | Pierre Maublanc (F) 'Jimmy' Mieusset (F) Barrie Smith (AUS) |
4:14.700 192.790 km/h |
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| 18th | 46 | No photo | Martini Racing Team (D) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2998 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 360 0636 R7) |
S | Herbert Müller (CH) 'Gijs' van Lennep (NL) |
4:14.900 192.640 km/h |
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| 19th | 47 | No photo | Martini Racing Team (D) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2998 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 360 0588 R6) |
S | Reinhold Joest (D) Claude Haldi (CH) |
4:15.800 191.960 km/h |
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| 20th | 55 | No photo | Ford Motorenwerke (D) | FORD Capri 2600 LV | Ford 2995 V6 à 60° Dunlop |
TS | Dieter Glemser (D) John Fitzpatrick (GB) |
4:15.800 191.960 km/h |
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| 21th | 66 | No photo | Promoto Racing Services (GB) | CHEVRON B23 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1796 S4 Firestone |
S | Brian Robinson (GB) José Uriarte (SP) Hervé Le Guellec (F) |
4:15.800 191.960 km/h |
4:15.800 | 4:22.200 |
| 22th | 3 | No photo | Escuderia Montjuich - Tergal (SP) | PORSCHE 908/03 | Porsche 908 2997 F8 Goodyear (N° 908 03 013) |
S | Bernard Chenevière (CH) Juan Fernandez (SP) 'Paco ' Torredemer (SP) |
4:15.900 191.880 km/h |
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| 23th | 54 | No photo | Ford Motorenwerke (D) | FORD Capri 2600 LV | Ford 2995 V6 à 60° Dunlop |
TS | Gerry Birrell (GB) Hans Heyer (D) |
4:16.000 191.810 km/h |
4:16.000 | 4:17.100 |
| 24th | 39 | No photo | Automobiles Charles Pozzi (F) | FERRARI Daytona (365 GTB/4) | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Michelin (N° 16363) |
GTS | Claude Ballot-Léna (F) 'Vic' Elford (GB) |
4:16.200 191.660 km/h |
4:16.200 | |
| 25th | 38 | No photo | North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI Daytona (365 GTB/4) | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 14141) |
GTS | François Migault (F) Luigi Chinetti Jr 'Coco' (USA) |
4:16.700 191.280 km/h |
4:16.700 | 4:19.700 |
| 26th | 53 | No photo | Ford Motorenwerke (D) | FORD Capri 2600 LV | Ford 2995 V6 à 60° Dunlop |
TS | Jean Vinatier 'Jr' (F) Helmut Koinigg (AUT) Gerry Birrell (GB) |
4:16.700 191.280 km/h |
4:16.700 | |
| 27th | 37 | No photo | North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI Daytona (365 GTB/4) | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 16367) |
GTS | Luis Di Palma (ARG) Nestor Garcia Veiga (ARG) |
4:17.100 190.990 km/h |
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| 28th | 33 | No photo | J.-C. Bamford Excavators Ltd (GB) | FERRARI Daytona (365 GTB/4) | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Michelin (Nbplate: JCB385) (N° 15681) |
GTS | Neil Corner (GB) 'Willie' Green (GB) |
4:17.200 190.910 km/h |
4:17.200 | |
| 29th | 19 | No photo | Automobiles Ligier (F) | LIGIER JS2 | Maserati 2991 V6 à 90° Michelin |
S | Jean-Pierre Paoli (F) Alain Couderc (F) |
4:17.500 190.690 km/h |
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| 30th | 51 | No photo | BMW Motorsport Gmbh (D) | BMW 3.0 CSL | BMW 3331 S6 Dunlop (N° 2275998) |
TS | 'Toine' Hezemans (NL) 'Dieter' Quester (AUT) |
4:17.700 190.540 km/h |
4:17.700 | |
| 31th | 50 | No photo | BMW Motorsport Gmbh (D) | BMW 3.0 CSL | BMW 3331 S6 Dunlop (N° 2275997) |
TS | 'Chris' Amon (NZ) Hans-Joachim Stuck Jr (D) |
4:18.800 189.730 km/h |
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| 32th | 34 | No photo | Ecurie Francorchamps (B) | FERRARI Daytona (365 GTB/4) | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Michelin (N° 16425) |
GTS | Jean-Claude Andruet (F) Richard Bond (GB) |
4:18.900 189.660 km/h |
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| 33th | 63 | No photo | Gelo Racing Team (D) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2806 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 360 0847) |
GTS | Georg Loos (D) Jürgen Barth (D) |
4:19.300 189.370 km/h |
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| 34th | 4 | No photo | Guillermo Ortega - Ecuador (ECU) | PORSCHE 908/02 | Porsche 908 2997 F8 Goodyear (N° 908 02 008) |
S | Guillermo Ortega (ECU) Fausto Merello (ECU) |
4:19.500 189.220 km/h |
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| 35th | 29 | No photo | John Greenwood (USA) | CHEVROLET Corvette C3 | Chevrolet 6993 V8 à 90° BF Goodrich |
GTS | John Greenwood (USA) 'Marietta Bob' Johnson (USA) |
4:19.600 189.220 km/h |
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| 36th | 6 | No photo | North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI Daytona (365 GTB/4 Competizione Series III) | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 16407) |
GTS | 'Sam' Posey (USA) 'Milt' Minter (USA) |
4:19.700 189.070 km/h |
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| 37th | 48 | No photo | Porsche Sonauto BP Racing (F) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2806 F6 Goodyear (N° 911 360 0020 R2) |
GTS | Peter Gregg (USA) Guy Chasseuil (F) |
4:20.500 188.490 km/h |
4:20.500 | 4:23.300 |
| 38th | 30 | No photo | Greder Racing Team (F) | CHEVROLET Corvette C3 | Chevrolet 6993 V8 à 90° Michelin (N° 194679-S-706401) |
GTS | Henri Greder (F) Marie-Claude 'Beaumont' (Charmasson) (F) |
4:20.900 188.210 km/h |
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| 39th | 45 | No photo | Porsche Kremer Racing Team (D) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2824 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 360 0756) |
GTS | Paul Keller (CH) Erwin Kremer (D) Clemens Schickentanz (D) |
4:21.600 187.700 km/h |
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| 40th | 40 | No photo | Automobiles Charles Pozzi (F) | FERRARI Daytona (365 GTB/4) | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Michelin (N° 15667) |
GTS | Alain Serpaggi (F) José Dolhem (F) |
4:23.200 186.560 km/h |
4:23.200 | 4:23.900 |
| 41th | 69 | No photo | J.-C. Aubriet / Ecurie Leopard (F) | CHEVROLET Corvette C3 | Chevrolet 6993 V8 à 90° Michelin (N° 194378-S-410300) |
GTS | Jean-Claude Aubriet (F) 'Depnic' (Jean-Claude Depince) (F) |
4:24.800 185.430 km/h |
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| 42th | 2 | No photo | Blancpain Total Dinitrol (CH) | CHEVRON B21/23 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1796 S4 Michelin |
S | Roger Dubos (F) 'Christine' (Christine Beckers) (B) Pierre Pagani (F) |
4:25.600 184.870 km/h |
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| 43th | 28 | No photo | Jacques Henry (F) | LOLA T290 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1844 S4 Goodyear (N° T290-HU14) |
S | Jacques Henry (F) Fred Stalder (F) 'Etienne' Grobot (F) |
4:25.700 184.800 km/h |
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| 44th | 36 | No photo | North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI Daytona (365 GTB/4) | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 14889) |
GTS | Lucien Guitteny (F) 'Bob' Grossman (USA) |
4:25.900 184.800 km/h |
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| 45th | 56 | No photo | Shark Racing Team (F) | FERRARI Daytona (365 GTB/4) | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Dunlop (N° 14407) |
GTS | Jean-Claude Geurie (F) Cyril Grandet (F) |
4:26.200 184.460 km/h |
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| 46th | 49 | No photo | Jean Egreteaud (F) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2806 F6 Goodyear (N° 911 360 1196) |
GTS | Jean Egreteaud (F) Jean-Claude Lagniez (F) |
4:26.900 183.970 km/h |
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| 47th | 52 | No photo | André Wicky Racing Team (CH) | PORSCHE 908/02 | Porsche 908 2951 F8 Firestone (N° 908-010) |
S | André Wicky (CH) Max Cohen-Olivar (MAR) Philippe Carron (CH) |
4:27.200 183.770 km/h |
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| 48th | 58 | No photo | André Wicky Racing Team (CH) | BMW 3.O CSL Schnitzer | BMW 3310 S6 Firestone |
TS | Walter Brun (CH) Cox Kocher (CH) Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann (CH) |
4:28.400 182.950 km/h |
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| 49th | 43 | No photo | Max Moritz Racing Team (D) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2806 F6 Goodyear (N° 911 360 0636) |
GTS | Gerd F. Quist (D) Manfred Laub (D) Jürgen Zink (D) |
4:29.200 182.400 km/h |
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| 50th | 25 | No photo | Michel Dupont (CH) | CHEVRON B23 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1980 S4 Firestone |
S | Michel Dupont (CH) Paul Blancpain (CH) |
4:29.300 181.590 km/h |
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| 51th | 44 | No photo | Porsche Club Romand (CH) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2806 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 360 0659) |
GTS | Jean-François Piot (F) Peter Zbinden (CH) |
4:30.400 181.260 km/h |
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| 52th | 68 | No photo | John Greenwood (USA) | CHEVROLET Corvette C3 | Chevrolet 6993 V8 à 90° BF Goodrich |
GTS | 'Don' Yenko (USA) 'Ron' Grable (USA) 'Jim' Greendyke (USA) |
4:30.800 181.320 km/h |
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| 53th | 78 | No photo | Jean Sage (F) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2806 F6 Firestone (N° 911 360 0960) |
GTS | Hervé Bayard (F) René Ligonnet (F) |
4:31.500 181.860 km/h |
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| 54th | 42 | No photo | René Mazzia (F) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2806 F6 Dunlop |
GTS | Pierre Mauroy (F) Marcel Mignot (F) |
4:31.700 180.720 km/h |
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| 55th | 22 | No photo | Raymond Touroul (F) | PORSCHE 910 | Porsche 910 1991 F6 Dunlop |
S | Raymond Touroul (F) Jean-Pierre Rouget (F) |
4:34.800 178.680 km/h |
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| 56th | 84 | No photo | Louis Meznarie (F) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2807 F6 Dunlop |
GTS | Jean-Claude Boucher (F) Jean-François Jaunet (F) Daniel Guérin (F) |
4:35.800 178.040 km/h |
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| 57th | 57 | No photo | Christian Poirot (F) | PORSCHE 908/02 | Porsche 908 2997 F6 Dunlop (N° 908-02016) |
S | Christian Poirot (F) Jean Rondeau (F) |
4:35.900 177.970 km/h |
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| 58th | 41 | No photo | Schiller Racing Team (CH) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 2687 F6 Firestone |
GTS | Jean Selz (CH) Florian Vetsch (CH) |
4:36.100 177.840 km/h |
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| 59th | 18 | No photo | Claude Laurent (F) | LIGIER JS2 | Maserati 2871 V6 à 90° Michelin |
S | Claude Laurent (F) Martial Delalande (F) Jacques Marché (F) |
4:44.500 172.590 km/h |
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| 60th | 75 | No photo | Porsche Club Romand (CH) | PORSCHE 911 S 2,5L | Porsche 2494 F6 Dunlop |
GTS | Pierre Greub (CH) Philippe Farjon (F) |
4:54.600 166.680 km/h |