Tests Day
24h of Le Mans 1973
Date
31 Mars et 1er Avril
Weather
Ensoleillé
Race Director
Charles Deutsch
Number of competitors
33
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 |
Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 53 |
|
Equipe Matra-Simca Shell (F) | MATRA SIMCA MS 670B | Matra MS72 2999 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 670 B-01) |
S | Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) Gérard Larrousse (F) |
3:36.300 227.010 km/h |
N°12 en course |
| 2nd | 52 |
|
Gulf Research Racing Company (GB) | MIRAGE Ford M6 | Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90° Firestone (N° M6 605) |
S | Howden Ganley (NZ) | 3:40.700 222.490 km/h |
N°8 en course |
| 3rd | 51 |
|
Gulf Research Racing Company (GB) | MIRAGE Ford M6 coupé | Ford Weslake 2993 V12 à 60° Firestone (N° M6 603) |
S | Derek Bell (GB) | 3:56.500 207.620 km/h |
Chassis M6 602 en course avec V8 Ford |
| 4th | 61 |
|
Porsche System (D) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 911/83 2806 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 360 0588 R6) |
S | Helmut Koinigg (AUT) Manfred Schurti (LIE) 'Gijs' van Lennep (NL) |
4:09.600 196.730 km/h |
N°47 en course |
| 5th | 62 | No photo | Porsche System (D) | PORSCHE Carrera RSR | Porsche 911/83 2806 F6 Dunlop (N° 911 360 0020 R2) |
S | 'Gijs' van Lennep (NL) Herbert Müller (CH) |
4:12.700 194.310 km/h |
|
| 6th | 6 | No photo | Automobiles Ligier (F) | LIGIER JS2 | Maserati 2991 V6 à 90° Michelin (Nbplate: 726NG03 ) |
S | Guy Ligier (F) Jean-Pierre Jarier (F) Claude Michy (F) |
4:11.400 195.320 km/h |
|
| 7th | 25 |
|
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) |
4:16.700 191.280 km/h |
N°30 en course |
| 8th | 21 |
|
Escuderia Montjuich (SP) | CHEVRON B23 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1796 S4 Firestone |
S | José-Maria Juncadella (SP) Javier Juncadella (SP) |
4:17.700 190.540 km/h |
N°27 en course, annoncé B21 en course |
| 9th | 72 | No photo | Ford Motorenwerke (D) | FORD Capri 2600 RS T | Ford 2940 V6 |
TS | Gerry Birrell (GB) Hans Heyer (D) |
4:19.300 189.370 km/h |
|
| 10th | 15 |
|
Promoto Racing Services (?) | CHEVRON B21 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1850 S4 |
S | Brian Robinson (GB) José Uriarte (SP) Hervé Le Guellec (F) |
4:19.700 189.070 km/h |
N°66 en course |
| 11th | 32 |
|
Automobiles Charles Pozzi (F) | FERRARI Daytona (365 GTB/4) | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 16363) |
GTS | Jean-Claude Andruet (F) 'Bob' Wollek (F) |
4:20.000 188.860 km/h |
N°39 en course |
| 12th | 33 | No photo | North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI Daytona (365 GTB/4) | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 14889) |
GTS | François Migault (F) Lucien Guitteny (F) |
4:21.100 188.060 km/h |
N°36 en course |
| 13th | 20 | No photo | Ecurie Dinitrol-Total (CH) | CHEVRON B21/23 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1796 S4 |
S | Roger Dubos (F) 'Christine' (Christine Beckers) (B) |
4:21.200 187.990 km/h Roger Dubos (F) |
N°2 en course |
| 14th | 12 | No photo | Raymond Touroul (F) | PORSCHE 910 | Porsche 910 2400 F6 (Nbplate: 1101B194) (N° 910-014) |
S | Raymond Touroul (F) Jean-Pierre Rouget (F) |
4:21.300 187.920 km/h |
N°22 en course |
| 15th | 31 | No photo | J. C. Bamford Excavators Lt (GB) | FERRARI Daytona (365 GTB/4) | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° (Nbplate: JCB385) (N° 15681) |
GTS | Neil Corner (GB) 'Willie' Green (GB) |
4:22.700 186.920 km/h |
N°33 en course |
| 16th | 7 | No photo | Archambaud Racing (F) | LOLA T292 | Ford Cosworth 1980 S4 Goodyear (N° T292HU46) |
S | Gérard Larrousse (F) Hervé Bayard (F) |
4:23.000 186.700 km/h |
|
| 17th | 4 | No photo | Guillermo Ortega Hougen (ECU) | PORSCHE 908/02 | Porsche 908 2997 F8 (N° 908-02-008) |
S | Guillermo Ortega (ECU) Fausto Merello (ECU) |
4:25.600 184.870 km/h |
Même numéro en course |
| 18th | 34 |
|
Max Moritz Racing Team (D) | PORSCHE Carrera RS | Porsche 911/83 2806 F6 Goodyear (N° 911 360 0636 ) |
GTS | Gerd F. Quist (D) Jürgen Zink (D) |
4:28.200 183.080 km/h |
N°43 en course |
| 19th | 26 | No photo | Ecurie Léopard (F) | CHEVROLET Corvette C3 | Chevrolet 6993 V8 à 90° Michelin (N° 194378-S-410300) |
GTS | Jean-Claude Aubriet (F) 'Depnic' (Jean-Claude Depince) (F) |
4:28.900 182.610 km/h |
N°69 en course |
| 20th | 18 | No photo | Jacques Henry (F) | LOLA T290 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1844 S4 Goodyear (N° T290-HU14) |
S | Jacques Henry (F) Fred Stalder (F) |
4:33.300 179.670 km/h |
N°28 en course |
| 21th | 40 | No photo | Porsche Club Romand (F) | PORSCHE 911 | Porsche 2806 F6 (N° 911 360 1196) |
GTS | Pierre Greub (CH) Jean Egreteaud (F) |
4:34.900 178.620 km/h |
|
| 22th | 38 |
|
Louis Meznarie (F) | PORSCHE 911 S | Porsche 2499 F6 Dunlop |
GTS | Jean-Claude Boucher (F) Jean-François Jaunet (F) Daniel Guérin (F) |
4:37.100 177.200 km/h |
|
| 23th | 3 | No photo | Christian Poirot (F) | PORSCHE 908/02 | Porsche 908 2997 F8 Dunlop (N° 908-02-016) |
S | Christian Poirot (F) | 4:38.400 176.370 km/h Christian Poirot (F) |
|
| 24th | 35 | No photo | Rene Mazzia (F) | PORSCHE 911 S | Porsche 2499? F6 Goodyear (Nbplate: ?440JR78) |
GTS | Marcel Mignot (F) Pierre Mauroy (F) René Mazzia (F) |
4:43.300 173.320 km/h |
|
| 25th | 36 | No photo | Heinz Schiller Racing Team (CH) | PORSCHE 911 S | Porsche 2499? F6 |
GTS | Jean Selz (CH) Florian Vetsch (CH) |
4:44.400 172.650 km/h |
|
| 26th | 46 | No photo | Shark Racing (F) | FERRARI Daytona (365 GTB/4) | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Michelin (Nbplate: 459XQ75) (N° 14407) |
GTS | Jean-Claude Geurie (F) | 4:44.400 172.650 km/h |
N°56 en course |
| 27th | 37 | No photo | Jean Sage (F) | PORSCHE 911 S | Porsche 2806 F6 |
GTS | Peter Zbinden (CH) Jean Sage (F) |
4:48.400 170.260 km/h |
|
| 28th | 39 | No photo | André Wicky Racing Team (CH) | PORSCHE 911 S | Porsche 2806 F6 (Nbplate: VO11833) |
GTS | Philippe Carron (CH) Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann (CH) |
4:49.100 169.850 km/h |
|
| 29th | 8 | No photo | Heinz Schulthess (CH) | LOLA T212 | Ford Cosworth 1980 S4 Firestone |
S | Heinz Schulthess (CH) | 4:57.000 165.330 km/h |
|
| 31th | 80 | No photo | Shark Team (F) | FORD Capri 2600 RS | Ford 2940 V6 |
TS | Jean-Claude Geurie (F) Joel Bonnemaison (F) Cyril Grandet (F) |
5:09.700 158.550 km/h Cyril Grandet (F) |
|
| 32th | 49 | No photo | Jean-François Piot (F) | FORD Capri 2600 RS | Ford 2940 V6 (Nbplate: 1085JP78) |
TS | Jean-François Piot (F) Jacques Charles (F) |
5:13.600 156.580 km/h |
|
| 33th | 17 | No photo | Michel Elkoubi (F) | A.C.E. PB2 | Ford 1888 S4 |
S | Massimo Martino (I) Yves Martin (F) |
8:43.000 93.880 km/h |
|
| 34th | 10 |
|
Michel Lateste (F) | GRAC MT14S | BMW M10 1990 S4 |
S | Michel Lateste (F) Marcel Grue (F) 'Segolen' (André Gahinec) (F) |
17:00.300 48.120 km/h 1 laps |