Le Mans Register

LVI Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1988
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France

Date:	June 11-12, hot & sunny	Track Length (m):	13 535
Attendance:	260 000	Pole Position:	Hans-Joachim Stuck, Porsche 962 C, 3:15.64 = 250.164 km/h
Entries:	56	Fastest Lap:	Hans-Joachim Stuck, Porsche 962 C, 3:22.50 = 240.622 km/h
Practiced:	53	Distance (km):	5332.970
Starters:	49	Average Speed (km/h):	221.765
Classified:	25

Pos	Cla.	#	Team / Entrant Car - Engine / Tuner	Drivers, Nationality	Engine Vol (cc)	Engine Type	Tyres	Group	Laps Time (of ret)	Reason Out
1	1	2	Silk Cut Jaguar, GBR Jaguar XJR-9 LM (Advanced) - Jaguar TWR/Alan Scott	Jan Lammers, NED Johnny Dumfries (John Colum Crichton-Stuart, Earl of Dumfries), GBR Andy Wallace, GBR	6995	V12	D	C1	394	24:03'28.26"
2	2	17	Porsche AG, DEU Porsche 962 C	Hans-Joachim Stuck Jr, DEU Klaus Ludwig, DEU Derek Bell, GBR	2998 tc	F6	D	C1	394	24:06'05.11"
3	3	8	Blaupunkt Joest Racing, DEU Porsche 962 C (Thompson) - Porsche 935/79	Frank Jelinski, DEU "John Winter" (Louis Krages), DEU Stanley Dickens, SWE	2826 tc	F6	GY	C1	385
4	4	22	Silk Cut Jaguar, USA Jaguar XJR-9 LM (Advanced) - Jaguar TWR/Alan Scott	Derek Daly, IRL Kevin Cogan, USA Larry Perkins, AUS DNS John Watson, GBR DNS Fermin Velez, ESP	6995	V12	D	C1	383
5	5	7	Blaupunkt Joest Racing, DEU Porsche 962 C (Thompson) - Porsche 935/79	David Hobbs, GBR Didier Theys, BEL Franz Konrad, AUT DNS Stanley Dickens, SWE	2826 tc	F6	GY	C1	380
6	6	19	Porsche AG, DEU Porsche 962 C	Mario Andretti, USA Michael Andretti, USA John Andretti, USA	2998 tc	F6	D	C1	375
7	7	5	Repsol Brun Motorsport, SUI Porsche 962 C	Jésus Pareja, ESP Massimo Sigala, ITA Uwe Schäfer, DEU DNS Manuel Reuter, DEU DNS Franz Hunkeler, SUI DNS Walter Lechner, AUT	2998 tc	F6	M	C1	372
8	8	11	Leyton House Porsche Kremer Racing, DEU Porsche 962 C (Thompson)	Kris Nissen, DEN Harald Grohs, DEU George Fouché, RSA DNS Volker Weidler, DEU DNS Kunimitsu Takahashi, JPN	2998 tc	F6	Y	C1	371
9	9	10	Kenwood Porsche Kremer Racing, DEU Porsche 962 C K6 (Thompson) Porsche 935/79	Kunimitsu Takahashi, JPN Hideki Okada, JPN Bruno Giacomelli, ITA DNS Volker Weidler, DEU DNS Kris Nissen, DEN DNS Harald Grohs, DEU	2826 tc	F6	Y	C1	370
10	10	33	Takefuji Schuppan Racing Team, AUS Porsche 962 C (Thompson)	Brian Redman, GBR Eje Elgh, SWE Jean-Pierre Jarier, FRA	2998 tc	F6	D	C1	359
11	11	72	Primagaz Compétition, FRA Porsche 962 C - Porsche 935/79	Jürgen Lässig, DEU Pierre Yver, FRA Dudley Wood, GBR	2826 tc	F6	GY	C1	356
12	12	36	Toyota Team TOM's, JPN Toyata 88 C-L (TOM's) - Toyota 38-GTM	Geoff Lees, GBR Masanori Sekiya, JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino, JPN DNS Paolo Barilla, ITA DNS Tiff Needell, GBR DNS Hideki Ogawa, JPN	2140 tc	L4	B	C1	351
13	13	111	BP Spice Engineering, GBR Spice Fiero SE88C - Ford Cosworth DFL/Nicholson	Ray Bellm, GBR Gordon Spice, GBR Pierre de Thoisy, FRA	3298	V8	GY	C2	351
14	14	32	Nissan Motorsport, JPN Nissan R88C (March-LM) - Nissan VRH30	Allan Grice, AUS Mike Wilds, GBR Win Percy, GBR	2996 tc	V8	B	C1	344
15	15	203	Mazdaspeed Co Ltd, JPN Mazda 757 - Mazda 13G Racing	Yojiro Terada, JPN David Kennedy, IRL Pierre Dieudonné, BEL	1962	3R	D	IMSA	337
16	16	21	Silk Cut Jaguar, USA Jaguar XJR-9 LM (Advanced) - Jaguar TWR/Alan Scott	Danny Sullivan, USA Davy Jones, USA Price Cobb, USA DNS Kevin Cogan, USA	6995	V12	D	C1	331
17	17	201	Mazdaspeed Co Ltd, JPN Mazda 767 - Mazda 13J Racing	Yoshimi Katayama, JPN David Leslie, GBR Marc Duez, BEL DNS David Kennedy, IRL	2616	4R	D	IMSA	330
18	18	115	ADA Engineering, GBR ADA 03 - Ford Cosworth DFL	Ian Harrower, GBR Jirou Yoneyama, JPN Hideo Fukuyama, JPN DNS Dudley Wood, GBR DNS Evan Clements, GBR	3298	V8		C2	318
19	19	202	Mazdaspeed Co Ltd, JPN Mazda 767 - Mazda 13J Racing	Takashi Yorino, JPN Hervé Regout, BEL Will Hoy, GBR	2616	4R	D	IMSA	305
20	20	123	Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel, GBR Tiga GC287 - Porsche	Tim Harvey, GBR Chris Hodgetts, GBR John Sheldon, GBR DNS Wayne Taylor, RSA DNS Duncan Bain, GBR	2826 tc	F6	D	C2	301
21	21	124	MT Sport Racing, FRA Argo JM19C - Ford Cosworth DFL	Jean Messaoudi, FRA Pierre-Francois Rousselot, FRA Jean-Luc Roy, FRA DNS Pierre Lartigue, FRA	3298	V8	A	C2	300
22	22	177	Automobiles Louis Descartes, FRA ALD 04 - BMW M80	Jacques Heuclin, FRA Louis Descartes, FRA Dominique Lacaud, FRA	3498	L6	A	C2	294
23	23	198	Roy Baker Racing, GBR Tiga GC286 - Ford Cosworth DFL	Mike Allison, USA David Andrews, GBR Steve Hynes, USA	3298	V8	D	C2	294
24	24	37	Toyota Team TOM's, JPN Toyota 88 C-L (TOM's) - Toyota 38-GTM	Paolo Barilla, ITA Hitoshi Ogawa, JPN Tiff Needell, GBR DNS Kaaoru Hoshino, JPN DNS Masanori Sekiya, JPN	2140 tc	L4	B	C1	283
25	25	117	Team Lucky Strike Schanche, NOR Argo JM19C - Ford Cosworth DFL	Martin Schanche, NOR Robin Smith, GBR Robin Donovan, GBR DNS Will Hoy, GBR	3298	V8	GY	C2	278

26	NC	113	Primagaz Compétition, FRA Cougar C12 - Ford Cosworth DFL	Max Cohen-Olivar, MOR Patrick de Radigues, BEL DNS Thierry Lecerf, FRA DNS Hervé Regout, BEL	3298	V8		C2	273
27	NC	151	Pierre-Alain Lombardi, SUI Rondeau M 379 C - Ford Cosworth DFV	Pierre-Alain Lombardi, SUI Bruno Sotty, FRA DNS Roland Vaglio, SUI DNS Silvio Vaglio, SUI	2993	V8	A	C2	271

28	DNF	1	Silk Cut Jaguar, GBR Jaguar XJR-9 LM (Advanced) - Jaguar TWR/Alan Scott	Martin Brundle, GBR John Nielsen, DEN	6995	V12	D	C1	306 19h	Head gasket
29	DNF	23	Nissan Motorsport, JPN Nissan R88C (March-LM) - Nissan VRH30	Kazuyoshi Hoshino, JPN Takao Wada, JPN Aguri Suzuki, JPN	2996 tc	V8	B	C1	286 21h	Engine
30	DNF	103	BP Spice Engineering, GBR Spice Fiero SE88C -Ford Cosworth DFL/Nicholson	Almo Coppelli, ITA Thorkild Thyrring, DEN Eliseo Salazar, CHI	3298	V8	GY	C2	281 21h	Engine
31	DNF	131	Graff Racing, FRA Spice Fiero SE86C - Ford Cosworth DFL	Jean-Philippe Grand, FRA Jacques Terrien, FRA Maurice Guenoun, FRA	3298	V8		C2	263 21h	Engine
32	DNF	24	Dollop Racing, ITA Lancia LC2-88 (Dallara) - Ferrari 308C	Nicola Marozzo, ITA Jean-Pierre Frey, SUI Ranieri Randaccio, ITA DNS Eliseo Salazar, CHI	3050 tc	V8	D	C1	255 20h	Engine
33	DNF	127	Chamberlain Engineering, GBR Spice Fiero SE86C - Hart 418T	Nick Adams, GBR Martin Birrane, IRL Richard Jones, GBR DNS Robin Donovan, GBR DNS Bobby Ore, USA DNS Graham Duxbury, RSA	1873 tc	L4	A	C2	223 18h	Gearbox
34	DNF	18	Porsche AG, DEU Porsche 962 C	Bob Wollek, FRA Sarel van der Merwe, RSA Vern Schuppan, AUS	2998 tc	F6	D	C1	192 12h	Engine
35	DNF	42	Noël del Bello Racing, FRA Sauber C8 - Mercedes M117	Bernard Santal, SUI Noël del Bello, FRA Bernard de Dryver, BEL DNS Pascal Fabre, FRA	4973 tc	V8	GY	C1	157 12h	Engine
36	DNF	121	GP Motorsport Spice Fiero SE87C - Ford Cosworth DFL	Costas Los, GRE Wayne Taylor, RSA Evan Clements, GBR DNS Philippe de Henning, FRA	3298	V8	GY	C2	145 11h	Clutch
37	DNF	191	PC Automotive, GBR Argo JM19C - Ford Cosworth DFL	Olindo Iacobelli, USA Alain Ianetta, F John Graham, CDN DNS Richard Piper, GBR DNS Martin Birrane, IRL	3298	V8	GY	C2	130 12h	Battery
38	DNF	3	Silk Cut Jaguar, GBR Jaguar XJR-9 LM (Advanced) - Jaguar TWR/Alan Scott	John Watson, GBR Raul Boesel, BRA Henri Pescarolo, FRA DNS Andy Wallace, GBR	6996	V12	D	C1	129 9h	Gearbox
39	DNF	13	Primagaz Competition, FRA Cougar C20B - Porsche 935/82	Pierre-Henri Raphanel, FRA Michel Ferté, FRA DNS Roberto Ravaglia, ITA DNS Yves Courage, FRA	2998 tc	F6	M	C1	120 9h	Pit fire
40	DNF	178	Automobiles Louis Descartes, FRA ALD 03 - BMW M80	Sylvain Boulay, FRA Gérard Tremblay, FRA Michel Lateste, FRA	3498	L6		C2	103 9h	Head gasket
41	DNF	4	Camel Brun Motorsport, SUI Porsche 962 C	Manuel Reuter, DEU Walter Lechner, AUT Franz Hunkeler, SUI DNS Uwe Schäfer, DEU DNS Jésus Pareja, ESP DNS Massimo Sigala, ITA	2998 tc	F6	M	C1	91 7h	Accident
42	DNF	85	Italya Cabin Team Le Mans Co Ltd, JPN March-Nissan R88S - Nissan VG30ET	Michel Trollé, FRA Toshio Suzuki, JPN Danny Ongais, USA	3223 tc	V6	Y	C1	74 12h	Engine
43	DNF	86	Italya Cabin Team Le Mans Co Ltd, JPN March-Nissan R88S - Nissan VG30ET	Lamberto Leoni, ITA Akio Morimoto, JPN Anders Olfosson, SWE DNS Alain Ferté, FRA	3223 tc	V6	Y	C1	69 5h	Engine
44	DNF	30	Courage Compétition, FRA Cougar C22 - Porsche 935/79	Paul Belmondo, FRA Francois Migault, FRA Ukyo Katayama, JPN	2826 tc	F6	M	C1	66 6h	Accident
45	DNF	51	WM Secateva, FRA WM P88 - Peugeot PRV ZNS4	Roger Dorchy, FRA Claude Haldi, SUI Jean-Daniel Raulet, FRA DNS Pierre Wambergue, FRA DNS Pascal Pessiot, FRA DNS Philippe Gache, FRA	2850 tc	V6	M	C1	59 11h	Overheating
46	DNF	132	Roland Bassaler, FRA Sauber SHS C6 (Thompson-Seger & Hoffman) - BMW M88	Jean-Francois Yvon, FRA Roland Bassaler, FRA Remy Pochauvin, FRA	3453	L6		C2	53 5h	Engine
47	DNF	52	WM Secateva, FRA WM P88 - Peugeot PRV ZNS4	Pascal Pessiot, FRA Jean-Daniel Raulet, FRA (DND) Claude Haldi, SUI (DND) DNS Michel Pignard, FRA DNS Francois Migault, FRA	2974 tc	V6	M	C1	22 4h	Gearbox
48	DNF	107	Chamberlain Engineering, GBR Spice Fiero SE88C - Ford Cosworth DFL	Claude Ballot-Léna, FRA Jean-Louis Ricci, FRA Jean-Claude Andruet, FRA (DND)	3298	V8	A	C2	17 4h	Engine
49	DNF	20	Team Davey, GBR Tiga GC88 - Ford Cosworth DFL Turbo	Tim Lee-Davey, GBR Tom Dodd-Noble, GBR (DND) DNS Val Musetti, GBR	3298 tc	V8	D	C1	5 4h	Ignition

50	DNS	61	Team Sauber Mercedes, SUI Sauber C 9 - Mercedes M117	Mauro Baldi, ITA James Weaver, GBR Jochen Mass, DEU DNS Kenny Acheson, GBR	4973 tc	V8	M	C1		Withdrawn
51	DNS	62	Team Sauber Mercedes, SUI Sauber C 9 - Mercedes M117	Klaus Niedzwiedz, DEU Jochen Mass, DEU Kenny Acheson, GBR	4973 tc	V8	M	C1		Accident
52	DNS	181	Luigi Taverna Techno Racing, ITA Olmas GLT-200 - Ford Cosworth DFL	Luigi Taverna, ITA Fabio Magnani, ITA Roberto Ragazzi, ITA DNS Oscar Berselli, ITA DNS Giovanni Lavaggi, ITA	3298	V8	A	C2

53	DNA	14	Richard Lloyd Racing, GBR Porsche 962 C GTi (RLR)	- -		F6		C1
54	DNA	15	Richard Lloyd Racing, GBR Porsche 962 C GTi (RLR)	- -		F6		C1
55	DNA	35	Walter Lechner Racing School, AUT Porsche 962 C (Thompson)	Walter Lechner, AUT Ernst Franzmaier, AUT		F6		C1
56	DNA	40	Swiss Team Salamin, SUI Porsche 962 C - Porsche 935/79	Antoine Salamin, SUI Enzo Calderari, SUI Max Cohen-Olivar, MOR	2826 tc	F6		C1
57	DNA	73	Primagaz Compétition, FRA Cougar C20 - Porsche	Pierre-Henri Raphanel, FRA Roberto Ravaglia, ITA		F6		C1
58	DNA	74	Primagaz Compétition, FRA Cougar C20 - Porsche	Hervé Regout, BE Thierry Lecerf, FRA		F6		C1
59	DNA	101	Dollop Racing, ITA Argo JM19B - Motori Moderni	Jean-Pierre Frey, SUI Nicola Marozzo, ITA	2000 tc	V6		C2
60	DNA	106	Kelmar Racing, I TA Tiga GC288 - Ford Cosworth DFL	Pasquale Barberio, ITA Vito Veninata, ITA Ranieri Randaccio, ITA		V8		C2
61	DNA	114	José Thibault, FRA TJ 01 - ROC Talbot Tagora	José Thibault, FRA "Berdal", FRA				C2
62	DNA	134	American Alloy Engines Tiga GC286 - Ford Cosworth GA	Tommy 'Slim' Borgudd, SWE -	3400	V6		C2
63	DNA	140	Dune Motorsport, GBR Tiga GC287 - Ford Cosworth	Duncan Bain, GBR John Sheldon, GBR Massimo Sigala, ITA Pierre Pagani, ITA		V8		C2
64	DNA	171	Jiro Motorracing, J JTK 63C (TOM's) - Ford Cosworth DFL	Jiro Yoneyama, JPN Hideo Fukuyama, JPN	3298	V8	D	C2
65	DNA	204	Road Circuit Technology, USA Lincoln Mercury Merkur XR4Ti (Roush) - Ford	Les Delano, USA Andy Petery, USA		V8		GTX
66	DNA	205	Fabcar Fabcar CL - Porsche 901	- -	2993	F6		IMSA Lights
67	DNA	206	Fabcar Fabcar CL - Porsche 901	- -	2993	F6		IMSA Lights

Class Winners:

C1	Jan Lammers, NED / Johnny Dumfries, GBR / Andy Wallace, GBR	Jaguar XJR-9 LM
C2	Ray Bellm, GBR / Gordon Spice, GBR / Pierre de Thoisy, FRA	Spice SE88C - Ford Cosworth DFL
IMSA / GTP	Yojiro Terada, JPN / David Kennedy, IRL / Pierre Diudonné, BEL	Mazda 757

DNF	Did Not Finish
DQ	Disqualified
NC	Not Classified
DNS	Did Not Start
DNQ	Did Not Qualified
DNPQ	Did Not Prequalified
DNA	Did Not Arrive
DND	Did Not Drive
RES	Reserve
REE	Reserve Entry
NAC	Not Accepted

Tyres: D=Dunlop, GY=GoodYear, M=Michelin, Y=Yokohama, B=Bridgestone, A=Avon

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