LIX Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1991
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France

 

Date: June 22-23, warm, dry Track Length (m): 13 600
Attendance: 250 000 Pole Position: Jean-Louis Schlesser, Mercedes-Benz, 3:31.27 = 231.741 km/h
Entries: 55 Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher, Mercedes-Benz, 3:35.564 = 227.125 km/h
Practiced: 51 Distance (km): 4922.810
Starters: 38 Average Speed (km/h): 205.333
Classified: 12   World Sportscar Championship, Rd 4 (http://wsrp.ic.cz/)

 

Pos Cla. # Team / Entrant
Car - Engine / Tuner
Drivers, Nationality Engine
Vol
(cc)
Engine
Type
Tyres Group Laps
Km
Time (of ret)
Reason Out
1 1 55 Mazdaspeed Co Ltd, JPN
Mazda 787 B (Advanced)
Mazda R26B Racing 4R
Volker Weidler, DEU
Johnny Herbert, GBR
Bertrand Gachot, BEL
DNS Stefan Johansson, SWE
2616 4R D C2 363  
2 2 35 Silk Cut Jaguar, GBR
Jaguar XJR-12 (Advanced)
Davy Jones, USA
Raul Boesel, BRA
Michel Ferté, FRA
DNS John Nielsen, DEN
7400 V12 GY C2 361  
3 3 34 Silk Cut Jaguar, GBR
Jaguar XJR-12 (Advanced)
Teo Fabi, ITA
Bob Wollek, FRA
Kenny Acheson, GBR
DNS John Nielsen, DEN
DNS Derek Warwick, GBR
7400 V12 GY C2 359  
4 4 33 Silk Cut Jaguar, GBR
Jaguar XJR-12 (Advanced)
Derek Warwick, GBR
John Nielsen, DEN
Andy Wallace, GBR
DNS Bob Wollek, FRA
DNS Kenny Acheson, GBR
7400 V12 GY C2 357  
5 5 31 Team Sauber Mercedes, SUI/DEU
Mercedes-Benz C11 (DPS) - Mercedes M119
Karl Wendlinger, AUT
Michael Schumacher, DEU
Fritz Kreutzpointer, DEU
DNS Jochen Mass, DEU
DNS Kurt Thiim, DEN
4973
tc
V8 GY C2 356  
6 6 18 Mazdaspeed Co Ltd, JPN
Mazda 787 B (Advanced)
Mazda R26B Racing 4Rotary
David Kennedy, IRL
Stefan Johansson, SWE
Maurizio Sandro Sala, BRA
DNS Pierre Dieudonne, BEL
2616 4R D C2 356  
7 7 58 Konrad Motorsport, AUT (Joest Porsche Racing, DEU)
Porsche 962 C - Porsche 935/82 4v DOHC
Hans-Joachim Stuck Jr, DEU
Derek Bell, GBR
Frank Jelinski, DEU
DNS "John Winter" (Louis Krages), DEU
3164
tc
F6 GY C2 348  
8 8 56 Mazdaspeed Co Ltd, JPN
Mazda 787 (Advanced)
Mazda R26B Racing 4R
Takashi Yorino, JPN
Yojiro Terada, JPN
Pierre Dieudonne, FRA
DNS Bertrand Gachot, BEL
2616 4R D C2 346  
9 9 11 Porsche Kremer Racing, DEU
Porsche 962 CK6 (Kremer)
Porsche 4xOHC
Manuel Reuter, DEU
Harri Toivonen, FIN
J.J. Lehto (Jyrki Järvilehto), FIN
DNS Gregor Foitek, SUI
3164
tc
F6 Y C2 344  
10 10 17 Repsol Brun Motorsport, SUI
Porsche 962 C (Fabcar)
Porsche 4v DOHC
Oscar 'Popi' Larrauri, ARG
Jésus Pareja (Mayo), ESP
Walter Brun, SUI
DNS Massimo Sigala, ITA
DNS Robbie Stirling, GBR
DNS Harald Huysman, NOR
DNS Bernard Santal, SUI
3164
tc
F6 Y C2 339  
11 11 12 Courage Compéitition, FRA
Cougar C26S - Porsche
Francois Migault, FRA
Lionel Robert, FRA
Jean-Claude Raulet, FRA
DNS Hervé Regout, FRA
DNS Claude Bourbonnais, CAN
DNS Marco Brand, ITA
DNS Michel Trolle, FRA
2994
tc
F6 GY C2 332  
12 12 41 Euro Racing, NED (Team Fedco, JPN)
Spice SE90C - Ford Cosworth DFZ
Kiyoshi Misaki, JPN
Naoki Nagasaka, JPN
Hisashi Yokoshima, JPN
3500 V8 GY C1 327  
                     
13 NC 53 Team Salamin Primagaz, CH (Team Schuppan, GBR/AUS)
Porsche 962 C - Porsche 4v DOHC
James Weaver, GBR
Wayne Taylor, RSA
Hurley Haywood, USA
DNS Vern Schuppan, AUS
2994
tc
F6 D C2 317  
14 NC 43 Euro Racing, NED (PC Automotive, GBR)
Spice SE89C - Ford Cosworth DFZ
Richard Piper, GBR
Olindo Iacobelli, USA
Jean-Louis Ricci, FRA
3500 V8 GY C1 281  
15 NC 15 Veneto Equipe, ITA
Lancia LC2 (Musatto)
Ferrari 308C 4v DOHC
Luigi Giorgio, ITA
Almo Coppelli, ITA
DNS Noël del Bello, FRA
DNS Mark Newman, GBR
DNS Guido Basile, ITA
DNS "Gimax Jr" (Carlo Franchi Jr), ITA
3050
tc
V8 D C2 111  
                     
16 DNF 1 Team Sauber Mercedes, SUI/DEU
Mercedes-Benz C11(DPS)
Mercedes M119
Jean-Louis Schlesser, FRA
Jochen Mass, DEU
Alain Ferté, FRA
DNS Michael Schumacher, DEU
4973
tc
V8 GY C2 319
21h
Engine
17 DNF 49 Courage Compétition, FRA (Trust Racing, JPN)
Porsche 962 C - Porsche 4v DOHC
Steven Andskär, SWE
George Fouché, RSA
DNS Anders Olofsson, SWE
DNS Hervé Regout, FRA
3164
tc
F6 D C2 316
24h
Gearbox
18 DNF 47 Courage Compétition, FRA
Cougar C26S - Porsche
Michel Trolle, FRA
Claude Bourbonnais, CAN
Marco Brand, ITA
DNS Paolo Barilla, ITA
DNS Anders Olofsson, SWE
DNS Thomas Danielsson, SWE
2994
tc
F6 GY C2 293
23h
 
19 DNF 51 Team Salamin Primagaz, SUI (Obermaier Racing, DEU)
Porsche 962 C (Thompson)
Porsche 4v DOHC
Jürgen Lässig, DEU
Otto Altenbach, DEU
Pierre Yver, FRA
DNS Jürgen Oppermann, DEU
3164
tc
F6 GY C2 232
16h
Suspension
20 DNF 32 Team Sauber Mercedes, SUI/DEU
Mercedes-Benz C11 (DPS)
Mercedes M119
Jonathan Palmer, GBR
Stanley Dickens, SWE
Kurt Thiim, DEN
DNS Karl Wendlinger, AUT
4973
tc
V8 GY C2 223
15h
Engine
21 DNF 52 Team Salamin Primagaz, SUI (Team Schuppan, GBR/AUS)
Porsche 962 C (Schuppan)
Porsche 4v DOHC
Eje Elgh, SWE
Roland Ratzenberger, AUT
Will Hoy, GBR
DNS Vern Schuppan, AUS
2994
tc
F6 D C2 202
14h
Head gasket
22 DNF 57 Konrad Motorsport, AUT (Joest Porsche Racing, DEU)
Porsche 962 C - Porsche 935/82 4v DOHC
"John Winter" (Louis Krages), DEU
Bernd Schneider, DEU
Henri Pescarolo, FRA
DNS Franz Konrad, AUT
DNS Frank Jelinski, DEU
DNS Joachim Winkelhock, DEU
DNS Jürgen Barth, DEU
3164
tc
F6 GY C2 197
13h
Overheating
23 DNF 36 TWR Suntec Jaguar, GBR
Jaguar XJR-12 (Advanced)
David Leslie, GBR
Mauro Martini, ITA
Jeff Krosnoff, USA
DNS Davy Jones, USA
7400 V12 GY C2 183
17h
Transmission
24 DNF 39 Louis Descartes / Graff Racing, FRA
Spice SE89C - Ford Cosworth DFZ
Michel Maisonneuve, FRA
Xavier Lapeyre, FRA
Jean-Philippe Grand, FRA
3500 V8 GY C1 163
12h
Engine
25 DNF 16 Repsol Brun Motorsport, SUI
Porsch 962 C - Porsche 4v DOHC
Harald Huysman, NOR
Robbie Stirling, GBR
Bernard Santal, SUI
DNS Oscar Larrauri, ARG
DNS Jésus Pareja (Mayo), ESP
DNS Walter Brun, SUI
DNS Massimo Sigala, ITA
3164
tc
F6 Y C2 138
8h
Head gasket
26 DNF 45 Euro Racing, NED (Chamberlain Engineering, GBR)
Spice SE89C - Ford Cosworth DFZ
Nick Adams, GBR
Robin Donovan, GBR
Richard Jones, GBR
DNS Pierre-Alain Lombardi, SUI
DNS Ian Kahn, GBR
3500 V8 GY C1 128
13h
Electrics
27 DNF 14 Team Salamin Primagaz, SUI
Porsche 962 C - Porsche 4v DOHC
Antoine Salamin, SUI
Max Cohen-Olivar, MOR
Marcel Tarrés, FRA
3164
tc
F6 GY C2 101
8h
Overheating
28 DNF 21 Konrad Motorsport AUT
Porsche 962 C (Kremer)
Porsche 4v DOHC
Franz Konrad, AUT
Pierre-Alain Lombardi, SUI
Anthony Reid, GBR
3164
tc
F6 GY C2 98
7h
Engine
29 DNF 50 Courage Compétition, FRA (Alméras Fréres, FRA)
Porsche 962 C (Thompson)
Porsche 4v DOHC
Jacques Alméras, FRA
Jean-Marie Alméras, FRA
Pierre de Thoisy, FRA
2994
tc
F6 GY C2 86
7h
Accident
30 DNF 44 Euro Racing, NED (Chamberlain Engineering, GBR)
Spice SE89C - Ford Cosworth DFZ
John Sheldon, GBR
Ferdinand de Lesseps, FRA
Charles Rickett, GBR
DNS Pierre-Alain Lombardi, SUI
3500 V8 GY C1 85
12h
Electrics
31 DNF 8 Euro Racing, NED
Spice SE90C - Ford Cosworth DFZ
Charles Zwolsman, NED
Cor Euser, NED
Tim Harvey, GBR
3500 V8 GY C1 72
6h
Engine
32 DNF 6 Peugeot Tablot Sport, FRA
Peugeot 905 - Peugeot SA35-A1 4v DOHC
Keke Rosberg, FIN
Yannick Dalmas, FRA
Pierre-Henri Raphanel, FRA
3499 V10 M C1 68
7h
Shift linkage
33 DNF 40 Euro Racing, NED (A.O. Racing, JPN)
Spice SE90C - Ford Cosworth DFZ
Desiré Wilson, RSA
Lyn St. James, USA
Cathy Muller, FRA
DNS Syunji Kasuya, JPN
DNS Tomiko Yoshikawa, JPN
3500 V8 D C1 47
6h
Accident
34 DNF 13 Courage Compétition, FRA
Cougar C26S - Porsche
Johnny Dumfries (John Colum Crichton-Stuart, Earl of Dumfries), GBR
Anders Olofsson, SWE
Thomas Danielsson, SWE
DNS Francois Migault, FRA
DNS Lionel Robert, FRA
DNS Hervé Regout, FRA
DNS Michel Trolle, FRA
DNS Paolo Barilla, FRA
2994
tc
F6 GY C2 45
4h
Engine
35 DNF 37 Louis Descartes, FRA (Racing Organisation Course, FRA)
ROC 002 - Ford Cosworth DFR
Pascal Fabre, FRA
Bernard Thuner, SUI
3500 V8 GY C2 38
3h
Drive shaft
36 DNF 5 Peugeot Talbot Sport, FRA
Peugeot 905 - Peugeot SA35-A1 4v DOHC
Philippe Alliot, FRA
Jean-Pierre Jabouille, FRA
Mauro Baldi, ITA (DND)
3499 V10 M C1 22
3h
Engine
37 DNF 46 Porsche Kremer Racing, DEU
Porsche 962 CK6 (Thompson)
Porsche 4xOHC 3164cc
Tiff Needell, GBR
Tomas Lopez, MEX
Gregor Foitek, SUI (DND)
DNS Manuel Reuter, DEU
3164
tc
F6 Y C2 18
4h
Accident
38 DNF 7 Louis Descartes, FRA
ALD C91 - Ford Cosworth DFR
Philippe de Henning, FRA
Luigi Taverna, ITA
Patrick Gonin, FRA
DNS Louis Descartes, FRA
  V8 GY C1 16
6h
Gearbox
                     
39 DNS 4 Silk Cut Jaguar, GBR
Jaguar XJR-14 (March)
Jaguar Cosworth HB
Andy Wallace, GBR
Kenny Achenson, GBR
Teo Fabi, ITA
DNS Derek Warwick, GBR
3493 V8 GY C1   Withdrewn
(from pole position)
40 DNS 59 Konrad Motorsport, AUT (Joest Porsche Racing, DEU)
Porsche 962 C (Joest)
Porsche 4v DOHC
Jürgn Barth, DEU
Franz Konrad, DEU
DNS Henri Pescarolo, FRA
DNS "John Winter" (Louis Krages), DEU
DNS Bernd Schneider, DEU
2994
tc
F6 GY C2   Withdrawn
41 DNS 3 Silk Cut Jaguar, GBR
Jaguar XJR-14 (March)
Jaguar Cosworth HB
Derek Warwick, GBR
Andy Wallace, GBR
3493 V8 GY C1   Withdrawn
42 DQ/
DNS
48 Courage Compétition, FRA
Cougar C24S - Porsche
Chris Hodgetts, GBR
Andrew Hepworth, GBR
Thierry Lecerf, FRA
DNS Hervé Regout, FRA
2994
tc
F6 GY C2   Excluded,
underweight
                     
43 DNQ 2 Team Sauber Mercedes, SUI/DEU
Mercedes-Benz C291 (DPS)
Mercedes M291
Fritz Kreutzpointner, DEU
Michael Schumacher, DEU
Karl Wendlinger, AUT
DNS Kurt Thiim, DEN
3500 F12 GY C1   Withdrawn after 2 qualifying laps
44 DNQ 42 Euro Racing, NED
Spice SE88P - Ferrari (Classic/TFR)
Justin Bell, GBR
Syunji Kasuya, JPN
DNS Franco Scapini, ITA
DNS Victor Gonzalez, USA
3500 V8 GY C2    
45 DNQ 54 Team Salamin Primagaz, SUI (Team Davey, GBR)
Porsche 962 C
Katsunori Iketani, JPN
Mercedes Stermitz, AUT
Val Musetti, GBR
DNS Tim Lee-Davey, GBR
2994
tc
F6 D C2    
                     
46 DNA 38 Louis Descartes, FRA (Berkeley Team London, GBR)
Spice SE89C - Ford Cosworth
Ranieri Randaccio, ITA
"Stingbrace" (Stefano Sebastiani), ITA
Mirko Savoldi, ITA
3500 V8   C1    

 

Class Winners:

Category 1 Naoki Nagasaka / Hisashi Yokoshima / Kiyoshi Misaki Spice SE90C - Ford Cosworth
Category 2 Volker Weidler / Johnny Herbert / Bertrand Gachot Mazda 787 B

 

DNF Did Not Finish
DQ Disqualified
NC Not Classified
DNS Did Not Start
DNQ Did Not Qualified
DNA Did Not Arrive
REE Reserve Entry
NAC Not Accepted

 

Tyres: D=Dunlop, GY=Good/Year, M=Michelin, Y=Yokohama

 

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