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1981 24 Heures du Mans
Le Mans
354 laps
Average speed of winner: 201.056 kph
Fastest lap: Hurley Haywood 3:34.00
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| Finish | Start | Class | Class Rank | Drivers | Car # | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Owner | Qualifying Time | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | S +2.0 | 1 | Jacky Ickx | 11 | Porsche System | Porsche 936 | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | Porsche | 3:29.44 | 354 |
| Derek Bell | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 28 | GTP 3.0 | 1 | Jacky Haran | 8 | Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M379 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | Goodyear | Rondeau | 3:50.61 | 340 |
| Jean-Louis Schlesser | ||||||||||||
| Philippe Streiff | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 15 | GTP 3.0 | 2 | Gordon Spice | 7 | Otis Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M379 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | Goodyear | Rondeau | 3:43.99 | 335 |
| François Migault | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 23 | Gr. 5 | 1 | Claude Bourgoignie | 55 | Claude Bourgoignie | Porsche 935 K3 | Porsche Type-935 3.1L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | Ivey | 3:48.02 | 330 |
| John Cooper | ||||||||||||
| Dudley Wood | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 37 | IMSA GTX | 1 | Jean-Claude Andruet | 47 | Charles Pozzi S.A. | Ferrari 512BB/LM | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | Michelin | Pozzi | 3:56.89 | 328 |
| Claude Ballot-Léna | ||||||||||||
| Hervé Regout | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 33 | IMSA GTX | 2 | Anny-Charlotte Verney | 42 | Cooke-Woods Racing | Porsche 935 K3 | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | Cooke | 3:55.15 | 327 |
| Bob Garretson | ||||||||||||
| Ralph Kent-Cooke | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 43 | GTP +3.0 | 1 | Jürgen Barth | 1 | Porsche System | Porsche 944 LM | Porsche 2.5L Turbo I4 | Dunlop | Porsche | 4:01.03 | 323 |
| Walter Rohrl | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 31 | Gr. 5 | 2 | Michele Alboreto | 65 | Martini Racing | Lancia Beta Monte Carlo | Lancia 1.4L Turbo I4 | Pirelli | Martini | 3:54.09 | 322 |
| Eddie Cheever | ||||||||||||
| Carlo Facetti | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 36 | IMSA GTX | 3 | Pierre Dieudonné | 46 | Rennod Racing | Ferrari 512BB/LM | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | Goodyear | Rennod | 3:56.72 | 320 |
| Jean Xhenceval | ||||||||||||
| Jean-Paul Libert | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 7 | Gr. 5 | 3 | Dieter Schornstein | 60 | Vegla Racing Team | Porsche 935J | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | Vegla | 3:37.15 | 320 |
| Harald Grohs | ||||||||||||
| Götz von Tschirnhaus | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 48 | IMSA GTO | 1 | Manfred Schurti | 36 | Porsche System | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | Porsche 2.0L Turbo I4 | Dunlop | Porsche | 4:04.09 | 315 |
| Andy Rouse | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 2 | S +2.0 | 2 | Jochen Mass | 12 | Porsche System | Porsche 936 | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | Porsche | 3:32.61 | 312 |
| Vern Schuppan | ||||||||||||
| Hurley Haywood | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 16 | GTP +3.0 | 2 | Denis Morin | 4 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | WM P79/80 | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | Michelin | WM | 3:44.14 | 307 |
| Charles Mendez | ||||||||||||
| Xavier Mathiot | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 53 | Gr. 5 | 4 | Martino Finotto | 68 | Jolly Club | Lancia Beta Monte Carlo | Lancia 1.4L Turbo I4 | Pirelli | Jolly Club | 4:09.01 | 292 |
| Giorgio Pianta | ||||||||||||
| Giorgio Schön | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 12 | S +2.0 | 3 | Emilio de Villota | 18 | Team Lola | Lola T600 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | Goodyear | Lola | 3:42.40 | 287 |
| Guy Edwards | ||||||||||||
| Juan Fernández | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 35 | Gr. 5 | 5 | Philippe Alliot | 51 | BMW Italia | BMW M1 Gr. 5 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | Dunlop | BMW | 3:55.68 | 277 |
| Bernard Darniche | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Cecotto | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 52 | GT | 1 | Thierry Perrier | 70 | Thierry Perrier | Porsche 934 | Porsche 2.9L Turbo Flat-6 | Michelin | Perrier | 4:08.86 | 274 |
| Valentin Bertapelle | ||||||||||||
| Bernard Salam | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 42 | S 2.0 | 1 | Jean-Philippe Grand | 31 | Jean-Philippe Grand | Lola T298 | BMW 2.0L I4 | Goodyear | Grand | 4:00.42 | 272 |
| Yves Courage | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 45 | S 2.0 | 2 | Pierre Yver | 33 | Compagnie Primagaz | Lola T298 | BMW 2.0L I4 | Goodyear | Grand | 4:02.81 | 203 |
| Michel Dubois | ||||||||||||
| Jacques Heuclin | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 54 | S 2.0 | 3 | Louis Descartes | 32 | Écurie Renard-Delmas | Renard-Delmas D1 | ROC-Simca 2.0L I4 | Goodyear | Renard-Delmas | 4:15.57 | 187 |
| Hervé Bayard | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 30 | IMSA GTX | 4 | Bob Akin | 43 | Bob Akin Motor Racing | Porsche 935 K3 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | Akin | 3:52.61 | 320 |
| Paul Miller | ||||||||||||
| Craig Siebert | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 32 | Gr. 5 | 6 | Claude Haldi | 57 | Claude Haldi | Porsche 935 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | Ivey | 3:54.32 | 260 |
| Mark Thatcher | ||||||||||||
| Hervé Poulain | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 29 | IMSA GTX | 5 | Alain Cudini | 49 | North American Racing Team | Ferrari 512BB/LM | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | Michelin | NART | 3:52.60 | 247 |
| Philippe Gurdjian | ||||||||||||
| John Morton | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 38 | Gr. 5 | 7 | David Hobbs | 53 | EMKA Productions Limited | BMW M1 Gr. 5 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | Dunlop | EMKA | 3:56.99 | 236 |
| Eddie Jordan | ||||||||||||
| Steve O'Rourke | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 47 | GT | 2 | Pierre-François Rousselot | 72 | BMW Zol'Auto | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | Dunlop | Zol-Auto | 4:03.76 | 212 |
| François Sérvanin | ||||||||||||
| Laurent Ferrier | ||||||||||||
| 26 | 19 | S +2.0 | 4 | Alain de Cadenet | 20 | Alain de Cadenet | De Cadenet-Lola LM | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | Dunlop | Belga | 3:46.69 | 210 |
| Jean-Michel Martin | ||||||||||||
| Philippe Martin | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 22 | Gr. 5 | 8 | Dieter Quester | 52 | Würth-Lubrifilm Team Sauber | BMW M1 Gr. 5 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | Dunlop | Sauber | 3:47.90 | 207 |
| Marc Surer | ||||||||||||
| David Deacon | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 24 | Gr. 5 | 9 | Riccardo Patrese | 66 | Martini Racing | Lancia Beta Monte Carlo | Lancia 1.4L Turbo I4 | Pirelli | Martini | 3:48.14 | 186 |
| Hans Heyer | ||||||||||||
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||||||||||||
| 29 | 26 | S +2.0 | 5 | Martin Birrane | 21 | Alain de Cadenet | De Cadenet-Lola LM | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | Dunlop | Dorset | 3:48.90 | 171 |
| Nick Faure | ||||||||||||
| Vivian Candy | ||||||||||||
| 30 | 20 | S +2.0 | 6 | Chris Craft | 23 | Dome Co. Ltd. | Dome RL81 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | Dunlop | Dome | 3:47.43 | 154 |
| Bob Evans | ||||||||||||
| 31 | 25 | IMSA GTX | 6 | Mauricio de Narvaez | 40 | Joest Racing | Porsche 935J | Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | Joest | 3:48.20 | 152 |
| Kenper Miller | ||||||||||||
| Günther Steckkonig | ||||||||||||
| 32 | 40 | IMSA GTX | 7 | Simon Phillips | 48 | Simon Phillips | Ferrari 512BB/LM | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | Michelin | Simon Phillips | 3:59.98 | 140 |
| Mike Salmon | ||||||||||||
| Stephen Earle | ||||||||||||
| 33 | 34 | IMSA GTX | 8 | Fabrizio Violati | 45 | Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto SRL | Ferrari 512BB/LM | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | Michelin | Bellancauto | 3:55.66 | 118 |
| Maurizio Flammini | ||||||||||||
| Duilio Truffo | ||||||||||||
| 34 | 14 | S +2.0 | 7 | Patrick Gaillard | 22 | André Chevalley Racing | ACR 80B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | Goodyear | Chevalley | 3:43.43 | 114 |
| André Chevalley | ||||||||||||
| Bruno Sotty | ||||||||||||
| 35 | 51 | IMSA GTO | 2 | Tetsu Ikuzawa | 37 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Mazda RX-7 | Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor | Dunlop | Mazdaspeed | 4:07.18 | 107 |
| Tom Walkinshaw | ||||||||||||
| Peter Lovett | ||||||||||||
| 36 | 46 | S 2.0 | 4 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | 30 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | Lola T298 | BMW 2.0L I4 | Goodyear | Lemerle | 4:03.08 | 104 |
| Max Cohen-Olivar | ||||||||||||
| Alain Levié | ||||||||||||
| 37 | 27 | S +2.0 | 8 | Tiff Needell | 27 | Ian Bracey | Ibec-Hesketh 308LM | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | Dunlop | Bracey | 3:49.94 | 95 |
| Tony Trimmer | ||||||||||||
| 38 | 18 | S +2.0 | 9 | Bob Wollek | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Porsche 917K/81 | Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 | Dunlop | Kremer | 3:46.54 | 82 |
| Xavier Lapeyre | ||||||||||||
| Guy Chasseuil | ||||||||||||
| 39 | 3 | S +2.0 | 10 | Reinhold Joest | 14 | Joest Racing | Porsche 908/80 | Porsche 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | Joest | 3:34.51 | 80 |
| Dale Whittington | ||||||||||||
| Klaus Niedzwiedz | ||||||||||||
| 40 | 5 | S +2.0 | 11 | Jean Rondeau | 24 | Otis Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M379 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | Goodyear | Rondeau | 3:36.17 | 58 |
| Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | ||||||||||||
| 41 | 21 | IMSA GTX | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 50 | BASF Cassetten Team GS Sport | BMW M1 Gr. 5 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | Dunlop | GS | 3:47.63 | 57 |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | ||||||||||||
| Helmut Henzler | ||||||||||||
| 42 | 6 | Gr. 5 | 10 | Ted Field | 59 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Porsche 935 K3 | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | Kremer | 3:36.54 | 57 |
| Bill Whittington | ||||||||||||
| Don Whittington | ||||||||||||
| 43 | 11 | C | 1 | Jean-Daniel Raulet | 83 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | WM P81 | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | Michelin | WM | 3:40.80 | 50 |
| Max Mamers | ||||||||||||
| 44 | 50 | Gr. 5 | 11 | Jan Lundgardh | 69 | Tuff-Kote Dinol Racing | Porsche 935 L1 | Porsche 1.4L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | Dinol | 4:06.92 | 49 |
| Axel Plankenhorn | ||||||||||||
| Mike Wilds | ||||||||||||
| 45 | 41 | GT | 3 | Christian Danner | 71 | Helmut Marko RSM | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | Dunlop | Marko | 4:00.14 | 49 |
| Peter Oberndofer | ||||||||||||
| Leopold von Bayern | ||||||||||||
| 46 | 13 | Gr. 5 | 12 | Edgar Dören | 61 | Weralit Racing Team | Porsche 935 K3 | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | Weralit | 3:42.66 | 48 |
| Jürgen Lassig | ||||||||||||
| Gerhard Holup | ||||||||||||
| 47 | 44 | Gr. 5 | 13 | Beppe Gabbiani | 67 | Martini Racing | Lancia Beta Monte Carlo | Lancia 1.4L Turbo I4 | Pirelli | Martini | 4:02.22 | 47 |
| Emanuele Pirro | ||||||||||||
| 48 | 9 | GTP +3.0 | 3 | Guy Fréquelin | 5 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | WM P79/80 | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | Michelin | WM | 3:39.74 | 46 |
| Roger Dorchy | ||||||||||||
| Xavier Mathiot | ||||||||||||
| 49 | 17 | IMSA GTX | 10 | Preston Henn | 41 | Preston Henn Racing | Porsche 935 K3 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | Henn | 3:46.22 | 45 |
| Mike Chandler | ||||||||||||
| Marcel Mignot | ||||||||||||
| 50 | 4 | S +2.0 | 12 | Henri Pescarolo | 26 | Oceanic Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M379 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | Goodyear | Rondeau | 3:35.16 | 41 |
| Patrick Tambay | ||||||||||||
| 51 | 55 | GT | 4 | Jean-Marie Alméras | 73 | Eminence Racing Team | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | Porsche 2.0L Turbo I4 | Michelin | Eminence | 4:19.91 | 30 |
| Jacques Alméras | ||||||||||||
| 52 | 10 | S +2.0 | 13 | Jean Ragnotti | 25 | Calberson Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M379 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | Goodyear | Rondeau | 3:40.32 | 28 |
| Jean-Louis Lafosse | ||||||||||||
| 53 | 49 | IMSA GTO | 3 | Yojiro Terada | 38 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Mazda RX-7 | Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor | Dunlop | Mazdaspeed | 4:04.79 | 25 |
| Hiroshi Fushida | ||||||||||||
| Win Percy | ||||||||||||
| 54 | 8 | C | 2 | Thierry Boutsen | 82 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | WM P81 | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | Michelin | WM | 3:37.89 | 15 |
| Serge Saulnier | ||||||||||||
| Michel Pignard | ||||||||||||
| 55 | 39 | IMSA GTO | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 35 | Stratagraph Inc. | Chevrolet Camaro | Chevrolet 6.4L V8 | Goodyear | Hagan | 3:59.57 | 13 |
| Billy Hagan | ||||||||||||
| Bill Cooper |
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