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World Championship 1978
1.round : Daytona 2.round : Mugello 3.round : Dijon 4.round : Silverstone 5.round : Nürburgring 6.round : Misano 7.round : Watkins Glen 8.round : Vallelunga
17th Annual 24 Hours of Daytona Camel GT Challenge 5.2.1978
24 h Daytona 1.round
Practiced: 71 (GTX - 29, GTO - 20, GTU - 22) Started: 68 (GTX - 27, GTO - 20, GTU - 20) Race: 6,180 km * 680 laps = 4202,319 km AVG: 175,005 km/h FL: Rolf Stommelen 99 Porsche 935/77A Turbo 1:51,845 198,9149 km/h (lap 14) Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 99 Rolf Stommelen / D Porsche 9 930 890 0011or018 Brumos Porsche 680 24:00:45,400 1. GTX 4. 2:03,097 Toine Hezemans / NL Peter Gregg / USA 2. 6 Dick Barbour / USA Porsche 935/77 930 770 0959 Dick Barbour Racing 650 24:00:45,900 2. GTX 8. 2:06,900 Manfred Schurti / FL Johnny Rutherford / USA 3. 58 Diego Febles / PR Porsche Carrera RSR Diego Febles 645 1. GTO 21. 2:07,235 Alec Poole / GB 4. 33 Bonky Fernandez / PR Porsche Carrer 911 460 9113 Boricua Racing 637 2. GTO 14. 2:01,956 John Paul / USA Phil Currin / USA 5. 14 Josef Brambring / D Porsche 935 Tu 930 770 0903 Kremer Porsche Racing 635 3. GTX 10. 2:13,972 Dieter Schornstein / D "John Winter" / D 6. 09 Gary Belcher / USA Porsche 935 Tu 930 770 0955 Gary Belcher 632 Fuel pump 4. GTX 12. 1:56,828 Doc Bundy / USA Al Holbert / USA 7. 32 Steve Earle / USA Porsche Carrer 911 460 9048 Earle/Akin 632 5. GTX 18. 2:05,491 Bob Akin / USA Rick Knoop / USA 8. 65 John Morton / USA Ferrari 365 GTB/4 16407 David Carradine 622 3. GTO 16. 2:04,021 Tony Adamowicz / USA Hal Sahlman / USA Bobby Carradine / USA 9. 59 Peter Gregg / USA Porsche 935/77 930 890 0018 Brumos Porsche 621 6. GTX 6. 2:05,951 Claude Ballot-Léna / F Brad Frisselle / USA 10. 13 Hal Shaw, Jr. / USA Porsche 935 Tu 930 670 0180 Hal Shaw, Jr. 608 7. GTX 9. 2:10,939 Jim Busby / USA Howard Meister / USA 11. 01 Dave White / USA Porsche 911 J. Dana Roehrig 604 Engine 1. GTU 26. 2:07,839 Gary Mesnick / USA J. Dana Roehrig / USA 12. 34 George Drolsom / USA Porsche 911S George Drolsom 592 2. GTU 57. 2:18,426 Hugh Davenport / USA Mark Greb / USA 13. 21 Franz Konrad / A Porsche 935/77 930 890 0014 Konrad Racing 590 8. GTX 7. 2:06,751 Reinhold Jöst / D Volkert Merl / D 14. 08 Terry Wolters / USA Porsche 911 Terry Wolters 584 3. GTU 55. 2:17,995 Jack Refenning / USA Ray Mummery / USA 15. 24 Tom Frank / USA Porsche Carrera RSR Tom Frank 580 9. GTX 19. 2:05,969 Bob Bergstrom / USA 16. 84 Chris Doyle / USA Datsun 260Z Wolrdparts 577 4. GTU 56. 2:18,414 John Maffucci / USA Bob Speakman / USA 17. 60 John Thomas / USA Porsche 911 R & R Racing 551 5. GTU 34. 2:09,410 Ren Tilton / USA Rusty Bond / USA 18. 29 Richard Weiss / USA Porsche 911S Richard C. Weiss 550 6. GTU 35. 2:09,947 Bill Alsup / USA Bill Follmer / USA 19. 37 Bob Buchler / USA Chevrolet Camaro Clay Young 550 10. GTX 45. 2:15,515 Eddie Johnson / USA Clay Young / USA 20. 46 Mauricio DeNarvaez / CO Porsche Carrera RSR Mauricio DeNarvaez 547 4. GTO 36. 2:10,725 Albert Naon / USA Tony Garcia / USA 21. 22 Bill Harriss / USA Porsche 911E Music City Racing 546 7. GTU 49. 2:16,468 Volker Bruckmann / USA Ron Southern / USA 22. 5 François Migault / F Ferrari 365 GT4/BB 18139 Team Grand Competition on C 521 11. GTX 17. 2:04,329 Lucien Guitteny / F Gregg Young / USA 23. 68 Luis Mendez / DR Porsche Carrer 911 360 0307 Luis Mendez 509 5. GTO 66. 2:26,013 Mandy Gonzalez / PR Tato Ferrer / PR 24. 91 Bill Cooper / USA Datsun 240Z Bob Bondurant 508 8. GTU 65. 2:25,662 Steve Cook / USA Bob Bondurant / USA Ron Southern / USA 25. 78 Bobby Hillin / USA Ferrari 365 GTB/4 13771 Western Motor Works 506 6. GTO 52. 2:17,357 William Henderson / USA Richard Turner / USA 26. 9 Brian Goellnicht / USA Lancia Stratos Anatoly Arutunoff 505 9. GTU 53. 2:17,492 José Marina / USA Jack May / USA Anatoly Arutunoff / USA 27. 94 Preston Henn / USA Ferrari 365 GTB/4 13367 Preston Henn 502 Accident 7. GTO 31. 2:08,911 Hal Sahlman / USA Sandy Satullo / USA 28. 36 Ron Case / USA Porsche 911 Case Racing 500 10. GTU 46. 2:15,534 Dave Panaccione / USA 29. 53 Jim Downing / USA Mazda RX-3 Mazda Auto Tokyo 498 11. GTU 42. 2:14,599 Stu Fisher / USA Walt Bohren / USA Roger Mandeville / USA 30. 61 Taku Akaike / J Mazda RX-3 Alfred Cosentino 498 12. GTU 44. 2:14,783 Al Cosentino / USA 31. 38 Bill McDill / USA Chevrolet Camaro Mike Meldeau 497 12. GTX 29. 2:08,893 Mike Meldeau / USA 32. 10 Guy Church / USA AMC AMX Robert H. Lee 481 8. GTO 62. 2:23,999 Rick Kump / USA Bob Lee / USA 33. 50 Charles Kleinschmidt / USA MGB-GT Charles Kleinschmidt 477 13. GTU 68. 2:41,167 Lee Culpepper / USA 34. 77 Amos Johnson / USA AMC Hornet AMX Amos Johnson/Dennis Shaw 475 9. GTO 41. 2:14,409 Dennis Shaw / USA Charles Woodward / USA 35. 7 Ludwig Heimrath / CDN Porsche 935 Tu 930 770 0958 Ludwig Heimrath 466 Accident 13. GTX 11. 1:55,403 Jacques Bienvenue / CDN Norm Ridgely / CDN 36. 07 Dave Cowart / USA Porsche Carrera RSR Morrison 459 10. GTO 61. 0:00,000 Charles Mendez / USA Joe Castellano / USA 37. 82 Carm Solomone / USA Chevrolet Camaro Carm Solomone 456 14. GTX 24. 2:07,497 Fred Lang / USA Buzz Fyhrie / USA 38. 15 Bruno Beilcke / USA BMW 3.0 CSL Bavarian Motors Internation 427 15. GTX 48. 2:16,393 Sepp Grinbold / USA Alf Gebhardt / USA 39. 55 Emiliano Rodriguez / USA Lotus Europa Ford Emiliano Rodriguez 402 14. GTU 58. 2:18,883 Hiram Cruz / USA 40. 95 Hurley Haywood / USA Porsche 935 Tu 930 770 0913 Bob Hagestad 400 Clutch 16. GTX 60. 0:00,000 Bob Hagestad / USA Doc Bundy / USA 41. 18 Dick Gauthier / USA Chevrolet Camaro Ours & Hours Racing 395 17. GTX 50. 2:16,674 Jack Swanson / USA Brad West / USA 42. 56 Richard Valentine / USA Chevrolet Camaro Carter Brothers 361 18. GTX 23. 2:07,477 Craig Carter / USA Murray Edwards / CDN 43. 87 Pedro Vazquez / USA Porsche 911 Pedro Vazquez, Jr. 360 15. GTU 67. 2:58,980 Ron Oyler / USA Joseph Hamilton / USA Gunter Hamilton / USA DNS - Gunter Seipolt / USA 44. 02 Dick Neland / USA Chevrolet Corvette Al Levenson 353 11. GTO 43. 2:14,709 Al Levenson / USA Tom Brown / USA 45. 52 Yoshimi Katayama / J Mazda RX-3 Mazda Auto Tokyo 271 16. GTU 28. 2:08,779 Yojiro Terada / J Roger Mandeville / USA 46. 19 Chris Cord / USA Chevrolet Monza DeKon 1011 Chris Cord 261 Engine 19. GTX 13. 1:59,100 Jim Adams / USA 47. 73 Clark Howey / USA Chevrolet Camaro Clark Howey 259 20. GTX 20. 2:06,961 Dale Koch / USA David Crabtree / USA 48. 76 Frank Thomas / USA Porsche 911 Frank Thomas 224 17. GTU 39. 2:12,306 Lee Mueller / USA Logan Blackburn / USA 49. 72 Carl Thompson / USA Chevrolet Corvette Bill Arnold 169 21. GTX 22. 2:07,271 Billy Hagan / USA Rusty Schmidt / USA 50. 20 Richard Bostyan / USA Chevrolet Corvette Richard L. Bostyan 152 12. GTO 15. 2:03,360 Jerry Thompson / USA Don Yenko / USA 51. 25 Kenper Miller / USA BMW 3.0 CSL Kenper Miller 125 Engine 13. GTO 64. 2:25,439 Paul Miller / USA Oscar Koveleski / USA 52. 05 Stephen Bond / USA Chevrolet Monza Dale Kreider 123 Wheel 22. GTX 51. 2:17,172 Dale Kreider / USA Philip Dann / USA 53. 8 Felice Besenzoni / I Ferrari 308 GTB Jolly Club 117 Electrics 14. GTO 33. 2:09,180 Luciano Dal Ben / I Byron Wever / USA 54. 48 John Carusso / USA Chevrolet Corvette John Carusso 90 Suspension 15. GTO 27. 2:08,198 Emory Donaldson / USA Luis Sereix / USA 55. 80 Herb Adams / USA Oldsmobile Cutlass Herb Adams 89 Gearbox 16. GTO 30. 2:08,911 Pat Bedard / USA Marv Thomson / USA 56. 0 Danny Ongais / USA Porsche 935/77 930 890 0019 Interscope Racing 88 Engine 23. GTX 1. 2:00,152 Ted Field / USA Milt Minter / USA 57. 12 Bob Wollek / F Porsche 935/77 930 890 0013 Porsche Kremer Racing 86 Engine 24. GTX 2. 2:00,398 Henri Pescarolo / F Didier Jaunet / F 58. 51 John Hotchkis / USA Porsche 911 Wynn's International 85 Engine 18. GTU 63. 2:24,850 Robert Kirby / USA Dennis Aase / USA 59. 4 Dino Mallet / I Ferrari 308 GTB Jolly Club 82 Transmission 17. GTO 32. 2:08,936 Bob Bondurant / USA Sergio Romolotti / I DNS - Romeo Camathias / CH 60. 03 Guido Levetto / USA Chevrolet Camaro Guido Levetto 79 Suspension 18. GTO 69. 0:00,000 Dan Rice / USA 61. 54 John Tunstall / USA Porsche Carrera T & C 70 Flywheel 25. GTX 38. 2:11,732 Stephen Behr / USA Lou Timolat / USA 62. 39 Greg Pickett / USA Porsche Carrera Greg Pickett 67 Ignition 19. GTO 59. 2:22,975 Neil Bonnet / USA Bruce Canepa / USA 63. 27 Pierre Honegger / USA Mazda RX-3 Z & W Enterprises 57 19. GTU 54. 2:17,649 Bill Scott / USA Mark Hutchins / USA DNS - Bob Dean / USA 64. 2 David Hobbs / GB BMW 320i Turbo McLaren North America 47 Engine 26. GTX 3. 2:00,578 Ronnie Peterson / S 65. 17 Sam Fillingham / USA Chevrolet Nova Tim Chitwood 45 Accident 20. GTO 40. 2:14,237 Tim Chitwood / USA K. P. Jones / USA 66. 3 Carlo Facetti / I Porsche 935/77A Turbo Jolly Club 6 Engine 27. GTX 5. 2:04,910 Martino Finotto / I Disqualified: 71 Francisco Romero / YV Porsche 911 Bill Scott 617 Refused inspec GTU 37. 2:11,711 Ernesto Soto / YV Hardie Beloff / USA Did not start: 85 John Hulen / USA Porsche 914/6 John Hulen 0 Engine at star GTU 47. 2:16,363 Ron Coupland / USA Nick Engels / USA 66 Don Devendorf / USA Ferrari 365 GTB/4 15965 David Carradine GTX 2:18,132 Tony Adamowicz / USA Jeff Kline / USA 86 Janet Guthrie / USA De Tomaso Pantera GT4K Hugh Kleinpeter Engine GTX 25. 2:07,815 Hugh Kleinpeter / USA Jef Stevens / USA Did not qualify: 88 Joseph Hamilton / USA Porsche Carrera Joseph Hamilton GTU 2:37,662 Chuck Wade / USA Marty Hinze / USA In entry list only: 11 Rob Hoskins / USA Triumph TR-7 Robert Hoskins GTU Jeffrey Brooks / USA Van McDonald / USA 26 Ernie Smith / USA Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce Eleven-Tenths Racing GTU Gene Budd / USA 41 Ted Schumacher / USA Triumph GT6 Ted Schumacher GTX Robert Hubbard / USA John Kelly / USA 42 William Harris / USA Ford Pinto William Harris GTX Ted Kempgens / USA Greg Donohue / USA 43 Don Pike / USA Porsche Carrera Allan F. Bodoh GTX Byron Wever / USA Allan Bodoh / USA 45 Gary Steele / USA Porsche Carrera Vann's Auto Body GTX Bob Zulkowski / USA James Gaeta / USA 47 Robert LaMay / USA Ford Mustang Robert V. LaMay GTX Mike Powell / USA Eric Orberg / USA 63 Charles Pelz / USA Chevrolet Camaro Charles F. Pelz GTX Wiley Doran / USA David Cunningham / USA 70 M. L. Speer / USA Porsche 911S Race Car GTU Windle Turley / USA Bobby Hillin / USA Steve Anderson / USA 75 Paul May / USA Datsun 510 Paul B. May GTU Logan Blackburn / USA Ken McNicol / USA 89 Turner Woodard / USA Porsche Carrera Barrick Motor Racing GTO Don Parish / USA Dave Causey / USA Top of page6 h Mugello 19.3.1978
6 h Mugello 2.round
Spectators: 5 000 Practiced: 28 (Gr.5 - 21, GT - 7) Started: 27 (Gr.5 - 20, GT - 7) Classified: 17 (Gr.5 - 13, GT - 4) Race: 5,245 km * 176 laps = 923,120 km AVG: 153,078 km/h FL: Toine Hezemans 12 Porsche 935/77A 1:56,900 161,522 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 12 Toine Hezemans / NL Porsche 935/77 930 890 0015 Gelo Racing Team 176 6:01:49,400 1. Gr.5 2. 1:55,490 Hans Heyer / D John Fitzpatrick / GB DNS - Klaus Ludwig / D 2. 15 Franz Konrad / A Porsche 935/77 930 890 0014 Konrad Racing 175 2. Gr.5 4. 1:57,200 Reinhold Jöst / D Volkert Merl / D 3. 31 Dieter Quester / A BMW 320i Faltz Preparation 174 3. Gr.5 12. 2:00,940 Derek Bell / GB 4. 22 Claude Haldi / CH Porsche 935 930 670 0178 Meccarillos Racing 174 4. Gr.5 14. 2:04,410 Herbert Müller / CH 5. 3 Martino Finotto / I Porsche 935 930 770 0902 Jolly Club 174 5. Gr.5 6. 1:59,290 Carlo Facetti / I 6. 23 Bo Emanuelsson / S BMW 320i BMW Sweden 174 6. Gr.5 11. 2:00,390 Anders Olofsson / S 7. 8 Dieter Schornstein / D Porsche 935/77 930 890 0012 Porsche Kremer Racing 169 7. Gr.5 8. 1:59,670 "John Winter" / D Bob Wollek / F DNS - Henri Pescarolo / F 8. 21 Maurizio Micangeli / I De Tomaso Pantera Maurizio Micangeli 161 8. Gr.5 16. 2:08,000 Carlo Pietromarchi / I 9. 11 John Fitzpatrick / GB Porsche 935/77 930 890 0011 Gelo Racing Team 157 9. Gr.5 1. 1:55,420 Klaus Ludwig / D Toine Hezemans / NL 10. 32 Patrick Neve / B BMW 320i BMW Belgium 154 10. Gr.5 7. 1:59,320 Harald Grohs / D 11. 4 Fulvio Bacchelli / I Lancia Stratos Jolly Club 154 1. GT 23. 2:14,170 Claudio Magnani / I 12. 27 Edgar Dören / D Porsche 934 930 670 0158 Max Moritz 154 2. GT 19. 2:09,900 Gerhard Holup / D 13. 25 "Dino" / I Porsche 934 "Dino" 153 3. GT 18. 2:09,630 Romeo Camathias / CH Francesco Pacetta / I 14. 42 Franz Gschwender / D Porsche 934 Hans Forster 152 4. GT 17. 2:08,900 Hans Forster / D 15. 16 Claude Ballot-Léna / F Porsche 935 930 770 0912 ASA Cachia 141 11. Gr.5 13. 2:02,640 Jean-Louis Lafosse / F 16. 29 Klaus Drees / D Porsche 935 930 670 0540 Klaus Drees 133 12. Gr.5 25. 2:16,290 Wolfgang Kauwertz / D 17. 7 Mario Casoni / I Porsche 935 Sportwagen 133 13. Gr.5 15. 2:04,930 Corrado Manfredini / I Did not finish: 9 Bob Wollek / F Porsche 935/77 930 890 0013 Porsche Kremer Racing 32 Piston Gr.5 3. 1:55,860 Henri Pescarolo / F 2 Marc Surer / CH BMW 320i BMW Schweiz Transmission Gr.5 9. 1:59,850 Freddy Kottulinsky / S 5 Michele di Gioia / I Porsche 934 930 670 0169 Jolly Club GT 22. 2:14,170 Girolama Capra / I 14 Preben Kristoffersen / DK Porsche Carrera RSR Wrangler Racing GT 21. 2:14,110 Eberhard Sindel / D 18 Angelo Pallavicini / CH Porsche 934 930 670 0162 Angelo Pallavicini Transmission GT 24. 2:15,330 Peter Bernhard / CH 19 Carlo Rebai / I Porsche 935 Carlo Rebai Gr.5 27. 2:21,410 Anna Cambiaghi / I 26 Piero Monticone / I Porsche 935 930 770 0906 "Victor" Gr.5 20. 2:12,900 "Victor" / I 36 Eddie Cheever / USA BMW 320i BMW Italia - Osella Water pump Gr.5 5. 1:58,190 Giorgio Francia / I 37 Luigi Laschi / I Alfa Romeo GTA Alessandro Fracastoro Gr.5 28. 2:31,040 Vittorio Ciardi / I Alessandro Fracastoro / I 41 Don Carter / GB BMW 320i Gr.5 26. 2:16,980 Dante Gargan / I Did not start: 1 Manfred Winkelhock / D BMW 320i Turbo BMW Motorsport Engine Gr.5 10. 2:00,090 Bruno Giacomelli / I In entry list only: 6 Giuseppe Bianco / I Porsche 934 Giuseppe Bianco GT Peppino Zonca / I Franco Bianco / I 24 Hubert Striebig / F Porsche 935 Anny-Charlotte Verney Gr.5 Anny-Charlotte Verney / F 28 Kenneth Leim / S Porsche 934 Lombardi/Leim GT Lella Lombardi / I 33 Luigi Rampa / I Alfa Romeo GTA Scuderia Vesuvio Gr.5 Claudio Francisci / I 34 Walter Brun / CH BMW 320i Heidegger Gr.5 Edy Brandenberger / CH 35 Kurt Simonsen / S Porsche 935 Vastkuststugan Gr.5 Jan Lundgardh / S 38 xxx Ford Escort Jolly Club Gr.5 39 Cosimo Turizio / I Ford Escort Scuderia Vesuvio Gr.5 Ciro Nappi / I Top of page6 h Dijon 16.4.1978
6 h Dijon 3.round
Practiced: 23 (Gr.5 - 14, GT - 9) Started: 22 (Gr.5 - 14, GT - 8) Classified: 16 (Gr.5 - 9, GT - 7) Race: 3,800 km * 169 laps = 642,200 km AVG: 159,930 km/h FL: Toine Hezemans 6 Porsche 935/77A 1:21,700 167,442 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 2 Bob Wollek / F Porsche 935/77 930 890 0013 Porsche Kremer Racing 169 4:00:55,850 1. Gr.5 2. 1:20,460 Henri Pescarolo / F 2. 5 John Fitzpatrick / GB Porsche 935/77 930 890 0011 Gelo Racing Team 166 2. Gr.5 3. 1:21,150 Hans Heyer / D Toine Hezemans / NL - DNP 3. 21 Giorgio Francia / I BMW 320i BMW Italia - Osella 165 3. Gr.5 11. 1:25,690 Eddie Cheever / USA 4. 23 Bo Emanuelsson / S BMW 320i BMW Sweden 165 4. Gr.5 9. 1:24,880 Ingvar Carlsson / S 5. 9 Jean-Louis Lafosse / F Porsche 935 930 770 0912 ASA Cachia 162 5. Gr.5 8. 1:24,540 Claude Ballot-Léna / F 6. 3 Dieter Schornstein / D Porsche 935/77 930 890 0012 Porsche Kremer Racing 157 6. Gr.5 7. 1:23,940 "John Winter" / D DNS - Henri Pescarolo / F 7. 24 Marc Surer / CH BMW 320i BMW Schweiz 151 7. Gr.5 6. 1:23,810 Freddy Kottulinsky / S 8. 31 Angelo Pallavicini / CH Porsche 934 930 670 0162 Angelo Pallavicini 149 1. GT 16. 1:34,340 Peter Bernhard / CH Enzo Calderari / CH 9. 36 Kurt Simonsen / S Porsche 934 930 670 0155 Kenneth Leim 147 2. GT 19. 1:35,630 Kenneth Leim / S 10. 12 Wolfgang Kauwertz / D Porsche 935 930 670 0540 Klaus Drees 146 8. Gr.5 15. 1:34,010 Klaus Drees / D Peter Hähnlein / D 11. 39 Christian Bussi / F Porsche 934 Christian Bussi 146 3. GT 18. 1:34,960 "Segolen" / F Bernard Salam / F 12. 34 Georges Bourdillat / F Porsche 934 ASA Cachia 146 4. GT 17. 1:34,850 Alain-Michel Bernard / F 13. 20 Harald Grohs / D BMW 320i BMW Belgium 143 9. Gr.5 5. 1:23,450 Patrick Neve / B 14. 30 Gérard Vial / CH Porsche 934 Heinz Schiller 137 5. GT 21. 1:36,270 Antoine Salamin / CH 15. 37 Anny-Charlotte Verney / F Porsche Carrera RSR Anny-Charlotte Verney 133 6. GT 20. 1:35,740 Hubert Striebig / F 16. 38 Edgar Dören / D Porsche 934 930 670 0158 Max Moritz 119 7. GT 13. 1:29,930 Gerhard Holup / D Did not finish: 4 Claude Haldi / CH Porsche 935 930 077 0904 Meccarillos Racing Team 143 Crankshaft oil Gr.5 10. 1:25,300 Herbert Müller / CH 6 Toine Hezemans / NL Porsche 935/77 930 890 0015 Gelo Racing Team 101 Drive shaft Gr.5 1. 1:20,440 Klaus Ludwig / D 32 Eberhard Sindel / D Porsche 934 930 670 0160 Preben Kristoffersen 88 Turbocharger GT 22. 1:36,540 Preben Kristoffersen / DK 25 Dieter Quester / A BMW 320i Faltz Preparation 81 Engine Gr.5 12. 1:26,010 Tom Walkinshaw / GB 11 Mario Casoni / I Porsche 935 Carlo Noce 31 Turbocharger Gr.5 14. 1:30,470 Dino Mallet / I 8 Franz Konrad / A Porsche 935/77 930 890 0014 Konrad Racing 30 Head gasket Gr.5 4. 1:22,730 Volkert Merl / D - DND Did not start: 33 Peter Zbinden / CH Porsche 934 Basilea GT 3:12,730 Edi Kofel / CH Top of page6 h Silverstone 14.5.1978
6 h Silverstone 4.round
Practiced: 34 (Gr.5 - 20, GT - 9, T - 5) Started: 27 (Gr.5 - 18, GT - 8, T - 1) Classified: 16 (Gr.5 - 10, GT - 5, T - 1) Race: 4,719 km * 236 laps = 1109,627 km AVG: 184,938 km/h FL: Jacky Ickx 1 Porsche 935/78 1:23,980 202,519 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 1 Jochen Mass / D Porsche 935/78 006 Martini Racing 236 6:00:00,000 1. Gr.5 1. 1:22,380 Jacky Ickx / B 2. 8 Bob Wollek / F Porsche 935/77 930 890 0013 Porsche Kremer Racing 229 2. Gr.5 3. 1:24,290 Henri Pescarolo / F 3. 53 Harald Grohs / D BMW 320i BMW Belgium 220 3. Gr.5 15. 1:30,760 Eddy Joosen / B 4. 54 Freddy Kottulinsky / S BMW 320i BMW Schweiz 220 4. Gr.5 17. 1:32,500 Markus Hotz / CH 5. 9 Dieter Schornstein / D Porsche 935/77 930 890 0012 Porsche Kremer Racing 219 5. Gr.5 8. 1:26,810 "John Winter" / D Bob Wollek / F 6. 12 Franz Konrad / A Porsche 935/77 930 890 0014 Konrad Racing 203 6. Gr.5 7. 1:26,800 Volkert Merl / D 7. 25 Eberhard Sindel / D Porsche 934 930 670 0160 Preben Kristoffersen 198 1. GT 20. 1:39,370 Preben Kristoffersen / DK 8. 24 Angelo Pallavicini / CH Porsche 934 930 670 0162 Angelo Pallavicini 195 2. GT 23. 1:41,840 Peter Bernhard / CH 9. 31 Martin Raymond / GB Porsche Carrer 911 460 9075 Simon Phillips 191 3. GT 21. 1:40,590 Simon Phillips / GB John Beasley / GB 10. 32 Bob Neville / GB Porsche Carrera RSR Charles Ivey 190 7. Gr.5 28. 1:43,640 Tony Wingrove / GB Pete Lovett / GB 11. 10 Kurt Simonsen / S Porsche 935 2.0 Team Vastkuststugan 187 8. Gr.5 26. 1:43,020 Jan Lundgardh / S 12. 35 Georges Bourdillat / F Porsche Carrera RSR ASA Cachia 184 4. GT 29. 1:44,870 Alain-Michel Bernard / F 13. 41 David Brodie / GB Ford Capri III David Brodie 183 1. T 30. 1:45,710 Dave Matthews / GB 14. 17 Mike Franey / GB Porsche 935 930 670 0540 Klaus Drees 183 9. Gr.5 14. 1:30,590 Klaus Drees / D 15. 22 Kenneth Leim / S Porsche 934 930 670 0155 Kenneth Leim 178 5. GT 22. 1:41,080 Lella Lombardi / I 16. 5 Toine Hezemans / NL Porsche 935/77 930 890 0015 Gelo Racing Team 178 Oil leak 10. Gr.5 5. 1:24,330 Hans Heyer / D John Fitzpatrick / GB Did not finish: 38 Ronnie Peterson / S BMW 320i Turbo BMW Motorsport GmbH 150 Rear axle Gr.5 6. 1:25,960 Hans-Joachim Stuck / D 28 Jacques Guérin / F Porsche 934 Meccarillos Racing Team 140 Spun GT 24. 1:42,410 Jean-Pierre Delaunay / F DNS - Claude Haldi / CH 6 Klaus Ludwig / D Porsche 935/77A Gelo Racing Team 111 Seized wheel s Gr.5 4. 1:24,320 Derek Bell / GB Hans Heyer / D 4 John Fitzpatrick / GB Porsche 935/77 930 890 0011 Gelo Racing Team 95 Accident Gr.5 2. 1:23,980 Toine Hezemans / NL 55 Giorgio Francia / I BMW 320i BMW Italia - Osella 95 Accident Gr.5 13. 1:30,300 Umberto Grano / I 15 Claude Haldi / CH Porsche 935 930 770 0904 Meccarillos Racing Team 66 Collision with Gr.5 10. 1:28,630 Herbert Müller / CH 23 Edgar Dören / D Porsche 934 930 670 0158 Max Moritz 55 Accident GT 19. 1:35,680 Gerhard Holup / D 60 Jon Fletcher / GB Lotus Elan Carter Bros. (Rochdale) Ltd 41 Engine GT 27. 1:43,270 Barrie Williams / GB 51 Bo Emanuelsson / S BMW 320i BMW Sweden 30 Accident Gr.5 16. 1:31,540 Ingvar Carlsson / S 14 Carlo Facetti / I Porsche 935 930 770 0902 Jolly Club 24 Lost wheel Gr.5 9. 1:28,060 Martino Finotto / I 16 Jean-Louis Lafosse / F Porsche 935 930 770 0912 ASA Cachia 24 Lost wheel Gr.5 12. 1:29,010 Michel Leclére / F Did not start: 11 Franz Konrad / A Porsche 935 Konrad Racing Withdrawn Gr.5 11. 1:28,660 Volkert Merl / D 42 Les Blackburn / GB Ford Capri III Jeremy Nightingale Distributor T 25. 1:42,720 Brian Robinson / GB Stuart Rolt / GB Jeremy Nightingale / GB 52 Dieter Quester / A BMW 320i Faltz Preparation Accident in pr Gr.5 18. 1:33,650 Tom Walkinshaw / GB Did not qualify: 61 Pete Lovett / GB Porsche 924 Dick Lovett GT Peter Richman / GB 63 Dave McPherson / GB Ford Escort Ronnie Scott T Pete King / GB John Waterman / GB 64 Cyd Williams / GB Ford Escort RS 2000 Ken Coffey T John Morris / GB Ken Coffey / GB 68 Brian Cutting / GB Toyota Celica Hughes T Gordon Mayers / GB In entry list only: 2 Reinhold Jöst / D Porsche 935/77A Joest Racing Gr.5 Jürgen Barth / D 26 Carlo Rebai / I Porsche 934 Jolly Club Gr.5 27 Girolama Capra / I Porsche 934 Jolly Club Gr.5 Michele di Gioia / I 33 Charles Ivey / GB Porsche Carrera Charles Ivey Gr.5 34 Bernard Salam / F Porsche Carrera Bernard Salam GT 58 Ian Marshall / GB Lotus Esprit S1 MacInnes Gr.5 Matthew Argenti / GB 59 Richard Jenvey / GB Lotus Esprit S1 Richard Jenvey Gr.5 66 Michele Lauria / I Alfa Romeo Alfetta Remco T Daniel Rombaut / B Top of page1000 km Nürburgring 28.5.1978
1000 km Nürburgring 5.round
Practiced: 80 (Gr.5 - 26, GT - 17, T - 22, ser.T - 15) Started: 67 (Gr.5 - 25, GT - 16, T - 16, ser.T - 10) Classified: 40 (Gr.5 - 16, GT - 11, T - 6, ser.T - 7) Race: 22,835 km * 44 laps = 1004,740 km AVG: 169,445 km/h FL: Bob Wollek 4 Porsche 935/77A 7:45,000 176,787 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 3 Klaus Ludwig / D Porsche 935/77 930 890 0015 Gelo Racing Team 44 5:55:46,600 1. Gr.5 5. 7:48,400 Hans Heyer / D Toine Hezemans / NL DNS - Derek Bell / GB 2. 8 Manfred Schurti / FL Porsche 935/77 930 890 0017 Max Moritz 44 5:56:45,200 2. Gr.5 3. 7:38,300 Jacky Ickx / B 3. 4 Bob Wollek / F Porsche 935/77 930 890 0013 Porsche Kremer Racing 44 6:01:13,200 3. Gr.5 2. 7:36,400 Henri Pescarolo / F 4. 12 Volkert Merl / D Porsche 935/7 930 890 0014? Konrad Racing 44 6:05:09,300 4. Gr.5 11. 8:06,300 Ralf-Dieter Schreiber / D Franz Konrad / A 5. 7 Reinhold Jöst / D Porsche 935/77A Jöst Racing 44 6:06:24,400 5. Gr.5 8. 8:01,000 Jürgen Barth / D 6. 34 Markus Höttinger / A BMW 320i Faltz/BMW Motorsport GmbH 44 6:07:53,200 6. Gr.5 12. 8:08,600 Hans-Joachim Stuck / D DNS - Ronnie Peterson / S 7. 29 Ronnie Peterson / S BMW 320i Faltz/BMW Motorsport GmbH 43 7. Gr.5 9. 8:04,600 Dieter Quester / A DNS - Markus Höttinger / A 8. 11 Franz Konrad / A Porsche 935/7 930 890 0014? Konrad Racing 42 8. Gr.5 7. 7:53,300 Volkert Merl / D Clemens Schickentanz / D 9. 26 Harald Grohs / D BMW 320i BMW Belgium 42 9. Gr.5 14. 8:11,200 Patrick Neve / B 10. 10 Anton Fischhaber / D Porsche 934 930 670 0158 Max Moritz 40 10. Gr.5 19. 8:34,500 Roman Feitler / D 11. 9 Eckhard Schimpf / D Porsche Carrer 911 460 9073 Max Moritz 40 11. Gr.5 20. 8:38,200 Edgar Dören / D Roman Feitler / D 12. 25 Vittorio Brambilla / I BMW 320i BMW Italia - Osella 40 12. Gr.5 17. 8:21,800 Giorgio Francia / I 13. 17 Maurizio Micangeli / I De Tomaso Pantera Guida Monaci 40 13. Gr.5 27. 9:00,700 Carlo Pietromarchi / I 14. 48 Gerhard Happel / D Porsche Carrera RSR Norddeutscher Automobilclub 40 1. GT 23. 8:55,000 Götz von Tschirnhaus / D 15. 43 Jürgen Konrad / D Porsche Carrera RSR Porsche Kremer Racing 40 2. GT 22. 8:50,600 Georg Freiberger / D 16. 14 Kurt Simonsen / S Porsche 935 Vastkuststugan 39 14. Gr.5 24. 8:56,600 Jan Lundgardh / S 17. 19 Klaus Drees / D Porsche 935 930 670 0540 Klaus Drees 39 15. Gr.5 45. 9:26,800 Peter Hähnlein / D DNS - Mike Franey / GB 18. 41 Peter Zbinden / CH Porsche 934 Basilea 39 3. GT 21. 8:41,600 Edi Kofel / CH 19. 52 Wolfgang Walter / D Porsche Carrera RSR Walter/Prinz 39 4. GT 46. 9:27,700 Werner Prinz / D 20. 96 Kurt König / D BMW 320i Eggenberger 38 1. T 35. 9:15,700 Heinz Weltrowski / D 21. 54 Karl-Josef Römer / D Porsche Carrera RS Karl-Josef Römer 38 5. GT 40. 9:21,800 Knut Jäger / D 22. 49 Matthias Lörper / D Porsche Carrera Norddeutscher Automobilclub 38 6. GT 43. 9:26,100 Joachim Oppermann / D Kurt Beise / D 23. 45 Jürgen Lässig / D Porsche Carrera RS Max Moritz 37 7. GT 25. 8:56,800 Hermann-Peter Duge / D 24. 101 Hans Weissgerber / D BMW 2002 Erbach MSTC 37 2. T 37. 9:18,800 Richard Bremmekamp / D 25. 50 Helmut Gries / D Porsche Carrera Adenau Motor Sport Club 37 8. GT 49. 9:37,900 Karl-Ernst Brune / D Ludwig Dreeser / D 26. 62 Johann Weisheidinger / D Opel Commodore Abex Pagid Cara 37 1. ser.T 48. 9:35,700 Dietmar Hackner / D 27. 83 Fred Rosterg / D Ford Escort RS 2000 Adenau Motor Sport Club 36 2. ser.T 50. 9:40,400 Wilhelm Hahne / D 28. 55 Angelo Pallavicini / CH Porsche 934 930 670 0162 Pallvano Corse 36 9. GT 38. 9:21,000 Marco Vanoli / CH Peter Bernhard / CH 29. 60 Axel Sonntag / D Opel Commodore Ruebenach Automobil Club 36 3. ser.T 41. 9:22,200 Werner Dittert / D 30. 73 Klaus Bieler / D VW Scirocco Sieglar Renngemeinschaft 36 3. T 78. 0:00,000 Hagen Artl / D 31. 98 Dieter Hegels / D BMW 2002 Rhein-Ruhr Racing 36 4. T 36. 9:17,500 Wilfried Vogt / D 32. 79 Manfred Webs / D Ford Escort RS 2000 KWS Motorsport 36 4. ser.T 55. 9:44,300 Peter Heckler / D 33. 84 Günter Wohlfahrter / D Ford Escort Colonia 35 5. ser.T 60. 9:52,600 Peter Krause / D Herbert Müller / CH 34. 85 Herbert Kummle / D Ford Escort RS 2000 Cavallo Matras 34 6. ser.T 56. 9:44,800 Wilfried Vogt / D 35. 78 Werner Schommers / D Ford Escort RS 2000 KWS Motorsport 34 7. ser.T 72. 10:17,000 Berthold Doll / D DNS - Rudolf Dötsch / D 36. 18 Herbert Müller / CH Porsche 935 930 770 0904 Meccarillos Racing Team 34 16. Gr.5 10. 8:04,800 Claude Haldi / CH 37. 72 Mathias Bungard / D Opel Kadett GTE Sieglar Renngemeinschaft 32 5. T 63. 9:55,000 Heinz Heicker / D 38. 58 Kurt Hild / D Porsche Carrera RS Kurt Hild/Hans Habermann 31 10. GT 29. 9:03,400 Hans Habermann / D Wolf-Peter Mast / D 39. 70 Karl-Heinz Gürthler / D Toyota Celica Toyota Postert 31 6. T 61. 9:53,000 Bruno Schmitz-Moormann / D Axel-Rainer Haoben / D 40. 46 Gerhard Holup / D Porsche 934 Max Moritz 30 11. GT 18. 8:32,800 Edgar Dören / D Did not finish: 89 Rolf Rummel / D BMW 2002 IFM Electronic 28 T 39. 9:21,400 Karl-Heinz Hintz / D 103 Kurt Hens / D BMW 2002 Valvoline Deutschland 28 T 71. 10:10,400 Heinz Weiler / D Peter Stern / D 63 Klaus Utz / D Porsche Carrera RS Armin Jahn 26 GT 26. 8:58,700 Armin Jahn / D 28 Anders Olofsson / S BMW 320i BMW Sweden 25 2:Oil line Gr.5 16. 8:19,000 Bo Emanuelsson / S 81 Holger Soltwedel / D Ford Escort RS 2000 Berkenkamp Ford 25 ser.T 54. 9:44,300 Mathias Schneider / D 27 Freddy Kottulinsky / S BMW 320i BMW Schweiz 23 2:Accident Gr.5 15. 8:16,000 Markus Hotz / CH 1 Toine Hezemans / NL Porsche 935/77 930 890 0011 Gelo Racing Team 22 Head gasket Gr.5 1. 7:36,200 Klaus Ludwig / D - DND John Fitzpatrick / GB - DND 31 Michael Degenhardt / D NSU Prinz 1200TT Degenhardt/Schäfer 22 Gr.5 79. 0:00,000 Karl-Heinz Schäfer / D 91 Klaus Breitenbach / D VW Scirocco Klaus Breitenbach 21 T 80. 0:00,000 Wolfgang Wolf / D 95 Herbert Herler / D BMW 2002 Herler/Ickenroth 20 T 53. 9:43,500 Ottmar Ickenroth / D 47 Eberhard Sindel / D Porsche 934 930 670 0160 Preben Kristoffersen 19 GT 30. 9:04,700 Preben Kristoffersen / DK 71 Manfred Kilian / D Audi 80 Manfred Kilian 16 T 66. 9:59,200 Heinz Gilges / D Jürgen-Michael Reinke - DND 82 Edgar Weisert / D Ford Escort RS 2000 Stuttgart Sports Car Club 16 ser.T 52. 9:43,300 Jürgen Falk / D Jochen Dauer / D - DND 76 Wolfgang Jacobs / D VW Scirocco Wolfgang Jacobs 13 T 64. 9:58,400 Hans-Werner Hilger / D 97 Peter Kuhlmann / D BMW 2002 Ti IFM Electronic 13 T 44. 9:26,800 Franz Prentzel / D 40 Kenneth Leim / S Porsche 934 930 670 0155 Kenneth Leim 11 Accident GT 31. 9:09,500 Otto Köhler / D - DND Lella Lombardi / I - DND 57 Fritz Müller / D Porsche Carrera RSR Valvoline Deutschland 10 GT 34. 9:15,700 Herbert Hechler / D 16 Giancarlo Galimberti / I Porsche 935/77A Jolly Club 8 Gr.5 32. 9:11,200 Gabriele Gottifredi / I Girolama Capra / I - DND 2 John Fitzpatrick / GB Porsche 935/77A Gelo Racing Team 7 Gr.5 4. 7:40,000 Hans Heyer / D - DND Toine Hezemans / NL - DND 44 Franz-Josef Rieder / D Porsche 930 Schulz-Gruppe 7 GT 33. 9:15,000 Horst Hoier / D - DND 80 Dieter Selzer / D Ford Escort RS Berkenkamp Ford 7 ser.T 51. 9:40,900 Karl Mauer / D - DND Gunter Braumüller / D - DND 6 Rolf Stommelen / D Toyota Celica Turbo Toyota Germany 4 1:Water pump,2 Gr.5 6. 7:48,600 Harald Ertl / A - DND 30 Lothar Wagner / D BMW 320i Wagner/Denzel 4 Gr.5 28. 9:02,200 Jörg Denzel / D - DND 92 Walter Prüser / D BMW 320i EPN Motorsport 4 T 47. 9:32,400 Peter Sieben / D - DND 5 Dieter Schornstein / D Porsche 935/77 930 890 0012 Porsche Kremer Racing 3 Head gasket Gr.5 13. 8:10,600 "John Winter" / D - DND DNS - Bob Wollek / F 90 Rainer Zweibäumer / D BMW 2002 Auto-Budde Racing 3 T 58. 9:47,900 Heiner Müller / D - DND 94 Alexander Nickisch / D VW Scirocco Sieglar Renngemeinschaft 0 T 57. 9:47,200 Jochen Schramm / D - DND Dieter Walterscheid - DND Did not start: 32 Ludwig Nett / D Simca 1100 Mayen Automobil Club Gr.5 68. 10:03,400 Klaus Wey / D 42 Karl Kammerhuber / D Porsche 911 Karl Kammerhuber GT 42. 9:22,800 Axel Felder / D Peter Döring / D 51 Siegfried Herzog / D Opel Commodore Valvoline Deutschland ser.T 65. 9:59,000 Robert Kupitsch / D Klaus-Emil Roeckel / D 56 Ingolf Bedrich / D Ford Capri S Bedrich/Linge ser.T 70. 10:06,300 Werner Linge / D 59 Klaus-Emil Roeckel / D Opel Commodore GSE Roeckel/Heinz ser.T 74. 10:19,700 Martin Heinz / D 77 Axel Felder / D Ford Escort RS Axel Felder ser.T 62. 9:53,600 Peter Döring / D Helmut Döring / D 87 Karl-Heinz Dalemans / D NSU Prinz 1200T Ratingen Motor Sports Club T 67. 10:02,100 Wolfgang Hansen / D 88 Hanno Schumacher / D BMW 2002 Hanno Schumacher T 73. 10:19,200 Hans Schell / D 100 Kurt Schwarzin / D BMW 2002 Holstein Renngemeinschaft T 59. 9:50,900 Hans-Wilhelm Splisteser / D 102 Rudolf Beck / D BMW 2002 Valvoline Deutschland T 69. 10:05,700 Theo Koerner / D 104 Joachim Scheefeldt / D BMW 2002 Scheefeldt/Mertens T 75. 10:43,800 Albert Mertens / D Did not qualify: 86 Rudolf Dötsch / D Ford Escort KWS Motorsport ser.T 11:37,100 Hartmut Bauer / D 105 Jens Schmidt / D BMW 2002 Hilde Schmidt T 11:52,000 Gerhard Tappe / D Hilde Schmidt / D In entry list only: 15 Ronnie Peterson / S BMW 320i BMW Motorsport GmbH Gr.5 Hans-Joachim Stuck / D 33 Gabriele Gottifredi / I VW Scirocco Gabriele Gottifredi Gr.5 Manfred Mohr / D 53 Ralf-Dieter Schreiber / D Porsche 934 Hans Forster GT Hans Forster / D 61 Claude Haldi / CH Porsche 934 Meccarillos Racing Team GT Gérard Vial / CH 74 Girolama Capra / I VW Scirocco Jolly Club T Angelino Lepri / I 75 Werner Dittert / D VW Scirocco Zender T Clemens Diewald / D 93 Heinrich Haag / D Opel Kadett GTE Haag/Gieger T Rainer Geiger / D 99 Wilfried Schmitz / D BMW 320i Rhein-Ruhr Racing T Dieter Hegels / D1.heat 2.heat
Pos. NO Driver Car Laps/Time Group Pos. NO Driver Car Laps/Time Group 1. 3 Ludwig Porsche 22 Gr.5 CL 1. 4 Pescarolo Porsche 22 Gr.5 CL 2. 8 Schurti Porsche 22 Gr.5 CL 2. 3 Ludwig Porsche 22 Gr.5 CL 3. 18 Müller Porsche 22 Gr.5 CL 3. 8 Ickx Porsche 22 Gr.5 CL 4. 7 Jöst Porsche 22 Gr.5 CL 4. 12 Merl Porsche 22 Gr.5 CL 5. 34 Höttinger BMW 22 Gr.5 CL 5. 29 Quester BMW 22 Gr.5 CL 6 Stommelen Toyota Gr.5 AB 6 Ertl Toyota Gr.5 AB 27 Hotz BMW Gr.5 AB 28 Emanuelsson BMW Gr.5 AB Top of pageMisano 6 Hours 25.6.1978
6 h Misano 6.round
Practiced: 20 (Gr.5 - 12, GT - 8) Started: 19 (Gr.5 - 12, GT - 7) Classified: 11 (Gr.5 - 6, GT - 5) Race: 3,488 km * 261 laps = 910,368 km AVG: 151,331 km/h FL: John Fitzpatrick 8 Porsche 935/77A 1:18,300 160,368 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 7 Bob Wollek / F Porsche 935/77 930 770 0903 Porsche Kremer Racing 261 6:00:56,600 1. Gr.5 1. 1:16,640 Henri Pescarolo / F 2. 23 "Victor" / I Porsche 935 930 770 0906 "Victor" 257 2. Gr.5 6. 1:19,310 Piero Monticone / I 3. 12 Franz Konrad / A Porsche 935/77 930 890 0014 Konrad Racing 255 3. Gr.5 5. 1:18,670 Volkert Merl / D 4. 2 Patrick Neve / B BMW 320i BMW Belgium 255 4. Gr.5 9. 1:21,250 Harald Grohs / D 5. 1 Dieter Quester / A BMW 320i Faltz BMW 246 5. Gr.5 8. 1:21,100 Wolfgang Wolf / D 6. 4 Freddy Kottulinsky / S BMW 320i BMW Schweiz 240 6. Gr.5 10. 1:21,330 Markus Hotz / CH 7. 18 Angelo Pallavicini / CH Porsche 934 930 670 0162 Angelo Pallavicini 240 1. GT 15. 1:25,860 Edi Kofel / CH Marco Vanoli / CH 8. 26 Edgar Dören / D Porsche 934 930 670 0158 Max Moritz 239 2. GT 14. 1:25,670 Gerhard Holup / D Eckhard Schimpf / D 9. 25 Girolama Capra / I Porsche 934 930 670 0169 Jolly Club 230 3. GT 16. 1:26,380 Gabriele Gottifredi / I Michele di Gioia / I 10. 28 Giuseppe Piazzi / I Fiat X1/9 (Dallara) Giuseppe Piazzi 227 4. GT 17. 1:27,030 Renzo Zorzi / I Renato Benusiglio / I 11. 32 Sergio Rombolotti / I Alpine A110 Renault 206 5. GT 20. 1:31,550 Eriberto Rossi / I Guido Daverio / I Did not finish: 11 Preben Kristoffersen / DK Porsche 934 930 670 0160 Preben Kristoffersen 182 Accident GT 13. 1:25,010 Eberhard Sindel / D 6 Toine Hezemans / NL Porsche 935/77A Gelo Racing Team 137 DQ: oil leak Gr.5 2. 1:16,880 Klaus Ludwig / D John Fitzpatrick / GB 24 Kenneth Leim / S Porsche 934 930 670 0155 Kenneth Leim 121 Ignition GT 19. 1:28,440 Kurt Simonsen / S 9 Carlo Facetti / I Porsche 935 930 770 0902 Jolly Club 118 Puncture, acci Gr.5 4. 1:18,340 Martino Finotto / I Umberto Grano / I - DND 3 Giorgio Francia / I BMW 320i BMW Italia/Osella 109 Engine Gr.5 7. 1:20,430 Markus Höttinger / A 19 Maurizio Micangeli / I De Tomaso Pantera Scuderia Brescia Corse 104 Suspension Gr.5 12. 1:24,980 Marco Micangeli / I DNS - Carlo Pietromarchi / I 8 John Fitzpatrick / GB Porsche 935/77 930 890 0011 Gelo Racing Team 58 Out of fuel Gr.5 3. 1:17,490 Hans Heyer / D DNS - Klaus Ludwig / D DNS - Toine Hezemans / NL 5 Ingvar Carlsson / S BMW 320i BMW Sweden 32 Engine Gr.5 11. 1:22,220 Bo Emanuelsson / S Did not start: 15 Felice Besenzoni / I Ferrari 308 GTB Mirabella GT 18. 1:27,680 Luciano Dal Ben / I Top of pageWatkins Glen 6 Hours/Trans-Am Championship, Watkins Glen Grand Prix C ircuit 8.7.1978
6 h Watkins Glen 7.round
Spectators: 35 000 Practiced: 51 (Gr.5 - 17, GT - 3, - - 31) Started: 44 (Gr.5 - 16, GT - 3, - - 25) Classified: 19 Race: 5,435 km * 146 laps = 793,474 km AVG: 131,548 km/h FL: John Fitzpatrick 30 Porsche 935/77A 1:54,700 170,576 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 30 Toine Hezemans / NL Porsche 935/77 930 890 0011 Weisberg Gelo 146 6:01:54,999 1. Gr.5 2. 1:54,437 John Fitzpatrick / GB Peter Gregg / USA 2. 90 Rolf Stommelen / D Porsche 935/77 930 770 0959 Barbour Performance 146 6:02:25,132 2. Gr.5 1. 1:53,611 Manfred Schurti / FL Dick Barbour / USA 3. 10 Hans-Joachim Stuck / D BMW 320i BMW Faltz Essen 138 3. Gr.5 13. 2:01,904 Dieter Quester / A 4. 13 Hal Shaw, Jr. / USA Porsche 935 930 670 0180 Ore House 136 4. Gr.5 8. 1:57,897 Monte Shelton / USA 5. 19 Chris Cord / USA Chevrolet Monza DeKon 1011 Chris Cord Racing 132 - 10. 1:58,651 Jim Adams / USA 6. 71 John Thomas / USA Porsche 935 930 770 0910 Vintage Porsche Racing 132 5. Gr.5 15. 2:02,203 Otis Chandler / USA 7. 44 Brian Fuerstenau / USA Jaguar XJ-S British Leyland-Quaker Stat 130 - 20. 2:06,817 Bob Tullius / USA 8. 3 Janet Guthrie / USA Porsche 935/77 930 770 0955 Vasek Polak Racing 128 6. Gr.5 7. 1:57,057 Brian Redman / GB Hurley Haywood / USA - DNP DNS - George Follmer / USA 9. 97 Werner Frank / USA Porsche Carrera RSR Framm Promotions 127 - 28. 2:11,916 Roger Schramm / USA 10. 32 Steve Griswold / USA Porsche Carrer 911 460 9048 Earl Atkin Racing Associate 125 7. Gr.5 27. 2:11,708 Bob Akin / USA 11. 25 François Migault / F Ferrari 365 GT4/BB 18139 Grand Comp. Cars 124 - 30. 2:12,231 Lucien Guitteny / F 12. 29 Hoyt Overbagh / USA Chevrolet Monza Stratagraph 122 1. GT 38. 2:18,603 Billy Hagan / USA 13. 77 Bruce Jennings / USA Porsche 911S Jennings Racing 122 - 40. 2:21,487 John O'Steen / USA 14. 9 John Huber / USA Chevrolet Corvette 427 The Big Apple 120 - 23. 2:08,955 Babe Headley / USA 15. 7 Ludwig Heimrath / CDN Porsche 935 930 770 0958 Heimrath Porsche Racing 119 8. Gr.5 12. 2:00,147 Paul Miller / USA 16. 79 Michael Callas / USA Porsche Carrera RSR Rennsport Porsche Works 118 9. Gr.5 29. 2:11,945 Peter Papke / USA 17. 43 Frank Joyce / USA Chevrolet Corvette 427 Phantom Racing 118 - 26. 2:10,519 Gene Bothello / USA 18. 17 Angelo Pallavicini / CH Porsche 934 930 670 0162 Pallvano Corse 110 2. GT 33. 2:15,399 Enzo Calderari / CH 19. 91 Tom Roberts / USA Chevrolet Corvette 350 Schulte-Roberts 108 - 34. 2:17,562 Paul Schulte / USA 20. 98 Thomas Rynone / USA Chevrolet Corvette 427 Rynone Industries 101 - 25. 2:09,490 Michael Oleyar / USA 21. 16 Neil Kassel / USA Chevrolet Camaro 302 Kassel Auto Parts 100 - 48. 2:39,214 Rex Franklin / USA 22. 94 Bill Whittington / USA Porsche 935/77A Whittington Borthers Road A 98 Radiator 10. Gr.5 9. 1:58,289 Don Whittington / USA 23. 60 John Brandt / USA Chevrolet Corvette 350 Brandt Moving & Storage 98 Oil leak - 32. 2:14,347 Chuck Callas / USA 24. 6 Greg Pickett / USA Chevrolet Corvette 427 Pickett Racing 96 - 11. 1:58,846 Tom Gloy / USA 25. 0 Danny Ongais / USA Porsche 935/77A Interscope Racing 94 Transmission 11. Gr.5 3. 1:54,682 Ted Field / USA 26. 1 George Follmer / USA Porsche 935/77 930 770 0913 Vasek Polak Racing 92 Engine 12. Gr.5 4. 1:54,862 Jacky Ickx / B 27. 11 Dave Heinz / USA Chevrolet Monza DeKon 1014 Budweiser Racing 91 - 16. 2:03,330 Elliot Forbes-Robinson / USA David McClain / USA - DND 28. 24 Tom Frank / USA Porsche Carrera RSR Executive Motor Home 85 Accident - 21. 2:07,535 Bruce Leven / USA 29. 51 Tom Aquilante / USA Chevrolet Corvette 350 Aquillante Racing 79 - 39. 2:19,282 Dave White / USA Wade White / USA - DND David Wolpert / USA - DND 30. 22 Jef Stevens / USA Porsche Carrera RSR Jeffrey Stevens 76 Electrical - 41. 2:22,164 Bob Bergstrom / USA - DND 31. 20 Harald Grohs / D BMW 320i BMW Faltz Essen 76 Stopped on cou 13. Gr.5 14. 2:02,049 Markus Höttinger / A 32. 92 John Orr / USA Chevrolet Corvette 454 C. C. Miller & Co 76 Fuel pressure - 50. 2:47,857 Bill Jobe / USA DNS - Kenper Miller / USA 33. 4 Hurley Haywood / USA Porsche 935 Vasek Polak Racing 72 Oil leak 14. Gr.5 17. 2:04,694 John Gunn / USA DNS - Janet Guthrie / USA DNS - George Follmer / USA DNS - Jacky Ickx / B 34. 88 Joseph Hamilton / USA Porsche 911S Hamilton House Racing 72 Accident - 36. 2:17,945 Ron Collins / USA Chuck Wade / USA 35. 53 Fred Schuler / USA Datsun 280Z Fred Schuler Inc. 70 Engine - 46. 2:32,936 Robert Schuler / USA 36. 18 David Kicak / USA Chevrolet Corvette 360 Free Spirit 38 Engine - 42. 2:24,723 Bob Young / USA 37. 80 Nick Engels / USA Chevrolet Corvette 454 Metamorphic 36 Broken left re - 22. 2:07,975 Bob Nagel / USA - DND 38. 64 Craig Carter / USA Chevrolet Corvette 427 Auto Barn 30 Broken drive t - 35. 2:17,602 Bob Baechle / USA 39. 74 Bill Scott / USA Porsche 911S Z & W Enterprises 18 Accident 3. GT 37. 2:18,365 Pierre Honegger / USA - DND David Weir / USA - DND 40. 82 Carm Solomone / USA Chevrolet Camaro 302 Carm Solomone Racing 11 Engine - 43. 2:27,478 Fred Lang / USA - DND 41. 12 Ronnie Peterson / S BMW 320i Turbo Citicorp-McLaren 10 Off course 15. Gr.5 51. 0:00,000 David Hobbs / GB - DND 42. 81 John Morton / USA Pontiac Trans-Am Appliance Wheels 8 Engine - 24. 2:09,357 Pat Bedard / USA - DND 43. 62 Tuck Thomas / USA Porsche Carrera RSR Lancer 2 Mechanical - 31. 2:12,281 Bob Johnson / USA - DND 44. 2 David Hobbs / GB BMW 320i Turbo new Citicorp-McLaren 1 Engine 16. Gr.5 5. 1:55,057 Ronnie Peterson / S - DND Did not start: 45. 08 Hurley Haywood / USA Porsche 935/77A JLP Racing Engine in warm 17. Gr.5 6. 1:55,341 John Paul / USA 46. 57 Robert Frostrom / USA Porsche Carrera RSR Frostrom Racing - 18. 2:06,002 John Wood / USA 47. 75 Norm Ridgely / CDN Porsche Carrera RSR Ridgely Racing - 19. 2:06,686 Jim Cook / CDN Did not qualify: 48. 52 Dan Slodowick / USA Porsche 914/6 McCandless Automotive - 44. 2:30,104 Cliff McCandless / USA 49. 15 James Mancuso / USA Chevrolet Greenwood Corvett Motion Marketing - 45. 2:32,609 William Coykendall / USA 50. 69 Thomas Fiscus / USA Chevrolet Corvette 350 Old Gold Racing - 47. 2:37,882 Jerry Lancaster / USA 51. 41 Anatoly Arutunoff / USA Lancia Stratos Hallett Stratos - 49. 2:39,674 José Marina / USA In entry list only: 00 Danny Ongais / USA Porsche 935 Interscope Racing Gr.5 Ted Field / USA 5 Bill Adam / CDN Chevrolet Corvette D. B. Racing - 12 Roy Woods / USA Chevrolet Monza DeKon 1006 Roy Woods - Jimmy Insolo / USA 23 John Orr / USA Chevrolet Corvette E. F. Miller - Bill Jobe / USA Kenper Miller / USA 28 Milt Minter / USA Porsche 935 Clif Kearns - Clif Kearns / USA 39 Klaus Bytzek / CDN Porsche Carrera RSR Klaus Bytzek - Rudy Bartling / CDN 50 Jacques Bienvenue / CDN Porsche 911 Jacques Bienvenue - Marcel Talbot / CDN 61 Al Cosentino / USA Mazda RX-3 Alfred Cosentino - Craig Fisher / CDN 66 Joe Sheeckel / USA Chevrolet Corvette Joe Sheeckel - 70 Gene Rutherford / USA Oldsmobile Cutlass Gene Rutherford - Tom Wallace / USA 93 xxx Porsche 935 Whittington Borthers Gr.5 99 Phil Currin / USA Chevrolet Corvette Cliff Gottlob - Cliff Gottlob / USA Top of page6 h Vallelunga 3.9.1978
6 h Vallelunga 8.round
Practiced: 24 (Gr.5 - 21, GT - 3) Started: 23 (Gr.5 - 20, GT - 3) Classified: 13 (Gr.5 - 11, GT - 2) Race: 3,200 km * 267 laps = 854,400 km AVG: 142,003 km/h FL: Jacky Ickx 1 Porsche 935/78 1:15,140 152,785 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 3 Henri Pescarolo / F Porsche 935/77 930 890 0013 Porsche Kremer Racing 267 6:01:00,400 1. Gr.5 4. 1:14,900 Bob Wollek / F 2. 8 Toine Hezemans / NL Porsche 935/77 930 890 0020 Gelo Racing Team 267 6:02:21,600 2. Gr.5 3. 1:14,700 Hans Heyer / D John Fitzpatrick / GB DNS - Klaus Ludwig / D 3. 9 Klaus Ludwig / D Porsche 935/77 930 890 0011 Gelo Racing Team 266 6:02:05,300 3. Gr.5 2. 1:14,200 John Fitzpatrick / GB Toine Hezemans / NL DNS - Hans Heyer / D 4. 34 Marc Surer / CH BMW 320i BMW Schweiz 261 6:01:45,300 4. Gr.5 10. 1:17,800 Freddy Kottulinsky / S 5. 5 Carlo Facetti / I Porsche 935 930 770 0902 Jolly Club 254 6:01:06,400 5. Gr.5 6. 1:16,300 Piercarlo Ghinzani / I Luigi Moreschi / I 6. 6 Dieter Schornstein / D Porsche 935/77 930 890 0012 Porsche Kremer Racing 247 6:01:26,100 6. Gr.5 5. 1:15,700 "John Winter" / D DNS - Bob Wollek / F 7. 19 Franz Konrad / A Porsche 935/77 930 890 0014 Konrad Racing 238 6:02:15,000 7. Gr.5 8. 1:17,200 Volkert Merl / D 8. 24 Edgar Dören / D Porsche 934 930 670 0158 Max Moritz 238 6:02:35,800 8. Gr.5 17. 1:21,200 Gerhard Holup / D 9. 12 Angelo Pallavicini / CH Porsche 934 930 670 0162 Angelo Pallavicini 237 6:02:03,800 1. GT 24. 1:26,200 Marco Vanoli / CH 10. 22 Enzo Calderari / CH Porsche Carrera RS Angelo Pallavicini 231 6:01:20,500 2. GT 21. 1:24,900 Athos Severi / CH DNS - Angelo Pallavicini 11. 4 "Victor" / I Porsche 935 930 770 0906 "Victor" 226 6:02:21,800 9. Gr.5 13. 1:18,900 Piero Monticone / I 12. 36 Bo Emanuelsson / S BMW 320i BMW Sweden 203 6:01:11,700 10. Gr.5 15. 1:19,400 Eje Elgh / S 13. 23 Gabriele Gottifredi / I Porsche 934 930 670 0169 Jolly Club 190 6:02:28,100 11. Gr.5 20. 1:23,900 Girolama Capra / I Michele di Gioia / I Did not finish: 1 Jacky Ickx / B Porsche 935/78 006 Martini Racing 259 Fuel injection Gr.5 1. 1:12,800 Manfred Schurti / FL 31 Harald Grohs / D BMW 320i BMW Belguim 193 Accident Gr.5 14. 1:19,300 Eddy Joosen / B 33 Dieter Quester / A BMW 320i BMW Faltz 155 Water pump Gr.5 12. 1:18,800 Markus Höttinger / A 7 Claude Haldi / CH Porsche 935 930 770 0904 Meccarillos Racing Team 117 Out of fuel Gr.5 11. 1:18,500 Herbert Müller / CH 18 Maurizio Micangeli / I De Tomaso Pantera Micangeli Brothers 99 Lost wheel Gr.5 16. 1:21,000 Carlo Pietromarchi / I 32 Giorgio Francia / I BMW 320i BMW Italia/Osella 54 Fuel feed Gr.5 9. 1:17,400 Eddie Cheever / USA 38 Giuseppe Piazzi / I Fiat X1/9 Giuseppe Piazzi 29 Engine Gr.5 18. 1:22,600 Renzo Zorzi / I - DND Giovanni Alberti / I - DND 15 Mario Radicella / I Porsche Carrera 20 Gr.5 23. 1:25,200 Corrado Agrippino / I 2 Hans-Joachim Stuck / D BMW 320i Turbo BMW Motorsport GmbH 9 Overheating Gr.5 7. 1:16,900 Ronnie Peterson / S - DND 16 Gérard Bleynie / F Porsche 911 8 Ignition GT 22. 1:25,200 Claude Ballot-Léna / F Did not start: 26 Jan Lundgardh / S Porsche 935 2.0 Vastkuststugan Gr.5 19. 1:22,900 Kurt Simonsen / S In entry list only: 11 Kenneth Leim / S Porsche 934 Lombradi/Leim Gr.5 Lella Lombardi / I 14 Bernard Salam / F Porsche Carrera ser.GT Jean-Pierre Delaunay / F 21 Angelo Pallavicini / CH Porsche 934 Angelo Pallavicini GT 25 Christian Bussi / F Porsche Carrera Gr.5 Jacques Guérin / F Bernard Salam / F 27 Charles Geeraerts / B BMW 320i Charles Geeraerts Gr.5 Top of pagei.
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