1976 24 Hours of Le Mans
1976 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
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The 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 44th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 12 and 13 June 1976.
Race
The regulations for Le Mans were changed again, with the fuel limitations removed and Group 5 cars were allowed to compete with Group 6 cars. Porsche entered two 936s and one 935, while the Renault Alpine A442 turbo also made its first appearance at Le Mans with one entry. For the first and only time in the history of the race, two NASCAR cars were invited to compete. They attracted considerable media attention and were popular with the French public, however they performed disappointingly in the race itself.[1] The new Porsche 936 turbo won in its debut.
The race saw the death of Frenchman André Haller when his Datsun 260Z was involved in an accident at the Mulsanne Kink.
Official results

Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
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1 | S 3.0 |
20 | ![]() |
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Porsche 936 | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | 349 |
2 | S 3.0 |
10 | ![]() |
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Mirage GR8 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 338 |
3 | S 3.0 |
12 | ![]() |
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De Cadenet-Lola T380 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 337 |
4 | Gr.5 | 40 | ![]() |
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Porsche 935 | Porsche Type-935 2.9L Turbo Flat-6 | 331 |
5 | S 3.0 |
11 | ![]() |
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Mirage GR8 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 326 |
6 | Gr.5 | 52 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 314 |
7 | S 3.0 |
17 | ![]() |
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Porsche 908/3 | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | 313 |
8 | GTP | 1 | ![]() |
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Inaltera LM | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 305 |
9 | Gr.5 | 63 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 302 |
10 | Gr.5 | 42 | ![]() |
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BMW 3.5CSL | BMW 3.5L I6 | 299 |
11 | Gr.5 | 54 | ![]() |
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Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 298 |
12 | GT | 71 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 292 |
13 | Gr.5 | 53 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 288 |
14 | IMSA | 77 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 283 |
15 | S 2.0 |
35 | ![]() ![]() |
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Lola T292 | Ford Cosworth 2.0L I4 | 279 |
16 | GT | 57 | ![]() |
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Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 277 |
17 | GT | 67 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 273 |
18 | Gr.5 | 50 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 273 |
19 | GT | 65 | ![]() |
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Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 270 |
20 | GTP | 3 | ![]() |
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Lancia Stratos | Ferrari Dino 2.4L Turbo V6 | 265 |
21 | GTP | 2 | ![]() |
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Inaltera LM | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 264 |
22 | S 2.0 |
31 | ![]() |
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Lola T290/4 | Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | 252 |
23 | Gr.5 | 55 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | 245 |
24 | T | 95 | ![]() |
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BMW 3.0CSL | BMW 3.0L I6 | 237 |
Not Classified
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
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25 | S 2.0 |
30 | ![]() |
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Lola T294 | ROC-Simca 2.0L I4 | 218 |
26 | GT | 61 | ![]() |
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Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 203 |
27 | GT | 70 | ![]() |
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Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 168 |
Did Not Finish
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
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28 | Gr.5 | 47 | ![]() |
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Porsche 935 | Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |
29 | S 2.0 |
26 | ![]() |
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Chevron B36 | ROC-Simca 2.0L I4 | |
30 | GT | 58 | ![]() |
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Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |
31 | Gr.5 | 46 | ![]() |
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BMW 3.5CSL | BMW 3.5L I6 | |
32 | GT | 69 | ![]() |
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Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |
33 | S 3.0 |
18 | ![]() |
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Porsche 936 | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | |
34 | GTP | 5 | ![]() |
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WM P76 | Peugeot PRV 2.7L V6 | |
35 | IMSA | 78 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | |
36 | S 2.0 |
29 | ![]() |
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Lenham | Ford Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4 | |
37 | Gr.5 | 44 | ![]() |
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BMW 3.5CSL | BMW 3.5L I6 | |
38 | Gr.5 | 43 | ![]() Schnitzer Motorsport |
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BMW 3.5CSL | BMW 3.5L I6 | |
39 | S 3.0 |
16 | ![]() |
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Porsche 908/3 | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | |
40 | S 3.0 |
19 | ![]() |
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Renault Alpine A442 | Renault 2.0L Turbo V6 | |
41 | S 2.0 |
27 | ![]() |
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Chevron B36 | ROC-Simca 2.0L I4 | |
42 | NASCAR | 90 | ![]() |
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Ford Torino | Ford 7.0L V8 | |
43 | GT | 62 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | |
44 | GTX | 72 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | |
45 | S 2.0 |
33 | ![]() |
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Chevron B26 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 | |
46 | Gr.5 | 48 | ![]() |
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Porsche 934/5 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |
47 | Gr.5 | 49 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | |
48 | GT | 73 | ![]() |
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Datsun 260Z | Datsun 2.6L I6 | |
49 | IMSA | 76 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette Stingray | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |
50 | S 3.0 |
21 | ![]() ![]() |
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Lola T286 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | |
51 | Gr.5 | 41 | ![]() |
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BMW 3.0CSL Turbo | BMW 3.2L Turbo I6 | |
52 | S 2.0 |
36 | ![]() |
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Cheetah G601 | BMW 2.0L I4 | |
53 | Gr.5 | 45 | ![]() |
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BMW 3.5CSL | BMW 3.5L I6 | |
54 | IMSA | 75 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Monza | Chevrolet 5.7L V8 | |
55 | NASCAR | 4 | ![]() |
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Dodge Charger | Dodge 7.0L Hemi V8 |
Statistics
- Pole Position - #19 Renault Sport - 3:33.01
- Fastest Lap - #19 Renault Sport - 3:43.00
- Distance - 4769.923 km
- Average Speed - 198.746 km/h