# Claude Ballot-Léna

Claude Roger Léon Ballot-Léna (4 August 1936 – 5 December 1999) was a French racing driver born in Paris.

## Career

He won the 1969 Spa 24 Hours in a Porsche 911 and the 1983 24 Hours of Daytona in a Porsche 935 Turbo owned by Preston Henn. He also entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans many times from 1966 until the 1980s and other than record holder Tom Kristensen has scored the most class victories at Le Mans with seven wins driving Porsche, Ferrari and Jaguar GT class cars. Ballot-Léna was also one of the earliest European NASCAR drivers when he made six Winston Cup starts in 1978 to 1979 at Talladega Superspeedway, Daytona International Speedway, and Atlanta Motor Speedway.
He died on 5 December 1999 in Paris from cancer.

## Motorsports career results
### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

24 Hours of Le Mans results :
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 1965 | Abarth France | Frank Ruata | Abarth 1000 SP | P 1.15 | - | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1966 | Jean-Louis Marnat & Cie | Jean-Louis Marnat | Marcos Mini Marcos GT 2+2-BMC | P 1.3 | 258 | 15th | 5th |
| 1967 | S.E.C. Automobiles CD | Dennis Dayan | CD SP66C-Peugeot | P 1.15 | 25 | DNF | DNF |
| 1968 | Auguste Veuillet | Guy Chasseuil | Porsche 911T | GT 2.0 | 224 | DNF | DNF |
| 1969 | Auguste Veuillet | Guy Chasseuil | Porsche 911T | GT 2.0 | 301 | 11th | 2nd |
| 1970 | Établissement Sonauto | Guy Chasseuil | Porsche 914/6 GT | GT 2.0 | 285 | 6th | 1st |
| 1971 | Auguste Veuillet - Sonauto | Guy Chasseuil | Porsche 908/2 | P 3.0 | | DNF | DNF |
| 1972 | Charles Pozzi | Jean-Claude Andruet | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | GT 5.0 | 306 | 5th | 1st |
| 1973 | Automobiles Charles Pozzi | Vic Elford | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | GT 5.0 | 316 | 6th | 1st |
| 1974 | Robert Buchet | Vic Elford | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | GT | | DNF | DNF |
| 1975 | Écurie Robert Buchet | Jacques Bienvenue | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | GT | 304 | 8th | 4th |
| 1976 | Ecurie T.S. | Guy Chasseuil | WM P76-Peugeot | GTP | | DNF | DNF |
| 1977 | JMS Racing / ASA Cachia | Peter Gregg | Porsche 935 | Gr. 5 | 315 | 3rd | 1st |
| 1978 | Pozzi-Thompson JMS Racing | Jean-Louis Lafosse | Ferrari 512BB | IMSA +2.5 | 218 | DNF | DNF |
| 1979 | JMS Racing / Charles Pozzi | Michel Leclère Peter Gregg | Ferrari 512BB/LM | IMSA +2.5 | 219 | DNF | DNF |
| 1980 | Ch. Pozzi - JMS Racing | Jean-Claude Andruet | Ferrari 512BB/LM | IMSA | 129 | DNF | DNF |
| 1981 | Charles Pozzi S.A. | Jean-Claude Andruet Hervé Regout | Ferrari 512BB/LM | IMSA GTX | 328 | 5th | 1st |
| 1982 | Charles Pozzi - Ferrari France | Jean-Claude Andruet | Ferrari 512BB/LM | IMSA GTX | 57 | DNF | DNF |
| 1983 | Preston Henn T-Bird Swap Shop John Fitzpatrick Racing | Preston Henn Jean-Louis Schlesser | Porsche 956 | C | 327 | 10th | 10th |
| 1984 | Group 44 Jaguar | Tony Adamowicz John Watson | Jaguar XJR-5 | IMSA GTP | 212 | DNF | DNF |
| 1985 | Group 44 Jaguar | Bob Tullius Chip Robinson | Jaguar XJR-5 | GTP | 324 | 13th | 1st |
| 1986 | Porsche AG | René Metge | Porsche 961 | GTX | 321 | 7th | 1st |
| 1988 | Chamberlain Engineering | Jean-Louis Ricci Jean-Claude Andruet | Spice SE88C-Ford Cosworth | C2 | 17 | DNF | DNF |
| 1989 | Joest Racing | Henri Pescarolo Jean-Louis Ricci | Porsche 962C | C1 | 371 | 6th | 6th |
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### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 1978 | GC Spencer Racing | 49 | Dodge | RSD | DAY 22 | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL 18 | DOV | CLT | NSV | RSD | MCH | DAY 35 | NSV | POC | TAL 37 | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT | | NA | 0 | |
| 1979 | GC Spencer Racing | 6 | Olds | RSD | DAY DNQ | CAR | RCH | ATL 27 | NWS | BRI | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY 31 | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | ONT | NA | 0 | |

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 1978 | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 35 | 22 |
| 1979 | GC Spencer Racing | Oldsmobile | DNQ | DNQ |