# 24 uur van Le Mans 1979

De 24 uur van Le Mans 1979 was de 47e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 9 en 10 juni 1979 op het Circuit de la Sarthe nabij Le Mans, Frankrijk.
De race werd gewonnen door de Porsche Kremer Racing #41 van Klaus Ludwig, Don Whittington en Bill Whittington. Zij behaalden allemaal hun eerste Le Mans-zege. De IMSA GTX-klasse werd gewonnen door de Dick Barbour Racing #70 van Dick Barbour, Rolf Stommelen en Paul Newman. De Gr.4 GT-klasse werd gewonnen door de Lubrifilm Racing Team #82 van Herbert Müller, Angelo Pallavicini en Marco Vanoli. De Gr.6 SP 3.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Jean Rondeau #5 van Jean Ragnotti en Bernard Darniche. De GTP-klasse werd gewonnen door de WM AEREM #52 van Jean-Daniel Raulet en Marcel Mamers. De Gr.6 S 2.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Mogil Motors Ltd #29 van Tony Charnell, Richard Jones en Robin Smith.

## Race

Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt. Auto's die minder dan 70% van de afstand van de winnaar (214 ronden) hadden afgelegd werden niet geklasseerd. De #12 Essex Motorsport Porsche werd gediskwalificeerd omdat deze hulp van buitenaf had ontvangen, terwijl de #26 Société Racing Organisation Course, de #10 Grand Touring Cars Inc en de #35 Carlo Pietromarchi werden gediskwalificeerd omdat zij te veel achterstand hadden opgelopen.
| Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Coureurs | Chassis | Motor | Banden | Ronden |
| 1 | Gr.5 SP | 41 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Klaus Ludwig Don Whittington Bill Whittington | Porsche 935-K3 | Porsche 930/79 3.0L F6 twin-turbo | D | 306 |
| 2 | IMSA GTX | 70 | Dick Barbour Racing | Dick Barbour Rolf Stommelen Paul Newman | Porsche 935/77A | Porsche 930/80 3.0L F6 twin-turbo | G | 299 |
| 3 | Gr.5 SP | 40 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Laurent Ferrier François Servanin François Trisconi | Porsche 935/77A | Porsche 930/72 3.0L F6 turbo | D | 297 |
| 4 | Gr.4 GT | 82 | Lubrifilm Racing Team | Herbert Müller Angelo Pallavicini Marco Vanoli | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L F6 turbo | G | 296 |
| 5 | Gr.6 S 3.0 | 5 | Jean Rondeau | Jean Ragnotti Bernard Darniche | Rondeau M379 | Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | G | 292 |
| 6 | IMSA GTX | 76 | Hervé Poulain | Hervé Poulain Manfred Winkelhock Marcel Mignot | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5L S6 | D | 288 |
| 7 | Gr.5 SP | 42 | Sekurit Racing Autohaus Max Moritz GmbH | Edgar Dören Dieter Schornstein Götz von Tschirnhaus | Porsche 935/77A | Porsche 3.0L F6 turbo | G | 283 |
| 8 | IMSA GTX | 72 | Dick Barbour Racing | Bob Garretson Skeeter McKitterick Edwin Abate | Porsche 935/78 | Porsche 3.0L F6 turbo | G | 283 |
| 9 | IMSA GTX | 73 | Dick Barbour Racing Wynn's International | Bob Kirby Bob Harmon John Hotchkis | Porsche 935/78 | Porsche 930/73 3.0L F6 turbo | G | 280 |
| 10 | Gr.6 S 3.0 | 4 | Jean Rondeau | Henri Pescarolo Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Rondeau M379 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 279 |
| 11 | Gr.5 SP | 43 | Claude Haldi | Claude Haldi Herbert Loewe Rodrigo Terran | Porsche 935 | Porsche 3.0L F6 turbo | D | 275 |
| 12 | IMSA GTX | 61 | "Beurlys" | Jean Blaton Nick Faure Steve O'Rourke Bernard de Dryver | Ferrari 512 BB-LM | Ferrari 4.9 L F12 | M | 274 |
| 13 | Gr.5 SP | 45 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Axel Plankenhorn Philippe Gurdjian Louis Krages | Porsche 935-K3 | Porsche 930/79 3.0L F6 twin-turbo | D | 273 |
| 14 | GTP | 52 | WM AEREM | Jean-Daniel Raulet Marcel Mamers | WM P79 | Peugeot PRV ZNS4 2.7L V6 turbo | M | 272 |
| 15 | Gr.5 SP | 39 | ASA Cachia | Jacques Guérin Jacques Goujon Fréderic Alliot | Porsche 935 | Porsche 3.0L F6 turbo | D | 268 |
| 16 | Gr.4 GT | 86 | Kores Racing | Georges Bourdillat Roland Ennequin Alain-Michel Bernhard | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L F6 turbo | M | 265 |
| 17 | Gr.6 S 2.0 | 29 | Mogil Motors Ltd | Tony Charnell Richard Jones Robin Smith | Chevron B36 | Cosworth BDG 2.0L S4 | G | 265 |
| 18 | Gr.6 S 2.0 | 24 | Dorset Racing Associates | Brian Joscelyne Tony Birchenhough Richard Jenvey Nick Mason | Lola T297 | Cosworth BDG 2.0L S4 | D | 260 |
| 19 | Gr.4 GT | 84 | Anne-Charlotte Verney | Anne-Charlotte Verney Patrick Bardinon René Metge | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L F6 turbo | D | 251 |
| 20 | Gr.6 S 3.0 | 15 | Fisons Agricole/ Simon Phillips | Simon Phillips Martin Raymond Ray Mallock | De Cadenet LM76 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 250 |
| 21 | Gr.6 S 2.0 | 20 | Lambretta SAFD | Pierre Yver Max Cohen-Olivar Michel Elkoubi | Lola T298 | BMW M12 2.0L S4 | G | 248 |
| 22 | Gr.6 S 2.0 | 28 | Société Racing Organisation Course | Bernard Verdier Albert Dufréne Noël del Bello | Chevron B36 | Simca-ROC 2.0L S4 | G | 239 |
| DNF | Gr.6 S 3.0 | 11 | Grand Touring Cars Inc Ford Concessionaires France | Derek Bell David Hobbs Vern Schuppan | Mirage M10 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 262 |
| DNF | IMSA GTX | 62 | Charles Pozzi/JMS Racing | Jean-Claude Andruet Spartaco Dini | Ferrari 512BB-LM | Ferrari 4.9L F12 | M | 240 |
| DNF | Gr.6 S 3.0 | 14 | Essex Motorsport Porsche | Bob Wollek Hurley Haywood | Porsche 936-78 | Porsche 935/73 2.1L F6 twin-turbo | D | 236 |
| DNF | IMSA GTX | 63 | Charles Pozzi/JMS Racing | Michel Leclère Claude Ballot-Léna Peter Gregg | Ferrari 512BB-LM | Ferrari 4.9L F12 | M | 219 |
| DNF | GTP | 55 | Jean Rondeau | Jean Rondeau Jacky Haran | Rondeau M379 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 207 |
| DNF | Gr.5 SP | 36 | Gelo Sportswear International | Manfred Schurti Hans Heyer | Porsche 935/77A | Porsche 3.0L F6 turbo | G | 201 |
| DSQ | Gr.6 S 3.0 | 12 | Essex Motorsport Porsche | Jacky Ickx Brian Redman | Porsche 936-78 | Porsche 935/73 2.1L F6 twin-turbo | D | 200 |
| DNF | Gr.5 SP | 37 | Gelo Sportswear International | John Fitzpatrick Harald Grohs Jean-Louis Lafosse | Porsche 935/77A | Porsche 3.0L F6 turbo | G | 196 |
| DNF | Gr.6 S 2.0 | 25 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | Jean-Marie Lemerle Alain Levié Jean-Pierre Malcher | Lola T298 | Simca-ROC 2.0L S4 | G | 189 |
| DNF | Gr.6 S 2.0 | 33 | Société Racing Organisation Course André Chevalley Racing | Marcel Tarres Alain Dechelette Charles Dechelette | Chevron B36 | Simca-ROC 2.0L S4 | G | 187 |
| DNF | Gr.6 S 2.0 | 31 | Kores Racing France Chauffage | Michel Lateste Dominique Lacaud | Lola T297 | BMW M12 2.0L S4 | G | 182 |
| DNF | Gr.4 GT | 87 | Christian Bussi | Christian Bussi Bernard Salam | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L F6 turbo | D | 182 |
| DNF | GTP | 51 | WM AEREM | Roger Dorchy Denis Morin | WM P79 | Peugeot PRV ZNS4 2.7L V6 turbo | M | 157 |
| DNF | IMSA GTX | 68 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Milt Minter John Morton | Porsche 935/79 | Porsche 930/80 2.1L F6 twin-turbo | G | 154 |
| DNF | Gr.6 S 3.0 | 3 | JC Racing Ltd. | John Cooper Peter Lovett John Morrison | De Cadenet-Lola LM77 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 146 |
| DNF | Gr.6 S 2.0 | 23 | Team Pronuptia | Bruno Sotty Gérard Cuynet Marc Frischknecht | Lola T296 | Cosworth BDG 2.0L S4 | G | 134 |
| DSQ | Gr.6 S 2.0 | 26 | Société Racing Organisation Course | Michel Dubois Pierre-François Rousselot Marc Menant | Chevron B36 | Simca-ROC 2.0L S4 | G | 133 |
| DNF | Gr.6 S 2.0 | 32 | Hubert Striebig/BP Racing | Hubert Striebig Alain Cudini Hughes Kirschoffer | ToJ SC206 | BMW M12 2.0L S4 | D | 121 |
| DSQ | Gr.6 S 3.0 | 10 | Grand Touring Cars Inc Ford Concessionaires France | Vern Schuppan Jean-Pierre Jaussaud David Hobbs | Mirage M10 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 121 |
| DSQ | Gr.5 SP | 35 | Carlo Pietromarchi | Carlo Pietromarchi Gianfranco Brancatelli Maurizio Micangeli | De Tomaso Pantera | Ford 351 5.8L V8 | G | 108 |
| DNF | Gr.6 S 2.0 | 27 | Société Racing Organisation Course | Marc Sourd Florian Vetsch Robert Carmillet | Chevron B36 | Simca-ROC 2.0L S4 | G | 92 |
| DNF | Gr.6 S 2.0 | 17 | Cheetah Racing Cars | Sandro Plastina Philippe Roux Mario Luini | Cheetah G-601 | Simca-ROC 2.0L S4 | G | 87 |
| DNF | GTP | 53 | WM AEREM | Michel Pignard Jacques Coulon Serge Saulnier | WM P79 | Peugeot PRV ZNS4 2.7L V6 turbo | M | 87 |
| DNF | Gr.6 S 2.0 | 18 | Daniel Brillat Écurie Cedac Suisse | Daniel Brillat Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann | Cheetah G-601 | BMW M12 2.0L S4 | M | 80 |
| DNF | IMSA GTX | 71 | Dick Barbour Racing | Bob Akin Roy Woods Rob McFarlin | Porsche 935/77A | Porsche 930/78 3.0L F6 turbo | G | 78 |
| DNF | Gr.6 S 2.0 | 22 | G. Morand | Eric Vaugnat Jacques Boillat | Lola T296 | Cosworth BDG 2.0L S4 | G | 76 |
| DNF | IMSA GTX | 74 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Jean-Pierre Jarier Randy Townsend Raymond Touroul | Porsche 935 | Porsche 3.0L F6 turbo | G | 65 |
| DNF | Gr.6 S 3.0 | 1 | André Chevalley Racing | André Chevalley Xavier Lapeyre Patrick Perrier | Lola T286 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 59 |
| DNF | IMSA GTX | 64 | North American Racing Team | Jean-Pierre Delaunay Cyril Grandet Preston Henn | Ferrari 512BB-LM | Ferrari 4.9L F12 | M | 54 |
| DNF | Gr.6 S 3.0 | 6 | Dome Co. Ltd | Chris Craft Gordon Spice | Dome Zero RL | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | D | 40 |
| DNF | Gr.6 S 3.0 | 7 | Dome Co. Ltd | Bob Evans Tony Trimmer | Dome Zero RL | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | D | 25 |
| DNF | GTP | 50 | Robin Hamilton | Robin Hamilton Mike Salmon | Aston Martin DBS Turbo | Aston Martin 5.3L V8 turbo | D | 21 |
| DNF | Gr.6 S 3.0 | 8 | Alain de Cadenet | Alain de Cadenet François Migault | De Cadenet LM78 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 10 |
| DNA | Gr.6 S 5.0 | 16 | March Racing | Dieter Quester Guy Edwards Ian Grob | March-BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5L S6 | D | 0 |
| DNQ | Gr.6 S 2.0 | 21 | Lambretta SAFD | François Calmels Renaud Laverre Patrice Lenormand | Lola T296 | Simca-ROC 2.0L S4 | G | 0 |
| DNQ | Gr.6 S 2.0 | 30 | ASA Cachia F. Migault | Pascal Foix Michel Bienvault Murray Smith | Lola T296 | Simca-ROC 2.0L S4 | | 0 |
| DNQ | IMSA GTX | 77 | Mazda Auto Tokyo | Yojiro Terada Tetsu Ikuzawa Claude Buchet | Mazda RX-7 | Mazda 13B 1.3L twin-rotary | D | 0 |
| DNQ | Gr.4 GT | 80 | Écurie des 13 Etoiles | Antoine Salamin Gérard Vial Philippe Collet | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L F6 turbo | | 0 |
| DNA | Gr.6 S 3.0 | 2 | André Chevalley Racing | Patrick Perrier Marco Capoferri Renzo Zorzi | Lola T286 | Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | | 0 |
| DNA | GTP | 54 | Walter Brun Racing Organisation | Walter Brun Alain Cudini | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5L S6 | | 0 |
| DNA | GTP | 60 | P. Sauber AG Douglas Rowe | Douglas Rowe Bill Adam A.A. Lorent | Chevrolet Corvette | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | | 0 |
| DNA | IMSA GTX | 65 | North American Racing Team | | Ferrari 512 BB-LM | Ferrari 4.9L F12 | M | 0 |
| DNA | IMSA GTX | 66 | SA Mo.Car SpA | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari 512 BB | Ferrari 4.9L F12 | M | 0 |
| DNA | IMSA GTX | 67 | Don Whittington | Don Whittington Bill Whittington | Porsche 935/79 | Porsche 930/79 3.3L F6 twin-turbo | | 0 |
| DNA | Gr.4 GT | 81 | Autohaus Max Moritz GmbH | Edgar Dören Gerhard Holup Uwe Reich Eckhard Schimpf | Porsche 934 | Porsche 3.0L F6 turbo | | 0 |
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