# 24 Horas de Le Mans de 1979

As 24 Hours of Le Mans de 1979 foi o 47º grande prêmio automobilístico das 24 Horas de Le Mans, tendo acontecido nos dias 9 e 10 de junho 1979 em Le Mans, França, no autódromo francês, Circuit de la Sarthe.

## Resultados Finais

| Pos | Class | No | Equipe | Pilotos | Chassis | Voltas |
| Pos | Class | No | Equipe | Pilotos | Motor | Voltas |
| 1 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 41 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Klaus Ludwig Don Whittington Bill Whittington | Porsche 935 K3 | 307 |
| 1 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 41 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Klaus Ludwig Don Whittington Bill Whittington | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 307 |
| 2 | IMSA +2.5 | 70 | Dick Barbour Racing | Rolf Stommelen Paul Newman Dick Barbour | Porsche 935/77A | 299 |
| 2 | IMSA +2.5 | 70 | Dick Barbour Racing | Rolf Stommelen Paul Newman Dick Barbour | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 299 |
| 3 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 40 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Laurent Ferrier François Servanin François Trisconi | Porsche 935/77A | 297 |
| 3 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 40 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Laurent Ferrier François Servanin François Trisconi | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 297 |
| 4 | GT +3.0 | 82 | Lubrifilm Racing Team | Herbert Müller Angelo Pallavicini Marco Vanoli | Porsche 934 | 296 |
| 4 | GT +3.0 | 82 | Lubrifilm Racing Team | Herbert Müller Angelo Pallavicini Marco Vanoli | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 296 |
| 5 | S +2.0 | 5 | VSD Canon Jean Rondeau | Jean Ragnotti Bernard Darniche | Rondeau M379 | 292 |
| 5 | S +2.0 | 5 | VSD Canon Jean Rondeau | Jean Ragnotti Bernard Darniche | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 292 |
| 6 | IMSA +2.5 | 76 | Hervé Poulain | Manfred Winkelhock Marcel Mignot Hervé Poulain | BMW M1 | 288 |
| 6 | IMSA +2.5 | 76 | Hervé Poulain | Manfred Winkelhock Marcel Mignot Hervé Poulain | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | 288 |
| 7 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 42 | Sekurit Racing Autohaus Max Moritz GmbH | Edgar Dören Dieter Schornstein Götz von Tschirnhaus | Porsche 935/77A | 283 |
| 7 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 42 | Sekurit Racing Autohaus Max Moritz GmbH | Edgar Dören Dieter Schornstein Götz von Tschirnhaus | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 283 |
| 8 | IMSA +2.5 | 72 | Dick Barbour Racing | Edwin Abate Bob Garretson Skeeter McKitterick | Porsche 935/78 | 283 |
| 8 | IMSA +2.5 | 72 | Dick Barbour Racing | Edwin Abate Bob Garretson Skeeter McKitterick | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 283 |
| 9 | IMSA +2.5 | 73 | Wynn's International Dick Barbour Racing | Robert Kirby Bob Harmon John Hotchkis | Porsche 935/78 | 280 |
| 9 | IMSA +2.5 | 73 | Wynn's International Dick Barbour Racing | Robert Kirby Bob Harmon John Hotchkis | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 280 |
| 10 | S +2.0 | 4 | ITT Oceanic Jean Rondeau | Henri Pescarolo Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Rondeau M379 | 279 |
| 10 | S +2.0 | 4 | ITT Oceanic Jean Rondeau | Henri Pescarolo Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 279 |
| 11 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 43 | Claude Haldi | Claude Haldi Herbert Loewe Rodrigo Terran | Porsche 935 | 275 |
| 11 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 43 | Claude Haldi | Claude Haldi Herbert Loewe Rodrigo Terran | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 275 |
| 12 | IMSA +2.5 | 61 | "Beurlys" | Nick Faure Steve O'Rourke Bernard de Dryver Jean Blaton | Ferrari 512BB/LM | 274 |
| 12 | IMSA +2.5 | 61 | "Beurlys" | Nick Faure Steve O'Rourke Bernard de Dryver Jean Blaton | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | 274 |
| 13 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 45 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Axel Plankenhorn Philippe Gurdjian "John Winter" | Porsche 935 K3 | 273 |
| 13 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 45 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Axel Plankenhorn Philippe Gurdjian "John Winter" | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 273 |
| 14 | GTP +3.0 | 52 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Jean-Daniel Raulet Marcel Mamers Serge Saulnier | WM P79 | 272 |
| 14 | GTP +3.0 | 52 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Jean-Daniel Raulet Marcel Mamers Serge Saulnier | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | 272 |
| 15 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 39 | ASA Cachia | Jacques Guérin "Chanaud" Frédéric Alliot | Porsche 935 | 268 |
| 15 | Gr.5 +2.0 | 39 | ASA Cachia | Jacques Guérin "Chanaud" Frédéric Alliot | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 268 |
| 16 | GT +3.0 | 86 | Kores Racing | Georges Bourdillat Pascal Ennequin Alain-Michel Bernhard | Porsche 934 | 265 |
| 16 | GT +3.0 | 86 | Kores Racing | Georges Bourdillat Pascal Ennequin Alain-Michel Bernhard | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 265 |
| 17 | S 2.0 | 29 | Mogil Motors Ltd. | Robin Smith Tony Charnell Richard Jones | Chevron B36 | 265 |
| 17 | S 2.0 | 29 | Mogil Motors Ltd. | Robin Smith Tony Charnell Richard Jones | Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | 265 |
| 18 | S 2.0 | 24 | Dorset Racing Associates | Brian Joscelyne Tony Birchenhough Richard Jenvey Nick Mason | Lola T297 | 260 |
| 18 | S 2.0 | 24 | Dorset Racing Associates | Brian Joscelyne Tony Birchenhough Richard Jenvey Nick Mason | Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0L I4 | 260 |
| 19 | GT +3.0 | 84 | Anne-Charlotte Verney | Anne-Charlotte Verney Patrick Bardinon René Metge | Porsche 934 | 251 |
| 19 | GT +3.0 | 84 | Anne-Charlotte Verney | Anne-Charlotte Verney Patrick Bardinon René Metge | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 251 |
| 20 | S +2.0 | 15 | Fisons Agricole - Simon Phillips | Martin Raymond Simon Phillips Ray Mallock | De Cadenet-Lola T380 | 250 |
| 20 | S +2.0 | 15 | Fisons Agricole - Simon Phillips | Martin Raymond Simon Phillips Ray Mallock | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 250 |
| 21 | S 2.0 | 20 | Lambretta S.A.F.D. | Pierre Yver Max Cohen-Olivar Michel Elkoubi | Lola T298 | 248 |
| 21 | S 2.0 | 20 | Lambretta S.A.F.D. | Pierre Yver Max Cohen-Olivar Michel Elkoubi | BMW M12 2.0L I4 | 248 |
| 22 | S 2.0 | 28 | Racing Organisation Course (ROC) | Bernard Verdier Albert Dufréne Noël del Bello | Chevron B36 | 239 |
| 22 | S 2.0 | 28 | Racing Organisation Course (ROC) | Bernard Verdier Albert Dufréne Noël del Bello | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 239 |
| 23 NC | S 2.0 | 26 | Racing Organisation Course (ROC) | Michel Dubois Pierre-François Rousselot Marc Menant | Chevron B36 | 133 |
| 23 NC | S 2.0 | 26 | Racing Organisation Course (ROC) | Michel Dubois Pierre-François Rousselot Marc Menant | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 133 |
| 24 NC | S +2.0 | 10 | Grand Touring Cars Ltd. Ford Concessionaires France | Vern Schuppan Jean-Pierre Jaussaud David Hobbs | Mirage M10 | 121 |
| 24 NC | S +2.0 | 10 | Grand Touring Cars Ltd. Ford Concessionaires France | Vern Schuppan Jean-Pierre Jaussaud David Hobbs | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 121 |
| 25 NC | Gr.5 +2.0 | 35 | Carlo Pietromarchi | Gianfranco Brancatelli Carlo Pietromarchi Maurizio Micangeli | De Tomaso Pantera | 108 |
| 25 NC | Gr.5 +2.0 | 35 | Carlo Pietromarchi | Gianfranco Brancatelli Carlo Pietromarchi Maurizio Micangeli | Ford 351 5.8L V8 | 108 |
| 26 DNF | S +2.0 | 11 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. Ford Concessionaires France | Derek Bell David Hobbs Vern Schuppan | Mirage M10 | 262 |
| 26 DNF | S +2.0 | 11 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. Ford Concessionaires France | Derek Bell David Hobbs Vern Schuppan | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 262 |
| 27 DNF | IMSA +2.5 | 62 | JMS Racing / Charles Pozzi | Jean-Claude Andruet Spartaco Dini | Ferrari 512BB/LM | 240 |
| 27 DNF | IMSA +2.5 | 62 | JMS Racing / Charles Pozzi | Jean-Claude Andruet Spartaco Dini | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | 240 |
| 28 DNF | S +2.0 | 14 | Essex Motorsport Porsche | Bob Wollek Hurley Haywood | Porsche 936 | 236 |
| 28 DNF | S +2.0 | 14 | Essex Motorsport Porsche | Bob Wollek Hurley Haywood | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | 236 |
| 29 DNF | IMSA +2.5 | 63 | JMS Racing / Charles Pozzi | Michel Leclère Claude Ballot-Léna Peter Gregg | Ferrari 512BB/LM | 219 |
| 29 DNF | IMSA +2.5 | 63 | JMS Racing / Charles Pozzi | Michel Leclère Claude Ballot-Léna Peter Gregg | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | 219 |
| 30 DNF | GTP 3.0 | 55 | Merlin Plage Jean Rondeau | Jean Rondeau Jacky Haran | Rondeau M379 | 207 |
| 30 DNF | GTP 3.0 | 55 | Merlin Plage Jean Rondeau | Jean Rondeau Jacky Haran | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 207 |
| 31 DNF | Gr.5 +2.5 | 36 | Gelo Racing Sportswear Intl. | Manfred Schurti Hans Heyer | Porsche 935 | 201 |
| 31 DNF | Gr.5 +2.5 | 36 | Gelo Racing Sportswear Intl. | Manfred Schurti Hans Heyer | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 201 |
| 32 DNF | S +2.0 | 12 | Essex Motorsport Porsche | Jacky Ickx Brian Redman Jürgen Barth | Porsche 936 | 200 |
| 32 DNF | S +2.0 | 12 | Essex Motorsport Porsche | Jacky Ickx Brian Redman Jürgen Barth | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | 200 |
| 33 DNF | Gr.5 +2.5 | 37 | Gelo Racing Sportswear Intl. | John Fitzpatrick Harald Grohs Jean-Louis Lafosse | Porsche 935 | 196 |
| 33 DNF | Gr.5 +2.5 | 37 | Gelo Racing Sportswear Intl. | John Fitzpatrick Harald Grohs Jean-Louis Lafosse | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 196 |
| 34 DNF | S 2.0 | 25 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | Alain Levié Jean-Pierre Malcher Jean-Marie Lemerle | Lola T298 | 189 |
| 34 DNF | S 2.0 | 25 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | Alain Levié Jean-Pierre Malcher Jean-Marie Lemerle | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 189 |
| 35 DNF | S 2.0 | 33 | Chevalley Racing Switzerland Racing Organisation Course | Marcel Tarres Alain Dechelette Charles Dechelette | Chevron B36 | 187 |
| 35 DNF | S 2.0 | 33 | Chevalley Racing Switzerland Racing Organisation Course | Marcel Tarres Alain Dechelette Charles Dechelette | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 187 |
| 36 DNF | S 2.0 | 31 | Kores Racing - France Chauffage | Michel Lateste Dominique Lacaud Christian Heinkélé | Lola T297 | 182 |
| 36 DNF | S 2.0 | 31 | Kores Racing - France Chauffage | Michel Lateste Dominique Lacaud Christian Heinkélé | BMW M12 2.0L I4 | 182 |
| 37 DNF | GT +3.0 | 87 | Christian Bussi | Christian Bussi Bernard Salam | Porsche 934 | 182 |
| 37 DNF | GT +3.0 | 87 | Christian Bussi | Christian Bussi Bernard Salam | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 182 |
| 38 DNF | GTP +3.0 | 51 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Roger Dorchy Denis Morin | WM P79 | 157 |
| 38 DNF | GTP +3.0 | 51 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Roger Dorchy Denis Morin | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | 157 |
| 39 DNF | IMSA +2.5 | 68 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Milt Minter John Morton | Porsche 935 | 154 |
| 39 DNF | IMSA +2.5 | 68 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Milt Minter John Morton | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 154 |
| 40 DNF | S +2.0 | 3 | J.C. Racing Ltd. | John Cooper Peter Lovett John Morrison | De Cadenet-Lola T380 | 146 |
| 40 DNF | S +2.0 | 3 | J.C. Racing Ltd. | John Cooper Peter Lovett John Morrison | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 146 |
| 41 DNF | S 2.0 | 23 | Pronuptia | Bruno Sotty Gérard Cuynet Marc Frischknecht | Lola T296 | 134 |
| 41 DNF | S 2.0 | 23 | Pronuptia | Bruno Sotty Gérard Cuynet Marc Frischknecht | Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | 134 |
| 42 DNF | S 2.0 | 32 | BP Racing / Hubert Striebig | Alain Cudini Hubert Striebig Hughes Kirschoffer | Toj SC206 | 121 |
| 42 DNF | S 2.0 | 32 | BP Racing / Hubert Striebig | Alain Cudini Hubert Striebig Hughes Kirschoffer | BMW M12 2.0L I4 | 121 |
| 43 DNF | S 2.0 | 27 | Racing Organisation Course (ROC) | Marc Sourd Florian Vetsch Robert Carmillet | Chevron B36 | 92 |
| 43 DNF | S 2.0 | 27 | Racing Organisation Course (ROC) | Marc Sourd Florian Vetsch Robert Carmillet | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 92 |
| 44 DNF | S 2.0 | 17 | Cheetah Racing Cars | Sandro Plastina Philippe Roux Mario Luini | Cheetah G601 | 87 |
| 44 DNF | S 2.0 | 17 | Cheetah Racing Cars | Sandro Plastina Philippe Roux Mario Luini | BMW M12 2.0L I4 | 87 |
| 45 DNF | GTP +3.0 | 53 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Michel Pignard Jacques Coulon Serge Saulnier | WM P79 | 87 |
| 45 DNF | GTP +3.0 | 53 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Michel Pignard Jacques Coulon Serge Saulnier | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | 87 |
| 46 DNF | S 2.0 | 18 | Daniel Brillat Écurie Cedac Suisse | Daniel Brillat Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann | Cheetah G601 | 80 |
| 46 DNF | S 2.0 | 18 | Daniel Brillat Écurie Cedac Suisse | Daniel Brillat Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann | ROC-Chrysler 2.0L I4 | 80 |
| 47 DNF | IMSA +2.5 | 71 | Dick Barbour Racing | Bob Akin Roy Woods Rob McFarland | Porsche 935 | 78 |
| 47 DNF | IMSA +2.5 | 71 | Dick Barbour Racing | Bob Akin Roy Woods Rob McFarland | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 78 |
| 48 DNF | S 2.0 | 22 | Georges Morand | Eric Vuagnat Daniel Laurent Jacques Boillat | Lola T296 | 76 |
| 48 DNF | S 2.0 | 22 | Georges Morand | Eric Vuagnat Daniel Laurent Jacques Boillat | Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0L I4 | 76 |
| 49 DNF | IMSA +2.5 | 74 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Jean-Pierre Jarier Randy Townsend Raymond Touroul | Porsche 935 | 65 |
| 49 DNF | IMSA +2.5 | 74 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Jean-Pierre Jarier Randy Townsend Raymond Touroul | Porsche Type-935 2.9L Turbo Flat-6 | 65 |
| 50 DNF | S +2.0 | 1 | Chevalley Racing Switzerland | Xavier Lapeyre André Chevalley Patrick Perrier | Lola T286 | 59 |
| 50 DNF | S +2.0 | 1 | Chevalley Racing Switzerland | Xavier Lapeyre André Chevalley Patrick Perrier | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 59 |
| 51 DNF | IMSA +2.5 | 64 | North American Racing Team | Jean-Pierre Delaunay Cyril Grandet Preston Henn | Ferrari 512BB/LM | 54 |
| 51 DNF | IMSA +2.5 | 64 | North American Racing Team | Jean-Pierre Delaunay Cyril Grandet Preston Henn | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | 54 |
| 52 DNF | S +2.0 | 6 | Dome Co. Ltd. | Chris Craft Gordon Spice Tony Trimmer | Dome Zero RL | 40 |
| 52 DNF | S +2.0 | 6 | Dome Co. Ltd. | Chris Craft Gordon Spice Tony Trimmer | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 40 |
| 53 DNF | S +2.0 | 7 | Dome Co. Ltd. | Bob Evans Tony Trimmer | Dome Zero RL | 25 |
| 53 DNF | S +2.0 | 7 | Dome Co. Ltd. | Bob Evans Tony Trimmer | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 25 |
| 54 DNF | GTP +3.0 | 50 | Robin Hamilton | Robin Hamilton Mike Salmon Dave Preece | Aston Martin DBS V8 | 21 |
| 54 DNF | GTP +3.0 | 50 | Robin Hamilton | Robin Hamilton Mike Salmon Dave Preece | Aston Martin 5.3L Turbo V8 | 21 |
| 55 DNF | S +2.0 | 8 | Alain de Cadenet | François Migault Alain de Cadenet | De Cadenet-Lola T380 | 10 |
| 55 DNF | S +2.0 | 8 | Alain de Cadenet | François Migault Alain de Cadenet | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 10 |
Legenda :DNQ = Não largou - DNF = Abandono - NC = Não classificado - DSQ= Desqualificado