1982 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 50th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 19 and 20 June 1982. It was also the fourth round of the World Endurance Championship.

Race

For 1982, the new FIA Group C rules were in effect. The new ground effect Porsche 956 was introduced, and took all 3 podium places according to their starting numbers.

Official results

Le Mans in 1982

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyres	Laps
					Engine
1	C	1	Rothmans Porsche System	Jacky Ickx Derek Bell	Porsche 956	D	359
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
2	C	2	Rothmans Porsche System	Jochen Mass Vern Schuppan	Porsche 956	D	356
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
3	C	3	Rothmans Porsche System	Hurley Haywood Al Holbert Jürgen Barth	Porsche 956	D	340
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
4	IMSA GTX	79	John Fitzpatrick Racing	John Fitzpatrick David Hobbs	Porsche 935/78 Moby Dick	G	329
					Porsche Type-935 2.7L Turbo Flat-6
5	IMSA GTX	78	Cooke Racing - BP	Dany Snobeck François Sérvanin René Metge	Porsche 935 K3	G	325
					Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6
6	IMSA GTX	70	Prancing Horse Farm Racing	Pierre Dieudonné Carson Baird Jean-Paul Libert	Ferrari 512BB/LM	M	322
					Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12
7	C	32	Viscount Downe Pace Petroleum	Ray Mallock Simon Phillips Mike Salmon	Nimrod NRA/C2	A	317
					Aston Martin-Tickford DP1229 5.3L V8
8	Gr.5	60	Charles Ivey Racing	John Cooper Paul Smith Claude Bourgoignie	Porsche 935 K3	D	316
					Porsche Type-935 3.1L Turbo Flat-6
9	IMSA GTX	72	NART	Alain Cudini John Morton John Paul, Jr.	Ferrari 512BB/LM	D	306
					Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12
10	C	25	Primagaz	Pierre Yver Bruno Sotty Lucien Guitteny	Rondeau M379	A	306
					Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
11	IMSA GTX	77	Garretson Developments	Anne-Charlotte Verney Bob Garretson Ray Ratcliff	Porsche 935 K3	G	299
					Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6
12	Gr.5	66	Jean-Marie Lemerle Sivama Motor	Jean-Marie Lemerle Max Cohen-Olivar Joe Castellano	Lancia Beta Monte Carlo	D	295
					Lancia 1.4L Turbo I4
13	Gr.4	90	Richard Cleare Racing	Richard Cleare Tony Dron Richard Jones	Porsche 934	D	293
					Porsche 3.3L Turbo Flat-6
14	IMSA GTX	82	Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Yojiro Terada Takashi Yorino Allan Moffat	Mazda RX-7	D	282
					Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor
15	C	38	Bussi Team	Christian Bussi Pascal Witmeur Bernard de Dryver	Rondeau M382	D	279
					Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
16	IMSA GTO	87	B.F. Goodrich	Jim Busby Doc Bundy Marcel Mignot	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	BF	273
					Porsche 2.0L Turbo I4
17	IMSA GTO	81	Stratagraph Inc.	Billy Hagan Gene Felton	Chevrolet Camaro	G	269
					Chevrolet 5.7L V8
18	Gr.5	61	Total S.A.	Roland Ennequin Michel Gabriel Franco Gasparetti	BMW M1 Gr.5	?	259
					BMW M88 3.5L I6
19 NC	IMSA GTO	80	Stratagraph Inc.	Dick Brooks Hershel McGriff Tom Williams	Chevrolet Camaro	G	141
					Chevrolet 5.7L V8
20 DNF	C	4	Belga Team Joest Racing	Bob Wollek Jean-Michel Martin Philippe Martin	Porsche 936C	D	320
					Porsche Type-935 2.5L Turbo Flat-6
21 DNF	IMSA GTX	62	EMKA Productions	Steve O'Rourke Richard Down Nick Mason	BMW M1 Gr.5	D	266
					BMW M88 3.5L I6
22 DNF	Gr.5	65	Thierry Perrier Sivama Motor	Thierry Perrier Bernard Salam Gianni Giudici	Lancia Beta Monte Carlo	D	219
					Lancia 1.4L Turbo I4
23 DNF	Gr.6	50	Martini Racing	Riccardo Patrese Hans Heyer Piercarlo Ghinzani	Lancia LC1	P	152
					Lancia 1.4L Turbo I4
24 DNF	IMSA GTX	83	Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Tom Walkinshaw Chuck Nicholson Peter Lovett	Mazda RX-7	D	180
					Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor
25 DNF	Gr.5	75	Claude Haldi	Claude Haldi Rodrigo Terran François Hesnault	Porsche 935 K3	D	141
					Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6
26 DNF	C	26	Jacky Haran	Vivian Candy Jacky Haran Hervé Poulain	Rondeau M379	A	149
					Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
27 DNF	C	10	WM Esso	Roger Dorchy Alain Couderc Guy Fréquelin	WM P82	M	112
					Peugeot PRV 2.8L Turbo V6
28 DNF	C	12	Otis Automobiles Jean Rondeau	Henri Pescarolo Jean Ragnotti Jean Rondeau	Rondeau M382	D	146
					Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0L V8
29 DNF	IMSA GTO	86	B.F. Goodrich	Patrick Bedard Paul Miller Manfred Schurti	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	BF	128
					Porsche 2.0L Turbo I4
30 DNF	C	35	Courage Competition	Yves Courage Jean-Philippe Grand Michel Dubois	Cougar C01	?	78
					Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
31 DNF	C	11	Malardeau Automobiles Jean Rondeau	François Migault Gordon Spice Xavier Lapeyre	Rondeau M382	D	150
					Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0L V8
32 DNF	IMSA GTO	85	Tony Garcia	Tony Garcia Fred Stiff Albert Naon	BMW M1	G	104
					BMW M88 3.5L I6
33 DNF	C	9	WMEsso	Jean-Daniel Raulet Didier Theys Michel Pignard	WM P82	M	127
					Peugeot PRV 2.8L Turbo V6
34 DNF	C	36	Dome Co. Ltd.	Chris Craft Eliseo Salazar	Dome RC82	D	85
					Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
35 DNF	C	24	Otis Automobiles Jean Rondeau	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Henri Pescarolo	Rondeau M382	D	111
					Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0L V8
36 DNF	Gr.6	51	Martini Racing	Michele Alboreto Teo Fabi Rolf Stommelen	Lancia LC1	P	92
					Lancia 1.4L Turbo I4
37 DNF	C	14	March Racing	Eje Elgh Jeff Wood Patrick Nève	March 82G	G	78
					Chevrolet 5.8L V8
38 DNF	C	7	Ford-Werke AG Zakspeed	Manfred Winkelhock Klaus Niedzwiedz	Ford C100	G	71
					Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0L V8
39 DNF	IMSA GTO	84	Canon Cameras GTi Engineering	Richard Lloyd Andy Rouse	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	?	77
					Porsche 2.0L Turbo I4
40 DNF	C	16	Ultramar Team Lola	Guy Edwards Nick Faure Rupert Keegan	Lola T610	A	72
					Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0L V8
41 DNF	C	20	BASF Cassetten Team GS Sport	Hans-Joachim Stuck Jean-Louis Schlesser Dieter Quester	Sauber SHS C6	D	76
					Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0L V8
42 DNF	C	19	BASF Cassetten Team GS Sport	Walter Brun Siegfried Müller Jr.	Sauber SHS C6	D	55
					Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0L V8
43 DNF	C	6	Ford-Werke AG Zakspeed	Klaus Ludwig Marc Surer Manfred Winkelhock	Ford C100	G	67
					Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0L V8
44 DNF	C	39	Dorset Racing Associates	Mike Wilds François Duret Ian Harrower	De Cadenet-Lola LM	?	56
					Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
45 DNF	Gr.6	55	Chevron Racing Cars	Martin Birrane John Sheldon Neil Crang	Chevron B36	A	57
					Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0L I4
46 DNF	IMSA GTX	71	Charles Pozzi Ferrari France	Jean-Claude Andruet Claude Ballot-Léna	Ferrari 512BB/LM	M	57
					Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12
47 DNF	C	31	Nimrod Racing Automobiles Ltd.	Tiff Needell Bob Evans Geoff Lees	Nimrod NRA/C2	A	55
					Aston Martin-Tickford DP1229 5.3L V8
48 DNF	C	30	Michel Lateste	Hubert Striebig Michel Lateste Jacques Heulcin	URD C81	D	45
					BMW M88 3.5L I6
49 DNF	IMSA GTX	73	T-Bird Racing NART	Preston Henn Randy Lanier Denis Morin	Ferrari 512BB/LM	M	43
					Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12
50 DNF	Gr.5	64	Edgar Dören	Edgar Dören Billy Sprowls Antonio Contreras	Porsche 935 K3	D	39
					Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
51 DNF	C	29	Garretson Developments	Bobby Rahal Skeeter McKitterick Jim Trueman	March 82G	G	28
					Chevrolet 5.8L V8
52 DNF	C	17	Cooke Racing - Malardeau	Brian Redman Ralph Kent-Cooke Jim Adams	Lola T610	G	28
					Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0L V8
53 DNF	IMSA GTX	76	Bob Akin Motor Racing	Bob Akin David Cowart Kenper Miller	Porsche 935L	G	15
					Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6
54 DNF	C	5	Porsche Kremer Racing	Ted Field Danny Ongais Bill Whittington	Porsche-Kremer CK5	G	25
					Porsche Type-935 2.3L Turbo Flat-6
55 DNF	C	37	Grid Racing	Desiré Wilson Emilio de Villota Alain de Cadenet	Grid Plaza S1	D	7
					Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8

Statistics

• Pole Position - #1 Rothmans Porsche System - 3:28.40
• Fastest Lap - #12 Otis — Automobiles Jean Rondeau - 3:36.90
• Distance - 4899.086
• Average Speed - 204.128 km/h