1988 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 56th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 11 and 12, 1988. It was also the fifth round of the World Sports-Prototype Championship season.
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[edit] Race
After four years of trying with previous evolutions, Jaguar took the XJR-9 to victory against Porsche's works 962C in 1988. Apart from a lone Jaguar in fourth, Porsches filled the rest of the top ten. The Sauber-Mercedes team withdrew prior to the event following concerns over blowouts from their Michelin tires.
[edit] Official Results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | C1 | 2 |  Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing |
 Jan Lammers Johnny Dumfries Andy Wallace |
Jaguar XJR-9LM | D | 394 |
| Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
| 2 | C1 | 17 |  Porsche AG |
Hans-Joachim Stuck Klaus Ludwig Derek Bell |
Porsche 962C | D | 394 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 3 | C1 | 8 | Blaupunkt Joest Racing |
Frank Jelinski Louis Krages Stanley Dickens |
Porsche 962C | G | 385 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 4 | C1 | 22 |  Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing |
 Derek Daly Kevin Cogan Larry Perkins |
Jaguar XJR-9LM | D | 383 |
| Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
| 5 | C1 | 7 | Blaupunkt Joest Racing |
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Porsche 962C | G | 380 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 6 | C1 | 19 | Porsche AG |
Mario Andretti Michael Andretti John Andretti |
Porsche 962C | D | 375 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 7 | C1 | 5 |  Repsol Brun Motorsport |
 Jésus Pareja Massimo Sigala Uwe Schäfer |
Porsche 962C | M | 372 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 8 | C1 | 11 | Leyton House Kremer Racing |
 Kris Nissen Harald Grohs George Fouché |
Porsche 962C | Y | 371 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 9 | C1 | 10 | Kenwood Kremer Racing |
 Kunimitsu Takahashi Hideki Okada Bruno Giacomelli |
Porsche 962CK6 | Y | 370 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 10 | C1 | 33 | Takefuji Schuppan Racing Team |
Brian Redman Eje Elgh Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Porsche 962C | D | 359 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | C1 | 72 | Primagaz Competition |
Jürgen Lässig Pierre Yver Dudley Wood |
Porsche 962C | G | 356 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 | C1 | 36 | Toyota Team Tom's |
Geoff Lees Masanori Sekiya Kazuyoshi Hoshino |
Toyota 88C | B | 351 |
| Toyota 3S-GT 2.1L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 13 | C2 | 111 | Spice Engineering |
Ray Bellm Gordon Spice Pierre de Thoisy |
Spice SE88C | G | 351 |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
| 14 | C1 | 32 | Nissan Motorsports |
Allan Grice Mike Wilds Win Percy |
Nissan (March) R88C | B | 344 |
| Nissan VRH30 3.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 15 | GTP | 203 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Yojiro Terada Dave Kennedy Pierre Dieudonné |
Mazda 757 | D | 337 |
| Mazda 13G 2.0L 3-Rotor | |||||||
| 16 | C1 | 21 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing |
Danny Sullivan Davy Jones Price Cobb |
Jaguar XJR-9LM | D | 331 |
| Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
| 17 | GTP | 201 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Yoshimi Katayama David Leslie Marc Duez |
Mazda 767 | D | 330 |
| Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor | |||||||
| 18 | C2 | 115 | ADA Engineering |
Ian Harrower Jiro Joneyama Hideo Fukuyama |
ADA 03 | G | 318 |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
| 19 | GTP | 202 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. |
Takashi Yorino Hervé Regout Will Hoy |
Mazda 767 | D | 305 |
| Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor | |||||||
| 20 | C2 | 123 | Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel |
Tim Harvey Chris Hodgetts John Sheldon |
Tiga GC287 | D | 301 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 21 | C2 | 124 | MT Sport Racing |
Jean Messaoudi Pierre-Francois Rousselot Jean-Luc Roy |
Argo JM19C | A | 300 |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
| 22 | C2 | 177 | Automobiles Louis Descartes (ALD) |
Jacques Heuclin Louis Descartes Dominique Lacaud |
ALD 04 | A | 294 |
| BMW M80 3.5L I6 | |||||||
| 23 | C2 | 198 | Roy Baker Racing |
Mike Allison David Andrews Steve Hynes |
Tiga GC286 | D | 294 |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
| 24 | C1 | 37 | Toyota Team Tom's |
Paolo Barilla Hitoshi Ogawa Tiff Needell |
Toyota 88C | B | 283 |
| Toyota 3S-GT 2.1L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 25 | C1 | 117 |  Team Lucky Strike Schanche |
Martin Schanche Robin Smith Robin Donovan |
Argo JM19C | G | 278 |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
| 26 NC |
C2 | 113 | Primagaz Competition |
 Max Cohen-Olivar Patrick de Radigues |
Cougar C12 | ? | 273 |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
| 27 NC |
C2 | 151 | Pierre-Alain Lombardi |
Pierre-Alain Lombardi Bruno Sotty |
Rondeau M379 | A | 271 |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.0L V8 | |||||||
| 28 DNF |
C1 | 1 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing |
Martin Brundle John Nielsen |
Jaguar XJR-9LM | D | 306 |
| Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
| 29 DNF |
C1 | 23 | Nissan Motorsports |
Kazuyoshi Hoshino Takao Wada Aguri Suzuki |
Nissan (March) R88C | B | 286 |
| Nissan VRH30 3.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 30 DNF |
C2 | 103 | Spice Engineering |
Almo Coppelli Thorkild Thyrring Eliseo Salazar |
Spice SE88C | G | 281 |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
| 31 DNF |
C2 | 131 | Graff Racing |
Jean-Philippe Grand Jacques Terrien Maurice Guenoun |
Spice SE86C | ? | 263 |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
| 32 DNF |
C1 | 24 | Dollop Racing |
Nicola Marozzo Jean-Pierre Frey Ranieri Randaccio |
Lancia LC2 | D | 255 |
| Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 33 DNF |
C2 | 127 | Chamberlain Engineering |
Nick Adams Martin Birrane Richard Jones |
Spice SE86C | A | 223 |
| Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 34 DNF |
C1 | 18 | Porsche AG |
Bob Wollek Sarel van der Merwe Vern Schuppan |
Porsche 962C | D | 192 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 35 DNF |
C1 | 42 | Noël del Bello Racing |
Bernard Santal Noël del Bello Bernard de Dryver |
Sauber C8 | G | 157 |
| Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 36 DNF |
C2 | 121 | Cosmik GP Motorsport |
 Costas Los Wayne Taylor Evan Clements |
Spice SE87C | G | 145 |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
| 37 DNF |
C2 | 191 | PC Automotive |
Olindo Iacobelli Alain Ianette John Graham |
Argo JM19C | G | 130 |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
| 38 DNF |
C1 | 3 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing |
John Watson Raul Boesel Henri Pescarolo |
Jaguar XJR-9LM | D | 129 |
| Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
| 39 DNF |
C1 | 13 | Primagaz Competition |
Pierre-Henri Raphanel Michel Ferté |
Cougar C20B | M | 120 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 40 DNF |
C2 | 178 | Automobiles Louis Descartes (ALD) |
Sylvain Boulay Gérard Tremblay Michel Lateste |
ALD 04 | A | 103 |
| BMW M80 3.5L I6 | |||||||
| 41 DNF |
C1 | 4 | Camel Brun Motorsport |
Manuel Reuter Walter Lechner Franz Hunkeler |
Porsche 962C | M | 91 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 42 DNF |
C1 | 85 | Italiya Sport Team Le Mans Co. |
Michel Trollé Toshio Suzuki Danny Ongais |
March 88S | Y | 74 |
| Nissan VG30ET 3.2L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 43 DNF |
C1 | 86 | Italiya Sport Team Le Mans Co. |
Lamberto Leoni Akio Morimoto Anders Olofsson |
March 88S | Y | 69 |
| Nissan VG30ET 3.2L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 44 DNF |
C1 | 30 | Courage Compétition |
Paul Belmondo François Migault Ukyo Katayama |
Courage C22 | M | 66 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 45 DNF |
C1 | 51 | WM Secateva |
Roger Dorchy Claude Haldi Jean-Daniel Raulet |
WM P87 | M | 59 |
| Peugeot ZNS4 2.8L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 46 DNF |
C2 | 132 | Roland Bassaler |
Jean-François Yver Roland Bassaler Remy Pochauvin |
Sauber SHS C6 | A | 53 |
| BMW M80 3.5L I6 | |||||||
| 47 DNF |
C1 | 52 | WM Secateva |
Pascal Pessiot Jean-Daniel Raulet |
WM P88 | M | 22 |
| Peugeot ZNS4 3.0L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 48 DNF |
C2 | 107 | Chamberlain Engineering |
Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Louis Ricci Jean-Claude Andruet |
Spice SE88C | A | 17 |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
| 49 | C1 | 20 | Team Davey |
Tim Lee-Davey Tom Dodd-Noble |
Tiga GC88 | D | 5 |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| DNS | C2 | 181 | Luigi Taverna Technoracing |
Luigi Taverna Fabio Magnani Roberto Ragazzi |
Olmas GLT-200 | A | - |
| Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
| DNS | C1 | 61 | Team Sauber Mercedes |
Mauro Baldi James Weaver Jochen Mass |
Sauber C9 | M | - |
| Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| DNS | C1 | 62 | Team Sauber Mercedes |
Klaus Niedzwiedz Kenny Acheson |
Sauber C9 | M | - |
| Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0L Turbo V8 |
[edit] Statistics
- Pole Position – #17 Porsche AG – 3:15.64
- Fastest Lap – #17 Porsche AG – 3:22.50
- Distance – 5332.97km
- Average Speed – 221.765km/h
[edit] References
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- FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship 1988 - 24 h Le Mans. World Sports Racing Prototypes (2 October 2005). Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
- Le Mans 24 Hours 1988. Racing Sports Cars (7 December 2005). Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
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| Previous race: 1988 1000km of Silverstone |
1988 season | Next race: 1988 360km of Brno |
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