1996 (64th) Le Mans 24 hours Qualification Times


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PROTOS - LMP1 - LMP2 - WSC  ( 4 invited + 9 to qualify)
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INVITED and PRESENT (Reserved Places)
.     3  D. Cottaz/J. Policand          Courage Porsche C36	3:52.297
.    20  Y. Terada/J. Downing/F. Freon  Kudzu Mazda		3:57.956

INVITED and NOT PRESENT -
.     1  ------------------------------ Kremer Porsche/Spyder K8
.     9  ------------------------------ D. Bonnet Cosworth Debora

PRESENT and QUALIFIED

pos car     pilots                      car                    best lap  kph
    number

. 1  17  V.D.Poele/Goossens/Bachelart   Ferrari 333SP          3:47.795 214.930
. 2  18  Gentilozzi/Evans/Muller        Ferrari 333SP          3:48.608 214.166
. 3  19  Taylor/Pace/Sharp              Riley&Scott Oldsmobile 3:48.963 213.834
. 4   4  M. Andretti/Lammers/Warwick    Courage Porsche C36    3:49.441 213.388
. 5   8  P.L. Martini                   TWR Porsche WSC        3:49.623 213.219
. 6   5  H. Pescarolo/Lagorce/Collard   Courage Porsche C36    3:50.272 212.618
. 7  14  Gonin/Petit                    WR Peugeot WR LM 96    3:50.312 212.581
. 8   2  Bouchut/Fouche/Laessig         Kremer Porsche/Spyder  3:50.334 212.561
. 9   7  M. Reuter/Jones/Wurz           TWR Porsche WSC        3:50.912 212.029

NOT QUALIFIED -
.10  15  David/Enjolras/Trevisiol       WR Peugeot WR LM 96    3:51.602 211.397
.11  11  D. Terrien/ S. Ayari           WR Peugeot WR LM 94    3:53.295 209.863
.12  12  B. Gachot                      WR Ssangyong WR LM 94  3:59.491 204.434
.13  10  G. Gomez                       Cosworth Debora        4:14.731 192.203
.14  16  Bruneau/Camus                  WR Peugeot WR LM 93    4:39.003 175.482


LM GT1 - GRAND TOURISME  ( 4 invited + 21 to qualify)
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INVITED and PRESENT - (No time given by ACO)
.    53  D. Brabham/F. Giroix/J.D. Deletraz McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM
.    56  M. Ferte/O. Thevenin           Ferrari F40 LM

INVITED and NOT PRESENT -
.    22  ---------------------------    Nismo Nissan GT-R LM
.    57  ---------------------------    Toyota SARD

PRESENT and QUALIFIED

pos car     pilots                      car                    best lap  kph
    number

. 1  33  Bellm/Weaver/Lehto             McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM  3:50.246 212.642
. 2  25  Stuck/Boutsen/Wollek           Porsche GT1            3:50.995 211.953
. 3  34  Raphanel/Owen Jones            McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM  3:51.233 211.734
. 4  39  Lafitte/Soper                  McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM  3:51.484 211.505
. 5  26  Wendlinger/Dalmas              Porsche GT1            3:52.207 210.846
. 6  30  Nielsen/Bscher/Kox             McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM  3:53.171 209.975
. 7  38  Cecotto                        McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM  3:53.746 209.458
. 8  29  Wallace/Grouillard             McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM  3:55.484 207.912
. 9  45  Gounon/Bernard/Belmondo        Ferrari F40 GTE        3:56.128 207.345
.10  50  Helary/Gache/Aiello            Chrysler Viper GTS-R   3:56.778 206.776
.11  28  Lees/Needell                   Lister Jaguar Storm    3:57.133 206.466
.12  48  Cobb/Dismore/Hendricks         Chrysler Viper GTS-R   3:57.549 206.105
.13  52  Gache/Helary/Beretta           Chrysler Viper GTS-R   3:57.704 205.970
.14  44  Della Noce/Olofsson/Rosenblad  Ferrari F40 GTE        3:57.740 205.939
.15  51  Helary/Gache/Dupuy             Chrysler Viper GTS-R   3:58.588 205.207
.16  49  Cudini/Morton/Sifton           Chrysler Viper GTS-R   4:00.016 203.986
.17  55  Jarier/Pareja/Lagniez          Porsche GT2 EVO        4:00.420 203.644
.18  23  Hasemi/Reid                    Nismo Nissan GT-R LM   4:01.272 202.924
(.19  24  Hasemi/Fukujama                Nismo Nissan GT-R LM   4:01.960 202.347
   this car was retired by Nissan on Sunday evening )
.20  59  Donovan/Nappi/Ota              Ferrari F40            4:02.013 202.303
.21  46  A. Ferte/Martini/Fabre         Sard MCBR              4:02.172 202.170
(.22  37  Konrad/Hermann/Roessler        Porsche GT2 EVO        4:02.694 201.736
   this car now promoted due to retirement of Nissan 24 )

NOT QUALIFIED

.23  27  Chereau/Yver/Malcher           Porsche GT2 EVO        4:04.326 200.388
.24  32  Robert/Sourd/Daoudi            Renault V6 PRV Spider  4:04.351 200.367
.25  47  Saldana/de Orleans/Burdell     Porsche GT2 EVO        4:04.880 199.935
.26  40  Lecuyer/Favre/Clerico          Venturi Prv 600 SLM    4:05.997 199.027
.27  41  Luyendijk/Liggonet/Dickens     McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM  4:06.929 198.276
.28  42  Bertaggia/Said                 Callaway C7R           4:13.869 192.855
.29  60  Thyrring/Nissen/Andrews        DeTomaso Ford Pantera  4:16.471 190.899
.30  31  Sourd/Daoudi/Robert            Renault V6 PRV Spider  4:20.990 187.593
.31  62  Tambay/Gildo                   Bugatti KB 110         4:26.288 183.861

NOT PRESENT TO PREQUALIFYING
.    35  -----------------------------  Lotus 
.    36  -----------------------------  Lotus
.    43  -----------------------------  Callaway C7R (only 1 car #42 present)
.    54  -----------------------------  Honda NSX GT1 (see last year disaster !)
.    58  -----------------------------  McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM (received car too late)
.    61  -----------------------------  McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM (will be #53 !)


LM GT2 - GRAND TOURISME  ( 2 invited + 8 to qualify)
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INVITED and PRESENT - (No time given by ACO)
.    75  Takahashi/Tsuchiya/Iida        Honda NSX
.    77  Jurasz/Suzuki/Seikel           Porsche GT2

PRESENT and QUALIFIED

place, car     pilots                   car                    best lap  kph
       number

. 1  81  Euser/Erdos                    Marcos Chevrolet       4:08.931 196.681
. 2  79  Eichmann/Martignole/Defourney  Porsche GT2            4:08.938 196.675
. 3  74  Agusta/Coppelli/Camus          Callaway Chevrolet     4:09.392 196.317
. 4  70  O'Rourke/Holmes/Langton        Porsche GT2            4:10.689 195.302
. 5  82  Goueslard/Ahrle                Porsche GT2            4:10.849 195.177
. 6  73  Neugarten/Seiler/Ilien         Porsche GT2            4:10.948 195.100
. 7  71  Farmer/Murphy/Nairn            Porsche GT2            4:11.367 194.775
. 8  83  Price/Evans/Ortelli            Porsche GT2            4:12.335 194.028

NOT QUALIFIED
. 9  72  Calderari/Bryner/Richter       Porsche GT2            4:14.260 192.559
.10  80  Percy/Warnock/Schirle          Marcos Chevrolet       4:14.560 192.332
.11  78  Gleason/Adam/McQuillan         Porsche GT2            4:18.210 189.613
.12  76  Mello-Bryner                   Porsche GT2            4:19.859 188.410
.13  85  Heinkele/Guitteny/Gay          Ferrari F. 355         4:31.794 180.136
.14  84  Metz/Bornhauser/Lacaud         VBM Prv 4000 GTC       4:32.700 179.538


Qualification times courtesy of;  

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