1972 Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans
10-11 June - Circuit de la Sarthe: 4691.343 km (13.640 km x 344 laps)
Results:
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S 3.0 |
15 | Equipe Matra-Simca Shell | Henri Pescarolo Graham Hill |
Matra-Simca MS670 | Matra 3.0L V12 | 344 |
| 2 | S 3.0 |
14 | Equipe Matra-Simca Shell | François Cevert Howden Ganley |
Matra-Simca MS670 | Matra 3.0L V12 | 333 |
| 3 | S 3.0 |
60 | Jo Siffert A.T.E. Racing | Reinhold Joest Michel Weber Mario Casoni |
Porsche 908LH | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | 325 |
| 4 | S 3.0 |
18 | Autodelta SpA | Nino Vaccarella Andrea de Adamich |
Alfa Romeo Tipo 33TT3 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 | 307 |
| 5 | GT 5.0 |
39 | Charles Pozzi | Jean-Claude Andruet Claude Ballot-Léna |
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | 306 |
| 6 | GT 5.0 |
74 | North American Racing Team (NART) | Sam Posey Tony Adamowicz |
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | 304 |
| 7 | GT 5.0 |
34 | Scuderia Filipinetti | Mike Parkes Jean-Louis Lafosse Jean-Jacques Cochet |
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | 302 |
| 8 | GT 5.0 |
36 | Ecurie Francorchamps | Derek Bell Teddy Pilette Richard Bond |
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | 301 |
| 9 | GT 5.0 |
38 | North American Racing Team (NART) | Jean-Pierre Jarier Claude Buchet |
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | 297 |
| 10 | T 3.0 |
54 | Ford Motor Company Deutschland | Gerry Birrell Claude Bourgoignie |
Ford Capri 2600RS | Ford 3.0L V6 | 292 |
| 11 | T 3.0 |
52 | Ford Motor Company Deutschland | Dieter Glemser Alex Soler-Roig |
Ford Capri 2600RS | Ford 3.0L V6 | 289 |
| 12 | S 3.0 |
68 | Duckham's Oil Motor Racing | Alain de Cadenet Chris Craft |
Duckhams LM (Brabham) |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 288 |
| 13 | GT 3.0 |
41 | Louis Meznarie | Sylvain Garant Jürgen Barth Michael Keyser |
Porsche 911S | Porsche 2.5L Flat-6 | 285 |
| 14 | S 2.0 |
27 | René Ligonnet - Kodak | René Ligonnet Barrie Smith |
Lola T290 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 | 284 |
| 15 | GT +5.0 |
4 | North American Racing Team (NART) | Dave Heinz Robert B. Johnson |
Chevrolet Corvette ZL1 | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 284 |
| 16 | GT +5.0 |
32 | Claude Dubois | Jean-Marie Jacquemin Yves Deprez |
De Tomaso Pantera | Ford 5.8L V8 | 282 |
| 17 | GT 3.0 |
46 | North American Racing Team (NART) | Jean-Pierre Laffeach Gilles Doncieux |
Ferrari Dino 246GT | Ferrari Dino 2.4L V6 | 265 |
| 18 | S 2.0 |
24 | Wicky Racing Team | Peter Mattli Hervé Bayard Walter Brun |
Porsche 907 | Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 | 252 |
Not Classified |
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| 19 | S 3.0 |
67 | Christian Poirot | Christian Poirot Philippe Farjon |
Porsche 908/2 | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | 206 |
Did Not Finish |
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| 20 | S 3.0 |
16 | Equipe Matra-Simca Shell | Jean-Pierre Jabouille David Hobbs |
Matra-Simca MS660C | Matra 3.0L V12 | 278 |
| 21 | S 3.0 |
5 | Escuderia Montjuich | Juan Fernandez Francesco Torredemer Eugenio Baturone |
Porsche 908/3 | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | ? |
| 22 | S 3.0 |
19 | Autodelta SpA | Rolf Stommelen Nanni Galli |
Alfa Romeo Tipo 33TT3 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 | 263 |
| 23 | S 3.0 |
6 | Hans-Dieter Weigel | Hans-Dieter Weigel Helmuth Krause |
Porsche 908/2 | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | 244 |
| 24 | GT +5.0 |
29 | Greder Racing Team | Henri Greder Marie-Claude Charmasson |
Chevrolet Corvette | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 235 |
| 25 | S 3.0 |
17 | Autodelta SpA | Vic Elford Dr. Helmut Marko |
Alfa Romeo Tipo 33TT3 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 | 232 |
| 26 | GT 5.0 |
57 | North American Racing Team (NART) | Luigi Chinetti Jr. Masten Gregory |
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | 226 |
| 27 | S 3.0 |
8 | Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland | Joakim Bonnier Gérard Larrousse Gijs van Lennep |
Lola T280 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 213 |
| 28 | GT 3.0 |
42 | Claude Haldi | Claude Haldi Paul Keller "Gédéhem" |
Porsche 911S | Porsche 2.5L Flat-6 | 208 |
| 29 | GT 5.0 |
35 | Scuderia Filipinetti | Bernard Cheneviére Florian Vetsch Gérard Pillon |
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | 204 |
| 30 | S 3.0 |
22 | Automobiles Ligier | Pierre Maublanc Jacques Laffite |
Ligier JS2 | Maserati 3.0L V6 | 195 |
| 31 | GT +5.0 |
71 | Ecurie Léopard | Jean-Claude Aubriet "Depnic" "Sylvain" |
Chevrolet Corvette | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 188 |
| 32 | S 3.0 |
65 | "Novestille" | Louis Cosson Jean-Louis Ravenel |
Porsche 910 | Porsche 2.4L Flat-6 | 188 |
| 33 | S 3.0 |
56 | Claude Laurent | Claude Laurent Martial Delalande Jacques Marché |
Ligier JS2 | Maserati 3.0L V6 | 186 |
| 34 | GT 3.0 |
45 | Raymond Touroul | "Lee Banner" Domonique Bardini |
Porsche 911S | Porsche 2.5L Flat-6 | 183 |
| 35 | T 3.0 |
53 | Ford Motor Company Deutschland | Jochen Mass Hans Joachim Stuck |
Ford Capri 2600RS | Ford 3.0L V6 | ? |
| 36 | S 3.0 |
76 | Jean Egreteaud | Jean-Claude Lagniez Raymond Touroul |
Porsche 908/2 | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | 83 |
| 37 | GT +5.0 |
72 | John Greenwood Racing | Bernard Darniche Alain Cudini John Greenwood |
Chevrolet Corvette | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 82 |
| 38 | S 2.0 |
23 | Brian Robinson | Brian Robinson Jean Rondeau |
Chevron B21 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 | 76 |
| 39 | T 3.0 |
49 | Team Schnitzer - Motul | Hans Heyer René Herzog |
BMW 2800CS | BMW 3.0L I6 | 70 |
| 40 | GT 3.0 |
44 | Jean Sage | Jean Sage Georg Loos Franz Pesch |
Porsche 911S | Porsche 2.5L Flat-6 | 64 |
| 41 | GT 5.0 |
37 | Maranello Concessionaires | Peter Westbury John Hine |
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | 72 |
| 42 | GT +5.0 |
28 | John Greenwood Racing | John Greenwood Dick Smothers |
Chevrolet Corvette | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 53 |
| 43 | GT 3.0 |
80 | Porsche Kremer Racing Team | John Fitzpatrick Erwin Kremer Juan Carlos Bolaños |
Porsche 911S | Porsche 2.5L Flat-6 | 39 |
| 44 | GT 3.0 |
79 | Jean-Pierre Gaban | Hermes Delbar Roger van der Schrick |
Porsche 911S | Porsche 2.4L Flat-6 | ? |
| 45 | GT +5.0 |
30 | Escuderia Montjuich | José Juncadella Fernando de Baviera |
De Tomaso Pantera | Ford 5.8L V8 | 36 |
| 46 | GT +5.0 |
31 | Escuderia Montjuich | Herbert Müller Cox Kocher |
De Tomaso Pantera | Ford 5.8L V8 | 36 |
| 47 | S 2.0 |
69 | Michel Dupont | Michel Dupont Jean-Paul Bodin |
Chevron B19/21 | Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 | 29 |
| 48 | T 3.0 |
84 | Shark Team | Jean-Claude Guérie Jean-Pierre Rouget |
Ford Capri 2600RS | Ford 3.0L V6 | 26 |
| 49 | S 3.0 |
7 | Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland | Hughes de Fierlandt Jorge de Bagration Mário de Araújo Cabral |
Lola T280 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 26 |
| 50 | GT 3.0 |
40 | René Mazzia | Pierre Mauroy Marcel Mignot |
Porsche 911S | Porsche 2.5L Flat-6 | 27 |
| 51 | GT 5.0 |
75 | Charles Pozzi | François Migault Daniel Rouveyran |
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | 22 |
| 52 | S 3.0 |
58 | Bosch Racing Team | Walter Roser Otto Stuppacher |
Porsche 908/2 | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | 11 |
| 53 | S 3.0 |
21 | Automobiles Ligier | Guy Ligier Jean-François Piot |
Ligier JS2 | Maserati 3.0L V6 | 7 |
| 54 | S +3.0 |
33 | Société Franco-Brittanic | Guy Chasseuil Jean Vinatier |
De Tomaso Pantera | Ford 5.8L V8 | 3 |
| 55 | S 3.0 |
12 | Equipe Matra-Simca Shell | Jean-Pierre Beltoise Chris Amon |
Matra-Simca MS670 | Matra 3.0L V12 | 1 |
Class Winners:
| Index of Thermal Efficiency | J-C. Andruet / C. Ballot-Léna | Ferrari 365 GTB |
| Sportscars up to 3000cc | Henri Pescarolo / Graham Hill | Matra Simca 670 |
| Sportscars up to 2000cc | René Ligonnet / Barrie Smith | Lola T290 - Cosworth |
| GTS over 5000cc | Dave Heinz / Bob Johnson | Chevrolet Corvette |
| GTS up to 5000cc | J-C. Andruet / C. Ballot-Léna | Ferrari 365 GTB |
| GTS up to 2500cc | M. Keyser / J. Barth / S. Garant | Porsche 911 S |
| Touring Special | Gerry Birrell / Claude Bourgoignie | Ford Capri |
