Le Mans 6 Hours

Subj:  LE MANS - 6 HOURS		Section: F-1/Internat'l News
  To:  All				Saturday, June 15, 1996 1:01:27 PM
From:  RIS/UK-Martin Buck, 100113,3322	#819559

RACING INFORMATION SYSTEMS
 Le Mans, France - RIS - Race update for the
Le Mans 24 Heures after six hours, at 9:00pm CET.

 Ps.Ql.No.  Driver,                        Car                    Laps
 -- -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- 
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  1      7  M. Reuter/Jones/Wurz           TWR Porsche WSC         89
  2     25  Stuck/Boutsen/Wollek           Porsche GT1             88
  3      8  M Alboreto/P.Martini/Theys     TWR Porsche WSC         88
  4     26  Wendlinger/Dalmas/Goodyear     Porsche GT1             88
  5     33  Bellm/Weaver/Lehto             McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM   87
  6      5  H. Pescarolo/Lagorce/Collard   Courage Porsche C36     87
  7     17  Van de Poole/Gossens/Bachelart Ferrari SP333           86
  8     39  Piquet/Cecotto/Sullivan        McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM   86
  9     38  Lafitte/Soper/Duez             McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM   86
 10     34  Raphanel/Owen Jones/Brabham    McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM   86
 11     29  Wallace/Grouillard/Bell        McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM   85
 12      3  Cottaz/Policand/Alliot         Courage Porsche C36     85
 13     30  Nielsen/Bscher/Kox             McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM   85
 14     28  Lees/Needell/Reid              Lister Jaguar Storm     85
 15     44  Della Noce/Olofsson/Rosenblad  Ferrari F40             84
 16     20  Terada/Downing/Freon           Kudzu Mazda             84
 17     19  Taylor/Pace/Sharp              Riley & Scott Oldsmobi  82
 18     79  Eichmann/Martignole/Kelleners  Porsche GT2             81
 19     23  Hoshino/Hasemi/Suzuki          Nismo Nissan GT-R LM    81
 20     56  Ferte/Thevenin/Leboissetier    Ferrari F40             80
 21     37  Konrad/Hermann/Roessler        Porsche GT2 EVO         80
 22     48  Cobb/Dismore/Hendricks         Chrysler Viper GTS-R    80
 23     46  Ferte/Martini/Fabre            Sard MCBR               80
 24     82  Goueslard/Ahrle/Bourdais       Porsche GT2             80
 25     22  Suzuki/Kageyama/Kondo          Nismo Nissan GT-R LM    79
 26     15  David/Enjolras/Trevisiol       Peugeot WR LM96         79
 27     27  Chereau/Yver/Leconte           Porsche GT2 EVO         79
 28     53  Giroux/Deletrax/Sala           McLaren BMW F1 GTR LM   79
 29     59  Donovan/Nappi/Ota              Ferrari F40             78
 30     83  Ortelli/Pilgrim/Bagnall        Porsche GT2             78
 31     71  Farmer/Murphy/Nairn            Porsche GT2             78
 32     57  Sekiya/Mitsusada/Kageyama      Toyota Supra LM         78
 33     49  Cudini/Morton/Sifton           Chrysler Viper GTS-R    78
 34     75  Takahashi/Tsuchiya/Iida        Honda MSX               74
 35     55  Jarier/Pareja/Chappell         Porsche GT2 EVO         73
 36     77  Kuster/Jurasz/Suzuki           Porsche GT2             72
 37      4  M. Andretti/Lammers/Warwick    Courage Porsche C36     72
 38      1  Bouchut/Lassig/Toivonen        Kremer Porsche/Spyder   70
 39     14  Gonin/Petit/Rostan             WR Peugeot WR LM 96     68
 40     74  Agusta/Coppelli/Camus          Callaway Chevrolet      66
 41     51  Dupuy/McCarthy/Bell            Chrysler Viper GTS-R    66
 42     50  Helary/Gache/Beretta           Chrysler Viper GTS-R    62
 43      2  Fossett/Fouche/Dickens         Kremer Porsche/Spyder   
60NR

 NR = Not Running
 Weather Conditions: Hot, dry, sunny
 Fastest Lap       : 3:50.416 - 17, Ferrari 333SP - Van de
Poele/Goossens/Bachelart,
                     on lap 83 - average speed 212.485 km/h.
 Track Length      :  8.4506 Miles

 The No 2 car, the STP Kremer Porsche Spyder, went out when it had a
high-speed
 accident at Indianapolis. The rear of the car was destroyed, but the 
driver
 was shaken, but appeared to be unhurt.

 Regards,
  Jon Baker/Jacquie Groom/Martin Buck