1975 24 Hours of Le Mans
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Tyre Laps
1 S 3.0 11 Gulf Research Racing Jacky Ickx Derek Bell Gulf-Mirage GR8 Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 G 337
2 S 3.0 5 Automobiles Ligier Gitanes Jean-Louis Lafosse Guy Chasseuil Ligier JS2 Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 M 336
3 S 3.0 10 Gulf Research Racing Vern Schuppan Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Gulf-Mirage GR8 Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 G 331
4 S 3.0 15 Joest Racing Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni Jürgen Barth Porsche 908 /03 Porsche 3.0L F8 G 326
5 GTS 58 Gelo Racing Team Gijs van Lennep John Fitzpatrick Manfred Schurti Toine Hezemans Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L F6 G 316
6 GTS 69 Beurlys ( private entrant ) Beurlys ( Jean Blaton ) Nick Faure John Cooper Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L F6 D 312
7 GTS 53 ASA Cachia-Bondy Henri Cachia Jacques Borras Pascal Moisson Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L F6 D 310
8 GTS 55 Écurie Robert Buchet Claude Ballot-Léna Jacques Bienvenue Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L F6 D 305
9 GTS 65 Porsche Kremer Racing Team Juan Carlos Bolaños Andres Contreras Billy Sprowls Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0L F6 D 305
10 GT 84 G. Maurer ( private entrant ) Gerhard Maurer Christian Baez Eugen Strähl Porsche 911 Carrera RS Porsche 3.0L F6 D 296
11 GT 67 A.-C. Verney ( private entrant ) Anne-Charlotte Verney Yvette Fontaine Corinne Tarnaud Porsche 911 Carrera RS Porsche 3.0L F6 D 295
12 GTS 47 Ecurie Francorchamps Jean-Claude Andruet Teddy Pilette Baron Hughes de Fierlandt Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Ferrari 4.4L V12 M 294
13 GTS 48 M. Mignot ( private entrant ) Marcel Mignot Philippe Gurdjian Harry Jones Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Ferrari 4.4L V12 M 294
14 S 3.0 4 A. de Cadenet ( private entrant ) Alain de Cadenet Chris Craft Lola T380 LM Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 G 292
15 GTX 20 Porsche Club Romand Claude Haldi Bernard Béguin Peter Zbinden Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo Porsche 2.2L F6 Turbo M 291
16 GTS 43 Team Claude Dubois ( private entrant ) Ecuador Marlboro Team Pierre Rubens Paolo Bozzetto De Tomaso Pantera Ford 5.8L V8 M 291
17 GT 77 P. Dagoreau ( private entrant ) Philippe Dagoreau Thierry Sabine Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann Porsche 911 Carrera RS Porsche 3.0L F6 M 285
18 GT 80 X Racing Raymond Touroul Philippe Hesnault Porsche 911 Carrera RS Porsche 3.0L F6 D 284
19 GT 63 Porsche Club Romand Jean-Claude Bering Klaus Utz Horst Godel Porsche 911 Carrera RS Porsche 3.0L F6 D 284
20 GT 87 X Racing Philippe Demagne René Boubet Porsche 911 Carrera S Porsche 2.7L F6 D 282
Official results -- Finishers
Results taken from Quentin Spurring 's book , officially licensed by the ACO [ 36 ] Class Winners are in Bold text .
The 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 43rd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 14 and 15 June 1975. Colloquially called the Le Mans Economy Run, stringent refuelling regulations were put in place. Unable to match the requisite 7mpg fuel economy the manufacturer teams from Ferrari, Alfa Romeo withdrew and Matra had retired from the sport at the end of 1974. Therefore, this only left Gulf and Ligier as front-running works-teams. The race was won by Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell in their Gulf GR-8, finishing just a lap ahead of the Ligier of Jean-Louis Lafosse and Guy Chasseuil. It was the first victory for an all-British car since the Aston Martin in 1959, and for running at an economic speed, the winner covered just one lap less than the winning car of the previous year.