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- Das 47. 24-Stunden-Rennen von Le Mans, der 47e Grand Prix d’Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans, auch 24 Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, fand vom 9. bis 10. Juni 1979 auf dem Circuit des 24 Heures statt. (de)
- The 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 47th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 9 and 10 June 1979. With no other major works cars this year, the Porsche team were the strong favourites to win. Their competition would be from Cosworth-powered Mirages and Rondeaus and a swarm of Group 5 and IMSA-class Porsche 935s. The other big talking point was the presence of Hollywood actor Paul Newman, driving for Dick Barbour Racing. However, the Porsche 936s ran into problems early, as did the Mirages that inherited the lead. The race became a duel between the 935s of the rival teams from Cologne: Kremer Racing and Gelo Sportswear. Soon after midnight, heavy storms started sweeping the circuit. The rain stayed for virtually the rest of the race, dramatically slowing the pace, negating the speed of the 936s coming back through the field. Both Gelo cars retired with mechanical issues in the soggy dawn, and when the Wollek/Haywood Porsche developed a bad misfire soon after it looked like the Kremer 935 of Klaus Ludwig and the Whittington brothers had the race covered. They had a 13-lap lead over the Dick Barbour Porsche. Then approaching 11am Don Whittington came to a stop on the Mulsanne Straight with a broken drivebelt. It took 80 minutes to get back to the pits, and by the time they got back into the race the lead down to four laps. But the charging American team were foiled by a faulty wheel-nut taking 23 minutes to fix. Then in the last hour, the car slowed with a bad misfire. Stommelen pulled up just before the finish line and waited for the Kremer car to take the flag in victory. The Kremer brothers' finest hour was sealed with their other team-car coming home in third. Porsche finished 1-2-3-4, and the Kremer 935-K3 was the first Le Mans win by a rear-engined car. The torrential rain in the second half of the race made it the slowest Le Mans since 1958. (en)
- Les 24 Heures du Mans 1979 sont la 47e édition de l'épreuve et se déroulent les 9 et 10 juin 1979 sur le circuit de la Sarthe. (fr)
- 1979年のル・マン24時間レース（24 Heures du Mans 1979 ）は、47回目のル・マン24時間レースとして、1979年6月9日から6月10日にかけてフランス、ル・マンのサルト・サーキットで行われた。 (ja)
- 24h Le Mans 1979 – 24–godzinny wyścig rozegrany na torze Circuit de la Sarthe w dniach 9-10 czerwca 1979 roku. (pl)
- La 47ª edizione della 24 Ore di Le Mans si è svolta il 9 e 10 giugno 1979 sul Circuit de la Sarthe.Questa gara è la 6ª manche del FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers e non faceva parte del Campionato Mondiale Marche (WSC - World Sportscar Championship). (it)
- As 24 Hours of Le Mans de 1979 foi o 47º grande prêmio automobilístico das 24 Horas de Le Mans, tendo acontecido nos dias 9 e 10 de junho 1979 em Le Mans, França, no autódromo francês, Circuit de la Sarthe. (pt)
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- Das 47. 24-Stunden-Rennen von Le Mans, der 47e Grand Prix d’Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans, auch 24 Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, fand vom 9. bis 10. Juni 1979 auf dem Circuit des 24 Heures statt. (de)
- Les 24 Heures du Mans 1979 sont la 47e édition de l'épreuve et se déroulent les 9 et 10 juin 1979 sur le circuit de la Sarthe. (fr)
- 1979年のル・マン24時間レース（24 Heures du Mans 1979 ）は、47回目のル・マン24時間レースとして、1979年6月9日から6月10日にかけてフランス、ル・マンのサルト・サーキットで行われた。 (ja)
- 24h Le Mans 1979 – 24–godzinny wyścig rozegrany na torze Circuit de la Sarthe w dniach 9-10 czerwca 1979 roku. (pl)
- La 47ª edizione della 24 Ore di Le Mans si è svolta il 9 e 10 giugno 1979 sul Circuit de la Sarthe.Questa gara è la 6ª manche del FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers e non faceva parte del Campionato Mondiale Marche (WSC - World Sportscar Championship). (it)
- As 24 Hours of Le Mans de 1979 foi o 47º grande prêmio automobilístico das 24 Horas de Le Mans, tendo acontecido nos dias 9 e 10 de junho 1979 em Le Mans, França, no autódromo francês, Circuit de la Sarthe. (pt)
- The 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 47th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 9 and 10 June 1979. With no other major works cars this year, the Porsche team were the strong favourites to win. Their competition would be from Cosworth-powered Mirages and Rondeaus and a swarm of Group 5 and IMSA-class Porsche 935s. The other big talking point was the presence of Hollywood actor Paul Newman, driving for Dick Barbour Racing. (en)
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