The 1980 Silverstone 6 Hours, was the fifth round of both the World Championship for Makes and FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers , and was held at the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, on 11 May. [1]
The 1980 Silverstone 6 Hours, was the fifth round of both the World Championship for Makes and FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers , and was held at the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, on 11 May. [1]
A total of 40 cars were entered for the event, across eight classes ranging through Group 2 up to Group 6. Of these 31 cars practised. [1]
The Porsche 935 K3 of Porsche Kermer Racing, driven by John Fitzpatrick, partnered by Guy Edwards and Axel Plankenhorn took pole position. They were joined on the front row by the André Chavalley Racing’s ACR-Cosworth 80 of Patrick Gaillard, André Chevalley and Francois Trisconi. [2]
The race was held for 6 Hours, on Silverstone’s Grand Prix circuit, a distance of 1,106.6 km. Alain de Cadenet and Desiré Wilson took the winner spoils for the second round in a fortnight, for the de Cadenet team, driving their De Cadenet Lola-Cosworth LM1. The pair won in a time of 6hr 00:00.000mins., averaging a speed of 114.602ph. Whilst Wilson was driving, she lost the lead when she locked the brakes and was penalised one lap for missing the Woodcote chicane, but she produced a strong drive in spite of a misfire, to retake the lead 25 minutes remaining. In Italy, de Cadenet and Wilson had beaten Jürgen Barth and Henri Pescarolo in a Porsche 935K3. At Silverstone, Barth was second again, but this time sharing Siegfried Brunn’s amazing Porsche 908/3. Third but so nearly a late retirement, was the Porsche 935 of John Paul, Sr. and Brian Redman. Riccardo Patrese’s work Lancia Montecarlo crashed early in the race when its suspension broke up. But the sister car of Walter Röhrl and Michele Alboreto, streamed onto a class winning fourth place. The race was initially dominated by a brand new Kremer Porsche, destined for Le Mans and driven by pole-man Fitzpatrick, joined by Edwards and Plankenhorn. Unfortunately, the car retired. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Class Winners are in Bold text.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyres | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | S +2.0 | 8 |  Alain de Cadenet | Alain de Cadenet  Desiré Wilson | De Cadenet LM | D | 235 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 2 | S +2.0 | 5 |  Siegfried Brunn | Jürgen Barth Siegfried Brunn | Porsche 908/3 | D | 235 |
| Porsche 3.0 L F8 | |||||||
| 3 | IMSA | 18 |  JLP Racing | John Paul, Sr. Brian Redman | Porsche 935 JLP-2 | G | 234 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0 L F6 Turbo | |||||||
| 4 | Gr. 5 | 54 |  Lancia Corse | Walter Röhrl Michele Alboreto | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | P | 232 |
| Lancia 1.4 L I4 Turbo | |||||||
| 5 | Gr. 5 | 16 | Vegla Racing Team | Dieter Schornstein Harald Grohs | Porsche 935/77A | D | 228 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.9 L F6 Turbo | |||||||
| 6 | Gr. 5 | 16 | Weralit Elora Team | Edgar Dören Jürgen Lässig Gerhard Holup | Porsche 935 K3 | D | 225 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0 L F6 Turbo | |||||||
| 7 | IMSA | 11 | Rosso Ltd. | Steve O'Rourke Chris Craft Vic Norman | Ferrari 512BB | D | 207 |
| Ferrari 4.9 L F12 | |||||||
| 8 | GT | 29 | Autofarm Ltd. | Richard Cleare Tony Dron | Porsche 934 | 206 | |
| Porsche Type-930 3.0 L F6 Turbo | |||||||
| 9 | IMSA | 12 | Z & W Enterprises Racing Inc. |  Ernesto Soto Pierre Honegger Mark Hutchins | Mazda RX-7 | G | 206 |
| Mazda 1.2 L 2-rotor | |||||||
| 10 | GT | 31 |  Christian Bussi | Jacques Guérin Frédéric Alliot Christian Bussi | Porsche 934 | D | 206 |
| Porsche Type-930 3.0 L F6 Turbo | |||||||
| 11 | T | 58 |  Eggenberger Motorsport | Enzo Calderari Marco Vanoli | BMW 320i | D | 197 |
| BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | IMSA | 6 | March Racing |  Patrick Nève Michael Korten | March-BMW M1 | D | 208 |
| BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | |||||||
| DNF | S 2.0 | 35 | Scuderia Torino Corse Osella Squadra Corse | Lella Lombardi Vittorio Brambilla | Osella PA8 | P | 181 |
| BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 20 | Charles Ivey Racing | John Cooper Pete Lovett Dudley Wood | Porsche 935 K3 | D | 175 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.0 L F6 Turbo | |||||||
| DNF | S 2.0 | 42 | Dorset Racing Associates | Nick Faure Nick Mason Peter Clark | Lola T297 | D | 166 |
| Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 55 | Jolly Club | Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | P | 165 |
| Lancia 1.4 L I4 Turbo | |||||||
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 19 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Guy Edwards John Fitzpatrick Axel Plankenhorn | Porsche 935 K3/80 | D | 128 |
| Porsche Type-935 3.2 L F6 Turbo | |||||||
| DNF | GT | 32 | Morris Stapleton | Richard Down Bruce Stapleton Bill Wykeham | Morgan Plus 8 | 121 | |
| Rover 3.5 L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 24 | Malaya Garage Ltd. | Adrian Yates-Smith Mike Wilds Barrie Williams | Porsche 911 SC | 115 | |
| Porsche 2.8 L F6 | |||||||
| DNF | GT | 30 | Formel Rennsport Club | Peter Zbinden Edy Kofel | Porsche 934 | 85 | |
| Porsche Type-930 3.0 L F6 Turbo | |||||||
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 27 | Tony Wingrove | Tony Wingrove Barry Robinson | Porsche Carrera RSR | D | 45 |
| Porsche 2.8 L F6 | |||||||
| DNF | S 2.0 | 43 | David Mercer | David Mercer Mike Chittenden Richard Jones | Vogue SP2 | 45 | |
| Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 53 | Lancia Corse | Riccardo Patrese Eddie Cheever | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | P | 26 |
| Lancia 1.4 L I4 Turbo | |||||||
| DNF | S +2.0 | 1 | André Chevalley Racing | Patrick Gaillard André Chevalley François Trisconi | ACR 80 | D | 25 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | GTP | 10 | Ault & Wilborg Ltd. | Robin Hamilton Derek Bell | Aston Martin AMV8 | D | 20 |
| Aston Martin 5.3 V8 Turbo | |||||||
| DNF | GTP | 9 | Ault & Wilborg Ltd. | David Preece Simon Phillips | Gipfast Special | D | 4 |
| Aston Martin 5.3 V8 Turbo | |||||||
| DNS | S +2.0 | 2 | Ian Bracey | Tiff Needell Tony Trimmer Ian Bracey | Ibec P6 | - | |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | |||||||
| DNS | Gr. 5 | 47 |  Willy F Racing Team | Preben Kristoffersen Kurt Simonsen | BMW 320 | - | |
| BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNS | Gr. 5 | 50 | Richard Jenvey | Lawrie Hickman Richard Janvey | Lotus Esprit S1 | G | - |
| Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNS | Gr. 5 | 51 | Frox Clothing Company Ltd. |  Martin Birrane Syd Fox | Lotus Esprit S1 | - | |
| Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNS | Gr. 5 | 54 | Janspeed/ADA with the TR Register | John Sheldon Ian Harrower | Triumph TR8 Turbo | D | - |
| Triumph 3.6 L V8 Turbo |
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