1988 24 Hours of Le Mans

Le Mans Races
Previous = 1987
Current = 1988
Next = 1989The 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 56th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 11 and 12, 1988. It was also the fifth round of the World Sports-Prototype Championship season.

Race

After four years of trying with previous evolutions, Jaguar took the XJR-9 to victory against Porsche's works 962C in 1988. Apart from a lone Jaguar in fourth, Porsches filled the rest of the top ten. The Sauber-Mercedes team withdrew prior to the event following concerns over blowouts from their Michelin tires. The race covered a distance of 5332.97km, the most distance covered in any of the Le Mans 24 hours races, except 1971 when the Martini Racing Team Porsche 917K covered 5335.313km in 397 laps.

Official Results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

tatistics

* Pole Position – #17 Porsche AG – 3:15.64
* Fastest Lap – #17 Porsche AG – 3:22.50
* Distance – 5332.97km
* Average Speed – 221.765km/h

References

:* citeweb | url = http://wsrp.ic.cz/wsc1988.html#5 | title = FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship 1988 - 24 h Le Mans | publisher = World Sports Racing Prototypes | date = 2 October 2005 | accessdate = 2008-04-02:* citeweb | url = http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Silverstone-1988-05-08-photo.html | title = Le Mans 24 Hours 1988 | publisher = Racing Sports Cars | date = 7 December 2005 | accessdate = 2008-04-02

Sportscar Race Report
Year_of_race = 1988
Sportscar_Series = World Sportscar Championship
Previous_race_in_season = 1988 1000km of Silverstone
Next_race_in_season = 1988 360km of Brno