LeMans Diecast

In 1982, a rift between sanctioning bodies in the US and Europe caused a global split in Sports Racing. The European 'Group C' cars were of a different spec than the IMSA 'Camel GTP' cars, and everyone pretty much spent the decade on their own continent. One exception were the great 'Group 44' Jaguars.
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1982

Le Mans 1982 (Part of the World Endurance Championship)

Place

Car
Sponsor

Car # Class

Model

Ref. #

Image

Group C
1Porsche 956L 'Rothmans'
Jacky Ickx
Derek Bell
1
C
Quartzo
3050
   HPI
(Part of three-car set)
8037
   Vitesse
191
   Minichamps
WAP 020 046 97
   Minichamps
430 826501
   Minichamps
(Part of three-car set)
 
   HPI
938 
2Porsche 956L 2
C
Minichamps
(Part of three-car set)
 
   HPI
(Part of three-car set)
8037 
3Porsche 956L 3
C
Minichamps
(Part of three-car set)
 
   HPI
(Part of three-car set)
8037 
DNFSauber SHS C6 Ford 'BASF'20Bizarre
 
DNFFord C100 6
C
Bizarre
 
IMSA GTX
4Porsche Porsche 935/78-81 79
IMSA GTX
Spark
 
5Porsche Kremer K3 'BP'
Dany Snobeck
François Servanin
René Metge
78
IMSA GTX
Quartzo
3003
6Ferrari 512 BB LM 70
IMSA GTX
Best
9388 
9Ferrari 512 BB LM 'N.A.R.T'
Alain Cudini
John Morton
John Paul
72
IMSA GTX
IXO
(Ferrari Collection)FER016
   Best
9382 
11Porsche Kremer K3 'Hertz'
Anny-Charlotte Verney
Bob Garretson
Ray Ratcliff
77
IMSA GTX
Quartzo
3018 
DNFFerrari 512 BB LM 'Pioneer'
Claude Ballot-Léna
Jean-Claude Andruet
Hervé Regout
71
IMSA GTX
IXO
FER006 
DNFFerrari 512 BB LM 'Play Boy'73
IMSA GTX
Best
9323 
Group 5
8Porsche Kremer K3 'VSD'
John Cooper
Paul Smith
Claude Bourgoignie
60
Group 5
Quartzo
3017 
DNFLancia Beta Montecarlo 'Rubson'
Gianni Giudici
Bernard Salam
Thierry Perrier
65
Group 5
Best
9224 
IMSA GTO
16Porsche 924 GTR 87
IMSA GTO
Spark
 
DNFPorsche 924 GTR 86
IMSA GTO
Spark
 
DNFPorsche 924 GTR 'Canon'84
IMSA GTO
Spark
 
Group 6
DNFLancia LC1 50
Group 6
Spark
 
DNFLancia LC1 51
Group 6
Spark
 

1983

Le Mans 1983 (Part of the World Endurance Championship)

Place

Car
Sponsor

Car # Class

Model

Ref. #

Image

Group C
1Porsche 956L 'Rothmans'
Vern Schuppan
Al Holbert
Hurley Haywood
3
Group C
Quartzo
Classic Sports Racing
3051
   Minichamps
430 836503
   Vitesse
190
3Porsche 956L 'Kenwood'
Mario Andretti
Michael Andretti
Philippe Alliot
21
Group C
Quartzo
Classic Sports Racing
3052
   Vitesse
192 
   Minichamps
430 836521 
4Porsche 956L 'New Man'
Volkert Merl
Clemens Schickentanz
Mauricio DeNarvaez
12
Group C
Quartzo
Classic Sports Racing
3053
   Vitesse
193 
5Porsche 956L 'Skoal'
John Fitzpatrick
Guy Edwards
Rupert Keegan
16
Group C
Quartzo
3054
   Minichamps
430 836516
   Vitesse
194
6Porsche 956L 'Marlboro'
Bob Wollek
Klaus Ludwig
Stefan Johansson
8
Group C
Quartzo
3055
Vitesse
195
7Porsche 956 'Boss'
Axel Plankenhorn
Desiré Wilson
Jürgen Lässig
18
Group C
Vitesse
196 
8Porsche 956 'Canon'
Jonathan Palmer
Jan Lammers
Richard Lloyd
14
Group C
Vitesse
197 
10Porsche 956L 'BP'
Preston Henn
Claude Ballot-Léna
Jean-Louis Schlesser
47
Group C
Quartzo
Classic Sports Racing
3071
   Vitesse
198 
   Minichamps
430 836547
DNFPorsche 956L 'JDavid'
John Fitzpatrick
David Hobbs
Dieter Quester
11
Group C
Minichamps
430 836511 
   Vitesse
199 
DNFRondeau M482 'Ford'
Michel Ferté
Alain Ferté
Jean Rondeau
26
Group C
Bizzare
BZ95 
DNFRondeau M482 'Ford'
Philippe Streiff
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
25
Group C
Bizzare
BZ96 
Group B
DNFBMW M1 'Warsteiner'
Leopold von Bayern
Jens Winther
Angelo Pallavicini
90
Group B
Quartzo
3045
   Minichamps
Classic Sports Racing
430 832590

1984

Jaguar's Return

The Group 44 cars showed up and wowed all...

Le Mans 1984 (Part of the World Endurance Championship)

Place

Car
Sponsor

Car # Class

Model

Ref. #

Image

1

Porsche 956L 'New Man'
Henri Pescarolo
Klaus Ludwig

7
C

Quartzo

3072

 

 

 

Minichamps

430 846507

 

 

 

Vitesse

310

 

2

Porsche 956L 'Swap Shop'
John Rondeau
John Paul jr.

26
C

Quartzo

3073

3

Porsche 956 'Skoal'
David Hobbs
Philippe Streiff
Sarel van der Merwe

33
C

Vitesse

319

 

4

Porsche 956L 'Warsteiner'
Walter Brun
Leopold von Bayern
Bob Akin

9
C

Quartzo

3074

 

 

 

Vitesse

312

 
5

Porsche 956 'New Man'

Volkert Merl

Dieter Schornstein

"John Winter"

12Vitesse311
6

Porsche 956 'Kenwood'

Alan Jones

Vern Schuppan

Jean-Pierre Jarier

11Vitesse313

7

Porsche 956 'Gaggia'
Massimo Sigala
Oscar Larrauri
Joël Gouhier

20
C

Vitesse

316

9

Porsche 956 'Dallas'
Tiff Needell
David Sutherland
Rusty French

17
C

Vitesse

315

DNF

Porsche 956 'Rollei'
Chris Craft
Alain de Cadenet
Allan Grice

21
C

Vitesse

317

 

DNF

Porsche 956 'Canon'
Jonathan Palmer
Jan Lammers

14
C

Vitesse

314

 
DNF

Porsche 956 'New Man'

Stefan Johansson

Jean-Louis Schlesser

Mauricio DeNarvaez

8Vitesse311

DNF

Porsche 956L 'Boss'
Jürgen Lässig
George Fouché
John Graham

47
C

Minichamps

430 846547

 

 

 

Vitesse

321

 
DNFPorsche 956 'Bob Jane'
Peter Brock
Larry Perkins
34
C1
Minichamps
433846534
   Vitesse
320
DNF

Porsche 956 'Skoal'

Rupert Keegan

Guy Edwards

Roberto Moreno

55Vitesse319
Group B (GT)
14BMW M1 'Ecole des Cadres'
Pierre de Thoisy
Jean-François Yvon
Philippe Dagoreau
109
B
Quartzo
3046
DNFBMW M1 'Castrol'
Jens Winther
David Mercer
Lars Viggo-Jensen
101
B
Quartzo
3047

1985

Le Mans 1985 (Part of the World Endurance Championship)

Place

Car
Sponsor

Car # Class

Model

Ref. #

Image

Group C
1Porsche 956L 'New Man'
Klaus Ludwig
Paolo Barilla
"John Winter"
7
C1
Minichamps
430 856507
   Quartzo
Classic Sports Racing
3075 
4Porsche 956L 'American 100's'
David Hobbs
Jo Gartner
Guy Edwards
33
C1
Quartzo
('3000 Series')
3076
5Porsche 956 'Pretoria Brick'
Sarel van der Merwe
George Fouché
Mario Hytten
10
C1
Spark
S1911
   Vitesse
Super Models
SM30
DNFRondeau M482 Ford 'Autovox'
Patrick Gonin
Pascal Witmeur
Pierre de Thoisy
67
C1
Bizarre
BZ196
(IMSA) GTP Class
DNFJaguar XJR-5
Brian Redman
Jim Adams
Hurley Haywood
40
GTP
Bizarre
BZ24 
13Jaguar XJR-5
Bob Tullius
Chip Robinson
Claude Ballot-Léna
44
GTP
Bizarre
BZ23 
Group C2
24Mazda 737C 'Lucky Strike'
Yoshimi Katayama
Yojiro Terada
Takashi Yorino
85
C2
Bizarre
BZ138 
19Mazda 737C 'Nikon'
David Kennedy
Phillippe Martin
Jean-Michel Martin
86
C2
Bizarre
BZ137 
Group B
15BMW M1 'MSW'
Edgar Dören
Martin Birrane
Jean-Paul Libert
151
B
Quartzo
Classic Sports Racing
3049