1982 24 Hours of Le Mans – Profile and Photo Gallery

The Ford C100 03 of Manfred Winkelhock and Klaus Niedzwiedz leads the Porsche 935 K3 009 00030 driven by Bob Garretson, Ray Ratcliff and Anny-Charlotte Verney through the Mulsanne Corner.

The Mirage M12 01/Ford of Mario and Michael Andretti had passed all pre-race inspections, but was disqualified for a technical infraction just minutes before the start.

The BMW M1 driven by Steve O’Rourke, Richard Down and Nick Mason crests the rise at the esses and begins the run toward Tertre Rouge in 1982.

The Lancia Martini LC1 001003 driven by Hans Heyer, Riccardo Patrese and Piercarlo Ghinzani was one of just three to contest the Group 6 category, and all three failed to finish.

Jacky Ickx at the wheel of the Porsche 956 002 during the Thursday practice and qualifying sessions at Le Mans in 1982. Ickx and co-driver Derek Bell were the last two-driver team to win the 24 Hours, with subsequent winners using three, or even four, drivers to reach the finish.

John Fitzpatrick and David Hobbs drove Fitzpatrick’s Porsche 935/78 “Moby Dick” entry, a long-tail version designed specifically for Le Mans, to a class victory in the IMSA GTX category, and a 4th place overall finish behind the factory Porsche 956s.

This Porsche 936C driven by Bob Wollek, Jean-Michel Martin and Philippe Martin was Joest Racing’s single-season solution for the FIA’s new Group C regulations in 1982.

The Porsche 935 K3 of Dany Snobeck, Rene Metge and Francois Servanin finished second in the IMSA GTX category and fifth overall.

Jammed shoulder-to-shoulder on the hillside, and perched precariously on top of trackside billboards, a portion of the Le Mans crowd watches a pair of Group C cars exit the esses after the Dunlop Bridge and head for Tertre Rouge and the Mulsanne Straight.

The Bob Akin Motor Racing Porsche 935L-1 of Bob Akin, Dave Cowart and Kenper Miller ran out of fuel early in the race and was the first retirement from the IMSA GTX category.

Not your typical Le Mans entry — with its massive wing, pronounced body roll and deep rumble of a Chevy V8, the Camaro of Tom Williams, Dick Brooks and Hershel McGriff navigates the Ford Chicane.