Claude Ballot-Léna
Claude Ballot-Léna (August 4, 1936 – November 9, 1999) was a French race driver born in Paris.
| Claude Ballot-Léna | |||||||
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 Image of Claude Ballot-Léna (circa 1988) | |||||||
| Born | August 4, 1936 | ||||||
| Died | November 9, 1999 (aged 63) | ||||||
| Cause of death | Cancer | ||||||
| Awards | 1969 Spa 24 Hours winner 1983 24 Hours of Daytona winner | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| First race | 1978 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 1979 Firecracker 400 (Daytona) | ||||||
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Career
He won the 1969 Spa 24 Hours in a Porsche 911 and the 1983 24 Hours of Daytona in a Porsche 935 Turbo owned by Preston Henn. He also entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans many times from 1966 until the 1980s and other than record holder Tom Kristensen has scored the most class victories at Le Mans with seven wins driving Porsche, Ferrari and Jaguar GT class cars. Ballot-Léna was also one of the earliest European NASCAR drivers when he made six Winston Cup starts in 1978 to 1979 at Talladega Superspeedway, Daytona International Speedway, and Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Motorsports career results
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| 24 Hours of Le Mans results | |||||||
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| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 1965 | |
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Abarth 1000 SP | P 1.15 |
- | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1966 | |
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Marcos Mini Marcos GT 2+2-BMC | P 1.3 |
258 | 15th | 5th |
| 1967 | |
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CD SP66C-Peugeot | P 1.15 |
25 | DNF | DNF |
| 1968 | |
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Porsche 911T | GT 2.0 |
224 | DNF | DNF |
| 1969 | |
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Porsche 911T | GT 2.0 |
301 | 11th | 2nd |
| 1970 | |
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Porsche 914/6 GT | GT 2.0 |
285 | 6th | 1st |
| 1971 | |
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Porsche 908/2 | P 3.0 |
DNF | DNF | |
| 1972 | |
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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | GT 5.0 |
306 | 5th | 1st |
| 1973 | |
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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | GT 5.0 |
316 | 6th | 1st |
| 1974 | |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | GT | DNF | DNF | |
| 1975 | |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | GT | 304 | 8th | 4th |
| 1976 | |
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WM P76-Peugeot | GTP | DNF | DNF | |
| 1977 | |
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Porsche 935 | Gr. 5 | 315 | 3rd | 1st |
| 1978 | |
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Ferrari 512BB | IMSA +2.5 |
218 | DNF | DNF |
| 1979 | |
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Ferrari 512BB/LM | IMSA +2.5 |
219 | DNF | DNF |
| 1980 | |
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Ferrari 512BB/LM | IMSA | 129 | DNF | DNF |
| 1981 | |
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Ferrari 512BB/LM | IMSA GTX |
328 | 5th | 1st |
| 1982 | |
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Ferrari 512BB/LM | IMSA GTX |
57 | DNF | DNF |
| 1983 | |
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Porsche 956 | C | 327 | 10th | 10th |
| 1984 | |
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Jaguar XJR-5 | IMSA GTP |
212 | DNF | DNF |
| 1985 | |
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Jaguar XJR-5 | GTP | 324 | 13th | 1st |
| 1986 |  |
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Porsche 961 | GTX | 321 | 7th | 1st |
| 1988 | |
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Spice SE88C-Ford Cosworth | C2 | 17 | DNF | DNF |
| 1989 | |
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Porsche 962C | C1 | 371 | 6th | 6th |
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NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||||
| 1978 | GC Spencer Racing | 49 | Dodge | RSD | DAY 22 |
RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL 18 |
DOV | CLT | NSV | RSD | MCH | DAY 35 |
NSV | POC | TAL 37 |
MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT | NA | 0 | [2] | ||||||||
| 1979 | 6 | Olds | RSD | DAY DNQ |
CAR | RCH | ATL 27 |
NWS | BRI | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY 31 |
NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | ONT | NA | 0 | [3] | ||||||||
Daytona 500
| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 35 | 22 |
| 1979 | Oldsmobile | DNQ | ||
References
- "Claude Ballot-Léna, France". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- "Claude Ballot-Lena − 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- "Claude Ballot-Lena − 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
External links
- Claude Ballot-Léna driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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