Australia

Vern Schuppan

Nationality
Australia
 
Born
19 March 1943
Booleroo Whyalla
Age
83 years 6 months 5 days
 
Le Mans debut
9 June 1973
Age: 30 years 2 months 21 days
Latest Le Mans
22 June 1991
Age: 48 years 3 months 3 days
Starts22
Wins1
Podiums4
Class wins0
Class podiums1
Laps4.167

Le Mans participations (22)

YearNo.TeamCarClass OverallClassStatusLapsTeammates
1973 9 Gulf Research Racing Compagny Mirage Ford M6 S — — Retired 112 Mike Hailwood / John Watson
1974 12 Gulf Research Racing Co Gulf GR 7 S — — Retired 40 Reine Wisell
1975 10 Gulf Research Racing Co Gulf Mirage GR8 S 3rd 3rd Finished 330 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
1976 11 Grand Touring Cars Inc. Mirage GR8 VI 5th 4th Finished 327 Derek Bell
1977 10 Grand Touring Cars Inc. / Mirage Renault (USA / F) Renault Mirage GR 8 VI 2nd 2nd Finished 331 Jean-Pierre Jarier
1978 10 Grand Touring Cars Inc. Renault Mirage M9 VI 10th 5th Finished 294 Jacques Laffite / Sam Posey
1979 11 Grand Touring Cars Inc. / Ford Concessionaires France (USA/F) Ford M10 VI — — Retired 3 Derek Bell / David Hobbs
1979 10 Grand Touring Cars Inc. / Ford Concessionaires France (USA/F) Ford M10 VI — — Retired 3 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud / David Hobbs
1981 12 Porsche System Engineering Porsche 936/81 VI 12th 2nd Finished 312 Jochen Mass / Hurley Haywood
1982 2 Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 Gr C 2nd 2nd Finished 357 Jochen Mass
1983 3 Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 Gr C 1st 1st Finished 370 Hurley Haywood / Al Holbert
1983 33T Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 Gr C — — Reserve car 0 Jürgen Barth / Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell
1984 11 Porsche Kremer Racing Porsche 956 B Gr C 6th 6th Finished 336 Alan Jones / Jean-Pierre Jarier
1985 3 Rothmans Porsche Porsche 962 C Gr C1 — — Retired 299 Al Holbert / John Watson
1985 1T Rothmans Porsche Porsche 962 C Gr C1 — — Reserve car 0 Hans-Joachim Stuck / Derek Bell / Al Holbert
1986 2 Rothmans Porsche Porsche 962 C Gr C1 — — Retired 180 Jochen Mass / Bob Wollek
1986 3 Rothmans Porsche Porsche 962 C Gr C1 — — Retired 41 Drake Olson
1987 18 Rothmans Porsche AG Porsche 962 C C1 — — Retired 3 Bob Wollek / Jochen Mass
1987 19 Rothmans Porsche AG Porsche 962 C C1 — — Did not start 0 Kees Nierop / Price Cobb
1988 18 Porsche AG Porsche 962 C C1 — — Retired 192 Bob Wollek / Sarel van der Merwe
1989 55 Team Schuppan / Team Davey (AUS/GB) Porsche 962 C C1 13th 10th Finished 321 Eje Elgh / Gary Brabham
1991 53 Team Salamin Primagaz (CH) / Team Schuppan (GB/AUS) Porsche 962 C Cat. 2 — — Not classified 316 Hurley Haywood / James Weaver / Wayne Taylor
Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified