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Martin Birrane
Nationality
Ireland
Born
19 August 1935
Ballina
Died
9 June 2018
Dublin
Lifespan
82 years 9 months 21 days
Le Mans debut
11 June 1977
Age: 41 years 9 months 23 days
Latest Le Mans
11 June 1988
Age: 52 years 9 months 23 days
| Starts | 9 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Class wins | 1 |
| Class podiums | 2 |
| Laps | 1,254 |
Le Mans participations (9)
| Year | No. | Team | Car | Class | Overall | Class | Status | Laps | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 31 | Dorset Racing Association | Lola T294s | VI/-2l | — | — | not_classified | 212 | Ian Harrower / Ernst Berg / Richard Down |
| 1978 | 33 | Cloud Engineering Ltd. - Dorset | Lola T294s | VI/-2l | — | — | retired | 4 | Bob Evans / Richard Down / Richard Bond |
| 1980 | 29 | Dorset Racing Associates | Lola T297/8 | VI -2l | 22nd | 3rd | classified | 264 | Peter Clark / Nick Mason |
| 1981 | 21 | Alain de Cadenet / Dorset Racing Associates | DE Cadenet LM | VI | — | — | retired | 171 | Nick Faure / Vivian Candy |
| 1982 | 55 | Chevron Racing Cars | Chevron B36b | VI/-2l | — | — | retired | 57 | John Sheldon / Neil Crang |
| 1983 | 43 | Peer Racing | Ford C100 | Gr C | — | — | retired | 16 | François Migault / David Kennedy |
| 1985 | 151 | Helmut Gall | BMW M1 | Gr B | 15th | 1st | classified | 306 | Edgar Dören / Jean-Paul Libert |
| 1986 | 89 | Lucky Strike Schanche | Argo Jm19 | Gr C2 | — | — | retired | 1 | Torgjer Kleppe / Martin Schanche |
| 1988 | 127 | Chamberlain Engineering | Spice Fiero Se86c | C2 | — | — | retired | 223 | Nick Adams / Richard Jones / Bobby Ore |
Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified