Ford-Cosworth DFV 3.0 L (183.1 cu in) V8, mid-engined
Power
460 hp (340 kW)
Weight
760 kg (1,675.5 lb)
Competition history
The M379 of Henri Pescarolo and Patrick Tambay in 1981
French racing car
The Rondeau M379 is a Group 6 sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built by Automobiles Jean Rondeau, and competed in sports car racing between 1979 and 1988. It also notably successfully won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1980. During the 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans, two cars finished on the podium, but the race was marred by the death of Jean-Louis Lafosse, driving one of the five M379s entered in the event. It achieved one further win, at Monza in 1988. It scored a total of five podium finishes, and three class wins. It was powered by a 3.0 L (180 cu in), 460 hp (340 kW), Ford-Cosworth DFV V8 Formula One engine.The chassis is an aluminum-reinforced steel spaceframe, covered in a fiberglass panel body. This drove the rear wheels through a Hewland 5-speed manual transmission. This meant it was very light, with the total weight coming to 760 kg (1,680 lb).[1][2][3]
The RondeauM379 is a Group 6 sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built by Automobiles Jean Rondeau, and competed in sports car racing between...
M382 was largely based on the most successful Rondeau to date, the M379 model, with which Jean Rondeau was able to win the 1980 24 Hours of Le Mans together...
The Rondeau M378 is a Group 6 sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built by Automobiles Jean Rondeau, in 1978, and was their second car....
favourites to win. Their competition would be from Cosworth-powered Mirages and Rondeaus and a swarm of Group 5 and IMSA-class Porsche 935s. The other big talking...
The Rondeau M482 was a Group C sports car prototype designed, developed and built by Automobiles Jean Rondeau in 1982, and used in sports car racing until...
Oceanic Jean Rondeau Jean-Pierre Beltoise RondeauM379-Ford Cosworth S +2.0 279 10th 2nd 1980 ITT Jean Rondeau Jean Ragnotti RondeauM379-Ford Cosworth...
victory, it left the prospects open for a privateer victory from Joest, Rondeau or De Cadenet, or from Group 5 again, if they were to fail. The wet weather...
the leading non-German car in 11th, just ahead of Vic Elford's older RondeauM379, the Sauber and the WM in 14th. In the Junior class, the Japanese-driven...
4th 4th 1979 Jean Rondeau Bernard Darniche RondeauM379-Cosworth Gr. 6 S 3.0 292 5th 1st 1980 Jean Rondeau Henri Pescarolo Rondeau M379B-Cosworth Gr....
However, they also got to the finish, third in class. Second was the RondeauM379 of Graff Racing, having a strong Le Mans debut and a solid run. By contrast...
Bruno Sotty Lucien Guitteny RondeauM379-Ford Cosworth C 306 10th 5th 1983 Primagaz Lucien Guitteny Bernard de Dryver Rondeau M382-Ford Cosworth C 266 DSQ...
with his own cars, under the banner Spice Engineering, or those of Jean Rondeau. He won the C2 class in the World Championship in 1988. Spice, as well...
embankment and flipped twice Jean-Louis Lafosse (FRA) 1981-06-13 Sports Car RondeauM379 C Ford Cosworth World Sportscar Championship Circuit de la Sarthe 24...
DNF DNF 1978 Jean Rondeau Jacky Haran Jean RondeauRondeau M378-Cosworth GTP 294 9th 1st 1979 Jean Rondeau Jean Ragnotti RondeauM379-Cosworth Gr. 6 S...
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