▁row ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁the ▁Roth mans ▁Por sche ▁team , ▁with ▁Bob ▁Wol lek ' s ▁pole ▁time ▁of ▁ 3 : 1 7 . 1 1 ▁being ▁some ▁ 1 1 ▁seconds ▁faster ▁than ▁the ▁fast est ▁Por sche ▁ 9 5 6 ' s ▁from ▁Jo est ▁Racing ▁who ▁occupied ▁the ▁second ▁row . ▁Wol lek ▁and ▁N ann ini ▁led ▁at ▁mid - race ▁after ▁batt les ▁with ▁the ▁Kre mer ▁Por sche ▁of ▁Vern ▁Sch upp an ▁( the ▁def ending ▁race ▁winner ) ▁and ▁Alan ▁Jones , ▁only ▁for ▁problems ▁with ▁the ▁g ear box es ▁on ▁both ▁cars ▁to ▁lose ▁the ▁team ▁their ▁lead . ▁Wol lek ▁and ▁N ann ini ▁at ▁least ▁proved ▁the ▁potential ▁reli ability ▁of ▁the ▁L C 2 ▁by ▁comple ting ▁the ▁full ▁race ▁distance ▁and ▁finishing ▁in ▁e ighth ▁position , ▁with ▁N ann ini ▁setting ▁the ▁races ▁fast est ▁lap ▁of ▁ 3 : 2 8 . 9 0 . ▁The ▁team ▁also ▁ran ▁a ▁private ▁entry ▁L C 2 ▁in ▁the ▁race ▁for ▁drivers ▁Pier lu igi ▁Mart ini , ▁X avier ▁La pe y re ▁and ▁Be ppe ▁G abb iani . ▁This ▁car ▁crash ed ▁heavily ▁in ▁qual ifying , ▁with ▁most ▁obser vers ▁bel ieving ▁it ▁would ▁require ▁a ▁new ▁ch ass is ▁to ▁be ▁rep a ired . ▁As ▁changing ▁a ▁ch ass is ▁was ▁prohib ited ▁by ▁the ▁Autom obile ▁Club ▁de ▁l ' O uest , ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁rep a