Rondeau M379

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.

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 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 meant it was very light, with the total weight coming to 760 kg (1,680 lb).

[1][2][3] The car only shone at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and participated very little in other races.

The M379 of Henri Pescarolo and Patrick Tambay in 1981