In order to make the large tunnel possible, the exhaust pipe was routed past the radiators on the left and right of the car.

Due to this design, the function of the cooler was largely restricted, which led to constant overheating of the engines.

The fastest in qualifying, Jacky Ickx, in the works Porsche 956, who achieved a pole position time of 1.16.910, was 16 seconds ahead.

In addition to disputes with the FIA, a lack of financial resources was a second reason for ending motorsport in this form.

Ford France acquired the three existing chassis in early 1983 to run the cars in that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.

In 1987 Jean-Philippe Grand, Gaston Rahier, and Jacques Terrien finished twelfth in the Graff Racing and entered 001 chassis, albeit 95 laps down on the winning Porsche 962C of Hans-Joachim Stuck, Derek Bell, and Al Holbert.