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All part of the show at Le Mans 1965.

Under the bonnet of one of the Shelby Cobra Daytona coupes.

Helmut Marko (A)/Gijs van Lennep (NL), Porsche 917K

Walther Röhrl

Walther Röhrl

A Renault at evening mood

Jack Sears negotiates the Esses in the Shelby American Daytona Cobra coupe (CSX2299) he shared with Dick Thompson. They finished 8th (see 65LM-Z003).

Henri Pescarolo in his Matra-Simca MS670, followed by Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the Matra-Simca MS660C

Henri Pescarolo in his Matra-Simca MS670

Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the Renault Alpine A443 entered by Renault Sport

Porsche privateer team boss Reinhold Jöst and his driver Klaus Niedzwiedz with journalist Klaus Reichert

The later winning team Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt on Ford Mk IV J6 of Shelby American Inc., Le Mans 24h 1967

Jackie Epstein's Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet SL73/121 retired after 143 laps on its final drive with a tyre puncture

Mario Casoni and Giampiero Biscaldi on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026 entered by Autodelta S.P.A., become fifth in P2.0 classification (sixth overall) after 24 hours of racing in Le Mans

The luckless Matra-Sports 630M 03 of Johnny Servoz-Gavin and Henri Pescarolo lasts 283 laps and retires with a puncture in an accident

The US-American Howmet Corporation entered this Howmet TX Continental GTP2 for the 24h Le Mans 1968, but it retires after 84 laps in an accident

Mario Casoni and Giampiero Biscaldi on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026 entered by Autodelta S.P.A., become fifth in P2.0 classification (sixth overall)

David Piper and Richard Attwood in pits with the Ferrari 250 LM #8165

A mechanic fixes the victorious Ford GT40 during a pit stop at night

The Porsche 908 #014 (no. 34) of Joe Buzzetta and Scooter Patrick (both USA) of Porsche System Enginnering retires after 115 laps with a failing alternator. Behind it waits the Porsche 908 013 S-J 6271 of Neerpasch and Stommelen which becomes second placed in P3.0 class

The US-American Howmet Corporation entered this Howmet TX Continental GTP2 for the 24h Le Mans 1968, but it retires after 84 laps in an accident. The TX stands for Turbine Experimental, it is a gas turbine study, wins two SCCA races in the US and later sets six FIA land speed records for turbines.

Scuderia Filipinetti's Chevrolet Corvettes stand in line before the 24h Le Mans 1968.

Henri Greder (F) and Umberto Maglioli (I) drive this Chevrolet Corvette 194378S410300, entered by Scuderia Filipinetti, at the 24h Le Mans 1968. Porsche's Huschke von Hanstein stands behind the car.

Solar Productions' Porsche 908/02 #908-022 (driven by Herbert Linge) with a movie camera on its front hood, already producing footage for the classic movie 'Le Mans'

Solar Productions' Porsche 908/02 #908-022 (driven by Herbert Linge) with a movie camera on its front hood, already producing footage for the classic movie 'Le Mans'

Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep, winner of the Le Mans 24h 1971, chat with the Martini Club boss

Pit stop of Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep on Porsche 917K #053 entered by Martini International Racing Team, winner of the Le Mans 24h 1971

The biggest boy has the largest tool box

Pit stop of Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep on Porsche 917K #053 entered by Martini International Racing Team, winner of the Le Mans 24h 1971

Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep , winner of the Le Mans 24h 1971, chat with the Martini Club boss

A cheesy Swiss advertising billboard

Derek Bell, 24hrs Le Mans 1974

Rolf Stommelen talks to Porsche press officer Klaus Reichert, 24h Le Mans 1978

The winning team of Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell change seats of the Porsche 936/81 #003 during the 24hrs Le Mans 1981

Derek Bell in Porsche pits during the 24hrs Le Mans 1981

Joseph Emonts-pohl

Joseph Emonts-pohl

Waiting fans and policemen prepare for podium ceremony

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670, drives through pitlane

Porsche privateer team boss Reinhold Jöst and his driver Klaus Niedzwiedz chat with journalist Klaus Reichert

The Porsche System Engineering's Porsche 924 GTP "944 LM", driven by Jürgen Barth and Walter Röhrl, receives a swift service

Pescarolo during a pit stop at the Matra pits

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670

The Ecurie Franchorchamps Ferrari 330P4 (0856) rounds the Dunlop Curve. Driven by Willy Mairesse/Jean Blaton (Jean Beurlys) it finished 3rd at Le Mans 1967.

The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 of Alain Serpaggi (F) and Jose Dolhem (F)

Martini Racing Porsche System (Porsche 936)

7th placed Porsche 935/77A Turbo entered by Mondelo / ASA Cachia, F

Hurley Haywood / Peter Gregg / Reinhold Joest

Rondeau M379C Ford #004 driven by Jean Ragnotti (F) and Jean-Louis Lafosse (F)

Jean-François Rousselot / François Sérvanin / Laurent Ferrier

John Fitzpatrick Racing - Jo Gartner / David Hobbs / Guy Edwards

Mario Andretti / Michael Andretti / John Andretti

Hans-Joachim Stuck

Mario Andretti / Michael Andretti / John Andretti

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

The Porsche 911 GT1-98 of 2nd placed team Joerg Mueller (D), Uwe Alzen (D) and Bob Wollek (F)

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

Flowers for the victorious gentlemen

David Hobbs, Matra-Simca MS660C

Winning Matra team mates Hill and Pescarolo at Le Mans podium

Flowers for the victorious gentlemen

A better start of Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the Renault Alpine, he takes the lead from Jacky Ickx, Porsche (No. 5)

Porsche 935, team Henri Cachia

The Porsche System Engineering's Porsche 924 GTP "944 LM", driven by Jürgen Barth and Walter Röhrl, receives a swift service

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670

Pierre Dumay's (F) Ferrari 250 LM #6313 is slightly damaged

Willy Mairesse (B)

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) at the pitwall

Nino Vaccarella (I) in the narrow cockpit of the Ferrari 365 P2 #0838 (open engine bonnet during a pitstop)

The star-spangled banner waves above the fans at the national anthem

Bruce McLaren in the Eagle-Weslake T1G, French GP, 'Bugatti au Mans' 1967

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 driven by Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38), becoming fourth placed in P2.0 classement

Hans Herrmann (D)

A large stand sells specialities of the region to the fans besides the Le Mans track

Moet & Chandon prepares a promotional champagne glass pyramid

The Ferrari 512 M #1050/1032 driven by Corrado Manfredini (I) and Giancarlo Gagliardi (I)

Helmut Marko (A)

Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F) and Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F) become third placed on the Matra-Simca MS670B B-01

Pitstop at night of the BMW 3.0 CSL #2275997 driven by Dieter Quester (A) and Toine Hezemans (NL)

Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F) / Bob Wollek (F) / José Dolhem (F)

Ferrari 365 GTB/4 - Cyril Grandet / Dominique 'Bardini'

Rolf Stommelen on Porsche 935 becomes first placed in his group (fourth overall)

Porsche engineer Dr. Ing. Ernst Fuhrmann

7th placed Porsche 935/77A Turbo entered by Mondelo / ASA Cachia, F

Jacky Ickx participating with Martini Racing Porsche System team.

The Rennod Racing Ferrari 512 BB/LM of Pierre Dieudonne (B), Jean Xhenceval (B) and Jean-Paul Libert (B)

B.M.W. Italie-France entered this BMW M1 with the drivers Bernard Darniche (F), Johnny Cecotto (YV) and Philippe Alliot (F)

Claude Haldi's Porsche 930 970 #0069?? driven by Claude Haldi (CH), Altfrid Heger (D) and Jean Krucker (CH)

Volkert Merl (D), Dieter Schornstein (D) and "John Winter" (D) in the Porsche 956 105 entered by Schornstein Racing Team

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, still-life of three helmets and a toolbox

Mario Andretti / Michael Andretti / John Andretti

The Safety Car Mercedes of Le Mans 1989

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

A Matra-Simca MS670 speeds on the straight

Henri Pescarolo in his Matra-Simca MS670, followed by Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the Matra-Simca MS660C

Lorenzo Bandini (I) in discussion with Ferrari's engineer Forghieri at pits

The heart of a Porsche 904 GTS

Third placed John Surtees (GB) and Lorenzo Bandini (I) on Ferrari 330P #0822

The slightly damaged Ferrari 250 LM #5843 of Pierre Dumay (F) and Gerard Langlois von Ophem (B) becomes 16th

John Surtees (GB)

Lorenzo Bandini (I)

The winning Ferrari 275P #0816 of Jean Guichet (F) and Nino Vaccarella (I)

Mike Parkes (GB)

Phil Hill with the Ford MkII (107) displays the untidy nose and tacked on trims in an attempt to keep the car stable at its 210 mph limits. He is followed on Saturday afternoon by one of the special bodied Donald Healey entered Sebring Sprites.

Jochen Rindt (A)

Despite a damaged front bodywork, the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2299 driven by Jack Sears (GB) and Dick Thompson (USA) gains first position in the GT5.0 class (8th overall)

Willy Mairesse (B) with a towel as sun shelter on his head

Pierre Dumay's (F) Ferrari 250 LM #6313 stops at pits slightly damaged

The pits of a small team have small space

The Claude Dubois/Chris Tuerlinx Shelby Mustang GT350 follows the Jochen Rindt/Gerhard Mitter Porsche 907 (003) through the Esses on Saturday afternoon at Le Mans 1967. Both cars retired early on.

A close view at a Ferrari V12 engine

Jim Clark

Porsche pits

Bruce Mclaren/Mark Donohue Ford MkIV (J-5) finished 4th at Le Mans 1967 despite losing its tail section on the Mulsanne Straight.

Rolf Stommelen (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) on Porsche 908 013 S-J 6271 become thid placed overall and second placed in P3.0 class (seen here passing the remains of Sylvain Garant's (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi's (F) Chevrolet Corvette 194679S706401 besides the Le Mans track)

The disassembled remains of Sylvain Garant's (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi's (F) Chevrolet Corvette 194679S706401 besides the Le Mans track

Good mood during a rainy Le Mans night in Porsche pits - a journalist jokes around with Porsche engineer Helmut Bott (sitting, middle) and Huschke von Hanstein (right hand).

Mike Salmon (GB) and Eric Liddell (GB) on Ford GT40 #1078, entered by Strahaven Limited

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 driven by Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38), becoming fourth placed in P2.0 classement

Porsche fans wave banners on Le Mans main grandstand

Jacky Ickx (B)

A french VIP

Porsche driver Hans Herrmann, Le Mans 1969

A small funfair for fans besides the racetrack

Pitstop at night of Rudi Lins (A) and Willy Kauhsen (D) on a Porsche 908 LH 029

Team boss John Wyer in the Gulf-Porsche pits, Le Mans 1970

Willy Kauhsen

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and David Piper (GB) in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Team AAW

Mark Donohue's (USA) NART Ferrari 512 M #1040 entered by Roger Penske and Kirk F. White

Vic Elford (GB) puts his helmet on

24h Le Mans 1971: The winning Porsche 917K 053 of Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) at pits

Chris Craft (GB) and David Weir (USA) on David Piper 's fourth placed Ferrari 512 M #1028

Willy Kauhsen

Weigel's Porsche 908/2 #6, driven by Hans-Dieter Weigel (D) and Helmut Krause (D), retires in lap 244

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Henri Greder (F) hands over seats to Marie-Claude Beaumont (F) on the Chevrolet Corvette 194679-S-706401 entered by Greder Racing Team

Reinhold Joest's and Claude Haldi's Carrera RSR is being serviced in the Porsche garage

Jacky Ickx (B) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Jacky Ickx

The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 of Lucien Guitteny (F) and Bob Grossman (USA)

Arturo Merzario (I) and Carlos Pace (BR) finished second in the Ferrari 312 PB #0896

Pitstop at night of the BMW 3.0 CSL #2275997 driven by Dieter Quester (A) and Toine Hezemans (NL)

German race driver Jochen Mass

Ferrari 512 BB of Jacques Guerin (F), Jean-Pierre Delaunay (F) and Gregg Young (USA)

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) driven by Bob Wollek, Jürgen Barth and Jacky Ickx becomes 2nd placed

François Migault (F) and Gordon Spice (GB) managed to gain 3rd place with the Rondeau M379C Ford #003

Porsche driver Jacky Ickx, 24h Le Mans, 1985

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche emblem at the Andretti's pits

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

The Courage C36 - Porsche entered by Societé Courage Compétition (La Filiere ELF), driven by Henri Pescarolo (F), Olivier Grouillard (F) and Franck Montagny (F)

Team BMW Motorsport entered the BMW V12 Le Mans which was driven by Hans-Joachim Stuck Jr. (D), Steve Soper (GB) and Tom Kristensen (DK)

Ferrari 333SP-98 entered by JB Racing (J.P. Jabouille - Bouresche), driven by Vincenzo Sospiri (I), Jean-Christophe Bouillion (F) and Jèrôme Policand (F)

Pescarolo and Hill enjoy a sip of champagne

Herbert Linge adjusting his helmet

Heinz Schiller (CH) and Ben Pon (NL) drive this Porsche 356B 2000 GS GT 122 991, is the engine or rather the loose pants the reason for a DNF?

Graham Hill (GB) hands over to Richie Ginther (USA) while spectators watch the refueling. The Rover-BRM Turbine entered by Owen Racing Organisation was not classified as 'Invited entry'.

Team Elite's Frank Gardner (AUS) and John Coundley (GB) on Lotus Elite Climax 1792 pass the crashed Lola Mk 6 GT Ford of Richard Attwood (GB) and David Hobbs (GB)

Bob Bondurant (USA) and Carroll Shelby

Fourth placed team of Dan Gurney (USA) and Bob Bondurant (USA) on Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2299

Joakim Bonnier (S) and Graham Hill (GB) at pits with Stirling Moss (front left hand)

Innes Ireland (GB) and Tony Maggs (ZA) at their pits

The Porsche 904/8 #008 of Colin Davis (GB) and Gerhard Mitter (D) retires after 244 laps with a clutch failure

Winner Nino Vaccarella comments on his victory

Jo Bonnier (S) and Graham Hill (GB) on pitwall

John Surtees (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) on Ferrari 330 P2 #0828

John Surtees (GB)

Jackie Stewart (GB) on the Rover-BRM Turbine, entered by Owen Racing Organization, becomes second placed with Graham Hill in the P2.0 classement (10th overall) at the 1965 Le Mans 24h

Jackie Stewart (GB) on the Rover-BRM Turbine, entered by Owen Racing Organization, becomes second placed with Graham Hill in the P2.0 classement (10th overall) at the 1965 Le Mans 24h

The Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2286 driven by Dan Gurney (USA) and Jerry Grant (USA)

The winning Ferrari 250 LM 5893 entered by North American Racing Team driven by Jochen Rindt (A), Masten Gregory (USA) and Ed Hugus (USA)

Dan Gurney (USA) and Jerry Grant (USA) on Ford Mk II #1047, entered by Shelby American Inc.

Guy Ligier (F) and Bob Grossman (USA) on Ford GT40 #1007, entered by Ford France

The remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race started

Sam Posey's (USA) and Massimo Natili's (I) Bizzarini GT Strada 5300 #106 (entered by Prototipi Bizzarini) is being disqualified after 39 laps for crossing pit safety line

Graham Hill (GB) and Brian Muir (AUS) on Ford Mk II XGT-2 entered by Alan Mann Racing Ltd.

Guy Ligier (F) and Bob Grossman (USA) on Ford GT40 #1007, entered by Ford France

Graham Hill (GB) and Brian Muir (AUS) on Ford Mk II XGT-2 entered by Alan Mann Racing Ltd.

Sam Posey's (USA) and Massimo Natili's (I) Bizzarini GT Strada 5300 #106 (entered by Prototipi Bizzarini) is being disqualified after 39 laps for crossing pit safety line

A damaged Ford GT40 besides the track, a lonely Porsche 910 #016 (S-ZL 693) passes by

The Ford Mk IIB #1031 of Frank Gardner (AUS) and Roger McCluskey (USA) retires after 179 laps in an accident

P1.3 classification winning team of Henri Grandsire (F) and José Rosinski (F) on Alpine A210 Renault entered Société des Automobiles Alpine OR S1.3 class winner Marcel Martin (F) and Jean Mésange (F) on Abarth 1300 OT #0033 entered by Ecurie du Maine (to be verified)

Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Mark Donohue (USA) become fourth overall in the Ford Mk IV J5 (2nd in P+5.0 group)

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 with Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) behind the wheel, in front of team mates Mario Casoni and Giampiero Biscaldi in the Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026

The Porsche 908 #014 of Joe Buzzetta (USA) and Scooter Patrick (USA) overtakes Phillippe Farjon's Porsche 907 2.2 006 driven by Herbert Linge (D) and Robert Buchet (F)

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 driven by Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38), becoming fourth placed in P2.0 classement

Tartaruga's Porsche P908/2L 028 #20 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) retires with an oil leak after 60 laps

Jo Siffert (CH) puts his helmet on

Porsche P908L 029 #22 driven by Rudi Lins (A) and Willy Kauhsen (D) retires with gearbox failure after 317 laps

Tartaruga's Porsche P908/2L 028 #20 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) retires with an oil leak after 60 laps

Vic Elford chats with Rolf Stommelen while smoking a deserved cigarette

Jean-Pierre Hanrioud (F) and Dominique Martin (CH) on a Ford GT40 1033 entered by ASA ESCA did not start due to engine problems

Pit stop ends for the fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA)

24h Le Mans 1970: Second placed Hippie'-Porsche 917L #043 is driven by GÈrard Larrousse (F) and Willy Kauhsen (D), entered by Martini International Racing Team

Pedro Rodriguez cleans his helmet before the 24h Le Mans 1970

A french VIP guest of Gulf Oil

Scuderia Filipinetti's Ferrari 512 M #1050/1032, driven by Corrado Manfredini (I) and Giancarlo Gagliardi (I), retires with a broken transmission in pits

Sylvain Garant (F) and Pierre Greub (CH) on Porsche 911 S

Sylvain Garant (F) and Pierre Greub (CH) on Porsche 911 S

Willy Kauhsen (D)

View into the 'pits' of the Martini International Racing Team

Willy Kauhsen (D)

Gijs van Lennep (NL), Le Mans 1971

The Ferrari 512 M #1050/1032 driven by Corrado Manfredini (I) and Giancarlo Gagliardi (I)

Porsche mechanic's tools in German shipshape

The winning Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team, driven by Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL)

The Martini Porsche 917/20 001 driven by Willy Kauhsen (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) retires later

J. W. Automotive Engineering mechanics repair the second placed Porsche 917K 031->026 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH) at night

Sylvain Garant (F) and Pierre Greub (CH) on Porsche 911 S

The second placed Matra-Simca MS670 02 is being pushed by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell mechanics

Two Fords race nose-to-tail

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Graham Hill (GB) win the 24 heures du Mans 1972 on a Matra-Simca MS670 #01entered by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell

Gérard Larrousse (F) in the Lola T280 Ford HU1, entered by Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland, in front of Erwin Kremer's Porsche 911 S

Cheers for the winning Matra-Simca MS670 01 on the honoury lap

Working space in front of Gulf Research Racing's hired garage

A 2CV parks behind the Gulf service truck

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Winners of 1973 Le Mans Henri Pescarolo (F) / Gérard Larrousse (F)

The Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0020 R2 of Porsche Sonauto BP Racing in pits

Georg Loos' (D) and Jürgen Barth's (D) Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0847 overtake the Porsche Carrera RSR of Pierre Mauroy (F) and Marcel Mignot (F)

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Jean Sage's Porsche Carrera RSR, driven by Hervé Bayard (F) and René Ligonnet (F)

timekeeping

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Reinhold Jöst (D) and Claude Haldi (CH) drove this Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Martini Racing Team

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Carlos Pace (BR) in the second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0896

Ford's working area in paddock

Henri Pescarolo (F) / Gérard Larrousse (F)

This Ligier JS2 Maserati entered by Automobiles Ligier finished 8th placed, driven by Jacques Laffite (F) and Alain Serpaggi (F)

Henri Pescarolo, 24h Le Mans 1978

New-Man Joest Racing's team boss Reinhold Joest

New-Man Joest Racing's team boss Reinhold Joest

New-Man Joest Racing's team boss Reinhold Joest

New-Man Joest Racing's team boss Reinhold Joest

New-Man Joest Racing's team boss Reinhold Joest

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988

Le Mans 24h 1988, Derek Bell

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, true fans gaining an overview snapshot

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, young Japanese VIP guests above the Porsche pits

Le Mans 24h 1988, even policemen become excited on these cars

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C leading the queue (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche engineers meeting

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes-Benz C11 of the Team Sauber Mercedes

Team BMW Motorsport entered the BMW V12 Le Mans which was driven by Pierluigi Martini (I), Joachim Winkelhock (D) and Johnny Cecotto (YV)

The Courage C36 - Porsche entered by Societé Courage Compétition (La Filiere ELF), driven by Henri Pescarolo (F), Olivier Grouillard (F) and Franck Montagny (F)

Team BMW Motorsport entered the BMW V12 Le Mans which was driven by Hans-Joachim Stuck Jr. (D), Steve Soper (GB) and Tom Kristensen (DK)

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Pescarolo and Hill enjoy a sip of champagne

Stirling Moss watches the pit action from pitwall

Gerhard Mitter (D) and Colin Davis (GB) with Huschke von Hanstein at Porsche pits

Pitstop of the winning Ferrari 275P #0816 of Jean Guichet (F) and Nino Vaccarella (I)

John Surtees (GB) and his wife at pits

Pitstop of the winning Ferrari 275P #0816 of Jean Guichet (F) and Nino Vaccarella (I)

Jackie Stewart (GB) at the pitwall checks the local time with an unknown lady before the 1965 Le Mans 24h

Despite a damaged front bodywork, the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2299 driven by Jack Sears (GB) and Dick Thompson (USA) gains first position in the GT5.0 class (8th overall), seen here in front of Graham Hill's (GB) and Jackie Stewart's (GB) Rover-BRM Turbine

John Surtees in pits takes his helmet off after his stint

Bob Johnson (USA) and Tom Payne (USA) on Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2287 (car no. 10) lead the later 8th overall placed Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2299 (car no. 11) driven by Jack Sears (GB) and Dick Thompson (USA) which becomes first placed in the GT5.0 group

Graham Hill (GB) on the Rover-BRM Turbine, entered by Owen Racing Organization, becomes second placed with Jackie Stewart in the P2.0 classement (10th overall) at the 1965 Le Mans 24h

Ford GT40

Dan Gurney (USA) and Jerry Grant (USA) in a Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2286

The Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0846 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Richie Ginther (USA)

French policemen guard the remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race has started

French policemen guard the remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race has started

The Porsche 911 S S-WX 450 driven by Jean Kerguen (F) and "Franc" (F) gains first place in GT2.0 class (14th overall)

A very happy Henry Ford II

David Piper (GB) and Dick Thompson (USA) on Mirage M1 Ford #100 01, entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

The John Wyer Mirage-Ford M1s both retired at Le Mans 1967. #15 (Jacky Ickx/Brian Muir chassis M.10003) only lasted 29 laps whilst the #14 David Piper/Dick Thompson chassis M.10001 managed 59 laps.

Jean Guichet (F) and Herbert Müller (CH) in the Ferrari 330P3/4 0848 in front of Günther Klass (D) and Peter Sutcliffe (GB) on Ferrari 330P4 0860

Mark Donohue and Bruce McLaren pose with advertising girls for their tyre sponsor Goodyear, 24h Le Mans 1967

Porsche mechanics try to reveal the cause of spilled oil on the engine bonnet of the Porsche 906 156 driven by Gerhard Koch (D) and Christian Poirot (F)

Holman & Moody's destroyed Ford sports cars besides the Le Mans track: the Mk IV J7, driven Lucien Bianchi (B) and Mario Andretti (USA), after an accident in lap 188

Bernard Cahier offering Jack Brabham a Goodyear clear water spray to refresh his face

Marie-Claude Beaumont, 24h Le Mans, 1967

Car no. 8 Ford Mk II XGT-1 driven by John Whitmore (GB) and Frank Gardner (AUS) in front of Paddy Hopkirk's (GB) and Andrew Hedges' (GB) Austin-Healey Sprite HAN 8R 143

Bette Hill has a shady chat on pitwall

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 with Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) behind the wheel

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 with Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) behind the wheel, in front of team mates Mario Casoni and Giampiero Biscaldi in the Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026, becoming fourth and fifth placed in P2.0 classement

Happy Ford mechanics share the winner's bottle of champagne

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 with Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) behind team mates Ignazio Giunti and Nanni Galli on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-017, becoming third and fourth placed in P2.0 classement

Timekeeping under cover in Alfa Romeo pits

French policemen muster in front of the fans towards the end of the 24 hours of the race

Jo Siffert (CH) takes over the steering wheel of the Porsche 908/02 LH 02 014 entered by Hart Ski Racing Team

Hans Herrmann

Fans on the grandstand behind the memorial stone for the fatal race accident of a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR driven by Pierre Levegh which killed 86 people in 1955

Winning prototype (overall second placed) Porsche P908L 031 #64 driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Gerard Larrousse (F), in front of Filipinetti's Lola-Chevrolet T70 Mk3B

24h Le Mans, 1970

Luckless Jo Bonnier (S) and Reine Wisell (S) on Ferrari 512 S 1008 retire in a collision after 36 laps

Jo Siffert.

Ferry Porsche peeks at the lap times

Derek Bell (GB) on Ferrari 512 S #1026

sl, landscape

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and David Piper (GB) in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Team AAW

Peter Schetty's Ferrari 512 S experiences a problem

The engine of the NART Ferrari 512 M #1020

The biggest boy has the largest tool box :)

Mechanics clean the tools whilst unpacking black equipment boxes at North American Racing Team pits

The Rodriguez/Oliver Porsche 917LH, Le Mans 24h, 1971

Porsche 908/2 009 #29 driven by Andre Wicky (CH) and Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)

24h Le Mans 1971: A Porsche 917K at dawn

A Porsche 917L without engine cover

Just before the start of the 24 Heures du Mans

On-track flag presentation of French boyscouts, 24 h Le Mans, 1971

Mechanics clean the tools whilst unpacking black equipment boxes at North American Racing Team pits

24h Le Mans 1971: A view inside the Porsche garage, in front 'the pig' 917/20 #001, at the back the later retiring Porsche 917L #042

The Matra-Simca MS660 01, driven by Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F), Chris Amon (NZ) and Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F), during practice in front of the two J. W. Automotive Engineering Porsches 917L

Chris Amon (NZ) on the Matra-Simca MS660 01

Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Jackie Oliver's (GB) Porsche 917L 043/044 in pits

J. W. Automotive Engineering mechanics try to repair a Porsche 917L at night

Gijs van Lennep (NL) on Porsche 917K 053

Well prepared ...

24h Le Mans 1971: Pit stop after sunset of Martini International Racing's Porsche 917/20 001 driven by Willy Kauhsen (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D)

The second placed J. W. Automotive Engineering Porsche 917K 031->026, driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH)

Winner Henri Pescarolo (F) on Matra-Simca MS670 01

Champagne shower for Henri Pescarolo, Graham Hill and Howden Ganley

Champagne shower for Henri Pescarolo, Graham Hill and Howden Ganley

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Graham Hill (GB) win the 24 hours on a Matra-Simca MS670 #01entered by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell

Weigel's Porsche 908/2 #6, driven by Hans-Dieter Weigel (D) and Helmut Krause (D), retires in lap 244

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670

Winner Graham Hill (GB) on Matra-Simca MS670 01

Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F) / Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F)

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

A Ford in pits

Winning team mates Henri Pescarolo (F) and Gérard Larrousse (F) on the podium with the Matra team

Photographer Nigel Snowdon approaches the group of John Wyer and Gulf mechanics Robin and Alan next to the Gulf Mirage Ford and an Aston Martin DB3 with its owner Richard Pilkington in front of Hôtel de France in Chateau du Loir

Reinhold Jöst (D) and Claude Haldi (CH) drove this Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Martini Racing Team

Arturo Merzario (I) and Carlos Pace (BR) finished second in the Ferrari 312 PB #0896

Gérard Larrousse (F) in the Matra-Simca MS670B B-02

Driver Marie-Claude Beaumont

Jean-Pierre Beltoise / Jean-Pierre Jarier

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #5 driven by Jacky Ickx, Henri Pescarolo and Jochen Mass

The Rondeau M378 with a Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 engine, driven by Jean Rondeau, Bernard Darniche and Jacky Haran, gaines 9th place overall and wins the GTP 3.0 classement at the 24h Le Mans 1978

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo

TGC3

New-Man-Joest Racing's winning Porsche 956B 117 driven by Klaus Ludwig (D), Paolo Barilla (I) and "John Winter" (D) starts from fourth grid position

Jacky Ickx / Jochen Mass for Rothmans Porsche team.

Jacky Ickx / Jochen Mass for Rothmans Porsche team.

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche’s chief race engineer of the early days, Norbert Singer

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, British fans

Le Mans 24h 1988

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988

Le Mans 24h 1988, Helmut Bott’s (head of Porsche’s motor sport program) number two man, Peter Falk

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche leading, folowed by the Jaguars

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche leading, folowed by the Jaguars, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988

Le Mans 24h 1988, Derek Bell with Klaus Reichert

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Team Sauber Mercedes - Mauro Baldi / Kenny Acheson / Gianfranco Brancatelli

Michael Schumacher (D) on Mercedes-Benz C11 05 during the 1991 24h Le Mans

Laurent Ajello/Allan McNish/Stephane Ortelli, Porsche 911 GT1-98, Le Mans 24h 1998

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

Willy Mairesse (B) returns injured to pits after his accident in the Ferrari 250P #0812

Roger Masson's (F) turned-over RenÈ Bonnet AÈrodjet LM6 Renault

Willy Mairesse (B) returns injured to pits after his accident in the Ferrari 250P #0812

Richie Ginther (USA) takes over from Graham Hill (GB) while spectators watch the driver jump into the car. The Rover-BRM Turbine entered by Owen Racing Organisation was not classified as 'Invited entry'.

A totally exhausted Edgar Barth (DDR) gaps for breath at Porsche pits. He just had to push his and Herbert Linge's (D) Porsche 718 WRS (047) back to pits for the last few 100 metres because it lost a wheel. No help was allowed by racing rules!

Lorenzo Bandini

Lorenzo Bandini, Italian Ferrari driver

Third placed Ferrari 250P (#0810, Prova MO49) driven by Mike Parkes (GB) and Umberto Maglioli (I), 1963 Le Mans 24h

Morning sun rises over Le Mans (car not identified)

Ford Motor Co.'s Ford GT40 GT/103, driven by Richie Ginther (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA)

A driver's 'survival kit' on the second seat

Richard Attwood (GB) and Jo Schlesser (F) on Ford GT40 GT/104, leading the Lotus Elite #41-10391

Third placed team John Surtees (GB) and Lorenzo Bandini (I) on Ferrari 330P #0822

Dan Gurney (USA)

Lorenzo Bandini (I) in Ferrari pits speaks with Mrs Surtees, Stirling Moss sits behind him

Phil Hill (USA) and Bruce McLaren (NZ) on a Ford GT40 GT/102, entered by Ford Motor Co.

A Ford GT40's engine compartment and exhaust pipes

Second placed Ferrari 330P #0818 with Graham Hill (GB) and Jo Bonnier (S)

Jackie Stewart (GB)

Bob Bondurant (USA) and Umberto Maglioli (I) on Ford GT40 #1004, entered by R.R.C. Walker Racing Team/Shelby American Inc.

Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Ken Miles (GB) on Ford Mk II GT/106, entered by Shelby American Inc.

Frank Gardner (AUS) and Roger McCluskey (USA) on Ford Mk IIB #1031, entered by Holman & Moody

Denny Hulme (NZ) awaits the start signal

A Porsche 911 passes a retired Ford

Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Mark Donohue (USA) on Ford Mk IV J5, entered by Shelby American Inc., become second placed in P+5.0 group

Denny Hulme (NZ) and Lloyd Ruby (USA) on Ford Mk IV J8, entered by Holman & Moody

TGC2

The Ford Mk IV J8 of Denny Hulme (NZ) and Lloyd Ruby (USA) slides through the courner

A damaged Ford besides the track

French policemen have their lunch around a vintage Renault car

Alfa Romeo timekeeping

Porsche 908 013 #33 driven by Rolf Stommelen (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) arrives third after 24 hours and becomes second in prototype classification

David Piper (GB) and Richard Attwood (GB) on David Piper's Ferrari 250 LM #8165 pass the remains of Sylvain Garant's (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi's (F) Chevrolet Corvette 194679S706401

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) in a Ford GT40 1075

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 with Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) is being chased by the Alpine A210 Renault #1725 driven by Jean-Pierre Nicolas and Jean-Claude Andruet

Rico Steinemann (CH) and Dieter Spoerry (CH) gain second place overall and win the P3.0 class on a Porsche 907 LH 008 entered by Squadra Tartaruga

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) in a Ford GT40 1075

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 driven by Carlo Facetti (I) and Spartaco Dini (I)

Porsche 908 013 #33 driven by Rolf Stommelen (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) arrives third after 24 hours and becomes second in prototype classification group SP

David Hobbs (GB)

Jo Siffert, Porsche driver

Hans Herrmann in a relaxing moment at pits

David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) on Ford GT40 1076, J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.

Helmut Kelleners' and Reinhold Jöst's Ford GT40 #1081, entered by Deutsche Auto Zeitung

Porsche company's Chief Development Engineer Helmut Bott (front right hand) keeps times for the winning prototype group SP (overall second placed) Porsche P908L 031 #64 driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Gerard Larrousse (F)

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) on Ford GT40 #1081, entered by Deutsche Auto Zeitung become third placed in S5.0 class, sixth overall

Winning prototype group SP (overall second placed) Porsche P908L 031 #64 driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Gerard Larrousse (F)

Jacques Bourdon's (F) and Jean-Claude Aubriet's (F) Chevrolet Corvette 194378S410300 retires in an accident after 37 laps

Porsche 908/2L 005 #27 driven by Rudi Lins (A) / Helmut Marko (A) arrives third after 24 hrs

Pit stop of the fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA)

Pit stop of the fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA)

Herbert Müller (CH) in the Ferrari 512 S #1016

The Porsche 917L #042 of Porsche KG Salzburg, driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), did not finish the race

Celebrating mechanics spray champagne

Ecurie Francorchamps' fifth placed yellow Ferrari 512 S #1030, driven by Hughes de Fierlant (B) and Alistair Walker (GB)

Willy Kauhsen (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) on Porsche 917/20 #001 entered by Martini International Racing Team

The Porsche 917L #042 driven by Gérard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB) at Martini International Racing Team pits before the race

The later 13th placed Porsche 911 S of Bernard Cheneviere (CH) and Björn Waldegaard (S) entered by Ecurie Jean Sage behind Raymond Touroul's (F) and André Anselme's (F) Porsche 911 S which wins in the GT+2.0 group (sixth overall)

Winning Porsche 917K.

A view into Derek Bell's (GB) cockpit of the Porsche 917L 045, he receives some advice from team mate Jo Siffert (CH)

Vic Elford (GB) puts his balaclava on

The Porsche 917L 042 of Gérard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB) is being serviced at Martini International Racing Team pits

Sylvain Garant (F) and Pierre Greub (CH) on Porsche 911 S

Chris Amon (NZ) on Matra-Simca MS660 01

Fans watch the line-up in pitlane of J. W. Automotive Engineering's sportscars: #17 Jo Siffert's (CH) and Derek Bell's (GB) Porsche 917L 045, then #18 Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Jackie Oliver's (GB) Porsche 917L 043/044, in front later second placed #19 Porsche 917K 031 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert M¸ller (CH)

Richard Bond (GB) and Paul Vestey (GB) become sixth placed (12th overall) on the Porsche 911 S entered by The Paul Watson Race Organisation, seen here right behind group GT+2.0 first placed (6th overall) Porsche 911 S of Raymond Touroul (F) and André Anselme (F)

Porsche 917K

Gijs van Lennep (NL), Le Mans 1971

Mechanics work on the NART Ferrari 512 M #1020

The Porsche 911 S of Alan Johnson (USA) and Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) entered by Richie Ginther Racing Inc. with an open bonnet behind Sylvain Garant's (F) / Pierre Greub's (CH) Porsche 911 S (car no. 35) and the later 13th placed Porsche 911 S of Bernard Cheneviere (CH) and Björn Waldegaard (S)

The already retired team mate Jo Siffert watches the pit stop of the second placed Porsche 917K 031->026, driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH)

Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F) in the Matra-Simca MS660C 03

A bird's view of the Porsche 'garage' barn, 24h Le Mans 1972

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Graham Hill (GB) win the 24 heures du Mans 1972 on a Matra-Simca MS670 #01entered by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell

The winning Matra-Simca MS670 01 enters the long main straight

Helmut Marko (A) in the Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3 11572-002

An old farm house at Le Mans works fine as Porsche 'garage' in the week before the 24h race of Le Mans

A line of French policemen guards the grid, the cars nearly disappear in the crowds

Race winner Henri Pescarolo (F) on Matra-Simca MS670B B-02 leads the Ferrari

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312PB

Gérard Larrousse (F) in the Matra-Simca MS670B B-02

timekeeping

The winning Matra-Simca MS670B B-02

Henri Greder (F) hands over seats to Marie-Claude Beaumont (F) on the Chevrolet Corvette 194679-S-706401 entered by Greder Racing Team

Race winner Henri Pescarolo (F) on Matra-Simca MS670B B-02 in front of third placed team mate Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F) in the Matra-Simca MS670B B-01

Arturo Merzario (I) and Carlos Pace (BR) finished second in the Ferrari 312 PB #0896

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

The Mirage M6 Ford cars are being assembled in Gulf Research Racing's hired garage

The Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0020 R2 of Porsche Sonauto BP Racing is being refueled

Reinhold Jöst (D) and Claude Haldi (CH) drove this Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Martini Racing Team

Herbert Müller (CH) is being cheered up in pits for his next stint

Henri Pescarolo (F) in the Matra-Simca MS670B B-02

The Chevron B21 Ford cannot qualify for the race, it is driven by Brian Robinson (GB), José Uriarte (E) and Hervé LeGuellec (F)

Henri Pescarolo (F) in the Matra-Simca MS670B B-02

Reinhold Jöst (D) and Claude Haldi (CH) drove this Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Martini Racing Team

Gulf Research Racing's Mirage M6 Ford 605 in pits

Tyres with hand-cut grooves are being cleaned for the next session

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Ford's working area in paddock

Derek Bell, 24hrs Le Mans 1974

Gijs van Lennep

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #5 driven by Jacky Ickx, Henri Pescarolo and Jochen Mass

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #5 driven by Jacky Ickx, Henri Pescarolo and Jochen Mass

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #5 driven by Jacky Ickx, Henri Pescarolo and Jochen Mass

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #5 driven by Jacky Ickx, Henri Pescarolo and Jochen Mass

Jacques Laffite

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #5 driven by Jacky Ickx, Henri Pescarolo and Jochen Mass

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) driven by Bob Wollek, Jürgen Barth and Jacky Ickx becomes 2nd placed

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo

Rondeau M379C Ford #006 driven by Henri Pescarolo (F) and Patrick Tambay (F)

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

New-Man-Joest Racing's winning Porsche 956B 117 driven by Klaus Ludwig (D), Paolo Barilla (I) and "John Winter" (D)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche drivers David Hobbs and Derek Bell

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

Allard J2X Le Mans 1952

Allard J2X Le Mans 1952

Briggs Cunningham's (USA) damaged Jaguar E-type Lightweight S850664 5115 WK awaits service in pits and gains 9th position after 24 hours

Umberto Maglioli

Edgar Barth (DDR) has to push his and Herbert Linge's (D) Porsche 718 WRS (047) back to pits for th last few 100 metres because it lost a wheel. No help allowed by racing rules!

Richard Attwood (GB) and David Hobbs (GB) have parked the damaged Lola Mk 6 GT Ford besides the track

Willy Mairesse (B) gets a helping hand while he awaits his stint.

Willy Mairesse (B) being led by a Croix Rouge helper, with fire wounds after his accident in the Ferrari 250P (0812) which he shared with John Surtees

Briggs Cunningham's (USA) repaired Jaguar E-type Lightweight S850664 5115 WK gains 9th position after a service in pits

The winning team Jean Guichet (F) and Nino Vaccarella (I) return from their honoury lap on the Ferrari 275 P #0816 after the 24h du Mans 1964

Full grandstand at start/finish straight

Tony Maggs and Innes Ireland exchange drivers seat during the 24 Heures du Mans 1964

Graham Hill (GB)

Nino Vaccarella (I)

British driver Innes Ireland, one of the most colorful drivers of his generation

Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Ken Miles (USA) on Ford Mk II GT/106

Starting from 1st grid position, Chris Amon, Ford MK II no. 2, takes the lead, followed by Bob Bondurant's and Bruce McLaren's other Fords (no. 7 and no. 1). John Surtees, Ferrari no. 19, has a weak start.

Le Mans 24h 1965: John Surtees (GB) sits in the Ferrari 330 P2 #0828

Race winner Jochen Rindt (A)

This is the Giancarlo Baghetti/Mario Casoni Ferrari Dino 166P (0834) with an unusual coupe roof. It only lasted 2 laps before retiring with engine problems.

Ford GT40

The winning NART Ferrari 250 LM #5893, driven by Jochen Rindt (A), Masten Gregory (USA) and Ed Hugus (USA)

The Porsche 904 GTS #091 S-UP 14 of Gerhard Koch (D) and Anton Fischhaber (D) becomes first in the GT5.0 class (5th overall)

The Ferrari 275 GTB/C #9027GT of Pierre Noblet (B) and Claude Dubois (B) in front of third placed Ford Mk II #1016 driven by Ronnie Bucknum (USA) and Dick Hutcherson (USA)

The destroyed Ford GT40 #1040 of Peter Sutcliffe (GB) and Dieter Spoery (CH)

French policemen guard the remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race has started

Honoury lap of second placed Ford driver team Ken Miles (USA) and Denny Hulme (NZ) on Ford Mk II #1015

Hans Herrmann (D) and Herbert Linge (D) drive the Porsche 906 LE #151 to second place in the P2.0 class (5th overall)

John Whitmore (GB) and Frank Gardner (AUS) on Ford Mk II XGT-1, entered by Alan Mann Racing Ltd.

Sam Posey's (USA) and Massimo Natili's (I) Bizzarini GT Strada 5300 #106 (entered by Prototipi Bizzarini) still in front of Richard Attwood's (GB) and David Piper's (GB) luckless Ferrari 365 P2 Spyder #0826, but being disqualified after 39 laps for crossing pit safety line

Graham Hill, Ford Mk II, takes the early lead and pulls away after the 1st lap

Mike Spence( GB) in the no. 7 Spence/Hill Chaparral 2F Chevrolet

Driver exchange of Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and Mike Parkes (GB) during a pitstop of the Ferrari 330P4 #0858

The Surtees/Hobbs Lola-Aston Martin T70 Mk 3 (SL73/121) seen here was 13th fastest at Le Mans. It has an interesting non-standard tail but only lasted 3 laps before the engine expired.

Claude Dubois (B) and Chris Tuerlinx (B) in the Shelby GT350 SFM 5R539, closely followed by the Alpine A210 Renault #1722 of Robert Bouharde (F) and Jean-Claude Andruet (F)

Ford driver Dan Gurney (USA) posing with Bardahl (lubrication products) girls

Porsche 908 016 #32 driven by Gerhard Mitter (D) and Vic Elford (GB) becomes disqualified for illegal repair

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 with Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) behind the wheel follows the Alpine A210 Renault #1725 of Jean-Pierre Nicolas and Jean-Claude Andruet

The remains of Sylvain Garant's (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi's (F) Chevrolet Corvette 194679S706401 are being passed by Auguste Veuillet's Porsche 911 T 118 2 0779 driven by Claude Ballot-Léna (F) and Guy Chasseuil (F)

Start for the 24h Le Mans 1968: The Porsche 908 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) is on pole position

Johnny Servoz-Gavin (F) and Henri Pescarolo (F) on a Matra-Sports 630M 03

Rico Steinemann (CH) and Dieter Spoerry (CH) gain second place overall and win the P3.0 class on a Porsche 907 LH 008 entered by Squadra Tartaruga

Second placed Rico Steinemann (CH) and Dieter Spoerry (CH) on Porsche 907 LH 008

The Porsche 908 #014 of Joe Buzzetta (USA) and Scooter Patrick (USA) overtakes Phillippe Farjon's Porsche 907 2.2 006 driven by Herbert Linge (D) and Robert Buchet (F)

Mario Casoni (I) and Giampiero Biscaldi (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026 in front of Carlo Facetti's (I) and Spartaco Dini's (I) Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018

The start, in front car no. 34 with Joe Buzzetta (USA) and Scooter Patrick (USA) on Porsche 908 #014

French policemen line up at Le Mans grid under the race clock.

Ford team mates and happy winners Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) raise their bouquets on podium

Swiss driver Jo Siffert

Porsche company's Chief Development Engineer Helmut Bott watches a pit stop of the winning prototype (overall second placed) Porsche P908L 031 #64 driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Gerard Larrousse (F)

Porsche 908 LH 030 #23 is being refueled

Jacky Ickx and Bernard Cahier

Jo Siffert's helmet

A mechanic sits on a toolbox in pits

Jo Siffert qualifies with the Porsche 908 LH 029

French marching band cheers up the spectators before the race start

Jacky Ickx and Bernard Cahier during an interview. The shorthaired blonde lady behind is Bernard wife Joan, the mother of Paul-Henri Cahier

The second placed Porsche 908 LH 031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F)

Jo Siffert's (CH) helmet waits for him on the roof of the Porsche 917K #004/017 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Chuck Parsons (USA) and Tony Adamowicz (USA) on Ferrari 312 P Coupe #0872

Rudi Lins (A) and Helmut Marko (A) wait for their third placed Porsche 908/02 LH 005 to be prepared

Peter Schetty (CH) on Ferrari 512 S #1038

The destroyed Porsche 917K 026 of David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) is being removed from track after lap 49 whilst a Ferrari passes by

Later race winner Richard Attwood prepares for a practice stint in the Porsche 917K #024 of Porsche KG Salzburg

Gérard Larrousse (F) takes the seat in the second placed Porsche 917L 043, yet without heavy rain tyres

John Wyer keeps times in pits at Le Mans 1970 with his wife

#34, Donald Healey Motor Co, GB, Healey SR XR37 - Repco 740, drivers Roger Enever, GB and Andrew Hedges, GB

Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) on Porsche 917K #004/017 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Porsche fans show their support

Pit stop ends for the fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA)

Gérard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB) on the Porsche 917L #042 entered by Martini International Racing Team

Gijs van Lennep being interviewed

Ferrari mechanics in pits

Mechanics work on the NART Ferrari 512 M #1020

Moet & Chandon prepares a promotional glass pyramid on a Goodyear tire

Mechanics work on the NART Ferrari 512 M #1020

Eventual winner of 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans: Porsche 917K #22 driven by Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep.

Mary Elford (Vic Elford's wife) reads the newspapers

Sylvain Garant (F) and Pierre Greub (CH), Porsche 911S

Jo Siffert

The NART Ferrari 512 M #1040 driven by Mark Donohue (USA) and David Hobbs (GB)

Andrea de Adamich (I) at pits in the fourth placed Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3

Spy view at the engine of Dieter Glemser's (D) and Alex Soler-Roig's (E) Ford Capri RS 2600

Weigel's Porsche 908/2 #6, driven by Hans-Dieter Weigel (D) and Helmut Krause (D), retires in lap 244

François Cevert (F) in the second placed Matra-Simca MS670 02

Pit stop of Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908L 026 #60, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) / Michel Weber (D), which gains third place

Marie-Claude Beaumont (F) on Chevrolet Corvette 194679S706401

Reinhold Jˆst (D) and Claude Haldi (CH) drove this Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Martini Racing Team

Brian Redman (GB) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888 on Le Mans' grid just before the race

John Wyer next to an unknown gentleman besides the Gulf Mirage Ford and an Aston Martin DB3 racecar with its owner Richard Pilkington in front of Hôtel de France in Chateau du Loir

François Cevert (F) / Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F)

Second placed Ferrari 312PB 0896 #16 driven by Arturo Merzario (I) and Carlos Pace (BR)

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Martini Racing Team's Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0588 R6 driven by Reinhold Jöst (D) and Claude Haldi (CH)

Driver Marie-Claude Beaumont

François Cevert (F) in pits with the Matra-Simca MS670B B-03

The Ferrari 312 PB #0892 of Tim Schenken (AUS) and Carlos Reutemann (RA)

The BMW 3.0 CSL #2275997 driven by Dieter Quester (A) and Toine Hezemans (NL)

Fourth placed Gijs van Lennep (NL) drives with Herbert Müller (CH) the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 entered by Martini Racing Team

Herbert M¸ller (CH) watches the incoming cars in pitlane

Reinhold Jöst (D) and Claude Haldi (CH) drove this Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Martini Racing Team

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Muller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

John Wyer besides the Gulf Mirage Ford and an Aston Martin DB3 racecar with its owner Richard Pilkington in front of Hôtel de France in Chateau du Loir

The winners of the 24h Le Mans Henri Pescarolo and Gerard Larrousse celebrate on podium

Winners Derek Bell and Jacky Ickx

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #7 driven by Hurley Haywood, Peter Gregg and Reinhold Joest becomes third placed

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) driven by Bob Wollek, Jürgen Barth and Jacky Ickx becomes 2nd placed

Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the Renault Alpine A443 entered by Renault Sport

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 935/78 (Type-3.2L Turbo Flat-6) #43 driven by Manfred Schurti and Rolf Stommelen

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) driven by Bob Wollek, Jürgen Barth and Jacky Ickx becomes 2nd placed

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

New-Man Joest Racing's Porsche 956 104 driven by Stefan Johansson (S), Jean-Louis Schlesser (F) and Mauricio DeNarvaez (CO)

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

Mauricio de Narvaez (CO), Kenper Miller (USA) and Paul Belmondo (F) drive the Porsche 956 104 entered by New-Man-Joest Racing

Le Mans 24h 1988, two exhausted photographer colleagues: Ferdi Kräling and Wolfgang Wilhelm

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced with open engine cover (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

The empty cockpit of a Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Michael Schumacher watches the pitstops of his team's car no. 31 with Karl Wendlinger (A) and Fritz Kreutzpointner (D) on Mercedes-Benz C11 05 from under the star, becoming fifth placed overall

Michael Schumacher (D) on Mercedes-Benz C11 05 during the 1991 24h Le Mans

Michael Schumacher (D) on Mercedes-Benz C11 05 during the 1991 24h Le Mans

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. Vanderpoele, F. Velez

Allard J2X Le Mans 1952

Allard J2X Le Mans 1952

Allard J2X Le Mans 1952

Allard J2X Le Mans 1952

Allard J2X Le Mans 1952

Allard J2X Le Mans 1952

Porsche 962 Dauer Le Mans Sport, 1993

Porsche 962 Dauer Le Mans Sport, 1993

Porsche 962 Dauer Le Mans Sport, 1993

Porsche 962 Dauer Le Mans Sport, 1993

John Surtees (GB) and Willy Mairesse (B), before the race in pits with Mauro Forghieri, retire in an accident with the Ferrari 250P #0812 after 252 laps

Englishman Michael Johnson "Mike" Parkes becomes third at the 1963 24h Le Mans with his Ferrari team mate Maglioli

The incinerated Ferrari 250P #0812 of John Surtees (GB) and Willy Mairesse (B) is being passed by the Ferrari 250 GTO #4293GT of "Jean Beurlys" (B) and Gerard Langlois von Ophem (B)

Italian Ferrari driver Lorenzo Bandini, 24h Le Mans 1963

Race winner Nino Vaccarella (I) listens to last instructions before victory from Mauro Forghieri during a pit stop

The moment of the start, from left to right: no. 19 the third placed Ferrari 330P #0822 of John Surtees (GB) and Lorenzo Bandini (I), no. 11 the Ford GT40 GT/103 driven by Richie Ginther (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA), no. 15 the Ferrari 330P #0810 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Skip Hudson (USA), no. 10 the Ford GT40 GT/102 of Phil Hill (USA) and Bruce McLaren (NZ), no. 14 the second placed Ferrari 330P #0818 of Graham Hill (GB) and Jo Bonnier (S)

Gerhard Mitter (D) and Colin Davis (GB) with Huschke von Hanstein at Porsche pits

Cars and drivers are lined up and wait for the start signal

This privately entered Ferrari 250LM (6313) of Belgians Pierre Dumay and Gustave Gosselin were leading Le Mans 1965 at midday Sunday until Dumay ran over some debris on Mulsanne that burst a rear tyre causing bodywork damage that dropped them to 2nd place. So near and yet so far.

A close view at Pedro in his cockpit of the Ferrari 365 P1/P2 Open run by North American Racing Team

Herbert Linge (D) and Peter Nöcker (D) on Porsche 904/6 #906-001 (S-UN 441), entered by Porsche System Engineering

AC Cobra Daytona Coupe

The business end of Ford's new MkII at Le Mans reveals the stock car racing 427 cubic inch (7 litre) engine that offered a relatively modest 450 bhp but huge torque. Two were entered but they were effectively experimental and neither raced again

The Ferrari 330 P2 #0828 of John Surtees (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) in front of Roberto Bussinello's (I) and Jean Rolland's (F) Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2

Jackie Stewart (GB) celebrates his class victory

The drivers led by Amon and Surtees run to their cars after the start signal

Amidst all the heavy metal mayhem Porsche finished 4th and 5th at Le Mans. This is the 5th placed 2000 GT class winning factory 904GTS (091) of Gerhard Koch and Anton Fischhaber that completed 320 laps.

Skip Scott's (USA) and Peter Revson's (USA) Ford GT40 #1038 with the Ford GT40 #1007 of Guy Ligier (F) and Bob Grossman (USA) close behind

French policemen guard the remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race started

The winning Ford Mk II #1046 driven by Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Chris Amon (NZ) entered by Shelby American Inc.

A photographer examines the wrecks of three retired racecars besides the track, car no. 42 is the Matra M620 BRM 03 driven by Jo Schlesser (F) and Alan Rees (GB), car no. 20 the Ferrari 330 P3 #0848 of Mike Parkes (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I), at the rear car no. 53, the C.D. SP66 Peugeot 663IW75 of Georges Heligouin (F) and Johnny Rives (F).

The winning Ford Mk II #1046 driven by Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Chris Amon (NZ)

Udo Schütz' (D) and Peter de Klerk's (ZA) Porsche 906 LE 152 S-XR 760 in front of the other Porsche 906 LE 151 S-XR 762 driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Herbert Linge (D)

Race leader Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA) on Ford Mk IV J6 in front of second placed Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and Mike Parkes (GB) in a Ferrari 330P4 #0858

The winning Porsche driver team (P2.0) Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) celebrate with champagne on podium

Helen Stewart and Bette Hill

Winning team Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA) celebrate with champagne on podium

An exhausted mechanic takes a nap at night during the 24hrs Le Mans 1967

Holman & Moody's destroyed Ford sports cars besides the Le Mans track: the Mk IV J7, driven Lucien Bianchi (B) and Mario Andretti (USA), after an accident in lap 188 and in front if it lies the Ford Mk IIB 1031 of Frank Gardner (AUS) and Roger McCluskey (USA) which retires after 179 laps in another accident

Porsche mechanics try to reveal the cause of spilled oil on the engine bonnet of the Porsche 906 156 driven by Gerhard Koch (D) and Christian Poirot (F)

Second placed Mike Parkes and Ludovico Scarfiotti celebrate their achivement with winner AJ Foyt in the middle

Rolf Stommelen (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) on Porsche 910 016 S-ZL 693 close behind their colleagues in the other 910

Holman & Moody's destroyed Ford sports cars besides the Le Mans track: the Mk IV J7, driven Lucien Bianchi (B) and Mario Andretti (USA), after an accident in lap 188 and in front the Ford Mk IIB 1031 of Frank Gardner (AUS) and Roger McCluskey (USA) which retires after 179 laps in another accident

Winning team (category P+5.0) Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA) celebrate with champagne on podium, laughing second placed Mike Parkes left hand

The delighted winner Dan Gurney

Holman & Moody's destroyed Ford sports cars besides the Le Mans track: the Mk IV J7, driven Lucien Bianchi (B) and Mario Andretti (USA), after an accident in lap 188 and in front if it lies the Ford Mk IIB 1031 of Frank Gardner (AUS) and Roger McCluskey (USA) which retires after 179 laps in another accident

Bruce McLaren poses with his sponsor Dunlop's advertising ladies, 24h Le Mans 1967

Porsche race director Husche von Hanstein (with white hat) looks on as mechanics attend the 7th place class winning Vic Elford/Ben Pon Porsche 906 (154) at Le Mans 1967. In the background one of the factory Porsche 907s races by.

Ford team mates and happy winners Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) hold their champagne bottles tight on podium

Pit stop end of Albert Cognet (F) and Roger Riviere (F) on a Porsche 904 GTS entered by Albert Cognet

John Wyer looks at his timekeeper

Typical Le Mans start 1968: drivers run to their cars, with Jo Siffert and Rolf Stommelen at the head

Mario Casoni (I) and Giampiero Biscaldi (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026 in front of Jean-Pierre Nicolas's (F) and Jean-Claude Andruet's (F) Alpine A210 Renault #1725

The start

Jacky Ickx (B) shows his strategy to a journalist

The (overall second placed) Porsche 908 LH #031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) becomes the winner in the P3.0 class

Porsche drivers Vic Elford, Jo Siffert, Brian Redman and Kurt Ahrens

Ferdinand Piech looks into the cockpit of a piting Porsche

The (overall second placed) Porsche 908 LH #031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) is being serviced at the pits, they become the winning team in the P3.0 class

The Porsche 908 LH 031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) in pits, race engineer Helmuth Bott takes the times, whilst Porsche's race director Rico Steinemann watches.

Willy Kauhsen (D) waits at pits behind Piech and Steinemann

J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.'s Ford GT40 #1075 wins the 24h Le Mans 1969 with Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on the steering wheel, seen here in front of team mates David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) in the Ford GT40 #1076

During an exchange of drivers Jo Siffert (CH) speaks with his team mate Brian Redman (GB)

All cars are being prepared on the grid thirty minutes before the start

Jo Siffert's helmet on a Porsche 908

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

Tartaruga's Porsche P908/2L 028 #20 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) retires with an oil leak after 60 laps

Tartaruga's Porsche P908/2L 028 #20 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) retires with an oil leak after 60 laps

Fans on the Le Mans main grandstand watch the sportscar battle

The (overall second placed) Porsche 908 LH #031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) becomes the winner in the P3.0 class

Brian Redman (GB)

The Porsche 911T of Claude Ballot-Lena (F) and Guy Chasseuil (F) passes the Porsche pits with all tools put in order for the next operation

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver. Behind the Alpine-Renault of Henri Grandsire and Jean-Claude Andruet

24h Le Mans 1970: Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire in lap 225 with engine problems - the Porsche 917L #042 is entered by Porsche KG Salzburg - seen here in front of Jo Siffert's (CH) and Brian Redman's (GB) Porsche 917K 004/01 which retires after 156 laps with engine problems, too.

Vic Elford in his Porsche 917

Vic Elford, 24h Le Mans, 1970

Corrado Manfredini (I) and Gianpiero Moretti (I) on Ferrari 512 S #1022/1032 in front of Guy Verrier (F) and Sylvain Garant (F) on Porsche 911 TH

Second placed team of Gerard Larrousse (F, at the wheel) and Willy Kauhsen (D) in the Porsche 917L #043 entered by Martini International Racing Team

After winning the 1970 24h Le Mans endurance race, Richard Attwood, Hans Herrmann and Ferry Porsche enjoy the victory party in the Martini hospitality center

Gérard Larrousse (F) is seated in the second placed Porsche 917L 043

Jacky Ickx (B) yawns his tension away before the start

Erwin Kremer (D) and Nicolas Koob (L) on Porsche 911 S besides the Ferrari 312 P Coupe #0872 of Chuck Parsons (USA) and Tony Adamowicz (USA)

Ecurie Francorchamps' fifth placed yellow Ferrari 512 S #1030, driven by Hughes de Fierlant (B) and Alistair Walker (GB)

Brian Redman (GB) watches team mate Jo Siffert (CH) getting ready at Porsche pits

The Helmut Marko (A) / Rudi Lins (A) Porsche 908/02 LH #005 entered by Martini International Racing Team gain third position at finish

Movie actor Steve McQueen tries to understand a professional camera during the production of the famous movie 'Le Mans'

Team owner Hans-Dieter Dechent watches a pit stop of his Porsche 908/2L 005 #27 driven by Rudi Lins and Helmut Marko (A) which arrives third after 24 hours

The winning Porsche 917K of Richard Attwood and Hans Herrmann

Rudi Lins (A) and Helmut Marko (A) on Porsche 908/02 LH 005 entered by Martini International Racing Team becomes first placed in P3.0 group (third overall), seen here during practice in front of Dominique Martin's (CH) and Pierre Maublanc's (F) Porsche 917K 025 and the Porsche 911 S 18 VO 75 of Jean-Claude Parot (F) and Jacky Dechaumel (F)

Porsche 908/2L 005 #27 driven by Rudi Lins (A) / Helmut Marko (A) arrives third after 24 hours

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire in lap 225 with engine problems - the Porsche 917L #042 is entered by Porsche KG Salzburg

24h Le Mans 1970: Ferrari pit-stop

Ecurie Francorchamps' fifth placed yellow Ferrari 512 S #1030, driven by Hughes de Fierlant (B) and Alistair Walker (GB)

The Porsche 917L #042 of Porsche KG Salzburg, driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), did not finish the race

Unlucky Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 512 S #1038 in front of later third Gérard Larrousse (F) and Willy Kauhsen (D) on the 'Hippie'-Porsche 917L 043

Winner of the LeMans 24hrs 1971: Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) on Porsche 917K #053 entered by Martini International Racing Team

Exchange of drivers of Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) during a service stop of the later winning Porsche 917K 053 at Martini International Racing Team pits

A french policeman guards the pitlane entry opposite the main grandstand

The North American Racing Team Ferrari 512M driven by the US drivers Sam Posey/Tony Adamowicz, 24h Le Mans, 1971

24h Le Mans 1971: A rolling start is going to be put into practice for the first time at the Le Mans 24 hours 1971: By going into the formation lap behind a safety car at the front of the field are the Martini-Porsche 917LH #042 (No 21) driven by Gerard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB), followed by the polesetting Gulf-Porsche 917LH #043 (No 18) driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB).

The Porsche 911 S of Pierre Mauroy (F) and Jean-Claude Lagniez (F) (car no. 37) besides Sylvain Garant's (F) and Pierre Greub's (CH) Porsche 911 S (car no. 35) in front of the rest of the field

24h Le Mans 1971: Swiss driver Jo Siffert (at the wheel) and Derek Bell drive the Porsche 917L 045 of the John Wyer's Gulf team

The Porsche 917L #042 driven by Gérard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB) at Martini International Racing Team pits before the race

Eventual winner of 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans: Porsche 917K no. 22 driven by Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep.

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) on Porsche 917L 045

The grid of the 24 Heures du Mans 1971, one minute before the start as the sign reads

The second placed Porsche 917K 031->026 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH) in front of the later winning Porsche 917K 053 of Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL), and another etiring Chevrolet Corvette 194378S410300

The winning Martini-Porsche 917K 053 in pits for exchange of drivers between arriving Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL)

Mechanics work on the NART Ferrari 512 M #1020

The winning Martini-Porsche 917K 053 driven by Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL)

Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland's Lola T280 Ford HU2 in pits

Hans Heyer (D) and René Herzog (CH) lead a Ford car in the BMW 2800 CS entered by Team Schnitzer - Motul

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908L 026 #60 driven by Reinhold Joest (D) / Michel Weber (D) gains third place

The start, Henri Pescarolo (F) in the Matra-Simca MS670 01 starts from second grid place

Siffert ATE Racing's Porsche 908/01L 013 driven by Reinhold Jöst (D), Michel Weber (D) and Mario Casoni (I)

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Graham Hill (GB) win the 24 heures du Mans 1972 on a Matra-Simca MS670 #01entered by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell

Derek Bell (GB) smiles for a souvenir photo

The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona, driven by Derek Bell (GB), Teddy Pilette (B), at the wheel, and Richard Bond (GB)

Pescarolo in the pits during practice, being watched by codriver Graham Hill (behind the Matra)

A lonely cigarette in the pits of the Porsche 908/01L 013 entered by Siffert ATE Racing

Georg Loos (D) and Jürgen Barth (D) become 10th overall placed in the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0847 entered by Gelo Racing Team, and second placed in the GT3.0 classification

A Ford Capri LV driven by Dieter Glemser (D), John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Hans Heyer (D)

Henri Pescarolo (F) waves from the winning Matra-Simca MS670B B-02

Ford's race director Mike Kranefuss keeps the times

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Muller (CH) drove the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7 to fourth position

Race winner Henri Pescarolo (F) on Matra-Simca MS670B B-02 leads the Ferrari

The start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, fourth grid placed and later winner Henri Pescarolo on Matra-Simca MS670B B-02 in focus

This Ligier JS2 Maserati entered by Automobiles Ligier finished 8th placed, driven by Jacques Laffite (F) and Alain Serpaggi (F)

Alain Serpaggi (in the car) and Jacques Laffite, the drivers for team Ligier

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Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 935/78 (Type-3.2L Turbo Flat-6) #43 driven by Manfred Schurti and Rolf Stommelen

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #5 driven by Jacky Ickx, Henri Pescarolo and Jochen Mass

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 935/78 (Type-3.2L Turbo Flat-6) #43 driven by Manfred Schurti and Rolf Stommelen

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo #1007, driven by Beppe Gabbiani (I) and Emanuele Pirro (I), retires in an accident after 47 laps

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo #1011, driven by Riccardo Patrese (I), Hans Heyer (D) and Piercarlo Ghinzani (I), retires after 186 laps with a broken cylinder head

New-Man Joest Racing's Porsche 956 104 driven by Stefan Johansson (S), Jean-Louis Schlesser (F) and Mauricio DeNarvaez (CO)

New-Man-Joest Racing's winning Porsche 956B 117 driven by Klaus Ludwig (D), Paolo Barilla (I) and "John Winter" (D)

Jacky Ickx (B)/Jochen Mass (D), Rothmans Porsche 962C, 24h Le Mans, 1985

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

Car #62 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jean-Louis Schlesser (F), Jean-Pierre Jabouille, (F) and Alain Cudini, (F)

Car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Pit stop of a Sauber Mercedes. Manuel Reuter out of the car, handing over a drink bottle to his teammate Jochen Mass.

Ferrari 333 SP, starting #12, finishing 20th, drivers: W. Taylor, E. van der Poele (at the wheel) and F. Velez

Laurent Aiello/Allan McNish/Stephane Ortelli, Porsche 911 GT1-98

Allard J2X Le Mans 1952

Allard J2X Le Mans 1952

Allard J2X Le Mans 1952

Allard J2X Le Mans 1952

Allard J2X Le Mans 1952

Allard J2X Le Mans 1952

Allard J2X Le Mans 1952

Allard J2X Le Mans 1952

Porsche 962 Dauer Le Mans Sport, 1993

The young Ferrari sporting director and chief designer Mauro Forghieri stands behind the winning drivers team of Lorenzo Bandini and Ludovico Scarfiotti

John Surtees, Le Mans 1963

Pedro Rodriguez with his wife and a friend at the pits

Richie Ginther (USA) and Graham Hill (GB), who drove a Rover-BRM Turbine entered by Owen Racing Organisation as 'Invited entry', were not classified.

Ferrari sporting director and chief designer Mauro Forghieri talks with the luckless Willy Mairesse in Ferrari pits

Pit stop of the Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ #750011 of Roberto Bussinello (I) and Bruno Deserti (I)

Pedro Rodriguez with his wife and a friend

The winning team of Jean Guichet (F) and Nino Vaccarella (I) on Ferrari 275P #0816 in front of Gérard Laureau (F) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) on René Bonnet Aérodjet Renault

Third placed team John Surtees (GB) and Lorenzo Bandini (I), heading for the cockpit, on Ferrari 330P #0822 at the last pit stop

Lorenzo Bandini (I) sits in pits with Mrs. Surtees behind him

Peter Lindner (D) and Peter Nˆcker (D) on Jaguar E-type Lightweight #S850662 behind the Jaguar E-type Lightweight #S850663 of Peter Lumsden (GB) and Peter Sargent (GB)

The pitting Ferrari 250 GTO 64 #4399GT of Innes Ireland (GB) and Tony Maggs (ZA)

Jackie Stewart (GB) on the Rover-BRM Turbine, entered by Owen Racing Organization, becomes second placed with Graham Hill in the P2.0 classement (10th overall) at the 1965 Le Mans 24h

Jochen Rindt tastes the winners champagne and shares kisses with a Moet & Chandon girl

The winning drivers Jochen Rindt (A) and Masten Gregory (USA) are welcomed by the press and officials after the race

Le Mans 24h 1965 - podium ceremony with Herbert Linge and Peter Noecker, winner in the GT class up to 2000cc with a Porsche 904/6

The Ferrari 365 P2 0838 of North American Racing Team, driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Nino Vaccarella (I) becomes first in the P5.0 group

Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart (GB) on the Rover-BRM Turbine, entered by Owen Racing Organization, become second placed in the P2.0 classement (10th overall) at the 1965 Le Mans 24h

Jackie Stewart, Le Mans 24h 1965, in a short break from driving the experimental gas turbine BRM-Rover with Graham Hill

The third placed Ford Mk II #1016 of Ronnie Bucknum (USA) and Dick Hutcherson (USA) passes the wreck of a retired racecars besides the track - car no. 14, the Ford GT40 #1040 driven by Peter Sutcliffe (GB) and Dieter Spoerry (CH)

Chris Amon waves at the fans from the winning Ford Mk II #1046 entered byShelby American Inc.

Jack Brabham with his friend, the IRPA president, photographer and journalist Bernard Cahier, French GP, Bugatti au Mans 1967

Pit stop of the second placed Ferrari 330P4 #0858 of Ludovico Scarfiotti (I, in the car) and Mike Parkes (GB). Mauro Forghieri tries to order the procedure.

An exhausted Phil Hill relaxes in pits during the long race night of the 24h Le Mans 1967

Dan Gurney and AJ Foyt win the 24h Le Mans 1967 in the Ford Mk IV J6

Lucien Bianchi (B), start position no 3., awaits the starting signal to run towards his Ford MK IV, entered by American Team Holman & Moody

Shelby American Inc.'s winning Ford Mk IV J6, driven by Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA)

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Typical Le Mans start: drivers run to their cars

After the start, Rolf Stommelen (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) take the lead with car no. 33, a Porsche 908 013 S-J 6271, followed by Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) on Porsche 908 015 S-J 6273 (car no. 31)

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) drove the Ford GT40 1075 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd. to victory at Le Mans 24hrs 1968

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) on Ford GT40 #1081, entered by Deutsche Auto Zeitung become third placed in S5.0 class (sixth overall)

The last true Le Mans start: All drivers had sprinted to their cars with Rolf Stommelen, Porsche 917, in the lead, followed by Vic Elford's and Jo Siffert's Porsches

Driver seat exchange of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) during a pitstop of the Porsche 908 LH 031

Bernard Cahier with Huschke von Hanstein and two French journalists Jose Rosinski and Gerard Crombac

The Porsche pit crew waits for the service action, Le Mans 1969

Ford driver Jackie Oliver and his wife Lynn (black coad) in the pits.

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) on Ford GT40 #1076 (entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.) become second placed in S5.0 classement (third overall)

Jacky Ickx and a mechanic wait at pits for Jackie Oliver in the race winning Ford GT40 #1075

David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) on Ford GT40 #1076 (entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.) become second placed in S5.0 classement (third overall)

The second placed Porsche 917L 043 awaits it's driver in pits whilst the fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 passes by, Le Mans 24h, 1970

Driver exchange between Willy Kauhsen (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) on the second placed Porsche 917L 043

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire after 225 laps with engine problems - the Porsche 917L #042 is entered by Porsche KG Salzburg

Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) on Porsche 917K #004/017 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) on Porsche 917L 042

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire in lap 225 with engine problems on the Porsche 917L of Porsche KG Salzburg

24h Le Mans 1970: A deserved sip of the winner's champagne for the Porsche mechanics

Derek Bell (GB) and Ronnie Peterson (S) on Ferrari 512 S #1026 in front of Jo Bonnier (S) and Reine Wisell (S) on Ferrari 512 S #1008

Arturo Merzario driving the Merzario (I)/Regazzoni (CH) Ferrari 512 S #1034

Pit stop in pouring rain of the winning Porsche 917K 023 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D)

Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F) and Patrick Depailler (F) on Matra-Simca MS650 03 in front of Nanni Galli (I) and Rolf Stommelen (D) on Alfa Romeo T33/3 75080-007

Pedro Rodriguez' timekeeper at Porsche pits

Later second placed Gérard Larrousse (F) and Willy Kauhsen (D) on Porsche 917L #043 entered by Martini International Racing Team

Mike Hailwood had spun into Facetti's abandoned Alfa Romeo. The destroyed Porsche 917K 026 of Hobbs (GB)/Hailwood (GB) is being removed from track.

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire in lap 225 with engine problems - the Porsche 917L #042 is entered by Porsche KG Salzburg

The Porsche 917L #042 of Porsche KG Salzburg, driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), did not finish the race

24h Le Mans 1970: Porsche team briefing with Flegel, Porsche, Bott (and press officer Klaus Reichert on the left)

All cars stand in line minutes before the start

Night session, 24 h Le Mans, 1970

Herbert M¸ller (CH) on Ferrari 512 S #1016 in front of Corrado Manfredini's (I) and Gianpiero Moretti's (I) Ferrari 512 S #1022/1032

Vic Elford's late night shift

The fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA) passes the bridge in front of Claude Laurent (F) and Jacques Marché (F) on a Porsche 911 S

Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) gain first place with a Porsche 917K #053 entered by Martini International Racing Team, 24h Le Mans 1971

Group photo for the press at Martini International Racing Team pits of Gijs van Lennep (NL), Helmut Marko (A) and Vic Elford (GB) besides the victorious Porsche 917K 053

The third placed NART Ferrari 512 M #1020 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Tony Adamowicz (USA, at the wheel), 24 h Le Mans, 1971

John Wyer's second placed Porsche 917K 031 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Muller (CH)

Derek Bell (GB) / Jo Siffert (CH) on Porsche 917L #045, entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering, 24h Le Mans 1971

Team principal John Wyer keps the times above Porsche pits

The Porsche 917L 043/044 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) is about to retire with oil pipe and engine problems

24h Le Mans 1971: Porsche 917L 043/044 of J. W. Automotive Engineering stops at pits for drivers exchange between Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB)

Podium ceremony with the winning teams, prominently Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) after 24 hours and 397 laps with the Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team

The Ferrari 512 M 1040 of Mark Donohue (USA) and David Hobbs (GB) entered by North American Racing Team pushes from behind (car no. 27 Christian Poirot (F) on Porsche 910, car no. 36 Porsche 911 S of Bernard Cheneviere (CH) and Björn Waldegaard (S) entered by Ecurie Jean Sage)

A Ferrari in front of a Porsche at dawn

John Wyer's second placed Porsche 917K 031 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Muller (CH)

Attwood out of the car, Mueller taking over the drive.

Mark Donohue (USA) and David Hobbs (GB) on the NART-entered Ferrari 512 M #1040

The Porsche 917K #031/026 of J. W. Automotive Engineering driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH) will become second placed after 24hrs

Podium ceremony with the winning teams, prominently Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) after 24 hours and 397 laps with the Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team

The winning team of the 24 hours Le Mans, 1971: Martini Porsche 917K #22 driven by Gijs van Lennep (NL, at the wheel) and Helmut Marko (A).

Helmut Marko (A) awaits the arrival of team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) for a pit stop with the later winning Porsche 917K 053, entered by Martini International Racing Team

24h Le Mans 1971: Winner of the LeMans 24hrs 1971: Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) on Porsche 917K #053 entered by Martini International Racing Team

24h Le Mans 1971: The winning Porsche 917K 053 driven by Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) at dawn

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908L 026 #60, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) / Michel Weber (D), gains third place

The second placed Matra-Simca MS670 02 is being serviced by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell mechanics

Dieter Glemser's (D) and Alex Soler-Roig's (E) Ford Capri RS 2600

An old farm house at Le Mans works fine as Porsche 'garage' in the week before the 24h race

Derek Bell (GB)

The Ford Capri LV of Dieter Glemser (D), John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Hans Heyer (D) is being refueled in pits

Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) on BMW Motorsport 's BMW 3.0 CSL

A Ford Capri LV driven by Dieter Glemser (D), John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Hans Heyer (D)

Henri Pescarolo (F) amidst celebrating Matra team members

Porsche mechanics (Klaus Bischof, rear right hand) await their deployment during the 24h Le Mans 1974

Photographer Rainer W. Schlegelmilch, 24h Le Mans, 1975

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #7 driven by Hurley Haywood, Peter Gregg and Reinhold Joest becomes third placed

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #7 driven by Hurley Haywood, Peter Gregg and Reinhold Joest becomes third placed

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #7 driven by Hurley Haywood, Peter Gregg and Reinhold Joest becomes third placed

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) #7 driven by Hurley Haywood, Peter Gregg and Reinhold Joest becomes third placed

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo #1007, driven by Beppe Gabbiani (I) and Emanuele Pirro (I), retires in an accident after 47 laps

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Klaus Ludwig (D) on Porsche 956B 117 entered by New-Man Joest Racing

Porsche pit talk Le Mans 24h 1988 (from left to right: Klaus Bischof, Frank Jelinski, Klaus Ludwig, Manfred Jantke)

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell), Jaguar XJR-9LM Advanced (#2 Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace)

The Silk Cut Jaguar XJR-9 LM of Patrick Tambay, Jan Lammers and Andrew Gilbert-Scott

Pit stop and driver exchange at the Sauber pits, the Mercedes C9 #62 driven by Jean-Louis Schlesser, Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Alain Cudini

Pit stop and driver exchange at the Sauber pits, the Mercedes C9 #62 driven by Jean-Louis Schlesser, Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Alain Cudini