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Start of the 1970 1000kms Monza

Start of the 1970 1000kms Monza, Chris Amon (NZ) and Arturo Merzario (I) on Ferrari 512 S #1026 besides polesiter Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) on Porsche 917K 009

Derek Bell (GB) sits on the pitwall whilst bored Porsche mechanics prepare the pitboard signaling leading position, 10 laps to go and nearly a minute distance to the hunters to winner Pedro Rodriguez

Rolf Stommelen (D) on the Alfa Romeo T33/3 75080-020 which becomes destroyed during an accident in practice

Vic Elford sits in the Porsche 917K #020, 1000km Monza 1971

Pedro Rodriguez in Porsche pits during the 1000km Monza 1971

Vic Elford sits in the Porsche 917K #020, 1000km Monza 1971

Jackie Oliver (GB) on Porsche 908/03 #013 during a practice session before the 1000 km endurance race at the Nuerburgring in 1971

Vic Elford sits in the Porsche 917K #020, 1000km Monza 1971

During the 6h Nuerburgring race in 1973, Helen Stewart enjoys browsing through Rainer's 1973 Ford Motorsport calendar

The Maserati CDM (Tipo 61) of Lloyd Casner (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA)

Hans-Dieter Dechent (D) and Robert F. Huhn (D) drive the Porsche 906 of Scuderia Lufthansa to sixth place

Phil Hill, 1967 Targa Florio

Paul Metternich besides his and Wittigo Einsiedel's (D) Austin Mini-Cooper 'S' C-A2S7-L/956939

Paul Metternich's and Wittigo Einsiedel's (D) Austin Mini-Cooper 'S' C-A2S7-L/956939

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

Paul Metternich's and Wittigo Einsiedel's (D) Austin Mini-Cooper 'S' C-A2S7-L/956939

Paul Metternich besides his and Wittigo Einsiedel's (D) Austin Mini-Cooper 'S' C-A2S7-L/956939

Paul Metternich's and Wittigo Einsiedel's (D) Austin Mini-Cooper 'S' C-A2S7-L/956939

Paul Metternich in front of his and Wittigo Einsiedel's (D) Austin Mini-Cooper 'S' C-A2S7-L/956939

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.

Ignazio Capuano's and Ferdinando Latteri's damaged Porsche 910 did not start after an accident in practice before the 1968 Targa Florio

The Porsche 911 S of Dan Margulies becomes 20th overall and gains fifth position in GT2.0 classement

The damaged drive shaft of the Porsche 908/02 012 of Richard Attwood and Brian Redman is repaired on the grass during the 1969 Targa Florio

The Porsche 911 S of Dan Margulies becomes 20th overall and gains fifth position in GT2.0 classement

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'

Two red cars chase each other (anyone knows who?)

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

Team boss John Wyer on the grid before he start of the 1000 km Spa 1971

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

Fans at the Nuerburgring-'Suedkehre'

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

*unknown driver & car*

The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 of Roberto Bussinello (I) and "Geki" (I) retires after 14 laps

*unknown driver & car*

The jumping Porsche 910 #013 of Paul Hawkins (AUS) and Gerhard Koch (D)

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on a Ford GT40 #1003 gain first place for Ford France in S+3.0 class (7th place overall)

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on Ford GT40 #1003 gain first place in S+3.0 classement (7th overall)

Hans-Dieter Dechent (D) and Robert F. Huhn (D) on a Porsche 906

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on Ford GT40 #1003 gain first place in S+3.0 classement (7th overall)

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on Ford GT40 #1003 gain first place in S+3.0 classement (7th overall)

The jumping Porsche 910 007 S-ZL 123 of Udo Schütz (D) and Joe Buzzetta (USA)

Porsche 908/2 002

Hans Herrmann (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) on the Porsche 908 LH #025, entered by Porsche System Engineering

Günter Werlich (D) and Rainer Ising (D) on Porsche 906 156

Second placed Porsche P908L 025 #7 driven by Hans Herrmann and Kurt Ahrens jr.

Peter Sadler's (GB) Ford GT40 #1010

Porsche 908/2 016

The second placed Porsche 908 LH #025 (No. 7) of Porsche System Engineering, driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

1000km Monza 1970: Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW

Pauli Toivonen (SF) and Sten Axelsson (S) in the Porsche 917K #021 during practice session, entered by Racing Team AAW. The vehicle did not start because it was withdrawn due to a fatal accident in practice in which team mate Hans Laine was killed.

A queue of cars after the start of the 1000km BOAC Brands Hatch 1970

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW

A queue of cars after the start of the 1000km BOAC Brands Hatch 1970, with the Porsche 917K #020 of Attwood and Herrmann in front

The start to the 1000km BOAC Brands Hatch 1970, both Ferrari 512 S Spyder start from the front row.

Pauli Toivonen (SF) and Sten Axelsson (S) in the Porsche 917K #021 during practice session, entered by Racing Team AAW. The vehicle did not start because it was withdrawn due to a fatal accident in practice in which team mate Hans Laine was killed.

A queue of cars after the start of the 1000km BOAC Brands Hatch 1970, with the Porsche 917K #016 of Rodriguez and Kinnunen in the lead

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW

Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude Guérie (F) on Porsche 911 S who gain fourth place in GT+2.0 group (11th overall)

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

A Goodyear blimp in a blue sky above Riverside in 1973

Jackie Stewart interviews Emerson Fittipaldi, Can-Am Riverside 1973

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

Mario Andretti / Michael Andretti / John Andretti

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

Hans Herrmann (D) becomes third placed in the Porsche 718 WRS #047 with team mate Graham Hill at the 1000kms Nuerburgring 1962

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

Mike Parkes

Willy Mairesse (B)

Bruce McLaren (NZ)

Nino Vaccarella

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)

Richard Attwood

Phil Hill (USA)

Jackie Stewart

Mike Parkes (GB)

The Ferrari Dino 206 S #008 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Richie Ginther (USA)

John Surtees (GB)

Ferrari engine

Phil Hill (USA)

John Surtees (GB)

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

Edward Nelson (GB) and Peter de Klerk (ZA) on Ford GT40 #1009, still leading the Porsche 911 S of Bjorn Rothstein and Boo Johansson (S)

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on Ford GT40 #1003 become winners of S+2.0 classement

The Alfa Romeo T33 of Andrea de Adamich (I) and Nanni Galli (I)

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Jürgen Neuhaus (D) in the Porsche 911S entered by IGFA

The Ferrari 330P3/4 #0848 of Herbert Müller (CH) and Jean Guichet (F) waits in pitlane in front of Nino Vaccarella's (I) Ferrari 330P4 #0846

Herbert Müller (CH)

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on Ford GT40 #1003 become winners of S+2.0 classement

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on Ford GT40 #1003 gain first place in S+3.0 classement (7th overall)

A Porsche 910 engine

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on Ford GT40 #1003 become winners of S+2.0 classement

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

Vic Elford's (GB) and Umberto Maglioli's (I) winning Porsche 907 2.2 #025 [S-XR 47]

Mechanics attach a rear wheel to the Porsche 908 LH 027 of Udo Schütz (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D)

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: The winning Porsche 917 009 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) is being checked by Porsche mechanics in paddock

Hans Herrmann (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) on the Porsche 908 LH #025, entered by Porsche System Engineering

Porsche 908/2 004

Hans Herrmann (D)

Porsche 908/2 002

The second placed Porsche 908 LH #025 (No. 7) of Porsche System Engineering, driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

Porsche 908/2 016

Mechanics work on an engine (any hint is appreciated:)

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

Enzo Ferrari speaks with a french journalist

Pedro Rodriguez

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW

Leo Kinnunen

Pauli Toivonen (SF) and Sten Axelsson (S) in the Porsche 917K #021 during practice session, entered by Racing Team AAW. The vehicle did not start because it was withdrawn due to a fatal accident in practice in which team mate Hans Laine was killed.

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) become fifth placed with the Porsche 917K #021 which was entered by Racing Team AAW

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) finish 5th placed after 1000 kms in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW

John Wyer

Fourth placed Bernard Cheneviere (CH) and Paul Keller (CH) on Porsche 911 S (winner in GT+2.0 class)

Auguste Veuillet's Porsche 908/2 026 #3, driven by Claude Ballot-Lena (F) and Guy Chasseuil (F), becomes second placed in prototype classification

Sixth placed Giulio Pucci (I) and Dieter Schmid (D) on Porsche 911 S

Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude Guérie (F) on Porsche 911 S become second placed in GT+2.0 group (11th overall)

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)

The Ferrari 512 S #1016 of Heinrich Wiesendanger (A) and Cox Kocher (CH)

Autodelta S.p.A.'s Alfa Romeo T33/3 driven by Toine Hezemans (NL) and Nino Vaccarella (I)

The Ferrari 512 M #1018 of Georg Loos (D) and Franz Pesch (D)

Ferrari 312PB #0890 driven by Clay Regazzoni (CH) and Brian Redman (GB)

Brian Redman (GB) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0890

Ferrari 312PB #0882 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH)

Second placed Ferrari 312PB #0890 driven by Arturo Merzario (I) and Brian Redman (GB)

Porsche 908/03 Nr. 7 finished second - driven by Reinhold Joest, Gerhard Schueler and Michel Weber

Porsche 908/03 Nr. 7 finished second - driven by Reinhold Joest, Gerhard Schueler and Michel Weber

John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Erwin Kremer (D) on Porsche 911 S entered by Kremer Porsche Racing wins the GT+2.0 classement (9th overall)

Brian Redman (GB)

The Abarth 2000 of Mario Ilotte (I) and Franco Berruto (I)

Porsche 908/03 Nr. 7 finished second - driven by Reinhold Joest, Gerhard Schueler and Michel Weber

Ford Capri driven by John Fitzpatrick (GB) / Gerry Birrell (GB)

Herbert Müller

Ford Capri driven by John Fitzpatrick (GB) / Gerry Birrell (GB)

Willy Kauhsen

Brian Redman

Dieter Glemser (D)

Mark Donohue

The Porsche 908/03 013 of Claude Haldi (CH) and Bernard Cheneviere (CH) entered by Porsche Club Romand

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

Herbert Mülleris prepared to race a Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0576 R5

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

A Ferrari 250 Testarossa sports car of 1957, worth 12 million dollars

Graham Hill (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) become third placed in the Porsche 718 WRS #047

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

A smiling and waving Willy Mairesse (B) passes the finish line in the winning Ferrari 250 P #0812

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)

Autodelta's driver waits for his mechanic to finish the the repair job at the Alfa Romeo's water nozzle [Roberto Bussinello (I) and Carlo Zuccoli (I) on Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 entered by Autodelta]

The winning Ferrari 330P2 #0828 of John Surtees (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I)

Ludovico Scarfiotti

Mike Parkes (GB)

Jochen Rindt (A)

Lorenzo Bandini (I)

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

Phil Hill (USA) takes place in the Ford GT40 GT/103 but retires after 6 laps

Hans Herrmann

The pits of a small team have small space

Mike Spence (GB) and Richard Bond (GB) on Richard Bond's Ford GT40 #1021

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) in the pits

Mike Parkes (GB) in the cockpit of the Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0844 which he drives together with John Surtees

The damaged Abarth 1300 OT of Fritz Jüttner (D) and Klaus Steinmetz (D)

Jonathan Williams (GB) and Vittorio Venturi (I) on Ferrari Dino 206 P #0834

Herbert Müller (CH)

Gerhard Mitter (D)

The Porsches stand in line for the start of the 1000kms race

An unknown driver becomes an unintended pedestrian

A close view at a Ferrari V12 engine

Pit stop of the Porsche 910/8 #027 driven by Rolf Stommelen (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

Colin Crabbe (GB) and Roy Pierpoint (GB) on Colin Crabbe's Ford GT40 #1021

Colin Crabbe (GB) and Roy Pierpoint (GB) on Colin Crabbe's Ford GT40 #1021

Nino Vaccarella (I)

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on a Ford GT40 #1003 gain first place for Ford France in S+3.0 class (7th place overall)

Porsche pits

Nino Vaccarella (I)

Nino Vaccarella (I) in the Ferrari 330P4 0846

Giancarlo Baghetti (I)

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

Hans Herrmann (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) on Porsche 907 2.2 #022 become 2nd placed in P3.0 group (4th overall)

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

Works Porsche P908/2 018 #4 driven by Rolf Stommelen (D) and Hans Herrmann (D) becomes second placed

Porsche fans wave banners on Le Mans main grandstand

The Porsche 908/02 007 of Vic Elford (GB) retires by accident in practice

Porsche 908/2 016, Gerard Larrousse

Rallye Gemeinschaft Ulm entered this Porsche 911 S driven by Eberhard Sindel (D) and Dieter Benz (D)

A typical Italian auto repair shop. When Rainer arrived to have his car repaired, the guys knew him already by the racing calendar photos they hung up their wall.

The second placed Porsche 908 LH #025 (No. 7) of Porsche System Engineering, driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

Jean-Pierre Hanrioud (F) and Dominique Martin (CH), Ford GT40 #1033, Racing Team Zitro

The Alfa Romeo T33/3 75080-003 of Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nanni Galli (I)

Porsche 908/2 004, Willy Kauhsen

Jacky Ickx (B)

Porsche 908/2 004, Willy Kauhsen

A french VIP

Porsche driver Hans Herrmann, Le Mans 1969

Works Porsche P908/2 011 #5 driven by Willy Kauhsen (D) and Karl von Wendt (D) becomes fifth placed

Porsche 908/2 002, Jo Siffert

Piero Bellavia's (I) Abarth-Simca 2000 Bialbero did not finish due to differecial failure

Town sign 'Collesano'

A small funfair for fans besides the racetrack

Porsche 908/2 016

Porsche 908/2 004, Willy Kauhsen

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

Brian Redman at the Targa Florio 1970

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

Ignazio Giunti (I) in the Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1010

Willy Kauhsen

Vic Elford

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) become fifth placed with the Porsche 917K #021 which was entered by Racing Team AAW

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

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW

Fourth placed Ferrari 512 S 1026 of Chris Amon (NZ) and Arturo Merzario (I) is being pushed through pitlane to parc ferme

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

Vic Elford (GB) puts his helmet on

Willy Kauhsen's Porsche 908/2 #6, driven by Hans-Dieter Weigel (D) and Dieter Spoerri (CH)

Gijs van Lennep (NL), 1000km Nuerburgring 1971

The Porsche 908/03 013 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX), Jo Siffert (CH) and Jackie Oliver (GB) is being prepared

Vic Elford (GB) in the cockpit of a Porsche 917K 020

Mike Garton (GB) and Roger Heavens (GB) on Chevron B16 Ford DBE35

Sylvain Garant (F) and Pierre Greub (CH) on Porsche 911 S gain third place in GT+2.0 class (eighth overall).

Jo Siffert (CH) in John Wyer's Porsche 908/03 012

Giancarlo Gagliardi (I) and Corrado Manfredini (I) in the Ferrari 512 M #1050/1032

Jacky Ickx in a Ferrari 312PB #0878 which retires overheated after 21 laps

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

Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude Guérie (F) on Porsche 911 S become fourth placed in GT+2.0 group (11th overall), seen here in front of the soon retiring Porsche 911 S of Klaus Utz (D) and Rolf Göring (D)

Pedro Rodriguez in a Porsche 908/03 #013

Porsche 908/2 #7, driven by entrant Ernst Kraus (D) and Dieter Basche (D)

Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude Guerie (F), Porsche 911 S

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

Open Porsche engine compartment

Helmut Marko (A) concentrates in the cockpit

Winner Nino Vaccarella (I) at the steering wheel of his Alfa Romeo T33/3

Jacky Ickx (B) sits in pits

The Porsche 908/03 013 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX), Jo Siffert (CH) and Jackie Oliver (GB) is being prepared

Third placed Rolf Stommelen (D) on Alfa Romeo T33/3

Willy Kauhsen

Arturo Merzario (I) on Ferrari 312 PB #0884 during a rainy practice session

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

The Abarth 2000 of Scuderia Brescia Corse did not start

George Follmer (USA) and Reinhold Jöst (D) arrived at tenth position in the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Porsche Stuttgart

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

Martini Racing Porsche engineer Paul Hensler

Francois Cevert

Derek Bell and Mike Hailwood in the two winning Mirage M6 Ford of Gulf Research at the exit of La Source

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

Jacky Ickx

Willy Kauhsen

Brian Redman (GB)

The engine of a BMW 3.0 CSL

George Follmer (USA) takes his helmet off

Jacky Ickx on the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

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

Arturo Merzario (I) in the second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0890 (or #0892?)

Brian Redman (GB) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908/3 #10, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) and Mario Casoni (I), had an accident in qualifying and did not start in the 1000 kms race

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

Mirage M6 Ford driven by Derek Bell (GB) / Mike Hailwood (GB)

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0686 R7 entered by Martini Racing/Porsche AG to fifth position

Start of the 1000km Nürburgring 1975, the Alpine-Renault A442 Turbo #6 driven by Larrousse and Jabouille finished fourth with three Alfa-Romeas behind

Start of the 1000km Nürburgring 1975, the Alpine-Renault A442 Turbo #6 driven by Larrousse and Jabouille finished fourth with three Alfa-Romeas behind

Start of the 1000km Nürburgring 1975, the Alpine-Renault A442 Turbo #6 driven by Larrousse and Jabouille finished fourth with three Alfa-Romeas behind

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

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)

Lloyd 'Lucky' Casner (USA) in the Maserati CDM (Tipo 61) #2472 entered by Camoradi USA

Paul Frere, 1000km Nuerburgring 1962

A field of umbrellas on the main grandstand watch the cars racing through the rain

Hans Herrmann (D) prepares on the grid for the 1000kms Nuerburgring 1962 and will become third placed in the Porsche 718 WRS #047

The Maserati CDM (Tipo 61) of Lloyd Casner (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA), 1000 km, Nurburgring, 1962

Winner Olivier Gendebien (B) puts his hand on the steering wheel of the Ferrari Dino 246SP #0790

The Ferrari 250 GTO 3809GT of Kalman von Csazy (CH) and Karl Foitek (CH)

John Surtees

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

A Ferrari's steering wheel

John Surtees cleans his goggles

Second placed Mike Parkes (GB) and Jean Guichet (F) on Ferrari 275 P2 #0832

The eighth placed Ford GT40 GT/104, driven by Chris Amon (NZ), entered by Shelby American Inc.

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

Cooler water refill of a 12-cylinder Ferrari

A Ferrari V12 engine

John Surtees (GB)

John Surtees, moments before the start

The Ferrari 250 GTO #4491GT of Peter Sutcliffe (GB) and Peter Lumsden (GB) pits in front of the Ford GT40 #1003 driven by Maurice Trintignant (F) and Guy Ligier (F)

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

At the Le Mans start Mike Parkes leaps aboard the Ferrari 275 P2 that he will share with Frenchman Jean Guichet.

Guy Ligier

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

Phil Hill (USA) on Ford GT40 GT/103

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)

Pit stop of the Ford GT40 Roadster GT/112 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and John Whitmore (GB)

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

The Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0844 driven by John Surtees (GB) and Mike Parkes (GB)

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

Italian drivers Lorenzo Bandini and Ludovico Scarfiotti (left hand), 1000km Nurburgring, 1966

Innes Ireland (GB) and Mike Salmon (GB) on Ford GT40 #1002 FEL IC, entered by F. English Ltd.

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on Ford GT40 #1003 in front of Rolf Stommelen's and Kurt Ahrens, Jr.'s Porsche 910/8 027 - they gain first place in S+3.0 classement (7th overall)

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

Jo Siffert (CH)

The Chaparral 2F Chevrolet 2F001 driven by Phil Hill (USA) and Hap Sharp (USA) retires after 8 laps with a tyre puncture

Colin Crabbe (GB) and Roy Pierpoint (GB) in a Ford GT40 #1021

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

Luigi Taramazzo's (I) and Giulio Bona's (I) Porsche 906 #016

The winning Porsche 910 007 S-ZL 123 driven by Udo Schütz (D) and Joe Buzzetta (USA)

Colin Crabbe (GB) and Roy Pierpoint (GB) on Colin Crabbe's Ford GT40 #1021

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)

Jacky Ickx (B) and Richard Attwood (GB) in the Mirage M1 Ford #10001, entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Jürgen Neuhaus (D) on Porsche 911 S entered by IGFA

Umberto Maglioli (I)

The Ferrari 275 GTB/2 of Helmut Felder (D) and Gunther Lohstraeter (D) lifts all four wheels at the Nurburgring, 1967

Peter Mould (GB) on Abarth 1300 OT

Andrea de Adamich (I) gains fifth place in the Alfa Romeo T33

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

Jo Bonnier's (S) Alfa Romeo T33

Colin Crabbe (GB) and Roy Pierpoint (GB) on Colin Crabbe's Ford GT40 #1021

The Alfa Romeo T33 of Andrea de Adamich (I) and Jean Rolland (F) is being prepared to race

The victorious Porsche mechanics receive congratulations

Jo Schlesser (F) on Ford GT40 #1007 entered by Ford France SA

Gerhard Mitter (D) on Porsche 910 2.2 #025

The non-starting Porsche 910 of Ignazio Capuano (I) and Ferdinando Latteri (I) is parked whilst Italian policemen take a close look at Rudi Lins' (A) and Rico Steinemann's (CH) Porsche 910 #010

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

Ludovico Scarfiotti's (I) and Gerhard Mitter's (D) Porsche 907 #030 retires in practice whilst the Porsche 911 T of Claude Haldi (CH), Pierre Greub (CH) and Edgar Berney (CH) passes the scene, it will later become 8th placed overall and wins in the GT2.0 class.

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

An accident during practice made the Porsche 910 of Ignazio Capuano (I) and Ferdinando Latteri (I) an interesting studies object for the sicilian spectators

Porsche 908/2 016, Gerard Larrousse

Self-entrant Everardo Ostini (I) and Gianpiero Moretti (I) in his Porsche 911T which gained 10th place

Porsche 908/2

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

Mechanics attach a rear wheel to the Porsche 908 LH 027 of Udo Schütz (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D)

Jo Siffert (CH) puts his helmet on

Porsche 908/2 016

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

Second placed Porsche 908/2013 #270 driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Umberto Maglioli (I)

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) jumps with his Ferrari 312P 0870 at 'Flugplatz' on the Nuerburgring Nordschleife

Yet gaining 44th place, Ugo Locatelli (I) and Mario Zanetti (I) in the Fiat-Abarth 1000SP entered by Jolly Club retired 5 laps behind with a mechanical failure

Porsche 908/2 002

The second placed Porsche 908 LH #025 (No. 7) of Porsche System Engineering, driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

Porsche 908/2 004, Karl von Wendt

Jean-Pierre Hanrioud (F) and Dominique Martin (CH) on Ford GT40 #1033, entered by Racing Team Zitro

Porsche 908/2 001 driven by Masten Gregory and Richard Brostron, winner in the P3 class (fourth overall)

The Porsche P908L 028 #6 of Vic Elford (GB) and Richard Attwood (GB) retires in an accident after 75 laps

The second placed Porsche 908 LH #025 (No. 7) of Porsche System Engineering, driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), 1000km Monza 1969

The winning Porsche 917 009 entered by Freiherr von Wendt, driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

Jo Siffert's (CH) and Brian Redman's (GB) Porsche 908 LH 026 is being prepared in pits

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

The Porsche 908/02 007 of Vic Elford (GB) retires by accident in practice

Equipped with golden laurel, race winner Jo Siffert (CH) gives autographs after podium ceremony

Vic Elford (GB) assures his proper seating in the Porsche 908/02 010

Vic Elford chats with Rolf Stommelen while smoking a deserved cigarette

Porsche 908/2 004, Willy Kauhsen

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

Porsche 908/2

The Porsche 908 LH 027 of Udo Schütz (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D) is being prepared

The Porsche 908/02 018 of Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) was destroyed in practice session

Jo Siffert's (CH) and Brian Redman's (GB) Porsche 908 LH 026 is being prepared in pits

Jo Siffert (CH) jumps with the Porsche 908/03 #010 of J. W. Automotive Engineering

Fourth placed Ferrari 512S 1008 driven by Mike Parkes (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH)

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

Porsche drivers Brian Redman (GB), Richard Attwood (GB) and Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) prepare for the drivers exchange at next pitstop

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) become fifth placed with the Porsche 917K #021 which was entered by Racing Team AAW

Car number 12 on the grid: Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in a yellow Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW

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

Rolf Stommelen (D)

Winner Jo Siffert (CH)

Bernard Cheneviere (CH) and Claude Haldi (CH) on Porsche 911 S gain victory in the GT+2.0 group (16th overall), here in front of Jacques Rey's (CH) and Edgar Berney's (CH) Porsche 911 S

A french VIP guest of Gulf Oil

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in a Porsche 917K #021 (entered by Racing Team AAW) close behind Teddy Pilette (B) and Gustave Gosselin (B) in the Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet SL76/146 entered by Racing Team VDS

The victorious Porsche 908/03 008 of Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) and Jack Brabham (AUS) drive the Matra-Simca MS650

Porsche Salzburg's Porsche 917/03 #003, driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Vic Elford (GB)

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) become fifth placed with the Porsche 917K #021 which was entered by Racing Team AAW

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

Clay Regazzoni (CH)

Seconds before the start

Brescia Corse's Porsche 908/2 #23, driven by Giacomo Maioli (I) and Oddone Sigala (I)

Vic Elford's (GB) and Gérard Larrousse's (F) Porsche 917K is being prepared on the second grid place besides the Porsche 911 S of Günther Huber (A) and entrant Erwin Kremer (D)

Vic Elford, 1000km Monza 1971

Clay Regazzoni (CH) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0878

Jacky Dechaumel's (F) and Jean-Claude Parot's (F) Porsche 911 S in front of Jean Sage's (F) and Paul Keller's (CH) Porsche 914/6

Eighth placed Sylvain Garant (F) and Pierre Greub (CH) in a Porsche 911 S

Helmut Marko (A) on Porsche 908/03 007

Jacky Ickx (B) adjusts his helmet visor

Toine Hezemans (NL) on Alfa Romeo T33/3

Siffert's Porsche mechanics wait for their next commitment

The fifth placed Ferrari 512 M #1002 of David Hobbs (GB) and José Juncadella (E)

Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude Guérie (F) on Porsche 911 S become second placed in GT+2.0 group (11th overall)

Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) pitboard signals 7 laps to go

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

Sylvain Garant (F) and Pierre Greub (CH) on Porsche 911 S gain third place in GT+2.0 class (eighth overall).

The winning Porsche 908/03 008 driven by Gérard Larrousse (F)

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

Willy Kauhsen (D)

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

Clay Regazzoni (CH) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0878

Gijs van Lennep (NL), 1000km Nuerburgring 1971

Vic Elford

Winner Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) on Porsche 917K 034/013

Jacky Ickx (B) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0878

Willy Kauhsen (D)

Dechent's winning Porsche 908/3 008 #26, driven by Gerard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB)

Jacky Ickx

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

Winner Helmut Marko (A) in the cockpit of the Porsche 917K 053

Carlo Chiti (left) from Alfa Romeo

Toine Hezemans (NL) at the banking with the Alfa Romeo T33/3

Jacky Ickx

Andre Wicky's Porsche 908/2 #21, driven by entrant Andre Wicky (CH), Ernesto Brambilla (I) and Peter Mattli (CH), becomes tenth placed in overall finishs, forth in prototype classification

Jacky Ickx (B) in the Ferrari 312 PB 0878

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

Rolf Stommelen (D) during practice in the Alfa Romeo T33/3 75080-020

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

Jo Siffert

Exact timekeeping at Martini Racing pits

Derek Bell (GB) in the second placed Porsche 917K 004/017

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

John Hine (GB) and John Bridges (GB) drove the Chevron B21 Ford, entered by Red Rose Racing, to first place in the S2.0 group, becoming third overall

Ferrari 312PB #0882 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH)

Derek Bell (GB) on Mirage M6 Ford 601

Winning Ferrari 312PB #0888 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and Mario Andretti (USA)

Jacky Ickx (B) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0882

Jacky Ickx (B) in the winning Ferrari 312PB #0882

Second placed Arturo Merzario (I) on Ferrari 312 PB #0890

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

Second placed Ferrari 312PB #0894 driven by Ronnie Peterson (S) and Tim Schenken (AUS)

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Peter Schetty, Ferrari sports cars team boss

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

Later winner Jacky Ickx (B) on the grid in his Ferrari 312PB #0882

Ronnie Peterson (S) in the second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Winning Ferrari 312PB #0888 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and Mario Andretti (USA)

Derek Bell (GB) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) drove this Mirage M6 Ford #601 entered by Gulf Racing Research

Brian Redman (GB) on the Ferrari 312 PB 0884

Brian Redman (GB) in Ferrari 312 PB 0890

Ferrari 312PB #0894 driven by Tim Schenken (AUS) and Ronnie Peterson (S)

Third placed Ronnie Peterson (S) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Ronnie Peterson (S) on Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Tim Schenken (AUS) in the second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Jacky Ickx (B) in the early retiring Ferrari 312 PB #0882

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Winner Ronnie Peterson (S) on Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Ugo Locatelli (I) and "Pal Joe" (I) become first placed in the GT+2.0 group (fifth overall) with the De Tomaso Pantera 2342 entered by Valtellina Racing

Clay Regazzoni (CH) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888

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

Mario Casoni (I) and "Pooky" (I) become second placed in GT+2.0 group on the De Tomaso Pantera 2343

Mario Andretti (USA) in the winning Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Ferrari 312PB #0890 driven by Clay Regazzoni (CH) and Brian Redman (GB)

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Tired race fans take a nap on their car

Gerold Pankl (A) on a BMW 2800 CS

Brian Redman (GB)

Brian Redman (GB) sits ready strapped into the cockpit of the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside 1, 1973

Porsche racer George Follmer with driver colleague Gijs van Lennep (left hand)

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

Brian Redman (GB) on a Porsche 917/10 TC

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0686 R7 entered by Martini Racing/Porsche AG to fifth position

The Porsche safety car

Race winner Brian Redman (GB) scratches the banked corner at the Nuerburgring with the front of his Ferrari 312 PB #0888

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)

Jacky Ickx sits on the Ferrari 312 PB #0888 in pits

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

Mirage M6 Ford driven by Derek Bell (GB) / Mike Hailwood (GB)

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

Porsche racer George Follmer speaks with Norbert Singer (right hand)

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

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) in the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0686 R7 entered by Martini Racing/Porsche AG

timekeeping

Mirage M6 Ford driven by Derek Bell (GB) / Mike Hailwood (GB)

19. Internationales ADAC-1000 km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring 1973

Francois Cevert (F) in the Matra-Simca MS670B 03

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

Brian Redman (GB) jumps with the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

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

George Follmer (USA) retired with the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0576 R5, entered by Martini Racing/Porsche AG, after 6 laps in an accident

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

Jacky Ickx jumps with the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

The Ford Capri RS of Dieter Glemser (D) and Jochen Mass (D)

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

Ford's working area in paddock

Porsche driver Herbert Müller

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)

The Maserati CDM (Tipo 61) of Lloyd Casner (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA), 1000 km, Nurburgring, 1962

Porsche's Graham Hill (GB) and his race director Huschke von Hanstein (D) on the grid before the 1962 1000km Nuerburgring

Ricardo Rodriguez

Race winner John Surtees (GB) in the Ferrari 250P #0812

Stirling Moss watches the pit action from pitwall

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

Start 1000km Nuerburgring 1964

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)

Phil Hill (USA) and Bruce McLaren (NZ) on a Ford GT40 GT/102, entered by Ford Advanced Vehicles

The winning Ferrari 275 P #0820, driven by Ludovico Scarfiotti and Nino Vaccarella, crosses the finish line of the 1000kms Nuerburgring 1964

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

Pit stop for the Ferrari Dino 166 P: Lorenzo Bandini briefs Nino Vaccarella,
who goes on to finish the race in 4th place.

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

Lorenzo Bandini (I) jumps out of the Ferrari Dino 166P #0834 with Surtees and Forghieri watching

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)

Jochen Rindt, 1000km Nuerburgring 1966

Car no. 35 Austin-Healey Sprite driven by Mike Garton (GB) and Alec Poole (IRL), in front of an unidentifyable Marcos (?) and the Ferrari 250 LM #8165 of Willy Mairesse (B) and Herbert Müller (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

The delighted winnig Chaparal team, Phil Hill and (at the right) Jo Bonnier, 1000 km Nurburgring, 1966

Jo Schlesser (F) and Guy Ligier (F) on Ford GT40 #1003, entered by Ford France, gain victory in S+3.0 classement (fifth overall)

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

Managed crossroads traffic for the N¸rburgring's visitors

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on Ford GT40 #1003 win the S+3.0 classement (7th overall)

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

The winning Porsche 910 007 S-ZL 123 driven by Udo Schütz (D) and Joe Buzzetta (USA)

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.

The Ferrari 412 P #0848 of Herbert Müller (CH) and Jean Guichet (F)

The Alfa Romeo T33 driven by Nanni Galli (I) and Ignazio Giunti (I) in parc ferme

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

Colin Crabbe (GB) and Roy Pierpoint (GB) on Colin Crabbe's Ford GT40 #1021

The Mirage M1 Ford #10001 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and Richard Attwood (GB)

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)

The winning Porsche driver team Rolf Stommelen and Paul Hawkins pose together

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

Jo Schlesser (F) and Guy Ligier (F) on Ford GT40 #1007

The Chaparral 2F (002) driven by Phil Hill and Mike Spence set the fastest practice time at the 1967 Nurburgring 1000 Kms and briefly led the race until the automatic gearbox broke, a familiar story during the season. The rugged construction of the Chaparral with its sturdy wing and struts is a stark contrast to the flimsy, skeletal rubbish that adorned F1 cars in 1968/9.

Edward Nelson (GB) and Peter de Klerk (ZA) on Ford GT40 #1009

Nino Vaccarella (I) in the Ferrari 330P4 #0846

Seventh placed Ford GT40 #1003 diven by Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F)

Marie-Claude Beaumont, 24h Le Mans, 1967

Edward Nelson (GB) and Peter de Klerk (ZA) on Ford GT40 #1009

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

A red group photo: Three 'bella machinas' are rowed up (car no. 156 Günther Klass' (D) Ferrari Dino 246 S #004, car no. 198 Jonathan Williams' (GB) and Vittorio Venturi' (I) Ferrari Dino 206 P #0834 and car no. 224 Nino Vaccarella's (I) Ferrari 330 P3/4 #0846) whilst Herbert Müller's (CH) and Jean Guichet's (F) Ferrari 412 P #0848 is being refueled in pitlane

A glimpse on the engine compartment of the on Ford GT40 #1003 with which Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) win the S+2.0 classement

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

Ignazio Capuano's (I) and Ferdinando Latteri's (I) damaged Porsche 910 did not start after an accident in practice

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

Ignazio Capuano's (I) and Ferdinando Latteri's (I) damaged Porsche 910 did not start after an accident in practice

Timekeeping under cover in Alfa Romeo pits

Jo Siffert (CH) and Rolf Stommelen (D) on the Porsche 907 2.2 #029 (gaining 18th place)

Race winner Jo Siffert (CH) in his Porsche 908/02 006

Kurt Ahrens in a heatable warm-water-hose suit

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

Raffaele Restivo (I) and Alfonso Merendino (I) pass the fans on the Lancia Fulvia Sport Competizione entered by Pegaso

Herbert Müller (CH) returns unsuccessful to his pits

Rico Steinemann keeps the times at Porsche pitwall

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

Hubert Hahne (D) and Dieter Quester (A) moved the Porsche 917 #004 during practice only, at the race itself it was driven by Frank Gardner (AUS) and David Piper (GB)

Porsche 908/2 004, Karl von Wendt

The second placed Porsche 908 LH #025 (No. 7) of Porsche System Engineering, driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

Mechanics await their deployment in the Sicillian heat of the Targa Florio

Vic Elford (GB)

Porsche 908/2 016

Porsche driver, the Swiss Jo Siffert

Second placed Porsche 908/02 #013 driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Umberto Maglioli (I), entered by Porsche System Engineering

Mario Nardari's (I) Fiat-Abarth 1000 SP is being refueled at the paddock's petrol station

'For Sale' says the sign on Bill Bradley's 11th placed Porsche 910. It is driven by the Swiss Dieter Spoerry, becoming 3rd in S2.0 group after 1000 km

Winning Porsche team Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB)

The Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/148 of Picko Troberg (S) and Björn Rothstein (S) was too damaged in practice to be repaired in time for the start

Porsche 908/2 004, Karl von Wendt

Porsche 908/2 016, Richard Attwood

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

The winning Porsche 917 009 with Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) in pits

Vic Elford's Porsche 908/02 #007 T-car, entered by Porsche System Engineering, has an accident in practice and does not start at the actual Targa Florio 1969

Jacky Ickx puts his hand on his heart

A snapshot of Formula 1 and sports cars fan remembrance in a litle Italian garage

36th placed gained by Giancarlo Mercadante (I) and Salvatore Barraco (I) on a Alfa Romeo Giulia SS entered by Pegasso

Ferry Porsche and his wife Dorothea are walking through the pits at Cerda alongside many 908 Porsches, Targa Florio, 1969

Jo Siffert's (CH) and Brian Redman's (GB) Porsche 908 LH 026 is being prepared in pits

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

Porsche 908/2 016, Gerard Larrousse

24h Le Mans, 1970

The Porsche 917K 016 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) is being repaired besdides the track whilst a red car passes

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW close behind car number 38 Nanni Galli (I) and Rolf Stommelen (D) in a Alfa Romeo T33/3 #019 entered by Autodelta SpA

The Porsche 908/03 011 of Björn Waldegaard (S) and Richard Attwood (GB)

1000km Spa 1970: Victorious driver pair Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) on Porsche 917K #0014 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

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

Jo Siffert.

Rolf Stommelen (D) and Piers Courage (GB) on Alfa Romeo T33/3 #75080-004

Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen's (SF) Porsche 917K #016, entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering, BOAC 1000 Kilometres World Championship Sports Car Race, Brands Hatch 1970

The Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1042 of John Surtees (GB) and Nino Vaccarella (I)

Ninth placed Corrado Manfredini (I) and Gianpiero Moretti (I) on Ferrari 512 S #1022/1032 entered by Scuderia Picchio Rosso

1000km Monza 1970: Tenth positioned driver team of Jürgen Neuhaus (D) and Helmut Kelleners (D) on Porsche 917K #007 entered by Gesipa Racing Team

The grid of the BOAC 1000 Kilometres World Championship Sports Car Race in Brands Hatch

The winning Porsche 917K 016 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF)

During practice fans look interested behind a retired Porsche 908/02 015 which cannot be repaired in time for the race by the Martini International Racing Team

Winning team Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) in the Porsche 917K #0014 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Kurt Ahrens sits in the later winning Porsche

Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen's (SF) Porsche 917K #016, entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering, BOAC 1000 Kilometres World Championship Sports Car Race, Brands Hatch 1970

The crowded grid before the start

Rolf Stommelen (D) in the Alfa Romeo T33/3

Ferry Porsche peeks at the lap times

John L'Amie (GB) and Brian Nelson (GB) on Porsche 910 in the inside of the corner overtake Corrado Manfredini (I) and Gianpiero Moretti (I) on Ferrari 512 S 1022/1032

John Surtees (GB) on Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1042

Derek Bell (GB) on Ferrari 512 S #1026

Chris Amon (NZ) and Arturo Merzario (I) on Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1012

Pedro Rodriguez' shoes are being prepared for the pedals

Jo Siffert (CH) in the cockpit of the Porsche 917K 009

A bunch of happy Porsche mechanics on the pitwall celebrate the 1-2 victory of the J. W. Automotive Engineering team

This Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1012 was driven in practice only by John Surtees (GB), Peter Schetty (CH) and Jacky Ickx (B)

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

Drivers women meet for coffee party in pits

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

Spectators enjoy the rare sun beams

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

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

Interserie Hockenheim 1971: Franz Pesch, Ferrari 512M (Gelo Racing Team)

Jo Siffert takes a nap in pits

Third placed Jo Bonnier (S) and Richard Attwood (GB) in a Lola T212 Ford entered by Scuderia Filipinetti

Clay Regazzoni (CH)

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

A Porsche 917L without engine cover

Third placed Jo Bonnier (S) and Richard Attwood (GB) in a Lola T212 Ford entered by Scuderia Filipinetti

Just before the start of the 24 Heures du Mans

Second placed in GT+2.0 group: Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude Guérie (F) in a Porsche 911 S lift a wheel at La Source

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

Third placed Porsche 908/03 007 of Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Helmut Marko (A), entered by International Martini Racing Team

John Wyer's winning Porsche 917K 034 #16, driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Richard Attwood (GB), arrives at the cheering mechanics in pitlane

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

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) on Porsche 917K #014/029 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

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

Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude Guerie (F) on Porsche 911 S become second placed in GT+2.0 group (11th overall)

1000 km Zeltweg 1971: Martini International Racing Team's Porsche 917K #030, driven by Helmut Marko (A) and Gérard Larrousse (F), only managed to run 122 laps and retires after an accident due to a puncture.

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

Andrea de Adamich (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/3 75080-005

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

The Porsche 911 S of Klaus Utz (D) and Rolf Göring (D) emits smoke at the windshield of Pierre Greub's (CH) and Jean-Claude Guérie's (F) Porsche 911 S

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

Third placed Porsche 917K 014/029 driven by Derek Bell (GB) and Jo Siffert (CH)

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

Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude Guérie (F) on Porsche 911 S become second placed in GT+2.0 group (11th overall)

Gijs van Lennep (NL) on Porsche 917K 053

The multi-talented 'mechanic' of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) also keeps the times at chilled Nuerburging weather conditions

Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude Guérie (F) on Porsche 911 S become second placed in GT+2.0 group (11th overall)

The fourth placed Ferrari 512 M #1044 of Herbert Müller (CH) and René Herzog (CH)

Leo Kinnunen (SF) and Björn Waldegaard (S) on Porsche 911 S leads another car

Claude Haldi (CH) and Paul Keller (CH) on Porsche 911 S become second placed in GT+2.0 group (7th overall) in front of Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude Guérie (F) on Porsche 911 S who gain fourth place in GT+2.0 group (11th overall)

Sylvain Garant (F) and Pierre Greub (CH) on Porsche 911 S gain third place in GT+2.0 class (eighth overall).

1000km Brands Hatch BOAC 1971: Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) on Porsche 917K #014/029 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Pedro Rodriguez in John Wyer's second placed Porsche 908/03 013

Well prepared ...

Vic Elford

Clay Regazzoni (CH) on the Ferrari 312 PB #0878

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)

Nanni Galli (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/3

Pedro Rodriguez' english girl friend Glenda takes the lap times

Herbert Müller's (CH) own Ferrari 512 M #1044 retires in an accident after 17 laps only

Siffert's Porsche mechanics wait for their next commitment

1000 km Monza 1971: Derek Bell in the winning Porsche 917K 004/017

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

Helmut Marko (A)

A Porsche mechanic carries a fire extinguisher on his back

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Derek Bell (GB) in Gulf Racing Research's Mirage M6 Ford 601

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Second placed Ferrari 312PB# 0894 driven by Ronnie Peterson (S) and Tim Schenken (AUS)

Winning Ferrari 312PB #0890 driven by Brian Redman (GB) and Arturo Merzario (I)

Watkins Glen 6h (USA): Mario Andretti

Winning Ferrari 312PB #0890 driven by Brian Redman (GB) and Arturo Merzario (I)

The Chevron B19 Ford 71-29 of John Lepp (GB), John Burton (GB) and George Silverwood (GB) retires already in practice session

Tim Schenken (AUS) in the second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Jacky Ickx before his stint awaits the drivers exchange on his pit's wall under the eyes of watching fans

Race winner Jacky Ickx (B) concentrates on the race ahead in his Ferrari 312PB #0882

Jacky Ickx in a Ferrari 312PB #0888

Gijs van Lennep (NL) raises his arm from the Mirage M6 Ford 601 at pit lane entrance

Brian Redman (GB)

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

Derek Bell (GB) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) drove the Mirage M6 Ford #601 entered by Gulf Racing Research

Champagne shower for Henri Pescarolo, Graham Hill and Howden Ganley

Derek Bell (GB) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) drove the Mirage M6 Ford #601 entered by Gulf Racing Research

Champagne shower for Henri Pescarolo, Graham Hill and Howden Ganley

Chris Craft (GB) and Gérard Larrousse (F) (DND) in the Lola T280 Ford HU1 entered by Ecurie Bonnier

Chris Craft (GB) and Gérard Larrousse (F) (DND) in the Lola T280 Ford HU1 entered by Ecurie Bonnier

Jacky Ickx (B) on the grid in a Ferrari 312PB #0882

European Touring Car Championship, Grand Prix Brno 1972, John Fitzpatrick, Ing. J. u. H. Schnitzer, BMW 2800 CS

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

Ronnie Peterson (S) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Denny Hulme listens to Peter Revson, 6-Hours and The Can-Am, The Glen (Six Hours of Endurance for The World Championship of Manufacturers), Watkins Glen 1972

Mario Ilotte (I) and Franco Berruto (I) drove the Abarth 2000 entered by Scuderia Brescia Corse

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972

DNF for Ferrari 312PB #0892 driven by Brian Redman (GB) and Arturo Merzario (I)

Tim Schenken (AUS) in the second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0894

The Ford Capri RS 2600 of Dieter Glemser (D) and Jochen Mass (D) wins in the T+2.0 group (seventh overall)

Brian Redman (GB) in pits with the Ferrari 312 PB #0884

The Porsche 908/03 008 driven by Reinhold Jöst (D), Mario Casoni (I) and Wilhelm Bartels (D)

John Wyer keeps times

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

Gérard Larrousse (F) during qualification in the Lola T280 Ford HU1, entered by Ecurie Bonnier

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670

The Porsche 908/03 008 driven by Reinhold Jöst (D), Mario Casoni (I) and Wilhelm Bartels (D)

Mario Andretti (USA) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Reine Wisell (S) in the Lola T280 Ford HU2 entered by Ecurie Bonnier

Clay Regazzoni (CH) in the Ferrari 312PB #0882

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Porsche 908/03 Nr. 7 finished second - driven by Reinhold Joest, Gerhard Schueler and Michel Weber

European Touring Car Championship, Grand Prix Brno 1972, John Fitzpatrick, Ing. J. u. H. Schnitzer, BMW 2800 CS

1000km Nurburgring: Jacky Icky, Ferrari 312PB

Gijs van Lennep (NL) on Mirage M6 Ford 601 overtakes an opponent car at La Source

Arturo Merzario (I) in the winning Ferrari 312 PB #0890 at La Source

Mario Casoni (I) and "Pooky" (I) become second placed in GT+2.0 group on the De Tomaso Pantera 2343

Tim Schenken (AUS) on the Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Fans take a ride on a retal lorry

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

Clay Regazzoni (CH) in pits on the Ferrari 312 PB 0882

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Clay Regazzoni (CH) in the Ferrari 312PB #0882

Jacky Ickx puts his helmet on

Huschke von Hanstein borrows the car keys from Paul Frere

Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Peter Revson (USA) and Rolf Stommelen (D) finished third in the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 entered by Autodelta SpA

Gijs van Lennep (NL) on Mirage M6 Ford 601

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

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

Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) in the BMW 3.0 CSL

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

Dieter Glemser (D) and Jochen Mass (D) on a Ford Capri RS

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

Jochen Mass (D) jumps with the Ford Capri RS

Can-Am Riverside 1973: Brian Redman (GB) sits in the later retiring Porsche 917/10 TC

Shortly before the start of the 1000km Spa

A Ford in pits

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

Jochen Mass (D) on Ford Capri RS

The power plant of an Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12

George Follmer (USA) retired with the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0576 R5, entered by Martini Racing/Porsche AG, after 6 laps in an accident

The Mirage Ford-Cosworth of Derek Bell.

Hans-Peter Joisten (B) / Helmut Rösser (D), DNF, BMW 3.0 CSL, BMW Alpina, 19. Internationales ADAC-1000 km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring 1973

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

Mirage M6 Ford driven by Derek Bell (GB) / Mike Hailwood (GB)

Race winner Brian Redman (GB) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside 1, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

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

Emerson Fittipaldi is intervied besides a Porsche 911

At pits Gérard Larrousse's (F) and Henri Pescarolo's (F) Matra-Simca MS670B 01 is being prepared by the mechanics

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 Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0686 R7 entered by Martini Racing/Porsche AG to fifth position

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

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

Driver Marie-Claude Beaumont

Race winner Derek Bell (GB) on Mirage M6 Ford 605

Rolf Stommelen in the cockpit of the Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12

Brian Redman (GB) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

1000km Nürburgring 1974, Henri Pescarolo in a Matra-Simca MS670C in front of Merzario's Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12

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

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

Pit stop for the Porsche 718 WRS of Graham Hill and Hans Herrmann with team manager Huschke von Hanstein keeping an eye on things.

Jim Clark (GB) in a Lotus 23 Ford, entered by Essex Racing Team, retires in an accident after 11 laps of the 1000km race at the Nuerburgring in 1962

Italian Ferrari driver Lorenzo Bandini

Mexican brothers Pedro and Ricardo Rodriquez (right)

John Surtees

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

Heini Walter, Ferrari 250GTO driver (in entry list only) talking to Herbert Mueller

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)

The Ferrari 250 GTO (3809GT) #48 driven by Karl Foitek (CH) and entrant Kalman von Csazy (CH) is being refueled

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)

Lorenzo Bandini (I) refuels the Ferrari Dino 166P #0834 himself

Lorenzo Bandini (I) refuels and cleans the windshield of the Ferrari Dino 166P #0834 himself

Lorenzo Bandini (I)

Graham Hill, in the Maranello Concessionaires Ferrari 275 P2 that he shares with BRM team-mate Jackie Stewart, at the Suedkehre.

Jackie Stewart (GB)

Carroll Shelby's Ford GT40 GT/104 driven by Chris Amon (NZ), Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Phil Hill (USA)

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

Richard Attwood

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

Husche von Hanstein at Porsche pits with Jo Bonnier

Chris Amon.

The victorious driver pair Jo Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA) on the Nürburgring podium

The Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0844 driven by John Surtees (GB) and Mike Parkes (GB)

The winning Chaparral 2D Chevrolet 2D001 driven by Jo Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA) during practice session

The Ferrari Dino 206 S #008 driven by Richie Ginther (USA), at the wheel, and Pedro Rodriguez (MEX)

Start

Phil Hill's Chaparall and Surtees' Lola Aston Martin have yet to move off their marks

Julien Vernaeve (B) and Clive Baker (GB) lead the rear of the field with a MGB no. 107, closely followed by no. 108, Joachim Kamousin (D) on Alfa Romeo Duetto and car no. 1, John Surtees (GB) in the Lola T70 Mk.3 Aston Martin SL73/101

Phil Hill, a manager from Goodyear (?), Bernard and Jane Cahier and Chaparral team boss Jim Hall chat together at Goodyear hospitality

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

Herbert M¸ller (CH)

Jo Schlesser (F) and Guy Ligier (F) on Ford GT40 #1007

Denny Hulme (NZ) awaits the start signal

Jo Schlesser (F) and Guy Ligier (F) on Ford GT40 #1007

A Porsche 911 passes a retired Ford

Phil Hill (USA) and Mike Spence (GB) drive the large-winged Chaparral 2F Chevrolet 2F002 CZV-659 until the gearbox brakes after 10 laps

Edward Nelson (GB) and Peter de Klerk (ZA) on Ford GT40 #1009

Phil Hill

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

Ludovico Scarfiotti (I)

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

Rico Steinemann (CH) on the steering wheel of a Porsche 906 LH 153

A damaged Ford besides the track

Hans Herrmann (D)

French policemen have their lunch around a vintage Renault car

Alfa Romeo timekeeping

A spy view at the engine of Ludovico Scarfiotti's (I) and Gerhard Mitter's (D) Porsche 907 030 which ran at practice only

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

The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ, driven by Pietro Lo Piccolo (I) and Salvatore Sutera (I), entered by Scuderia Pegaso, wins in the S1.6 classement (33rd overall)

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

The Mirage M3/300 Ford 001/301 of Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB)

Porsche 908/2 004, Karl von Wendt

David Hobbs (GB)

Jo Siffert in front of the Porsche 908 LH 026 in pits

36th placed Giancarlo Mercadante (I) and Salvatore Barraco (I) in a Alfa Romeo Giulia SS entered by Pegasso come to pit behind later retiring but still 49th placed Corrado Ferlaino (I) and Nino Todaro (I) in a Porsche 911T entered by Corrado Ferlaino

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) on Ford GT40 #1081, IGFA Deutsche Auto Zeitung Köln

Jo Siffert, Porsche driver

Porsche 908/2 004 driven by Willy Kauhsen (D) / Karl von Wendt (D), during qualification by Jo Siffert (CH)

Winning team Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) chat in pits besides their Porsche 908 LH 026

Works Porsche P908/2 018 #4 driven by Rolf Stommelen (D) and Hans Herrmann (D) becomes second placed

The remains of the Abarth 1300 SP after practice session, not happen to be raced by Toine Hezemans (NL), Erich Bitter (D), and Dieter Quester (A)

Rolf Stommelen (D) and Hans Herrmann (D) in a Porsche 908/02 #015 entered by Porsche System Engineering

Hans Herrmann in a relaxing moment at pits

Jo Siffert does not start with this Porsche P908L 024 #T, photo was taken during the practice session

Anita Elford keeps the sponsor stickers of her husband Vic up-to-date

Winning driver team Jo Siffert and Kurt Ahrens admire their trophies, the Porsche 917 #009 was entered by Freiherr von Wendt, note Bonnier in the background

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

Brian Redman (GB) in a partly water-cooled racing overall

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) on Ford GT40 #1081 (entered by IGFA Racing Team) win the S5.0 classement

Porsche team-mates Brian Redman and Jo Siffert

Brian Redman (GB) and Jo Siffert (CH) celebrate their victory on the Nuerburgring podium

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

The enduring battle between Porsche and Ferrari at Monza's steep turn

The Willy Kauhsen (D) / Karl von Wendt (D) Porsche 908/02 011 (no .5) climbs up to Nurburgring's 'Karussell'

Race winning Porsche 908 driven by Gerhard Mitter and Udo Schuetz (D)

Hubert Hahne (D) and Dieter Quester (A) moved the Porsche 917 #004 during practice only, at the race itself it was driven by Frank Gardner (AUS) and David Piper (GB).

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)

Corrado Manfredini (I) and Luciano Selva (I) on Porsche 907 2.2 #022 or #030, being watched by a local spectator on a donkey

Winning driver team Jo Siffert and Kurt Ahrens admire their trophies, the Porsche 917 #009 was entered by Freiherr von Wendt, note Bonnier in the background

Driver exchange during the pitstop of Rudi Lins (A) and Gérard Larrousse (F) with the Porsche 908/02 010

Jacky Ickx.

Günther Selbach (D) and Friedhelm Thiessen (D) did not finish the race in the Astra RNR1 Climax 03 entered by BMW Martini Garage

Hubert Hahne (D) and Dieter Quester (A) moved the Porsche 917 #004 during practice only, at the race itself it was driven by Frank Gardner (AUS) and David Piper (GB).

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

Mechanics work on a Porsche under supervision of Porsche engineer Peter Falk

Alan C. Smith (GB) and Nick Faure (GB) on Triumph TR5

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

Porsche 908/2 001 #11 driven by Masten Gregory (USA) and Richard Brostrom (S) becomes fourth placed

John Surtees (GB) on Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1042

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) finish 5th placed after 1000 kms in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW

Jo Siffert (CH) chats with a french journalist

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) become fifth placed with the Porsche 917K #021 which was entered by Racing Team AAW

Winning team Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) in a Porsche 917K #016 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Ignazio Giunti (I) in the second placed Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1042

Vic Elford (GB) and Denny Hulme (NZ) in the Porsche 917K #023 entered by Porsche Salzburg become 2nd

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

Winning driver pair Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) on Porsche 908/03 #008 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Jack Brabham (AUS) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) stand the rain in a Matra-Simca MS650 01

Pedro Rodriguez

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

Jacky Ickx' (B) and John Surtees' (GB) Ferrari 512 S #1038 in front of the Porsche 910 018 of Peter Sadler (GB) and Paul Vestey (GB)

Enzo Ferrari speaks with a french journalist

Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen's (SF) Porsche 917K #016, entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering, BOAC 1000 Kilometres World Championship Sports Car Race, Brands Hatch 1970

The 16th placed Fiat-Abarth 1000SP driven by Pier Giorgio Pellegrin (I) and Renzo Ruspa (I)

Jo Siffert (CH) in the Porsche 908/03 #010 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Porsche 908/2 #50, driven by Gerard Larrousse (F) and Rudi Lins (A)

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)

Third position in the end for Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) on Porsche 917K #023 entered by Porsche Salzburg

The third placed Ferrari 512 S #1004 of Nino Vaccarella (I) and Ignazio Giunti (I)

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

Mike Parkes (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH) in a Ferrari 512S #1016 entered by Scuderia Filipinetti

Vic Elford (GB)

Rolf Stommelen reflects in the rear mirror of the Alfa Romeo T33/3

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

Enzo Ferrari with his engineer Mauro Forghieri

The grid formation before the race start

John Surtees (GB) swaps seat with other driver Nino Vaccarella (I) to bring the Ferrari 512S Spyder #1042 to third place

Enzo Ferrari with race engineer Mauro Forghieri

Pedro Rodriguez

Celebrating mechanics spray champagne

Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen's (SF) Porsche 917K #016, entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering, BOAC 1000 Kilometres World Championship Sports Car Race, Brands Hatch 1970

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

Jo Siffert walks back on the track after retiring with oil pressure failure

Gijs van Lennep (NL), 1000km Nuerburgring 1971

Vic Elford

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

Race winner Nino Vaccarella (I) and Toine Hezemans (NL) in an Alfa Romeo T33/3 entered by Autodelta SpA

Vic Elford holds his own umbrella

Reinhold Joest (D) in the Porsche 917K 022 entered by Team Auto Usdau

Helmut Marko (A) on a Porsche 917K 030 leads Clay Regazzoni (CH) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0878, both retire in the course of the race

Jacky Ickx discusses the times with team boss Peter Schetty in Ferrari pits during the 1000km Monza 1971

Auguste Veuillet's Porsche 908/2 026 #3, driven by Claude Ballot-Lena (F) and Guy Chasseuil (F), becomes second placed in prototype classification

Rolf Stommelen (D) sits in the Alfa Romeo T33/3-71 75080-023

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

Tyre exchange for Vic Elford's (GB) Porsche 917K 020

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)

John Wyer's winning Porsche 917K 034 #16, driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Richard Attwood (GB), arrives at the cheering mechanics in pitlane

Clay Regazzoni (CH) practices with the Ferrari 312 PB #0878

Racing fans in Spa

Mike Parkes (GB) and Peter Westbury (GB) finished fifth in a Lola T212 Ford HU212/17 entered by Scuderia Filipinetti

Raindrops on Jo Siffert's helmet at grid

Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude GuÈrie (F) on a Porsche 911 S

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

Martini Porsche driver Helmut Marko waits for his turn

Pedro Rodriguez' english girl friend Glenda takes the lap times

Journalists wait for the retired driver pair Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH) in front of S.p.A. Ferrari SEFAC pits

Sixth placed Teddy Pilette (B) and Gustave Gosselin (B) on Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/146 entered by VDS Team

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Gérard Larrousse (F) on Porsche 917K #023 entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team

The Ferrari 512 M #1018 of Georg Loos (D) and Franz Pesch (D) leads Herbert Müller (CH) in the Ferrari 512 M #1044 in front of Teddy Pilette (B) and Gustave Gosselin (B) driving the Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/146

Vic Elford (GB) puts his balaclava on

Reinhold Jöst (D) and Willy Kauhsen (D) become sixth placed on Porsche 917K 022

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

Interserie Hockenheim 1971: Georg Loos, McLaren M8E Chevrolet (Gelo Racing Team)

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

Jo Siffert (CH) in John Wyer's Porsche 908/03 012

Jo Siffert

Chris Amon (NZ) on Matra-Simca MS660 01

Winner Nino Vaccarella (I) and Toine Hezemans (NL) on Alfa Romeo T33/3

At the start of the 1000 km Spa 1971, Martini Team's Porsche 917K 019 is forth on grid heading to Eau Rouge but Helmut Marko (A) retires after 6 laps with engine problems

Jacky Ickx

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)

Race winner Nino Vaccarella (I) and Toine Hezemans (NL) in an Alfa Romeo T33/3 entered by Autodelta SpA

Andrea de Adamich (I) and Henri Pescarolo (F) become fourth placed on Alfa Romeo T33/3 #75080-009

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)

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) in helmets behind John Wyer's Porsche 917K 004/017

Second placed Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0878

Porsche 917K

The Ferrari 512 S/M #1048 of Mike Parkes (GB) and Jo Bonnier (S) in pits (car no. 8), then Corrado Manfredini's (I) and Giancarlo Gagliardi's (I) Ferrari 512 M #1050/1032, then the Ferrari 512 M #1008 of Gianpiero Moretti (I) and Teodoro Zeccoli (I) (car no. 11)

Gijs van Lennep (NL), Le Mans 1971

Mechanics work on the NART Ferrari 512 M #1020

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) scratches the banking with the edge of the Porsche 908/03 013 entered by J. W. Automotive Gulf Porsche

The Porsche 917K 034/013 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) is being pushed backwards into pits

The second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0878 of Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH) in pits

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)

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Gérard Larrousse (F) on Porsche 917K #023 entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team

Clemens Schickentanz (D) and Peter Kersten (D) on Porsche 911 S gain first place in GT+2.0 group (6th overall)

Vic Elford (GB) jumps out of the Porsche 908/03 #008 entered by International Martini Racing Team during a pit stop in practice

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Ferrari driver Mario Andretti (USA)

Tony Dean's Porsche 908/2 #68, driven by Tony Dean (GB) and Bob Brown (USA), becomes fourth placed

Günter Steckkönig (D) and Dieter Schmid (D) on Porsche 911 S entered by E. Strähle KG becomes second placed in GT+2.0 class (tenth overall)

Rolf Stommelen (D) in the third placed Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3

Winning Ferrari 312PB #0890 driven by Brian Redman (GB) and Arturo Merzario (I)

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908/3 008 #9, driven by Reinhold Joest (D), Mario Casoni (I) and Wilhem Bartels (D), retires with a broken wheel after 33 laps

Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888

European Touring Car Championship, Grand Prix Brno 1972, John Fitzpatrick, Ing. J. u. H. Schnitzer, BMW 2800 CS

Porsche 908/03 Nr. 7 finished second - driven by Reinhold Joest, Gerhard Schueler and Michel Weber

Erwin Kremer (D) in his own Porsche 911 S

A Greyhound bus was rented by Porsche as an airport shuttle

Ferrari drivers Mario Andretti and Clay Regazzoni

Jacky Ickx (B) becomes second with Clay Regazzoni (CH) on the slightly damaged Ferrari 312 PB #0888

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

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

George Follmer

The Porsche 908/03 008 driven by Reinhold Jöst (D), Mario Casoni (I) and Wilhelm Bartels (D)

Reinhold Joest's second placed Porsche 908/3 008 #7, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) and Gerhard Schueler (D)

Dieter Glemser (D) and Jochen Mass (D) on Ford Capri RS 2600

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908/3 008 #42, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) and Mario Casoni (I), gains fifth place

Peter Revson

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

Third placed Ronnie Peterson (S) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Second placed Ferrari 312PB #0888 Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH)

John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Erwin Kremer (D) on Porsche 911 S

Porsche 908/03 Nr. 7 finished second - driven by Reinhold Joest, Gerhard Schueler and Michel Weber

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

Gijs van Lennep (NL) could not classify the Mirage M6 Ford 601

Pit stop of the winning Ferrari 312PB #0888 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and Mario Andretti (USA)

Tony Dean's Porsche 908/2 #68, driven by Tony Dean (GB) and Bob Brown (USA), becomes fourth placed

Vic Elford (GB) and Andrea de Adamich (I) drove the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 entered by Autodelta SpA

The Porsche 908/03 008 driven by Reinhold Jöst (D), Mario Casoni (I) and Wilhelm Bartels (D)

Rainy start with three Ferraris in front

The safety car leads the start field through formation lap

For repair purposes the mechanics dismounted the bodywork of Tim Schenken's (AUS) Ferrari 312 PB #0894

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

Camera girl

Second placed Ferrari 312PB #0894 driven by Ronnie Peterson (S) and Tim Schenken (AUS)

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

George Follmer (USA)

Brian Redman looks through a professional camera

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

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, local hero and later second placed Jacky Ickx in the lead on the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

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

The second placed Mirage M6 Ford 602 driven by Mike Hailwood (GB), Howden Ganley (NZ) and Vern Schuppan (AUS)

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

George Follmer (USA) retired with the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0576 R5, entered by Martini Racing/Porsche AG, after 6 laps in an accident

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312PB

Pitstop of Derek Bell's Mirage Ford-Cosworth with the driver Mike Hailwood in the back.

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside 3, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

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

Niki Lauda (A) / Brian Muir (AUS), BMW 3.0 CSL, BMW Alpina, 19. Internationales ADAC-1000 km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring 1973

Race winner Brian Redman (GB) jumps at the Nuerburgring in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Jody Scheckter (ZA) on Porsche 917/10 TC #018 entered by Vasek Polak Racing, Inc.,

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside 1, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

Jacky Ickx

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside 1, 1973, Roger McClusky

timekeeping

Pit stop of Gulf Research's winning Mirage M6 Ford 605, driven by Derek Bell and Mike Hailwood (behind the car)

The winning Matra-Simca MS670B B-02

19. Internationales ADAC-1000 km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring 1973

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

Emerson Fittipaldi talks with Revson and Hulme

Toine Hezemans (NL) / Dieter Quester (A), winner of T+3.0 group classement, BMW 3.0 CSL, BMW Motorsport GmbH, 19. Internationales ADAC-1000 km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring 1973

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

Jacky Ickx

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

A Ferrari V12 engine

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

Helmut Kelleners (D) / Teddy Pilette (B), Winner of T2.0 group classement, BMW 2002 Tii, Koepchen Tuning, 19. Internationales ADAC-1000 km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring 1973

John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Gerry Birrell (GB) jump to victory in T3.0 group with the Ford Capri RS (sixth overall)

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

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

Brian Redman (GB)

Alfa Romeo mechanics inspect the rear of Rolf Stommelen's (D) and Andrea de Adamich's (I) Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12

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)

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert M¸ller (CH) drove the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0686 R7 entered by Martini Racing/Porsche AG to fifth position

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

Arturo Merzario, Ferrari

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312 PB

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

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) brought the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0576 R5 entered by Porsche Stuttgart to fifth position

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

Ford's working area in paddock

Brazilian Carlos Pace, Ferrari

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)

Giancarlo Baghetti (I) in the Ferrari Dino 196SP #0804 speaks with Mauro Forghieri

Huschke von Hanstein sits in pits

Ricardo Rodriguez' wife Sara keeps the times of her husband

Hans Herrmann (D) prepares on the grid for the 1000kms Nuerburgring 1962, later he will become third placed in the Porsche 718 WRS #047

John Surtees (GB) and Willy Mairesse (B) discuss during the drivers exchange besides the winning Ferrari 250 P #0812

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

John Surtees (GB) and Willy Mairesse (B) discuss during the drivers exchange besides the winning Ferrari 250 P #0812

The Ferrari 250 GTO (3809GT) #48 driven by Karl Foitek (CH) and entrant Kalman von Csazy (CH)

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

Start for the 1000km Nuerburgring, 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)

Graham Hill in pits

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

Jo Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA) on the winning Chaparral 2D Chevrolet 2D001

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

Ferrari engineeer Mauro Forghieri talks with John Surtees (GB) and Mike Parkes (GB) besides the Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0844 during a pitstop

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.

Targa Florio 1967: Phil Hill's (USA) and Hap Sharp's (USA) Chaparral 2F Chevrolet 2F001 retires with a tyre puncture

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)

Jacky Ickx (B) and Richard Attwood (GB) in the Mirage M1 Ford 10001 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Pitstop of Henri Greder's (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi's (F) Ford GT40 #1003 (car no. 130)

The retired Chaparral 2F Chevrolet 2F002 CZV-659 of Phil Hill and Mike Spence, Nuerburgring 1000km 1967

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

The winning Porsche 910 007 S-ZL 123 driven by Udo Sch¸tz (D) and Joe Buzzetta (USA)

Victorious Porsche drivers Udo Schütz (D) and Joe Buzzetta (USA) are picked from podium by their cheering mechanics

75 cars started the Nurburgring 1000 kms and this picture starts with the 17th fastest Ford-France Ford GT40 (1003) of Henri Greder/Jean-Michel Giorgi that will finish 5th. Alongside is Heini Walter's Ferrari 250LM (5905) that he shared with Peter Ditzler and the number 82 Team VDS Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 2 of Serge Trosch/Teddy Pilette. Two more Ford GT40s follow, the Ed Nelson/Peter de Klerk 1009 and Colin Crabbe's 1021 with its distinctive roof blister to accommodate Crabbe's height, co-driven by Roy Pierpoint. Further up the line can be glimpsed Paul Vestey's dark blue Ferrari 275GTB/C (9035) the ex-Maranello Concessionaires 1966 Le Mans car.

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Jurgen Neuhaus (D) on Porsche 911 S entered by IGFA

Jo Bonnier (S) in the Alfa Romeo T33

The Alfa Romeo T33 of 'Geki' (I) and Nino Todaro (I)

Jacky Ickx' (B) and Richard Attwood's (GB) Mirage M1 Ford 10001 in pits, further the Lotus 47 Climax 47/GT/16 of Julian Sutton (GB) and Hugh Dibley (GB)

The customised cockpit of a waiting Alfa Romeo T33

Autodelta SpA's Alfa Romeo T33 driven by Nanni Galli (I) and Ignazio Giunti (I) was not classified due to over time limit

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)

Ludovico Scarfiotti's (I) and Gerhard Mitter's (D) Porsche 907 030 which ran at practice only

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

Race winner Vic Elford (GB, right hand) and co-driver Umberto Maglioli (I) on Porsche 907 2.2 #025 [S-XR 47] pose for the press after the 1968 Targa Florio

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

Nanni Galli (left hand) and Ignazio Giunti (I) after the race, they gain second place overall and win the P2.0 class in an Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-017.

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

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D), Ford GT40 #1081, IGFA Racing Team

Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver smile for the press

Swiss Jo Siffert sits in the cockpit of his Porsche 917 009

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

The works Porsche P908/2 018 #4 driven by Rolf Stommelen (D) and Hans Herrmann (D) gains second place in the 1969 1000km Nuerburgring

Vic Elford (GB) in the Porsche 908/02 #007 T-car, entered by Porsche System Engineering, has an accident in practice and does not start at the actual Targa Florio 1969

GÈrard Larrousse (F) and Dieter Spoerry (CH) swap the driver's seat of the Porsche 911 T and become second in the GT+1.6 class (11th overall)

Porsche 908/2 004, Karl von Wendt

Women sit on the pitwall at the 1000km Zeltweg endurance race

Jacky Ickx and Bernard Cahier

Andrea de Adamich (I) and Nino Vaccarella (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 75033-017

The Porsche 908 LH 027 of Udo Sch¸tz (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D) is being prepared

Jo Siffert's helmet

Second placed Porsche 908/02 #013 driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Umberto Maglioli (I), entered by Porsche System Engineering

Two mechanics carry three tyres

The Porsche 908/02 007 of Vic Elford (GB) retires by accident in practice

First placed works Porsche P908/2 006 #1 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) wins after 44 laps

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) on Ford GT40 #1081, IGFA Deutsche Auto Zeitung Köln

Vic Elford awaits his appearance

A mechanic sits on a toolbox in pits

GÈrard Larrousse (F) and Dieter Spoerry (CH) swap the driver's seat of the Porsche 911 T and become second in the GT+1.6 class (11th overall)

Vic Elford's (GB) Porsche 908/02 #007 was destroyed in practice

The winning Porsche 917 009 with Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) in front of Oreste Abdon's (I) and Mario Ilotte's (I) Porsche 911 T

Teutons Gerhard Mitter and Hans Herrmann relax in the pits and pose for a photograph before the 1000kms Monza 1969

Sandro Munari's (I) and Rauno Aaltonen's (SF) Lancia Fulvia HF F&M Special 8183401238 gains first position in the P1.6 group (27th overall)

Shortly before the start of the race

The Porsche 911 T of Gianfranco Bonetto ejects from the pits during the 1969 Targa Florio

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

Mario Andretti (USA) and Chris Amon (NZ) lead the queue of Ferraris and Porsches with the Ferrari 312 P #0870

Additional ice helps to cool down the engine

Der beim Finish drittplatzierte Porsche 908/02 #015, gefahren von Rolf Stommelen(D) und Hans Herrmann (D)

Porsche 917 #004 entered by Porsche System Engineering, driven by Frank Gardner (AUS) - DNP, David Piper (GB) - DNP, DNS: Hubert Hahne (D), DNS: Dieter Quester (A)

Just an italian girl?

The Porsche 908 LH 026 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) two laps to go before victory and winning the 1000km di Monza 1069

Presentation at the Hockenheimring 1969: Drivers Jo Siffert and Pedro Rodriquez anticipate the launch of the Porsche 917

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

Race winner Jo Siffert (CH) in his Porsche 908/02 006

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

Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) on Matra-Simca MS650 overtakes the Ferrari 512 S #1004 driven by John Surtees (GB) and Peter Schetty (CH)

Winning team Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) in the Porsche 917K #0014 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) become fifth placed with the Porsche 917K #021 which was entered by Racing Team AAW

Porsche 908/2 #44, Gerhard Koch (D) / Hans-Dieter Dechent (D)

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

Hans Herrmann (D) and Richard Attwood (GB) on Porsche 917K 020

Peter Schetty (CH) on Ferrari 512 S #1038

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) on Porsche 917K #023 (entered by Porsche Salzburg) which retired after 92 laps with a puncture damage

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Hans Laine (SF) drive the Porsche 908/02 020 entered by Racing Team AAW

Jo Siffert (CH) in pits on Porsche 908/03 #010

The winning Porsche 908/03 #008 of Jo Siffert (CH), at the wheel, and Brian Redman (GB)

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

Herbert Müller (CH) on the Ferrari 512 S #1008

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

Porsche driver Jo Siffert (CH) celebrates his victory at the Ardennes podium, Behind him on the left Brian Nelson (GB) winner in the S2.0 class and Rudi Lins (A) winner in the P3.0 class

The Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/146 of Teddy Pilette (B) and Gustave Gosselin (B) is being prepared in paddock

John Surtees (GB) takes a seat in the Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1042 whilst the Unipower GT BMC driven by Stanley Robinson (GB) and John Blanckley (GB) passes by in pitlane

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

Pietro Lo Piccolo (I) and Salvatore Calascibetta (I) on Ferrari Dino 206 S Spyder 022

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) become fifth placed with the Porsche 917K #021 which was entered by Racing Team AAW

Willy Kauhsen (D) on Porsche 908/02 023

Piers Courage (GB) on Alfa Romeo T33/3

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) on Porsche 908/03 #009

Porsche 908/2 #50, driven by Gerard Larrousse (F) and Rudi Lins (A)

Herbert Müller (CH) and Mike Parkes (GB) on Ferrari 512 S #1016

John Surtees (GB) and Nino Vaccarella (I) on the podium as winner in class S5.0 (third overall)

Peter Schetty (CH) and Arturo Merzario (I) on Ferrari 512 S 1044

Piers Courage (GB) and Andrea de Adamich (I) in the Alfa Romeo T33/3 entered by Autodelta SpA

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

The Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1042 on the main straight driven by John Surtees (GB) and Nino Vaccarella (I) gains first place in S5.0 classement (third overall)

Porsche fans show their support

Ignazio Giunti (I), at the wheel of the Vaccarella/Giunti Ferrari 512S #1004 entered by Spa Ferrari SEFAC. The picture offers a stunning view to the picturesque country side.

Dechent's Porsche 908/2 #5, driven by Hans-Dieter Dechent (D) and Helmut Marko (A) becomes second placed in prototype category

Pedro Rodriguez yet leads the start field with John Wyer's Porsche 917K #014

Jo Siffert (CH) in pits with his Porsche 908/03 010

Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen's (SF) Porsche 917K #016, entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering, BOAC 1000 Kilometres World Championship Sports Car Race, Brands Hatch 1970

Henri Pescarolo (F) in the Matra-Simca MS650 02

The followers disappear in spray behind John Wyer's two leading Porsches

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

The winning Porsche driver team on podium of the 1000 kms Spa 1970: Brian Redman (GB) and Jo Siffert (CH) on Porsche 917K #0014 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

John Wyer with his winning drivers Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) who shared a Porsche 908/03 #008

Dechent's Porsche 908/2 #6, driven by Gerard Larrousse (F) and Rudi Lins (A) becomes first placed in prototype category

Vic Elford (GB) exits the Porsche 917K 020 in pits

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

The Porsche 908/03 008 of Vic Elford (GB) and Gérard Larrousse (F)

Gijs van Lennep being interviewed

Winner Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) on Porsche 917K 034/013

Mary Elford with friend in Porsche pits, 1000km Monza 1971

Winner Andrea de Adamich (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/3-71 75080-005

The second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0878 of Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH) in pits

Fifth placed Toine Hezemans (NL) on Alfa Romeo T33/3

Jo Siffert (CH)

1000 km Brands Hatch BOAC 1971: Third placed Jo Siffered is being served during a pit stop with his Porsche 917K 014/029

Jo Bonnier (S) and Richard Attwood (GB) on Lola T212 Ford

Rolf Stommelen (D) on Alfa Romeo T33/3

Ferrari mechanics in pits

Reinhold Jöst (D) and Willy Kauhsen (D) on Porsche 917K #022 entered by Team Auto Usdau

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) on the Porsche 917K #015/035 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering retires in lap 79 with a fuel system failure

Helmut Marko behind the wheel of the Porsche 917K #030, 1000km Zeltweg 1971

The jumping Alfa Romeo T33/3 #75080-009 of Andrea de Adamich (I) and Henri Pescarolo (F)

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) on John Wyer's race winning Porsche 917K 015/035, closely followed by Jo Siffert's (CH) and Derek Bell's (GB) team mate Porsche 917K 014/029

Clean refueling at Alfa Romeo pits

Dechent's winning Porsche 908/3 008 #26, driven by Gerard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB)

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) on Porsche 917K #014/029 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Andrea de Adamich (I) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in the Alfa Romeo T33/3 entered by Autodelta SpA, Targa Florio 1971

Mechanics work on the NART Ferrari 512 M #1020

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

Andrea de Adamich with glasses

Clay Regazzoni (CH) during a rainy practice in the Ferrari 312 PB #0878

Vic Elford enjoys a cigarette after winning the 1000km Nuerburgring 1971

Rolf Stommelen (D)

Vic Elford receives a full service on his winning Porsche 908/03 008

Derek Bell

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) on the Porsche 917K #015/035 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering retires in lap 79 with a fuel system failure

Mechanics work on the NART Ferrari 512 M #1020

Mary Elford, wife of Vic Elford

Claude Haldi (CH) and Paul Keller (CH) on a Porsche 911 S, in front of Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude GuÈrie (F)

Porsche 908/2 #7, driven by entrant Ernst Kraus (D) and Dieter Basche (D)

Jo Siffered in his Porsche 917K 014/029

Andrea de Adamich (I) and Henri Pescarolo (F) become fourth placed on Alfa Romeo T33/3 #75080-009

Vic Elford (GB) in pits with the Porsche 908/03 008

Andrea de Adamich (I) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in the Alfa Romeo T33/3 entered by Autodelta SpA at the Targa Florio 1971

Andrea de Adamich (I) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in the Alfa Romeo T33/3 entered by Autodelta SpA, Targa Florio 1971

The Porsche 917K 020 of Vic Elford (GB) and Gérard Larrousse (F) goes practicing

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

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

The winning drivers Vic Elford (GB) and Gérard Larrousse (F) gives autographs after podium ceremony

1000 km Monza 1971: Gerard Larrousse (F) waits to get behind the wheel of the semi-works Martini-Porsche 917K #020

Jo Siffert

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

Ronnie Peterson (S) chats with Ferrari team-mate Brian Redman (GB)

Peter Schetty, Ferrari sports cars team boss

A Ferrari 312 PB is being pushed through the pitlane

Jackie Oliver's Shadow Mk3 Chevrolet is being prepared in pits

Roger Penske and Ferry Porsche

Winning Ferrari 312PB #0888 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and Mario Andretti (USA)

Roger Penske chats with Dan Gurney

The Lola T280 Ford HU2 of Gérard Larrousse (F) and Hughes de Fierlant (B)

Peter Revson (USA) and Rolf Stommelen (D) finished third in the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 entered by Autodelta SpA

Peter Revson (USA) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet

Milt Minter (USA) on Porsche 917/10

Second placed Ferrari 312PB# 0894 driven by Ronnie Peterson in front of later winner Mario Andretti (USA) in the Ferrari 312PB #0896

David Hobbs (GB) on Lola T310 Chevrolet

Tired race fans take a nap on their car

Race fans

Ronnie Peterson (S) in the third placed Ferrari 312PB #0886

For repair purposes the mechanics dismounted the engine cover to Tim Schenken's (AUS) Ferrari 312 PB #0894

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, Gérard Larrousse (F) in the yellow Lola T280 Ford HU2 in front if the later fourth placed Mirage M6 Ford 601 and a De Tomaso Pantera

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

Ferrari 312PB #0894 driven by Ronnie Peterson (S) and Tim Schenken (AUS)

Dieter Glemser (D) and Jochen Mass (D) on Ford Capri RS 2600

Ronnie Peterson (S) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Brian Redman (GB) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0884

Ronnie Peterson (S) chats with Ferrari team mate Brian Redman (GB)

Porsche 908/03 Nr. 7 finished second - driven by Reinhold Joest, Gerhard Schueler and Michel Weber

Third placed Helmut Marko (A) and Andrea de Adamich (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3 11572-002

John Wyer

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

Peter Revson

Hulme's McLaren Chevrolet in pits

Jacky Ickx (B) in the winning Ferrari 312PB #0882

Tired race fans take a nap on their car

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

Warm-up lap, pictured is Mario Andretti (USA) on the Ferrari 312PB #0896

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Jacky Ickx (B), Ferrari

Mario Andretti (USA) jumps the winning Ferrari 312PB #0896

Second placed Ferrari 312PB #0888 Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH)

Austrian and German jounalists were invited by Porsche and brought from the hotel to the racetrack and back in a hired Greyhound 'shuttle' bus

Can-Am, Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer (USA), Porsche 917/10 TC

Peter Revson made the fastest lap in his McLaren M20 Chevrolet and ended in second position

Gijs van Lennep (NL) could not classify the Mirage M6 Ford 601

John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Erwin Kremer (D) on Porsche 911 S (car no. 55) are being overtaken by the BMW 2800 CS driven by Peter Ochs (D) and Rolf Rummel (D)

Jacky Ickx (B) in the winning Ferrari 312PB #0882

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

Second placed Ferrari 312PB #0888 Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH)

Second placed Ferrari 312PB# 0894 driven by Ronnie Peterson (S) and Tim Schenken (AUS)

Denny Hulme (NZ) on McLaren M20 Chevrolet in front of George Follmer's (USA) Porsche 917/10 TC

Denny Hulme's winning McLaren M20 Chevrolet at pits

Peter Revson

Peter Revson and Denny Hulme

François Cevert (F) on McLaren M8F Chevrolet

Mario Andretti (USA) on the winning Ferrari 312PB #0896

Brian Redman (GB) during practice on the Ferrari 312 PB #0884

Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) on Ford Capri RS 2600 in front of teammates Dieter Glemser (D) and Jochen Mass (D) on the other Ford Capri RS 2600

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

Brian Muir (AUS) / Hans-Joachim Stuck (D), BMW 3.0 CSL, BMW Alpina, 1000 km Spa 1973

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

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

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

The two Mirage Ford-Cosworth of Derek Bell (No. 5) and Vern Schuppan.

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside 2, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

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

Jacky Ickx (B) and Brian Redman (GB) sit on their later winning Ferrari 312 PB #0888 in pits, being caressed by chief designer Giacomo Caliri

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) drove the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0686 R7 entered by Martini Racing/Porsche AG to fifth position

An unknown VIP with an extraordinary moustache

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

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

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

Car no. 76, the Ford Capri RS of John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Gerry Birrell (GB) becomes first placed in group T3.0 whilst the Ford Capri RS of Dieter Glemser (D) and Jochen Mass (D) retires after 23 laps with a broken camshaft

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)

Derek Bell (GB)in the winning Mirage M6 Ford #605 entered by Gulf Research

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside 3, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

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

The Ford Capri RS of Dieter Glemser (D) and Jochen Mass (D) retire after 23 laps with a broken camshaft, 1000km Nuerburgring 1973

19. Internationales ADAC-1000 km-Rennen auf dem N¸rburgring 1973

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

Brian Muir (AUS) / Hans-Joachim Stuck (D), BMW 3.0 CSL, BMW Alpina, 1000 km Spa 1973

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

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

Brian Muir (AUS) / Hans-Joachim Stuck (D), BMW 3.0 CSL, BMW Alpina, 1000 km Spa 1973

Jacky Ickx in his Ferrari 312PB on the way to formation lap

The naked engine of an Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12

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

Start of the 1000km Nürburgring 1974, Beltoise leads in a Matra-Simca MS670C

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

1000 km Nürburgring 1975, Dieter Hegels (D), BMW 3.0 CSL, BMW Faltz Alpina Essen

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

Walther Röhrl

Walther Röhrl

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

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Ricardo Rodriguez, 1000km Nuerburgring 1962

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

David Piper's (GB) and Ed Cantrell's (USA) Ferrari 250 GTO #3767GT

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

Willy Mairesse (B) jumps into the cockpit of his winning Ferrari 250 P #0812

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)

The Abarth 1300 S of Tommy Spychiger (CH) and Teddy Pilette (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

Lorenzo Bandini, 1000km Nurburgring, 1964

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.

Chris Amon speaks with a journalist

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

An exhausted Chris Amon (NZ) calms down on pitwall after pushing his Ford GT40 GT/104

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

Phil Hill (USA) sits in the Ford GT40 GT/103 and chats with teammate Bruce McLaren (NZ)

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.

Ferrari drivers Lorenzo Bandini (I) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I), on the right, celebrate their victory - first in P 2.0 group and second overall after 1000 kilometers at the Nurburgring, Germany, 1966

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

Hans Herrmann's (D) and Dieter Glemser's (D) Porsche 906 E 154 (car no. 15) in front of their team mate car Porsche 906 E 141 S-XR 46 driven by Udo Schütz (D) and Günther Klass (D), both cars retire during the endurance race

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)

Richard Attwood at the Karussel in the Maranello Concessionaires Ferrari Dino 206S (006) that he shared with David Piper during the 1966 Nurburgring 1000 Kms

The engine compartment of a Ford GT40, driven by Edward Nelson (GB) and Peter de Klerk (ZA) during the 1000km Nuerburgring 1967

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

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

Pitstop of Nanni Galli's (I) and Ignazio Giunti's (I) Alfa Romeo T33

Tripe Olympic gold medalist skier Jean-Claude Killy and team-mate Bernard Cahier winner of the Grand Touring Class in a Porsche 911S, 7th overall at the Targa Florio 1967

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

The engine compartment of a Ford GT40, driven by Edward Nelson (GB) and Peter de Klerk (ZA) during the 1000km Nuerburgring 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 the Ford Mk IIB 1031 of Frank Gardner (AUS) and Roger McCluskey (USA) which retires after 179 laps in another accident

John Surtees (GB) in the Lola T70 Mk.3 Aston Martin SL73/101

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

Jack Wheeler (GB) and Martin Davidson (GB) on an Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite Mk.1

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

The engine compartment of a Ford GT40, driven by Edward Nelson (GB) and Peter de Klerk (ZA) during the 1000km Nuerburgring 1967

The winning Porsche 910/8 024 S-ZL 224 driven by Paul Hawkins (AUS) and Rolf Stommelen (D)

Porsche mechanics have a break on the pitwall

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.

Victorious Porsche drivers Udo Schütz (D) and Joe Buzzetta (USA) on the Nuerburgring rostrum with german politician Franz Josef Strauss

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

An accident during practice made the Porsche 910 of Ignazio Capuano (I) and Ferdinando Latteri (I) an interesting studies object for the sicilian spectators, a pickup truck helps to tow it out of the field

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

Ferdinand Piech (in suit on pit wall) watches a pitstop of the Porsche 908/2 010 #264 driven by Rudi Lins (A) and Gerard Larrousse (F)

Pit stop of the Fiat-Abarth 1000 OT of Enzo Buzzetti (I) and Walter Dona (I)

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

Later third placed Porsche 908/02 015 S-M 2553 of Rolf Stommelen (D) and Hans Herrmann (D) on its grid place

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.

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) drive the Porsche 908/02 018 in practice only

Second placed Porsche 908/02 013 of Vic Elford (GB) and Umberto Maglioli (I)

The grid shortly before the start

Winning driver pair Gerhard Mitter (D) and Udo Schütz (D) in a Porsche 908/02 028=>02 014

Vic Elford's helmet and shoes

Willy Kauhsen (D) and Karl von Wendt (D) on Porsche 908/02 011

Jo Siffert's winning Porsche 917 009 receives a large sip of fuel

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

Angus Clydesdale's (GB) and Edgar Berney's (CH) slightly damaged Chevron B8 BMW becomes 24th placed

Roger Nathan (GB) and Mike Beckwith (GB) drove this Astra RNR1 Climax entered by Roger Nathan Racing to 23rd position

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) with the Matra mechanics behind the Matra MS650 0

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)

Chris Amon (NZ) sits in the Ferrari 312 P #0870

Second placed Porsche 908/02 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Brian Redman (GB). A scanned print of Rainer's 1st zoom, Targa Florio, 1969.

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: Richard Attwood (GB) and Brian Redman (GB) on David Piper Racing's Porsche 917K 010

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

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: Laurel on the winning Porsche 917 009 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) entered by Freiherr von Wendt

Jo Siffert's helmet on a Porsche 908

Dr. Ferry Porsche with his winning drivers Udo Schuetz (left) and Gerhard Mitter

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

Brian Redman (GB) and Jo Siffert (CH) are interviewed ater winning the 1000kms race at the Nuerburgring

Porsche's Ferdinand Piech and Helmut Bott wait on the pitwall

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

Mario Andretti (USA) and Chris Amon (NZ) – in the cockpit – discuss the setup of the Ferrari 312 P #0870 with their engineers at pits

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

Frank Gardner (AUS), David Piper (GB), Hubert Hahne (D) and Dieter Quester (A) moved this Porsche 917 004

Some Porsche cars wait in laine on grid

Fans on the Le Mans main grandstand watch the sportscar battle

The winning Porsche 917 009 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

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

Nino Vaccarella (with his family?)

More or less cool Ferrari drivers Mario Andretti (I) and Pedro Rodriguez (MEX), both did not finish the 1000km Monza race.

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

The grid before the start of the 1000kms Monza

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) jumps with his Ferrari 312P 0870 at 'Flugplatz' on the Nuerburgring Nordschleife, 1000km Nuerburgring 1969

Pedro Rodriguez borrows Siffert's helmet

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

Porsche 356SC of Italian drivers "Wilson" and Domenico Patti, Targa Florio 1969

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.

Heavy technical operations on the Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1042 spark plugs

Winning drivers Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) on Porsche 917K #016 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

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

A young fan takes not too much care about the cordon around the Ferrari 512 S #1018

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

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Hans Laine (SF) in the Porsche 908/02 #020 entered by Team AAW

Hans Laine (SF) on Porsche 917K 021 entered by Racing Team AAW overtakes car no. 39, Masten Gregory (USA) in the Alfa Romeo T33/3

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

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

Arturo Merzario (I) on Abarth 3000 SP

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)

A PR lady relaxes besides the tyre truck

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

Winning Porsche 908/3 008 #22, entered by Porsche Salzburg, driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens (D)

Jackie Oliver (GB) at the wheel of the Ickx/Oliver Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1010

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'

Vic Elford (GB) and Denny Hulme (NZ) in the Porsche 917K #023 entered by Porsche Salzburg become 2nd

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

This Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1012 was driven in practice only by John Surtees (GB), Peter Schetty (CH) and Jacky Ickx (B)

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)

Mary and Vic Elford

Race winners Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) celebrate their victory with team boss John Wyer

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) on Porsche 917K #023 entered by Porsche Salzburg

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Jürgen Neuhaus (D) in the Porsche 917K #007 entered by Gesipa Racing Team

Piers and Sally Courage with their son during a relaxed moment in pits

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) in his Porsche 908/03 011, 1000 km Nurburgring, 1970

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

The grid shortly before the start

John Surtees (GB) sits in the Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1042

The start field taks the first corner at Monza

The start field at Brands Hatch

A zoom photo of Herbert Mueller (CH) and Mike Parkes (GB) on Ferrari 512 S #1016

Rolf Stommelen (D) - at the wheel - and Piers Courage (GB) love to jump with the Alfa Romeo T33/3 #75080-004 until a shock absorber failure forces them to retire

Before the start of the 1970 1000kms Monza

Winning team Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) in the Porsche 917K #0014 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Porsche 908/2 #56 driven by Gerard Larrousse (F) / Gerhard Koch (D) becomes sixth placed

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Hans Laine (SF) drive the Porsche 908/02 020 entered by Racing Team AAW

Battle on the track of the winning Porsche 917K 016 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) which overtakes the Abarth 2000S of Johannes Ortner (A) and Mario Casoni (I)

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

1000km Brands Hatch BOAC 1970: Later race winner Pedro Rodriguez observes the repair of his Porsche 917K 016 during practice

The Porsche 917K #004 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering, driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB), retires later in an accident

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

Jo Siffert during a practice session in the later second placed Porsche 908/03 013 of Pedro Rodriguez

Pedro Rodriguez' Porsche 908/03 #013 is being serviced

Winner for Alfa Romeo, Henri Pescarolo (F), BOAC, 1000 km Brands Hatch, 1971

Vic Elford's and Gérard Larrousse's Porsche 917K on the grid before he start of the 1000 km Spa 1971

Winning team Vic Elford (GB, at the wheel) and Gérard Larrousse (F) on Porsche 908/03 #008 entered by International Martini Racing Team

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) on the Porsche 917K #015/035 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering retired in lap 79 with a fuel system failure

Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0878

Gijs van Lennep (NL) on Porsche 908/03 #007, 1000km Nuerburgring 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

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

John Wyer's winning Porsche 917K 034 #16, driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Richard Attwood (GB, not in picture), arrives at the cheering mechanics in pitlane

A french policeman guards the pitlane entry opposite the main grandstand

Jacky Ickx (B) in the second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0878

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) during a pit stop of John Wyer's Porsche 908/3 007 #1 becomes second placed together with co-driver Jo Siffert (CH) and team mate Jackie Oliver (GB)

The later 8th placed Porsche 908/02 in the middle of the start field, entered by Ernst Kraus (D), driven by Dieter Basche (D) and Ernst Kraus (D)

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).

A glass of champagne for Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on podium after winning the 1000 kms de Francorchamps

Race winners Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Richard Attwood (GB) celebrate their victory for Porsche, 1000 km Zeltweg, Austria, 1971

Herbert Muller (CH) leaves his damaged Ferrari 512M #1044 on the track after 17 laps only

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

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Gérard Larrousse (F) on Porsche 917K #023 entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team

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

A Mercedes leads the formation lap before the start

1000 km Zeltweg 1971: Victorious Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) climbs out of John Wyer's Porsche 917K 034/013 after gaining first place in an exciting race battle

Jo Siffered besides John Wyer's serviced Porsche 917K 014/029

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

Jo Siffert's Porsche 917K #014/029

Andrea de Adamich (I) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in the Alfa Romeo T33/3 entered by Autodelta SpA, Targa Florio 1971

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

Andrea de Adamich (I) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in the Alfa Romeo T33/3 entered by Autodelta SpA, Targa Florio 1971

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

An exhausted but happy Vic Elford on the track after the 1000km race which he won for International Martini Racing Team together with GÈrard Larrousse, with a deserved bottle of champagne and the golden laurel around his neck

Rolf Stommelen (D)

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)

Helmut Marko (A) sits ready in the Porsche 908/03 007

Team boss John Wyer on the grid besides the Porsche 917K 014/029 driven by Jo Siffert and Derek Bell before he start of the 1000 km Spa 1971

Pedro Rodriguez' english girl friend Glenda notes the lap times

Mechanics work on the NART Ferrari 512 M #1020

Clay Regazzoni (CH) gives an interview to Italian journalist Franco Lini

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

Ronnie Peterson (S) chats with Ferrari team mate Brian Redman (GB)

George Follmer in Penske's Porsche 917/10 TC

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908/3 008 #42, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) and Mario Casoni (I), gains fifth place

Herbert Voelker, editorial director of the Austrian magazine Auto Revue

Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC in pits

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, Reinhold Jöst's fifth grid placed Porsche 908/03 008 in front of the later third placed Chevron B19/21 Ford

Nanni Galli (I) and Helmut Marko (A) drove the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 #11572003 entered by Autodelta SpA

General Motors chief designer Bill Mitchell talks with Ferry Porsche on a crowded grid

The grid of the 1000 km Spa 1972, local hero and later second placed Jacky Ickx on pole position in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Mario Andretti (USA) gets the rear view mirror of the winning Ferrari 312 PB #0888 cleaned

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

Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC on the grid

Jacky Ickx puts his helmet on

Jacky Ickx (B), 2nd on the grid in the Ferrari 312 PB #0882 cockpit

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908/3 008 #42, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) and Mario Casoni (I), gains fifth place

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

Reine Wisell (S) in the Lola T280 Ford HU2 entered by Ecurie Bonnier

Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC on the grid

6h Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Winner Jacky Ickx (B), Ferrari 312 PB

Fans take a ride on a retal lorry

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)

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Mario Andretti (USA), Ferrari

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

Ronnie Peterson (S) chats with Ferrari team mate Brian Redman (GB)

Peter Revson

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Mario Andretti (USA), Ferrari

Derek Bell (GB) smiles for a souvenir photo

Jacques Cochet's (CH) Lola T290 Ford HU11 on a rainy grid

A warning sign in a private Lamborghini car

Drivers women at the Penske pits, Can-Am race, Watkins Glen (USA), 1972

Tim Schenken (AUS) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Mario Andretti (USA) in the winning Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Peter Revson (USA) and Rolf Stommelen (D) finished third in the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 entered by Autodelta SpA

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, local hero and later second placed Jacky Ickx starts from pole position in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908/3 008 #42, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) and Mario Casoni (I), gains fifth place

Race winner (together with Jacky Ickx) Mario Andretti beside his Ferrari teammate Clay Regazzoni at pits

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

Winning Ferrari 312PB #0896 driven by Mario Andretti (USA) and Jacky Ickx (B)

Derek Bell (GB) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) drove the Mirage M6 Ford #601 entered by Gulf Racing Research

Peter Revson, Denny Hulme and Teddy Mayer, 6-Hours and The Can-Am, The Glen (Six Hours of Endurance for The World Championship of Manufacturers), Watkins Glen 1972

Jacky Ickx leading teammate Ronnie Peterson

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

A kind warning besides the highway

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

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908/3 008 #9, driven by Reinhold Joest (D), Mario Casoni (I) and Wilhem Bartels (D), retires with a broken wheel after 33 laps

George Follmer

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

Toine Hezemans (NL) / Dieter Quester (A), BMW 3.0 CSL, BMW Motorsport GmbH, Winner of T+3.0 group classement, 19. Internationales ADAC-1000 km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring 1973

Hurley Haywood (USA) on Porsche 917/10 TC entered by Brumos/Kendall

Second placed Hurley Haywood (USA) on Porsche 917/10 TC

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

Second placed Hurley Haywood (USA) on a Porsche 917/10 TC entered by Brumos/Kendall

Toine Hezemans (NL) / Dieter Quester (A), BMW 3.0 CSL, BMW Motorsport GmbH, Winner of T+3.0 group classement, 19. Internationales ADAC-1000 km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring 1973

Jochen Mass (D) jumps with the Ford Capri RS

Can-Am Riverside 1973: Brian Redman (GB) in front of team mate Jody Scheckter (ZA), both Porsche 917/10 TC entered by Vasek Polak

Charlie Kemp (USA) on Porsche 917/10 TC entered by RC Cola

Heinrich Hirth (D) / Günther Mohrs (D), BMW 2002 Tii, Koepchen Tuning, 19. Internationales ADAC-1000 km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring 1973

Charlie Kemp (USA) in a Porsche 917/10 TC entered by RC Cola

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

Vic Elford (GB) on a Shadow DN-2 Chevrolet Turbo

John Cordts (CDN) on a McLaren M8D Chevrolet

The speedy Matra-Simca MS670B 03 of François Cevert (F) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F)

Tom Dutton (USA) on a McLaren M8E Chevrolet entered by Burmester Racing

Charlie Kemp (USA) on Porsche 917/10 TC entered by RC Cola

The start of the 1000km Spa 1973, the Matra-Simca MS670B 03 of Henri Pescarolo (F) on first position in front of team mate Chris Amon (NZ) on Matra-Simca MS670B 01

Toine Hezemans (NL) / Dieter Quester (A), BMW 3.0 CSL, BMW Motorsport GmbH, Winner of T+3.0 group classement, 19. Internationales ADAC-1000 km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring 1973

The jumping Matra-Simca MS670B 03 of François Cevert (F) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F)

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

Ferrari drivers Brian Redman and Merzario

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert M¸ller (CH) drove the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0686 R7 entered by Martini Racing/Porsche AG to fifth position

Brian Redman (GB) in a Porsche 917/10 TC

Swiss driver Clay Regazzoni in the jumping Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12 11512-001. Carlo Facetti (I) was the 2nd driver to pilot the Alfa.

Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) in the BMW 3.0 CSL

Toine Hezemans' (NL) and Dieter Quester's (A) BMW 3.0 CSL entered by BMW Motorsport GmbH gains victory in T+3.0 group (9th overall)

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

A Renault at evening mood

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

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Two cars fight in the rain at the beginning of the main straight

Winner Phil Hill in the Ferrari 246 SP leads the traffic jam after the Le Mans type start at the 1000km Nuerburgring 1962.

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.

Most probably a Porsche middle engine

Kalman von Csazy (CH) and Karl Foitek (CH) drive the Ferrari 250 GTO #3809GT to 30th place

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

Pit stop of Herbert Linge (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D) on Porsche 904 GTS #006 S-TJ 16

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

Smoke from the Jaguar E-type at pits during exchange between Warwick Banks (GB) and Patrick McNally (AUS), they become second placed in the GT+3.0 class

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)

Pit stop of the winning team Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and Nino Vaccarella (I) with the Ferrari 275P #0820

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

Bruce McLaren, 1000km Nuerburgring 1965

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

Unlucky Chris Amon (NZ) pushes his Ford GT40 GT/104 to pits with empty fuel tank

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

Hans Herrmann's (D) and Dieter Glemser's (D) Porsche 906 E 154 (car no. 15) in front of their team mate car Porsche 906 E 141 S-XR 46 driven by Udo Schütz (D) and Günther Klass (D), both cars retire during the endurance race

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.

Pit-stop for Ferrari 250LM No. 8

Willy Mairesse (B) and Herbert M¸ller (CH) in the Ferrari 250 LM #8165 entered by Scuderia Filipinetti

Pitstop including refueling of Paul Hawkins' (AUS) and Rolf Stommelen's (D) Porsche 910/8 024 S-ZL 224

Triple Olympic gold medalist skier Jean-Claude Killy and team-mate Bernard Cahier, winner of the Grand Touring Class in a Porsche 911S, 7th overall at the Targa Florio 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.

The de Adamich/Galli Alfa Romeo was driven a little too enthusiastically during practice.

G¸nther Klass (D) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) move the Ferrari Dino 246S #004 for practice only

Phil Hill (USA) and Hap Sharp (USA) on Chaparral 2F Chevrolet 2F001

1000km Nuerburgring 1967 Start

The de Adamich/Galli Alfa Romeo retire on lap 18 with suspension failure.

Driver exchange and Refueling of Andrea de Adamich's (I) and Jean Rolland 's(F) Alfa Romeo T33

The de Adamich/Galli Alfa Romeo.

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

The Alfa Romeo T33 of Nanni Galli (I) and Ignazio Giunti (I)

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)

A typically chaotic Targa Florio pit scene. The silver Ferrari 275GTB/C #9007 only completed one lap driven by Clemente Ravetto, number 156 the works Ferrari Dino 206S #004 fared no better, G¸nther Klass crashing it on lap one. The other Ferrari is the Scuderia Filipinetti 330P3/412P #0848 of Herbert M¸ller/Jean Guichet that also retired, although M¸ller set the race fastest lap.

A hectical pitstop of Phil Hill's (USA) and Hap Sharp's (USA) Chaparral 2F Chevrolet 2F001

The race machines stand in line for the start of the 1000kms race whilst the drivers wait for the signal opposite their sports cars. From front: Scuderia Lufthansa's Porsche 906 with starting number 70, the Alfa Romeo T33 of Autodelta SpA (nr. 20), Sten Axelsson's (S) Porsche 906 #117 (nr. 76), the Mirage M1 Ford 10001 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering, and a row of Porsches...

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)

The Ford GT40 #1073 of the Britons Terry J. Drury and Terry Sanger during the Targa Florio 1968

Nanni Galli (left hand) and Ignazio Giunti (I) are being welcomed after the race by by carabinieri in the pitlane. They gain second place overall and win the P2.0 class in an Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-017.

The happy winners of class P2.0 (2nd overall with the Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-017) Ignazio Giunti (I) on right hand and Nanni Galli (I) walk to rostrum ceremony after their successful race

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

Vic Elford's (GB) and Richard Attwood's (GB) Porsche 908 LH 028 on the famous Monza banking

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)

Willy Kauhsen (D) and Karl von Wendt (D) on Porsche 908/02 #011

Winning driver team Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), exchange their seats of the Porsche 917 #009 entered by Freiherr von Wendt, during the 1000 km Zeltweg 1969. On the far left Porsche engineer Ferdinand Piech.

Mary Elford keeps the sponsor stickers of her husband Vic up-to-date

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

Porsche's race engineer Peter Falk helps his mechanics to take care for the Porsche 908/2 012 #268 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Brian Redman (GB) which retires later with a broken driveshaft

Presentation Hockenheimring 1969: Drivers Brian Redman, Jo Siffert and Pedro Rodriquez anticipate the launch of the two Porsche 917 versions with Porsche's race director Rico Steinemann

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

Driver exchange during the pitstop of Rudi Lins (A) and GÈrard Larrousse (F) with the Porsche 908/02 010

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) on Ford GT40 #1081 (entered by IGFA Racing Team) win the S5.0 classement

The Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/148 of Picko Troberg (S) and Bjˆrn Rothstein (S) was too damaged in practice to be repaired in time for the start

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

Pit stop of the winning driver team Gerhard Mitter (D) and Udo Schütz (D) on Porsche 908/02 028=>02 014

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)

Mechanics work on the Porsche 908 LH 027 of Udo Schütz (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D), in front of them waits the already prepared and later second placed Porsche 908 LH 025 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) with race engineer Peter Falk aside

A view at the long start/finish straight of Zeltweg

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)

Tony Bending (GB) in an Austin-Healey Sprite

Pit stop and driver exchange of Rudi Lins (A) and Gérard Larrousse (F) on Porsche 908/02 010

Pit stop of the third placed driver team Rolf Stommelen (D) and Hans Herrmann (D) on Porsche 908/02 015 S-M 2553

Ferdinand Piech watches David Piper (GB) giving autographs behind the Porsche 917K 010

Porsche 917 presentation at the Hockenheimring 1969: The company made a risky investment by unexpectedly building twenty-five 5000 cc 917's. F.l.t.r.: Rico Steinemann (Porsche racing manager), Helmuth Bott (Porsche head engineer) and Ferdinand Piech, responsible for mechanical development of Porsche's serial and racing cars.

Second placed driver team Jo Bonnier (S) and Herbert Mueller (CH) on Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/151

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: The winning Porsche 917 009 with Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) in pits

Gerhard Mitter's (D) and Udo Sch¸tz' (D) Porsche 908/02 015

Night shift at Porsche pits, at front busy with car no. 268, Richard Attwood's (GB) and Brian Redman's (GB) Porsche 908/02 012

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

Race winners Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) on the podium

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

Third placed Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) on Porsche 917K 020

Second placed Ferrari 512S Spyder #1042 (car No. 3) with Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nino Vaccarella (I) battles against car No. 8, the Porsche 917K #009 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB). The later race winning car No. 7, Porsche 917K #016 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF), runs side by side with the Porsche 917K #023 of Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), they did not last for the whole 1000kms.

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

Jo Siffert (CH) in the winning Porsche 917K #0014 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Winning team Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) in the Porsche 917K #0014 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) on Porsche 917K #020 entered by Porsche Salzburg becomes 3rd placed.

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) on Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW

Second placed Leo Kinnunen (SF) and Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) on Porsche 908/03 #009 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

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

Pedro Rodriguez does the fastest lap with a clean wiped visor

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)

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) become fifth placed with the Porsche 917K #021 which was entered by Racing Team AAW

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

Herbert M¸ller (CH) on Ferrari 512 S #1008, a fire extinguisher leaves a white cloud in front of the grandstand

Enzo Ferrari listens to his chief engineer Mauro Forghieri

Nino Vaccarella (I) at the wheel of the Vaccarella/Giunti Ferrari 512S #1004 entered by Spa Ferrari SEFAC pass cheering fans in a small Sicilian village

Pedro Rodriguez' timekeeper at Porsche pits

The victorious Porsche 908/03 008 of Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) takes the chequered flag

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

It's all right for John Wyer to laugh at the Gulf press officers, as team boss of J. W. Automotive Engineering whose two Porsche cars are just about to gain a 1-2 victory

Porsche 908/2 #50, driven by Gerard Larrousse (F) and Rudi Lins (A)

Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) in Porsche 917K #0014 (car no. 24, will finish on 10th position) follows the unlucky drivers pair of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) in the Porsche 917K #004/017 which will retire later in the race

Arturo Merzario, driving the Amon/Merzario Ferrari 512 S #1026, leads the pushing Porsche 917K of Rodriguez/Kinnunen

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.

Jo Siffert's (CH) and Brian Redman's (GB) Porsche 917K #004, entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering, BOAC 1000 Kilometres World Championship Sports Car Race, Brands Hatch 1970

The winning Porsche driver team on podium of the 1000 km Spa 1970: Brian Redman (GB) and Jo Siffert (CH) on Porsche 917K #0014 entered by John Wyer Automotive Engineering

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

Pauli Toivonen (SF) and Sten Axelsson (S) in the Porsche 917K #021 during practice session, entered by Racing Team AAW. The vehicle did not start because it was withdrawn due to a fatal accident in practice in which team mate Hans Laine was killed.

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

1000km Monza 1970: The race start with Ferraris and Porsches as strong competitors side-by-side. Car no. 1 are Chris Amon (NZ) and Arturo Merzario (I) in a Ferrari 512S #1026, car no. 8 are Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) in the Porsche 917K #009. Car no. 7, the Porsche 917K 016 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF), wins.

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

Nino Vaccarella (I) at the wheel of the Vaccarella/Giunti Ferrari 512S #1004 entered by Spa Ferrari SEFAC. The picture offers a stunning view at the picturesque country side.

Winning driver pair Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) drives the Porsche 917K #016 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Vic Elford's late night shift

Pit stop of the winning Porsche 908/3 008 #22, entered by Porsche Salzburg, driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens (D)

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

The Matra-Simca MS650 01 of Jack Brabham (AUS) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F)

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) on Porsche 908/03 011, 1000km Nuerburgring 1970

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 second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0878 of Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH) in pits

Race winner Henri Pescarolo (F) in Autodelta S.p.A.'s Alfa Romeo T33/3-71 #75080-005

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

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Derek Bell (GB) left hand watch the preparation of Jo Sifferts (CH) third placed Porsche 917K 014/029 at pits

Jo Siffered is being served during a pit stop with his Porsche 917K 014/029

Rolf Stommelen (D) on Alfa Romeo T33/3-71 75080-023

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

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

Jo Bonnier (S) and Peter Westbury (GB) on Lola T212 Ford HU17, entered by Filipinetti

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

Mechanics spilled fuel on Andrea de Adamich (I) during a pit stop with the Alfa Romeo T33/3 75080-005

Team principal John Wyer keps the times above Porsche pits

The start, Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0878 still in front, besides him car no. 8, the later retiring Ferrari 512 S/M #1048 of Mike Parkes (GB)

Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude GuÈrie (F) on Porsche 911 S become second placed in GT+2.0 group (11th overall)

Pedro Rodriguez' english girl friend Glenda takes the lap times

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)

The second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0878 of Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH) is being prepared in pits whilst Jacky Ickx waits at the pitwall

Mary Elford enjoys her husbands victory

Toine Hezemans (NL) and Nino Vaccarella (I) become fifth placed on Alfa Romeo T33/3

Whilst Mike Parkes (GB) already sits in the Ferrari 512 S/M #1048 (car no. 8), Corrado Manfredini's (I) and Giancarlo Gagliardi's (I) Ferrari 512 M #1050/1032 (car no. 9) waits with open doors

A Ferrari in front of a Porsche at dawn

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) in helmets behind John Wyer's Porsche 917K 004/017

1000 km Monza 1971: 2-1 until the end: Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on Porsche 917K 034/013 in front of Jo Siffert's (CH) and Derek Bell's (GB) Porsche 917K 004/017, both winning cars entered by John Wyer Automotive

The start, Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0878 still in front besides car no. 8, the later retiring Ferrari 512 S/M #1048 of Mike Parkes (GB)

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

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB), in the Porsche 917K #014/029 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering, win the S5.0 classement (3rd overall)

John Wyer's Porsche 917K #015/035 with Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) driving, did not finish the race. It is seen here in front of Andrew Fletcher (GB) or Willie Tuckett (GB) in a Chevron B16 Ford entered by The Paul Watson Race Organisation.

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

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Gerard Larrousse (F), Porsche 917K #023, entered by Martini Rossi Racing

At the start of the 1000 km Spa 1971, Martini Team's Porsche 917K 019 is forth on grid heading to Eau Rouge but Helmut Marko (A) retires after 6 laps with engine problems

Dechent's later winning Martini-Porsche 908/3 008 #26, driven by Gerard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB). The Frenchman gets out of the cockpit while his copilot Elford (up right, with gloves) makes himself ready to take over the steering wheel.

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

Start for the 1000km Monza (I), 1971: The Ferrari 312PB no. 15, driven by Jacky Ickx (B), takes the lead while Vic Elford (GB), Martini Porsche 917 no. 3, looses his pole position by having to much wheelspin. Trying to squeeze in between are Mike Parks (GB), Ferrari 512 S/M no. 8 and Rolf Stommelen (D) in the Alfa Romeo T33/3 no. 19.

European Touring Car Championship, Grand Prix Brno 1972, John Fitzpatrick, Ing. J. u. H. Schnitzer, BMW 2800 CS

Arturo Merzario (I) brings the Ferrari 312 PB #0890 back to pits on three tyres

Reine Wisell (S) on Lola T260 Chevrolet entered by Roman Bria

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

Mario Andretti (USA) and Jacky Ickx (B) on the podium with the winning Ferrari team members

Peter Revson made the fastest lap in his McLaren M20 Chevrolet and ended in second position

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

Later second placed Arturo Merzario (I) in a Ferrari 312 PB #0890 driven by Redman/Merzario, still in front of winning team-mate Ronnie Peterson (S) in an other Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Ronnie Peterson (S) starts with a Ferrari 312PB #0886, 1000km Monza 1972

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer in Penske's Porsche 917/10 TC prepares for practice

George Follmer in Penske's Porsche 917/10 TC prepares for action, Roger Penske watches besides the car

Jacky Ickx (B) in the winning Ferrari 312PB #0882

A pretty small TV camera

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908/3 008 #9, driven by Reinhold Joest (D), Mario Casoni (I) and Wilhem Bartels (D), retires with a broken wheel after 33 laps

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

Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Brian Redman (GB) in the winning Redman/Merzario Ferrari 312 PB #0890 at La Source

Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC in pits

Vic Elford (GB) and Andrea de Adamich (I) drove the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 entered by Autodelta SpA

Huschke von Hanstein talks with Ferry Porsche

Penske timekeepers

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

A thoughtful Clay Regazzoni

Winners for Ferrari: Jacky Ickx and Mario Andretti (at the right). Between both drivers are Andretti's children.

Derek Bell (GB)

Ferrari drivers Mario Andretti and Clay Regazzoni

Clay Regazzoni (CH). Next to him his team-mate's wife Barbro Peterson

Huschke von Hanstein talks with Ferry Porsche

Jacky Ickx in his Ferrari 312PB zooms trough Eau Rouge, 1000 km Spa 1972

Hans Heyer (D) in Werner Christmann's (D) blue Porsche 911 S, long behind Erwin Kremer's (D) Porsche 911 S

Hans-Joachim Stuck (D), at the wheel and Alex Soler-Roig (E) on Ford Capri RS 2600 become second placed in the T+2.0 group (eighth overall)

At pits GÈrard Larrousse's (F) and Henri Pescarolo's (F) Matra-Simca MS670B 01 with no. 5, besides the Matra-Simca MS670B 03 of FranÁois Cevert (F) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F)

Second placed Hurley Haywood (USA) on Porsche 917/10 TC entered by Brumos/Kendall

Brian Redman (GB) on Porsche 917/10 TC

Mark Donohue beside his Porsche 917

Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) / Chris Amon (NZ) DND, BMW 3.0 CSL, BMW Motorsport GmbH, 19. Internationales ADAC-1000 km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring 1973

Helmut Kelleners (D) / Teddy Pilette (B), Winner of T2.0 group classement, BMW 2002 Tii, Koepchen Tuning, 19. Internationales ADAC-1000km-Rennen auf dem Nurburgring 1973

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

At the start of the race, the Matra-Simca MS670B 03 of François Cevert (F) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) gains the lead

Ferrari drivers Brian Redman (at the wheel) and Jacky Ickx

Start for the 1000km Spa 1973: The two Matra-Simcas MS670B of Henri Pescarolo (F) and Chris Amon (NZ) take the lead from polesetter Jacky Ickx in the Ferrari 312PB, Bell's Mirage-Ford and the 2nd Ferrari of Pace.

A Matra-Simca MS670B 03 jumps with Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) at the wheel

Rolf Stommelen in the cockpit of car no. 8, the Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12

Niki Lauda (A) becomes seventh placed overall on a BMW 3.0 CSL (first place in 'T' group)

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

Chris Amon (NZ) on Matra-Simca MS670B 01

Vic Elford (GB) in his Shadow DN-2 Chevrolet Turbo

Henri Pescarolo (F) amidst celebrating Matra team members

The fifth placed Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0686 R7 driven by Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH)

Can-Am Riverside 1973: Charlie Kemp (USA) on Porsche 917/10 TC entered by RC Cola

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside 2, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

George Follmer (USA) and Reinhold Jöst (D) exchange their drivers seat in the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Porsche Stuttgart

Gérard Larrousse (F) sets up the Matra-Simca MS670B 01

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

Michael Schumacher watches the pitstops of his luckless Team Sauber Mercedes team mates Jean-Louis Schlesser (F), Jochen Mass (D) and Alain Ferté (F) with car no. 1, the Mercedes-Benz C11 03, simultaneously stopping his drivers team's car no. 31 with Karl Wendlinger (A) and Fritz Kreutzpointner (D) on Mercedes-Benz C11 05

Michael Schumacher watches the pitstops of his luckless Team Sauber Mercedes team mates Jean-Louis Schlesser (F), Jochen Mass (D) and Alain Ferté (F) with car no. 1, the Mercedes-Benz C11 03, simultaneously stopping his drivers team's car no. 31 with Karl Wendlinger (A) and Fritz Kreutzpointner (D) on Mercedes-Benz C11 05

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Graham Hill (right hand) and Hans Herrmann (on the left side) become third placed on Porsche and celebrate with Porsche race director Huschke von Hanstein on the podium after the 1000kms Nuerburgring 1962

The Porsche 718 GTR of Dan Gurney and Joakim Bonnier on its way through the rain to 4th place with the famous Nurburgring in the background.

Graham Hill (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) become third placed in the Porsche 718 WRS #047

Stirling Moss takes a snack in pits

Richie Ginther (USA) enters the cockpit of the Rover-BRM Turbine entered by Owen Racing Organisation which was not classified as 'Invited entry'.

Briggs Cunningham's and Bob Grossman's Jaguar E-type Lightweight (#S850664 5115 WK) becomes second in the GT+3.0 classement despite the long unplanned stop after a crash.

The famous Le Mans clock

The Porsche of Edgar Barth and Herbert Linge chases the front runners at the start

Carroll Shelby cheers up his drivers Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant

Richard Attwood's (GB) and Jo Schlesser's (F) Ford GT40 GT/104 in pits

Exchange of drivers during the 1000kms Nuerburgring in 1965: John Surtees (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) refuel the Ferrari 330 P2 #0828 at pits

Race winner Jochen Rindt takes a glass of champagne on Le Mans podium 1965

The winning drivers for the North American Racing Team on a Ferrari 250 LM: Masten Gregory (USA) and Jochen Rindt (A).

1000km Nuerburgring 1965 Start

After all the works Ferraris and Fords retired at Le Mans victory was left to the NART entered Ferrari 250LM of Jochen Rindt/Masten Gregory and Ed Hugus, the last ever Ferrari Le Mans win. Following Rindt is the Hopkirk/Hedges MGB.

All the Ford GT40s retired at Le Mans due to stretched head bolts that led to head gasket failures on the 289 cubic inch (4.7 litre) engines. This is the F. English (a Bournemouth Ford dealership owned by Col. Ronnie Hoare of Maranello Concessionaires) chassis 1006 driven by Innes Ireland/John Whitmore in the Esses showing its distinctive Len Bailey redesigned nose. It is followed by the Klass/Glemser works Porsche 904/6 (906-12) and the Maranello Concessionaires Ferrari 250LM (5895) of L. Bianchi/Salmon.

Jackie Stewart's service on Graham Hill's trousers goes beyond the call of duty.

Ford's mechanical carnage at Le Mans included the Daytona Cobras as well and only the Jack Sears/Dick Thompson car (CSX2299) survived despite the damage shown here caused by a collision with an Alfa Romeo. Thompson approaches Tertre Rouge followed by the Rover-B. R. M. on his way to 8th place and 1st in the GT 5000 class.

Lucien Bianchi (B) and Mario Andretti (USA) on Ford Mk II #1031 in front of André de Cortanze's (F) and Jean-Pierre Hanrioud's (F) Alpine A210 Renault #1719 and the Alpine A210 Renault #1720 of Bengt Jansson (S) and Pauli Toivonen (SF)

Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Richie Ginther's (USA) Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0846 in front of Paul Hawkins' (AUS) and Mark Donohue's (USA) Ford Mk II #1032 and another Ford

Ken Miles (USA) and Denny Hulme (NZ) in the second placed Ford Mk II #1015 entered by Shelby American Inc.

Jo Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA) on Chaparral 2D Chevrolet 2D001

Jo Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA) on the winning Chaparral 2D Chevrolet 2D001

The Ferrari 330 P3 Coupe #0846 was driven in practice only by John Surtees (GB), Mike Parkes (GB) and Lorenzo Bandini (I)

Sam Posey's (USA) and Massimo Natili's (I) Bizzarini GT Strada 5300 #106 (entered by Prototipi Bizzarini) fights against the Ferrari 330 P3 #0844 of Jean Guichet (F) and Lorenzo Bandini (I) but is being disqualified after 39 laps for crossing pit safety line

The three works Porsche 906s start

While Phil Hill's Chaparall and Surtees' Lola Aston Martin have yet to move off their marks, the Porsche armada launches itself into battle with Jo Siffert at the front

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

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

Jo Siffert is fast away at the Le Mans-type start at the 1000kms Nuerburgring 1965, leading a whole phalanx of works Porsches

Start for the 1967 24h of Le Mans: Ronnie Bucknum, Ford Mk IIB (no. 57), 5th on the grid, jumps ahead into the lead by passing the Mk IVs of McLaren (no. 2) Bianchi (no. 3) and Hulme (no. 4) as well as the Chaparral of Spence (no. 7). Car no. 25 on the right is the Ferrari of Rodriguez.

Pitstop of Vic Elford's (GB) and Jochen Neerpasch's (D) Porsche 910 #014

Winning team (category P+5.0) Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA) celebrate with champagne on podium, legendary photographer and journalist Bernard Cahier left hand

A smoky pitstop of Phil Hill's (USA) and Hap Sharp's (USA) Chaparral 2F Chevrolet 2F001

Nighly pitstop of fourth placed pairing Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Mark Donohue (USA) in the Ford Mk IV J5 entered by Shelby American Inc.

Ronnie Bucknum (USA) and Paul Hawkins (AUS) on Ford Mk IIB 1047, Shelby American Inc., in front of later second placed Ferrari 330 P4 #0858 of Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and Mike Parkes (GB)

The winning Ford Mk IV J6 (class P+5.0) driven by Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA), entered by Shelby American Inc.

The de Adamich/Galli Alfa Romeo was driven a little too enthusiastically during practice.

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

Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nanni Galli (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-017

Race winner Vic Elford (GB) with his wife Anita and co-driver Umberto Maglioli (I) on Porsche 907 2.2 #025 [S-XR 47] pose for the press after the 1968 Targa Florio

Race winner Vic Elford (GB) and Umberto Maglioli (I) on Porsche 907 2.2 #025 [S-XR 47] pose for the press after the 1968 Targa Florio

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

The two Alfa Romeo T33/2 with Ignazio Giunti, Nanni Galli (#39), Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) are being chased by Christian Poirot (F) and Pierre Maublanc (F) on Porsche 906 107 88 JA 88

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

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: Freiherr von Wendt entered this Porsche 917 #009, which was driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Reinhold Joest (D) on a Ford GT40 1033 entered by Deutsche Auto Zeitung

Piero Bellavia's (I) Abarth-Simca 2000 Bialbero (car no. 184) does not finish due to differecial failure, car no. 122 in front is the Fiat-Abarth 1000S of Salvatore Calascibetta (I) and Vincenzo Ferlito (I)

Roger Enever (GB) and Peter Brown (GB) on Chevron B8 BMW, entered by J.-C. Bamford Excavators Ltd.

Jo Siffert (CH, right hand) and Brian Redman (GB) celebrate their victory after 1000kms on Monza's podium in 1969

The victorious Porsche driver team with the laurel: Udo Sch¸tz (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D) after winning the Targa Florio 1969

Patrick Depailler (F) and Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F) on the banking with the Alpine A220 Renault 1733 retire during an accident in last lap but still become sixth placed after 1000 kms

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

Helmut Kelleners (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) on Ford GT40 #1081, entered by Deutsche Auto Zeitung

Vic Elford lässt seinen später zweitplatzierten Porsche 908/2 betanken, auf der Boxenmauer steht Fahrerkollege Umberto Maglioli

Nino Vaccarella (I) and Andrea de Adamich (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2.5 Spyder, entered by Autodelta SpA, retire after 6 laps with an engine failure

Vic Elford, 1000km Nuerburgring 1969

Richard Attwood (GB) and Brian Redman (GB) in a Porsche 908/02 #012 entered by Porsche System Engineering

Nino Vaccarella (I) and Andrea de Adamich (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2.5 Spyder, entered by Autodelta SpA, retire after 6 laps with an engine failure

Herbert M¸ller (CH), Jo Bonnier (S) and DNS Masten Gregory (USA) did not finish in the Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet SL76/151 entered by Scuderia Filipinetti due to a suspension damage

Winner of the 24h Le Mans 1969: Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver in a Ford GT 40 entered by the John Wyer Team

Jo Siffert, winner of the 1000km Monza 1969

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

The leading Ford GT40 of Ickx/Oliver in front of the Porsche 908 LH driven by Herrmann/Larrousse

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

The Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet SL76/151 from Scuderia Filipinetti and driven by Herbert Muller (CH), Jo Bonnier (S) and DNS Masten Gregory (USA) did not finish due to a suspension damage

The winning Porsche 908 LH 026 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB)

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

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

The Alfa Romeo T33/3 driven by Piers Courage (GB) and Andrea de Adamich (I) becomes 41st placed on Targa Florio 1970

1000km Spa 1970: Porsche's developing chief engineer Ferdinand Piech was the 'father' of the 917, besides him sits the timekeeping team boss John Wyer

Jo Siffert with Brian Redman on Porsche 908/3, entered by John Wyer

24h Le Mans 1970: A Porsche 917 bodywork nestled in French idyll, a farm house on countryside rented by Porsche

Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) on Porsche 917K #020 entered by Porsche Salzburg becomes 3rd placed.

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

Herbert Müller (CH) brings the Ferrari 512 S #1008 over the finish line as second placed in S5.0 classement (fourth overall)

Porsche 917K #023 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D)

The winning Porsche 917K no. 23 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D), Le Mans 24h, 1970

Henri Pescarolo (F) jumps out of the Matra-Simca MS650 03 which retires with engine problems

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

Pedro Rodriguez besides the pitting Porsche 917K #004/017

Porsche displays the new 908s - no. 20 Porsche 908/03 #007 (entered by Porsche Salzburg), in the back the two 1-2 winners of the Targa Florio: no. 12 Porsche 908/03 #008 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB), and no. 40 Porsche 908/03 #009 driven by Leo Kinnunen (SF) and Pedro Rodriguez (MEX), both entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Arturo Merzario (I) on Ferrari 512 S #1034 in front of Henri Pescarolo's (F) Matra-Simca MS660 02

Mechanics take a look at the engine of the Ferrari 512 S #1034 driven by Arturo Merzario (I) and Clay Regazzoni (CH)

Derek Bell (GB) and Hughes de Fierlant (B, currently at the wheel), Ferrari 512 S #1030

Mike Parkes (GB) and Herbert Mueller (CH) in a Ferrari 512S #1016 entered by Scuderia Filipinetti

Jo Siffert (CH) at Porsche pits with Ferdinand Piech

The fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA)

Barrie Smith (GB) cannot even finish the first lap due to an accident with his Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/144

1000km Brands Hatch BOAC 1970: The second placed Porsche Salzburg entered this Porsche 917K 023, driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Denny Hulme (NZ)

1000km Spa 1970: Pedro Rodriguez and Leo Kinnunen swap driver's seat of their Gulf-Porsche 917K #004/017

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) become fifth placed with the Porsche 917K #021 which was entered by Racing Team AAW

Winner Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) raises his trophy

The second placed Ferrari 512 S #1038 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and John Surtees (GB)

1970 BOAC 1000 Kilometres, Brands Hatch, the Porsche 917K of Porsche Salzburg driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Richard Attwood (GB)

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

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) in the unlucky Porsche 917K #004/017

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

Race winners Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) celebrate their victory on podium

Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) on Porsche 917K #020 entered by Porsche Salzburg becomes 3rd placed.

The winning Porsche 917K of Richard Attwood and Hans Herrmann roars by the Le Mans amusement park evening scenery

Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) win on a Porsche 908/03 #008, Targa Florio 1970

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

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) become fifth placed with the Porsche 917K #021 which was entered by Racing Team AAW

Swedish fighting: Ronnie Peterson (S) on Ferrari 512 S #1026 in front of the Ferrari 512 S #1008 driven by Jo Bonnier (S) and Reine Wisell (S)

Ferry Porsche with his race director Rico Steinemann watch the ontrack display from the pitwall

Herbert Müller (CH) and Mike Parkes (GB) on Ferrari 512 S #1016 in front of Derek Bell (GB) and Ronnie Peterson (S) in the Ferrari 512 S #1026

Pedro Rodriguez' english girl friend Glenda takes the lap times

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

Andrea de Adamich (I) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in the Alfa Romeo T33/3 entered by Autodelta SpA, Targa Florio 1971

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

Winning team Andrea de Adamich (I) and Henri Pescarolo (F) exchange setup information on the Alfa Romeo T33/3-71 75080-005

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) drive this Porsche 917L #045 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) during a pit stop of John Wyer's Porsche 908/3 007 #1 becomes second placed together with team mate Jo Siffert (CH)

Nino Vaccarella (I) and JosÈ Juncadella (E) on Ferrari 512 M #1002, entered by Escuderia Montjuich for Le Mans 24h 1971

24h Le Mans 1971: A view inside the Porsche garage, in front the winning Porsche 917K #053, in the middle and at the back the retiring Porsches 917L #042 and 'the pig' 917/20 #001

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 in S5.0 classification, also Raymond Touroul (F) and André Anselme (F) wining the GT+2.0 class on a Porsche 911 S

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 in S5.0 classification

The winning drivers Vic Elford (GB) and Gerard Larrousse (F) celebrate their victory with Elford's family Mary and Martyn and a glass of champagne at Goodyear hospitality

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

A frustrated Vic Elford is being interviewed in pits after his retirement

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB), in the Porsche 917K #014/029 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering, win the S5.0 classement (3rd overall)

Andrea de Adamich (I) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in the Alfa Romeo T33/3 entered by Autodelta SpA, Targa Florio 1971

First placed Porsche teammates Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on the podium besides the second placed team Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB), both driving for John Wyer's J. W. Automotive

The second placed Porsche 917K 031->026 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH)

Dechent's winning Porsche 908/3 008 #26, driven by Gerard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB)

Jo Siffert, Gulf Porsche 908/03 #013, 1000km Nuerburgring 1971

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

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) on Porsche 917L #045 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

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, here it is seen in front of the later winning Porsche 917K driven by Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep

Race winners Vic Elford (GB) and Gérard Larrousse (F) on Porsche 908/03 008 celebrate their victory besides later German chancellor Helmut Kohl

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

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

Nino Vaccarella (I) in the rain on Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3

Derek Bell (GB) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) drove the Mirage M6 Ford #601 entered by Gulf Racing Research

Howden Ganley (NZ) in the slightly damaged but second placed Matra-Simca MS670 02, Le Mans 24h 1972

Nanni Galli (I) and Helmut Marko (A) drove the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 #11572003 entered by Autodelta SpA

Niki Lauda, BMW Alpina, BMW 2800 CS, European Touring Car Championship, Grand Prix Brno 1972

David Hobbs (GB) on Lola T310 Chevrolet

Rainy start for Ronnie Peterson in the no. 2 Ferrari 312 PB #0886. Alongside him Jacky Ickx in the Ferrari no. 1. Behind them is the 3rd Ferrari of Redman.

A Greyhound bus was rented by Porsche as an airport shuttle

Winner Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet

Denny Hulme is being interviewed and international media watches

FranÁois Cevert (F) in a McLaren M8F Chevrolet

Jean-Pierre Jarier (F) on Ferrari 712M #1010 entered by North American Racing Team

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer (USA) starts on a Porsche 917/10 TC in front of the two McLaren Chevrolets

Helmut Marko (A) on Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3 11572-002 leads a BMW 2800 CS

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: The strongest Porsche Turbo

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, local hero and later second placed Jacky Ickx in the lead on the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

For repair purposes the mechanics dismounted the engine cover to Tim Schenken's (AUS) Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Herbert M¸ller (CH) navigates the damaged De Tomaso Pantera 2263 through the rain

Milt Minter (USA) on Porsche 917/10

The grid of the 1000 km Spa 1972

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: Roger Penske and two young race fans pose for a group photo besides the Porsche 917/10 TC

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

Winner Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet

Jean-Pierre Jarier (F) on Ferrari 712M #1010 entered by North American Racing Team

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

Henri Pescarolo in his Matra-Simca MS670

Denny Hulme is being interviewed and international media watches

For repair purposes the mechanics dismounted the bodywork of Tim Schenken's (AUS) Ferrari 312 PB #0894

For repair purposes the mechanics dismounted the engine cover to Tim Schenken's (AUS) Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) brought the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0576 R5 entered by Porsche Stuttgart to fifth position

Hans-Joachim Stuck (D), BMW 3.0 CSL, BMW Motorsport GmbH, 19. Internationales ADAC-1000 km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring 1973

Charlie Kemp (USA) in a Porsche 917/10 TC entered by RC Cola

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside 2, 1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

Brian Muir (AUS) / Hans-Joachim Stuck (D), BMW 3.0 CSL, BMW Alpina, 1000 km Spa 1973

The disassembled Ferrari 312 PB #0888 under the inspecting eyes of Jacky Ickx (B) and Brian Redman (GB) at pits

Race winner Mark Donohue (USA) in a Porsche 917/30 TC #003 entered by Sunoco P+A

The start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1973

George Follmer (USA) and Reinhold Jˆst (D) arrived at tenth position in the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Porsche Stuttgart

Brian Muir (AUS) / Hans-Joachim Stuck (D), BMW 3.0 CSL, BMW Alpina, 1000 km Spa 1973

The rear of a Porsche 917/30 TC

Starting from 16th position on the grid in a Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0576 R5 (no. 66), entered by Martini Racing/Porsche AG, George Follmer (USA) will later retire after 6 laps in an accident

Race winner Mark Donohue (USA) in a Porsche 917/30 TC #003 entered by Sunoco P+A

Pit stop of Chris Amon (NZ) on Matra-Simca MS670B 01

George Follmer (USA) and Reinhold Jöst (D) arrived at tenth position in the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Porsche Stuttgart

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

Brian Redman (GB) on a Porsche 917/10 TC

Martini Porsche garage, Le Mans 1973

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

David Hobbs (GB) leads the field with a McLaren M20 Chevrolet entered by Carling Black Label

Can-Am Riverside 1973: Jody Scheckter (ZA) on a Porsche 917/10 TC entered by Vasek Polak leads the queue at the start

George Follmer (USA) and Reinhold Jöst (D) arrived at tenth position in the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Porsche Stuttgart

Brian Redman (GB) on a Porsche 917/10 TC

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

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

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)

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, 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)

Pit stop and driver exchange of car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Pit stop and driver exchange of car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Pit stop and driver exchange of car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Pit stop of car #61 Sauber Mercedes C9 driven by Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli

Pit stop and driver exchange at car #61 Sauber Mercedes C9 of Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Winning Ferrari of Phil Hill with laurel trophy, 1000km Nuerburgring 1962

Hans Herrmann in his works-Porsche 718 WPS overtakes Tony Maggs in the John Ogier-entered Aston Martin DBR1/300 for 4th place.

Followed by compassionate journalists, Edgar Barth (DDR) pushes his Porsche 718 WRS #047 without the right rear wheel through the pitlane towards his pit crew. He will finish the 24h race in 8th position, 39 laps behind the winner. 24h Le Mans 1963

Driver exchange at Ferrari pits under the eyes of Mauro Forghieri, John Surtees (GB) reports to overtaking Willy Mairesse (B)

The Rover-BRM Turbine, driven by Graham Hill (GB) and Richie Ginther (USA), entered by Owen Racing Organisation, was not classified as 'Invited entry'.

Richie Ginther (USA) places his seat into the cockpit of the Rover-BRM Turbine #P57-571, entered by Owen Racing Organisation, which was not classified as 'Invited entry'.

Lorenzo Bandini (I) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) in Ferrari pits with Mauro Forghieri

A battered Jaguar engine cover is being repaired under pressure in Briggs Cunningham's pits

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'.

3rd placed Ferrari driver Richie Ginther (middle) jokes around with the winning Ferrari driver team Scarfiotti and Bandini on the podium, 24h Le Mans, 1963

Graham Hill (GB) and Jo Bonnier (S) on (car no. 14) Ferrari 330P #0818 in front, followed by (car no. 21) Mike Parkes (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) on Ferrari 275P #0820 and (car no. 58) David Piper (GB) in the Ferrari 250 LM #5909

The Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe #CSX2299, entered by Shelby Americans Ltd. and driven by the Americans Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant, would win the GT5.0 class (4th overall), 24h Le Mans, 1964

Graham Hill, Jo Bonnier, Jean Guichet (hidden by the bouquet of flowers) and Nino Vaccarella celebrate their achievent on podium

The drivers run to their cars after the start signal to the 24hrs of Le Mans 1965, with Chris Amon (NZ) and Phil Hill (USA) in the Ford Mk II GT/107 No. 2 on pole position

Nino Vaccarella and Pedro Rodriguez, 24h Le Mans 1965

Podium ceremony after 24 hours, Henry Ford II with 'his' winning drivers in P+2.0 class: Chris Amon (NZ), Henry Ford II and Bruce McLaren (NZ).

A Porsche 906 155 S-XR 763, driven by Peter Gregg (USA) and Sten Axelsson (S), overtakes 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), car no. 53, the C.D. SP66 Peugeot 663IW75 of Georges Heligouin (F) and Johnny Rives (F)

On pole position Dan Gurney's (USA) and Jerry Grant's (USA) Ford Mk II #1047, on 'second grid place' the later second placed Ford Mk II #1015 driven by Ken Miles (USA) and Denny Hulme (NZ)

On pole position Dan Gurney's (USA) and Jerry Grant's (USA) Ford Mk II #1047, on 'second grid place' the later second placed Ford Mk II #1015 driven by Ken Miles (USA) and Denny Hulme (NZ)

The winning Chapparal 2D Chevrolet, driven by Joakim Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA)

Bernard Cahier winner of the Grand Touring Class in a Porsche 911S, and 7th overall with team-mate Jean-Claude Killy, the former skier and tripe Olympic gold medalist, at the Targa Florio 1967

The victorious Porsche drivers Paul Hawkins and Rolf Stommelen are being interviewed together with Huschke von Hanstein

Pitstop including refueling of Paul Hawkins' (AUS) and Rolf Stommelen's (D) Porsche 910/8 024 S-ZL 224

John Surtees (GB) watches the remedial maintenance of the Lola T70 Mk.3 Aston Martin SL73/101 entered by Lola Cars/Team Surtees which retires after 6 laps with a broken rear wishbone

Pitstop at night of Bob Bondurant (USA) and Dick Guldstrand (USA) on Chevrolet Corvette 194377S113787 entered by Dana Chevrolet Inc.

Umberto Maglioli (I), Targa Florio, 1967

Claude Ballot-LÈna (F) and Guy Chasseuil (F) on the plastered Porsche 911 T 118 2 0779

The start, the the Ferrari 250 LM #5893 of Masten Gregory (USA) and Charlie Kolb (USA) in front

Fourth placed Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nanni Galli (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-017 in front of Rolf Stommelen (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) on third placed Porsche 908 013 S-J 6271

Ford mechanics enjoy the victory of their team's Ford GT40 1075 in parc ferme

John Wyer Automotive Engineering Ltd entered the winning Ford GT40 which was driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B/I)

Nanni Galli (left hand) and Ignazio Giunti (I) are being welcomed after the race by Porsche's racing legend von Hanstein. They gain second place overall and win the P2.0 class in an Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-017.

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

Pit stop and driver exchange of Rudi Lins (A) and GÈrard Larrousse (F) on Porsche 908/02 010

Frank Gardner (AUS), David Piper (GB), Hubert Hahne (D) and Dieter Quester (A) moved this Porsche 917 004

Andrea de Adamich (I) and Nino Vaccarella (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 75033-017

Hans Laine (SF) jumps with Sten Axelsson's (S) Porsche 906 125

Jo Bonnier (S, in the car) and Masten Gregory (USA, far left) exchange driver's seat for their Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/151, Le Mans 24h, 1969

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

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: The third placed Porsche 917K 010 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Brian Redman (GB), entered by David Piper

David Piper (GB) and Dieter Quester (A) on Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/150

Driver seat exchange of Rolf Stommelen (D) and Hans Herrmann (D) with the slightly damaged Porsche 908/02 015 S-M 2553

"Wilson" (I) and Domenico Patti (I) on a Porsche 356 SC entered by Trident

Brian Redman (GB) and Jo Siffert (CH) celebrate their victory on the Nuerburgring podium

Second placed Porsche 908/02 #013 driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Umberto Maglioli (I), entered by Porsche System Engineering

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

Hubert Hahne (D) and Dieter Quester (A) moved the No. 61 Porsche 917 #004 during practice only, at the race itself it was driven by Frank Gardner (AUS) and David Piper (GB)

Jack Brabham (AUS) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) stand the rain in a Matra-Simca MS650 01

Tony Lanfranchi in Mark Konig's Nomad Mk.2 BRM overtakes Pescarolo's Matra-Simca MS650 #03 during the 1000km BOAC Brands Hatch 1970

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) during a pit stop of his Porsche 908/3 009 #40 becomes second placed together with team mate Leo Kinnunen (SF)

24h Le Mans 1970: The Porsche 917L 042 of Porsche KG Salzburg, driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), does not finish the race

Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Matra-Simca MS650

Nightly pit stop of Peter Schetty (CH) with the Ferrari 512 S #1038

Hans Herrmann (D) and Richard Attwood (GB) celebrate their victory on Le Mans rostrum

Third placed Nino Vaccarella (I) and Ignazio Giunti (I) on Ferrari 512 S #1004 closely follwed by the later winning team of Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) on a Porsche 908/03 #008

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

David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) on Porsche 917K #026 (entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering) did not finish due to an accident in lap 49.

A queue of cars after the start of the 1000km BOAC Brands Hatch 1970

Winner Jo Siffert sprays champagne at the spectators beneath the podium

Mike Parkes (GB) enters his business car, the later fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1008 is being prepared

Chris Amon, Ferrari 512S, 1000km Brands Hatch 1970

Porsche 908/2 001 #57 driven by Gijs van Lennep (NL) / Hans Laine (SF) becomes fourth placed

Jo Siffert's (CH) and Brian Redman's (GB) winning Porsche 917K 0014 in front of seventh placed Ferrari 512 S #1044 of Peter Schetty (CH) and Arturo Merzario (I)

1000km Spa 1970: Leo Kinnunen is going to take over from Pedro Rodriguez in the Porsche 917K #0014

Jacky Ickx (B) and Peter Schetty (CH) on Ferrari 512 S #1038 lead the Alfa Romeo T33/3 #75080-009 of Teodoro Zeccoli (I) and Carlo Facetti (I)

François Cevert (F) on Matra-Simca MS650 02 in front of a pushing Peter Schetty (CH) on the Ferrari 512 S #1038

Nino Vaccarella's (I) and Ignazio Giunti's (I) Ferrari 512 S #1004

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) on Porsche 917K #023 entered by Porsche Salzburg

The start of the BOAC 1000 Kilometres World Championship Sports Car Race in Brands Hatch 1970

Sixth positioned Herbert M¸ller (CH) and Mike Parkes (GB) on Ferrari 512 S #1016

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

The Ferrari 512 M #1002 driven by Nino Vaccarella (I) and José Juncadella (E), entered by Escuderia Montjuich, in front of the later secont placed Porsche 917K 031 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH)

2-1 until the end: Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on Porsche 917K 034/013 in front of Jo Siffert's (CH) and Derek Bell's (GB) Porsche 917K 004/017, both winning cars entered by John Wyer Automotive

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

2-1 until the end: Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on Porsche 917K 034/013 in front of Jo Siffert's (CH) and Derek Bell's (GB) Porsche 917K 004/017, both winning cars entered by John Wyer Automotive

In a tight pit Mauro Forghieri is talking to his driver Jacky Ickx, while teammate Clay Regazzoni sits strapped in his Ferrari 312PB cockpit.

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) exchange drivers seat on the third placed Porsche 917K 014/029 at pits

The Porsche 917LH, later retireing with oil system failure

Second placed Wyer Porsche 917K 031 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Mueller (CH, at the wheel) still in front of later winning Martini Porsche 917K 053 driven by Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL)

Jacky Ickx (B) and still seated Clay Regazzoni (CH) discuss the overheating problems of the Ferrari 312 PB #0878

Toine Hezemans (NL) on Alfa Romeo T33/3-71 #75080-023 entered by Autodelta S.p.A. in front of Ferrari's Ickx

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

Herbert Mueller (CH) / Mike Parkes (GB) yellow Ferrari 512 S #1016, no. 15

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Helmut Marko (A) behind the Porsche 908/03 007

Peter Revson and Denny Hulme on the podium

François Cevert (F) at pits in a McLaren M8F Chevrolet

Rainy start for Ronnie Peterson in the Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Heading for victory, Ferraris 312PB #0896 2nd driver Mario Andretti (USA) jumps into the cockpit to change the drivers seat with his Belgian team-mate Jacky Ickx during a regular pit stop

Peter Revson (USA) and Rolf Stommelen (D) finished third in the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 entered by Autodelta SpA

George Follmer (USA) on a Porsche 917/10 TC

Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet no. 5, besides him team mate Peter Revson (USA) in no. 4

The winning McLaren Chevrolet in front of the small podium ceremony

Can-Am, Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer (USA) starts in a Porsche 917/10 TC in front of the two McLaren-Chevrolets

Waiting fans and policemen prepare for podium ceremony

Engineer Peter Falk (in yellow jacket) helps with pit stop of Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908L 026 #60, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) / Michel Weber (D), which gains third place

Winner Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670, drives through pitlane

George Follmer

Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC in pits

Peter Revson (USA) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer in Penske's Porsche 917/10 TC

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Both Ferraris of Swede Ronnie Peterson (no. 86) and Mario Andretti (USA) in the lead

David Hobbs (GB) on Lola T310 Chevrolet

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

Nanni Galli (I) and Helmut Marko (A) drove the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 #11572003 entered by Autodelta SpA

Rainy start for Ronnie Peterson in the Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Brian Redman (GB) in a Porsche 917/10 TC

The start of the 1000km Spa 1973, the Matra-Simca MS670B 03 of Henri Pescarolo (F) on first position

Timekeeping...

Race winner Mark Donohue (USA) in the Porsche 917/30 TC #003 entered by Sunoco P+A

Brian Redman (GB) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888 and Arturo Merzario (I) on pole position in the Ferrari 312 PB #0896 on Le Mans' grid just before the race

George Follmer discusses with Roger Penske

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

Georg Loos (D) and J¸rgen 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

Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrates on podium with Matra team mate Larrousse

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) exchange seats and have the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0576 R5 being serviced

Car no. 6, Porsche 917/30 TC #003, entered by Penske-Roger Enterprises Inc., driven by Mark Donohue (USA)

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

The McLaren M20 Chevrolet steered by Andretti and Cannon

Mark Donohue (USA) in the no. 6 Sunoco Porsche 917

Mark Donohue (USA) in the no. 6 Sunoco Porsche 917, leads the field, followed by Redman's Porsche 917 no. 3 and Hobbs' McLaren-Chevrolet no. 73.

At the start of the race, the Matra-Simca MS670B 03 of François Cevert (F) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) gains the lead, 1000km Nuerburgring 1973

Helena Fittipaldi watches her husband Emerson racing at the IROC event

Can-Am Riverside 1973: Mark Donohue (USA) in the winning Porsche 917/30 TC entered by Sunoco Porsche+Audi

Vic Elford (GB), Shadow DN-2 Chevrolet Turbo

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

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, landscape view on last corner and giant screen with standings in early morning

Start of the 24h Le Mans 1988, Porsche's of Hans-Joachim Stuck (No. 17, left) and Bob Wollek (No. 18) iin the lead

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

The Sauber C9 #61 of Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli starts from pole position in front of later fifth placed team mate car #62 driven by Jean-Louis Schlesser, Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Alain Cudini

Sauber Mercedes car #61 of Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli yet in front of later winning #63 Sauber C9 driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Sauber Mercedes drivers, f.l.t.r: Michael Schumacher, Karl Wendlinger (hidden), Fritz Kreutzpointner, Jochen Mass, Alain Ferte and Kurt Thiim.

Pit stop and drver exchange between Bernd Schneider (D), Henri Pescarolo (F) and "John Winter" (D) on the Porsche 962C 014 entered by Konrad Motorsport (Joest Porsche)

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1950

Kalman von Csazy (CH) and Karl Foitek (CH) drive the Ferrari 250 GTO #3809GT to 30th place

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

Morgan Threewheeler Super Sports Aero 1932

The winning Ferrari 250P #0814 of Lorenzo Bandini (I) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) passes the crashed Lola Mk 6 GT Ford of Richard Attwood (GB) and David Hobbs (GB)

Start of 24h Le Mans 1963 with Pedro Rodriguez in the lead with his Ferrari 330 TRI no. 10

Briggs Cunningham's and Bob Grossman's Jaguar E-type Lightweight (#S850664 5115 WK) becomes second in the GT+3.0 classement - despite a long unplanned stop after a crash making a replacement of the front hood necessary.

Followed by compassionate journalists, Edgar Barth (DDR) pushes his Porsche 718 WRS #047 without the right rear wheel through the pitlane towards his pit crew, no help allowed by racing rules! He will finish the 24h race in 8th position, 39 laps behind the winner.

Having missed his refuelling signal, an exhausted Chris Amon pushes the Shelby American Ford GT 40 towards the pits, being watched by officials and photographers, dropping from 3rd to 8th as a result.

Car no. 9 Jo Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA) on Chaparral 2D Chevrolet 2D001, in front of Mike Parkes' (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti's (I) Ferrari 330 P3 #0848

Nighly pitstop of seventh placed Vic Elford (GB) and Ben Pon (NL) in the Porsche 906 154

Pitstop including refueling of Paul Hawkins' (AUS) and Rolf Stommelen's (D) Porsche 910/8 024 S-ZL 224

Driver exchange and refueling of Andrea de Adamich's (I) and Jean Rolland's (F) Alfa Romeo T33

Pitstop at night of Mike Spence's (GB) and Phil Hill's (USA) Chaparral 2F Chevrolet 2F001

The Phil Hill / Mike Spence Chapparal 2F (No. 4) was fastest in practice but slow away at the start, getting into the top six before stopping with transmission failure on lap 10. Note the huge crowd and the varied mix of cars.

Nighly pit stop of Richard Attwood's (GB) and Piers Courage's (GB) Ferrari 330P3/4 #0854 entered by Maranello Concessionnaires

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

Porsche 908 015 #31 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) retires with gearbox failure

Third placed Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nanni Galli (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-017 are welcomed by documenting fans on their return from the 24 hours race

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

Herbert Mueller's (CH) and Jo Bonnier's (S) Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/151

The second placed Porsche 908 LH 031 with Hans Herrmann (D) and GÈrard Larrousse (F) yet in front of the later winning Porsche 908 LH 031 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB)

Race winners Jo Siffert and Kurt Ahrens are being interviewed at the pitsbehind their Porsche 917 009

13th placed Eberhard Sindel (D) and Dieter Benz (D) on Porsche 911 S of Rallye Gemeinschaft Ulm defeat Dan Margulies' later 20th placed 911 S

Dr. Ferry Porsche with his winning drivers Udo Schuetz (left) and Gerhard Mitter, Targa Florio 1969

Race winners Jo Siffert and Kurt Ahrens pose for the press together with second placed Jo Bonnier

The second placed Porsche 908 LH 031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and GÈrard Larrousse (F) in pits whilst the winning Ford overtakes

The two winning Porsche drivers Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) enjoy the fresh podium air after the 1000km Monza 1969

Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on Ford GT40 #1075 in front of David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) in the Ford GT40 #1076

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

Later race winners Gerhard Mitter (D) and Udo Schütz (D) on the Porsche 908/02 028=>02 014 of Porsche System Engineering

The last true Le Mans start: All drivers had sprinted to their cars while Jacky Ickx (blue helmet, middle) walkes slowly towards his Ford in order to protest against the folly traditional starting procedure

The Porsche 908 LH #030 of Udo Sch¸tz (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D) is being refueled

Gerhard Mitter ¸bernimmt den sp‰teren Sieger-Porsche 908/2 von Udo Sch¸tz

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

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: The winning Porsche 917 009 with Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) in front of Helmut Krause's (D) and Hans-Dieter Weigel's (D) Porsche 907 2.2 029 and the Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/151 driven by Jo Bonnier (S) and Herbert M¸ller (CH)

Porsche 908/2 010 #264 driven by Rudi Lins (A) and Gerard Larrousse (F), Targa Florio 1969

The later winning Porsche 917K #016 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and David Piper (GB) on Porsche 917K 021

24h Le Mans 1970: Night pit stop of Gerard Larrousse (F) and Willy Kauhsen (D) on second placed Porsche 917L #043 entered by Martini International Racing Team

Dechent's Porsche 908/2 #5, driven by Hans-Dieter Dechent (D) and Helmut Marko (A) becomes second placed in prototype category 1000km Spa 1970

The Ferrari 512 S #1030 is being quickly repaired whilst the other Ferrari 512 S #1014 ejects from pits

Early laps: 3rd placed Arturo Merzario (I) on Ferrari 512 S #1034 leads a queue of followers (Vaccarella, Ferrari no. 6, Hobbs, Porsche no. 22)

No finish for Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) on Porsche 917L #042 entered by Porsche KG Salzburg

Second placed Porsche 917K 023 of Vic Elford (GB) and Denny Hulme (NZ)

Brian Redman (GB) and Jo Siffert (CH) on the podium after winning the 1000kms of Spa in 1970 in S5.0 class, on the right behind them the winners in the P3.0 class Rudi Lins (A) and GÈrard Larrousse (F), on the left John L'Amie (GB) and Brian Nelson (GB) winning the S2.0 class

David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) on Porsche 917K #026 (entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering) did not finish due to an accident in lap 49.

24h Le Mans 1970: The Porsche 917K 026 of David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB)

Pit stop for Rudi Lins (A) in his Porsche 908/02 LH #005 of Martini International Racing Team, who gains third position at finish

Pit stop of winning driver pair Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) on Porsche 917K 023

Jacky Ickx at the wheel of the Ickx (B)/Schetty (CH) Ferrari 512 S #1038 leads the Porsche 917L 042 of Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

Herbert Mueller (CH) and Mike Parkes (GB) pass the spectators with the Ferrari 512 S #1016

1000km Monza 1970: The Gulf-Porsche drivers Jo Siffert, Pedro Rodriquez (couching), Brian Redman and Leo Kinnunen relax at their business car in pits

Pit stop and change of driver of Jacky Ickx (B) and John Surtees (GB) on Ferrari 512 S #1038

Winning Porsche Salzburg team Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) surrounded by cheering officals, team members, such as Elford's wife Mary, and fans, 1000km Nuerburgring, 1970

24h Le Mans 1970: The winning Porsche 917K 023 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) in front of Jo Bonnier's (S) and Reine Wisell's (S) Ferrari 512 S #1008

During a pit stop Vic Elford takes the winning Porsche 908/03 008 over from Gerard Larrousse

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

The Ferrari 312 PB #0878 has some overheating problems as you can see on jumping Clay Regazzoni's (CH) oil-spilled overall

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

Jo Siffert (CH) waits besides the Porsche 908/03 012 whilst mechanics try to fix chassis problems

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) in John Wyer's race winning Porsche 917K 015/035, closely followed by Jo Siffert's (CH) and Derek Bell's (GB) team mate Porsche 917K 014/029

Willy Kauhsen (D) and Reinhold Jöst (D) on Martini International Racing Team's Porsche 917/20 #001, called 'the pig'

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

Prime minister of Rhineland-Palatinate and later German chancellor Helmut Kohl towers above podium ceremony for victorious Porsche 908/3 drivers Gerard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB)

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) await the preparation of the third placed Porsche 917K 014/029 in the pits

intake manifolds

Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet no. 5 on the right side, besides him team mate Peter Revson (USA) on car no. 4

The mechanics dismounted the bodywork of Tim Schenken's (AUS) Ferrari 312 PB #0894. Team mate Ronnie Peterson (S) listen to his descriptions

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer in Penske's Porsche 917/10 TC

Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet no. 5, besides him team mate Peter Revson (USA) on car no. 4

Spy view through the engine cover of FranÁois Cevert's (F) McLaren M8F Chevrolet at the busy mechanics

Pescarolo during a pit stop at the Matra pits

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Both Ferraris of Peterson (S) and Andretti (USA) in the lead

Steve Durst (USA) at pits with a McLaren M8E/D Chevrolet

Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet no. 5, in front of him team mate Peter Revson (USA) on car no. 4

Second placed Peter Revson shows his enjoyment about a check

1-2 photo finish for Henri Pescarolo/Graham Hill (car #15) and Francois Cevert/Howden Ganley (car #14). Both Matra-Simca MS670 entered by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell, 24h Le Mans, 1972

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer in Penske's Porsche 917/10 TC

Race winners Graham Hill (GB) and Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrate their victory on podium under a shower of champagne

FranÁois Cevert (F) leads on second position in the Matra-Simca MS670 02

Winner Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet

Race winners Graham Hill (GB) and Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrate their victory on podium under a shower of champagne

Start to the Can-Am Race in Riverside 1973

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

Winning Matra team mates Henri Pescarolo and GÈrard Larrousse celebrate on podium

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

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

Can-Am Riverside 1973: Mark Donohue chats with a mechanic on grid besides the Porsche 917/30 TC

Start of 1000km Nuerburgring 1973: The Matra-Simca #4 of Cevert and Beltoise in the lead before retiring with engine failure in lap 12, the pursuing Ferrari with No. 1 (Ickx/Redman) wins the race.

Vic Elford (GB) in the Shadow DN-2 Chevrolet Turbo with a damaged front wing

Matra mechanics work at the Simca engine

The start of the 24 heures du Mans, the two Ferrari cars start from first grid row with both Matras in the neck

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

Steve Durst (USA), McLaren M8F Chevrolet

Can-Am Riverside 1973: Mark Donohue (USA) in the winning Porsche 917/30 TC entered by Sunoco Porsche+Audi

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973, Porsche Carrera RSR 911

Arturo Merzario (I) on pole position in the Ferrari 312 PB #0896 on Le Mans' grid just before the race. Next to him on the right Brian Redman (GB), Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Mueller (CH) drove the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0686 R7 entered by Martini Racing/Porsche AG to fifth position

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

Charlie Kemp (USA) on Porsche 917/10 TC entered by RC Cola

Can-Am Riverside 1973: Jody Scheckter (ZA) on Porsche 917/10 TC

Le Mans 24h 1988, Porsche 962C (#17 Hans-Joachim Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

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

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

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

Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher with American sprinter Michael Johnson

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

Lea Francis 2,5-Litre Sports 1950

The winning Ferrari 330P2 #0828 of John Surtees (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) takes the chequered flag after 1000 kilometers

Car no. 19 is John Surtees (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) on a Ferrari 330 P2 #0828 in front of Jochen Rindt (A), Masten Gregory (USA) and Ed Hugus (USA) on the Ferrari 250 LM #5893

Nino Vaccarella (I) refuels the Ferrari Dino 166P #0834 whilst talking to team mate Lorenzo Bandini (I)

The winning Ford Mk II #1046 of Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Chris Amon (NZ) passes the wrecks of two retired racecars besides the track - car no. 20, the Ferrari 330 P3 #0848 of Mike Parkes (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and car no. 53, the C.D. SP66 Peugeot 663IW75 of Georges Heligouin (F) and Johnny Rives (F).

Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon (both NZ) win the 24hr Le Mans 1966 on the victorious Ford Mk II #1046

Paul Metternich (D) leans against his and Wittigo Einsiedel's (D) Austin Mini-Cooper 'S' C-A2S7-L/956939

The victorious Porsche drivers Paul Hawkins and Rolf Stommelen pose together with Huschke von Hanstein (from right side)

After the start of the 24h Le Mans 1968, Jochen Neerpasch (D) takes the lead with car no. 33, a Porsche 908 013 S-J 6271, followed by Gerhard Mitter (D) in the Porsche 908 #016 (car no. 32) and the Porsche 908 015 S-J 6273 (car no. 31) of Jo Siffert (CH)

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) with the Ford GT40 1075 in front of Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nanni Galli (I) in an Alfa Romeo T33/2 75033017

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

The Ford drivers Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) celebrate their victory on Le Mans podium in 1969

Porsche's legendary engineer Helmuth Bott takes the times, Ferdinand Piech is about to jump from the pitwall. Journalist Helmut Zwickl stands in the middle while Porsche driver Brian Redman reads the schedules.

Movie actor Steve McQueen during the production of the famous movie 'Le Mans'

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: Winning driver team Jo Siffert and Kurt Ahrens admire their trophies, second placed Joakim Bonnier watches them from behind

Nino Vaccarella (I) and Andrea de Adamich (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 2.5, Targa Florio 1969

The winning Ford GT40 1075 crosses the finish line, driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B), entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.

The Porsche 917K #004 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering, driven by Jo Siffert (CH), currently at the wheel, and Brian Redman (GB), retires later in an accident

The winning Porsche 917K 016 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) finishes the honoury lap with many mechanics as passengers

Johnny Servoz-Gavin on Matra-Simca MS650 #03 overtakes his retired team mate Beltoise's Matra-Simca MS650 #01 during the 1000km BOAC Brands Hatch 1970

Heading of the grid on a damp but drying track: Two Wyer-Porsches in the lead with Jo Siffert (CH) car no. 24 of Siffert/Redman and polesetter Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) in the other 917K no. 25 driven by Rodriquez/Kinnunen

Dechent's Porsche 908/2 #26, driven by Gerard Larrousse (F) and Rudi Lins (A) retires with gearbox failure during the Targa Florio 1970

1000km Spa 1970: Both John Wyer Gulf-Porsches driven by Jo Siffert (no. 24) and Pedro Rodriquez (no. 25) start from the front row on a damp but drying track. The later winner is the Porsche 917K 0014 of Siffert (CH)/Redman (GB). Rodriguez (MEX)/Kinnunen (SF) will retire after 44 laps.

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) drive the Porsche 917K #016, entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd. for the 24hrs of Le Mans 1970

The Gijs van Lennep (NL) / David Piper (GB) Porsche 917K #021 entered by Team AAW

Nino Vaccarella (I) watches John Surtees (GB) disappear from pits in the Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1042

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Helmut Marko (A) exchange drivers seats on Martini's Porsche 908/03 #007 and become third placed after the 1000 km endurance race at the Nuerburgring in 1971

The Porsche 917L #042 driven by Gérard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB) is being serviced at Martini International Racing Team pits whislt the drivers exchange seat

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

Nino Vaccarella (I) and Jose Juncadella (E) on Ferrari 512 M #1002, yet in front of the second placed Porsche 917K 031 #026 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Muller (CH) and the later also retiring Porsche 917L 043/044 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB)

Seconds before the start of the 1000 km Spa 1971, the first two grid rows are in Porsche hands with John Wyer's Porsche 917K 014/029, driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB), on pole position and second grid placed Porsche 917K of the Martini Team with Vic Elford (GB) and Gérard Larrousse (F) at the steering wheel

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

GÈrard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB) on Martini International Racing Team's Porsche 917L 042

Gijs van Lennep (NL) , Helmut Marko (A), Vic Elford (GB) and Willy Kauhsen (D) pose with a Martini Porsche 917K

Race cars leave the pitlane to grid formation proir to the 1971 BOAC 1000kms

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

David York with Pedro Rodriguez at Porsche pits

24h Le Mans 1971: The Porsche 917L #042 driven by Gerard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB) both drivers on the far right, is being refueled at Martini International Racing Team pits, Helmut Bott in front observes the procedure whilst engineer Helmut Flegel holds the light

Second placed Peter Revson shows his enjoyment about a check

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

Race winners Graham Hill (GB) and Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrate their victory on podium

Mario Andretti (USA) on the podium with his kids, Jacky Ickx (B) and the winning Ferrari team members

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

George Follmer (USA) and Reinhold Joest (D) exchange their drivers seat in the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0588 R6 entered by Porsche Stuttgart

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

Clemens Schickentanz (D) and John Fitzpatrick (GB) on the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885, entered by Oldenkott Tobacco, did not finish the 1973 1000km Spa but become fourth placed in the GT classement.

During practice, #98 John Cannon (CDN) leads a queue in a McLaren M8F Chevrolet

Clemens Schickentanz (D) and John Fitzpatrick (GB) on the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885, entered by Oldenkott Tobacco, did not finish the 1973 1000km Spa but become fourth placed in the GT classement.

Can-Am Riverside 1973: Second placed Hurley Haywood (USA) in front of Charlie Kemp, both driving a Porsche 917/10 TC

The two Matras of Henri Pescarolo and Chris Amon into the lead followed by Jacky Ickx' Ferrari (No. 1) and Derek Bell's Mirage Ford-Cosworth.

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24h Le Mans 1973 podium: Henri Pescarolo, Gerard Larrousse and Jean-Pierre Jabouille win with the Matra-Simca MS670B

Mario Andretti practices in a McLaren Chevrolet

A BMW 3.0 CSL driven by Chris Amon (NZ) and Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)

Clemens Schickentanz (D) and John Fitzpatrick (GB) on the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885, entered by Oldenkott Tobacco, did not finish the 1973 1000km Spa but become fourth placed in the GT classement.

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

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, Porsche 962C (# 17 H.-J. Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Derek Bell)

Mike Parkes (Ferrari No. 22), John Surtees (Ferrari No. 23) and Bruce McLaren (Aston Martin No. 8) at the start for the Le Mans 24h

Joakim Bonnier (S), Ferrari 330P, followed by the Porsche 904 GTS of Buchet (F)/Ligier (F), the Ford GT40 of Attwood (GB)/Schlesser (F) and, comming out as winners, the Ferrari 275P of Guichet (F)/Vaccarella (I)

Polesetter Dan Gurney gets in his Ford MkII no. 3. Followers are Ken Miles, John Whitmore, Bruce McLaren, Pedro Rodriguez, Graham Hill and Mike Parkes.

The two works Porsche 906s, 6th and 7th in the line-up, of Udo Schuetz (No. 16) and Bob Bondurant (No. 17), who decided they could not wait for the rest.

Carlo Chiti at the driver exchange and refueling of Andrea de Adamich's (I) and Jean Rolland's (F) Alfa Romeo T33

The start with the Porsche 908 015 S-J 6273 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) on pole position. Siffert is about to jump into his car.

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

At the start, Mario Andretti's Ferrari 312P (no. 1), Jo Siffert's Porsche 908L (no. 4) and Pedro Rodriguez' Ferrari (no. 2) in the lead, 1000 km Monza, 1969

Juan Manual Fangio lowers down the starting flag. Pole position for Jacky Ickx' Mirage Ford-Cosworth (No. 9), 2nd on the grid Joakim Bonnier in the Lola-Chevrolet (No. 33).

Vic Elford lässt seinen später zweitplatzierten Porsche 908/2 betanken, auf der Boxenmauer steht Fahrerkollege Umberto Maglioli, Targa Florio 1969

Joakim Bonnier in the Lola-Chevrolet (No. 33) leads at the start, in 2nd position Jacky Ickx' Mirage Ford-Cosworth (No. 9)

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) become fifth placed with the Porsche 917K #021 which was entered by Racing Team AAW

Porsche 908 presentation with Jo Siffert, John Wyer, Porsche's Ferdinand Piech and Vic Elford

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) become fifth placed with the Porsche 917K #021 which was entered by Racing Team AAW

Jo Siffert in the Porsche 917K #004 overtakes Pescarolo's Matra-Simca MS650 #03 during the 1000km BOAC Brands Hatch 1970

The third placed Porsche 908/02 LH 005 of Rudi Lins (A) and Helmut Marko (A) in parking position besides pits whilst the winning Porsche 917K 023 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) is being serviced in front and the just retiring Porsche 917L 042 of Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) with unhappy looking mechanics around it behind them

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) receives the Porsche 917L #042, whilst Porsche 917K #023 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) approaches the pits

The fifth placed yellow Ferrari 512 S #1030 of Hughes de Fierlant (B) and Alistair Walker (GB) overtakes the Porsche 911 S of Claude Haldi (CH) and Arthur Blank (CH)

Porsche 917K #007 entered by Gesipa Racing Team with the drivers Helmut Kelleners (D) and J¸rgen Neuhaus (D) in front of later retiring J. W. Automotive Engineering's Porsche 917K #004/017 driven by Rodriguez and Kinnunen

The Porsche 917K #031/026 of J. W. Automotive Engineering driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert M¸ller (CH) receives a full service

Second placed Andrea de Adamich (I) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in the Alfa Romeo T33/3 entered by Autodelta SpA

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670

Warren Agor (USA) on McLaren M8B Chevrolet

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC in pits during practice, the strongest Porsche ever with 1400 hps from two turbochargers

Peter Revson and Denny Hulme on the podium

Spy view through the engine cover of a Porsche 917/10 TC

Jacky Ickx, Tim Schenken and Ronnie Peterson chat together

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC in pits during practice, the strongest Porsche ever with 1400 hps from two turbochargers

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

Sam Posey (USA) on a Ferrari 512M

Clemens Schickentanz (D), Paul Keller (CH) and Günter Steckkönig (D) compete in the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885, entered by Oldenkott Tobacco and Pipes Racing, and become second placed in the GT+1.6 classement (12th overall) at the 1973 1000km Nuerburgring

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) exchange drivers seat in the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7

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At the start of the 24 heures du Mans, Brian Redman (GB) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888 with the two Matra cars behind, driven by François Cevert (F) and Henri Pescarolo (F)

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

Clemens Schickentanz (D), Paul Keller (CH) and Günter Steckkönig (D) compete in the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885, entered by Oldenkott Tobacco and Pipes Racing, and become second placed in the GT+1.6 classement (12th overall) at the 1973 1000km Nuerburgring

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) brought the Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0576 R5 entered by Porsche Stuttgart to fifth position

Clemens Schickentanz (D), Paul Keller (CH) and Günter Steckkönig (D) compete in the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885, entered by Oldenkott Tobacco and Pipes Racing, and become second placed in the GT+1.6 classement (12th overall) at the 1973 1000km Nuerburgring

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) exchange drivers seat in the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7

Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Herbert Müller (CH) exchange drivers seat in the Martini Racing Team Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 #0686 R7

Both Matras of Henri Pescarolo and Jean-Pierre Jarier in the lead

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

The later winning #63 Sauber C9 driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S) still behind car #61 of Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli

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

Car #61 Sauber-Mercedes C9 of Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli

Michael Schumacher (D, left hand) during the 1991 24h Le Mans besides the senior drivers of the Team Sauber Mercedes Karl Wendlinger (A), Fritz Kreutzpointner (D), Jochen Mass (D), Alain Ferté (F) and Kurt Thiim (DK)

Lorenzo Bandini (I) and John Surtees (GB) sit on the pit wall (Margherita Bandini with glasses in the back) and speak to Ferrari engineer Mauro Forghieri, surrounded by curious people, 24h Le Mans, 1964

Lorenzo Bandini (I) and John Surtees (GB) sit on the pit wall (Margherita Bandini with glasses in the back) and speak to Ferrari engineer Mauro Forghieri, surrounded by curious people, 24h Le Mans, 1964

The winning NART Ferrari 250 LM 5893 driven by Jochen Rindt (A), Masten Gregory (USA) and Ed Hugus (USA) during the Le Mans 24hrs in 1965

Podium ceremony after 24 hours in Le Mans 1966, Ford wins in both P2.0+ and P2.0 classes: Bruce McLaren (NZ), Henry Ford II (USA), an unknown lady, Colin Davis (GB), Jo Siffert (CH) and Chris Amon (NZ).

Dan Gurney (USA), A. J. Foyt (USA) and the Ford mechanics celebrate their victory on the winning Ford Mk IV J6, entered by Shelby American Inc.

Race winners Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA) on a Ford Mk IV J6 entered by Shelby American Inc., close behind the Abarth 1300 OT #0033 of Marcel Martin (F) and Jean MÈsange (F)

The Porsche 910/8 024 S-ZL 124 of Paul Hawkins (AUS) and Rolf Stommelen (D) lifts off during the car-by-car start out of the 'pit lane'

Podium ceremony for race winner Vic Elford (on the left, raising his hand) with his wife Mary and co-driver Umberto Maglioli, also second placed driver team Nanni Galli and Ignazio Giunti (I)

David Piper (GB) and Richard Attwood (GB) on Ferrari 250 LM #8165 return to pits after the 24hr race as second placed in S5.0 group (seventh overall)

Eberhard Sindel (D) and Dieter Benz (D) in pits with the Porsche 911 S entered by Rallye Gemeinschaft Ulm

Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) celebrate their victory on Le Mans podium

The Porsche 917K #020 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) speeds through Eau Rouge, finishing 6th

24h Le Mans 1970: The destroyed Porsche 917K 026 of David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) is being removed from track

John Wyer (2nd from the left) celebrates the victory at Targa Florio 1970 with his winning Porsche drivers Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB)

Pit stop and change of driver of Jacky Ickx (B) and John Surtees (GB) on Ferrari 512 S #1038

The winning Martini-Porsche 917K 053 driven by Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) overtakes a Porsche 911S

Jacky Ickx (B) in the Ferrari 312PB #0878 leads at the start in front of Stommelen's (D) Alfa Romeo T33/3. Behind them later winning Vic Elford (GB) and van Lennep (NL), both in the Martini-Porsches 908/03, closely followed by Siffert's (CH) and Rodriquez' Gulf-Porsche

Jacky Ickx (B) stands besides the Ferrari 312 PB #0878 and listens to what Clay Regazzoni (CH) talks to Mauro Forghieri whilst mechanics try to fix the overheating issue

Porsche 917K (car #8) entered by Martini Rossi Racing Team, driven by Vic Elford and Brian Redman, retires with fuel tank leakage

Alfa Romeo's race winners Andrea de Adamich and Henri Pescarolo celebrate on the podium after the 1971 BOAC 1000kms

Second placed car of Targa Florio 1971: Alfa Romeo 33/3 (#2) driven by Andrea de Adamich and Gijs van Lennep

Podium ceremony after the 1000 km Nurburgring, 1971: The winning Porsche team of Gerard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB), beside them on the left is Helmut Kohl, minister-president of Rhineland-Palatinate and later Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998.

A Matra-Simca MS670 speeds on the straight

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

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16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

Clemens Schickentanz (D), Paul Keller (CH) and Günter Steckkönig (D) compete in the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885, entered by Oldenkott Tobacco and Pipes Racing, and become second placed in the GT+1.6 classement (12th overall) at the 1973 1000km Nuerburgring

Charlie Kemp's (USA) Porsche 917/10 TC is being prepared for the Can-Am race on the grid

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

Clemens Schickentanz (D), Paul Keller (CH) and Günter Steckkönig (D) compete in the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885, entered by Oldenkott Tobacco and Pipes Racing, and become second placed in the GT+1.6 classement (12th overall) at the 1973 1000km Nuerburgring

Podium ceremony 24h Le Mans 1966 with Bruce McLaren, Henry Ford II, two unknown French beauties, Colin Davis, Jo Siffert and Chris Amon

After 24 hours racing Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) cross the finish line in the Ford GT40 #1075, still being chased by Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) on Porsche 908 LH 031

Winning Porsche driver pair Gerhard Mitter (D) and Udo Sch¸tz (D) crosses the finish line with the Porsche 908/02 028=>02 014

The later winning Porsche 908 LH 026 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) trapped in between between the two Ferraris 312P - car no 1 in front is Mario Andretti (USA) and Chris Amon (NZ) on Ferrari 312 P #0870, car no. 2 at the back is the Ferrari 312 P #0868 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Peter Schetty (CH)

Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) celebrate their victory on Le Mans podium 1969

Car number 12 with Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW close behind queue leader car number 14 with Jurgen Neuhaus (D) and Helmut Kelleners (D) in a Porsche 917K #007 entered by Gesipa Racing Team

The Wyer-Porsche-Team for the 24h Le Mans 1970: Leo Kinnunen, Pedro Rodriguez, Brian Redman and Jo Siffert

1000km Brands Hatch BOAC 1970: The winning Gulf-Porsche 917K #016 driven by Rodriguez/Kinnunen leads their team mate's Siffert/Redman later retiring Porsche 917K #004

Race winners Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) receive congratulatoins on their victorious Porsche 908/03 #008 as they enter parc fermé after their honoury lap

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

The two winning Porsche driver teams on podium: Jo Siffert, Derek Bell, Pedro Rodriguez and Jackie Oliver after the 1000 km Spa, 1971

Race winners Graham Hill (GB) and Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrate their victory on podium

Clemens Schickentanz (D), Paul Keller (CH) and Günter Steckkönig (D) compete in the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885, entered by Oldenkott Tobacco and Pipes Racing, and become second placed in the GT+1.6 classement (12th overall) at the 1973 1000km Nuerburgring

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Clemens Schickentanz (D), Paul Keller (CH) and Günter Steckkönig (D) compete in the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885, entered by Oldenkott Tobacco and Pipes Racing, and become second placed in the GT+1.6 classement (12th overall) at the 1973 1000km Nuerburgring

Kalman von Csazy (CH) on Ferrari 250 GTO #3809GT, Grand-Tourisme-Rennen Solitude 1962

Start for the 1000 km Nurburgring: Both Ferraris 250 P of John Surtees (GB, car no. 110) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) beside Edgar Barth's (DDR) Porsche 718 WRS (car no. 101)

Pedro Rodriguez, Lorenzo Bandini and Mike Parkes are the first three starters for the Le Mans 24hrs in 1963

The Bizzarrini entered Jean de Mortmart/Regis Fraissinet Iso Grifo A3/C (BO 222) car no. 3 that finished 9th and the Scuderia Filipinetti Shelby Cobra Daytona coupe (CSX2602) of Peter Sutcliffe/Peter Harper that retired with a blown engine in the Esses.

Jo Siffert (CH) and Colin Davis (GB) on Porsche 906 LE 153 S-XR 761 in front of Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Richie Ginther's (USA) Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0846

Race winners Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) sit on their victorious Porsche 908/03 #008 as they enter parc ferme after their honoury lap

1000km Spa 1970: Both John Wyer Gulf-Porsches driven by Jo Siffert (No. 24) and Pedro Rodriquez (No. 25) in the lead on a damp but drying track

The winning Porsche 917K 0014 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB), car no. 25 the Porsche 917K 004/017 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) retires after 44 laps

Victorious Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) carresses team mate Richard Attwood (GB) after gaining first place in John Wyer's Porsche 917K 034/013, 1000km Zeltweg 1971

Chequered flag for two Porsche cars after the 1971 BOAC 1000kms

Pescarolo and Hill enjoy a sip of champagne

Clemens Schickentanz (D) and John Fitzpatrick (GB) on the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885 (starting number #46), entered by Oldenkott Tobacco, do not finish the 1973 1000km Spa but become fourth placed in the GT classement. No. 64 is the BMW of Hans-Joachim Stuck (D), next to him Niki Lauda (A), also on BMW.

Fernando Alonso in a interview for sky sports

Kalman von Csazy (CH), Ferrari 250 GTO #3809GT, Grand-Tourisme-Rennen, Solitude, 1962

Le Mans 24h 1965, podium ceremony with prototype GT class winners: Noecker (eft) and Linge (black shirt) 1st in the GT class up to 2000cc with a Porsche 904/6, Gregory and Rindt (right) 1st place in a Ferrari 250LM, prototype GT class 4000cc

Fifth placed Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) on Porsche 907 LH 004 close behind Jochen Rindt (A) and Gerhard Mitter (D) in their Porsche 907 LH 003

Juan Manual Fangio in front of the approaching cars, ready for lowering the starting flag. Pole position for Jacky Ickx' Mirage Ford-Cosworth (No. 9), 2nd on the grid Joakim Bonnier in the Lola-Chevrolet (No. 33).

J. W. Automotive Engineering's Porsches start from front row, car no. 24 is the later winner Porsche 917K 0014 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB), car no. 25 the Porsche 917K 004/017 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) retires after 44 laps

1000km Brands Hatch BOAC 1970: Vic Elford (GB) and Denny Hulme (NZ) are being chased in their second placed Porsche 917K 023 by later eighth placed Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1010

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Bob Nagel (USA) on Lola T260 Chevrolet in front of Bob Peckham on McLaren M8C Chevrolet and John Cannon (CDN) on a McLaren M20 Chevrolet

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

Pescarolo and Hill enjoy a sip of champagne

At the start of the 24 heures du Mans 1973, Brian Redman (GB) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888 with the two Matra cars behind, driven by FranÁois Cevert (F) and Henri Pescarolo (F)

The start, car no. 24 with Johnny Servoz-Gavin (F) and Henri Pescarolo (F) on a Matra-Sports 630M 03, then car no. 41 Nino Vaccarella (I) and Giancarlo Baghetti (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-022

The winning Porsche 917K 016 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) in front of second placed Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1042 of Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nino Vaccarella (I)

With Graham Hill and Gurney away in the lead, no. 1 Ken Miles (USA), 2nd on the grid in one of the many Ford's Mk II, is getting jumped at the start by John Whitmore's Ford no. 8, Mike Parkes' Ferrari (no. 20), Jo Bonnier's Chaparral-Chevrolet (no. 9) and Bondurant's Ferrari (no. 18). In the back you can see the no. 2 Ford of McLaren/Amon.

Polesetter Dan Gurney runs to his Ford MkII no.3. Followers are Ken Miles, John Whitmore, Bruce McLaren, Pedro Rodriguez, Graham Hill, Mike Parkes, Jean Guichet, ...

The endurance battle between three Porsches and two leading Ferraris continues at Monza's steep turn whilst a following Matra sticks at the back

Bentley 3-litre Sport Red Label, 1924

Bentley 3-litre Sport Red Label, 1924

Bentley 3-litre Sport Red Label, 1924

Bentley 3-litre Sport Red Label, 1924

Bentley 3-litre Sport Red Label, 1924

Bentley 3-litre Sport Red Label, 1924

Bentley 3-litre Sport Red Label, 1924

Bentley 3-litre Sport Red Label, 1924

Bentley 3-litre Sport Red Label, 1924

Bentley 3-litre Sport Red Label, 1924

Bentley 3-litre Sport Red Label, 1924

Bentley 3-litre Sport Red Label, 1924

Bentley 3-litre Sport Red Label, 1924

Clemens Schickentanz (D) and John Fitzpatrick (GB) on the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885 (starting number #46), entered by Oldenkott Tobacco, do not finish the 1973 1000km Spa but become fourth placed in the GT classement. Cars arround are the Porsche no. 41 of van Lennep (NL), a Lola of Portugese Gaspar (no. 65) an both BMW's of Lauda (no. 60) and Stuck (no. 64).

Singer Roberto Blanco poses with ADAC sports president Hermann Tomczyk

The later winning Porsche 908 LH 026 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) trapped in between between the two Ferraris 312P - car no 1 in front is Mario Andretti (USA) and Chris Amon (NZ) on Ferrari 312 P #0870, car no. 2 at third position is the Ferrari 312 P #0868 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Peter Schetty (CH). The two following Porsches are Vic Elford (GB) and Richard Attwood (GB) on Porsche 908 LH 028 (car no 6) and Udo Sch¸tz (D) with Gerhard Mitter (D) on Porsche 908 LH 027 (car no. 5)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Jaguar S.S. I, 1934 (William Lyons' Sports Saloon Standard-Swallow)

Red Bull's Dr. Helmut Marko reports to BILD sports journalist Helmut Uhl

BBC Sports broadcast with Jenson Button, who talks to di Resta (far left)

Bentley 3-litre Sport Red Label, 1924

Bentley 3-litre Sport Red Label, 1924

Hans-Joachim Stuck, nicknamed "Striezel", was a very successful touring and sports cars racer too

Toyota's interim driver Kamui Kobayashi is being interviewed by BBC Sports TV presenter Martin Brundle

F1 insider Burghard Hummel, boss of sports licensing agency WWP Weirather-Wenzel & Partner GmbH

F1 insider Burghard Hummel, boss of sports licensing agency WWP Weirather-Wenzel & Partner GmbH

Former British F1 driver Martin Brundle (left), now working for Sky Sports, is captured in the paddock

Entrepreneur and former F1 and sports cars driver Vern Schuppan chats with Triple World Champion Jack Brabham

FOM's Pasquale Lattuneddu poses with Samir Gaur, CEO of the race organising Jaypee Sports agency, and two pitlane marshals

Bosses chat on Sunday morning - Ross Brawn, principal of Mercedes GP, Ferrari's Stefano Domenicali and Mercedes GP sports director Ron Meadows

Karun Chandhok, Team Lotus driver and son of vice-president of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India Vicky Chandhok

Julian Jakobi (GP Sports Management), former Senna manager and head of the international office of the Senna group, talkes to Matt Bishop

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in an interview after Saturday's qualifying with Volker Grube, sports reporter of German television channel ZDF, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Malaysian Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek and Malaysian 6th Prime Minister Dato Sri Mohd Najib take a close look at the Mercedes silver arrow in pits

Malaysian Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek and Malaysian 6th Prime Minister Dato Sri Mohd Najib take a close look at the Mercedes silver arrow in pits

Peter Lindner (D) and Peter Noecker (D) on Jaguar E-type Lightweight #S850662 behind an other E-type Lightweight (#S850663) of Peter Lumsden (GB)/Peter Sargent (GB), 24h Le Mans sports cars race, 1964

Maria Teresa de Filippis (grandprix.com: This attractive woman from Rome raced six-cylinder Maserati sports cars before trying a 250F in the 1958 Belgian, Portuguese and Italian Grands Prix. She retired after failing to qualify the Behra Porsche Formula 2 special at Monaco the following year. Birth: November 11, 1926)

Belgium GP 1962: View from the pits to Eau Rouge

Concept Car, Abarth 2000 Pininfarina Scorpio, ca. 1970

mit stewart

Jochen Rindt

Helmut Marko (A)

Denny Hulme, McLaren-Cosworth M14A leading Henri Pescarolo's Matra Simca, speeds up Beau Rivage curve

Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx, Spanish Grand Prix, Jarama, 1970

Concept Car, Bertone Carabo, based on Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, 1968

Eddie Irvine hugs tough competitor Mika Häkkinen while Ron Dennis watches

Concept Car, Bertone Lancia Stratos, 1970

Airfield Oberschleissheim, 1962, Alfa Romeo TZ1

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Modulo, 1970

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Modulo, 1970

Concept Car, Abarth 2000 Pininfarina Scorpio, ca. 1970

VIP guest Nicolas Cage with wife

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) finish 5th placed after 1000 kms in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW

Huschke von Hanstein talks with Ferry Porsche

BMW 750iL (E32), 1987, driven by Niki Lauda

The Maserati CDM (Tipo 61) of Lloyd Casner (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA), 1000 km, Nurburgring, 1962

Concept Car, ItalDesign Maserati Medici I, 1974

Bruce McLaren, Belgium GP 1962

A BMW 2002, entered by BMW Alpina Essen, driven by Thomas Fervers (D) and Peter Kuhlmann (D), 6h touring car race at the Nurburgring, 1971

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, Monaco GP 1999

Beatle George Harrison, GP Monaco 1966

The fifth placed yellow Ferrari 512 S #1030 of Hughes de Fierlant (B) and Alistair Walker (GB) overtakes the Porsche 911 S of Claude Haldi (CH) and Arthur Blank (CH)

Alonso's mechanics practise tyre changing during qualifying at Ferrari pits, the rain tyres were just for the exercise

Jim Clark, exhausted and lined, but with the shining eyes of a winner, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps, 1962

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Marzal, 1967

Concept Car, Italdesign Maserati Medici I, 1974

Ayrton Senna strapped to his Lotus cockpit during a practice session

Graham Hill (right hand) chats with Phil Hill, Italian GP Monza 1962

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Bravo, 1974

Driver's briefing befor the start for the Belgian Grand Prix, 1962 (left to right hand): Trevor Taylor, Tony Maggs, Jim Clark, John Campbell-Jones, Bruce McLaren, Jo Siffert, Ricardo Rodriguez, Graham Hill, Innes Ireland, Richie Ginther, Jack Brabham, Maurice Trintignant

Newcomer Ayrton Senna

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

John Surtees driving a McLaren chassis for his Team Surtees the last time: Next race in England he had a full-Surtees F1 motorcar ready.

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Berlinetta Speciale, 1969

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Bravo, 1974

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Marzal, 1967