24h Le Mans
As a postscript, in this article you will find the links to the first 23 stories about Porsche at Le Mans, from the first victory in 1970 to the 17th in 2015.
Since 1951, Porsche has been an interrupted presence at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. But it took 19 years of trying to achieve its first win. Going through these first 23 episodes accessible via the links below, let us first begin with 1969 and the creation of the first Porsche to win at the 24 Hours, in 1970...
Episode 1 - 1969: the debut of the Porsche 917
Episode 2 - 1970-71: the Porsche 917 LH
Episode 3 - 1997: Tom Kristensen and the Joest-Porsche TWR
Episode 4 - 1970-1998: the 18 winning drivers
Episode 5 - 1978: the Porsche 935/78, a.k.a. "Moby Dick"
Episode 6 - 1972-1976: the private Porsche 908s
Episode 7 - 2008-2009: the Porsche RS Spyder
Episode 8 - 1970-2013: firsts and other records
Episode 9 - 1994: the Porsche K8 Spyder
Episode 10 - 1971: the Porsche 917/20, a.k.a. "pink pig"
Episode 11 - 1970-1987: the winning German drivers with Porsche (1/2)
Episode 12 - 1977-1996 : the winning German drivers with Porsche (2/2)
Episode 13 - 1980-1982: the Porsche 924
Episode 14 - 1974: the Porsche Carrera RSR Turbo
Episode 15 - 1970-1971: Hans-Dieter Dechent and the Porsche 917
Episode 16 - 1982-1983: the Porsche 936 C
Episode 17 - 1970-1971: the Porsche 914-6
Episode 18 - 1986-1987: the Porsche 961
Episode 19 - 1984-1998: the winning French drivers with Porsche
Episode 20 - 1970-1998: race number stories
Episode 21 - 1983-1995: memories of Mario Andretti
Episode 22 - 1994: the Dauer-Porsche 962 LM
Episode 23 - 1982-1983: the Porsche-Kremer CK5
TO BE CONTINUED...
Jean-Philippe Doret / ACO - Translation by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO
Photo: LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES, 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, SATURDAY JUNE 13 1970, RACE. To win its first victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Porsche triumphed in a duel with Ferrari...and also, later in the race, in very trying weather conditions.
