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The 917 gave Porsche its first 24 Hours of Le Mans win in 1970. The Porsche 917 is considered one of the most iconic racing cars of all time and gave Porsche their first 24 Hours of Le Mans wins, while open-top versions of it dominated Can-Am racing.
Porsche in 1970, 1979, 1982–1986, 1996: Most consecutive podiums: 18: Audi between 1999 and 2016: Most cars from the same constructor in a row: 8: Porsche in 1983: Most podiums before first win: 6: Toyota [Note 6] Most podiums without winning: 3: Pescarolo [Note 7] Starts Most participations by a single constructor: 73: Porsche between 1951 ...
Hurley Haywood had the longest wait between his first Le Mans win and his last. He first won in 1977 and last won in 1994, a span of 17 years and 5 days. Alexander Wurz waited the longest between his inaugural victory at the 1996 event and his second win—following 12 years, 11 months, 29 days later—at the 2009 edition.
The third was a quiet though significant entry: Jacques Dewes, ever the pioneering privateer, brought the first Porsche 911 to Le Mans. Production of what would become the ubiquitous Le Mans car had started in late 1964 and the new 911 S model had its ‘boxer’ 6-cylinder engine tuned to 160 bhp. [32]
Veuillet himself, as a driver, had given Porsche their first ever class-win at Le Mans back in 1951. Rally-specialist Henri Greder supplied the two Chevrolet Corvettes, the biggest cars in the entry list. [11]
Starting in July 1968, Porsche made a surprising and very expensive effort to conceive, design and build a whole new car for the Group 4 Sport category with one underlying goal: to win its first overall victory at Le Mans. In only ten months, the first Porsche 917 prototype was developed with a fibreglass body and Porsche's first 12-cylinder ...
Porsche finished 1-2-3-4, and the Kremer 935-K3 was the first Le Mans win by a rear-engined car. The torrential rain in the second half of the race made it the slowest Le Mans since 1958. Regulations
Le Mans in 1951. The 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 19th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 23 and 24 June 1951. It was won by Peter Walker and Peter Whitehead in their works-entered Jaguar C-type, the first Le Mans win for the marque.