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Jürgen Barth 1980, driving a Porsche 908 at the Nürburgring

Jürgen Barth (born December 10, 1947 in Thum) is a German engineer and a former racecar driver. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thum is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. He is the son of Formula One driver and sports car racer Edgar Barth. Edgar Barth ( January 26 1917, Herold-Erzgebirge &ndash May 20 1965, Ludwigsburg) was a German ( East German

Barth started out as an engineer but became one of the most successful driver in sports car racing. Sports car racing is a form of circuit Auto racing with Automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels He won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1977 in a Porsche 936, with Jacky Ickx and Hurley Haywood, and in 1980 he won the 1000km Nürburgring with Rolf Stommelen. The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, The Porsche 936 was a Racing car introduced in 1976 by Porsche as a delayed successor to the Porsche 917, which was retired by the factory after 1971 Racing career Jacky Ickx was introduced to the sport when he was taken by his father motoring journalist Jacques Ickx, to races which he covered Hurley Haywood (born May 4, 1948 in Chicago) is an American race-car driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1977 ( Porsche Rolf Stommelen ( 11 July 1943 - 24 April 1983) was a Racing driver from Siegen Germany.

Barth is co-author of the book about Porsche's racing history, Das große Buch der Porschetypen, and later would help in the creation of the BPR Global GT Series. The BPR Global GT Series (sometimes referred to as the BPR Global GT Endurance Series or simply abbreviated as BPR.

Jürgen Barth at Le Mans

1971: Porsche 911 S − with René Mazzia (8th)
1972: Porsche 911 S − with Sylvain Garant and Michael Keyser (13th)
1973: Porsche Carrera RSR − with Georg Loos (10th)
1974: Porsche Carrera RSR − with Franz Pesch (not finished, engine failure)
1975: Porsche 908/03 − with Reinhold Jöst and Mario Casoni (4th)
1976: Porsche 936 Spider − with Reinhold Jöst and Mario Casoni (not finished, engine failure)
1977: Porsche 936/77 − with Jacky Ickx and Hurley Haywood (1st)
1978: Porsche 936/78 − mit Jacky Ickx und Bob Wollek (2nd)
1979: Porsche 936 − with Jacky Ickx and Brian Redman (disqualified)
1980: Porsche 924 Carrera Turbo − with Manfred Schurti (6th)
1981: Porsche 924 Carrera GTP 944 LM − with Walter Röhrl (7th)
1982: Porsche 956 − with Hurley Haywood and Al Holbert (3rd)
1993: Porsche Carrera RSR − with Joël Gouhier and Dominique Dupuy (15th)

Preceded by Jacky Ickx Gijs van Lennep	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1977 Jacky Ickx Hurley Haywood Jürgen Barth	Succeeded by Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Didier Pironi

The Porsche 911 (pronounced as Nine Eleven, Neunelfer is a Sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (translated as German Racing Championship) or simply DRM as it was known as was a touring cars and Sportscar racing series The Porsche 908 was a Racing car from Porsche, introduced from 1967 in the Porsche 906 / Porsche 907 / Porsche 910 series of models Reinhold Joest (born 1937 is a former German Race car driver and current team owner The Porsche 936 was a Racing car introduced in 1976 by Porsche as a delayed successor to the Porsche 917, which was retired by the factory after 1971 Racing career Jacky Ickx was introduced to the sport when he was taken by his father motoring journalist Jacques Ickx, to races which he covered Hurley Haywood (born May 4, 1948 in Chicago) is an American race-car driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1977 ( Porsche Robert "Bob" Wollek ( 4 November 1943 – March 16 2001) nicknamed "Brilliant Bob" was a race car driver from Strasbourg Brian Thomas Redman (born March 9, 1937 in Colne, Lancashire) is a British former Racing driver from England The Porsche 924 is an Automobile produced by Porsche AG of Germany from 1976 to 1988 Walter Röhrl (born March 7 1947 in Regensburg) is a German rally and auto racing driver with victories for Fiat, The Porsche 956 was a Group C Sports-prototype racing car built by Porsche in 1982 for the FIA World Sportscar Championship. Alvah Robert "Al" Holbert ( November 11, 1946 at Abington Pennsylvania – September 30, 1988) was an American Racing career Jacky Ickx was introduced to the sport when he was taken by his father motoring journalist Jacques Ickx, to races which he covered Jonkheer Gijsbert Van Lennep (born March 16, 1942, Aerdenhout) is a Dutch Esquire and former Racing driver who The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 heures du Mans) is the world's oldest sports car Endurance race and one of the most famous and influential in The 1977 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 45th Grand Prix of Endurance and took place on June 11 and 12, 1977. Racing career Jacky Ickx was introduced to the sport when he was taken by his father motoring journalist Jacques Ickx, to races which he covered Hurley Haywood (born May 4, 1948 in Chicago) is an American race-car driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1977 ( Porsche Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (born June 3, 1937 in Caen) is a French former racing driver more famous for winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans Didier Pironi ( 26 March 1952 - 23 August 1987) was a Racing driver from France.

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