1961 - Le Mans 24 Hours
11 June 1961 - Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France
Bob Holbert and Mastern Gregory 5th overall and 1st in class in a Porsche 718 RS61, 24 laps behind the winning Ferrari
Class S2.0 - 1st, 2nd ; Class GT1.6 - 1st
No. | Car | # | Class | Drivers | Entrant | Pos | Class | Grid | Notes |
33 | Porsche 718 RS61 | 718-047 | S2.0 | Bob Holbert (USA)/Masten Gregory (USA) | Porsche System Engineering (D) | 5th | 1st | 309 laps | |
32 | Porsche 718 RS61 Coupé | 718-045 | S2.0 | Hans Herrmann (D)/Edgar Barth (DDR) | Porsche System Engineering (D) | 7th | 2nd | 306 laps | |
36 | Porsche 356 B Carrera Abarth GTL | 356-1013 | GT1.6 | Herbert Linge (D)/Ben Pon (NL) | Porsche System Engineering (D) | 10th | 1st | 284 laps | |
30 | Porsche 718 RS61 Coupé | 718-046 | S2.0 | Jo Bonnier (S)/Dan Gurney (USA) | Porsche System Engineering (D) | DNF | 262 laps - Engine | ||
37 | Porsche 356 B Carrera Abarth GTL | 356-1002 | GT1.6 | Robert Buchet (F)/Pierre Monneret (F) | Auguste Veuillet | DNF | 261 laps - Engine |
World Sports Car Championship Le Mans 24 Hours
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