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1968 - Le Mans 24 Hours

29 September 1968 - Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France


Rico Steinemann & Dieter Spoerry win class P3.0 and second overall in a Porsche 907, 5 laps behind the winning Ford GT40 driven by Pedro Rodriquz and Lucien Bianchi

Overall - 2nd, 3rd : P3.0 - 1st, 2nd : GT2.0 - 1st, 2nd Due to the worker’s strikes in France around the time of the regular date in June, the Le Mans 24 Hour race was pushed out to 28/29 September

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
66 Porsche 907 LH 907-008 P3.0 Rico Steinemann (CH)/Dieter Spoerry (CH) Squadra Tartaruga (CH) 2nd 1st 22nd 326 laps
33 Porsche 908 908-013 P3.0 Rolf Stommelen (D)/Jochen Neerpasch (D) Porsche System Engineering (D) 3rd 2nd 2nd 325 laps
43 Porsche 911 T GT2.0 Jean-Pierre Gaban (B)/Roger Vanderschrieck (B) Jean-Peirre Gaban 12th 1st 43rd 281 laps
64 Porsche 911 T/R 118 20 780 GT2.0 Claude Laurent (F)/Jean-Claude Ogier (F) Claude Laurent (F) 13th 2nd 49th 276 laps
45 Porsche 910 910-007 P2.0 André Wicky (CH)/Jean-Pierre Hanrioud (F) Jean-Pierre Hanrioud DNF 34th 248 laps - Rockers
44 Porsche 911 T/R 118 20 807 GT2.0 Claude Ballot-Léna (F)/Guy Chasseuil (F) Auguste Veuillet (F) DNF 44th 224 laps - Engine
42 Porsche 906 906-107 S2.0 Christian Poirot (F)/Pierre Maublanc (F) Christian Poirot DQ 36th 202 laps - Engine running during pitstop
35 Porsche 907 LH 2.2 907-005 P3.0 Àlex Soler-Roig (E)/Rudi Lins (A) Soler Roig (E) DNF 13th 145 laps - Oil Leak, Camshaft
34 Porsche 908 908-014 P3.0 Joe Buzzetta (USA)/Scooter Patrick (USA) Porsche System Enginnering (D) DNF 7th 115 laps - Alternator
32 Porsche 908 908-016 P3.0 Gerhard Mitter (D)/Vic Elford (GB) Porsche System Enginnering (D) DQ 3rd 111 laps - Change Alternator
67 Porsche 907 LH 2.2 907-006 P3.0 Herbert Linge (D)/Robert Buchet (F) Phillippe Farjon DQ 19th 102 laps - Changed Starter Motor
31 Porsche 908 908-015 P3.0 Jo Siffert (CH)/Hans Herrmann (D) Porsche System Engineering (D) DNF 1st 59 laps - Clutch
60 Porsche 911 T GT2.0 Willy Meier (D)/Jean de Mortemart (F) Wicky-Racing Team (CH) DNF 45th 30 laps - Accident


International Championship for Makes     Le Mans 24 Hours


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