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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