PORSCHE RACING HISTORY1970 - Le Mans 24 Hours
16 June 1970 - Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France
Porsche had a dominant year in the championship and arrived at Le Mans as strong favourites to get their first outright victory. They achieved a clean sweep 1st, 2nd & 3rd overall, winning class S5.0, P3.0, GT2.0 & GT2.5.
Their main opposition would come from Ferrari, now armed with the homologated 512S model. Fully nine 917s and eleven 512s from works-supported teams and privateers were entered. However heavy rain through most of the race neutralised much of their power and contributed to a number of serious accidents. In a race of heavy attrition where only seven cars were classified as finishers it was won by race veteran Hans Herrmann and co-driver Richard ‘Dickie’ Attwood.
| No. | Car | # | Class | Drivers | Entrant | Pos | Class | Grid | Notes |
| 23 | Porsche 917 K | 917-023 | S5.0 | Richard Attwood (GB)/Hans Herrmann (D) | Porsche KG Salzburg (A) | 1st | 1st | 15th | 343 laps |
| 3 | Porsche 917 L | 917-043 | S5.0 | Gérard Larrousse (F)/Willi Kauhsen (D) | Martini International Racing (D) | 2nd | 2nd | 12th | 338 laps |
| 27 | Porsche 908/02 LH | 908/02-005 | P3.0 | Rudi Lins (A)/Helmut Marko (A) | Martini International Racing (D) | 3rd | 1st | 22nd | 335 laps |
| 40 | Porsche 914/6 GT | 914 043 1020 | GT2.0 | Claude Ballot-Léna (F)/Guy Chasseuil (F) | Etablissement Sonauto (F) | 6th | 1st | 45th | 285 laps |
| 47 | Porsche 911 S | 911 030 1010 | GT2.5 | Erwin Kremer (D)/Nicolas Koob (L) | Ecurie Luxembourg (L) | 7th | 1st | 43rd | 282 laps |
| 29 | Porsche 908/02 | 908-022 | P3.0 | Herbert Linge (D)/Jonathan Williams (GB) | Solar Productions (USA) | NC | 2nd | 31st | 282 laps |
| 62 | Porsche 911 S | 119 300 932 | GT2.5 | Pierre Mauroy (F)/René Mazzia (F) | René Mazzia (F) | NC | 2nd | 46th | 275 laps |
| 42 | Porsche 911 TH | GT2.0 | Guy Verrier (F)/Sylvain Garant (F) | Wicky Racing (CH) | NC | 2nd | 49th | 271 laps | |
| 67 | Porsche 911 S | GT2.5 | Jean-Claude Parot (F)/Jacques Dechaumel (F) | Jacques Dechaumel (F) | NC | 3rd | 47th | 271 laps | |
| 45 | Porsche 911 S | 02 | GT2.5 | Claude Laurent (F)/Jacques Marché (F) | Claude Laurent (F) | NC | 4th | 51st | 262 laps |
| 64 | Porsche 911 S | 303 076 | GT2.0 | Jean Sage (F)/Pierre Greub (CH) | Claude Haldi (CH) | NC | 3rd | 44th | 254 laps |
| 66 | Porsche 911 S | 12627 | GT2.0 | Claude Swietlik (F)/Jean-Claude Lagniez (F) | Raymond Touroul (F) | NC | 4th | 50th | 231 laps |
| 25 | Porsche 917 L | 917-042 | S5.0 | Vic Elford (GB)/Kurt Ahrens Jr. (D) | Porsche KG Salzburg (A) | DNF | 1st | 225 laps - Engine | |
| 61 | Porsche 907 | 907-031 | P2.5 | André Wicky (CH)/Jean-Pierre Hanrioud (F) | Wicky Racing (CH) | DNF | 29th | 161 laps - Throttle | |
| 20 | Porsche 917 K | 917-004 | S5.0 | Jo Siffert (CH)/Brian Redman (GB) | John Wyer Automotive Engineering (GB) | DNF | 3rd | 156 laps - Engine | |
| 63 | Porsche 911 S | GT2.5 | Jacques Rey (CH)/Bernard Cheneviére (CH) | Rey Racing (CH) | DNF | 40th | 132 laps - Accident | ||
| 60 | Porsche 910 | 910-007 | S2.0 | Willy Meier (D)/Daniel Rouveyran (F) | Guy Verrier (F) | DNF | 38th | 128 laps - Brakes | |
| 65 | Porsche 911 S | GT2.5 | Claude Haldi (CH)/Arthur Blank (CH) | Hart Ski Racing Team (CH) | DNF | 39th | 124 laps - Gear Lever | ||
| 46 | Porsche 910 | 910-006 | S2.0 | Christian Poirot (F)/Ernst Kraus (D) | Christian Poirot (F) | DNF | 36th | 120 laps - Engine | |
| 18 | Porsche 917 K | 917-021 | S5.0 | Gijs van Lennep (NL)/David Piper (GB) | Team AAW (D) | DNF | 11th | 112 laps - Accident | |
| 43 | Porsche 911 S | GT2.5 | Jean-Pierre Gaban (B)/Willy Braillard (B) | Jean-Pierre Gaban (B) | DNF | 42nd | 109 laps - Gearbox | ||
| 59 | Porsche 911 S | 911 030 0279 | GT2.5 | Jean Égreteaud (F)/Jean Mesange (F) | Jean Egreteaud (F) | DNF | 48th | 70 laps - Engine | |
| 22 | Porsche 917 K | 917-026 | S5.0 | David Hobbs (GB)/Mike Hailwood (GB) | John Wyer Automotive Engineering (GB) | DNF | 10th | 49 laps - Accident | |
| 21 | Porsche 917 K | 917-016 | S5.0 | Pedro Rodríguez (MEX)/Leo Kinnunen (FI) | John Wyer Automotive Engineering (GB) | DNF | 5th | 22 laps - Engine |
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