Jürgen Barth
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Jürgen Barth (born December 10, 1947 in Thum) is a German engineer and a former racecar driver. He is the son of Formula One driver and sports car racer Edgar Barth.
Barth started out as an engineer but became one of the most successful driver in sports car racing. 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.
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.
[edit] 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 |
