Jürgen Barth

For the German Olympic cyclist, see Jürgen Barth (cyclist).
Jürgen Barth
Barth in 2010
Born (1947-12-10) 10 December 1947
Thum, Saxony, Germany
RelativesEdgar Barth (father)
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1971 – 1982, 1993
TeamsR. Mazzia
L. Meznarie
Gelo Racing Team
Joest Racing
Porsche System
Essex Motorsport Porsche
Larbre Compétition
Best finish1st (1977)
Class wins4 (1972, 1977, 1981, 1993)

Jürgen Barth (born 10 December 1947 in Thum, Saxony) is a German 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 drivers 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 1000 km 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.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1971 René Mazzia René Mazzia Porsche 911EC GT +2.0 303 8 2nd
1972 Louis Meznarie Sylvain Garant
Michael Keyser 		Porsche 911 S GT 3.0 285 13 1st
1973 Gelo Racing Team Georg Loos Porsche 911 Carrera RSR GT 3.0 311 10 2nd
1974 Polifac Gelo Racing Team Franz Pesch Porsche 911 Carrera RSR GT DNF DNF
1975 Ovoro Joest Racing Mario Casoni
Reinhold Jöst 		Porsche 908LH S 3.0 325 4th 4th
1976 Martini Racing Joest Reinhold Jöst Porsche 936 Spyder S 3.0 DNF DNF
1977 Martini Racing Porsche System Jacky Ickx
Hurley Haywood 		Porsche 936/77 S
+2.0 		342 1st 1st
1978 Martini Racing Porsche System Bob Wollek
Jacky Ickx 		Porsche 936/78 S
+2.0 		364 2nd 2nd
1979 Essex Motorsport Porsche Jacky Ickx
Brian Redman 		Porsche 936 S +2.0 200 DNF DNF
1980 Porsche System Manfred Schurti Porsche 924 Carrera GT GTP 316 6 3rd
1981 Porsche System Walter Röhrl Porsche 944 LM GTP +3.0 323 7 1st
1982 Rothmans Porsche System Al Holbert
Hurley Haywood 		Porsche 956 C 340 3rd 3rd
1993 Monaco Media International
Larbre Compétition 		Joël Gouhier
Dominique Dupuy 		Porsche 911 Carrera RSR GT 304 15th 1st
Sources:[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jürgen Barth". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Jürgen Barth Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Complete Archive of Jürgen Barth". Racing Sports Cars. pp. 2–5. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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