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1968 24 Hours of Le Mans

Index 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 36th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 28 and 29 September 1968 on the Circuit de la Sarthe, in Le Mans, France. [1]

141 relations: Alec Poole, Alex Soler-Roig, Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo Tipo 33, Alpine (automobile), Alpine A110, Alpine A210, André de Cortanze, André Wicky, Austin-Healey, Austin-Healey Sprite, Autodelta, Automobile Club de l'Ouest, Automobili Turismo e Sport, Ben Pon, Bernard Collomb, Bob Wollek, Brands Hatch, Brian Muir (racing driver), Brian Redman, British Motor Corporation, Can-Am, Carbon fiber reinforced polymer, Carlo Facetti, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Corvette (C3), Chevron Cars Ltd, Chris Irwin, Chris Lawrence (racing driver), Circuit de la Sarthe, Claude Ballot-Léna, Continental Motors, Inc., Coventry Climax, David Hobbs (racing driver), David Piper, Deep Sanderson, Dick Thompson (racing driver), Dino (automobile), Donald Healey Motor Company, Ecurie Nationale Belge, Enzo Ferrari, Equipe Matra Sports, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Ferrari, Ferrari 275, Ferrari Dino engine, Ferrari P, Fiat Dino, Ford GT40, Ford Motor Company, ..., Formula One, France, Fritz Huschke von Hanstein, Gas turbine, Gérard Larrousse, Gerhard Mitter, Giancarlo Baghetti, Gianni Agnelli, Gijs van Lennep, Gordini, Hans Herrmann, Henri Pescarolo, Herbert Linge, Herbert Müller (racing driver), Howmet Castings, Howmet TX, Ignazio Giunti, Iso Rivolta IR 300, Jackie Oliver, Jacky Ickx, Jean Guichet, Jean Rédélé, Jean Vinatier, Jean-Claude Andruet, Jean-Louis Marnat, Jean-Luc Thérier, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Jean-Pierre Nicolas, Jem Marsh, Jim Clark, Jo Schlesser, Jo Siffert, Jochen Neerpasch, John Woolfe, John Wyer, Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Jonathan Williams (racing driver), Le Mans, Lola T70, Lucien Bianchi, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Marc VDS Racing Team, Marcos Engineering, Marcos GT, Masten Gregory, Matra-Simca MS630, Max Jean, May 1968 events in France, Mike Salmon (racing driver), Mike Spence, Mirage (race car), Mulsanne Straight, Nanni Galli, Nino Vaccarella, North American Racing Team, Patrick Depailler, Paul Hawkins (racing driver), Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver), Polyester, Porsche, Porsche 906, Porsche 907, Porsche 908, Porsche 910, Porsche 911, Porsche in motorsport, Renault, Repco, Richard Attwood, Rob Slotemaker, Rolf Stommelen, Rover-BRM, Scuderia Filipinetti, Scuderia Serenissima, Simca, Slough, Sunoco, Teddy Pilette, Turbine, Umberto Maglioli, Vic Elford, Volvo, Willy Mairesse, 1955 Le Mans disaster, 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1968 Belgian Grand Prix, 1968 Canadian Grand Prix, 1968 Monaco Grand Prix, 1968 World Sportscar Championship, 24 Hours of Le Mans. Expand index (91 more) »

Alec Poole

Alec Poole is an Irish auto racing driver from Dublin.

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Alex Soler-Roig

Alex Soler-Roig (born 29 October 1931) is a former racing driver from Barcelona, Spain.

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Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is a car manufacturer, founded by Frenchman Alexandre Darracq as A.L.F.A. (" Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili", "Lombard Automobile Factory Company") on 24 June 1910, in Milan.

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Alfa Romeo Tipo 33

The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 was a sports racing prototype raced by the Alfa Romeo factory-backed team between 1967 and 1977.

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Alpine (automobile)

The Société des Automobiles Alpine SAS, commonly known as Alpine, is a French manufacturer of racing and sports cars established in 1955.

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Alpine A110

The Alpine A110 was a sports car produced by the French manufacturer Alpine from 1961 to 1977.

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Alpine A210

The Alpine A210 was a sports car prototype manufactured by Alpine that competed in sports car racing from 1966 to 1969.

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André de Cortanze

André de Cortanze is a French motorsport engineer.

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André Wicky

André Wicky (22 May 1928 – 14 May 2016) was a Swiss racing driver, active from the late 1950s to the late 1970s.

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Austin-Healey

Austin-Healey was a British sports car maker established in 1952 through a joint venture between the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and the Donald Healey Motor Company (Healey), a renowned automotive engineering and design firm.

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Austin-Healey Sprite

The Austin-Healey Sprite is a small open sports car which was produced in the United Kingdom from 1958 to 1971.

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Autodelta

Autodelta SpA was the name of Alfa Romeo's competition department.

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Automobile Club de l'Ouest

The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (English: Automobile Club of the West), sometimes abbreviated to ACO, is the largest automotive group in France.

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Automobili Turismo e Sport

ATS (Automobili Turismo e Sport) is an Italian automotive constructor.

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Ben Pon

Bernardus Marinus "Ben" Pon (9 December 1936 in Amersfoort, Netherlands) is a vintner and former Olympian and motor racing driver from the Netherlands.

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Bernard Collomb

Bernard Marie François Alexandre Collomb-Clerc (7 October 1930 in Annecy, Haute-Savoie – 19 September 2011 in La Colle-sur-Loup, Alpes-Maritimes) was a Formula One driver from France.

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Bob Wollek

Bob Wollek (4 November 1943 – 16 March 2001), nicknamed "Brilliant Bob", was a race car driver from Strasbourg, France.

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Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit in West Kingsdown in Kent, England.

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Brian Muir (racing driver)

Brian Muir (30 June 1931 – 11 September 1983) was an Australian auto racing driver.

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Brian Redman

Brian Herman Thomas Redman (born 9 March 1937 in Colne, Lancashire and educated at Rossall School, Fleetwood, Lancashire), is a retired British racing driver.

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British Motor Corporation

The British Motor Corporation Limited (BMC) was a UK-based vehicle manufacturer, formed in early 1952 to give effect to an agreed merger of the Morris and Austin businesses.

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Can-Am

The Canadian-American Challenge Cup, or Can-Am, was an SCCA/CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1987.

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Carbon fiber reinforced polymer

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer, carbon fiber reinforced plastic or carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP or often simply carbon fiber, carbon composite or even carbon), is an extremely strong and light fiber-reinforced plastic which contains carbon fibers.

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Carlo Facetti

Carlo Giovanni Facetti (born 26 June 1935 in Cormano, Lombardy) is a former racing driver from Italy, mainly known for his success in touring car and sports car racing.

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Chevrolet Corvette (C3)

The Chevrolet Corvette (C3) was a sports car that was produced by Chevrolet for the 1968 through 1982 model years.

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Chevron Cars Ltd

Chevron Cars Ltd. is an English manufacturer of racing cars, founded by Derek Bennett in 1965.

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Chris Irwin

Chris Irwin (born 27 June 1942 in Wandsworth, London) is a British former racing driver.

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Chris Lawrence (racing driver)

Christopher J. Lawrence (27 July 1933 – 13 August 2011) was a British former racing driver from England.

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Circuit de la Sarthe

The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Maine, France, is a semi-permanent race course chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race.

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Claude Ballot-Léna

Claude Ballot-Léna (August 4, 1936 – November 9, 1999) was a French race driver born in Paris.

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Continental Motors, Inc.

Continental Motors, Inc. is an aircraft engine manufacturer located at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Alabama, United States.

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Coventry Climax

Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, racing, and other speciality engine manufacturer.

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David Hobbs (racing driver)

David Wishart Hobbs (born 9 June 1939 in Royal Leamington Spa, England) is a British former racing driver.

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David Piper

David Piper (born 2 December 1930) is a British former Formula One and sports car racing driver from England.

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Deep Sanderson

Deep Sanderson is a brand of racing and sports car that was manufactured in Britain.

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Dick Thompson (racing driver)

Richard Knight (Dick) Thompson, Jr. (July 9, 1920 – September 14, 2014) was an American racecar driver.

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Dino (automobile)

Dino was a marque for mid-engined, rear-drive sports cars produced by Ferrari from 1968 to 1976.

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Donald Healey Motor Company

Donald Healey Motor Company Limited was a British car manufacturer.

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Ecurie Nationale Belge

Ecurie Nationale Belge (also known as Equipe Nationale Belge or ENB) was a Formula One and sportscar racing team in the 1950s and 1960s, which was formed through a merger of Jacques Swaters' Ecurie Francorchamps and Johnny Claes' Ecurie Belge.

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Enzo Ferrari

Enzo Anselmo Ferrari, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (18 February 1898 – 14 August 1988) was an Italian motor racing driver and entrepreneur, the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque.

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Equipe Matra Sports

Matra Company's sports division under the name of Matra Sports, Equipe Matra Elf and Equipe Matra Sports (after a takeover by Simca in 1969 as Matra-Simca Division Automobile) was formed in 1965 and based at Champagne-sur-Seine (1965–1967), Romorantin-Lanthenay (1967–1969) and Vélizy-Villacoublay (1969–1979).

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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA, English: International Automobile Federation) is an association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR, English: 'International Association of Recognized Automobile Clubs') on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users.

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Ferrari

Ferrari N.V. is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello.

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Ferrari 275

The Ferrari 275 is a series of two-seat front-engined V12-powered automobiles produced in GT, roadster, and spyder form by Ferrari between 1964 and 1968.

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Ferrari Dino engine

The Ferrari Dino engine is a line of mechanically similar V6 and V8 engines produced by Ferrari for about 40 years from late 1950s into early 2000s.

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Ferrari P

The Ferrari P was a series of Italian sports prototype racing cars produced by Ferrari during the 1960s and early 1970s.

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Fiat Dino

The Fiat Dino (Type 135) was a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car produced by Fiat from 1966 to 1973.

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Ford GT40

The Ford GT40 is a high-performance endurance racing car with the Mk I, Mk II, and Mk III model cars being based upon the British Lola Mk6, and were designed and built in England, while the GT40 Mk IV model was designed and built entirely within the United States.

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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (commonly referred to simply as "Ford") is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

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Formula One

Formula One (also Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and owned by the Formula One Group.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Fritz Huschke von Hanstein

Fritz Sittig Enno Werner von Hanstein (3 January 1911 – 5 January 1996), nicknamed "Huschke von Hanstein", was a German racing driver who from the 1950s served both as Porsche's public relations manager and chief of their racing department.

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Gas turbine

A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of continuous combustion, internal combustion engine.

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Gérard Larrousse

Gérard Larrousse (born 23 May 1940) is a former sports car racing, rallying and Formula One driver from France.

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Gerhard Mitter

Gerhard Karl Mitter (30 August 1935 – 1 August 1969) was a German Formula One and sportscar driver.

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Giancarlo Baghetti

Giancarlo Baghetti (25 December 1934 in Milan, Italy – 27 November 1995 also in Milan) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Ferrari, ATS (the Italian team), BRM, Brabham and Lotus teams.

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Gianni Agnelli

Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli, (12 March 192124 January 2003), also known as L'Avvocato ("The Lawyer"), was an influential Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat.

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Gijs van Lennep

Gijsbert van Lennep (born 16 March 1942, in Aerdenhout, North Holland) is a Dutch esquire and former racing driver who competed in eight Formula One races.

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Gordini

Gordini is a division of Renault Sport Technologies (Renault Sport).

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Hans Herrmann

Hans Herrmann (born 23 February 1928) is a retired Formula One and sports car racing driver from Stuttgart, Germany.

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Henri Pescarolo

Henri Jacques William Pescarolo (born 25 September 1942) is a former racing driver from France.

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Herbert Linge

Herbert Linge (born 11 June 1928, in Weissach) is a German former racing and rally driver.

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Herbert Müller (racing driver)

Herbert Müller Rebmann (11 May 1940 – 24 May 1981) was a racing driver from Switzerland.

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Howmet Castings

Howmet Castings, a division of Arconic, formerly Alcoa, is an American company that specializes in the investment casting of superalloys, aluminum and titanium primarily for jet aircraft and industrial gas turbine (IGT) engine components.

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Howmet TX

The Howmet TX (Turbine eXperimental) was an American sports prototype racing car designed in 1968 to test the competitive use of a gas turbine engine in sports car racing.

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Ignazio Giunti

Ignazio Giunti (30 August 1941 – 10 January 1971) was an Italian racing driver who raced in saloon and Sports Car Racing in the late 1960s.

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Iso Rivolta IR 300

The Iso Rivolta is a luxurious coupé introduced in 1962 by Iso Automotoveicoli S.p.A. of Bresso, a suburb of Milan.

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Jackie Oliver

Keith Jack "Jackie" Oliver (born 14 August 1942 in Chadwell Heath, Essex) is a British former Formula One driver and team-owner from England.

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Jacky Ickx

Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickx (born 1 January 1945, in Brussels) is a Belgian former racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times, achieved eight wins and 25 podium finishes in Formula One, won the Can-Am Championship in 1979 and is a former winner of the Dakar Rally.

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Jean Guichet

Jean Guichet (born 10 August 1927) won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1964.

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Jean Rédélé

Jean Rédélé (May 17, 1922, Dieppe, Seine-Maritime – August 10, 2007 Paris), was an automotive pioneer, pilot and founder of the French automotive brand Alpine.

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Jean Vinatier

Jean Vinatier (born 25 November 1933) is a French former rally and racing driver.

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Jean-Claude Andruet

Jean-Claude Andruet (born 13 August 1940 in Montreuil) is a retired French professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship.

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Jean-Louis Marnat

Jean-Louis Marnat (born August 7, 1935, death July 15, 1985) was a French rally and race driver.

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Jean-Luc Thérier

Jean-Luc Thérier (born Hodeng-au-Bosc, 7 October 1945) is a French former rally driver.

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Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille (born 1 October 1942) is a French former racing driver.

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Jean-Pierre Nicolas

Jean-Pierre Nicolas (born 22 January 1945 in Marseille) is a retired French professional rally driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.

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Jem Marsh

Jeremy George Weston "Jem" Marsh (15 April 1930 – 2 March 2015) was a British engineer, motor manufacturer and race driver, born in Clifton, Bristol, England.

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Jim Clark

James "Jim" Clark, Jr OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965.

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Jo Schlesser

Joseph Schlesser (18 May 1928 – 7 July 1968) was a French Formula One and sports car racing driver.

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Jo Siffert

Joseph Siffert (7 July 1936 – 24 October 1971) was a Swiss racing driver.

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Jochen Neerpasch

Jochen Neerpasch (born March 23, 1939 Krefeld, Germany) is a former German racecar driver and motorsports manager.

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John Woolfe

John Woolfe (23 March 1932—14 June 1969) was a British racing driver from England, who specialised in sports car racing.

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John Wyer

John Wyer (11 December 1909 in Kidderminster, England – 8 April 1989 in Scottsdale, Arizona, US) was an English automobile racing engineer and team manager.

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Johnny Servoz-Gavin

Georges-Francis "Johnny" Servoz-Gavin (18 January 1942 – 29 May 2006) was a motor racing driver in both sportscars and single seaters.

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Jonathan Williams (racing driver)

Jonathan Williams (26 October 1942 – 31 August 2014) was a British racing driver.

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Le Mans

Le Mans is a city in France, on the Sarthe River.

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Lola T70

The Lola T70 was developed by Lola Cars in 1965 in Great Britain for sports car racing.

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Lucien Bianchi

Lucien Bianchi (10 November 1934 – 30 March 1969), born Luciano Bianchi, was an Italian-Belgian racing driver who raced for the Cooper, ENB, UDT Laystall and Scuderia Centro Sud teams in Formula One.

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Ludovico Scarfiotti

Ludovico Scarfiotti (18 October 1933 – 8 June 1968) was a Formula One and sports car driver from Italy.

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Marc VDS Racing Team

Marc VDS Racing Team is a Belgian motorcycle racing team founded by Marc van der Straten, although it is composed of several smaller teams all operating under the Marc VDS banner.

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Marcos Engineering

Marcos Engineering was a British sports car manufacturer.

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Marcos GT

The Marcos GT is the name used by the British firm of Marcos Engineering Ltd for all of their cars until the introduction of the Mantis in 1970.

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Masten Gregory

Masten Gregory (February 29, 1932 − November 8, 1985) was an American racing driver.

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Matra-Simca MS630

The Matra-Simca MS630 was a Group 5 prototype race car introduced in 1967 for the World Championship for Makes.

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Max Jean

Max Jean (27 July 1943, Marseille) is a French former racing driver who won the Formule France championship in 1968.

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May 1968 events in France

The volatile period of civil unrest in France during May 1968 was punctuated by demonstrations and massive general strikes as well as the occupation of universities and factories across France.

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Mike Salmon (racing driver)

Michael Thomas Salmon (12 October 1933 – 13 January 2016) was a British racing driver from England who competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans between 1962 and 1984.

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Mike Spence

Michael Henderson "Mike" Spence (30 December 1936 – 7 May 1968) was a British racing driver from England.

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Mirage (race car)

The Mirage Lightweight Racing Car was a family of race cars built by J.W. Automotive Engineereing (JWAE) at Slough in England, initially to compete in international sports car races in the colours of the Gulf Oil Corporation.

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Mulsanne Straight

The Mulsanne Straight (Ligne Droite des Hunaudières in French) is the name used in English for a formerly long straight of the Circuit des 24 Heures around which the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race takes place.

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Nanni Galli

Giovanni Giuseppe Gilberto "Nanni" Galli (born 2 October 1940 in Bologna) is an Italian former saloon, sports-car and Formula One driver of the 1960s and 1970s.

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Nino Vaccarella

Nino Vaccarella (born 4 March 1933 in Palermo, Sicily) is an Italian former sports car racing and Formula One driver.

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North American Racing Team

The North American Racing Team (NART) was created by businessman Luigi Chinetti to promote the Ferrari marque in United States through success in endurance motorsport.

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Patrick Depailler

Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler (9 August 1944 – 1 August 1980) was a racing driver from France.

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Paul Hawkins (racing driver)

Robert Paul Hawkins (12 October 1937 – 26 May 1969) was an Australian motor racing driver.

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Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)

Pedro Rodríguez de la Vega (18 January 1940 – 11 July 1971) was a Mexican Grand Prix motor racing driver.

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Polyester

Polyester is a category of polymers that contain the ester functional group in their main chain.

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Porsche

Dr.-Ing.

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Porsche 906

The Porsche 906 or Carrera 6 is a street-legal racing car from Porsche.

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Porsche 907

The Porsche 907 was a sportscar racing prototype built by Porsche in 1967 and 1968.

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Porsche 908

The Porsche 908 was a racing car from Porsche, introduced in 1968 to continue the Porsche 906/Porsche 910/Porsche 907 series of models designed under Ferdinand Piech.

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Porsche 910

The Porsche 910 or Carrera 10 was a race car from Porsche, based on the Porsche 906.

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Porsche 911

The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or in Neunelfer) is a two-door, 2+2 high performance rear-engined classic German sports car made since 1963 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany.

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Porsche in motorsport

Porsche has been successful in many branches of motorsport of which most have been in long distance races.

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Renault

Groupe Renault is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899.

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Repco

Repco is an Australian automotive engineering/retailer company.

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Richard Attwood

Richard James David "Dickie" Attwood (born 4 April 1940, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire) is a British motor racing driver, from England.

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Rob Slotemaker

Rob "Sloot" Slotemaker (13 June 1929 in Batavia – 16 September 1979 in Zandvoort) was a Dutch racing driver.

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Rolf Stommelen

Rolf Johann Stommelen (11 July 1943 – 24 April 1983) was a racing driver from Siegen, Germany.

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Rover-BRM

The Rover-BRM was a prototype gas turbine-powered racing car, jointly developed in the early 1960s by the British companies Rover and British Racing Motors (BRM).

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Scuderia Filipinetti

Scuderia Filipinetti (also French name Ecurie Filipinetti) was a Swiss motor racing team that competed in sports car racing and occasionally in Formula One between 1962 and 1973.

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Scuderia Serenissima

Scuderia Serenissima and Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia were names used by Giovanni Volpi to enter his own cars in Formula One and sports car racing in the early 1960s.

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Simca

Simca (Société Industrielle de Mécanique et Carrosserie Automobile; Mechanical and Automotive Body Manufacturing Company) was a French automaker, founded in November 1934 by Fiat and directed from July 1935 to May 1963 by Italian Henri Théodore Pigozzi.

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Slough

Slough is a large town in Berkshire, England, on the western fringes of the Greater London Urban Area, west of central London, north of Windsor, east of Maidenhead, south-east of High Wycombe and north-east of the county town of Reading.

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Sunoco

Sunoco LP is a master limited partnership organized in Delaware and headquartered in Dallas, Texas that is a wholesale distributor of motor fuels.

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Teddy Pilette

Theodore "Teddy" Pilette (born 26 July 1942, in Brussels) is a former racing driver from Belgium.

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Turbine

A turbine (from the Latin turbo, a vortex, related to the Greek τύρβη, tyrbē, meaning "turbulence") is a rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work.

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Umberto Maglioli

Umberto Maglioli (5 June 1928, in Bioglio, Vercelli – 7 February 1999, in Monza) was a racing driver from Italy.

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Vic Elford

Victor Henry Elford (born 10 June 1935, in London) is a former sportscar racing, rallying and Formula One driver from England.

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Volvo

The Volvo Group (Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo) (stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing company headquartered in Gothenburg.

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Willy Mairesse

Willy Mairesse (1 October 1928 – 9 September 1969) was a Formula One and sports-car driver from Belgium.

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1955 Le Mans disaster

The 1955 Le Mans disaster occurred during the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race at Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France on 11 June 1955.

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1965 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 33rd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 19 and 20 June 1965.

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1967 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 35th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 10 and 11 June 1967.

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1968 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1968 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit on 9 June 1968.

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1968 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1968 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit Mont-Tremblant in St. Jovite, Quebec, Canada on September 22, 1968.

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1968 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1968 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Monte Carlo Circuit on 26 May 1968.

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1968 World Sportscar Championship

The 1968 World Sportscar Championship season was the 16th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing and featured the 1968 International Championship for Makes and the 1968 International Cup for GT Cars.

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24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is the world's oldest active sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, France.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans

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