Jürgen Barth (born 10 December 1947 in Thum,

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

) is a German former racecar driver. He is the son of

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driver and sports car racer Edgar Barth. Barth started out as an engineer but became one of the most successful drivers in

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. He won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1977 in a Porsche 936, with

Jacky Ickx Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickx (; born 1 January 1945) is a Belgian former racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times (second-highest of all time) and achieved eight wins and 25 podium finishes in Formula One. He greatly contributed ...

and Hurley Haywood, and in 1980 he won the 1000 km Nürburgring with

Rolf Stommelen Rolf Johann Stommelen (11 July 1943 – 24 April 1983) was a racing driver from Siegen, Germany. He participated in 63 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, achieving one podium, and scored a total of 14 championship points. He also partici ...

. 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.

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24 Hours of Le Mans results

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