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 René Mazzia René Mazzia Porsche 911EC GT +2.0 303 8 2nd Louis Meznarie Sylvain Garant Michael Keyser Porsche 911 S GT 3.0 285 13 1st Gelo Racing Team Georg Loos Porsche 911 Carrera RSR GT 3.0 311 10 2nd Polifac Gelo Racing Team Franz Pesch Porsche 911 Carrera RSR GT DNF DNF Ovoro Joest Racing Mario Casoni Reinhold Jöst Porsche 908LH S 3.0 325 4th 4th Martini Racing Joest Reinhold Jöst Porsche 936 Spyder S 3.0 DNF DNF Martini Racing Porsche System Jacky Ickx Hurley Haywood Porsche 936/77 S+2.0 342 1st 1st Martini Racing Porsche System Bob Wollek Jacky Ickx Porsche 936/78 S+2.0 364 2nd 2nd Essex Motorsport Porsche Jacky Ickx Brian Redman Porsche 936 S +2.0 200 DNF DNF Porsche System Manfred Schurti Porsche 924 Carrera GT GTP 316 6 3rd Porsche System Walter Röhrl Porsche 944 LM GTP +3.0 323 7 1st Rothmans Porsche System Al Holbert Hurley Haywood Porsche 956 C 340 3rd 3rd Monaco Media International Larbre Compétition Joël Gouhier Dominique Dupuy Porsche 911 Carrera RSR GT 304 15th 1st
See also Louis Meznarie
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