Jürgen Barth (born 10 December 1947 in Thum,

Saxony Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...

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

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driver and sports car racer

Edgar Barth Wilfried Edgar Barth (; 26 January 1917 – 20 May 1965) was a German racing driver who competed under the East German flag in Formula One in , and as a West German between and , taking part in five Grands Prix in all. He also competed in spo ...

. Barth started out as an engineer but became one of the most successful drivers in

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. He won the

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in 1977 in a Porsche 936, with

Jacky Ickx Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri "Jacky" Ickx (; born 1 January 1945) is a Belgian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Ickx twice finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in and , and won eig ...

and

Hurley Haywood Harris Hurley Haywood (born May 4, 1948) is an American former race car driver. Haywood has won multiple events, including five overall victories at the 24 Hours of Daytona, three at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and two at the 12 Hours of Sebring and ...

, and in 1980 he won the

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with

Rolf Stommelen Rolf Johann Stommelen (; 11 July 1943 – 24 April 1983) was a German racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . In endurance racing, Stommelen was a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona with Porsche. Stommelen participated in ...

. 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

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24 Hours of Le Mans results

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24 Hours of Le Mans results

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