Jürgen Barth

Jürgen Barth (born December 10, 1947 in Thum, Saxony) is a German engineer and a former racecar driver. He is the son of Formula One driver and sports car racer Edgar Barth.

For the German Olympic cyclist, see Jürgen Barth (cyclist).
Jürgen Barth 2010, enjoying a Chinese meal in Zhuhai, China.
The Porsche 924 in which Jürgen Barth and Roland Kushmaul placed ninth outright in the 1979 Repco Reliability Trial. The car is pictured in 2016.
Jürgen Barth 1980, driving a Porsche 908 at the Nürburgring

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.

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    Sporting positions
    Preceded by
    Jacky Ickx
    Gijs van Lennep    		 Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
    1977 with:
    Jacky Ickx
    Hurley Haywood    		 Succeeded by
    Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
    Didier Pironi
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