1969 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans was a motor race staged at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France on 14 and 15 June 1969. It was the 37th Grand Prix of Endurance and was the eighth round of the 1969 International Championship for Makes. The race was open to Group 6 Prototype Sports Cars, Group 4 Sports Cars and Group 3 Grand Touring Cars.
The winning Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver
Lola T70 MK III B of Bonnier/Gregory, passing the pits during the race
Alpine A210 of Serpaggi/Ethuin, which won the P 1150 class and the Index of Performance
Matra MS 650 of Beltoise/Courage passes the pits during the race
Gérard Larrousse
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Gérard Gilles Marie Armand Larrousse is a former sports car racing, rallying and Formula One driver from France. His greatest success as a driver was winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1973 and 1974, driving a Matra-Simca MS670. After the end of his career as racing car driver, he continued to be involved in Formula One as a team manager for Renault. He later founded and ran his own Formula One team, Larrousse, from 1987 to 1994.
Gérard Larrousse driving a Porsche 908/2 at the Nürburgring in 1970
With Ford Capri RS in 1973 at 6 hours of Nürburgring