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1973-06-09 – 365 GTB/4 (37 ) – Luis Di Palma-Nestor Garcia Veiga – Le Mans – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Argentina’s Daytona Retires at Le Mans Luis Rubén Di Palma and Néstor García Veiga retired Ferrari 365 GTB/4 number 37 from the 1973 24 Hours of Le Mans. Their Argentine-entered Daytona joined a strong field of competition GTBs but did not survive to share in…
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1973-06-09 – 312 PB (17) – Carlos Reutemann-Tim Schenken – Le Mans – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari’s Number 17 Falls Short in the Matra Duel Carlos Reutemann and Tim Schenken retired Ferrari 312 PB number 17 from the 1973 24 Hours of Le Mans. The works entry formed part of Ferrari’s direct battle with Matra for the World Championship for Makes,…
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1972-06-11 – Dino 246 GT (46) – Pierre Laffeach-Gilles Doncieux-Yves Forrestier – Le Mans – 17
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: A Private Dino Completes Le Mans Pierre Laffeach, Gilles Doncieux and Yves Forestier finished seventeenth overall in Dino 246 GT number 46 at the 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans. The French private entry completed the race far behind the prototypes but achieved the uncommon…
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1971-06-13 – 512 S (14) – Masten Gregory-George Eaton – Le Mans – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: An Older 512 S Fails to Finish at Le Mans Masten Gregory and George Eaton retired Ferrari 512 S number 14 from the 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans. Entered privately against newer 512 M evolutions and the dominant Porsche 917s, the car could not…
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1971-06-13 – 512 M (12) – Sam Posey-Tony Adamowicz – Le Mans – 3
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: NART’s 512 M Reaches the Le Mans Podium Sam Posey and Tony Adamowicz finished third overall in North American Racing Team Ferrari 512 M number 12 at the 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans. They completed 346 laps behind two factory Porsche 917s, earning Ferrari’s…
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1970-06-14 – 512 S Coda Lunga (5) – Jackie Ickx-Peter Schetty – Le Mans – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari’s Long-Tail Hope Crashes in the Rain Jacky Ickx and Peter Schetty retired works Ferrari 512 S Coda Lunga number 5 from the rain-struck 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans. Their car was one of Ferrari’s strongest entries against Porsche, but an accident ended its…
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1969-06-15 – 312 P (19) – Chris Amon-Peter Schetty – Le Mans – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: A First-Lap Crash Ends Ferrari’s Le Mans Challenge Chris Amon and Peter Schetty retired Ferrari 312 P coupé number 19 from the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans after a first-lap accident. The works car was caught in the aftermath of John Woolfe’s fatal crash,…
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1968-09-29 – Ferrari 250 LM (14) – Masten Gregory-Charles Kolb – Le Mans – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Gregory’s Return in a 250 LM Ends Early Masten Gregory and Charles Kolb retired Ferrari 250 LM number 14 from the delayed 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans. The race, moved from June to September amid French civil unrest, placed the ageing private prototype against…
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1967-06-11 – 330 P4 (21) – Ludovico Scarfiotti-Michael Parkes – Le Mans – 2
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari’s P4 Chases Ford to Second Ludovico Scarfiotti and Mike Parkes finished second in works Ferrari 330 P4 number 21 at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans. They completed 384 laps, four behind the winning Ford Mk IV of Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt,…
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1967-06-11 – 275 GTB (28) – Rico Steinneman-Dieter Spoerry – Le Mans – 11 (#1 GT)
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Swiss Precision Wins the GT Category Rico Steinemann and Dieter Spoerry finished eleventh overall and first among GT cars in Ferrari 275 GTB Competizione number 28 at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans. Their Scuderia Filipinetti entry completed Ferrari’s principal consolation on a weekend…