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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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1965-06-20 – 250 LM (21) – Jochen Rindt-Masten Gregory – Le Mans – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: The Private Ferrari That Outlasted the Works Cars Jochen Rindt and Masten Gregory won the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans in North American Racing Team Ferrari 250 LM number 21. Their victory, achieved after the faster works prototypes failed, became Ferrari’s sixth consecutive Le…
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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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1965-06-20 – 330 P2 (19) – John Surtess-Ludovico Scarfiotti – Le Mans – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: The Leading Ferrari Falters at Le Mans John Surtees and Ludovico Scarfiotti retired works Ferrari 330 P2 number 19 from the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car possessed the pace to contest the lead, but it joined the other principal factory prototypes on…