About Jürgen Barth
Born 1947. Jürgen Barth is a German racing automobile driver, writer and engineer.
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 (born 10 December 1947 in Thum, Saxony) is a German former racecar driver. He is the son of Formula One driver and sports car racer Edgar Barth.
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.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Jürgen Barth racing helmet at the Prototyp Museum, Hamburg, Germany.
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German racing driver
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Jürgen Barth was born on 10 December 1947 in Thum.
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