The amazing 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans produced the closest race finish ever, as Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver’s Ford GT40 battled the Porsche 908 of Hans Herrmann and Gerard Larrousse in an epic fight.
Ford’s two-second victory over Porsche after twenty-four hours of racing has some considering the 1969 race as the best of all time.
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