Herbert Muller and Gijs van Lennep finished 2nd overall in a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo 2.1 at the 1974 Le Mans 24 Hours
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Porsche at Le Mans – 1974 to 1981

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In June of 2014, Porsche will return to Le Mans with a newly designed LMP1 racing machine. With 16 overall victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the pinnacle of endurance motor racing, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in the race’s history. Their last win, though, was back in 1998 with the 911 GT1, so Porsche has labeled this endeavor as “Our Return” and “Coming Home”.

Sports Car Digest continues its series of photo retrospectives drawn from Porsche’s Le Mans archive. After profiles of Porsche at Le Mans in the 1950s, Porsche at Le Mans from 1960 to 1968 and Porsche at Le Mans from 1969 to 1973, the fourth installment looks at Porsche’s successes from 1974 to 1981.

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