Porsche 917 is the first race car which won the Le Mans 24 hours circuit for the German company in 1970 and 1971. Probably is the most beautiful race car ever participated in this circuit and was capable of an acceleration from 0 to 100 km/hour in 2,3 seconds.
John Wyer and the JWA Gulf team made a joint with Porsche and in this way they reached this big success . The driver was Pedro Rodriguez. This car was so stable that the driver could take the hands of the steering wheel at a speed of 300 km/hour.
24 Hours Of Le Mans is the oldest sports car endurance competition in the world. It started in 1923 and stating with 2012 it is part of FIA World Endurance Championship.
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