1969 24 Hours of Le Mans

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The 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans was a motor race staged at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France on 14 and 15 June 1969. It was the 37th Grand Prix of Endurance and was the eighth round of the 1969 International Championship for Makes. The race was open to Group 6 Prototype Sports Cars, Group 4 Sports Cars and Group 3 Grand Touring Cars. After 1967, the prototypes were limited to 3 liter engines, same size as in Formula One, but F1 engines did not last in endurance racing. Few such prototypes were entered, Ferrari even boycotted the 1968 season. To increase participation, "sports cars" of which dozens had been made were allowed to race with up to 5 liter capacity if homologated in the Gr. 4 sports car category, like the 1964 Ford GT40 Mk.I or the 1965 Lola T70. These types won the first two 1969 races before the Porsche 908/02 scored five wins in a row to secure the 1969 International Championship for Makes. In 1968, it had been the improved old Gulf-JWA GT40 of John Wyer which did win...

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