#JürgenBarth

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. Two men who were instrumental in the transition of the Porsche 956 to the 962 were Jurgen Barth and Norbert Singer. Barth was the man who brokered the deal with IMSA Founder John Bishop to allow the 962 to race in the popular Camel GT Series in the GTP class.

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