1982 24 Hours of Le Mans Profile and Photo Gallery – Page Five
The Chevrolet Camaro of Billy Hagan and Gene Felton finished second in the IMSA GTO class.
While the 1982 race was the first race victory for Porsche’s 956 design, it also marked the sixth and final time Jacky Ickx would win on the long straights and sweeping curves of Circuit de la Sarthe.
The Lancia Martini LC1 001003 of Hans Heyer, Riccardo Patrese and Piercarlo Ghinzani turns into the Ford Chicane during the early evening hours at Le Mans.
The race-winning Porsche 956 002 driven by Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell leads the Porsche 956 003 of Jochen Mass and Vern Schuppan and a pair of IMSA GTX/GTO entries down the hill after the Dunlop Bridge.
The winning Porsche 956 002 of Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell works through slower traffic in the Mulsanne Corner.
The #1 Porsche 956 002 driven by Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell en route to winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1982, the first victory for Norbert Singer’s iconic design.
The winning Porsche 956 driven by Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell leads the other two Rothmans Porsche team cars near the finish of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1982.
Running in formation, the Rothmans Porsche 956 team cars drive past the pit lane en route to a perfect 1-2-3 finish.
The winning Porsche 956 driven by Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell leads the other two Rothmans Porsche team cars past the pit lane near the finish.
The Chevrolet Camaro driven by Tom Williams, Dick Brooks and Hershel McGriff is waved off the track at the finish of the 24 Hours.
[Source: Bob Harmeyer]
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This article is a racing fan’s treasure. The pictures are so sharp and make me feel like I was there. Today’s racing fans, especially us older ones, would love to see more articles and outstanding pictures by Bob Harmeyer.
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