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650:Lancia Corse
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604:Joest Racing
592:Volkert Merl
353:Leo Kinnunen
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975:Raul Boesel
955:Porsche 956
927:Mauro Baldi
907:Porsche 962
860:Porsche 956
839:Jan Lammers
809:Porsche 956
761:Porsche 956
678:Guy Edwards
609:Porsche 908
563:Porsche 935
546:Jochen Mass
370:Porsche 917
317:Porsche 908
194:Mike Spence
146:David Piper
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300:Jo Siffert
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95:BOAC 1000
83:Jim Clark
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