Porsche’s First Le Mans Win Artwork
Uli Ehret’s classic watercolor recreates the first of Porsche’s record 16 overall wins at Le Mans.
Porsche assembled a massive armada of 917s for its attack on Le Mans in 1970, its sole intent overall victory. At the end of the 24 hours in steadily changing weather conditions, two of their drivers, Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood, stood atop the podium soaking in the adulation of the cheering crowd after scoring the Stuttgart marque’s first outright win. That their victorious drive came in the second-line Salzburg entry was a bit of a surprise, but the other 917s had ultimately been consumed by the fierce battle with Ferrari’s 512s.
