On 14 June 1970 Porsche won the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall for the first time, with the 917 KH. The winning driver Richard Attwood recalled that the race was then more an endurance drive than a race. Le Mans ist ein Rennen, das klappt oder das klappt nicht. Le Mans is a race that either works out or does not.
By the company’s count in June 2021, Porsche had 19 overall wins and 108 class wins at Le Mans, both records.