The last four hours of the race turned into a duel between the Porsche 908 of Hans Herrmann/Gérard Larrousse and the Ford GT-40 of Ickx/Oliver.
As últimas catro horas da carreira convertéronse nun duelo entre os Porsche 908 de Hans Herrmann/Gérard Larrousse e o Ford GT-40 de Ickx / Oliver.