The Porsche 917 was one of the most successful racing cars of its time and the first to win many championships in the most powerful cubic capacity class. In the 1970 season Porsche developed the short-tail body with optimised handling. The French 24-hour race that year was of great importance to Porsche's latest model back then. Porsche Salzburg sent out the number 23 Porsche 917K onto the grid. Driven by Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood the racing car in its head-turning red and white livery won the race and drove straight into the history books.