As Porsche’s 70th-anniversary year draws to an end, we celebrate the magnificent exhibition currently at the 24 Hours of Le Mans museum (until 24 February 2019) with a series about the emblematic marque. In part six, we look at 1988. That year, Porsche’s domination was shaken by another iconic brand long-associated ...

Jan Lammers has competed in the endurance classic no fewer than 24 times – including his 1988 win. The flying Dutchman holds many memories.

1988 was a banner year at Le Mans. The battle between Porsche and Jaguar kept everyone on the edge of their seats, especially tens of thousands of British spectators who will never forget that particular running of the 24 Hours.

How about a guided tour of a Dallara P217-Gibson cockpit? Jan Lammers and Giedo van den Garde share the wheel of the #29 car fielded in LMP2 by Racing Team Nederland, along with a third Dutch driver, Frits van Eerd. While Lammers, a Le Mans winner back in 1988 with Jaguar, is quite short, Van den Garde stands well o...