Editing Jochen Rindt (section)

===Sports cars===
[[File:Ferrari 250 LM.jpg|thumb|The [[Ferrari P|Ferrari 250LM]] that took Rindt to his win at the [[1965 24 Hours of Le Mans]]|alt=Back view of a red Ferrari sports car standing on a grass field at a car show]]
Along with [[Open-wheel car|single-seater racing]], Rindt took up [[sports car racing]] in the mid-1960s. Rindt started at the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] a total of four times. At his debut in {{24hLM|1964}}, sharing a [[Ferrari P|Ferrari 250LM]] with [[David Piper (racing driver)|David Piper]], the car retired too early for Rindt even to take the wheel.<ref>{{cite web|title=24 Hours Le Mans (Int.)|url=http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/24-hours-le-mans-int/|website=jochenrindt.com|publisher=Natasha Rindt|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116162750/http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/24-hours-le-mans-int/ |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>

Rindt's best result came the following year at the [[1965 24 Hours of Le Mans]]. Sharing the drive of a Ferrari 250LM with American [[Masten Gregory]] for the [[North American Racing Team]], Rindt won the event. Neither driver was happy to race in a seemingly uncompetitive car. A 1998 article in ''[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]'' stated that neither appeared to show much interest in the race, but instead it was "more a case of 'hope it breaks soon' so they could draw their money and split".<ref name="lemans1998">{{cite journal|title=1965 The Old Man and the Plea|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=7 July 2014 |issue=June 1998|pages=36–37|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1998/36/1965-old-man-and-plea|access-date=3 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603162406/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1998/36/1965-old-man-and-plea |archive-date=3 June 2016}}</ref> At the start, the drivers [[Le Mans start|had to run to their cars]]; Rindt entered with a forward roll that allowed him to get his foot on the throttle instantly and take an early lead.<ref name=spiegel2>{{cite journal|title=Tödliche Lotus-Blüten|url=http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-45741439.html|access-date=16 January 2016|journal=Der Spiegel|issue=20/1969|date=12 May 1969|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116164021/http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-45741439.html |archive-date=16 January 2016|language=de|trans-title=Deadly Lotus Blossoms}}</ref> The pair experienced considerable trouble in the early part of the race; the car did not restart during Gregory's first pit stop. Later, the engine failed partially and Gregory brought the car into the pits on only six of twelve cylinders.<ref name="lemans1998"/> At this point, Rindt had already changed back into his civilian clothes, expecting their race to be over.<ref name="lemans2015">{{cite journal|last1=Fearnley|first1=Paul|title=The race Ferrari doesn't need|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=22 October 2015 |issue=June 2015|page=102|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-2015/102/race-ferrari-doesnt-need|access-date=3 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603163128/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-2015/102/race-ferrari-doesnt-need |archive-date=3 June 2016}}</ref> After thirty minutes of repairs, the car restarted and Rindt and Gregory agreed to drive the rest of the event "flat out", at full speed and with the accompanying risk.<ref name="lemans1998"/> Rindt drove most of the night, advancing from 18th to third position by dawn.{{sfn|Reuß|2010}} Gregory persuaded Rindt to let him drive the closing part of the race, suspecting that his young teammate might not drive moderately enough to nurse the car to the finish.<ref name="lemans2015"/> Jacky Ickx later recalled that the two had driven "like maniacs". Even so, the car survived, handing the pair what Ickx called an "unexpected victory".{{sfn|Reuß|2010}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Le Mans 24-hour race|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1965/11/le-mans-24-hour-race|website=motorsportmagazine.com|date=7 July 2014 |publisher=Motor Sport Magazine|access-date=20 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520105312/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1965/11/le-mans-24-hour-race |archive-date=20 May 2016}}</ref>

Later that year, Rindt drove, again in a Ferrari 250LM, at the 500 kilometre race at [[Zeltweg Air Base|Zeltweg]]. He was able to win ahead of the better powered Ferrari of [[Mike Parkes]] owing to a special lever that manually activated the brake lights. Using the tool shortly before his actual braking point, Rindt was able to force Parkes to brake earlier than him which allowed him to stay ahead.{{sfn|Giesser|2010}}

Apart from his 1965 victory, he never finished the race in Le Mans. In [[1966 24 Hours of Le Mans|1966]], his [[Ford GT40]] (shared with [[Innes Ireland]]) suffered an engine failure.<ref>{{cite web|title=24 Hours Le Mans (Int.)|url=http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/24-hours-le-mans-int-3/|website=jochenrindt.com|publisher=Natasha Rindt|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116162831/http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/24-hours-le-mans-int-3/ |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> [[1967 24 Hours of Le Mans|A year later]], he drove a [[Porsche 907]] with [[Gerhard Mitter]] until their camshaft failed.<ref>{{cite web|title=24 Hours Le Mans (Int.)|url=http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/24-hours-le-mans-int-4/|website=jochenrindt.com|publisher=Natasha Rindt|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116162906/http://jochenrindt.com/en/racing/24-hours-le-mans-int-4/ |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>