The Porsche 917, 935, and 936 were dominant throughout the decade, but a resurgence by French manufacturers Matra-Simca and Renault saw the first victories for the nation since the 1950 race.
Porsche 917, 935, i 936 dominirali su desetljećem, ali preporod francuskih proizvođača Matra-Simca i Renault doveo je do prvih domaćih pobjeda od 1950.