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Richard Allan “Dick” Barbour (July 3, 1940 – June 10, 2026) was an American racing driver and team owner.[1][2]

Career

Dick Barbour grew up in La Jolla, California, near San Diego, and developed an early interest in motorsports. He founded an auto parts store and a repair and tuning shop for Porsche vehicles, while simultaneously entering motor racing.[2]

Barbour made his racing debut in 1968, driving a Lola T70 Mk II Spyder in several Can-Am races.[3] He switched to a Porsche 904 and competed in non-championship races organized by the SCCA in 1969 and 1970. He entered two Can-Am races in 1971 driving a Porsche 908/02 Spyder before taking a break from racing for a few years.[3]

Barbour returned to racing in 1977, and together with Tony Adamowicz and John Cannon, started his first endurance race at the 24 Hours of Daytona in a Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione.[4] He also competed in the GTO class of the IMSA GT Championship with a Porsche 934/5, achieving several top-ten finishes.[3]

He acquired a Porsche 935/77A for the 1978 and 1979 seasons, which he used to compete in the IMSA GT Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, and the World Sportscar Championship.[3] At the 1978 24 Hours of Daytona, he finished second overall with Manfred Schurti and Johnny Rutherford.[5] He, Brian Redman, and John Paul Sr. finished fifth overall and won the IMSA class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[6]

A year later in 1979, this team repeated their success at Le Mans, finishing second overall and winning the IMSA class.[7]

Barbour achieved his greatest success as driver in 1980, winning the three endurance races at Sebring, Riverside, and Mosport in a Porsche 935 K3/80.[8] His last race as a driver was a second place finish at the 1980 IMSA GT Championship 500-mile race at Road America.[8]

In 2000, he returned to racing with a team, Dick Barbour Racing. In the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), Dirk Müller secured the GT class victory in the driver’s, team’s, and manufacturer’s championships, with nine wins in twelve races in a Porsche 911 GT3 R (Type 996).[2] A year later, the Reynard 01Q racing team fielded cars in the ALMS LMP 675 class, and won the team championship and, with Didier de Radiguès, the drivers’ championship.[2]

In 2004, Barbour became a partner of the Lamborghini Murciélago manufacturer team in the USA. The Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT fielded by Krohn-Barbour Racing was not successful in the ALMS, and Barbour withdrew after one season.[2]

From 2008, Barbour was active in racing with his partner David Robertson, fielding Ford GT race cars in the ALMS. At the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Robertson Racing LLC team competed with a Ford GT-R Mk VII in the LMGTE Am class, finishing 26th overall and third in class.[2]

Barbour died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 85.[9][10]

Le-Mans Results

Year Team Vehicle Teammate Teammate Place Reason for failure
1978 United States Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935/77A United Kingdom Brian Redman United States John Paul Sr. 5th and class victory
1979 United States Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935/77A Germany Rolf Stommelen United States Paul Newman 2nd and class victory
1980 United States Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935K3/80 United Kingdom Brian Redman United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick 5th and class victory

Sebring Results

Year Team Vehicle Teammate Teammate Place Reason for failure
1978 United States Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935/77A Germany Rolf Stommelen Liechtenstein Manfred Schurti Failure Suspension
1979 United States Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935/77A Germany Rolf Stommelen United States Rick Mears 4th
1980 United States Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935 K3/80 United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick 1st overall

1000 km of Nürburgring

Year Team Vehicle Teammate Teammate Place Reason for failure
1979 United States Dick Barbour Racing Ford Escort RS Cosworth United States Bob Akin Germany Helmut Gall Failure
1980 United States Sachs Sporting-Dick Barbour Team Porsche 935K3/80 United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick Germany Axel Plankenhorn [de] 2nd and class victory

World Sportscar Championship

Season Team Race Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
1977 Ramsey Ferrari
Barbour Performance 		Ferrari 365 GTB/4
Porsche 934 		 United States  Italy  France  Italy  United Kingdom  Germany  Italy  Italy  United States  Portugal  France  Canada  Italy  Austria  United Kingdom  Germany  Italy
30 4
1978 Barbour Racing
 Porsche 935
AMC Pacer 		 United States  United States  Italy  United States  France  United Kingdom  Germany  France  Italy  United States  United States  Italy  United States
2 DNF 3 5 5 2 10
1979 Barbour Racing
Amos Johnson 		Porsche 935
AMC Spirit
Ford Escort 		 United States  United States  Italy  United States  France  United States  United Kingdom  Germany  France  Italy  United States  United States  Belgium  United Kingdom  United States  Italy  El Salvador
26 4 15 6 DNF 2 6 2 DNF
1980 Barbour Racing
Downing Maffucci 		Porsche 935
Mazda RX-3 		 United States  United Kingdom  United States  Italy  Italy  United States  United Kingdom  Germany  France  United States  United States  Belgium  Canada  United States  Italy  France
29 1 1 2 5 7 2

References

  1. ^ “Dick Barbour”. racing-reference.info. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e f “Biography”. www.dickbarbourperformance.com. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d “Complete Archive of Dick Barbour”. www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  4. ^ “World Sportscar Championship race results 1977”. www.classicscars.com. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  5. ^ “World Sportscar Championship race results 1978”. www.classicscars.com. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  6. ^ “Race results of the 24-Hours of Le Mans 1978”. www.classicscars.com. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  7. ^ “Race results of the 24-Hours of Le Mans 1979”. www.classicscars.com. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  8. ^ a b “Complete Archive of Dick Barbour (page 2)”. www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  9. ^ Vandezande, Luke; White, Reece. “Porsche mourns the passing of Dick Barbour”. newsroom.porsche.com. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  10. ^ “In Memoriam: Dick Barbour (1940/2026)”. endurance-info.com (in French). June 11, 2026. Retrieved June 11, 2026.