Porsche Race Cars
Winning the World Endurance Championship 1981
#9 Porsche 935 (chassis #009 00030) win the race by 13 laps
Porsche 935 Straßenversion
In 1983 Porsche produced a stunning one-off road car for TAG owner Mansour Ojjeh.
Porsche RS Spyder (2005 – 2006)
Porsche created the first prototype racecar it has designed and constructed since the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans winning Porsche 911 GT1 as a commission.
Porsche 9R3 “LMP 2000” (1999)
The Porsche 9R3 was meant to address Audi's Le Mans dominance. Instead, it gave its V10 heart to the Carrera GT.
Porsche WSC-95 & Porsche LMP1-98
The Porsche WSC-95 was a Le Mans Prototype originally built by Tom Walkinshaw Racing. It was later upgraded to the Porsche LMP1-98 before being retired. Only two cars were ever built.
Porsche 911 GT2 Race (993) (1995 – 1996)
Combined the RSR’s purity of purpose with a tuned version of the 993 Turbo’s twin-turbo engine
Porsche 911 Cup 3.8 (993) (1994 – 1998)
Developed at Porsche’s race department using the platform of their new 993 Carrera 2
Porsche 2708 Indy (1987 – 1988)
1987 - 1988. Unlucky and Unprepared Porsche CART Race Car
Porsche 959 Rally (1985 – 1986)
The greatest version of the 959 is, and always will be, the Rothman's liveried Paris-Dakar racing version.
Porsche 961 (1986 – 1987)
The Porsche 961 was the racing version of the 959 supercar.
Porsche 953 (1984)
The Porsche 953 ranks as one of the finest off-roaders Porsche has ever made.
Porsche 911 SC RS 3.0 (1984)
Built so that the factory Rothmans Porsche Rally Team could hit the international stage
Porsche 956 (1982 – 1983)
Built by Porsche in 1982 for the FIA World Sportscar Championship. In 1983, driven by Stefan Bellof, this car established a record that would stand for 35 year
Porsche 911 SC “San Reno” (1981)
Röhrl's one-off drive at the 1981 San Remo Rally is regarded as one of the greatest drives ever
Porsche 911 SC Safari (1978)
In 1978 a pair of 911s were entered into the East African Safari Rally.
Porsche 935/78 ‘Moby Dick’ (1978)
The 935/78 was the ultimate expression of the 911 factory race car before Porsche officially withdrew from motor sport.
Porsche 935/77 (1977)
The Group 4 racer based on the 911 Turbo (930)
Porsche 935/76 (1976)
The Group 4 racer based on the 911 Turbo (930)
Porsche 934/5 (1976 – 1977)
The Porsche 934/5 was effectively a hybrid of the Porsche 934 and 935 built to compete in Group 4 of the IMSA
Porsche 934 (1976 – 1977)
Using the 930 Turbo as a basis, Porsche built the 934 for Group 4 GT racing.
Porsche 908/03 Spyder Turbo (1975 – 1981)
Porsche decided to end its 20-year history of factory sports car racing and sold the 908/03 cars to customers. In 1975, some 908s were fitted with turbocharged engines.
Porsche 917/20 Turbo (1973 – 1974)
The 917/20 Turbo is a confusing car - its chassis number reads 917/30-001, but it is not the real 917/30
Porsche 917/30 Spyder (1972 – 1973)
The Car That Killed Can-Am
Porsche 917/10 Turbo (1972)
The first turbo-Porsche, Can-Am winner 1972, Interserie winner 1972, 1973
Porsche 917/10-72 (1972)
The 1972 917/10 was similar to the 908/03, but had the 12-cylinder engine instead of the 3-litre flat-8.
Porsche 917/10-71 (1971)
Only two 917/10 were created in 1971.
Porsche 917/20 Le Mans (1971)
The Pink Pig
Porsche 917 K-71 (1971)
For the 1971 Season, the 917 Kurzheck Coupé (917K) was upgraded in several ways
Porsche 917 LH-71 (1971)
Like the 917 LH of 1969 and 1970, the 1971 version was also made for one race only - the 24 hours of Le Mans.
Porsche 917 K-70 (1970)
The 917 Kurzheck Coupé (917K) first appeared in 1970. A winner from day one.
Porsche 917 ‘Interserie Spyder’ (1969 – 1970)
Of all the 917 variants, the ‘Interserie Spyder’ was one of the most successful. It won the Interserie championship outright for two years in a row before the model was replaced by the 917/10 of 1972
Porsche 917 K-69 (1969)
The short tail 917 K ("Kurz" in German for short) was raced first. The only engine available in 1969 was the 4.5-litre flat 12.
Porsche 917 LH-69 (1969)
For the 1969 racing season the absolutely new Porsche 917 with 4.5-litre 12-cylinder engine was created.
Porsche 908/03 Spyder (1969 – 1971)
This 908 received a completely new tubular frame based on that of the 909 Bergspyder and its three liter engine was moved forward.
Porsche 908 LH Flunder Spyder (1969 – 1975)
There was a belief that longer bodies are more aerodynamic and are therefore better for faster tracks, so a 908 Flunder Spyder with a longer tail was created
Porsche 908 K Flunder Spyder (1969 – 1975)
The 908/02 K Spyder and 908 K Flunder Spyder were basically the same cars with slightly different bodywork
Porsche 908/02 K Spyder (1969 – 1972)
Notching up over 50 major victories and more than 100 podium results, the 908/02 Spyder is one of the most successful Porsche race cars
Porsche 908/01 K Coupé (1968 – 1969)
In the late sixties, Ferdinand Piëch wanted Porsche at the top of motor sports and the 908 was his answer.
Porsche 908/01 LH Coupé (1968 – 1969)
In the late sixties, Ferdinand Piëch wanted Porsche at the top of motor sports and the 908 was his answer.
Porsche 909 Bergspyder (1968)
The 909 Bergspyder did not win a major event. It ended up being an awesome laboratory of ideas (not all worked).
Porsche 907 LH (1967 – 1968)
The First Porsche Ever to Win a 24-Hour Endurance Race.
Porsche 907 K (1967 – 1968)
The 907 was conceived and built as a way to win the 1967 Le Mans race.
Porsche 910 Targa (1967 – 1968)
Porsche 910 was the evolution of the 906 with Ferdinand Piëch as its main driving force and Hans Mezger
Porsche 910 Bergspyder (1967 – 1968)
In 1967 and 1968, Porsche's lightweight 910 Bergspyder was a championship-winning machine
Porsche 906 E Carrera 6 (1967)
Nine factory vehicles received the 2-liter, six-cylinder boxer engine with an injection system
Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (K Coupé) (1966)
Developed for endurance sports car racing, the 906 was a street-legal racing car that raced in the FIA's Group 4 class
Porsche 906/8 Coupe (1966)
Another four factory 906s received an air-cooled eight-cylinder boxer engine of the type 771, which was already used in the 904/8.
Porsche 906 LH Coupé (1966)
For the 1966 Le Mans 24h race, long-tail LH ("Langheck") versions were made and now the standard 906 were called as 906 K ("Kurz", short in German)
Porsche 906 Spyder (1965)
The 906 Spyder was the first Porsche racing car built under Ferdinand Piëch's orders and there could be only a person as determined as Piëch to use Lotus parts on a Porsche.
Porsche 904/8 Carrera GTS (1964 – 1965)
Three factory 904 race cars were fitted with a flat eight-cylinder power plant derived from the 1962 804 F1 car
Porsche 904/6 Carrera GTS (1964 – 1965)
In 1965, the 904’s second and final production year, some examples received a version of the 911’s 2.0-liter flat-six. This version was dubbed the 904/6.
Porsche 904 Carrera GTS (1963 – 1964)
The Porsche 904 debuted late in 1963, for the 1964 racing season. The 1965 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS variant to compete in the FIA-GT class
Porsche 804 F1 (1962)
The Porsche 804 competed in Formula One (F1) in 1962. Porsche developed an 8-cylinder engine for it.
Porsche 718 RS 61 Spyder (1961)
The 1961 Porsche RS was one of the last Spyders made by Porsche that used the potent 4-cam engine. It was a successor to the 1960 RS60
Porsche 787 F1 (1961)
For the 1961 F1 season Porsche created a new car called 787.
Porsche 718/2-05 Experimental F2 (1960)
The fifth and the last of the 718/2 F2 cars, with chassis number 718/2-05 was an experimental formula racing car
Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder (1960)
Changes thanks to new regulations and a larger engine gave us the RS60
Porsche 718/2 F2 (1959 – 1963)
For 1959, Porsche created a completely new Formula 2 car instead of the Mittellenker-version of the 718 RSK. Became known as the 718/2 or 718 F2.
Porsche 718 RSK Mittellenker (1958)
For 1958, the 718 RSK Spyder was modified to compete in FIA Formula racing events. Gone was the conventional two-seat layout now replaced with a single seat in the middle.
Porsche 550A RS Spyder (1956 – 1957)
The 550A was based on Porsche’s first purpose-built racing car, the mid-engined RS 550 Spyder.
Porsche 550 RS Spyder (1954 – 1956)
The giant killer
