​Porsche 962 Works Car (Chassis #010)

Porsche 962-010 Works

It did two races and won neither but, with the exception of 956/001, it’s still probably the most important car in our story. Unlike its two Shell Dunlop sisters, 010 was not a repainted ’87 Rothmans car but a brand-new chassis (number 962/140) built specifically to win Le Mans in 1988.

Full of trick, lightweight parts and staffed by the three best drivers on Porsche’s books – Hans Stuck, Derek Bell and Klaus Ludwig – it blitzed the field in qualifying with a special high boost engine giving a reputed 880bhp. Stuck’s lap of 3min 15.6sec was three full seconds clear of 007 in second place, with 008 a further three seconds down the road. Fourth was the best that Jaguar could manage.