1976 Le Mans 24-hour race In 1976, Porsche celebrated its first overall victory with a turbo-charged car in Le Mans. On 12th/13th June, Jacky Ickx and Gijs van Lennep led the field for 23 1/2 hours with the new Porsche 936 and achieved an outstanding overall win. Three other Porsches also achieved marvellous wins. Porsche 936: air-cooled 6-cyl. turbo-charged boxer engine, 2142 ccm, 520 HP, 700 kg
1976 sports car world championship In 1976, in parallel with the new constructors' world championship, Porsche also won the newly introduced sports car world championship for group 6 two-seater racing cars. The Porsche 936 won seven out of seven races. Here, Jochen Mass is seen driving to victory in Imola. 936: air-cooled 6-cyl. turbo-charged boxer engine, 2142 cm3, 520 HP, 700 kg
1977 Le Mans 24-hour race On 11th/12th June 1977, Porsche won its second overall Le Mans victory in a row. Jürgen Barth, Hurley Haywood and Jacky Ickx prevailed against stiff opposition from the highly motivated Renault turbo team. 936/77: 936: air-cooled 6-cyl. bi-turbo boxer engine, 2142 cm3, 540 HP, 757 kg
1982 Le Mans 24-hour race When entered for the first time in Le Mans on 19th/20th June 1982, the new group C Porsche type 956 achieved a convincing triple victory. Corresponding to their numbers of 1,2 and 3 on the starting grid, the three cars crossed the finished line together in first, second and third place. The winning car was driven by Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell. 956 (1982): air/water-cooled 6-cyl. bi-turbo boxer engine, 2649 cm3,630 HP, 840 kg
1985 Pharaoh Rally In the Pharaoh Rally, held from 10th to 19th October 1985 in Egypt, Porsche used the intended bi-turbo engine for the first time; the 911 aspiration engine was still installed in the 959 for the Paris-Dakar Rally in January 1985. Saeed Al Hajri and John Spiller won the Pharaoh Rally with this car. 959 "Pharaoh Rally" (1985): air-water-cooled 6-cyl. bi-turbo boxer engine , 2849 cm3, 390 HP, 1185 kg
1989 CART Race in Mid Ohio Against the US elite, Teo Fabi drove the Indy Porsche to victory in the CART series in Mid Ohio/USA on 3rd September 1989. Porsche-March 89C: water-cooled V 8 turbo-charged engine, 2649.2 cm3, 720 HP, 703 kg
1994 Le Mans 24-hour race With a Porsche 962 modified in line with the GT rules, Mauro Baldi, Yannick Dalmas and Hurley Haywood won the Le Mans 24-hour race on 18th/19th June 1984. The overall victory also meant 1st place in the GT1 category, and a win by the Carrera RSR 3.8 in the GT2 category crowned Porsche's triple success. Dauer Porsche 962 LM: water-cooled 6-cyl. bi-turbo boxer engine, 2994 cm3, 600 HP, 1000 kg
1996 Le Mans 24-hour race With a WSC Porsche entered by the Joest team, once more, overall victory went to a Porsche sports car on 15th/16th June 1996. In the open?? sport prototype, Davy Jones, Manuel Reuter and Alexander Wurz crossed the finishing line before the two 911 GT1 Porsche team cars and the chequered flag waved a 911 GT2 to victory in the GT2 class, making it a win for Porsche in every class. Joest-TWR-Porsche: water-cooled 6-cyl. bi-turbo boxer engine, 3000 cm3, 540 HP, 886 kg
1997 Le Mans 24-hour race On 14th/15th June 1997, the Joest-Porsche team repeated its success of the previous year with the Joest-TWR-Porsche. This time it was Michele Alboreto, Stefan Johansson and Tom Kristensen who won the overall victory. Joest-TWR-Porsche. Water-cooled 6-cyl. bi-turbo boxer engine, 3000 cm3, 540 HP, 886 kg
