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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
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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
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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
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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
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1984 Paris-Dakar Rally When René Metge and Dominique Lemoyne won the Paris-Dakar desert rally held from 1st to 20th January 1984 in the 911 Carrera 3.2 4x4, it was the first time a Porsche was entered in the race. This was also the first ever win for a sports car in the desert. 911 Carrera 3.2 4x4 "Paris-Dakar": Air-cooled 6-cyl. boxer engine 3164 cm³, 225 HP, 1215 kg
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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
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1986 Paris-Dakar Rally In 1986 Porsche repeated its 1984 Paris-Dakar victory with René Metge and Dominique Lemoyne. They drove the 959 with a 2.8 l turbo engine from 1st to 22nd January. Owing to the lower petrol quality, its performance was reduced to 400 HP. 959 "Paris-Dakar" (1986): air/water-cooled 6-cyl. bi-turbo boxer engine 2849 cm3, 400 HP, 1260 kg
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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
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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
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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
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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
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3.6 litre turbo engine with 309 kW (420 HP)
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911 Carrera Cabriolet
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911 Carrera Cabriolet
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911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet
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911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet
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911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet with Hardtop
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911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet with softtop
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911 Carrera 4 Coupe
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911 GT1 98. In 1998, Porsche achieved with this type a double victory at the 24 hour race in Le Mans. 1998 Le Mans 24-hour race In the 1998 jubilee year, the Porsche team celebrated its 16th overall victory in Le Mans with a double win for the 911 GT1 98. On 6th/7th June, the winning car was driven by Laurent Aiello, Allan McNish and Stéphane Ortelli. It was almost 50 years to the day on which the first Porsche sports car saw the light of day. 911 GT1 98: water-cooled 6-cyl. bi-turbo boxer engine, 3200 cm3, approx. 550 HP, approx. 950 kg
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