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Ground-breaking ceremony on 7th February 2000 (from l. to r.): Mayor of Leipzig Mr. Wolfgang Tiefensee, State Head of Saxony Professor Kurt Biedenkopf and Chairman of the Board Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking
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Ground-breaking ceremony on 7th February 2000 (from l. to r.): Mayor of Leipzig Mr. Wolfgang Tiefensee, Chairman of the Board Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking and State Head of Saxony Professor Kurt Biedenkopf
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Ground-breaking ceremony on 7th February 2000 (from l. to r.): Mayor of Leipzig Mr. Wolfgang Tiefensee, Chairman of the Board Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking and State Head of Saxony Professor Kurt Biedenkopf
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Ground-breaking ceremony on 7th February 2000: Chairman of the Board Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking (left) and State Head of Saxony Professor Kurt Biedenkopf
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Styling a new fork lift truck family
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Checking the storm resistance of a Jack wolfskin tent in the wind tunnel
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1954 Carrera Panamericana In the fifth and final Carrera Panamericana from 19th to 23rd November 1954 in Mexico, Hans Herrmann (left), driving in the Porsche 550 Spyder, took 3rd place in the overall classification and won in the sports car class up to 1500 cm3. 550 Spyder (1954): air-cooled 4-cyl. boxer engine, 1498 cm3, 550 kg, 110 HP
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1955 Mille Miglia Porsche sports cars notched up three great class wins on 1st May 1955. In 550 Spyders, Wolfgang Seidel and Helm Glöckler were victors in the sports car class up to 1500 cm3. 550 Spyder (1955): air-cooled 4-cyl. boxer engine, 1498 cm3, 110 HP, 590 kg
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1956 Targa Florio Porsche won its first overall victory in a major international race in the Targa Florio on 10th June 1956. In his 550 A Spyder, Umberto Maglioli won out against strong international competition. 550 A Spyder: air-cooled 4-cyl. boxer engine, 1498 cm3, 135 HP, 550 kg
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1957 German Grand Prix On 4th August, Edgar Barth, new to the Porsche team in 1957, won the formula II race in the Nürburgring which was started at the same time as the formula I race. With his 2-seater 550 A Spyder, he was faster than the competition in the single-seaters. 550 A Spyder: air-cooled 4-cyl. boxer engine, 1498 cm3, 135 HP, 550 kg
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1958 European hill-climb championship In 1958 Wolfgang Graf Berghe v. Trips won the first European hill-climb championship for Porsche. He is seen here on the Gaisberg en route to victory in the 718 RSK Spyder. 718 RSK Spyder: air-cooled 4-cyl. boxer engine,1498 cm3, 142 HP, 530 kg
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1960 12 hours of Sebring Porsche notched up its first overall victory in Sebring/USA on 26th March 1960 with Olivier Gendebien and Hans Herrmann in a 718 RS 60 Spyder. 718 RSK 60 Spyder: air-cooled 4-cyl. boxer engine,1587 cm3, 160 HP, 550 kg
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1964 European hill-climb championship In 1964, Edgar Barth won his third European hill-climb championship; this was the sixth title for Porsche. Here, Edgar Barth is seen starting on Mont Ventoux in the 718W-RS Spyder (2nd place). 718 W/RS Spyder: air-cooled 8-cyl. boxer engine, 1981 ccm, 240 HP, 640 kg
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Formula I world championship victories in 1984, 1985 and 1986 With the TAG turbo engines designed and maintained by Porsche, the McLaren TAG team won the formula I world championship in 1984, 1985 and 1986. In 1984, Niki Lauda took the world championship title and his team colleague Alain Prost was runner-up. The photograph shows Niki Lauda in Hockenheim coming to the finishing line in second place behind Alain Prost. Porsche-TAG turbo engine (1984): water-cooled V 6 bi-turbo boxer engine, 1499 cm3, 850 HP
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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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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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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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