1977 Le Mans 24-hour race On 11th/12th June 1977, Porsche won its second overall Le Mans victory in a row. JÃÂ¼rgen 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

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

1984 Paris-Dakar Rally When RenÃÂ© 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 cmÃÂ³, 225 HP, 1215 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

1986 Paris-Dakar Rally In 1986 Porsche repeated its 1984 Paris-Dakar victory with RenÃÂ© 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

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

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 StÃÂ©phane 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

Aerial view of the Weissach Research and Development Centre

Aerial view of the Weissach Research and Development Centre

Comparison of friction values: grey cast iron brake disc versus Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake

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

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

Styling a new fork lift truck family

Checking the storm resistance of a Jack wolfskin tent in the wind tunnel