Porsche Study C 88 for the Chinese market

1951 Le Mans 24-hour race For its first entry in the Le Mans 24-hour race on 23rd/24th June 1951, Porsche had two 356/2 GmÃÂ¼nd coupÃÂ©s with aluminium bodies on the starting grid. In their first attempt, Auguste Veuillet and Edmond Mouche were victors in the class up to 1100 cm3. This was also the first victory for a German sports car in international racing after the war. 356: air-cooled 4-cyl. boxer engine, 1086 cm3, 46 HP, 640 kg

1960 formula II constructors' world championship In the 1960 season, the formula II constructors' world championship title went to Porsche. On 18th September, Stirling Moss came 1st in Zeltweg in the 718/2. 718/2 : air-cooled 4-cyl. boxer engine,1498 cm3, 155 HP, 456 kg

1962 French Grand Prix Porsche used an 8-cylinder motor for the first time in 1962. With this power unit in the Porsche 804, Dan Gurney won the French Grand Prix in Rouen on 8th June, proving that Porsche was also capable of winning in formula I. 804: air-cooled 8-cyl. boxer engine, 1494 cm3, 180 HP, 455 kg

1966 Targa Florio In a privately entered 906, Herbert MÃÂ¼ller and Willy Mairesse won the 50th Targa Florio on 8th May 1966 bringing the total number of overall Porsche victories to six in ten years. 906: air-cooled 8-cyl. boxer engine, 1991 cm3, 210 HP, 675 kg

1967 1000 kilometre NÃÂ¼rburgring The first overall victory for Porsche in the traditional 1000-kilometer race in the NÃÂ¼rburgring was won by Udo SchÃÂ¼tz and Joe Buzzetta on 28th May 1967 in a Porsche 910. 910/6: air-cooled 8-cyl. boxer engine, 1991 cm3, 220 HP, 600 kg

1968 24 hours of Daytona On 3rd/4th February 1968, Porsche won a triple victory with its 907 model. Five drivers in all drove the winning car: Vic Elford, Hans Herrmann, Jochen Neerpasch, Jo Siffert and Rolf Stommelen. 907/6 long-tail coupÃÂÃÂ©: air-cooled 6-cyl. boxer engine, 1991 cm3, 220 HP, 600 kg

1972 Can Am Championship On 27th August 1972, George Follmer wins the American 1972 Can Am Championship in the 1000 HP 971/10 turbo Porsche. Here he is seen driving to victory in Elkhart Lake. 917/10 (5.0): air-cooled 12-cyl. turbo-charged boxer engine, 4999 cm3, 1000 HP, 750 kg

1972 Interserie As in the USA, Porsche's turbo-charged 917 also outclassed the competition in Europe. In 1972 Leo Kinnunen wins the Interserie (here: in Hockenheim). 917/10 (4.5): air-cooled 12-cyl. turbo-charged boxer engine, 4494 cm3, 850 HP, 750 kg

1976 constructors' world championship With its first entry in the reorganised constructors' world championship for group 5 production sports cars in 1976, Porsche won with the 935. Manfred Schurti and Rolf Stommelen are seen here driving to victory in Watkins Glen. 935: air-cooled 6-cyl. turbo-charged boxer engine, 2857 cm3, 590 HP, 970 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

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

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

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