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
Milestones in brake development: the racing sports car Type 935 drove for the first time with aluminium fixed-caliper brakes in the monobloc design
935 âÂÂMoby Dickâ from 1978. This racing 911 produced 845 bhp.
935 âÂÂBabyâ from 1977
Porsche 935 "Baby" comes in first at Hockenheimring in 1977
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. 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
