Today, Porsche can boast a total of 19 overall victories together with countless class successes in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world's most respected and revered endurance motor race. Porsche’s first year of participation at Le Mans was back in 1951 when the company was just three years old, but it would have to wait nineteen years before it could claim its first overall … [Read more...]
Porsche’s 70th anniversary – we look back 20 years to 1998
This year, 2018, Porsche will celebrate its 70th anniversary. Although the official date for the registration of the first car, 356-001, is on 8 June, Porsche Road & Race will be bringing you a snapshot into the timeline along the road of these seven decades. Starting in 1998, six milestones covering seven decades will bring us back to when it all started, on 8 June … [Read more...]
Porsche 911 GT1/98 – winning Le Mans in 1998
The Porsche 911 GT1/98 Le Mans winning car had its origins in a roadgoing version of the Group C 962, the Dauer 962 Le Mans GT. To trace the timeline of this successful race car, it is necessary to go back to 1993 when Norbert Singer attended the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA). At the IAA, Singer saw the Dauer 962 Le Mans GT road car that racer/constructor Jochen Dauer had … [Read more...]
