For the 1998 season of the FIA GT championship, the rules regarding production car requirements were all but scratched. Finally, the second wave of GT1 machines were labeled for what they really were: thoroughbred prototypes. Without regulations cramping the style of the designers, the latest GT1 could be everything they wanted the original …
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Is the 956 Porsche’s Most Influential Racecar?
Let's ignore four out of five segments here, and deal solely with one. The Porsche 956 is arguably the most influential racecar of the last 35 years. It was not only dominant, a 956 or 962 would win Le Mans every year from 1982 through 1987, it changed the shape of racecars. The 956 was the first sports prototype constructed around an aluminum …
Continue to the full articleListen To Porsche Sound Nacht 2017
This is Porsche's seventh annual Sound Nacht, and every year the event gets more and more interesting. Porsche wheels excellent examples of their motorsport and road car history to play an auditory experience for the gathered crowds. Hosted at the Porsche museum, across the street from the factory, Sound Nacht plays host to hundreds who gather to …
Continue to the full articleA Look Back: Developing the 911 GT1
"Stretching the production car rules to the limit," the 911 GT1 started its life based largely off the design of the 993 GT2, a machine then competitive in classes like the BPR Global GT Series, but not wholly dominant. When McLaren began to steamroll its rivals in that category, which later became FIA GT1, an irked Porsche responded by developing …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 959, GT1, Carrera GT, 918 and other Hypercars Drag Race in Stunning Swiss Surroundings
When you've done well in life, doors open for you. In this case, the owners of these gorgeous hypercars were given free reign to drive as quickly as they like across the landing strip at the Cambri Airport, just outside of Village Quinto. On their way to this meeting of the latest and greatest hypercars on the planet, the picturesque Gotthard pass …
Continue to the full article2016 Porsche Monaco Classic Auction Results
Monaco was an interesting auction for Porsche buyers (and sellers), as there were a few exceedingly rare lots that you're unlikely to see ever again, and haven't ever seen before. With a GT1 and a 924 GTR leading the way, there were a handful of other rarities and long-time auction stalwarts in the Principality over the weekend for sale. Pretty …
Continue to the full articleThe Last Turn
Brought into existence under the watchful eye of the legendary engineer Norbert Singer in less than a year’s time, the Porsche GT1 made its debut at the all—important 24 hour struggle at Le Mans. Pitted against Ferrari F 40s, Nismo Nissans GT-Rs, and---count them---seven of the 6.0 liter McLaren F1 GTRs dominant the previous year, they had a …
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