Porsche and its Le Mans appearances
03/06/2014
No matter how you look at it, Porsche has written important chapters in Le Mans history. And is now preparing to write the sequel. The 919 Hybrid Le Mans racer was presented in Geneva, and Mark Webber, who drives the car alongside Brendon Hartley, Marc Lieb, Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas and Neel Jani, was happy to provide information.
But it all began with the red Porsche 917 K (pictured above), which Herrmann and Attwood drove to overall victory in 1970. The following year, Marko/van Lennep won in the unforgotten Martini 917. 14 more overall victories followed until 1998.
Three of the past winning cars - Porsche 917K 1970 , Porsche 956 1982 and Porsche GT 1 1998 - are currently on display in the special Le Mans show at the Geneva Motor Show, so the public presentation of this year's racer was a natural fit.
We will know in a few months whether this constellation is a good omen. Until then, let's take another look at the 16 overall Porsche winners
| Year | Car | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Porsche 917 KH | Hans Herrmann / Richard Attwood |
| 1971 | Porsche 917 KH | Dr. Helmut Marko / Gijs van Lennep |
| 1976 | Porsche 936 Spyder | Jacky Ickx / Gijs van Lennep |
| 1977 | Porsche 936/77 Spyder | Jürgen Barth / Hurley Haywood / Jacky Ickx |
| 1979 | Porsche 935 K3 | Klaus Ludwig / Don Whittington / Bill Whittington |
| 1981 | Porsche 936/81 Spyder | Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell |
| 1982 | Porsche 956 | Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell |
| 1983 | Porsche 956 | Vern Schuppan / Hurley Haywood / Al Holbert |
| 1984 | Porsche 956B | Henri Pescarolo / Klaus Ludwig |
| 1985 | Porsche 956B | Klaus Ludwig / Paolo Barilla / "John Winter" |
| 1986 | Porsche 962C | Derek Bell / Joachim Stuck / Al Holbert |
| 1987 | Porsche 962C | Hans-Joachim Stuck / Derek Bell / Al Holbert |
| 1994 | Porsche Dauer Le Mans GT | Yannick Dalmas / Hurley Haywood / Mauro Baldi |
| 1996 | Porsche WSC Spyder | Davy Jones / Alexander Wurz / Manuel Reuter |
| 1997 | Porsche WSC Spyder | Michele Alboreto / Stefan Johansson / Tom Kristensen |
| 1998 | Porsche 911 GT1 | Laurent Aïello / Allan McNish / Stéphane Ortelli |
We have already published a comprehensive report on the classic cars, whether racing cars or road cars, at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The next picture shows all the overall Porsche winners.
