Porsche 956

(1982 - 1984)

Brand:

Porsche

Model:

956

Country:

Germany

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Porsche 917, 935, 936 and 956 - a comparison of long-distance heroes

October 18, 2013 — Stefan Fritschi / Automobil Revue 77

It is impossible to imagine Le Mans without Porsche. On June 23, 1951, a race car from Stuttgart lined up on the grid in the Sarthe for the first time; since then, the brand has made around 800 starts with 103 class wins and 16 overall victories. Porsche will be back at Le Mans in 2014 and legendary Le Mans participants were invited to drive in Hockenheim as a warm-up. This report gives impressions of the press event and shows in particular the Porsche 917, 935, 936 and 956 in detail in the picture.

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Porsche 956 or how the most successful racing car of all time was created

July 12, 2012 — Daniel Reinhard 64

Porsche has always built successful racing cars, but the Porsche 956 still stands out as a stroke of genius. The closed sports prototype and its evolutionary form 962 dominated the world's sports car races for over 10 years, as impressively documented by the victory of the enduring 962 at Le Mans in 1994. This report not only describes the history of the Porsche 956 (and 962), but also provides personal impressions of those involved, such as Jacky Ickx, Jochen Mass, Hans Joachim Stuck and Peter Reinisch, supplemented with historical footage, some of which has never been shown before.

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Porsche 956 (1983) - Ickx-Mass - 1000 km Monza 1983

Porsche 956 (1984) - 24 Hours of Le Mans 1984 - Drivers: Richard Lioyd, Nick Mason, Rene Metge

Porsche 956 (1982) - Victory at Le Mans in 1982

Porsche 956 Group C (1983) - offered as lot 200 at the RM/Sotheby's Porsche auction in Atlanta on October 27, 2018

Porsche 956 (1982) - on the occasion of the special event "Le Mans @ Zuffenhausen" at the Porsche Museum on June 13/14, 2015

Porsche 956 (1984) - Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018

Le Mans 1983 - Winning car Rothmans Porsche 956 with Hurley Haywood, Vern Schuppan and Al Holbert

Porsche 956 (1983) - at the Altbüron hill climb in 2013

Porsche 956 (1982) - Jürgen Barth test driving in Weissach

Porsche 956 (1982) - part of the special show "75 years of Porsche sports cars" in the foyer - Retro Classics Stuttgart 2023

Porsche 956 (1982) - at the Porsche press event 2013 at the Hockenheimring

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Auctioned vehicles of Porsche 956

Brand	Model	Year	Status	Auction name	Details
Porsche 956 Group C 1983 Not Sold RM/Sotheby's The Porsche 70th Anniversary Auction (October 27, 2018)	956 Group C	1983	Not Sold	RM/Sotheby's The Porsche 70th Anniversary Auction (October 27, 2018)
Porsche 956 Group C 1983 Not Sold RM/Sotheby's Monterey (August 12, 2021)	956 Group C	1983	Not Sold	RM/Sotheby's Monterey (August 12, 2021)

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