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Ernst Fuhrmann’s requirement to develop a significantly updated GT race car in 1977, would present a number of challenges for...
The ANDIAL 935-L ‘Moby Dick’ race car was a one-off creation that raced between 1982-1985. Without any help from the...
If your favourite sports car comes from the Porsche stable, then you will want to know about this product –...
With a company like Porsche developing powerful and efficient race engines, it was inevitable that other body and chassis builders...
The Porsche 956 and its successor the 962, are widely and justifiably regarded as the most successful sports racing prototypes...
Simply entitled Porsche Carrera, this monumental work by Rolf Sprenger and Steve Heinrichs is nothing short of sensational. The two...
The 22nd edition of the Classic Car Auction Yearbook 2016-2017 (covering the 24th season of auctions), can comfortably be regarded...
The 22nd edition of the Classic Car Auction Yearbook 2016-2017 (covering the 24th season of auctions), can comfortably be regarded...
It was a clear day in April, typical of those late winter/early spring days when the weather was trying to...
The story of Mark Donohue’s racing achievements has been told in numerous magazine articles over the years. His achievements too,...
The Carrera Six, as Porsche officially called the 906, was a radically different car from its predecessor, the 904 GTS....
From 1964 through to 1969, Porsche lifted its game from being a class winner to setting international lap speed and...
A rare and iconic ex-Le Mans Porsche 550A Spyder will come under the hammer at Bonhams’ Scottsdale sale on 19...
The Flying Tigers strike again! Being the best on the planet in something, even for just a short while, has...
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG this week announced the death of Peter W. Schutz. The former President and CEO...
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG this week announced the death of Peter W. Schutz. The former President and CEO...
Staring out of period black and white photographs, Jean Behra’s handsome, but battered face tells its own story: a combative...
In the early 1950s, Porsche was still a very young company, and they certainly did not have the budgets enjoyed...
Officially licensed with the ACO, the organisers of the annual Le Mans 24 Hours race, this lavishly illustrated book is...
This book not only describes the huge success of Jochen Mass as a racing driver, but it also reveals more...
Hailing from the Bad Cannstatt district of Stuttgart, Ulrich Bez, who as Porsche Technical supremo hatched the 993, had two...
To reach the finish on the ideal line without losing too much time is something Marco Ujhasi completely understands as...
The crowds attending the Masters Historic racing weekend at Zandvoort were treated to a festival of racing in brilliant weather....
Not only Porsche enthusiasts all around the world, but rallying aficionados too, will appreciate the skills and achievements of Walter...
As their race director and one of the leading figures in their experimental department, Peter Falk contributed significantly to the...
In a 34-year career at Porsche, the influence of Peter Falk – Porsche’s enduring engineer, can be found throughout the...
This is a story of the incredible career of Porsche 935 009 00030, one of the most amazing race cars...
The inspired engineer behind so much of Porsche’s success, Helmuth Bott has long remained the company’s eminence grise, but little...
If you would like to own a piece of motor racing history, no, make that a very significant piece of...
The name Porsche is synonymous with the world’s toughest endurance race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, boasting an unbroken...
Rolf Stommelen was one of Germany’s leading racing drivers for over a decade and if as the title (above) of...
By 1981 at the earliest, and for sure by the 1983 season of sports car racing, it had become clear...
Le Mans 1990 was a whole new ballgame. The circuit had changed drastically. The famous Mulsanne straight was now going...
By the time that we reached the IMSA Riverside Los Angeles Times Grand Prix in April, the Dick Barbour Racing...
Born: 8 May 1981 Where: Hasselt, Belgium Lives: Waiblingen, Germany Height: 1.80m Career 2017 Porsche works driver 2016 Audi works...
Every so often, Porsche creates a short production run of cars that celebrates the attributes of one of their special...
Born: 7 February 1992 Where: Mainz, Germany Lives: Bingen, Germany Height: 1.81m Career 2017 Porsche works driver 2016 Porsche Junior,...
The Garretson Developments Sports Car team entered two cars at Le Mans 1982, a March-Chevrolet and a Porsche 935. The...
Born: 25 May 1981 Where: Hannover, Germany Lives: Würzburg, Germany Height: 1.80m Career 2017 Porsche works driver, 2nd Daytona 24...
Born: 19 November 1981 Where: Duisburg, Germany Lives: Tokyo, Japan Height: 1.84m Although it is his first year as a...
Peter Gregg was the IMSA driver every one strived to beat. He started in the early ‘70s with Porsches and...
Le Mans in 1980 was in kind of a transition. The Porsche 935 K3 had won the prior year. Kremer...
The Autodromo Nazionale di Monza was more than just the scene of this year’s pre-season FIA/WEC Prologue, it also witnessed...
‘Genius on wheels’ is the name of the exhibition at the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen that honours rally racing legend...
Following their second- and sixth-place finishes at Daytona a few weeks back, the Porsche GTLM squad were understandably upbeat about...
The 65th Annual Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring fuelled by ‘Fresh from Florida’ takes the green flag at 10:40...
The introduction of the Type 904 heralded a new direction for Porsche’s race cars. Gone were the aluminium-bodied racers, as...
The 2.6-litre Porsche 956 which raced in the 1982/1983 seasons in Europe, was not accepted for racing in the USA,...
Porsche’s popular 911 model range has evolved hugely over the years, but a few iconic models stand out head and...
The Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 broke cover in October 1972, being revealed to the public for the first time...
The 1983 Sebring 12 Hour was an epic event. Back then the race was run on the ‘old circuit’ which...
The IMSA season in the 1970s always started with the two toughest races on the calendar, the Daytona 24 Hours...
Mention the name Porsche and motor racing, and minds immediately focus in on one of the famous race cars to...
After Daytona and Dubai, the twelve-hour race in Bathurst, Australia is the third major long-distance race of the season. On...
Amid much Paris-style razzmatazz, the ACO today announced the entrants for this year’s 24 Hour race. It goes without saying...
This Porsche 996 GT3 R is being offered for sale by Coys of London. When it was launched in 1998,...
More books have been written about Porsche than any other car company so the publication in English of another tome...
The Seikel Motorsport team last raced in the 2007 Le Mans, having participated on no less than eleven occasions in...
The countdown for the Daytona 24 Hours is on. At ‘The Roar before the Rolex 24,’ drivers and teams used...
The Porsche 911 family is expecting a new member. In March 2017, five new variants will join the range: the...
One of the motoring highlights of my 2016 season, if not of all time, has to be driving a fabulous...
When Brian Long’s latest 911 tome arrived, I could see the postman physically relieved to be handing over the package....
It is by now well known that Porsche won the prestigious Le Mans 24-Hour race in 2016, the company’s 18th...
Sports car racing changed drastically in the early- to mid-1970s. The rules for the World Championship shifted away from the...
Yes, it is getting a little late and you had the best intentions of being better organised this year –...
Often overlooked, the Porsche Type 64 holds a significant place in the history of Porsche sports cars. Great strides were...
A lot of people have asked me over the years, what is it like to plan, prepare for and run...
Another keen young recruitee to Zuffenhausen in the early 1950s, Valentin Schäffer, would become Porsche’s racing turbo specialist and engineer...
A couple of world records were set at the Silverstone Auctions’ NEC sale at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show,...
The Race for the Pork Cutlets… The end of June 1980 was a busy time at Dick Barbour Racing. We...
Much has been written about the Porsche 911, in fact there are few manufacturers in the world, that could boast...
The 914 is the Porsche that most sports car enthusiasts turn up their noses at. Let’s face it, the 914...
John Fitzpatrick needs little by way of an introduction. He learned his trade the hard way, by racing his own...
Most people, even those only vaguely interested in motor sport, will have heard about the Porsche 917. The first of...
Every now and then a truly good book comes along, one that is not only excellent in its content, but...
The author starts his book, The Monza 1000km: 1965-2008, by calling the first chapter, the years between 1965-1971, the ‘Golden...
This is an autobiography by a man who enjoyed what many would describe as the perfect job. A talented mechanical...
The very existence of the Porsche sports car must rank as one of the more unlikely histories in the automotive...
Porsche Sounds is another fine publication to have been produced by the Porsche Historical Archives in Stuttgart. But why, you...
Author Brian Long needs little introduction to the serious motorsport enthusiast, and in particular, Porsche racing. This title covers Porsche’s...
Porsche’s domination of sportscar racing in the 1960s and 1970s by the 917 is well known, but the manufacturer’s rise...
If there was one Porsche racing car that set the Stuttgart company on the road to motor sport stardom, then...
Every once in a while a man or woman comes along who wants to shake the tree, turn convention on...
Le Mans 1979 was a race for the ages. The Dick Barbour team had prepared and brought four 935 Porsches...
For starters, when you pick up your copy of Kussmaul Chronicles, you can jettison any preconceived ideas of reading a...
Born: 5 April 1975 Where: Nürtingen, Germany Lives: Nürtingen, Germany Marital status: Married, 2 children Height/Weight: 1.74 m/69 kg Hobbies:...
The name Porsche is synonymous with the world’s toughest endurance race, the 24-Hours of Le Mans, boasting an unbroken run...
The Porsche Carrera GTS represented a watershed in the company’s march towards motorsport fulfilment. Gone was the space frame and...
Born: 8 October 1981 Where: Auch, France Lives: Le Chesnay, France Marital status: Married Height/Weight: 1.76 m/67 kg Hobbies: Golf,...
An exceptionally original, never restored, beautifully preserved 1956 Porsche 550RS Spyder, estimated at £4.7-6.2 million has been announced for the...
Born: 5 November 1984 Where: Bedford, UK Lives: Bedford, UK Marital status: Married, 1 child Height/Weight: 1.78 m/71 kg Hobbies:...
Born: 27th August 1976 Where: Queanbeyan, Australia Lives: Buckinghamshire, UK Height/weight: 1.83 m/76 kg Marital status: Partner Ann Neal Hobbies:...
Born: 4th July 1980 Where: Stuttgart, Germany Lives: Ludwigsburg, Germany Marital Status: Married to Alexandra, two sons (Benedict and Jonathan)...
Born: 15 September 1956 Where: Oberwölz, Austria Lives: Munich Marital status: Married with one daughter Hobby: Icelandic horses At the...
Born: 22 November 1980 Where: Arras, France Lives: Perpignan, France Marital status: Married, 1 child Height/Weight: 1.76 m/66 kg Hobbies:...
Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser joined Porsche as a mechanical engineering student in 1995. With a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering specialising...
Born: 6 January 1976 Where: Passau, Germany As a team boss, Andreas Seidl is responsible for the technical running of...
