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1986 Porsche 961 Built as the racing version of the Porsche 959, the 961 had a very short life. At the beginning of the ’80s when Group B and Group C were conceived to modernize the World Sports-Prototype Championship, Porsche created the 956 as a Group C car and a...
1986 Porsche 961 demo at Zandvoort 2018 Entered in the IMSA GTX class for experimental cars, the 961 was the first 4WD car to race at Le Mans in 1986. The sole IMSA GTX, the 961 scored a default class win when it finished a credible 7th overall, after problems...
The Porsche 961 was the racing version of the 959 supercar. While the 959 rallye car was also internally called 961, publicly only the circuit racer was called 961. Only one 961 was built. It had 959 prototype chassis number which in turn was from the 1985 911 Turbo chassis number sequence: WP0ZZZ93ZFS010016. The 961 was entered at the 1986 Le Mans 24 hour race. Uncommonly, the 24 hour race was scheduled for May 31-June 1 that year, two weeks earlier of the typical Le Mans weekend in the middle of June.
The Porsche 961 was the racing version of the 959 supercar. While the 959 rallye car was also internally called 961, publicly only the circuit racer was called 961. Only one 961 was built. It had 959 prototype chassis number which in turn was from the 1985 911 Turbo chassis number...