In a 34-year career at Porsche, the influence of Peter Falk – Porsche’s enduring engineer, can be found throughout the...
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Except perhaps at one or two retirement parties or other formal occasions, no one ever saw Roland Kussmaul wearing a...
Not a company to stand still for long, Porsche was constantly looking for ways to improve its engines in the...
The Jägermeister 934 is one of the most recognisable liveries in the world of motor racing. It adorned the bodies...
The name Porsche is synonymous with the world’s toughest endurance race, the 24-Hours of Le Mans, boasting an unbroken run...
As the Dauer Porsche 962 LM GT celebrates its 25th anniversary (1994-2019), PORSCHE ROAD & RACE looks back at how...
Over a hundred years ago, Ferdinand Porsche designed an extraordinary race car, the Austro-Daimler ADS-R, in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Today,...
The ANDIAL 935-L ‘Moby Dick’ race car was a one-off creation that raced between 1982-1985. Without any help from the...
Hans Herrmann, one of the most successful and popular racing drivers to join the Porsche AG works team, celebrates his...
In 1982, Porsche introduced the Type 956, the race car manufacturer’s entrant in the newly created Group C racing series...
On 7 January 2018, Ulli Upietz, the well-known Porsche photographer and founder of the publishing company Gruppe C Verlag, passed...
Porsche 993 GT1 chassis #109 was one of just nine customer racing Porsche 911 GT1s built between 1996 and 1998....
By the time that we reached the IMSA Riverside Los Angeles Times Grand Prix in April, the Dick Barbour Racing...
It was a clear day in April, typical of those late winter/early spring days when the weather was trying to...
If you were lucky enough to visit Rennsport Reunion 7 in Monterey, California, then chances are you gazed at one...
Anatole Lapine who was in charge of styling at Porsche under two disparate CEOs, Fuhrmann and Schutz, looks back on...
In the mid-70s, Porsche developed the 935 model, a race car homologated on the 930 road car and aimed at...
The Porsche Carrera GTS represented a watershed in the company’s march towards motorsport fulfilment. Gone was the space frame and...
Although it is not widely known, one of the most successful Porsche powered race cars ever, was not a Porsche....
The Race for the Pork Cutlets… The end of June 1980 was a busy time at Dick Barbour Racing. We...
After 40 years, the most successful Porsche race car – the Porsche 956 – ever was reunited with its drivers...
Very different from previous production Porsches, the 914 was an attempt by Zuffenhausen to introduce a lower cost model. Commercially...
Rolf Stommelen was one of Germany’s leading racing drivers for over a decade and if as the title (above) of...
The IMSA season in the 1970s always started with the two toughest races on the calendar, the Daytona 24 Hours...
Peter Gregg was the IMSA driver every one strived to beat. He started in the early ‘70s with Porsches and...
The Porsche 961 was a special racing car. Based on the roadgoing technical showcase, the Porsche 959, the Type 961...
Norbert Singer must rank as one of the most successful race engineers in Porsche’s long and glittering motorsport history. Porsche...
This book-set, Brumos: An American Racing Icon, was authored by Sean Cridland and contains 1,600 pages and over 2,900 images chronicling...
The 1983 Sebring 12 Hour was an epic event. Back then the race was run on the ‘old circuit’ which...
The PFM 3200-powered Mooney is legendary among aviators. They all want this ‘Porsche of the skies’ – and today there...
Dick Barbour went to Le Mans as an entrant for the first time in 1978. He entered two Porsche 935s...
The story of the fabulous 968 Turbo RS, one of Porsche’s sweetest front-engined racers, might be full of ‘what ifs’...
Ernst Fuhrmann’s requirement to develop a significantly updated GT race car in 1977, would present a number of challenges for...
When you were last with Richard Wiley, we were hurtling around a damp La Sarthe in 1988 with Stuck in...
Arno Bohn was managing director of Porsche from 1990-92. An outsider who came from the computer industry, he arrived at...
Porsche Celebrates 75 Years It’s a big year for Porsche as the famed manufacturer celebrates 75 years of engineering excellence...
There are three Sports Car endurance races that have been run over the past sixty-plus years that have been referred...
Some say this was the best Daytona 24 hour ever. It certainly was the closest finish up to that point...
Invitation to race from Charles Faroux Charles Faroux was a car enthusiast, a racing official, a leading French motor-publication editor...
In the early to mid-1970’s I had been working part time (race weekends) as an IMSA tech inspector at some...
Jody Scheckter was born in East London on the east coast of South Africa, a sleepy seaside town that actually...
On the list of most intoxicating objects in the history of collecting, Porsche racing cars are certainly near the top....
75 years of challenges and success Porsche is celebrating a success story that is characterized by a pioneering spirit, engineering...
Over the years, we have attended many motor races and seen first-hand how the performance of the evergreen Porsche 911...
Rolf Sprenger was a versatile engineer whose Porsche career was founded almost entirely on customer service. “If I want a...
Group 5 rules offered manufacturers a great deal of freedom to modify their cars in the Silhouette class. At Porsche,...
From 1964 through to 1969, Porsche lifted its game from being a class winner to setting international lap speed and...
The 1972 season broke, ushering in with it a new era of racing. The Porsche 917 had reigned supreme for...
Originally a showroom demonstrator, this 911 set the market buzzing, winning the UK’s inaugural rallycross and the British Saloon Car...
When I’m not helping to sell the occasional old race car, or visiting old race car meetings, I’ve usually got...
Sports car racing changed drastically in the early- to mid-1970s. The rules for the World Championship shifted away from the...
Having quietly racked up numerous victories in the ALMS in 2006 and 2007, including an indecent number of overall victories,...
Le Mans 1979 was a race for the ages. The Dick Barbour team had prepared and brought four 935 Porsches...
By 1981 at the earliest, and for sure by the 1983 season of sports car racing, it had become clear...
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In the mid-1970s, Porsche developed the 911 for racing, and in the process, it created the all-conquering 935. In 1978,...
In the early 1980’s there was a divergence in the rules for sports car racing world-wide. IMSA (International Motor Sports...
Hailing from the Bad Cannstatt district of Stuttgart, Ulrich Bez, who as Porsche Technical supremo hatched the 993, had two...
Between the years 1962-1964, South African André Loubser worked for Porsche in Stuttgart. In Part I of this two-part mini-series,...
F.A. ‘Butzi’ Porsche, the eldest son of Ferry and Dorothea Porsche, joined the family business in 1958 having shown great...
I was really looking forward to the 1989 Daytona 24 Hour race. I had been working as a weekend warrior...
The Porsche 956 and its successor the 962, are widely and justifiably regarded as the most successful sports racing prototypes...
Background Tartan fabrics symbolize tradition and craftsmanship, belonging, and confidence. Exactly 50 years ago, three tartans were on the options...
What makes the Porsche brand so legendary? What inspires people to keep it young and full of life 75 years...
By Miles Collier The Mighty Porsche Carrera 6 I’ve had my 1966 Porsche Carrera 6 (906-125) in restoration for the...
Today, Porsche can boast a total of 19 overall victories together with countless class successes in the 24 Hours of...
Incredibly successful in Le Mans Porsche was incredibly successful with the 917 in Le Mans and in the World Championship...
9:11 Podcast In the current episode of the 9:11 Porsche Podcast, Dr. Wolfgang Porsche talks about the company’s history, the...
Goodwood Members’ Meeting to celebrate 75 years of Porsche with spectacular on-track demonstrations Goodwood is delighted to announce that the...
Porsche has been represented at the Le Mans 24 Hours every year since 1951, in both an official factory capacity...
It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Stirling Moss over the Easter weekend. He died...
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The Carrera Six, as Porsche officially called the 906, was a radically different car from its predecessor, the 904 GTS....
The year 1974 will be remembered for many different reasons, depending on where you were living in the world at...
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...
A lot of people have asked me over the years, what is it like to plan, prepare for and run...
Factory recommissions the famous Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar The recommissioning has been carried out over the past few months by the...
One of the Netherlands’ most successful racers, Toine Hezemans is part of a motorsport dynasty that began with his father...
By the time the Dick Barbour Racing team arrived in Portland for the Rose Cup IMSA race in August of...
To be able to write on your résumé that you worked for one of Porsche’s CEOs would be quite an...
Celebrating the birth of a legendary brand In 1948, Ferry Porsche realized his dream of a sports car: with his...
Porsche used its racing exploits around the world to not only gain exposure and media coverage, but also to improve...
More books have been written about Porsche than any other car company so the publication in English of another tome...
Four originals: Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, his son Ferdinand, and two Porsche 550 Spyders on the Großglockner High Alpine Road –...
The Flying Tigers strike again! Being the best on the planet in something, even for just a short while, has...
Dan Gurney, the well-known racing driver, passed away on 14 January 2018. Where does one start with a driver like...
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The Porsche Museum has just acquired a significant addition to its permanent exhibition. It is the oldest surviving car that...
On 4 April this year, Richard Attwood will celebrate his 80th birthday, but speaking to him just a few months...
A journey back in time to 1999 begins with a roll-out on the Weissach Development Centre test track. The LMP...
Launching the Firehawk Series For the 1985 Sports Car Racing scene in the USA, IMSA had decided to start a...
The world of barn finds is an intriguing one, filled with hidden gems. It is a space littered with forgotten...
Often overlooked, the Porsche Type 64 holds a significant place in the history of Porsche sports cars. Great strides were...
The name Porsche is synonymous with the world’s toughest endurance race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, boasting an unbroken...
Le Mans 1990 was a whole new ballgame. The circuit had changed drastically. The famous Mulsanne straight was now going...
In the week leading up to the Le Mans Test Day, Porsche announced their new liveries for the 24-hour race...
Porsche’s first CEO is frequently maligned as the man who tried to kill off the 911. There is far more...
In the vast design world, few names resonate with as much acclaim and distinction as Porsche. While many associate this...
1973 saw a return to normality for the Daytona 24-hour race. The distance was set back at 24 hours, after...
