Porsche 917

Manufacturers' World Championship for Porsche in 1970-1971

Porsche 908, 909 and 917 racing cars were the brainchilds of engineering genius Ferdinand Piëch, the grandchild of Ferdinand Porsche and nephew of Ferry Porsche. The 917 was the only Porsche model produced with the 12-cylinder engine and experimentally even with the 16-cylinder.

#23 917 K-70 (official clone of the 1970 Le Mans 24h winner), #6 917/30 (1973 Can-Am winner), #0 917 PA Spyder, #21 917 LH-71 (it made 386 km/h speed record at 1971 Le Mans 24h), #2 917 K-70 (1970 Daytona 24h winner), #6 917/10 Turbo (1972 Can-Am winner). Photo made at 1998 Monterey Historics.© Porsche

Anniversaries: Mar, 05 – 16th birthday of the Carrera GT (2003); Mar, 06 – 7th birthday of the Boxster 981 (2012); Mar, 12 – 50th birthday of the 917 (1969); Mar, 13 – 58th birthday of Ferdinand Oliver Porsche (1961); Mar, 16 – 42nd birthday of the 928 (1977)

Le Mans winner 1970-1971, Interserie winner 1970-1971-1972-1973-1974, Can-Am winner 1972-1973

Manufacturers' World Championship for Porsche in 1970-1971