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RS Spyder – The Giant Killer

How Porsche’s V8-Powered RS Spyder Dominated LMP2, Defeated the Mighty Audi Prototypes, and Conquered Le Mans

ALMS, St. Petersburg, 31 March 2007: The No. 6 Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder Evo driven by Ryan Briscoe and Sascha Maassen finished first in LMP2 and third overall. © Corporate Archives Porsche AG

After steadily racking up class victories in the ALMS, including an indecent number of overall wins, the LMP2 Porsche RS Spyder became a giant-killing, thoroughbred racer, as its forebears had.

 Early prototype of the Porsche RS Spyder, 2005. © Corporate Archives Porsche AG

The Stuttgart manufacturer’s last major international victory was back in 1998, when the 911 GT1 took overall honors at the 24-Hour of Le Mans, beating the more powerful prototypes in the process. But by the mid-noughties, some at Porsche were once again hankering for a prototype victory on the world stage.

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