Having first got involved with sports sponsorship during the early 1970s, Rothmans International went on to make a big splash in the world of motor sport towards the end of that decade when works…
Read MoreChassis 004 was one of ten 956s assembled for use by the Rothmans-backed Porsche works team and one of four used during the model’s debut season: 1982. 004 first appeared as part of a three-car…
Read MoreWith its record of five major victories from eight race outings, Porsche 956 chassis 003 ranks among the most successful top flight Sports Prototypes ever. Reserved for use by the Rothmans…
Read MoreAlthough Porsche had great things planned for the 959 in Group B, it was ultimately a specially enhanced version of the regular 911 that went on to uphold the marque’s honour during those crazy…
Read MoreHaving won the Paris-Dakar Rally driving a works Mercedes G Wagon in 1983, Jacky Ickx convinced his employers at Porsche that they should embark on a programme to win the gruelling desert raid.
Read MoreThe 953 was created for Porsche’s first attack on the daunting Paris-Dakar Rally (in 1984). A three-year Paris-Dakar programme would see the German firm return in 1985 and 1986 with prototype iterations…
Read MoreThe 953 was the first four-wheel drive 911. Three examples were built to contest the 1984 Paris-Dakar Rally. 100022 was registered BB PW 528. It ran the Paris-Dakar as Porsche’s fast service car in…
Read MoreBy the late 1960s, Porsche were spending considerably more on racing than they had done a decade earlier. To ease logistics and reflect the firm’s status as a top flight competitor, three brand…
Read MoreChassis 002 was one of three brand new 956s taken to the 1982 Le Mans 24 hours. The prototype, chassis 001, had debuted at the Silverstone 6 Hours a month earlier and Le Mans would be the 956’s…
Read MoreBetween 1982 and 1984, Porsche produced ten works 956s for Group C racing. The first was chassis 001 which served as the initial test and development car. Built around a more substantial tub than…
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