When it comes to most extreme iterations of the 911, three candidates stand out. One is the 1974 Carrera RSR Turbo, another the 935 it spawned which, from 1976, was built in various states of tune.

Relive one of the most dramatic chapters in Daytona endurance racing with this classic film from the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona. Porsche was widely expected to dominate again, but in a stunning turn of events the Sunoco-liveried Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet took overall victory.

The second iteration from Porsche’s fabled 908 line was conceived for the 1969 season in response to the FIA’s decision to relax aspects of the three-litre Group 6 Prototype regulations that concerned…

“Once you get it on song, get up to 7,000-plus-revs, it was absolutely amazing,” says racing driver Derek Bell, “…and the fact you could brake so perfectly, flick it into a corner, put the power on…it just wanted the hell driven out of it.”

Created as a successor to the all-conquering 904 GTS, Porsche’s iconic Gullwing-doored 906 Carrera 6 seamlessly took over the mantle of premier under two-litre Group 4 Sports car. To qualify…

For the first few years of its life, every 911 production car used a 2-litre version of Porsche’s venerable air-cooled Flat 6 engine. That all changed in late 1969 when the 1970 model year C-series…

A little over ten years after the 356 had made its salon debut, Porsche introduced arguably the most heavily revised iteration yet: the 356 B. Unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September…

Although Porsche had scored some impressive early victories with the 911, wins at the likes of the Le Mans 24 Hours and Monte Carlo Rally had necessarily been achieved with lightly modified cars taken…

Having created various iterations of the 356 for production-based Grand Touring competition, Porsche came up with a brand new model for 1964: the mid-engined 904 Carrera GTS. In order to…

Within four years of his first motor race, Jochen Rindt had won the Le Mans 24 Hours driving a Ferrari 250 LM for Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing Team (NART). The Austrian’s rapid rise towards the…

As a consequence of their rugged build quality, outstanding performance and useful rear-engined layout, the Porsche 356 and 911 proved enormously effective rally cars. After the 911 made its…

As a consequence of having to build at leat 25 917s in order to qualify for the up to five-litre Group 4 category, Porsche ended up with many more 917s than they really needed. Following the FIA…

Having created various iterations of the four-cam Carrera-engined 356 for competition use, Porsche came up with the all-new mid-engined 904 GTS to serve as a replacement for the 1964…

One day after the 1967 Le Mans 24 Hours had seen all previous records broken, the FIA announced a three-litre engine limit would be imposed on top flight Group 6 Prototypes from 1968. The drastic…

Having lost both the Le Mans 24 Hours and the 1968 World Sportscar Championship by the slenderest of margins, the monumental outlay to subsequently create the 917 was expected to…

Introduced mid-way through the 1966 season, the 910 served as Porsche’s replacement for the outgoing 906. Based around a tubular steel spaceframe chassis into which were dropped various…

Also known as the Carrera 6, the 906 was created as Porsche’s challenger for the 1966 season when new rules came into effect for Sports, Prototype and Grand Touring Cars. The premier Group…

During the 1960s, Porsche’s competition programme steadily progressed to the point that, by the end of the decade, the firm had become the dominant force in practically every discipline of…

Chassis 023 was one of four 917s leased to the Porsche Konstruktionen Salzburg team for the 1970 season. The Salzburg operation was a quasi-works outfit run by Ferdinand Porsche’s grandson…

Chassis 020 was one of four 917s allocated to the quasi-works Porsche Salzburg squad for the 1970 season. Although Porsche had signed a deal with John Wyer Automotive Engineering to race the 917…

Chassis 024 was one of the rare Porsche 917s that never raced in period. The car made its debut appearance at the 1970 Le Mans Test which took place over the weekend of April 11th and 12th.

Although Porsche contracted John Wyer’s Gulf-backed team to handle the racing side of things with the 917 for 1970 and 1971, Ferdinand Porsche’s grandson, Ferdinand Piech (who had been a key…

Chassis 013 was one of the eight 917s raced on Porsche’s behalf by the Gulf-backed John Wyer Automotive Engineering crew during 1970. 013 first appeared as a T-car for the Daytona 24 Hours…

Chassis 014 was one of the eight 917s used by the Gulf-backed John Wyer Automotive Engineering operation during the 1970 season. Porsche had recruited Wyer’s team (JWAE) with a two-year deal to…

Chassis 015 was one of the eight 917s raced by the Gulf-backed John Wyer Automotive Engineering crew in 1970 (JWAE). Having spent a vast sum on racing and development in the years prior, Porsche…

Although Porsche’s competition programme was mainly focused on Sports Protoypes during the mid 1960s, a modest campaign with the newly launched 911 was embarked upon beginning in 1965.

Chassis 160371 was a Porsche 356 C built in 1964 and configured with Cabriolet coachwork by Karosserie Reutter. The car was ordered with the ultimate (non Carrera) ‘SC’ engine, Dolphin Grey…

Between 1969 and 1971, only a handful of Porsche 917s were sold to privateers. Chassis 018 was one such car. It was acquired for the 1970 season by Alex Soler-Roig of Barcelona. Soler-Roig was an…

Chassis 016 first appeared for the 917’s homologation inspection in April 21st 1969. Like the majority of 917s present that day, 016 had only been loosely assembled. It was subsequently dismantled to be…

Porsche promotional posters from 1960-1964