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An outdoor research lab.
The 956 made its first start at Le Mans
in 1982 and achieved cornering speeds
believed to be impossible. The secret lay
in the wing profiles of the side boxes that
generated an area of such low pressure
while driving that the 956 was literally
suctioned to the asphalt. To tame the tre-
mendous friction, an aluminum monocoque
was developed for a race car for the first
time. The results: a triple victory in 1982
and repeat winner until 1985.
Double victory with the 911 GT1: 1st place for Laurent Aiello/Allan McNish/Stephane Ortelli Siegerauto (left and above),
2nd place for 911 GT1 Jörg Müller/Uwe Alzen/Bob Wollek
For the track and the street.
In 1985, Hans-Joachim Stuck drove the
successor, a 962 C, and in training drove
the fastest lap ever recorded at Le Mans
at a speed of 251.815 km/h! The suction
pressure on this racecar was so great
that if driven at 320 km/h upside down, it
would stick to the ceiling. The first racecar
with all-wheel drive to start at Le Mans
also came from Zuffenhausen. The 961
was based on the high-performance 959
sports car. With a super-lightweight yet
simultaneously rigid carbon fiber chassis,
in 1998, the 911 GTI reeled in Porsche’s
most recent overall victory. Vast amounts
of data from using a double-turbocharged
engine and carbon fiber as the building
material flowed directly into the develop-
ment of the new production models. As
the saying goes, “there’s a racecar inside
every Porsche”.
FASTEST LAP EVER DRIVEN
AT LE MANS AT AN AVERAGE
SPEED OF 251.815 KM/H:
HANS-JOACHIM STUCK 1985 IN
A PORSCHE 962 C
LEGENDARY ACHIEVEMENT AT LE MANS // 109