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Aug 19, 2021 · Porsche 917's secret advantage: winning Le Mans in 1971 — 'whatever it took' Le Mans News. August 19th 2021. Gijs van Lennep and Helmut Marko's Martini-liveried Porsche 917 wasn't the fastest car in the 1971 Le Mans 24 Hour race, but a unique modification and sheer determination brought victory 50 years ago. DPPI. Author. Paul Fearnley.
In the sportscar world, there is hardly any combination of Porsche numbers that is not associated with victories, goosebumps and outstanding engineering skill. And yet there is one that, even 50 years after its premiere, represents the pinnacle of all motorsport legends: the Porsche 917.
Aug 25, 2020 · Of all of the absurdly valuable sports-racing prototypes currently owned by the Porsche factory museum, 917K-015/035, the car at Sonoma, is the only naturally aspirated 917 now running.
Mar 18, 2016 · This Le Mans-winning Porsche 917 was a one-hit wonder. During a recent visit to the Porsche museum’s secret storage facility, our photographer Rèmi Dargegen was offered the chance to shoot the 1971 Le Mans-winning 917K, a car that hasn’t been fired up since it crossed the finish line at La Sarthe.
Apr 11, 2022 · 24 HOURS CENTENARY – PERPETUAL INNOVATION ⎮ The Porsche 917 indelibly marked the history of Sport Prototypes between 1969 and 1971, revolutionising the endurance discipline while embroiled in an all-out battle between Porsche and the very team entrusted to run the car.
Porsche 917 Living Legend. Year: 2013 Devolopment stage: 1:1 clay model. Porsche has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans 19 times to date but the Porsche 917 KH in its Porsche Salzburg red-and-white livery occupies a very special place in the brand’s history.
Feb 11, 2022 · PHOTOS (Copyright - ACO Archives): LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES, 24 HOURS OF LE MANS. From top to bottom: three snapshots of the Porsche 917, the winning car in 1970 (#23), the first version in 1969 (#12) and the victor in 1971 (#22), with notable aerodynamic evolutions.
