Porsche 718/8 group P (1962)
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Chassis numbers

Specifications

1 unit built 718/8 GTR '62, chassis #46 (Coupe)
1 unit built 718/8 WRS '62, chassis #47 (Spyder)

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Porsche Type 771, B8 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
aircooled

5 speed Manual gear box
aluminium body on steel spaceframe chassis
Front suspension twin parallel arms, torsion bars, telescopic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
Rear suspension double unequal length wishbones, coil springs over dampers
worm and nut steering
drum brakes all-round
length 3600 mm (141.7 in)
widht 1510 mm
height 880 mm
Wheelbase 2200 mm (86.6 in)
Track (fr/r) 1290 mm (50.8 in) / 1250 mm (49.2 in)
580kg


Results in WSCC

Season races for Sports/Prototypes
Car entry, chassis number Car number/ result
Dayt Sebring Targa Florio Nurb Le Man d' Auvergne Bridgeh
Team 3h 12h 1000km 24h 400km
Porsche System Engineering, 718-046 (GTR) #108, 3rd* #110, gear box #30, in entry list
Porsche System Engineering, 718-047 (WRS) #100, acci dent* #111, 3rd #30, in entry list
Total points
16
8 8
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 18/9 2/1 2/1
Drivers Team entries and car number
Porsche System Engineering
Dan Gurney 100 110 30
Jo Bonnier 110 30
Graham Hill 111
Hans Herrmann 111
Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia
Nino Vaccarella 108

*Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia entries for Targa Florio


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