Porsche 908/3 group 6 (1975)
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Chassis numbers
Also called Porsche 908/4 and Deutsch Porsche 908 Special

Specifications

4 units built
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Porsche Type 911/76, boxer 6 (180o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
2142cc, 83.0 x 66.0 mm
6.5:1
500 bhp / 373 KW @ 7600 rpm
549 Nm / 405 ft lbs @ 5400 rpm
magnesium-alloy crankcase
forged steel crankshaft with 8 plain main bearings 57mm diameter, 57mm big end journal diameter
titanium connecting rods, 130mm distance center to center, 61mm big end bearing diameter
SOHC, 2 valves/cyl - 12 valves total. Sodium-cooled exhaust valves
aspiration, 1 x KKK turbocharger, Bosch Kugelfischer multipoint mechanical fuel injection
2 sparks per cylinder
air cooled
dry sump

Porsche Type 911/78

Porsche Type 908, Boxer 8 (180o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
2997cc, 85.0 x 66.0 mm
10.4:1
360 bhp / 269 KW @ 8400 rpm
365 Nm / 269 ft lbs @ 6600 rpm
cast aluminium block and aluminium alloy head
9 main bearings
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC chain driven
aspiration: natural with Bosch Kugelfischer mechanical Fuel Injection
firing order 1-8-2-6-4-5-3-7
aircooled
dry sump

Type 915, 5 speed manual gearbox
final drive 4.43/1 (31/7), 5.29/1 (37/7). Limited slip rear differential
single plate clutch
aluminium tubular space frame with plastic body
length x width x height: 3540 mm x 1950 mm x 675 mm
wheelbase: 2300 mm
track f/r: 1542 / 1564 mm
front wheels: 4.25/10.20-15
rear wheels: 5.50/12.20-15


Results in WSCC

Season
911/76 engine
Car entry, chassis number Car number/ result
Dayt Mugelo Dijon Monza Spa Pergusa Nurb Zeltweg Watkins Glen
Team 24h 1000km 800km 1000km 1000km 1000km 1000km 1000km 6h
Dr. H. Dannesberger, 908/3-006 #6, 3rd #7, 9th #7, eng ine #4, gear box #7, 7th #7, 3rd #4, 9th #0, eng ine
Dr. H. Dannesberger, 908/3-013 #7, 16th
Julio Gargallo, 908/3-013 (908 engine) in entry list #11, in entry list
Scuderia Nettuno Ovoro, 908/3-008 #9, turbo* #10, 2nd* #5, 2nd #5, valves #4, 3rd #9, turbo* #5, 3rd #8, 4th
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Scuderia Nettuno Ovoro, 908/3-012 (908 engine) #11, 8th* #11, igni tion* #6, 5th #6, 7th #5, OTL #10, 5th* #6, 4th #9, 21st
Walter Proebst/ Holger Schechinger (908 engine) #18, dnt qualify
Total points
91
11 11 15 4 12 14 17 7
Statistics
Starts/finishes 26/17 4/3 3/2 3/2 3/1 3/2 4/2 3/3 3/2
Driver Team entries and car number
Dr. H. Dannesberger
Herbert Müller 6, 7 7 7 4 7 7 4 0
Gijs van Lennep 6, 7 7 7
Leo Kinnunen 7 + 4 7 7 4
Eppie Wietzes 0
Julio Gargallo
Leo Kinnunen +
Julio Gargallo 11
Juan Llagostera 11
Ben Heiderich
Julio Gargallo 11
Juan Llagostera 11
Joest Racing/ Scuderia Nettuno Ovoro
Reinhold Jöst 9 10 5 5 4, 6 9 5 8
Mario Casoni 9, 11 10 5 5, 6 4 9 5 8
Jürgen Barth 11 11 6 6 5 10 6 9
Ernst Kraus 11 11 6 5 10 6
Michael Keyser 9

*Joest Racing team
* *Scuderia Brescia Corse team


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