Porsche 956 group C1 (1982)

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Porsche Type 935/76, Boxer 6 (180^o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
2649cc, 92.3 x 66 mm
7.5:1, 1983+:8.5:1
580 (1bar) - 620 (1.2bar) HP / 455kW @ 8200 rpm
600 Nm / 442 ft lbs @ 5000 rpm
aluminium alloy block and head
forged steel crankshaft with 7 main bearings
DOHC gear driven, 4 valves/cyl - 24 valves total
2 x KKK K26-3060G Turbochargers with Water injection air/air Behr Intercoolers
1982: Bosch-Kugelfischer Mechanical fuel Injection
1983: Bosch D-Motronic multipoint electronic fuel injection
turbo pressure 1.4bar
firing order 1-6-2-4-3-5
air cooled block, water cooled cylinderheads
dry sump

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Porsche Type 935/79, Boxer 6 (180^o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
2869cc, 93 x 70.4 mm
7.5:1
455kW / 620 HP @ 8200 rpm
600 Nm / 442 ft lbs @ 5000 rpm
aluminium alloy block and head
forged steel crankshaft with 7 main bearings
DOHC gear driven, 4 valves/cyl - 24 valves total
2 x KKK K26-3060G Turbochargers with Water injection air/air Intercoolers, Bosch Motronic MS1.2 multipoint electronic fuel injection
turbo pressure 1.4bar
firing order 1-6-2-4-3-5
air cooled block, water cooled cylinderheads
dry sump

5 speed manual gearbox
dry single plate clutch
aluminium monocoque chassis with semi-stressed engine, Kevlar, glass reinforced plastic and aluminium body panels
Front suspension double wishbones, coil springs over Bilstein gas-pressurized dampers
Rear suspension double wishbones, rocker arms, coil springs over dampers
rack and pinion
ventilated disks all around with 2 x 2 piston calipers
length: 4770 mm (187.8 in)
width: 1990 mm (78.3 in)
height: 1080 mm
wheelbase: 2650 mm (104.3 in)
f/r track 1665 mm (65.6 in) / 1545 mm (60.8 in)
Wheels (fr/r) 12 x 16" / 15 x 16"
Tyres (fr/r) 280/650 x 16" / 350/650 x 16"
820-850 kg
fuel tank 100 lt

Results in WSCC

Season


Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Monza	Silver stone	Nurb	Le Mans	Spa	Mugello	Fuji	Brands Hatch
Team	1000km	6h	1000km	24h	1000km	1000km	6h	1000km
Porsche System, 956-001		#1, 2nd		#T, spare car
Porsche System, 956-002				#1, 1st
Porsche System, 956-003				#1, 2nd	#1, 1st		#1, 1st	#11, 1st
Porsche System, 956-004				#1, 3rd	#2, 2nd		#2, tire

Total points 75		9		27	19		10	10
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 9/8		1/1		3/3	2/2		2/1	1/1
Driver	Team entries and car number
Porsche System
Jacky Ickx		1		1, T	1		1	11
Derek Bell		1		1, T	2		2	11
Jochen Mass				2, T	1		1
Vern Schuppan				2, T	2		2
Al Holbert				3, T
Hurley Haywood				3, T
Jürgen Barth				3, T

Season

All entries with 935/76 engine


Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Monza	Silver stone	Nurb	Le Mans	Spa	Fuji	Kyalami
Team	1000km	1000km	1000km	24h	1000km	1000km	1000km
Rothmans Porsche, 956-005	#1, 2nd	#1, acci dent	#1, 1st	#1, 2nd	#5, 1st	#1, 2nd	#1, 3rd
Rothmans Porsche, 956-007	#2, 7th	#2, 1st	#2, acci dent
Rothmans Porsche, 956-004	#1T, spare car	#1T, spare car		#33, spare car	#2, 2nd	#3T, spare car
Rothmans Porsche, 956-003			#3T, spare car	#3, 1st			#3, igni tion
Rothmans Porsche, 956-008				#2, eng ine
Rothmans Porsche, 956-009						#2, 1st	#2, 1st
Matsuda Collection, 956-112						#3, 4th
Trust Racing Team, 956-108						#6, 3rd
Joest Racing, 956-104	#11, 1st	#8, 2nd	#8, 2nd	#8, 6th	#8, acci dent		#8, acci dent
Joest Racing, 956-105	#12, 3rd	#12, eng ine	#12, in entry list	#12, 4th	#12, acci dent	#12, 5th	#12, 4th
Richard Lloyd Racing, 956-106	#14, 6th	#14, 3rd	#14, 3rd	#14, 8th	#14, 9th	#14, in entry list	#14, 5th
John Fitzpatrick Racing, 956-102	#16, 5th	#11, 8th	#11, 6th	#16, 5th	#11, 3rd	#11, acci dent in practice	#16, 6th
John Fitzpatrick Racing, 956-110				#11, fuel pump			#11, acci dent
Obermaier Racing, 956-109	#18, 4th	#18, 4th	#18, 4th	#18, 7th	#18, 5th
Porsche Kremer Racing, 956-101		#21, 5th		#21, 3rd	#21, eng ine	#21, oil leak
Brun Motorsport, 956-111					#33, 4th	#8, 6th	#35, acci dent
Henns' T-Bird Swap Shop, 956-103		#47, eng ine		#47, 10th*		#48, acci dent+

Total points 316	49	43	39	53	42	45	45
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 57/44	7/7	9/6	6/5	11/9	6/6	9/6	9/5

*John Fitzpatrick Racing entry
+Alpha Racing entry

Team and drivers entries

+ Show Rothmans Porsche Team (1, 2, 3)

+ Show Matsuda Collection Team (3)

+ Show Trust Racing Team

+ Show Joest Racing team

+ Show Richard Lloyd Racing team (14)

+ Show John Fitzpatrick Racing team (11, 16)

+ Show Obermaier Racing team (18)

+ Show Porsche Kremer Racing team (21)

+ Show Brun Motorsport team (33, 35)

+ Show Henns' T-Bird Swap Shop team (47)

+ Show Alpha Racing team (48)

Season

All entries with 935/76 engine


Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Monza	Silver stone	Le Man	Nurbur	Brands Hatch	Mosport	Spa	Imola	Fuji	Kyalami	Sandown Park
Team	1000km	1000km	24h	1000km	1000km	1000km	1000km	1000km	1000km	1000km	1000km
Rothmans Porsche, 956-010	#1, 2nd	#1, 1st		#1, 7th		#1, 1st	#1, 2nd		#1, 2nd		#1, 2nd
Rothmans Porsche, 956-009	#2, 1st	#2, 10th		#2, 1st		#2, 4th	#2, 1st		#2, 1st		#2, 1st
Rothmans Porsche, 956-004 (PDK in Spa)	#1T, spare car	#16T, OTL+					#3, 6th		#3, OTL		#3, 8th
Rothmans Porsche, 956-005				#3, spare car
Rothmans Porsche, 956-003 (PDK)							spare car	#1, clutch
Joest Racing, 956-104	#7, eng ine	#7, 2nd	#8, over heating	#7, 8th			#7, igni tion		#7, 4th		#7, 7th
Joest Racing, 956B-117			#7, 1st		#8, 2nd		#8, in entry list	#8, 3rd
Brun Motorsport, 956-111	#9, acci dent	#9, eng ine	#20, 7th	#19, 6th	#9, 8th	#19, gear box	#20, 4th	#9, 5th
Brun Motorsport, 956B-116		#19, 11th	#9, 4th	#9, acci dent	#19, 5th		#9, 3rd	#19, 1st
Kremer Racing, 956-101	#19, 4th	#11, 6th	#17, 9th	#20, 9th + +	#10, 4th	#20, OTL	#10, 7th		#10, 5th		#10, 4th
Kremer Racing, 956B-115			#11, 6th	#10, 5th			#11, in entry list	#10, 4th			#11, 5th
Schornstein Racing Team, 956-105	#12, 6th	#12, 9th	#12, 5th	#12, 10th	#12, 9th		#12, 8th	#12, 7th		#12, 9th	#12, 11th
GTi Engineering, 956-106	#14, 5th	#14, 5th	#14, cooling fan bearing	#14, 4th	#14, 1st
GTi Engineering, 956GTi-106B							#14, bell housing	#14, 2nd	#14, 9th		#14, 3rd
GTi Engineering, 956-007		#16, eng ine in practice	#16, disqua lified	#16, acci dent in practice		#3, OTL	#16, oil pressure				#56, OTL
Henn's T-Bird Swap Shop, 956-103			#26, 2nd						#16, gear box * * *
Skoal Bandit Porsche Team, 956B-114	#33, gear box	#33, 8th	#33, 3rd	#33, 2nd	#33, spare car	#33, 2nd	#33, oil pressure	#33, eng ine	#33, in entry list		#33, coil
Skoal Bandit Porsche Team, 956-110	#55, wheel	#55, 3rd	#21, eng ine * *						#34, in entry list+++
Nova Engineering, 956B-113									#18, acci dent in practice
John Fitzpatrick Racing, 956-102	#34, eng ine*	#34, 21st	#34, acci dent*	#34, dns	#33T, 6th	#55, acci dent in practice	#34, with drawn	#55, 8th	#55, in entry list		#55, 9th
Obermaier Racing, 956-109	#47, eng ine	#18, wheel	#47, acci dent	#18, 21st	#18, in entry list		#18, 5th	#18, 6th
Trust Racing Team, 956B-118									#60, 3rd

Total points 444	37	44	51	47	42	26	52	52	42	2	49
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 108/75	11/5	14/10	14/8	13/10	7/7	7/3	13/8	10/8	9/6	1/1	11/9
Driver	Team entries and car number
Rothmans Porsche
Jacky Ickx	1, 1T	1		1, 3		1	1	1	1		1
Jochen Mass	1, 1T	1		1, 3	8	1	1	8	1		1
Stefan Bellof	2, 1T	2		2	19	2	2	19	2		2
Derek Bell	2, 1T	2		2		2	2				2
Vern Schuppan			11	16		3	3		60		3
John Watson							3	1	2
Joest Racing
Klaus Ludwig	7	7	7								7
Stefan Johansson	7		8	7			7, 8		7
Henri Pescarolo	7	7	7	7	8		7	8	7	12	7
Jean-Louis Schlesser			8
Mauricio DeNarvaez			8
Ayrton Senna				7
Brun Motorsport
Oscar Larrauri	9	9	20	19		19	20	9
Massimo Sigala	9	9	20	19			20	9
Hans-Joachim Stuck	19			9			9	19	60
Walter Brun	19	19	9	20	9	19	9	10
Harald Grohs	19			9	19		9	18
Vern Schuppan		19
Leopold von Bayern			9	20	9			10
Bob Akin			9
Joël Gouhier			20
Kremer Racing
David Sutherland		11	17		10
Alan Jones			11								3
Jean-Pierre Jarier			11
Tiff Needell			17
Rusty French			17
Manfred Winkelhock				10					10		11
Marc Surer				10
George Fouché					10	20	10, 11	10			10
Desiré Wilson					10
Bill Adam						20
Kees Nierop						20
Kees Kroesemeijer							10
Rusty French											11
Schornstein Racing Team
Volkert Merl	12	12	12	12	12
Dieter Schornstein	12	12	12	12	12		12	12		12	12
"John Winter"		12	12	12	12		12	12		12	12
Hans Heyer							7, 8, 12	8, 12
Paul Belmondo											12
GTi Engineering
Jonathan Palmer	14	14	14	14	14		14	14	14		14
Jan Lammers	14	14	14	14	14		14	14	14		14
Richard Lloyd		16, 16T	16				16		3
Nick Mason		16, 16T	16			3
René Metge			16
Christian Danner				14, 16
Johnny Dumfries							16				56
Jack Brabham											56
Nova Engineering
Jirou Yoneyama									16
Chikage Oguchi									16
Kenji Takahashi									18
Kunimitsu Takahashi									18
Geoff Lees									18
Charles Ivey Racing
Alain De Cadenet			21
Allan Grice			21
Chris Craft			21
Henn's T-Bird Swap Shop
Jean Rondeau			26
John Paul, Jr			26
Skoal Bandit Porsche Team
Thierry Boutsen	33	33		33	33, 33T		33	33, 34	33		33
David Hobbs	33	33	33	33, 34	33, 33T	33	33	33, 34, 55	33		33
Rupert Keegan	55	55				33, 55		55	55		55
Guy Edwards	55	55			33T
Franz Konrad		11		34		33, 55	34	55	55		55
Philippe Streiff			33
Sarel van der Merwe			33								10
John Fitzpatrick Racing
Renzo Zorzi	34
Giorgio Francia	34
Pierre Yver							34
Team Australia
Larry Perkins		34	34
Peter Brock		34	34
Obermaier Racing
Axel Plankenhorn	47
Jürgen Lässig	47	18	47	18	18		18	18
George Fouché	47	18	47
Hervé Regout		18					18	18
John Graham			47
David Sutherland				18
Mike Thackwell				18					10
Philippe Martin							18

*Team Australia entry
* *Charles Ivey Racing entry
* * *Nova Engineering entry
+GTi Enginnering entry
+ +Brun Motorsport entry
+++John Fitzpatrick Racing entry

Season

All entries with 935/76 engine


Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Mugello	Monza	Silver stone	Le Man	Hockenh	Mosport	Spa	Brands Hatch	Fuji	Selangor
Team	1000km	1000km	1000km	24h	1000km	1000km	1000km	1000km	1000km	800km
Rothmans Porsche, 956-004		#1T, spare car
Rothmans Porsche, 956-009	#1T, spare car	#3, 2nd	#2, 2nd	#111, spare car	#1T, spare car			#1T, spare car	#1T, spare car
Rothmans Porsche, 956-010 (PDK)								#3, 5th		#2, drive shaft
Joest Racing, 956-104	#8, in entry list	#7, 9th	#7, 6th	#8, acci dent	#8, acci dent		#8, 6th		#8, with drawn	#8, acci dent in practice
Joest Racing, 956B-117	#7, in entry list	#8, in entry list		#7, 1st	#7, 3rd		#7, 3rd		#7, with drawn
Alpha Cubic Racing Team, 956B-115	Porsche Kremer Racing								#48, with drawn
Porsche Kremer Racing, 956B-115	#11, 5th	#11, 8th	#11, 8th	#10, 5th					Alpha Cubic Racing Team
Porsche Kremer Racing, 956-105				in entry list	#10, gear box oil pump	#11, 4th	#10, 11th	#11, in entry list	#11, in entry list
Richard Lloyd Racing, 956GTi-106B	#14, in entry list	#14, 5th	#14, 5th	#14, 2nd	#14, 5th		#14, acci dent in practice	#14, in entry list	#14, with drawn
Richard Lloyd Racing, 956-007			#69, eng ine in practice	#16, in entry list			#69, in entry list			#69, 3rd
Richard Lloyd Racing, 956-004	Rothmans Porsche		#69T, fuel
Trust Racing Team, 956-111	Brun Motorsport								#60, 6th
Brun Motorsport, 956-111	#18, acci dent	#19, 6th	#18, acci dent	#18, eng ine	#18, 2nd				Trust Racing Team
Brun Motorsport, 956B-116	#20, dns				#19, fuel		#19, fatal acci dent
Brun Motorsport, 956-106					#20, 6th		#18, elec trics			#18, 5th
Obermaier Racing Team, 956-109	#26, 6th	#26, eng ine	#26, 7th	#26, 8th	#26, 7th		#26, 8th
From A Racing, 956-101									#27, with drawn
John Fitzpatrick Racing, 956B-114		#33, 16th	#33, eng ine	#33, 4th			#33, in entry list	#33, in entry list	#33, with drawn	#33, 4th
John Fitzpatrick Racing, 956-102		#55, 11th	#55, acci dent		#55, in entry list			#55, in entry list

Total points 186	11	25	27	35	32	7	17	6	5	21
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 57/34	4/2	8/7	10/5	7/5	8/5	1/1	7/4	1/1	7/1	5/3
Driver	Team entries and car number
Rothmans Porsche
Derek Bell	1T	1T, 3	2	111	1T					2
Hans-Joachim Stuck	1T	3	2	111	1T					2
Jochen Mass		1T			1T			1T	1T
Jacky Ickx		1T			1T			1T	1T
Vern Schuppan			69	111				3	60	69
Al Holbert				111				3
Joest Racing
Paolo Barilla	7	7	7	7	7		7		7	8
Henri Pescarolo	7
"John Winter"	8	8		7	8		8		7, 8	8
Hans Heyer		7
Paul Belmondo		8	7	8					8
Klaus Ludwig			7	7	7		7
Mauricio DeNarvaez				8					8
Kenper Miller				8
Franz Konrad					8
Volker Weidler					8		8
Marc Duez							8
Porsche Kremer Racing
George Fouché	11	11	11	10
Klaus Ludwig	11
Gianni Mussato	11
Sarel van der Merwe		11	11	10
Bruno Giacomelli		11
Almo Coppelli			11
Mario Hytten				10
Mike Thackwell				+
Klaus Niedzwiedz					10
Kees Kroesemeijer					10	11	10		11
Ludwig Heimrath, Jr						11
Ludwig Heimrath						11
Marc Surer							10
Richard Lloyd Racing
Jonathan Palmer	14	14	14	14	14		14	14
Jan Lammers	14	14	14
James Weaver			69	14						69
Richard Lloyd				14
David Hobbs					14		14	14
Kenny Acheson									14
Johnny Dumfries									14
Brun Motorsport
Oscar Larrauri	18	19	18	18	18		18			18
Massimo Sigala	18	19	18	18	18		18			18
Walter Brun	20		19		20
Leopold von Bayern	20
Renzo Zorzi		19
Thierry Boutsen			19		19		19, 20
Gabriele Tarquini				18
Stefan Bellof					19		19
Gerhard Berger					20		20
Marc Duez							20
Frank Jelinski										18
Obermaier Racing Team
Mike Thackwell	26
Hervé Regout	26	26	26	26	26		26
Jürgen Lässig	26	26	26	26	26		26
Jésus Pareja		26	26	26	26		26
From A Racing
Jirou Yoneyama									27
Hideki Okada									27
John Fitzpatrick Racing
Jo Gartner		33	33	33					33
Kenny Acheson		33
Dudley Wood		55	55					55
Klaus Niedzwiedz		55
Manuel Lopez		55	55					55
David Hobbs			33	33
Guy Edwards			55	33
Michael Roe									33
Franz Konrad										33
Andrew Miedecke										33
Alpha Cubic Racing Team
Noritake Takahara									48
Chiyomi Totani									48

Season

All entries with 935/76 engine, except is noted in brackets


Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Monza	Silver stone	Le Man	Norisring	Brands Hatch	Jerez	Nurb	Spa	Fuji
Team	360km	1000km	24h	200mile	1000km	360km	1000km	1000km	1000km
Rothmans Porsche, 956-009	#1T, spare car	#1T, spare car	#1T, spare car				#T, in entry list		#T, spare car
Joest Racing, 956-104	#8, fuel	#7, 6th	#8, 3rd				#7, with drawn	#8, 8th
Joest Racing, 956-104 (935/79)				#8, 8th	#8, 5th				#8, 5th
Joest Racing, 956B-117	#7, clutch	#8, in entry list	#7, eng ine				#8, in entry list	#7, 4th
Joest Racing, 956B-117 (935/79)				#7, 1st	#7, 2nd				#7, 1st
Porsche Kremer Racing			#11, in entry list
Porsche Kremer Racing, 956-105 (935/79)			#12, with drawn	#11, 12th			#12, in entry list+
Brun Motorsport, 956-106	#19, 3rd	#19, 9th	#19, acci dent
Brun Motorsport, 956-106 (935/79)				#18, 10th	#19, 3rd	#17, 2nd	#19, with drawn	#19, 9th	#19, 2nd
Liqui Moly Equipe, 956GTi-106B II	#14, in entry list*	#14, 4th	#14, 9th
Liqui Moly Equipe, 956GTi-106B II (935/79)				#14, disqu alified	#14, 1st		#14, 2nd	#14, 10th	#14, acci dent
Obermaier Racing, 956-109	#9, 7th	#9, 12th	#9, 5th	#9, 7th	#9, 8th	#9, 4th	#9, 4th	#9, turbo
John Fitzpatrick Racing, 956B-114	#33, 10th	#33, 5th	#33, 4th	#33, 11th	#33, acci dent in practice	#33, 8th	#33, 3rd	#33, 11th
From A Racing, 956-101									#27, 21st
Alpha Cubic Racing Team, 956B-115 (935/79)									#48, 12th
Trust Racing Team, 956-111 (935/79)									#60, 6th

Total points 196	13	20	23	18	36	19	24	13	30
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 50/39	5/3	5/5	7/4	7/6	5/4	3/3	5/3	6/5	7/6
Driver	Team entries and car number
Rothmans Porsche
Derek Bell		1T		33	7		T		T
Al Holbert			1T						T
Jochen Mass							T
Henri Pescarolo									T
Joest Racing
Klaus Ludwig	7		7	7	7, 8			7
Paolo Barilla	7	7, 8	7		8			7	7
"John Winter"	8		7	8	8		7, 8	8	8
Marc Duez	8
George Follmer		7, 8	8
John Morton		7, 8	8
Kenper Miller			8
Hans-Joachim Stuck					7		T		T
Piercarlo Ghinzani							7		7
Kris Nissen							7	8	8
Vern Schuppan								8
Obermaier Racing
Fulvio Ballabio	9	9	9		9	9	9
Richard Hamann	9
Jürgen Lässig		9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Dudley Wood		9	9		9	9		9
Harald Grohs							9		8
Hervé Regout								9
Porsche Kremer Racing
Jo Gartner			11
Philippe Alliot			11
Sarel van der Merwe			11
Pierre Yver			12
Max Cohen-Olivar			12
Hubert Striebig			12
Franz Konrad				11
Pametex Racing
Jochen Dauer							12
Walter Lechner							12
Richard Lloyd Racing
Drake Olson	14
Liqui Moly Equipe
James Weaver		14						14
Klaus Niedzwiedz		14					14		14
Mauro Baldi			14		14		14	14	14
Price Cobb			14
Rob Dyson	14		14
Bob Wollek		1T		14	14		T
Brun Motorsport
Massimo Sigala	19							19
Walter Brun	19	19				17		19
Frank Jelinski		19			19	17	19		19
Thierry Boutsen			19	18	19
Didier Theys			19					19
Alain Ferté			19
Stanley Dickens							19		19
From A Racing
Jirou Yoneyama									27
Hideki Okada									27
Tsunehisa Asai									27
John Fitzpatrick Racing
Emilio de Villota	33	33	33		33	33	33	33
Fermin Velez	33	33	33		33	33	33	33
George Fouché			33
Alpha Cubic Racing Team
Noritake Takahara									48
Chiyomi Totani									48
Kenji Tohira									48
Trust Racing Team
Vern Schuppan									60
George Fouché									60
Keiichi Suzuki									60