Five Decades of Porsche 911 Success
Even though introduced in 1963, and winning the Rally Monte Carlo, the Porsche 911 classic (built until 1989) established his reputation in production-based road racing mainly in the 1970a.
- Porsche 911 Carrera RSR, winner of the Targa Florio, Daytona and Sebring in the mid-1970s
- Porsche 934
- Porsche 935, winner in Le Mans 1979
Due to rules, the 911 was not used very much in the 1980s, but returned in the 1990s as the Porsche 993, like the GT2 turbo model. The water-cooled Porsche 996 series became a success in racing after the GT3 variant was introduced in 1999.
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