The Porsche 936 was built to compete in the World Sportscar Championship as well as at 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans under the Group 6 formula, which it won both of. Chassis 002 with #20 won with Jacky Ickx and Gijs van Lennep at Le Mans, while the #18 chassis 001 of Reinhold Joest and Jürgen Barth had engine failure.

Mar 14, 2023 · The 936 is the forgotten Porsche sports-prototype. That’s bizarre considering its record. This Group 6 roadster went to Le Mans every year between 1976 and 1981 and was a frontrunner each time. It won on three occasions and arguably should have done so twice more.

Oct 30, 2023 · Porsche returned to Le Mans in 1978 with a three-car fleet of further-revised 936s, two of which used the new four-valve water-cooled heads already seen on the 935. The chance of a 936 hat-trick appeared to have disappeared early on.

Did you know that Porsche had the audacity to pull a car from its display stand at the museum to try and win Le Mans? While not every Porsche is an instant success, the 936 came close to perfection. Read the top ten reasons why we think the 936 deserves its …

Jul 29, 2016 · The 936 achieved a couple of firsts in 1976: not only was Ickx and van Lennep’s car the first Porsche to win the 24 Hours on its maiden appearance but also the first turbocharged prototype to triumph at Le Mans.

With three wins at Le Mans, the 936 purpose-built for the Sports Car World Championship was one of the most successful Porsche racing cars ever. It provided Porsche with its first Le Mans win with a turbo engine in 1976.

May 12, 2017 · The Porsche 936 was a racing car that in the late 1970s and early 1980s scored three wins in the world’s most prestigious race – 24 Hours of Le Mans. Launched in 1976, the Porsche 936 was constructed to compete in Group 6 of the World Sportscar Championship.

With two Le Mans wins in their bag and the 917 no longer eligible, Porsche decided to turn their attention to highly popular Can-Am racing series in 1972. Having to make up for a considerable displacement deficit, Porsche fielded heavily modified, Turbocharged 917 Spyders.

Porsche 936/78 (1978) Premiere: 1978 June, Le Mans / Engine: 2.1-litre flat-6, bi-turbo / Gearbox: 5-speed / Achievements: 1978 2nd Place at Le Mans. For the 1978 Le Mans, Porsche created two new 936/78. The first one was built using chassis 936-001, which had already served for the 936/76 and 936/77. The second car was built on a new chassis ...

In 1977, Porsche’s “improvised” Type 936/77 took on the full-court press of four Renaults at Le Mans. Retirements and technical troubles suggested that winning was out of the question. But neither its drivers nor Porsche number 4 believed that.