PORSCHE 956 ROTHMANS LE MANS

The Porsche 956 is a Group C sports prototype from the German automaker Porsche that competed in the World Endurance Championship from 1982 to 1986. Twenty-eight official units were built. An evolution of the 956, the Porsche 962, was replacing the 956 from 1985.

The 956 possessed an aluminum monocoque chassis and an unladen weight of between 820 and 850 kg. Its engine, derived from that of its predecessor, the Porsche 936, was a 2.65-liter boxer six-cylinder gasoline, equipped with two turbochargers, developing a maximum power output of 620 to 640 hp at 8,200 rpm and a maximum torque of 630 Nm at 5,400 rpm.

Porsche won the World Endurance Championship narrowly in 1982, highlighted by a hat-trick at the 24 Hours of Le Mans by a wide margin. In 1983, the official team was joined by several private units of the 956. Porsche won all seven races of the championship and won the marque championship comfortably; in addition, the 956 occupied the first eight positions at Le Mans. The situation was similar in 1984, where the Porsche won almost every race. That year, the regulations changed from allowing 600 liters of gasoline to 510 in 1000 kmkm races. Faced with this, Porsche launched an evolution called 956B, equipped with electronic injection.

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