Porsche 917 Sports Racing Car

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The Porsche 917 is a race car that gave Porsche its first overall wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1970 and 1971. The Porsche 917 is the fastest series production car ever made in the world. Twenty-five models had to be built for the homologation as a litre sportscar with a minimum weight of 800 kilograms as demanded by the rules of the World championship of Makes. Porsche`s 917 works drivers Jo Siffert, Udo Schuetz, Gerhard Mitter, Kurt Ahrens, Hans Herrman and Willi Kauhsen

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Size: 5487px × 3304px
Location: Goodwood, England
Photo credit: © David Chedgy / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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