Porsche 911 GT1

Porsche 911 GT1 '98

The Porsche 911 GT1 is a racing car which was designed to participate in the GT1 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and sold for homologation as a road car. Unlike its sister models 911 GT2 and 911 GT3 GT1 but was not developed further based on a production vehicle for road-going race car, but built only in limited edition as homologated for road use.

It is not seen in spite of the name by some as a true 911, since it is not driven by a water-cooled engine and means of the traditional air-cooled rear engine. In addition, he has a completely independent, significantly flatter body, which is made of carbon fiber. Their design was based, although instrumental in the 911ern of types 993 and 996, the body of the " Elfers " is, however, made ​​of galvanized sheet steel.

Model history and vehicle models

The Porsche 911 GT1 was primarily constructed from 1996 for racing and for the purpose of homologation built in small numbers as a road-legal supercar to for use in the United States, Le Mans and European BPR series and 1997 FIA GT Championship can be authorized to. Were required for 25 copies, but the FIA showed accommodating. The engine, as usual, a six-cylinder boxer, but a water-cooled turbo engine with 440 kW (600 hp), based on the engine of the successful group C racing car Porsche 956 C or Porsche 962 and was, as on racing cars in its class common installed upstream of the rear axle. A fixed rear wing ensured the necessary pressure for driving stability at speeds sometimes well over 300 km / h The Porsche 911 GT1 was produced from 1996 to 1998 in different versions:

Porsche 911 GT1 (1996 )

The first variant of the 1996 was not yet established based on the Porsche 993. The shell of the Porsche 993 taken - from the front to the B-pillar was - due to the crash regulations for street licensable Homologationsserie. From the B-pillar, a space frame was attached. In addition, the look was adjusted by taking over the headlights and taillights, that of the Porsche Type 993. From this vehicle only 2 cars were built as a street version. From 1997 - due to the model change to 996 - headlights, taillights and other exterior features to the then-current type were adjusted.

Porsche 911 GT1 Evo (1997)

The published in 1997 Porsche 911 GT1 Evo was presented with a far-reaching revised bodywork and a new vehicle floor under the front section, which ensured an improved downforce. The front suspension is new, but has the same 1502 mm track width as in the predecessor. Many details have been finalized by the Porsche engineers, especially with a view to improving service - friendliness. On 7 March 1997 the two KKK turbochargers type K 27 charged, but again from a diameter 35.7 mm air restrictor to 400 kW ( 544 hp) at 7200 rpm is braked and rolled 600 Nm strong 911 GT1 Evo, piloted by Bob Wollek, for the first time from the workshop on the Porsche test track in Weissach Flacht. From 1997 to 1998 Porsche produced from this type of vehicle a total of 21 vehicles, some of which were also approved for road use and Porsche customers were offered at a price of DM 1,550,000.

Porsche 911 GT1 '98 (1998)

After the Mercedes -Benz CLK GTR appeared in 1997 in the FIA ​​GT Championship and proved to be faster, more advanced version GT1 '98 was used in 1998. This was again flatter than the previous version. Nevertheless, the GT1 '98 all the races of the 1998 FIA GT Championship against Mercedes lost, but won due to its reliability at the third attempt happy at Le Mans against the certainly faster but less reliable opponents. Which also belonged to the Toyota GT -One, but never fulfilled there for a second. 1999, no more races were contested, since you developed the successor for 2000, which, however, never came to the race, but later than the Porsche Carrera GT went into production. Thanks to a change in the rules of the FIA ​​had to be built from this type only a road-legal car (street version).

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