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PORSCHE 962C n.3

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HISTORY

The Porsche 962C is a car that participated at the 24 Hours of Le Mans of 1986. The car designed by Norbert Singer replaced the winning Porsche 956, complied with the regulations of the Sport Prototype Championship, in which the engine derived from the 956 was used, and the regulations of the IMSA Championship with the use of a 3200 cc boxer engine.

The German Porsche AG Rothmans team with Jochen Mass, Drake Olson and Vern Schuppan at the wheel of the Porsche 962C n.3 did not finished in the the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1986, due to broken transmission after forty-one laps. The race won by Porsche 962C n.1 of Derek Bell, Hans Joachim Stuck, Al Holbert, in second place came the 962C n.17 of Team Brun Motorsport of Oscar Larrauri, Jesus Pareja and Joel Gohuier with a gap of 8 laps, while in third position the Porsche 956B n.8 of George Follmer, John Morton and Kenper Miller.
The race was conditioned by the accident of the Porsche 962C n.10 of the Porsche Kremer Racing team that cost the life of Jo Gartner.

Video fatal crash John Gartner

CHASSIS

Porsche 962C
Aluminium monocoque
Length: 4770 mm
Width: 2000 mm
Height: 1013 mm
Suspension front: Double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar
Suspension rear: Lower wishbones, top rockers, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar
Brakes: Ventilated and cross-drilled discs
Tyres: Dunlop

ENGINE

Porsche 935/76 2649 cc F6 Bi-Turbo
Power: 507 kW
Drive Type: Rear wheel drive
Transmission: Porsche five speed Manual.
Fuel brand: Shell
Fuel Type: Petrol
Tank Capacity: ? lt

RESULT

Did not finish 24 hours of Le Mans 1986 with drivers Jochen Mass, Drake Olson, Vern Schuppan