Porsche 917 Chassis Numbers

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Chassis Number	Notes	Active Years	Team	Details
917-001	Chassis presented at the 1969 Geneva Motor Show. It never officially competed, but was tested by traveling a distance of 250 km.	1969	Porsche AG	Long Tail 1969
917-002	He never competed officially but was rehearsed at Le Mans in the hands of Stommelen and on the Porsche test track (tôle ondulée), covering 400 km. and 2080 km respectively.	1969	Porsche AG	Long Tail 1969
917-003	It never competed officially but was rehearsed at Le Mans (Stommelen and Herrmann) and at the Nürburgring. It was presented as a "muletto" (No. 31) at Spa Francorchamps in 1969 and was tested by Siffert and Redman.	1969	Porsche AG	Long Tail 1969
917-004	While under the care of the factory team he was rehearsed and raced at the Nürburgring with the No. 61 in the hands of Piper-Gardner, being 8th. Then already in the Gulf Wyer it crashed in Brands Hatch 1970 (Siffert-Redman) seriously destroying itself. To rebuild it, 017 was used and it was renumbered 004. The original 004 was rebuilt and renumbered 017 but never ran again.	1969 - 1970	Porsche AG / John Wyer	Standard Bodywork
917-005	It was the chassis with which the 917 debuted in the World Championship of Brands. With the Nº30 and in the hands of Mitter-Schutz he appeared at Spa 1969 and left. Then he was sold to John Woolfe who crashed with him at the Le Mans 24, destroying the car and killing the driver.	1969	Porsche AG / John Woolfe Racing	1969 Bodywork
917-006	He was a muletto at Le Mans 1969 with No. 15. When Wyer was hired, he rehearsed with him at Zeltweg in the hands of Ahrens-Courage-Kinnunen and Redman. On this car, Wyer's technicians (Horsmann and Cuoghi among others) made the modifications that would give rise to the Short Tail (K) at the end of 1969. He never officially participated in any competition. It served as the basis for the construction of the 040, the first Long Tail (LH). In that condition, it was destroyed by Ahrens in April 1970 in Wolfsburg.	1969 - 1970	Porsche AG	1969 Bodywork , Long Tail 1969
917-007	In 1969 he raced at Le Mans with the No. 14 in the hands of Stommelen-Ahrens. They dropped out. By 1970 it was sold to Gesipa Team and transformed into K3. It participated in numerous Interseries competitions during 1970 and 1971 obtaining two triumphs in the hands of Neuhaus. In 1971 he was turned into a Spyder. Their pilots were also: Kelleners, Kauhsen, Weber and Marko.	1969 - 1971	Porsche AG (1969) / Gesipa (1970 and 1971)	Long Tail 1969 , Standard Bodywork , Spyder Interserie 1971
917-008	When Wyer was hired, he rehearsed with him at Zeltweg in the hands of Ahrens-Courage-Kinnunen and Redman. On this car, Wyer's technicians (Horsmann and Cuoghi among others) made the modifications that would give rise to the Short Tail (K) at the end of 1969. He participated in the 24 hours. of 1969 Le Mans in the hands of Elford-Attwood. During 1970 it was rehearsed numerous times on the undulating Porsche Test Track.	1969 - 1970	Porsche AG	Long Tail 1969 , 1969 Bodywork
917-009	This chassis corresponded to the first 917 winner of a competition for the World Championship of Brands. This happened at Zeltweg 1969, when the Freiherr Von Wendt Team presented the 917 # 29 in the hands of Siffert-Ahrens. By 1970 he passed to the John Wyer Team and was reformed into K3 and then K5.	1969 - 1971	Karl von Wendt / John Wyer	1969 Bodywork , Standard Bodywork , Body with spoiler between the ends of the tail. (type used by John Wyer in 1970 and 1971)
917-010	This chassis, in addition to being one of the most active in participations (no less than 29 races), was the winner in Kyalami 1969 (Piper-Attwood), in Thruxton 1970 (Siffert-Piper) and again in Kyalami 1970 (Attwood-Love). His pilots were: Attwood / Redman / Siffert / Piper / Dean / Gregg / Hobbs / Adamowicz / Love / Casoni / Cabral / Ikusawa / Craft	1969 - 1972	David Piper Racing 1969 to 1971 / Piper White Racing 1972	1969 Bodywork , 1969 bodywork with raised rear (of the type used by Piper-Kyalami'69) , 1969 Bodywork , Standard Bodywork , Dynamic Air
917-011	It was used by Porsche AG for drilled brake disc tests at Daytona in November 1970. Rodriguez, Siffert and Hobbs participated in these tests. In 1970 he went to Salzburg and participated in the hands of Elford-Ahrens in Daytona and Sebring In Sebring he crashed and did not run again.	1969 - 1970	Porsche AG (1969) - Porsche Salzburg (1970)	Standard Bodywork
917-012	It was used by Porsche AG for tests at Daytona in November 1970. Rodriguez, Siffert and Hobbs participated in these tests. Rodríguez crashed and the car did not run again.	1969	Porsche AG	Standard Bodywork
917-013	Chassis used by John Wyer as a "muletto" at Daytona. He raced at Sebring with No. 15 in the hands of Rodríguez-Kinnunen, starting 4th. It was used as a car camera for the filming of "Le Mans". There, Piper had a serious accident and lost one of her legs. The car was destroyed. It was rebuilt with the chassis and body of the 034 and renumbered 013	1970	John Wyer	Standard Bodywork
917-014	He participated in three Sport competitions in the hands of Siffert-Redman, with a victory at Spa and two second places (Daytona and Watkins Glen). At Watkins Glen he participated in a Can Am Series category race under the leadership of Siffert, qualifying 2nd. It was destroyed in an accident and was rebuilt using chassis 029, which was renumbered 014.'	1970	John Wyer	Standard Bodywork , Body of the type used by the John Wyer in Spa '70 , Body with spoiler between the ends of the tail. (type used by John Wyer in 1970 and 1971)
917-015	He won at Daytona 1970. (Rodríguez-Kinnunen- # 2). It was used as a "muletto" in various competitions until it crashed and destroyed itself. It was rebuilt with the 035 chassis. The original 015 was sold.More Data (under construction)	1970	John Wyer	Standard Bodywork , Body of the type used by the John Wyer in Spa '70 , Body with spoiler between the ends of the tail. (type used by John Wyer in 1970 and 1971)
917-016	During 1970 it was used by Rodríguez-Kinnunen on several occasions, succeeding at Brands Hatch, Monza and Watkins Glen. He was also used by Solar Productions in the filming of "Le Mans" where he appeared with # 21. In 1971 he was "muletto" in 7 competitions and in July he participated in Can Am (Watkins Glen) with Derek Bell as pilot, finishing 11th.	1970 - 1971	John Wyer	Standard Bodywork , Body with spoiler between the ends of the tail. (type used by John Wyer in 1970 and 1971) , K6 , Dynamic Air
917-017	This chassis was used to rebuild the crashed 004 and it was renumbered precisely 004. In that condition he participated during '70 and '71 in various competitions, abandoning most of them and obtaining a 2nd place in Monza '71 in the hands of Siffert-Bell with # 1.	1970 - 1971	John Wyer	Body of the type used by the John Wyer in Spa '70 , Body with spoiler between the ends of the tail. (type used by John Wyer in 1970 and 1971) , Dynamic Air
917-018	In 1970 he raced three times at Jarama, with Soler Roig as the driver. He won all three times. In 1971 he participated in the 1000 km of Buenos Aires under the command of Fittipaldi-Reutemann.	1970 - 1971	Escudería Nacional (Spain)	Standard Bodywork
917-019	It was used during 1971 by Marko-Van Lennep and Lins. He had no performances worth mentioning.	1970 - 1971	Porsche Salzburg (1970) - Martini (1971)	Standard Bodywork , Dynamic Air
917-020	Chassis used by Herrmann-Attwood to race 3 times in 1970. It was like a "muletto" to Le Mans and was driven by Steinemann-Spoerry. In 1971 he was a "muletto" at Brands Hatch and ran three other races. Sebring won at the hands of Elford-Larrousse.	1970 - 1971	Porsche Salzburg (1970) - Martini (1971)	Standard Bodywork
917-021	Team AAW participated with him in three races in 1970 (Monza, Spa and Le Mans). Since the end of June of that year and already in Martini Racing he participated in several Interseries competitions, triumphing in 2 of them, in the hands of Gijs Van Lennep. For 1971, the 021 was converted into Spider and was renumbered 917.01.021. Under that denomination it raced again for the AAW in 1971, 1972 and 1973, in Interserie.	1970 - 1973	Martini	Standard Bodywork , Spyder Interserie 1971 , 917-10 '72 (Final Model)
917-01.021	For 1971, the 021 was converted into Spider and was renumbered 917.01.021. Under that denomination it raced again for the AAW in 1971, 1972 and 1973, in Interserie. In 1971 it was his pilot Leo Kinnunen, who won in Keimola.	1971 - 1973	AAW	Spyder Interserie 1971 , 917-10 '72 (Final Model)
917-022	Chassis used in the film "Le Mans" by Solar Productions. It served as the basis for testing the 4.9-liter engine. In 1971, the Auto Usdau participated with him in 5 competitions of Sport In the 1000 km. from Buenos Aires were his pilots Joest-Monguzzi. The rest of the year Joest-Kauhsen.	1970 - 1971	Solar Productions (1970) - Auto Usdau (1971)	Body with spoiler between the ends of the tail. (type used by John Wyer in 1970 and 1971) , Dynamic Air
917-023	It was the chassis of Porsche's first Le Mans triumph. During 1971, for Martini, he ran two more competitions, abandoning both.	1970 - 1971	Porsche Salzburg (1970) - Martini (1971)	Standard Bodywork
917-024	Chassis that was part of Siffert's private collection. The Swiss rented it for the filming of "Le Mans", after which nothing else was known about the car, until this year it was found in a barn near Paris. (See Miscellaneous Section). It is currently being restored in Germany.	1970	Siffert	Standard Bodywork
917-025	During 1970 he participated in several Interseries competitions in the hands of Dominique Martin and Vaccarella. In 1971, he participated in several of Sport among which was Buenos Aires, where he was led by Martin-Brea. He had no performances worth mentioning.	1970 - 1971	Zitro Racing	Standard Bodywork , Body with spoiler between the ends of the tail. (type used by John Wyer in 1970 and 1971)
917-026	Chassis destroyed in the 24 of Le Mans in 1970, in which it participated under the command of Hobbs-Hailwood. It was rebuilt using 031 and renumbered 026. The original 026 was rebuilt and converted to Spyder. Renumbered 031 it was sold to Uschi Heckerbrusch to participate in Interserie. Neuhaus was his pilot in this category.	1970 - 1972	John Wyer (1970) - Heckerbrusch (1971/1972)	Body with spoiler between the ends of the tail. (type used by John Wyer in 1970 and 1971) , Spyder Interserie 1971 , Spyder Interserie 1971 with drifts
917-027	Chassis used by Porsche AG for testing. It was the one Redman tested at the Zeltweg trials in late 1969 when Wyer took over the Porsche team. It is said that Redman with this Spyder lowered the lap time that they had been doing with the conventional 917s by 4 seconds, and this was what led Horsmann to deduce that the 917 had aerodynamic problems and not the chassis. There the short tail (K) was born. It served as the basis for the tests with the 16-cylinder engine.	1969	Porsche AG	Spyder Can Am 1969
917-028	Spyder was born. With him, Porsche AG participated with Siffert as a pilot in several Can Am. races . Sold to Vasek Polak for 1971 he ran no less than 17 Can Am races, under Minter in 1971, Posey in 1972 and Durst and Redman in 1973. Never won.	1969 - 1973	Porsche Audi (1969) - Vasek Polak (1971/72/73)	Spyder Can Am 1969 , Spyder Vasek Polak Can Am 71-72 , spoiler - 917-10 '72 (first model) , 917-10 '72 (Final Model)
917-029	Chassis used for the reconstruction of the 014 and renumbered 014. In that condition, and always in the John Wyer team, in 1971 he won the 1000 km, from Buenos Aires under the command of Siffert-Bell. That year he participated in other Sport competitions and in one of the Can Am Series. On February 18, 1974 it was totally destroyed in an ONS fire test.	1971	John Wyer	Body with spoiler between the ends of the tail. (type used by John Wyer in 1970 and 1971)
917-030	Chassis used mainly for Tests. ABS brakes were tested on it. He participated under the leadership of Larrousse-Marko in Zeltweg, where he left due to an accident. Later transformed into a street car by Rossi.	1971	Martini	Dynamic Air
917-031	Chassis used to rebuild the 026 and renumbered 026. In that condition, it was in the John Wyer during 1970 and 1971. In 1970 it had two wins (Imola with Redman and Zeltweg with Siffert-Redman). In 1971 he participated in Sebring and Le Mans. In the latter he obtained 2nd place in the hands of Attwood-Müller. After this competition he was sent to the factory and turned into a Spyder. In 1972 he joined the Boeri Sport Helmet Racing Team in Germany and participated in 8 Interseries races under the leadership of E.Kraus.	1970 - 1972	John Wyer (1970/71) - Boeri Sport (1972)	Body with spoiler between the ends of the tail. (type used by John Wyer in 1970 and 1971) , Dynamic Air , Spyder Interserie 1971 , Spyder Interserie 1971 with drifts , spoiler - 917-10 '72 (first model)
917-032	Chassis used by the factory in various tests.	?	Porsche AG	Type 😕
917-033	Chassis used as a replacement. Become Spyder.	?	Porsche AG	Type 😕
917-034	Chassis used for the reconstruction of the 013 and renumbered 013. In that condition he competed for the John Wyer team during 1971. He participated in 5 races, winning 4 of them (Daytona, Monza, Zeltweg and Montlhery) and obtaining second place in the remaining ( Barcelona). The photo is from this last competition. The most common driver pair for this chassis was Rodríguez-Oliver.	1971	John Wyer	Body with spoiler between the ends of the tail. (type used by John Wyer in 1970 and 1971) , Dynamic Air
917-035	Chassis used for the reconstruction of the 015 and renumbered 015. The most common driver pair for this chassis was Rodríguez-Oliver. He participated in Buenos Aires obtaining 2nd place. With him, Rodríguez-Oliver also triumphed Spa. At Watkins Glen, Gijs Van Lennep participated in the Can Am race obtaining 9th place. This chassis is one of the VIP pieces of the Weissach Museum.	1971	John Wyer	Body with spoiler between the ends of the tail. (type used by John Wyer in 1970 and 1971)
917-036	Chassis used by the factory as a replacement	?	Porsche AG	Type 😕
917-037	Chassis not built.	-	-	,
917-038	Chassis not built.	-	-	,
917-039	Chassis not built.	-	-	,
917-040	Chassis built from 006 and renumbered 040. In that condition it was destroyed by Ahrens in Wolfsburg in April 1970.	1970	Porsche AG	Type 😕
917-041	Chassis used by the factory for tests at Le Mans in April 1970 with Linge as a driver. Destroyed by Kauhsen in Wolfsburg (aquaplaning).	1970	Porsche AG	Long tail 1970
917-042	This chassis was the famous # 25 with which the Salzburg participated with Elford-Ahrens in the 24 of Le Mans in 1970. In that same year it was used for Tests and then already in 1971, under the organization of Martini Racing it returned to participate in Le Mans in the hands of Elford-Larrousse (abandoned).	1970 - 1971	Porsche Salzburg (1970) - Martini (1971)	Long tail 1970 , Long tail 1971
917-043	Chassis used with the body painted in purple and green colors. The famous "psychedelic" that participated in Le Mans 1970 in the hands of Larrousse-Kauhsen. In 1971 it was the chassis with which John Wyer participated in the April tests and then in the Le Mans competition (Rodríguez-Oliver).	1970 - 1971	Martini (1970) - John Wyer (1971)	Long tail 1970 , Long tail 1971
917-044	Replacement chassis. Later sold to Vasek Polak.	1970	Porsche AG	LH
917-045	Chassis used by Siffert-Bell at the 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans (# 17).	1971	John Wyer	LH
917-046	Chassis not built.	-	-	,
917-047	Chassis not built.	-	-	,
917-048	Chassis not built.	-	-	,
917-049	Chassis not built.	-	-	,
917-050	Chassis not built.	-	-	,
917-051 Mg	Chassis built with magnesium. It was used in Tests on the Porsche Wavy Track.	1971	Porsche AG	?
917-052 Mg	Chassis built with magnesium. Used by the factory in the previous tests (April 1971) at 24 Le Mans. (Siffert-Bell) Also used in Porsche Wavy Track Tests.	1971	Porsche AG	?
917-053 Mg	Chassis built in magnesium. Won at Le Mans 1971 (# 22 - Van Lennep-Marko)	?	Porsche AG - Martini (1971)	C
917 / 20.001	Chassis with body painted in pink. The famous "Pink Pig". He only participated in the previous tests, in the 3 hours and in the 24 hours of Le Mans 1971.	1971	Martini	20.001