In spite of its 911 moniker, the Porsche 911 GT1 actually had very little in common with the 911 of...
Porsche 911 GT1
Worldwide sports car racing was hugely popular in 1990s. Porsche wanted in on the action so they jumped into the BPR Global GT1 Championship (which would become FIA World GT Championship later on in 1997). The 962 racers weren’t fit for the job anymore, already being beaten by the McLaren F1 GTRs in 1995. Therefore, a new car was needed. And it came six weeks later as the Porsche 911 GT1. The 911 GT1 was mid-engined – a step in a different direction from the rear-engined 911s – but another aspect stood out: instead of being derived from a street-legal vehicle, it was brewed from the off as a full-blown race car. Once again, Porsche found a way. See all our Porsche 911 GT1 Research.
Spying the Le Mans-winning Porsche 911 GT1 against a wintery Colorado mountainside, veteran Porsche racer Stéphane Ortelli could be forgiven...
The Porsche 911 GT1 Evo is considered one of the standout racing cars from the 1990s. This example, chassis 117...
In spite of its 911 moniker, the car actually had very little in common with the 911 of the time,...
To compete in GT1 racing, Porsche produced a small batch of road-legal cars, resulting in the exclusive 993-based Porsche 911...
With Stuttgart neighbor Mercedes on the rampage, Porsche had trouble on the track in the late 1990s GT1 era. But...
After a promising season in 1996, Porsche updated their GT1 contender to Evolution specification. This included redesign bodywork, a new...
The EVO was the updated version of the 911 GT1 and featured an aerodynamically advanced body. Here’s a special video...
1998 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, the Porsche 911 GT1-98 with chassis number 003, in action at the 2018...
1997 Porsche 911 GT1 Straßenversion Porsche developed two prototype cars, both fully road-legal versions that were GT1 Straßenversion cars. The...
Aimed at winning Le Mans and complying to European road regulations, the sole 911 GT1 ’98 Straßenversion is a unique...
In this very special video, the crew from Supercardriver join Tom Hartley Jnr as he talks them through the latest...
1998 Porsche 911 GT1 ’98 Straßenversion Technical Specifications Model 911 GT1 Strassenversion Year 1998 Engine 6-cylinder boxer, water-cooled, aluminium engine...
1997 Porsche 911 GT1 Straßenversion Technical Specifications Price $ $ 1.5 million DM Engine All Aluminum, Water Cooled, Twin KKK...
1996 Porsche 911 GT1 Straßenversion Technical Specifications Type Concept / Prototype Car Built At Germany Production 2 Engine All Aluminum,...
1998 Porsche 911 GT1 ’98 Technical Specifications GT1/98 race car specifications – chassis #003 Engine 6-cylinder boxer, water-cooled, aluminium engine...
1997 Porsche 911 GT1 Evolution Technical Specifications Engine: Water-cooled six-cylinder four-stroke horizontally opposed engine, two turbochargers, two controlled metal-substrate catalytic...
1996 Porsche 911 GT1 Technical Specifications Technical specifications (as at 28 April 1996) Engine: 6 cylinder boxer, aluminium-engine block and...
Porsche 911 GT1 Review The McLaren F1, the Porsche 911 GT1 and the Mercedes CLK GTR are three of the...
Porsche 911 GT1 – All The Details Join James Cottingham for a user’s guide to the Porsche 911 GT1. Tons...
Porsche GT1 versus McLaren F1 GTR Great battle between the Porsche GT1 and the McLaren F1 GTR at Le Mans...
Tiff Reviews the Porsche 911 GT1 Tiff Needell gets behind the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT1 – a road...
There’s no doubt about it: the 911 GT1 EVO is still one of the best looking Porsches ever made and...
This angle shows the sweeping lines of the 911 GT1/98 Strassenversion The origins of the 1998 Porsche 911 GT1 Le...
Rare Porsche 911 GT1 Racing I filmed the ultra rare 1997 Porsche 911 GT1 Straßenversion (street-legal) being unleashed on an...
Porsche 911 GT1 At The Goodwood Festival of Speed The first Porsche 911 GT1, developed from a 911 (993) car,...
A single car - the 911 GT1-98 Straßenversion - was built in 1998 to homologate the all-new racing version under the new FIA regulations. The engine had to be slightly de-tuned to meet European emissions laws, although its 400 kW (544 PS; 536 hp) at 7,200 rpm and 600 N⋅m (443 lb⋅ft) of torque at 4,250 rpm proved to be more than adequate; the car could accelerate to 100 km/h (62 mph) from a standstill in 3.6 seconds on its way to a top speed of 193 mph.
Homologated roadgoing version of the ’97 911 GT1 Evolution racer costing $890,805 upon release. Twin-turbochargers were fitted to the M96/80 engine, which had water-cooled cylinder heads. Apparent from the front and rear lights, the GT1 shares many components with its series production counterparts, but puts them together in a more competitive way. Gone is the rear engine layout which isn't suitable for prototype GT racing, the GT1's turbocharged flat-six engine sits in front of the rear axle and is supported by chassis tubes instead of the typical 911 rear sub frame.
To comply with homologation requirements, Porsche built two street versions of their 1996 Le Mans contender. These pre-production cars are essentially the same as the race version without all the safety equipment, a higher ride height and more interior amenities. The two street versions were actually built in 1995 as 1996 model year cars. The engines were slightly detuned from 600 bhp to 544 and the gear ratios were changed.
Porsche 911 GT1 – Inside Evo Henry Catchpole recently drove the road-going Porsche 911 GT1 straßenversion at the Porsche Experience...
1998 Porsche 911 GT1 ’98 Straßenversion Pictures & Gallery...
1998 Porsche 911 GT1-98 Pictures & Gallery...
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1996 Porsche 911 GT1 Pictures & Gallery...
The 1998 GT1 car was a totally rethink and vast upgrade versus the prior year car. 1998 Le Mans 24-hour race In the 1998 jubilee year, the Porsche team celebrated its 16th overall victory in Le Mans with a double win for the 911 GT1 98. On 6th/7th June, the winning car was driven by Laurent Aiello, Allan McNish and Stéphane Ortelli. It was almost 50 years to the day on which the first Porsche sports car saw the light of day.
Towards the end of the 1996 season, Porsche made revisions to the 911 GT1 in preparation for the 1997 season. The front end of the car was revised including new bodywork which featured headlamps that previewed the all-new generation of the (996) Porsche 911 which would be unveiled in 1997. It had the same engine as the previous version, but new aerodynamic elements allowed the 1997 version to be considerably faster than the 1996 version. At Le Mans the works cars led the race but did not last the full distance; a privately entered 1996 specification GT1 managed 5th overall and third in its class.
In spite of its 911 moniker, the car actually had very little in common with the 911 of the time, only sharing the front and rear headlamps with the production sports car. Designed and developed to compete in the GT1 class of sportscar racing, which also required a street-legal version for homologation purposes. It was powered by a twin-turbo flat 6 that was good for 600 bhp. The 1996 911 GT1 clocked at a top speed of exactly 330 km/h (205 mph) on the legendary Mulsanne Straight.
