Porsche 908
Porsche | |
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Porsche 908/3 Spyder
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908 | |
Production period: | 1968-1971 |
Class : | race car |
Body versions : | Coupé , Spyder |
Engines: |
Petrol engines : 2.1–3.0 liters (257–396 kW) |
Length: | 3540-4839 mm |
Width: | 1830-1950 mm |
Height: | 680-938 mm |
Wheelbase : | 2300 mm |
Empty weight : | 545-650 kg |
Previous model | Porsche 907 |
successor | Porsche 936 |
The Porsche 908 was a racing car or sports prototype of Group 6 in accordance with Appendix J of the Motorsport Act, which Porsche designed for the Sports Car World Championship in 1968 . It was used in various versions at the beginning of the 1980s.
development
After the Ford GT40 Mk IV with a seven-liter V8 engine exceeded the old lap record at Le Mans in 1967, it transpired that the FIA rules were to be changed as early as 1968 and the displacement of the prototypes was to be limited to 3000 cc, as in the Formula 1 since 1966. This wasn't officially announced until October, but Porsche had already prepared by then. As a result of the rule change, the successful large-volume prototypes from Ford, Ferrari, Chaparral etc. had become museum-ready within Europe and only the CanAm series remained in North America as a field of activity. The cards for the World Championship and Le Mans were reshuffled, and expectations from and on Porsche were high.
The previous eight-cylinder in the Porsche 907 , which was based on the 1500 cc F1 unit of the Porsche 804 from 1962, could only be increased to 2200 cc, developed 198 kW (270 hp) and was partially unreliable. Although Porsche had not yet had any direct experience with such large engines, the decision was made to design a new eight-cylinder based on six-cylinder parts that fully exploited the three-liter limit. The air-cooled boxer naturally aspirated engine with 8 cylinders developed 257 kW (350 hp) at a speed of 8400 rpm, later up to 271 kW (370 hp).
Plastic was used as the body material over an aluminum tubular space frame, with various designs being developed over time - open Spyder or coupé with short or long tail.
Racing history
1968
The 908 was first used in Monza in April 1968. Although it was fast, it suffered from some “teething problems”, as did the prototypes of the competition, the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 or the Ford P68 with the F1 Cosworth engine. In 1968 Ferrari completely stopped in protest against the short-term rule change and only occasionally launched the newly developed Ferrari 312P based on the F1 with V12 engine in 1969 .
The proven Porsche 907 were still more successful than the new design. Although Jo Siffert / Vic Elford won the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring in the debut of the 908 (44 laps = 1003.64 km in 6: 34: 06.3 hours), this was the only important victory of the 908 in the year 1968 remained, apart from the best time in training and a double victory in Zeltweg , which raised hopes.
The season highlight at Le Mans, which usually takes place in mid-June, had to be postponed by a quarter of a year in 1968 due to political unrest in France and did not take place until the end of the season at the end of September. However, Porsche was unable to use this additional time successfully. The four 908s were the fastest in Le Mans in training and in the race for the first time, but the cars had problems with the alternator during the race, and the team with the rule interpretation for repairs (impermissible replacement of complete assemblies instead of defective parts). Only a 908 (Neerpasch / Stommelen) came through and came third, behind a 907 long tail (Steinemann / Spoerry). Again a large-volume Ford GT40 Mk.I from the Gulf team won.
At this point in time it was already clear that Porsche wanted to flee forwards and would mess up instead of messing around: in response to the Ford GT40, a 5-liter sports car was to be produced in 25 units, because the minimum number was for 1969 compared to 50 in the previous year been halved. In addition, Ferrari is expected to take such a step in 1969, since the 330P and 412P with large-volume V12s were already in use until 1967 , and the Ferrari Dino 206S had been produced in small series.
1969
The 1969 season began for Porsche with a debacle at the Daytona 24-hour race . After the triple victory of the 907 in the previous year, all five 908 L were out of action , a Porsche 911 saved the company's honor with 4th place in front of many sports cars and large-volume US touring cars . Two Lola T70s , for which the five-liter sports car exception rule was actually intended, were able to win.
At Sebring , the 908 was relegated to third place by a Ford GT40 and the new Ferrari 312P prototype. But at that time the big brother was already being introduced: The Porsche 917 shocked the competition at the exhibition stand in Geneva by its very existence. The company, which had only built “harmless” small sports cars with a maximum of 2000 cm³ for two decades, rushed to the top with the new development of an initially 4.5 liter V12.
Meanwhile, the three-liter 908 dominated the racetracks, winning at Brands Hatch , Monza , the Targa Florio , Spa-Francorchamps and the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring , the latter even with a five-fold victory. The Ford GT 40s were almost out of date for normal racetracks, the three-liter V8 Cosworth, which had been tried and tested in F1, for example in the Ford P68, were unreliable on long journeys due to vibrations, and the fast, but predominantly individual Ferrari 312P was mostly subject to the many Porsche 908s.
The 1969 sports car world championship was won early, against Ferrari and Ford. The title had been wrested from Ferrari, the former subscription winner, in 1964, but under different conditions.
What was still missing was victory in the most important of all endurance races , the Le Mans 24-hour race . That was supposed to be secured by the more powerful Porsche 917 , which, however, had disappointing appearances in Spa and two weeks earlier on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring. The new car turned out to be almost impossible to drive, the factory drivers refused to drive the twelve-cylinder and preferred the 908, with success. At Le Mans, the 917 were the fastest ahead of the 908, but after 20 hours in the lead no one was in the front. Only Hans Herrmann's Porsche 908 , which had already undergone a lengthy repair, was still promising in the race, against two of the old Ford GT40s and two Matra MS650s . In an extremely exciting final, Jacky Ickx prevailed with only 120 m ahead of the German, who was hampered by brake wear.
A subsequent triple victory of the 908 in Watkins Glen and the long-awaited debut victory of the 917 in Zeltweg were little consolation.
1970/71
For slower routes such as the Targa Florio and Nürburgring , where the 917 (and its competitor Ferrari 512 S ) was less suitable, the compact and agile Spy version 908/3 was developed in 1970 and 1971 to supplement or replace the 917 and was largely victorious used. The Porsche 909 Bergspyder served as the basis .
In a Porsche 908/02 was the actor Steve McQueen in the 12-hour race at Sebring in 1970 with Pete Revson second behind the Ferrari 512 of Mario Andretti / Ignazio Giunti / Nino Vaccarella . The same Spyder was used in Le Mans as the camera vehicle for his Le Mans film during the race , although McQueen was not allowed to drive himself (and also not as planned on his 917 together with Jackie Stewart ) because his insurance found the risk too high. The car even crossed the finish line, but was slowed down by the weight of the cameras and slowed down too much by changing films to cover the minimum distance required for an evaluation. Rudi Lins / Helmut Marko's Porsche 908 came third in the 1970 24 Hours behind Herrmann / Attwood and Larrousse / Kauhsen (both Porsche 917).
1972 to 1982
After 1971, only three-liter prototypes were allowed; the special rule for five-liter sports cars was no longer applicable. Ferrari had already concentrated in 1971 on the development of the Ferrari 312PB based on the F1 with a flat V12 "boxer" engine. Also Alfa Romeo and Matra had powerful three-liter engines and Porsche with the air-cooled two-valve. The previous advantage of Porsche, the lower weight, on the other hand, was eliminated by the FIA regulations , which stipulated a minimum of 650 kg. That was 100 kg more than possible with the Porsche 908/03. As a result, from 1972 onwards, Porsche refrained from further works outings in the sports car world championship in favor of other activities; the 908 still in existence and only used in 4 races were sold.
A private 1969 Porsche 908 Coupé from the inventory of Jo Siffert was used by Reinhold Joest in 1972 in Le Mans, where the third place was achieved. Customers continued to drive various 908s in endurance races such as the 1000 km race on the Nürburgring .
After Porsche had turned the performance disadvantage in the three-liter class into an advantage through the development of modern turbo engines and implemented this successfully in the Porsche 936 from 1976 , 908 owners also replaced the outdated eight-cylinder vacuum cleaners with turbos with 2140 cm³ according to the handicap factor 1.4. This increased the power output from 370 to 450 hp to well over 500 hp. In 1980 Rolf Stommelen / Jürgen Barth won the 1000 km race on the Nürburgring (1004.52 km) in 5: 52: 15.1 hours with a modified 908/3 from Reinhold Joest and Liqui Moly Equipe .
The car, which Joest and Jacky Ickx piloted to second place in Le Mans in 1980, but was called the Porsche 908/80 Turbo , was actually a disguised Porsche 936 built from factory spare parts . From 1982 the new rules of group C came into effect, in which the engines were largely free. In addition, the aerodynamics had made great advances, so that the 908 were now finally considered obsolete, despite respectful successes against the untried new cars.
Today, some 908 are still used in racing series of historic vehicles such as Classic Endurance Racing .
The results from 1968 to 1982
- 1968
Sports car world championship 1968 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
1000 km race from Monza | |||||
11 | 5 | Porsche System Engineering |
Ludovico Scarfiotti Gerhard Mitter |
908 LH | 3.0 l |
19th | 4th | Porsche System Engineering |
Jo Siffert Hans Herrmann |
908 LH | 3.0 l |
1000 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
1 | 2 | Porsche System Engineering |
Jo Siffert Vic Elford |
908 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race from Spa-Francorchamps | |||||
3 | 5 | Porsche System Engineering |
Hans Herrmann Rolf Stommelen |
908 | 3.0 l |
Watkins Glen 6 hour race | |||||
6th | 2 | Porsche System Engineering |
Hans Herrmann Tetsu Ikuzawa Jo Siffert
|
908 | 3.0 l |
500 km race from Zeltweg | |||||
1 | 1 | Porsche System Engineering | Jo Siffert | 908 | 3.0 l |
2 | 3 | Porsche System Engineering |
Hans Herrmann Kurt Ahrens |
908 | 3.0 l |
8th | 2 | Porsche System Engineering | Vic Elford | 908 | 3.0 l |
Le Mans 24 hour race | |||||
3 | 33 | Porsche System Engineering |
Rolf Stommelen Jochen Neerpasch |
908 | 3.0 l |
- 1969
Sports car world championship 1969 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
Sebring 12 hour race | |||||
3 | 27 | Porsche System Engineering |
Rolf Stommelen Joe Buzzetta |
908/02 | 3.0 l |
5 | 29 | Porsche System Engineering |
Gerhard Mitter Udo Schütz |
908/02 | 3.0 l |
7th | 30th | Porsche System Engineering |
Vic Elford Richard Attwood |
908/02 | 3.0 l |
Brands Hatch 500 mile race | |||||
1 | 53 | Porsche System Engineering |
Jo Siffert Brian Redman |
908/02 | 3.0 l |
2 | 55 | Porsche System Engineering |
Vic Elford Richard Attwood
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
3 | 54 | Porsche System Engineering |
Gerhard Mitter Udo Schütz
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
6th | 56 | Porsche System Engineering |
Hans Herrmann Rolf Stommelen
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race from Monza | |||||
1 | 4th | Porsche System Engineering |
Jo Siffert Brian Redman
|
908 LH | 3.0 l |
2 | 7th | Porsche System Engineering |
Hans Herrmann Kurt Ahrens |
908 LH | 3.0 l |
16 | 6th | Porsche System Engineering |
Vic Elford Richard Attwood
|
908 LH | 3.0 l |
Targa Florio | |||||
1 | 266 | Porsche System Engineering |
Gerhard Mitter Udo Schütz
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
2 | 270 | Porsche System Engineering |
Vic Elford Umberto Maglioli |
908/02 | 3.0 l |
3 | 274 | Porsche System Engineering |
Rolf Stommelen Hans Herrmann
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
4th | 272 | Porsche System Engineering |
Willi Kauhsen Karl von Wendt |
908/02 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race from Spa-Francorchamps | |||||
1 | 25T | Porsche System Engineering |
Jo Siffert Brian Redman
|
908 LH | 3.0 l |
3 | 10 | Porsche System Engineering |
Vic Elford Kurt Ahrens
|
908 LH | 3.0 l |
4th | 11 | Porsche System Engineering |
Hans Herrmann Rolf Stommelen
|
908 LH | 3.0 l |
1000 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
1 | 1T | Porsche System Engineering |
Jo Siffert Brian Redman
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
2 | 4th | Porsche System Engineering |
Rolf Stommelen Hans Herrmann
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
3 | 3T | Porsche System Engineering |
Vic Elford Kurt Ahrens
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
4th | 6th | Porsche Salzburg |
Rudi Lin's Richard Attwood
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
5 | 5 | Porsche System Engineering |
Willi Kauhsen Karl von Wendt
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
Le Mans 24 hour race | |||||
2 | 64 | Porsche System Engineering |
Hans Herrmann Gérard Larrousse |
908 LH | 3.0 l |
Watkins Glen 6 hour race | |||||
1 | 1 | Porsche of Austria |
Jo Siffert Brian Redman
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
2 | 4th | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. |
Vic Elford Richard Attwood
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
3 | 2 | Porsche of Austria |
Joe Buzzetta Rudi Lins
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race from Zeltweg | |||||
4th | 11 | Sport Cars Broström |
Masts Gregory Richard Broström
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
5 | 41 | Porsche Salzburg |
Rudi Lins Gérard Larrousse
|
908/02 LH | 3.0 l |
6th | 5 | Porsche Salzburg |
Willi Kauhsen Karl von Wendt
|
908/02 LH | 3.0 l |
7th | 3 | Gesipa Racing Team |
Jürgen Neuhaus Dieter Fröhlich
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
CanAm 1969 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
Watkins Glen Can-Am, Watkins Glen | |||||
6th | 1 | Porsche of Austria | Jo Siffert | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
9 | 14th | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Buckeye Can-Am, Mid-Ohio | |||||
8th | 9 | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Road America Can-Am, Road America | |||||
5 | 9 | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Bridgehampton Grand Prix, Bridgehampton | |||||
6th | 9 | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Michigan International Can-Am, Michigan | |||||
7th | 8th | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Monterey Castrol Grand Prix, Laguna Seca | |||||
7th | 8th | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix, Riverside | |||||
7th | 8th | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Texas International Grand Prix, Texas | |||||
8th | 8th | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
- 1970
Sports car world championship 1970 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
Sebring 12 hour race | |||||
2 | 48 | Solar Productions |
Steve McQueen Peter Revson |
908/02 | 3.0 l |
7th | 56 | Martini International Racing |
Gerhard Koch Gérard Larrousse Richard Attwood |
908/02 | 3.0 l |
Brands Hatch 1000km race | |||||
4th | 57 | Team AAW |
Gijs van Lennep Hans Laine |
908/02 | 3.0 l |
7th | 56 | Martini International Racing |
Gérard Larrousse Gerhard Koch
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race from Monza | |||||
14th | 50 | Martini International Racing |
Gérard Larrousse Rudi Lins |
908/02 LH | 3.0 l |
Targa Florio | |||||
1 | 12 | John Wyer Automotive (Gulf) |
Jo Siffert Brian Redman |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
2 | 40 | John Wyer Automotive (Gulf) |
Leo Kinnunen Pedro Rodríguez |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
4th | 18th | Team AAW |
Gijs van Lennep Hans Laine
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
5 | 36 | John Wyer Automotive (Gulf) |
Björn Waldegård Richard Attwood
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
13 | 26th | Martini International Racing |
Gérard Larrousse Rudi Lins
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race from Spa-Francorchamps | |||||
9 | 6th | Martini International Racing |
Gérard Larrousse Rudi Lins
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
11 | 5 | Martini International Racing |
Hans-Dieter Dechent Helmut Marko |
908/02 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
1 | 22nd | Porsche Salzburg |
Vic Elford Kurt Ahrens |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
2 | 15th | Porsche Salzburg |
Hans Herrmann Richard Attwood
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
5 | 1 | Martini International Racing |
Gérard Larrousse Helmut Marko
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
6th | 2 | Martini International Racing |
Rudi Lin's Willi Kauhsen |
908/02 | 3.0 l |
7th | 11 | German BG Racing Team |
Karl von Wendt Gerhard Koch
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
8th | 4th | Asahi-Pentax Racing Team |
Sepp Greger Helmut Leuze
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
11 | 17th | Gesipa Racing Team |
Dieter Basche Helmut Kellener's Jürgen Neuhaus |
908/02 | 3.0 l |
Le Mans 24 hour race | |||||
3 | 27 | Martini International Racing |
Rudi Lin's Helmut Marko
|
908/02 LH | 3.0 l |
Watkins Glen 6 hour race | |||||
7th | 36 | Martini International Racing |
Helmut Marko Rudi Lins
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race from Zeltweg | |||||
3 | 6th | Martini International Racing |
Gérard Larrousse Rudi Lins
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
5 | 5 | Martini International Racing |
Reinhold Joest Gerold Pankl
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
6th | 12 | Bosch Racing Team Vienna |
Niki Lauda Peter Peter
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
CanAm 1970 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
Labatt's Blue Trophy, Mosport | |||||
4th | 8th | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Watkins Glen Can-Am, Watkins Glen | |||||
10 | 36 | Martini International Racing | Gérard Larrousse | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
16 | 8th | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Klondike 200, Edmonton | |||||
11 | 8th | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Road America Can-Am, Road America | |||||
5 | 8th | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Road Atlanta Can-Am, Road Atlanta | |||||
1 | 8th | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Minneapolis Tribune Grand Prix, Donnybroke | |||||
7th | 8th | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix, Riverside | |||||
9 | 8th | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Interseries 1970 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
200 mile race from Nuremberg to Norisring | |||||
3 | 10 | Sport Cars Broström | Pedro Rodríguez | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
5 | 39 | Bosch Racing Team | Niki Lauda | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
7th | 36 | German BG Racing Team | Karl von Wendt | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
8th | 38 | Asahi-Pentax Racing Team | Helmut Leuze | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
17th | 32 | Martini International Racing | Helmut Marko | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Southwest Cup, Hockenheim | |||||
7th | 17th | Martini International Racing | Gérard Larrousse | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
9 | German BG Racing Team | Willi Kauhsen | 908/02 | 3.0 l | |
10 | Gesipa Racing Team | Dieter Basche | 908/02 | 3.0 l | |
12 | Bosch Racing Team | Niki Lauda | 908/02 | 3.0 l | |
13 | Asahi-Pentax Racing Team | Helmut Leuze | 908/02 | 3.0 l | |
15th | 10 | Sport Cars Broström | Pure Wisell | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Finnish Grand Prix, Keimola | |||||
4th | 8th | Martini International Racing | Gérard Larrousse | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
6th | 9 | Martini International Racing | Helmut Marko | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Yellow Pages Sports Car Race, Thruxton | |||||
3 | 5 | Martini International Racing | Helmut Marko | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
5 | 8th | Bosch Racing Team | Niki Lauda | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
6th | 2 | Gesipa Racing Team | Michel Weber | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
300 mile race from Hockenheim | |||||
5 | 90 | Gesipa Racing Team | Michel Weber | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
6th | 91 | Asahi-Pentax Racing Team | Helmut Leuze | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
- 1971
Sports car world championship 1971 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
Brands Hatch 1000km race | |||||
10 | 53 | Team Auto Usdau |
Hans-Dieter Weigel Dieter Spoerry
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race from Monza | |||||
10 | 21st | Wicky Racing Team |
André Wicky Ernesto Brambilla Peter Mattli
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race from Spa-Francorchamps | |||||
5 | 3 | Ecurie Sonauto Porsche |
Claude Ballot-Léna Guy Chasseuil |
908/02 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
1 | 3 | Martini International Racing |
Vic Elford Gérard Larrousse |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
2 | 1 | John Wyer Automotive (Gulf) |
Pedro Rodríguez Jo Siffert |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
3 | 4th | Martini International Racing |
Gijs van Lennep Helmut Marko |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
7th | 8th | Ecurie Sonauto Porsche |
Claude Ballot-Léna Guy Chasseuil
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
8th | 7th | Ernst Kraus |
Ernst Kraus Dieter Basche |
908/02 | 3.0 l |
10 | 9 | Wicky Racing Team |
André Wicky Mário Cabral |
908/02 | 3.0 l |
25th | 6th | Team Auto Usdau |
Hans-Dieter Weigel Dieter Spoerry
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
- 1972
Sports car world championship 1972 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
1000 km race of Buenos Aires | |||||
6th | 40 | Escuderia Montjuich |
Juan Fernandez Jorge de Bagration |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
Brands Hatch 1000km race | |||||
9 | 2 | Bosch Racing Team |
Otto Stuppacher Kurt Rieder
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race from Monza | |||||
2 | 7th | Joest Racing |
Reinhold Joest Gerhard student |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
Le Mans 24 hour race | |||||
3 | 60 | Jo Siffert ATE Racing |
Reinhold Joest Michel Weber Mario Casoni |
908 LH | 3.0 l |
Watkins Glen 6 hour race | |||||
4th | 68 | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. |
Tony Dean Bobby Brown
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
5 | 42 | Joest Racing |
Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
CanAm 1972 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
Watkins Glen Can-Am, Watkins Glen | |||||
9 | 68 | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
12 | 42 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
Buckeye Can-Am, Mid-Ohio | |||||
14th | 68 | AG Dean (Racing) Ltd. | Tony Dean | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix, Riverside | |||||
16 | 83 | Don Burns Racing | Dick Hayes | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Interseries 1972 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
Coppa di Oro Schell, Imola | |||||
6th | 41 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
Southwest Cup, Hockenheim | |||||
9 | Albert Pfuhl | Albert Pfuhl | 908 | 3.0 l | |
200 mile race from Nuremberg to Norisring | |||||
6th | Albert Pfuhl | Albert Pfuhl | 908 | 3.0 l | |
Rhineland-Palatinate Prize, Nürburgring | |||||
2 | 41 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
14th | Albert Pfuhl | Albert Pfuhl | 908 | 3.0 l | |
Prize of Baden-Württemberg and Hesse, Hockenheim | |||||
4th | 41 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
- 1973
Sports car world championship 1973 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
Daytona 24 hour race | |||||
12 | 19th | Harry Bytzek |
Rudy Bartling Klaus Bytzek Bert Kuehne
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
Vallelunga 6 hour race | |||||
5 | 12 | Joest Racing |
Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
9 | 31 | Porsche Club Romand |
Claude Haldi Juan Fernandez
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
Dijon 1000 km race | |||||
8th | 8th | Porsche Club Romand |
Claude Haldi Juan Fernandez
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
12 | 15th | Wicky Racing Team |
Max Cohen-Olivar André Wicky
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
4th | 3 | Porsche Club Romand |
Claude Haldi Bernard Chenevière
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
Le Mans 24 hour race | |||||
5 | 3 | Escuderia Montjuich - Tergal |
Juan Fernandez Bernard Chenevière Francisco Torredemer
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
7th | 4th | Guillermo Ortega - Ecuador Marlboro |
Guillermo Ortega Fausto Merello
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
21st | 52 | Wicky Racing Team |
André Wicky Max Cohen-Olivar Philippe Carron
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
Interserie 1973 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
300 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
3 | 9 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
Coppa di Oro Schell, Imola | |||||
5 | 9 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
200 mile race from Nuremberg to Norisring | |||||
3 | 9 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
Southwest Cup, Hockenheim | |||||
4th | 9 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
Trofeo Riviera Adriatica, Misano | |||||
3 | 9 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
- 1974
Sports car world championship 1974 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
1000 km race from Monza | |||||
7th | 14th | Joest Racing |
Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
19th | 12 | Joest Racing |
Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
Imola 1000 km race | |||||
8th | 9 | Joest Racing |
Paul Blancpain Knut-Holger Lehmann Reinhold Joest
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
Le Mans 24 hour race | |||||
19th | 65 | Christian Poirot |
Christian Poirot Jean Rondeau |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race from Le Castellet | |||||
4th | 16 | Joest Racing |
Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
5 | 17th | Joest Racing |
Paul Blancpain Knut-Holger Lehmann
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
Brands Hatch 1000km race | |||||
6th | 7th | Joest Racing |
Jürgen Barth Claude Haldi |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
17th | 8th | Joest Racing |
Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
CanAm 1974 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
Labatt's Blue Trophy, Mosport | |||||
8th | 139 | Rainer Brezinka | Harry Bytzek | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Road Atlanta Can-Am, Road Atlanta | |||||
7th | 16 | Dennis Aase | Dennis Aase | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Watkins Glen Can-Am, Watkins Glen | |||||
6th | 16 | Dennis Aase | Dennis Aase | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
7th | 38 | Rainer Brezinka | Horst Petermann | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Buckeye Can-Am, Mid-Ohio | |||||
7th | 16 | Dennis Aase | Dennis Aase | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Road America Can-Am, Road America | |||||
8th | 16 | Dennis Aase | Dennis Aase | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
Inter-series 1974 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
300 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
3 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 | 3.0 l | |
13 | Joest Racing | Knut-Holger Lehmann | 908/03 | 3.0 l | |
Hessen Prize, Kassel-Calden | |||||
5 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 | 3.0 l | |
Super sprint, Nürburgring | |||||
4th | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
- 1975
Sports car world championship 1975 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
1000 km race from Mugello | |||||
3 | 6th | Martini Racing Team |
Herbert Müller Gijs van Lennep |
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
8th | 11 | Joest Racing |
Jürgen Barth Ernst Kraus Mario Casoni |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
16 | 7th | Martini Racing Team |
Leo Kinnunen Herbert Müller Gijs van Lennep
|
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
800 km race from Dijon | |||||
2 | 10 | Scuderia Nettuno Ovoro |
Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni
|
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
9 | 7th | Martini Racing Team |
Herbert Müller Gijs van Lennep
|
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
1000 km race from Monza | |||||
2 | 5 | Scuderia Nettuno Ovoro |
Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni
|
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
5 | 6th | Scuderia Nettuno |
Jürgen Barth Ernst Kraus
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race from Spa-Francorchamps | |||||
7th | 6th | Scuderia Nettuno Ovoro |
Jürgen Barth Mario Casoni Reinhold Joest
|
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
1000 km race from Pergusa | |||||
3 | 4th | Scuderia Nettuno Ovoro |
Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni
|
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
7th | 7th | Martini Racing Team |
Leo Kinnunen Herbert Müller
|
908/03 Turbo | |
1000 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
3 | 7th | Martini Racing Team |
Herbert Müller Leo Kinnunen
|
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
5 | 10 | Scuderia Nettuno |
Jürgen Barth Ernst Kraus
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race at the Österreichring | |||||
3 | 5 | Scuderia Nettuno Ovoro |
Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni
|
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
4th | 6th | Scuderia Nettuno |
Jürgen Barth Ernst Kraus
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
9 | 4th | Martini Racing Team |
Herbert Müller Leo Kinnunen
|
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
11 | 15th | Guillermo Ortega - Ecuador Marlboro |
Guillermo Ortega Lothar Ranft Xavier Espinosa
|
908/02 | 3.0 l |
Watkins Glen 6 hour race | |||||
4th | 8th | Scuderia Brescia Corse |
Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni
|
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
21st | 9 | Scuderia Brescia Corse |
Jürgen Barth Michael Keyser Bert Kuehne
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
Le Mans 1975 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
Le Mans 24 hour race | |||||
4th | 15th | Joest Racing Ovoro |
Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni Jürgen Barth |
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Interserie 1975 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
Prize of Wiesbaden, Hockenheim | |||||
4th | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l | |
Airfield race, Mainz-Finthen | |||||
1 | 4th | Martini Racing Team | Herbert Mueller | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Southwest Cup, Hockenheim | |||||
2 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l | |
6th | Egon Evertz | Egon Evertz | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l | |
Hessen Prize, Kassel-Calden | |||||
3 | 0 | Martini Racing Team | Herbert Mueller | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
4th | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l | |
5 | Joest Racing | Jürgen Barth | 908/03 | 3.0 l | |
North Sea Cup, Zandvoort | |||||
2 | 0 | Martini Racing Team | Herbert Mueller | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
5 | 42 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
8th | 43 | Joest Racing | Jürgen Barth | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
Super sprint, Nürburgring | |||||
3 | 0 | Martini Racing Team | Herbert Mueller | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
10 | 25th | Joest Racing | Jürgen Barth | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
Prize of Baden-Württemberg and Hesse, Hockenheim | |||||
6th | 0 | Martini Racing Team | Jürgen Neuhaus | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
8th | Joest Racing | Jürgen Barth | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
- 1976
Sports car world championship 1976 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
300 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
1 | 5 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
4 hour race of Monza | |||||
3 | 5 | Joest Racing |
Horst Godel Jürgen Barth Reinhold Joest
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
Imola 500 km race | |||||
3 | 5 | Joest Racing |
Jürgen Barth Reinhold Joest Horst Godel
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
16 | 4th | Joest Racing |
Reinhold Joest Ernst Kraus
|
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
4-hour race in Enna | |||||
5 | 7th | Joest Racing |
Jürgen Barth Horst Godel
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
200 Mile Mosport Race | |||||
10 | 39 | Gary Hirsch | Gary Hirsch | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
16 | 16 | Dennis Aase | Dennis Aase | 908/02 | 3.0 l |
500 km race from Dijon | |||||
4th | 8th | Joest Racing |
Reinhold Joest Jürgen Barth
|
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
6th | 10 | Joest Racing |
Bob Wollek Horst Godel
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
200-mile race at the Salzburgring | |||||
2 | 6th | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
4th | 7th | Joest Racing | Jürgen Barth | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
Le Mans 1976 | |||||
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run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
Le Mans 24 hour race | |||||
7th | 17th | Joest Racing |
Ernst Kraus Günter Steckkönig |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
Interseries 1976 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
Airfield race, Kassel-Calden | |||||
3 | Joest Racing | Ernst Kraus | 908/03 | 3.0 l | |
Prize of Nations, Hockenheim | |||||
1 | 1 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
4th | 2 | Joest Racing | Jürgen Barth | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
Nürburgring Trophy, Nürburgring | |||||
1 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l | |
2 | Joest Racing | Bob Wollek | 908/03 | 3.0 l | |
Airfield race, Mainz-Finthen | |||||
3 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l | |
Southwest Cup, Hockenheim | |||||
1 | 1 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
3 | 2 | Joest Racing | Jürgen Barth | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
- 1977
Sports car world championship 1977 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
500 km race from Dijon | |||||
8th | 7th | Joest Racing |
Reinhold Joest Claude Haldi |
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Interseries 1977 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
Nürburgring Trophy, Nürburgring | |||||
3 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l | |
4th | Joest Racing | Jürgen Barth | 908/03 | 3.0 l | |
Int. Circuit races Ulm, Ulm-Mengen | |||||
1 | 1 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Racing finale, Hockenheim | |||||
3 | 1 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
- 1978
Interseries 1978 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
300 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
2 | Equipe Liqui Moly | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l | |
Goodyear Trophy, Colmar-Berg | |||||
1 | Equipe Liqui Moly | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l | |
2 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Bob Wollek | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l | |
Airfield race, Kassel-Calden | |||||
1 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Bob Wollek | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l | |
2 | Equipe Liqui Moly | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l | |
Int. Circuit races Ulm, Ulm-Mengen | |||||
1 | 1 | Equipe Liqui Moly | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
2 | 2 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Bob Wollek | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Nürburgring Trophy, Nürburgring | |||||
1 | Equipe Liqui Moly | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l | |
2 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Bob Wollek | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
- 1979
Sports car world championship 1979 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
6 hours of Dijon | |||||
1 | 31 | Liqui Moly Joest Racing |
Reinhold Joest Volkert Merl |
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Brands Hatch 6 hour race | |||||
1 | 31 | Liqui Moly Joest Racing |
Reinhold Joest Volkert Merl
|
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Inter-series 1979 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
1000 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
1 | 101 | Liqui Moly Joest Racing |
Rolf Stommelen Reinhold Joest |
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Int. Circuit races Ulm, Ulm-Leipheim | |||||
1 | 1 | Liqui Moly Joest Racing | Rolf Stommelen | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Int. Hessen Cup, Hockenheim | |||||
1 | Liqui Moly Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l | |
Hessen Prize, Kassel-Calden | |||||
1 | Liqui Moly Joest Racing | Rolf Stommelen | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
- 1980
Sports car world championship 1980 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
Brands Hatch 6 hour race | |||||
10 | 2 | Siegfried Brunn |
Siegfried Brunn Albert Obrist
|
908/03 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race from Monza | |||||
13 | 35 | Siegfried Brunn |
Siegfried Brunn Herbert Müller |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
Silverstone 6 hour race | |||||
2 | 5 | Siegfried Brunn |
Siegfried Brunn Jürgen Barth |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
1 | 31 | Liqui Moly Joest Racing |
Rolf Stommelen Jürgen Barth
|
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Vallelunga 6 hour race | |||||
2 | 5 | Siegfried Brunn |
Siegfried Brunn Derek Bell |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
Interserie 1980 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
300 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
1 | 31 | Equipe Liqui Moly | Rolf Stommelen | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
3 | 33 | Equipe Liqui Moly | Volkert Merl | 908/03 | 3.0 l |
Supersport races at the Österreichring, Zeltweg | |||||
1 | 2 | Equipe Liqui Moly | Volkert Merl | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Mezinárodní závod automobilů, Most | |||||
2 | 2 | Equipe Liqui Moly | Volkert Merl | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Int. Hessen Cup, Hockenheim | |||||
4th | 2 | Equipe Liqui Moly | Volkert Merl | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Hessen Prize, Kassel-Calden | |||||
1 | Equipe Liqui Moly | Volkert Merl | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
- 1981
Sports car world championship 1981 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
Mugello 6 hour race | |||||
11 | 12 | Siegfried Brunn |
Siegfried Brunn Eddie Jordan |
908/03 | 3.0 l |
1000 km race from Monza | |||||
5 | 11 | Siegfried Brunn |
Siegfried Brunn Eddie Jordan
|
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Silverstone 6 hour race | |||||
3 | 7th | Siegfried Brunn |
Siegfried Brunn Eddie Jordan
|
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
1000 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
6th | 2 | Joest Racing |
Volkert Merl Jürgen Barth |
908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Interserie 1981 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
1000 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
4th | 43 | Siegfried Brunn | Siegfried Brunn | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Race at the Nürburgring | |||||
4th | 2 | Joest Racing | Volkert Merl | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
6th | 3 | Siegfried Brunn | Siegfried Brunn | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
- 1982
Interseries 1982 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
run | |||||
Item | No. | team | driver | Chassis type | Engine type |
300 km race at the Nürburgring | |||||
2 | 2 | Joest Racing | Volkert Merl | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Supersport races at the Österreichring, Zeltweg | |||||
3 | 2 | Joest Racing | Volkert Merl | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Grand Prix of touring cars, Nürburgring | |||||
3 | 2 | Joest Racing | Volkert Merl | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Int. ADAC airport race, Siegerland | |||||
1 | 2 | Joest Racing | Volkert Merl | 908/03 Turbo | 2.1 l |
Technical specifications
The Porsche 908 was produced and used by the factory from 1968 to 1971 in the following versions:
Porsche 908: | 908 coupe | 908/02 Spyder | 908/03 Spyder (1970/71) | 908/03 Spyder Turbo (1975–1982) |
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Engine: | 8-cylinder boxer engine (four-stroke) | 6-cylinder boxer engine with turbocharging | ||
Displacement: | 2997 cc | 2142 cc | ||
Bore × stroke: | 85 × 66 mm | 83 × 66 mm | ||
Performance at 1 / min: | 257 kW (350 hp) at 8400 | up to 396 kW (540 hp) at 8000 |
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Max. Torque at 1 / min: | 325 Nm at 6600 | 460 Nm at 5500 | ||
Compression: | 10.4: 1 | 6.5: 1 | ||
Valve control: | two overhead camshafts per cylinder bank with chain drive | |||
Cooling: | Air cooling (fan) | |||
Transmission: | 5-speed gearbox, limited slip differential | |||
Front suspension: | Wishbones with longitudinal tension struts | |||
Rear suspension: | Wishbones with longitudinal thrust struts | |||
Front suspension: | Progressive acting coil springs, combined with double acting telescopic shock absorbers | |||
Rear suspension: | Progressive acting coil springs, combined with double acting telescopic shock absorbers | |||
Body: | Aluminum space frame with plastic body | |||
Track width front / rear: | 1486/1454 mm | 1542/1564 mm | 1542/1506 mm | |
Wheelbase : | 2300 mm | |||
Tires rim: | ||||
Dimensions L × W × H: | 4839 × 1830 × 938 mm (long-tail coupé) | 3540 × 1950 × 680 mm | ||
Empty weight : | 650 kg | 545 kg | ||
Top speed: | 320 km / h | 290 km / h | 330 km / h |
literature
- Födisch, Jörg-Thomas, Jost Neßhöver, Dieter Roßbach: Porsche 908: serial winner, specialist and endurance runner. Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2007, ISBN 3-89880-837-8 .
- Schneider, Peter: Type compass Porsche: Racing and racing sports cars since 1948. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-613-02300-8 .
- Zwart, Jeffrey R., Tim Meraz: Porsche Rennsport. Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2007, ISBN 3-89880-836-X .
Web links
- Porsche 908 Coupé on Porsche.com ( Memento from March 23, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Porsche 908.03 Spyder on Porsche.com ( Memento from May 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive )