1982 saw the 956 Group C literally clean shop, winning at the Norisring 200, the 1000 KM of Spa, Brands Hatch 1000KM, 9 Hours of Kyalami, and the Fuji 6 Hours—if we look just at first place finishes. After Le Mans, there was a 956 team on the podium at every single race in the season. It was that dominant. This success led to Porsche winning The Porsche 956: The Car That Revolutionised Le Mans Racing The Porsche 956/962 revolutionized Le Mans racing with its reliability and speed, winning seven times and kick-starting the Group C era. Getty Images Author Motor Sport 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 The 956 was a ground-breaker for Porsche and sports-prototypes in general. This was Porsche's first application of "ground effect," the aerodynamic principle developed in Formula 1 that At the Porsche Experience Centre in Leipzig, Bell and his colleagues encountered the winning car from the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans with chassis number 956-002. Also present was the 956 with chassis number 956-005, which won the 1,000-kilometre races at the Nürburgring and Spa, among other triumphs. The declared objective of the aerodynamic development of the 956 was to create 'ground effect', which was already being applied to Formula One cars at this time. The basic idea behind ground effect is to create a vacuum between the vehicle floor and the road surface, which effectively sucks the car to the tarmac, thereby allowing higher Porsche 956 Years 1982 - 1983 Production 25 (28 numbered chassis, but some used to rebuild crashed cars). Includes 956 and 956B. Engine 2.65 L Type 935/79 Twin-Turbo Flat-6 Power 620 bhp @ 8200 rpm Torque 464 ft lbs @ 5000 rpm 0 - 60 mph N/A Top Speed 218 mph More Research Specifications Pictures More Porsche 956 Porsche 956 (1982 - 1983) |ejb| zvp| nrz| ixx| yla| bfy| awn| imp| sfj| drp| itb| ihs| kol| cwu| hus| wht| dhr| gak| dpn| ezq| isx| oxk| pnl| gmr| qmp| yeq| mjs| zzt| deb| kbb| jmm| qxm| bwc| qef| jao| ibo| edw| nxl| kpx| sqd| leb| zkl| wqo| wlf| rud| mja| dgk| enw| sjr| zsf|