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Porsche 956

Index Porsche 956

The Porsche 956 was a Group C sports-prototype racing car designed by Norbert Singer and built by Porsche in 1982 for the FIA World Sportscar Championship. [1]

42 relations: Aluminium, Autosport, Brabham BT52, Brun Motorsport, Circuit de la Sarthe, Derek Bell (racing driver), Dual-clutch transmission, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA World Endurance Championship, Flat-six engine, Formula One, Ground effect (cars), Group 6 (racing), Group C, Jacky Ickx, Jürgen Barth, Joest Racing, John Fitzpatrick (racing driver), Kremer Racing, McLaren, Motronic, Nürburgring, Norbert Singer, Porsche, Porsche 917, Porsche 936, Porsche 962, Porsche in motorsport, Richard Lloyd Racing, Robert Bosch GmbH, Rothman, Silverstone Circuit, Sports prototype, Stefan Bellof, Techniques d'Avant Garde, Timo Bernhard, World Sportscar Championship, 1983 1000 km of Nürburgring, 1985 1000 km of Spa, 2012 German Grand Prix, 24 Hours of Le Mans, 6 Hours of Nürburgring.

Aluminium

Aluminium or aluminum is a chemical element with symbol Al and atomic number 13.

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Autosport

Autosport is a weekly magazine covering motorsport, published in the United Kingdom every Thursday.

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Brabham BT52

The Brabham BT52 was a Formula One car designed for the Brabham team by longtime Brabham designer Gordon Murray for the season.

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Brun Motorsport

Brun Motorsport GmbH was a Swiss auto racing team founded by driver Walter Brun in 1983.

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Circuit de la Sarthe

The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Maine, France, is a semi-permanent race course chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race.

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Derek Bell (racing driver)

Derek Reginald Bell (born 31 October 1941 in Pinner, Middlesex, England) is a British racing driver who was extremely successful in sportscar racing, winning the Le Mans 24 hours five times, the Daytona 24 three times and the World Sportscar Championship twice.

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Dual-clutch transmission

A dual-clutch transmission (DCT) (sometimes referred to as a twin-clutch transmission or double-clutch transmission) is a type of automatic transmission or automated automotive transmission.

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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA, English: International Automobile Federation) is an association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR, English: 'International Association of Recognized Automobile Clubs') on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users.

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FIA World Endurance Championship

The FIA World Endurance Championship is an auto racing world championship organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

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Flat-six engine

A flat-six or horizontally opposed-six is a flat engine with six cylinders arranged horizontally in two banks of three cylinders on each side of a central crankcase.

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Formula One

Formula One (also Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and owned by the Formula One Group.

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Ground effect (cars)

In car design, ground effect is a series of aerodynamic effects which have been exploited to create downforce, particularly in racing cars.

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Group 6 (racing)

Group 6 was the official designation applied by the FIA to two motor racing classifications, the Prototype-Sports Car category from 1966 to 1971 and the Two-Seater Racing Cars class from 1976 to 1982.

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Group C

Group C was a category of motorsport, introduced by the FIA in 1982 for sports car racing, along with Group A for touring cars and Group B for GTs.

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Jacky Ickx

Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickx (born 1 January 1945, in Brussels) is a Belgian former racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times, achieved eight wins and 25 podium finishes in Formula One, won the Can-Am Championship in 1979 and is a former winner of the Dakar Rally.

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Jürgen Barth

Jürgen Barth (born December 10, 1947 in Thum, Saxony) is a German engineer and a former racecar driver.

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Joest Racing

Joest Racing is a sports car racing team that was established in 1978 by former Porsche works racer Reinhold Joest.

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John Fitzpatrick (racing driver)

John Fitzpatrick (born in Birmingham, 9 June 1943) is a former English racing driver, winning many titles throughout his career.

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Kremer Racing

Kremer Racing is a motorsports team based in Cologne, Germany, founded by racing driver Erwin Kremer and his brother Manfred.

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McLaren

McLaren Racing Limited, competing as McLaren F1 Team, is a British Formula One team based at the McLaren Technology Centre, Woking, Surrey, England.

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Motronic

Motronic is the trade name given to a range of digital engine control units developed by Robert Bosch GmbH (commonly known as Bosch) which combined control of fuel injection and ignition in a single unit.

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Nürburgring

The Nürburgring is a 150,000 person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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Norbert Singer

Norbert Singer (born 16 November, 1939, Eger, Sudetenland (now Cheb, Czech Republic)) is a German automotive engineer.

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Porsche

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Porsche 917

The Porsche 917 is a sports prototype race car developed by German manufacturer Porsche.

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Porsche 936

The Porsche 936 was a Group 6 Two-Seater Racing Car introduced in 1976 by Porsche as a delayed successor to the 917, a five litre Group 5 Sports Car, and the 908, a three litre Group 6 Prototype-Sports Car, both of which were retired by the factory after 1971.

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Porsche 962

The Porsche 962 (also known as the 962C in its Group C form) is a sports-prototype racing car built by Porsche as a replacement for the 956 and designed mainly to comply with IMSA's GTP regulations, although it would later compete in the European Group C formula as the 956 had.

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Porsche in motorsport

Porsche has been successful in many branches of motorsport of which most have been in long distance races.

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Richard Lloyd Racing

Richard Lloyd Racing (RLR), originally named GTi Engineering, was a British auto racing team created in 1977 by driver Richard Lloyd.

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Robert Bosch GmbH

Robert Bosch GmbH, or Bosch, is a German multinational engineering and electronics company headquartered in Gerlingen, near Stuttgart, Germany.

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Rothman

Rothman is a surname.

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Silverstone Circuit

Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury.

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Sports prototype

A sports prototype, sometimes referred to as simply a prototype, is a type of race car that is used in the highest level categories of sports car racing.

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Stefan Bellof

Stefan Bellof (20 November 1957 – 1 September 1985) was a German racing driver, best known for setting the fastest lap at the time on the Nordschleife configuration at the Nürburgring in 1983, driving a Porsche 956.

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Techniques d'Avant Garde

TAG Group (Holdings) S.A. is a private holding company based in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.

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Timo Bernhard

Timo Bernhard (born 24 February 1981) is a professional sports car racer from Germany.

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World Sportscar Championship

The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.

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1983 1000 km of Nürburgring

The 1983 1000 km of Nürburgring was an endurance race held at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

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1985 1000 km of Spa

The 1985 1000 km Spa was the seventh round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship.

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2012 German Grand Prix

The 2012 German Grand Prix, formally the Formula 1 Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland, was a Formula One motor race that took place on 22 July 2012 as the tenth round of the 2012 season.

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24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is the world's oldest active sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, France.

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6 Hours of Nürburgring

The 6 Hours of Nürburgring (formerly the Nürburgring 1000 km) was an endurance race for sports cars held on the Nürburgring in Germany and organized by the ADAC since 1953.

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Redirects here:

Porsche 956 GTi, Porsche 956-83, Porsche 956B.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_956

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