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1985 Porsche 962C
Chassis #962 002
The second 962 built by Porsche
1985 Porsche Factory Team Car
Driven by Ickx & Mass to 3 wins in the 1985 FIA World Championship
This factory “werks” car is one the most historically significant Porsche racing cars. It is the second 962 constructed by the factory. It is an all-original car, both engine and monocoque, and has been completely restored and are in perfect period configuration.
Campaigned in the 1985 FIA World Endurance Championship with
the following results.
1000km Mugello (April 14th, 1985) w/ Ickx & Mass 1st Place
1000km Monza (April 28th, 1985) w/ Ickx & Mass 4th Place
1000km Silverstone (May12th, 1985) w/ Ickx & Mass 1st Place
24 Hours LeMans (June 17th-18th, 1985) w/ Ickx & Mass 10th Place
1000km Brands Hatch (Sept 22nd, 1985) w/ Ickx & Mass 2nd Place
800km Shah Alam (December 1st, 1985) w/ Ickx & Mass 1st Place
The Porsche 962
The Porsche 962 (also known as the 962C in international competition) was
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. The 962 was introduced at the end of 1984,
from which it quickly became successful through privateer owners while having
a remarkably long-lived career, with some examples still proving competitive
into the mid-1990s.
956 to 962
When the Porsche 956 was developed in late 1981, the intention of Porsche was to run the car in both the World Sportscar Championship and the North American IMSA GT Championship. However rule changes in IMSA GT saw the water-cooled engine of the 956 forbidden, as well as the chassis itself due to new safety regulations which required the driver’s feet to be behind front axle. The 956's chassis had the driver's feet positioned in front of the front axle, thus making the car ineligible.
To make the 956 eligible under the new IMSA rules, Porsche extended the 956's wheelbase moving the front axle forward of the driver’s feet. A steel roll cage was also integrated into the new aluminum chassis. For an engine, the Porsche 934-derived Type-935 2.8L Flat-6 was used with air cooling and a single turbocharger instead of the twin turbochargers used on the the 956.
The cars run under World Sportscar Championship regulations were designated as 962C to separate them from their IMSA GTP counterparts. However it would not be until 1986 that the 2.6L unit from the old 956 was replaced in the 962C. New engines with displacements of 2.8L, 3.0L, and 3.2L utilizing dual turbochargers were developed.
In total, Porsche would produce 91 962s between 1984 and 1991. 16 were officially used by the factory team, while 75 were sold to customers. Some 956s were rebuilt as 962s, with two being previously written off and four others simply rebuilt. Three 962s that were badly damaged were also rebuilt had been given a new chassis number due to the extensive reconstruction. Due to the high demand for 962 parts, some aluminum chassis were built by Fabcar in the United States before being shipped to Germany for completion.