last update: March 14, 2025
F.A.T. International / FATurbo EXPRESS was an international logistics company that sponsored many Porsche teams in the 1980s and 1990’s. The company doesn’t exist anymore for as far as I know, but the name is now in use by an organisation that is founded by Ferdinand Piëch and is being used for several Porsche related events.
Porsche 956 and 962
1986 Spa-Francorchamps 1000km, Brun Porsche 956K. Walter Brun enters 3 cars in the world championship, two new 962’s and this older 956K. This one finishes 9th in the 1000km race at the beautiful track of Spa-Francorchamps. The picture is from the Norisring in the same year.
#19 Walter Brun (CH) / Didier Theys (
B) / Massimo Sigala (I) – 9th
Brun Porsche 956K – 2.8 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 640 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 840 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #106
- QUARTZO Q3068 (diecast)
1991 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 962C. Konrad Motorsport and Joest partnered up for Le Mans. Konrad entered the Joest car (and drivers) for Le Mans and finished 7th, 1st of the Porsches.
#58 Hans J. Stuck (D) / Frank Jelinski (D) / Derek Bell (GB) – 7th
Brun Porsche 962C – 3.2 liter Porsche 935/82 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 700 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #106
- SPARK S1915 (resin)
1993 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 962C. These old Porsche 962’s drove in class 2 (only Group C cars from before 1990 were allowed) and had no chance against the formula 1 group C from Peugeot. This #17 Porsche didn’t make it to the finish because its engine failed. The #18 finished 9th overall. It has only small FAT advertising, but I feel it belongs to this collection anyhow 
#17 Manuel Reuter (D) / Frank Jelinski (
D) / “John Winter” (D) – DNF
#18 Bob Wollek (F) / Henri Pescarolo (F) / Ronnie Meixner (D) – 9th / 4th cat. 2
Joest Porsche 962C – 3.2 liter Porsche 935/82 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #013 & #014
- SPARK S2083 & S2084 (resin)
1994 Le Mans 24h, Dauer 962 GT LM. German team owner Jochen Dauer built a road going version of the Group C Porsche 962. With help of the Porsche factory (which also supplied the technical support), Dauer managed to get it homologated as a GT1. It won Le Mans in its first and only race. Their teammates in Shell livery finished 3rd.
#36 Yannick Dalmas (F) / Hurley Haywood (
USA) / Mauro Baldi (
I) – 1st
Dauer 962 GT LM – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/78 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 650 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 1015 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. GT003 (Porsche #176)
- STARTER LM94 (resin)
World Sports Cars
1996 & 1997 Le Mans 24h, WSC95-Porsche. The chassis’ that Tom Walkinshaw originally built for Jaguar, were bought by Joest and equipped with Porsche 962 engines. The #8 FAT-car took pole position and was fast in the race but retired with electric problems. Its teammate with #7 managed to win the exiting race. In 1997, the #7 car managed to win again. This time in the well know white and red from FAT. It was the first of many Le Mans of Tom Kristensen.
1996 #8 Michele Alboreto (I) / Didier Theys (
B) / Pierluigi Martini (I) – DNF
1997 #7 Michele Alboreto (I) / Stefan Johansson (
S) / Tom Kristensen (DK) – 1st
Joest WSC-95 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/86 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 930 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. TWR / WSC #002 and TWR / WSC #001
- TROFÉU 902 & 905(diecast)
1995 Le Mans 24h, Kremer K8-Porsche. Just like Joest, Porsche client Kremer and Thompson built a WSC car with Porsche 962 technology and named it K8. In 1995 they did win Daytona and finished 6th at Le Mans. The following years the car did not get much faster, and also the fast drivers were replaced by slower, paying ones.
#4 Thierry Boutsen (B) / Hans J. Stuck (
D) / Christophe Bouchut (
F) – 6th
Kremer K8 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/76 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 950 kg. Aluminum honeycomb & carbon fibre monocoque, chassis nr. Thompsom #WSC02
- SPARK S0327 (resin)
1996 Le Mans 24h, Kremer K8-Porsche. IN 1996 the Kremer K8 qualified 13th, but retired with a broken engine. A similar concept of car entered by Joest beat the GT1’s and won the 24h race.
#1 Christophe Bouchut (F) / Jürgen Lässig (D
) / Harri Toivonen (FIN) – DNF
Kremer K8 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/76 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 950 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassis nr. Thompsom #WSC03
- SPARK S0325 (resin)
1998 Le Mans 24h, Kremer K8-Porsche. In 1998 the Kremer K8 was just another competitor. It finished 2nd in the prototype category, however that was only in 12th position overall because the race was dominated by the GT1’s. It was good to see that FAT returned as sponsor on the K8, after supporting Joest in the previous year.
#16 Almo Coppelli (I) / Rocky Agusta (
I) / Xavier Pompidou (F
) – 12th
Kremer K8 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/76 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 950 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassis nr. Thompsom #WSC03
SPARK S0322 (resin)
1999 Le Mans 24h, Lola B98-Ford. German Kremer Racing used to race Porsches at Le Mans. In the previous years they raced the Porsche-engined K8, this year they chose the all new Lola B98 with a 6-liter Ford-Roush V8-engine. Unfortunately the gearbox broke down after 146 laps and the car had to retire.
#27 Didier de Radigues (B) / Tomas Saldana (
E) / Grant Orbell (SA) – DNF
Kremer Lola B98/10 – 6.0 liter Ford / Roush V8 90º, approx. 600 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 930 kg. Aluminum & Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #HU07
- SPARK SCLA04 (resin)
2000 Le Mans 24h, BMW V12 LM. The former factory cars from 1998 were entered by Dr.Tomas Bscher, technical support came from David Price Racing. The cars have changed their looks to show more resemblance to the 1999 LMR factory cars. In the previous year, the car finished 5th but this year it had to retire because the gearbox broke as a result of two earlier crashes by Gounon.
#18 Dr. Tomas Bscher (CZ) / Geoff Lees (
GB) /Jean-Marc Gounon (F) – DNF
David Price BMW V12 LM – 6.0 liter BMW S70/3 V12 60º, approx. 600 hp. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #001 (Williams)
- MINICHAMPS MC 430 002815 (diecast)
Porsche 911 GT1, GT2, GT3 & Cup
1994 Porsche Super Cup, Porsche 911 Cup 3.8. The 1994 Cup Porsche was based on the 993 Carrera 3.8. Its engine delivered 315 hp and was the last type that used air-cooled engines. French Dominique Dupuy raced for Larbre Competition and managed a fine fifth place in the overall standings at the end of the season. The championship was won by Ute Alzen from Germany.
#17 Dominique Dupuy (F) – 5th
Larbre Porsche 911 Cup – 3.8 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 315 hp. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. unknown
- MINICHAMPS MC430 946317
1995 BPR Championship, Porsche 911 GT2 evo. The BPR series grew and got more professional. Larbre Competition took part with this Porsche GT2 in GT1 specs (more power, improved aerodynamics and braking and wider tyres). They took three 2nd places in the first three races of the season. It raced this season also in Gitanes / Motul colors.
#86 Bob Wollek (F) / Christophe Bouchut (F) / Jean-Pierre Jarier (F) – 2nd
Larbre Porsche 911 GT2 evo (993) – 3.6 liter Porsche M64/81 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #ZTS393066
- VITESSE V065D
1997 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT1. The Porsche GT1 won its class in 1996 and finished 2nd overall. This year the privateers could also have this GT1 prototype which however was in ’96 specs. Kremer Racing was one of these. The improved McLaren F1 GTR and new Mercedes were quicker, and the Joest prototype – last year’s winner – again was also more reliable.
#30 Christophe Bouchut (F) / Bertrand Gachot (
B) / Andy Evans (GB) – DNF
Kremer Porsche 911 GT1 – 3.2 liter Porsche M96/80 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. GT1 #104
- PROVENCE MOULAGE kit
1998 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT2 evo. This year’s Le Mans saw no less than twelve Porsches GT2 at the grid. But time doesn’t stand still. The Porsche was getting an old car and the Vipers were the leading car now in GT2. The Porsches would stay popular for a few more years and often competitive in local events.
#60 Jean-Pierre Jarier (J) / Carl Rosenblad (S) / Robin Donovan (USA) – DNF
Larbe Porsche 911 GT2 evo – 3.6 liter Porsche M64/81 – flat-6 twin turbo, approximately. 550 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. Porsche 993 #ZTS394074
- MINICHAMPS MC 430 986760 limited 1200 pcs (diecast)
1999 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT2 evo. The Porsche GT2 has been the leading car for a number of years, as well in numbers as in results. But in 1999 they were beaten by the Dodge Viper in both. The GTS class (which used be GT2) was dominated by the American muscle car; they took the first 6 places. This Larbre Compétition Porsche with former F1 driver Jarier, retired with a broken engine.
#67 Jean-Pierre Jarier (F) / Pierre de Thoisy (
F) / Sébastien Bourdais (F) – DNF
Larbre Porsche 911 GT2 evo (993) – 3.6 liter Porsche M64/81 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #ZTS393008
- ONYX XLM99027
2000 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 R. The GT3 was such a great success in 1999, that in the 2000 Le Mans race all 12 cars in GT were Porsches. This car was entered by Spanish team Racing Engineering with help from Repsol and FAT.
#72 Thomas Saldana (ES) / Jesus Diez Villaroel (ES) / Giovanni Lavaggi (I) – DNF / crash
Racing Engineering Porsche 911 GT3 R (996) – 3.6 liter Porsche M96/70 – flat-6, approx. 380 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #ZYS692107
- ONYX XGT99039 #1341 / 2500 pcs (diecast)
2024 Nürburgring 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 R. The Nürburgring 24-hour race is very special because of the characteristics of the track, the ever changing weather and the huge grid. This year, because of the bad weather and thick fog the race was shortened to just under 7,5 hours running time. Not what you would expect from an endurance race. The Herberth Porsche showed up in a fine retro FAT livery.
#5 Robert Renauer (D) / Vincent Kolb (D) / Dennis Olsen (N) / Matt Campbell (AUS) – 15th
Herbert Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) – 4.2 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 540 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1250 kg. Steel + aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. unknown
- SPARK SG941 #159 / 500 pcs
Dodge Viper GTS/R
2001 Spa-Francorchamps 24h, Dodge Viper GTS/R. French Larbre Racing has been very successful with GT Porsches and afterwards these Vipers. The 24 hour race at Spa-Francorchamps, part of the FIA GT Championship was won with a double victory for the French team. This car qualified 11th and won, its teammates started back in 30th place and finished 2nd, 5 laps behind. The same team would win the Spa 24h again in 2002.
#7 Christophe Bouchut (F) / Marc Duez (
B) / Jean-Philippe Belloc (F) – 1st
Larbre Dodge Viper GTS/R – 8.0 liter Chrysler V10 90°, approx. 620 hp. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #C40
- IXO Modern Le Mans & GT Cars GTM004
Hypercar
2024 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 963. Proton Competition, a long time Porsche customer team entered a 963 for the entire FIA World Endurance Championship. The livery looks a bit like the old FAT color schemes. The first picture I took at Spa-Francorchamps in May and I must say that I liked that livery much better as it was almost identical to the 1994 Dauer GT1. For Le Mans, Proton changed the look with less red and more green.
#99 Neel Jani (CH) / Harry Tincknell (GB) / Julien Andlauer (F) – 45th
Porsche 963 – 4.6 liter Porsche 9RD V8 90º twin turbo hybrid, approx. 680 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnrs. Multimatic #119
- SPARK S9128 (resin)
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