Last update: February 11, 2025
The success story of the 1973 Martini Porsche begins in the USA, in Daytona. The evolution version of the Porsche 911, the 2.7-liter Carrera RSR was not yet homologated as a GT in January 1973, so the car drove to its first big victory in the sports car category.
1973 Daytona 24h, Porsche 911 Carrera RSR. This overall win from the Brumos crew win in the Daytona 24-hour race is one of the greatest achievements.
#59 Peter Gregg (USA) / Hurley Haywood (USA) -1st overall
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – 2.8 liter Porsche 911/72 flat-6, approx. 300 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 820 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #911 360 0328 R4
- MINICHAMPS MP402 036996 ‘limited edition’ #2194 / 2403 pcs (diecast)
1973 Vallelunga 6 hours, Porsche 911 Carrera RSR. The second race in the World Championship was in Vallelunga, Italy. The Martini Porsches were allowed in GT by now and finished first and second in class.
#8 Gijs van Lennep (NL) / Herbert Müller (CH) – 8th overall / 2nd in GT
#9 Willy Kauhsen (D)/ George Follmer (USA) – 7th overall / 1st in GT
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – 2.8 liter Porsche 911/72 flat-6, approx. 300 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 820 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. 911 360 0576 R5 (#8) & 911 360 0588 R6 (#9)
- #8 | MINICHAMPS Porsche history set (diecast)
- #9 | MINICHAMPS MC430 736989 ‘limited edition’ 1008 pcs (diecast)
1973 Dijon 1000 km, Porsche 911 Carrera RSR. The third race was in Dijon, again the Martini RSR won the GT class.
#26 Gijs van Lennep (NL) / Herbert Müller (CH) – 9th overall / 1st in GT
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – 2.8 liter Porsche 911/72 flat-6, approx. 300 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 820 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. 911 360 0576 R5
- MINICHAMPS MC430 736926 ‘limited edition’ 3024 pcs (diecast)
1973 Targa Florio, Porsche 911 Carrera RSR. Round 6 was the infamous Targa Florio at Sicily. It was more a rally than a race; 1 lap being over 70 km over mountain roads and across villages. The #107 finished 6th, but it was actually not the original #107 which had been crashed heavily by Pucci during practice.
#107 Gunther Stekkönig (D) / Giulio Pucci (I) – 6th
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – 2.8 liter Porsche 911/72 flat-6, approx. 300 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 820 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #911 360 0002
- MINICHAMPS MC430 736907 ‘limited edition’ 4896 pcs (diecast)
1973 Targa Florio, Porsche 911 Carrera RSR. Both #8 and #9 Porsches were entered as sports cars because they were fitted with bigger brakes and a larger rear spoiler than homologated in GT. Both teams ran without problems and took advantage from crashes and technical failures from the Ferrari and Alfa Romeo prototypes.
#8 Gijs van Lennep (NL) / Herbert Müller (CH) – 1st overall
#9 Leo Kinnunen (FIN) / Claude Haldi (CH) – 3rd overall
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – 2.8 liter Porsche 911/72 flat-6, approx. 300 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 820 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #911 360 0588 R6 (#8) & 911 360 0020 R2 (#9)
- SPARK PM003 limited to 300 pcs (resin)
- SPARK Porsche Museum Collection WAP020 354 22 (resin)
Bigger rear wings and wider tires
1973 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 Carrera RSR. ‘widebody’. The Martini sponsored factory Porsche RSR showed another evolution at Le Mans. The rear spoiler that looked quite improvised in the Targa Florio was now integrated in the even wider rear bodywork. The cars had wider tires, better brakes and a new 3.0 liter engine that delivered about 330 hp – 30 more than the 2.8 liter version. Of Course the cars were entered as sports cars again.
#46 Gijs van Lennep (NL) / Herbert Müller (CH) – 4th
#47 Reinhold Joest (D)/ Claude Haldi (CH) – DNF
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – 3.0 liter Porsche 911/72 flat-6, approx. 330 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 820 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #911 360 0686 R7 (#46) & #911 360 0588 R6 (#47)
- SPARK Porsche Collection S0931 & S0932 (resin)
1973 Zeltweg 1000 km, Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ‘longtail’. Again Porsche entered the car in the prototype category. By doing this they had the possibility to experiment with aerodynamics and rear wheel sizes, not permitted in GT class. At the fast track of Zeltweg Porsche used this ‘longtail’ version which gave more top speed and stability.
#7 Gijs van Lennep (NL) / Herbert Müller (CH) – 8th overall
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR – 3.0 liter Porsche 911/72 flat-6, approx. 330 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 820 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #911 360 0588 R6
- SPARK S3425 (resin)
Turbo!
1974 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo. Porsche had experience with the turbocharged Can-Am 917’s. For the 1974 season Porsche built a turbocharged 2.1 liter that delivered 500 hp which is more than they could extract from the normally aspirated 3.0 liter. The engine would later return in the Porsche 936 and win Le Mans in 1976 and 1977.
#22 Gijs van Lennep (NL) / Herbert Müller (CH) – 2nd
Porsche 911 Carrera RSRT- 2.1 liter Porsche 911/76 flat-6 turbo, approx. 500 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 850 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #911 460 9102 R13
- STARTER T143 (resin)
1974 Nürburgring 1000 km, Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo. At the Nürburgring the turbo RSR’s finished sixth and seventh.
#8 Gijs van Lennep (NL) / Herbert Müller (CH) – 6th
Porsche 911 Carrera RSRT- 2.1 liter Porsche 911/76 flat-6 turbo, approx. 500 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 850 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #911 460 9101 R12
- EBBRO 44034 (diecast)
Successor of the Martini 911 RSR turbo was the Martini Porsche 935.
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