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The new group 5 regulations were a perfect fit for Porsche. The basis is quite simple; take a homologated street car and tune the engine as you wish as long as it stays in the original position in the car. Fenders may be widened to cover the large tires, spoilers may be added, only the rear spoiler may not be wider dan the cockpit. Windows and doors need to have the original shape. Porsche’s 911 turbo was the perfect car for this series and the Germans already had a lot of experience with the RSR turbo and 934.
1976 Test Weissach, Porsche 935 prototype. The new group 5 regulations were a perfect match for Porsche. The Germans developed the 935 out of the 911 turbo (930) streetcar. This is the first test version, still with the Porsche 911 style head lights and a large low rear spoiler that came straight from the 1974 RSR Turbo.
#5 Jochen Mass (D) / Rolf Stommelen (D) – first test
Porsche 935 prototype – 2.8 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 turbo, approx. 580 hp. Dunlop tires, Weight 1000 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. 935-001 (Porsche R15)
- SPARK S3404 (resin)
1976 Mugello 6h, Porsche 935/76. The Martini sponsored works Porsche won the first world championship race at Mugello. This version already used the flat nose, but still had the rounded backside of the RSR.
#4 Jacky Ickx (B) / Jochen Mass (D) – 1st
Porsche 935/76 – 2.8 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 turbo, approx. 580 hp. Dunlop tires, Weight 970 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. 935-002
1976 Vallelunga 6h, Porsche 935/76. Just like two weeks earlier at Mugello the works Porsche 935 from Ickx and Mass won the race. In this race, and at the next one in Silverstone, it used the normal Porsche 911 nose with its high head lamps. It still had the rounded rear fenders.
#1 Jacky Ickx (B) / Jochen Mass (D) – 1st
Porsche 935/76 – 2.8 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 turbo, approx. 580 hp. Dunlop tires, Weight 970 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. 935-002
- #4 EBBRO 43770 (diecast) & #1 SPARK S3402 (resin)
1976 Nürburgring 1000 km, Porsche 935/76. At the Nürburgring the Martini Porsche 935 retired while the normal aspirated Schnitzer BMW CSL won. It was the first time that the 935 appeared with the more rectangular rear fenders.
#1 Rolf Stommelen (D) / Manfred Schurti (FL) – DNF
Porsche 935/76 – 2.8 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 turbo, approx. 580 hp. Dunlop tires, Weight 970 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. 935-001
- MINICHAMPS MC400 766301 (diecast)
1976 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 935/76. Le Mans was one great Martini Porsche party. The new turbo charged 936 took the overall win. The 935 won its class and finished 4th overall.
#40 Rolf Stommelen (D) / Manfred Schurti (FL) – 4th overall / 1st Group 5
Porsche 935/76 – 2.8 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 turbo, approx. 580 hp. Dunlop tires, Weight 970 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. 935-002
- EBBRO 43768 (diecast)
The world championship continued. Porsche had won the first few races, but then got defeated by the fast BMW coupés at Nürburgring and Zeltweg.
1976 Watkins Glen 6h, Porsche 935/76. At Watkins Glen, Martini Porsche entered two cars, that finished 1st and 3rd.
#4 Rolf Stommelen (D) / Manfred Schurti (FL)
Porsche 935/76 – 2.8 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 turbo, approx. 580 hp. Dunlop tires, Weight 970 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. 935-001
1976 Dijon 6h, Porsche 935/76. The last race of the season was an all-Porsche victory with the Martini cars and a Kremer version making up the top three.
#1 Jacky Ickx (B) / Jochen Mass (D) – 1st
Porsche 935/76 – 2.8 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 turbo, approx. 580 hp. Dunlop tires, Weight 970 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. 935-002
- #1 EBBRO 43769 (diecast)
- #4 MINICHAMPS Porsche History Set 13 (diecast)
1977: double turbos and a baby …
1977 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 935/77. The factory version of the 1977 Porsche 935 had some new aerodynamic features such as a slimmer nose and higher rear spoiler. The engine was equipped with two smaller turbo’s while the 1976 version had a large single one. The new engine was a bit more powerful and had better throttle response than the 1976 version, but it seized and the car had to retire early in the race.
#41 Rolf Stommelen (D) / Manfred Schurti (FL) – DNF
Porsche 935/77 – 2.8 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 640 hp. Dunlop tires, Weight 970 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. 935-005
SPARK S2202 (resin)
Meanwhile, the single turbo 1976 version came available for customers. Many teams such as Kremer, Loos, Moritz, Brumos and Interscope would race the 935/77A as it was called.
1977 DRM Hockenheim, Porsche 935/77 “baby”. Porsche developed a 1.4-liter turbo version of their 935/77 to prove they could also win in the DRM Division II for cars up to 2-liter. The first attempt at the Norisring failed, but the second at Hockenheim ended in an impressive victory for Jacky Ickx. Porsche proved its point and the car retired into the museum.
#40 Jacky Ickx (B) – 1st
Porsche 935/77 “baby” – 1.4 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 400 hp. Dunlop tires, Weight 800 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. 935/2-001
- STARTER #T166 (resin)
1978 – Moby Dick
1978 Test Paul Ricard, Porsche 935/78 “Moby Dick”. One of the most impressive Le Mans cars is undoubtedly this Porsche 935 “Moby Dick”. It has an aluminum space frame and the 3.2-liter twin-turbo engine with water cooled cylinder heads delivers over 800 bhp. Before it was sent into battle, the car was tested extensively with somewhat different aerodynamics by Jacky Ickx at Paul Ricard.
Jacky Ickx (B) – test
Porsche 935/78 “Moby Dick” – 3.2 liter Porsche Type 935/71 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 750 hp. Dunlop tires, Weight 1000 kg. Aluminum space frame, chassisnr. 935-006
- SPARK S0935 (resin)
- Crew | True Scale Miniatures 10AC09 (resin)
1978 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 935/78. “Moby Dick” fast enough to win Le Mans overall, but it suffered from a number of minor problems and the fuel consumption was too high, so it ended the race only in 8th place.
#43 Rolf Stommelen (D) / Manfred Schurti (FL) – 8th overall / 3rd in Group 5
Porsche 935/78 “Moby Dick” – 3.2 liter Porsche Type 935/71 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 750 hp. Dunlop tires, Weight 1000 kg. Aluminum space frame, chassisnr. 935-006
- MINICHAMPS WAP020 045 97 (diecast)
1978 DRM Norisring, Porsche 935/78 “Moby Dick”. After Le Mans, Jacky Ickx drove it during the DRM race at the Norisring. He was the fastest by far but retired.
#40 Jacky Ickx (B) – DNF
Porsche 935/78 “Moby Dick” – 3.2 liter Porsche Type 935/71 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 750 hp. Dunlop tires, Weight 1000 kg. Aluminum space frame, chassisnr. 935-006
- MINICHAMPS MC430 786740 (diecast)
40 Years later
2018, Porsche GT2 RS “935”. This Club sport racer, as Porsche puts it, will surely turn heads at any race track it shows up. Although the chassis, engine and transmission are from Porsche’s ludicrous street-legal Porsche GT2 RS, the 935 is not something you can’t drive down the road. That’s because everything that makes is strikingly dramatic isn’t there just to excite old-school fans who remember the original from 40 years ago; it’s all about functioning aerodynamic features that help you go faster on a closed course.
Porsche GT2 RS “935” – Porsche MDA.NA flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 720 hp. Dunlop tires, Weight 1380 kg. Aluminum & carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. WP0ZZZ99ZKS199102
- MINICHAMPS WAP020 890 L001
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