Last update: February 5, 2025
Mobil1, part of ExxonMobil, is a lubricant and oil producer of which stickers can be found on many racing cars. But here I only show the cars that have an actual Mobil 1 livery, not just a sticker.
1989 Le Mans 24h, Aston Martin AMR1. This beautiful Aston Martin made its debut at Le Mans in 1989. In the same year Ford (which owned Aston Martin) also bought Jaguar. The TWR-Jaguars already were successful, so the Aston Martin project ended in its first season. This car finished a credible 11th, while its teammate #19 retired.
#18 Brian Redman (GB) / Michael Roe (GB) / Costas Los (GR) – 11th overall / 9th Group C1
Ecosse Aston Martin AMR1 – 6.3 liter Callaway RDP87 V8 90º, approx. 700 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 910 kg. Carbon Fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Courtaulds #02
- STARTER T189 (resin)
Porsche 911 GT1
1996 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT1. The 1996 Porsche GT1 looks like a Porsche 993, but is a pure prototype from which 25 were built for homologation. The engine came directly from the famous Group C Porsche 962, and the driver line-up was great. So it was favorite, beat the McLarens, but lost Le Mans to a WSC Prototype from Porsche-customer Joest.
#25 Bob Wollek (F) / Hans J. Stuck (D) / Thierry Boutsen (B) – 2nd / 1st GT1
#26 Yannick Dalmas (F) / Karl Wendlinger (A) / Scott Goodyear (USA) – 3rd / 2nd GT1
Porsche 911 GT1 (993) – 3.2 liter Porsche M9680 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. GT1 #002 & GT1 #003
- MINICHAMPS Porsche Collection WAP020 047 97 & MC430 966626 (diecast)
1997 FIA GT Championship, Porsche 911 GT1. The new developed Porsche 911 GT1 competed not only in Le Mans but also the FIA GT Championship, the successor of the BPR Series. The version with the facelift and other livery appeared only after round 3.
#6 Hans J. Stuck (D) / Thierry Boutsen (B) – 4th Hockenheim round 1
Porsche 911 GT1 (993) – 3.2 liter Porsche M9680 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. GT1 #002
1997 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT1 evo. The Porsche GT1 is a pure prototype from which 25 are built for homologation. This was the evo version, used in 1997. The development of the 911 GT1 had been on a strict budget, the factory still used the steel monocoque where most competitors switched to carbon fibre. The improved longtail McLarens however beat the Porsches all season in BPR and also at Le Mans. Fortunately for Porsche, they can always relay on Joest who took the overall victory with his Porsche powered WSC prototype.
#26 Yannick Dalmas (F) / Emmanuel Collard (F) / Ralf Kelleners (D) – DNF
Porsche 911 GT1 evo – 3.2 liter Porsche M9680 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1050 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. GT1 #005
- MINICHAMPS Porsche History Set
1998 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT1-98. The 1998 version of the 911 GT1 was more than just an evolution version. It was a brand new car with a carbon fibre monocoque and body which had nothing in common with a street car. However the signs weren’t good (Mercedes won the world championship races and Toyota was much faster at testing) Porsche managed a double win in one of the best races ever after a race long battle with the Toyota GT-One.
#25 Bob Wollek (F) / Uwe Alzen (D) / Jörg Müller (D) – 2nd
#26 Laurent Aiello (F) / Allan McNish (GB) / Stephane Ortelli (MC) – 1st
Porsche 911 GT1-98 – 3.2 liter Porsche M9680 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 950 kg. Carbon fibre chassis, chassisnr. 9R1 #98-002 & 9R1 #98-003
- ONYX XLM 99008 & XLM 99009 (diecast)
The GT1 had a similar accident at Petit Le Mans as the ‘flying Mercedes’ in Le Mans 1999:
Porsche LMP-1
1998 Le Mans 24h, Porsche LMP-1. The LMP-1 was originally designed by TWR for Jaguar as a World Sports Car (WSC) for the IMSA championship. Joest Racing bought the cars and put Porsche flat-6 engines in it. By surprise it won Le Mans in 1996 and 1997. This year, the Joest team was supported by the Porsche factory and the car was renamed in Porsche LMP-1. The car hadn’t been much developed and the newest GT1 cars were much faster.
#7 Michele Alboreto (I) / Yannick Dalmas (F) / Stefan Johansson (S) – DNF / electrics
#8 James Weaver (GB) / Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F) / David Murry (USA) – DNF / spun
Porsche LMP-1 – 3.2 liter Porsche 935/86 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnrs. TWR / WSC #001 & WSC #002
1998 Petit Le Mans, Porsche LMP-1. A 2nd place in the final race of 1998 – Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta – was the last the car drove.
#77 Michele Alboreto (I) / Stefan Johansson (S) / Jörg Müller (D) – 2nd
Porsche LMP-1 – 3.2 liter Porsche 935/86 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 885 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. TWR / WSC #001
- TROFÉU 1303, 1304 & 1305 (diecast)
Other GT’s
1998 Le Mans 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS-R. All attention went to the GT1 category with works entries form Porsche, Mercedes, Nissan, Toyota, BMW … but behind that another factory was present; French Oreca team was the official works team for the American Vipers and sent three cars to Le Mans. The #53 won GT2, #51 was 2nd. This #50 car retired.
#50 Karl Wendlinger (A) / Patrick Huisman (NL) / Marc Duez (B) – DNF
Oreca Dodge Viper GTS-R – 8.0 Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. 1150 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C10
- IXO Modern Le Mans & GT cars LMM070 (diecast)
1998 FIA GT Championship, Chrysler Viper GTS-R. The Vipers didn’t only run at Le Mans, but also the entire FIA GT Championship in which they won all races but one. Beretta and Lamy took the GT2 drivers’ title scoring 8 wins.
#51 Olivier Beretta (MC) / Pedro Lamy (POR) – 8 x 1st
#52 Karl Wendlinger (A) / Justin Bell (GB) – 1st FIA GT A1-Ring
Oreca Dodge Viper GTS-R – 8.0 Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. 1150 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C09 & C10
- EAGLE’S RACE 3662 & 3663 (diecast)
1999 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT3. Porsche built the GT3-R, based on the new water cooled 996. Two cars made their racing debut in the new GT class at Le Mans in 1999, the Manthey prepared car won its class in front of the Champion Racing car.
#80 Bob Wollek (F) / Jörg Müller (D) / Bernd Mayländer (D) – 19th / 2nd GT
#81 Patrick Huisman (NL) / Uwe Alzen (D) / Luca Riccitelli (I) – 13th / 1st GT
Champion / Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R – 3.6 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 410 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 1125 kg. Steel monocoque, Porsche 996 chassisnrs. ZYS692002 (Champion) & ZYS692001 (Manthey)
- ONYX XLM 99028 (diecast) & MINICHAMPS WAP 020 071 10 (diecast)
1999 Japanese GT Championship, Honda NSX. The Japanese GT Championship is a very spectacular racing series with lots of European top drivers. One of them is Dutchman Tom Coronel who won a race at Aida in this Honda NSX.
#64 Tom Coronel (NL) / Hiro Matsusada (J) – 1st
Mugen Honda NSX – 3.5 liter Mugen Honda C32B V6 60º, approx. 460 hp. Bridgestone tires. Weight 1100 kg. Aluminum space frame, chassisnr. Dome #unknown
- EBBRO 43071 (diecast)
2006 Super GT 500 km Fuji, Lexus SC430. The Lexus SC430 replaced the old Supra en took the Super GT title in 2006 with Wakasaki and Lotterer. This Mobil1 sponsored car finished 2nd in Fuji and 12th in the championship.
#6 Akira Iida (J) / Tatsuya Kataoka (J) – 2nd
Lexus SC430 – 4.5 liter Toyota 3UZ-FE V8 90º, approx. 500 hp. Bridgestone tires. Weight 1100 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. UZZ40 #unknown
- EBBRO 43805 (diecast)
2016 ADAC GT Masters, Mercedes AMG GT3. While the DTM was fought with expensive machinery that looked like a touring car but were specially designed prototypes, there was room for another category in Germany. This was the ADAC GT Masters; GT3 machinery which had become the new standard in international motorsport. The Zakspeed team entered this AMG car with drivers Luca Ludwig and Sebastian Asch, sons of famous racing fathers Klaus Ludwig and Roland Asch. They took 6th in the championship.
#1 Luca Ludwig (D) / Sebastian Asch (D) – 6th
Zakspeed Mercedes AMG GT3 – 6.2 liter Mercedes M159 AMG V8 90º, approx. 520 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 1285 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. C190 AMG #unknown
- MINICHAMPS MC437 163100 1 of 400 pcs (resin model produced by SPARK)
2018 Petit Le Mans, Porsche 911 RSR-17. The Porsche factory teams used some historic liveries on their 911 RSR such as Coca Cola, Pink Pig or Brumos. At Petit Le Mans the factory cars wore the Mobil 1 colors similar to the 911 GT1’s that won Le Mans in 1998.
#911 Patrick Pilet (F) / Nick Tandy (GB) / Fred Makowiecki (F) – 12th overall / 1st in GTLM
Porsche 911 RSR-17 – 4.0 liter Porsche M97/80 flat-6 normally aspirated, approx. 505 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1300 kg. Steel + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #ZHS199901
- IXO Limited Edition Series LE43048 (diecast)
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