Published May 13, 2024 | Last update May 4, 2025 | 33 models online
This collection was named Pink Porsches first, but I decided to add some models from other brands and also purple ones.
It all began in 1971. The new designed Porsche 917/20 was wider and shorter than the regular 917L. Count Rossi – the main sponsor – refused to paint it in the famous Martini livery or even put its name on it. Someone called the car a pig and Porsche designer Anatole Lapine’s idea for the new livery was born. It was the first of the Pink Porsches and quite a few would follow.
1971 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 917/20. The 917/20 had to combine the advantages from the 917K (handling) with those from the 917L (straight line speed). The 917/20 was not as successful as hoped for, but its chassis would be the basis for the all conquering CanAm 917 turbos.
#23 Reinhold Joest (D) / Willi Kauhsen (D) – DNF
Porsche 917/20 – 4.9 liter Porsche 912.10 V12 180º, approx. 600 hp. Firestone tires. Weight 810 kg. Aluminum space frame, chassisnr. 917/20 #001
- MINICHAMPS MC430 716923 ‘limited edition of 10.001 pcs’ (diecast)
1970 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 917L. Before Anatole Lapine came up with the idea of the Pink Pig, he already designed some other interesting liveries. The car was white first, Lapine painted the purple swirls on it just in time for qualifying, before the race the bright green was added.
#3 Gérard Larrousse (F) / Willi Kauhsen (D) – 2nd
Martini Porsche 917L – 4.9 liter Porsche 912.10 V12 180º, approx. 600 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 840 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. 917 #043
MINICHAMPS MC 400 706193 Q-car 2470 pcs (diecast) & MC 400 706103 race car 9999 pcs (diecast)
1970 Watkins Glen 6h, Porsche 917K. The hippie 917 also competed in Watkins Glen where it finished 9th. Remarkable is that the Le Mans car ran on Goodyear tires while this one – in the same season – is fitted with Firestones. Martini Racing competed in many races this year with the #021 chassis, most of these in the Interseries with Gijs van Lennep as driver.
#35 Gijs van Lennep (NL) / Gérard Larrousse (F) – 9th
Martini Porsche 917K – 4.5 liter Porsche 912.10 V12 180º, approx. 570 hp. Firestone tires. Weight 810 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. 917 #021
- BRUMM R271 (diecast)
Pink Porsche 934 & 935
1978 Fuji 500 miles, Porsche 935/77A. Not only the Pink Pig was an inspiration, another source of Pink Porsches came from support of the Matsuda Collection.
#3 Noritake Takahara ((J) / Tetsu Ikuzawa (J) – 4th / 1st R1
Italya Sport Porsche 935/77A – 2.8 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 turbo, approx. 560 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 970 hp. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #unknown
- EBBRO 44154 (diecast)
1980 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 935 K3. The K3 version of the Porsche 935 was a fantastic car. After Ludwig won the DRM and Le Mans in 1979, the Kremer brothers sold lots of K3’s. In 1980 no less then 10 competed in Le Mans, but most of them failed to finish among which this German-Japanese combination.
#42 Rolf Stommelen (D) / Axel Plankenhorn (D) / Tetsu Ikuzawa (J) – DNF
Kremer Porsche 935 K3 – 3.0 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 turbo, approx. 620 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 970 hp. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. 930 670 0163
- QUARTZO 3002 (diecast)
1981 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 934. The turbocharged Porsche 934 was much faster than the old RSR. It also was very reliable as proved by the privat run car that finished 4th overall in the 1979 Le Mans race. This Perrier run car used alcohol instead of gasoline and came home 17th in 1981.
#70 Thierry Perrier (F) / Valentin Bertapelle (F) / Bernard Salam (F) – 17th / 4th Group 4
Porsche 934 – 3.0 liter Porsche Type 930/71 flat-6 turbo, approx. 500 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1120 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #930 670 0157
- EAGLE’S RACE 2303 (diecast)
1983 Daytona 24h, Porsche 935 M16. American Frank Rubino entered this Pink Porsche for the Daytona 24-hour race in 1983. It was based on a former Momo 935/77A adapted by Californian tuner American International Racing who was clearly inspired by the Kremer K3.
#47 Frank Rubino (USA) / Pepe Romero (USA) / Doc Bundy (USA) / Dale Whittington (USA) 11th / 6th GTP
Porsche 935 M16 – 3.2 liter Porsche Type 930/78 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 700 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 980 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. AIR #930 990 0032
- SPARK US095 #349 / 500 pcs (resin)
Pink & purple Group C
1983 Fuji 1000 km, Porsche 956. In the world championship race at Fuji, no less than 9 Porsches 956 competed. The Rothmans cars take double victory, the Kremer car fails to finish because of an oil leak.
#21 Stefan Johansson (S) / Philippe Alliot (F) – DNF
Kremer Porsche 956K – 2.65 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Bridgestone tires. Weight 840 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #101
EBBRO 43891 (diecast)
1989 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 962C. This Joest Porsche was best of the rest (3rd) behind the two Mercedes Saubers that won the 24 hour race. Wollek and Stuck drove the entire race, as former winner “John Winter” (real name Louis Krages) did not drive at all.
#9 Bob Wollek (F) / Hans J. Stuck (D) / (“John Winter” (D)) – 3rd
Joest Porsche 962C – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/82 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 720 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #145
- SPARK 0953 (resin)
1990 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 962. 1990 saw a record 19 Porsche 962’s at the start. Richard Lloyd Racing entered two for this year’s race in the pink of Matsuda Collection. The #44 was a conventional long tail 962. The #43 Porsche 962 GTi had a different, part carbon chassis and different bodywork. Unfortunately the car caught fire during a pitstop and had to retire.
#43 Manuel Reuter (D) / James Weaver (GB) / J.J. Lehtho (FIN) – DNF / fire
Porsche 962 GTi – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/82 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 720 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #RLR 201
#44 Bruno Giacomelli (I) / Allen Berg (CAN
) / John Watson (GB) – 11th
Porsche 962C – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/82 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 720 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #161
- SPARK KBS044 specially built for Kokusai Boeki Kaisha Ltd. (resin)
- ONYX #48 (diecast)
1991 Le Mans 24h, Jaguar XJR-12 LM and XJR-14. Because of changes in the regulations, Jaguar drove the world championship races with a 3,5-liter Cosworth-engine. The XJR-14 was fast, Andy Wallace took the second qualifying time, but the car also was very unreliable. So for the 24-hour race TWR chose to start with the old reliable XJR-12 LM. These finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th behind the screaming Mazda 787B rotary.
#33 Andy Wallace (GB) / Derek Warwick (GB) / John Nielsen (DK) – 4th
#33 Jaguar XJR-12 LM – 7.0 liter Jaguar V12 90º injection, approx. 720 hp. Weight 900 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. TWR / ACT #891
#4 Jaguar XJR-14 – 3.5 liter Ford Cosworth HB V8 75º – approx. 650 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 750 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. TWR / Astec #691
- SPARK S0753 & S0775 (resin)
More GT and prototypes
1987 Porsche 944 turbo Cup. Everybody knows the Porsche Supercup and all the national series such as the German Porsche Carrera Cup that started in 1990. All these series make use of Cup versions of the Porsche 911. But before these series began, Porsche raced with the turbo version of the front-engined 944 between 1986 and 1989. The cars looked quite standard but had a special stiffened suspension, limited slip differential and an improved turbo unit, in total 192 cup 944’s have been built. Races were spectacular because the cars are much easier to drift than for instance a 911. Roland Asch was the master and took the championship in 1987, 1988 and 1989. Porsche guest drivers were offered the white and purple Blaupunkt sponsored car which now stands in the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. The black-and-whites are taken by me at Nürburgring and Norisring.
#1 Porsche VIP-car, different drivers
Porsche 944 turbo – 2.5 liter Porsche straight-4 turbo, approx. 270 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 1160 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #unknown
- SPARK SG 939 #110 / 500 pcs (resin)
2004 Grand Am Phoenix, Porsche 911 (996) GT3 RS. Gunnar Racing is well known for their many different livery’s. In Phoenix 2004 they were all Pink – advertising for the Pixar movie “Cars” – and finished second in their class. The car is nicknamed “Pink Sally”.
#45 Gunnar Jeannette (USA) / Kyle Petty Jr. (USA) – 11th overall / 2nd GT
Porsche 911 GT3 RS (996) – 3.6 liter Porsche M96/70 flat-6, approx. 430 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #Z4S692065
- MINICHAMPS MC400 046945 (diecast)
2006 Zolder 24h, Porsche 911 (996) RSR. This Prospeed GT3 is painted in the way the Porsche 917/20 was back in 1971. It is by far not as revolutionary as the original pig but this one is reliable. The Belgian team finished 7th overall in the 24 hour race at Zolder.
#21 Rudi Penders (B) / Franz Lamot (
B) / Kurt Dujardyn (
B) / Karl Jacobs (
B) – 7th overall / 4th in class
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (996) – 3.6 liter Porsche M96/70 flat-6, approx. 440 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #unknown
- SPARK S0955 (resin)
2008 Le Mans 24h, Porsche RS Spyder evo. After the Porsche RS Spyder had won races and championships in the USA, it finally also came to Europe. Dutchman Peter van Merksteijn managed to get one and took class victory at its debut at Le Mans.
#34 Peter van Merksteijn (NL) / Jos Verstappen (NL) / Jeroen Bleekemolen (NL) – 10th / 1st LMP2
Porsche RS Spyder evo – 3.4 liter Porsche MR6 V8 90º, approx. 500 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 775 kg. Carbon fibre + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. 9R6 #708
- MINICHAMPS MC400 086834 limited 1200 pcs (diecast)
2010 Le Mans 24h, Pescarolo 01 evo. Jacques Nicolet bought the Promatecme & Saulnier Racing Team and renamed it Oak Racing. He became the biggest client of his friend Henri Pescarolo. When Pescarolo Sport went broke, he bought the entire team and returned it to Henri. His LMP’s did very well in Le Mans 2010, finishing 2nd and 4th in class and both in top 10 overall.
#24 Jacques Nicolet (F) / Richard Hein (MC) / Jean-Francois Yvon (F) – 9th / 4th LMP2
Pescarolo 01 evo – 3.4 liter Judd DB (BMW) V8, approx. 475 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 775 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #07
- SPARK S2566 (resin)
2016 DTM Championship, AMG Mercedes-Benz C63 DTM. The 2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the thirtieth season of premier German touring car championship and also seventeenth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series’ resumption in 2000. All three participating brands were present with four teams. Wittmann (BMW) and Mortara (Audi) were the title contenders, Jamie Green was the first Mercedes in third place. Mücke Motorsport didn’t perform very well; Christian Vitoris finished 14th and Lucas Auer 12th in the championship despite 1 win.
#22 Lucas Auer (A) – 22nd
Mücke AMG Mercedes-Benz C63 DTM – 4.0 liter Mercedes V8, approximately. 500 hp. Hankook tires. Weight 1120 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #unknown
- SPARK SG286 (resin)
2017 GT Masters, Audi R8 LMS (2016). In 2017 DTM were still prototypes in a touring car body work while the GT Masters made use of GT3 cars. Also, the race in GT Masters were longer and had two drivers on each car. Mücke Motorsport was active in both series. In the Masters, Mücke used an AMG Mercedes as well as this Audi R8 LMS for Stippler and Ortmann. Mücke Motorsport finishes third in the team standings.
#25 Frank Stippler (D) / Mike David Ortmann (D) – 3rd
Mücke Audi R8 LMS (2016) – 5.2 liter Audi V10, approx. 575 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 1225 kg. Carbon fibre & aluminium space frame, chassisnr. Audi #unknown
MINICHAMPS MC437 171725 limited 200 pcs (resin, produced by SPARK)
2017 GT Masters, AMG Mercedes GT3. Mücke Motorsport used an Audi R8 LMS as well as this AMG Mercedes for Lucas Auer, Sebastian Asch and himself in the ADAC GT Masters Championship.
#26 Lucas Auer (A) / Sebastian Asch (D) / Stefan Muucke (D) – 3rd
Mücke Motorsport Mercedes AMG GT3 – 6.2 liter Mercedes M159 V8 – approximately. 500 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1285 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. C190 AMG #unknown
- MINICHAMPS MC437 173026 limited 250 pcs (resin, produced by SPARK)
2018 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 RSR-17. In 2018 the factory Porsches both had a historic iconic livery. The #91 had a Rothmans color scheme, without the Rothmans stickers. This one was far more impressive; it had the same livery as the famous 1971 “Pink Pig”. It brought the team more luck than it brought the ’71-version, as this one won the GTE Pro class.
#92 Michael Christensen (DK) / Kevin Estre (F) / Laurens Vandoor (B) – 15th / 1st GTE Pro
Porsche 911 RSR-17 (991) – 4.0 liter Porsche M97/80 flat-6, approx. 510 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1245 kg. Steel + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #ZJS199904
- SPARK S7033 (resin)
2019 Daytona 24h, Mercedes AMG GT3. American racing driver Ben Keating has been racing for quite some time together with Dutchman Jeroen Bleekemolen. This year they managed to lay their hands on an AMG GT3. The team was long in contention for a class win but because of a late spin from one of his teammates, they only finished 6th in GTD (the IMSA counterpart of European GT3).
#33 Jeroen Bleekemolen (NL) / Ben Keating (USA) / Felipe Fraga (BR) / Luca Stolz (D) – 22nd / 6th GTD
Riley Motorsports Mercedes AMG GT3 – 6.2 liter Mercedes M159 V8 – approximately. 500 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1285 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. C190 AMG #187
- SPARK US077 #087 / 500 pcs (resin)
2019 Le Mans 24h, Ford GT. The Chip Ganassi Fords raced in WEC / Le Mans and IMSA for years. 2019 Was the last season and besides four factory cars, Ganassi also supported a LM GTE car for Keating Motorsports. The purple Ford had a hours long battle with the Project1 Porsche and managed to stay ahead. Unfortunately the fuel capacity of the Ford appeared to be a fraction too large and the team got disqualified.
#85 Jeroen Bleekemolen (NL) / Ben Keating (USA) / Felipe Fraga (BR) – DSQ
Keating Ford GT LM – 3.5 liter Ford Ecoboost V6 90º twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #FP-GT04
- SPARK S7945 (resin)
2020 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 RSR-17. Not a Pink Porsche, but a pale purple one which fits in nicely with the others. This is the Project1 entry, an older RSR-17 which was entered in the GTE-Am category. The drivers and sponsor were the same as on last year’s Ford GT that won Pro-Am, got disqualified and then victory went to the Project1 Porsche …
#57 Ben Keating USA) / Jeroen Bleekemolen (NL) / Felipe Fraga (BR) – 40th / 14th GTE-Am
Porsche 911 RSR-17 (991) – 4.0 liter Porsche M97/80 flat-6, approx. 510 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1245 kg. Steel + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #ZJS199922
- SPARK 7988 (resin)
2020 Spa-Francorchamps 24h, BMW M6 GT3. Boutsen Ginion entered a real BMW art car in this year’s 24-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps. The livery was designed by American artist Peter Halley and has lots of pink in it. BMW factory driver Jens Klingmann shared the wheel with three amateur drivers. The beautiful car finished a credible 5th in the PRO-AM category.
#10 Jens Klingmann (D) / Karim Ojjeh (UAE) / Gilles Vannelet (F) / Benjamin Lessennes (B) – 25th / 5th GT3 PRO-AM
Boutsen BMW M6 GT3 (F13) – 4.4 liter BMW P63 V8 90º twin turbo, approx. 525 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 1260 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. unknown
- SPARK SB387 (resin)
2021 Daytona 24h, Oreca 07. Ben Keating in the PR1 Mathiasen Oreca took pole-position in LMP2 for the Daytona 24-hour race. The car suffered some problems that threw it back in the ranking and finally the team had to retire in the last hour, but not without setting the fastest lap in class.
#52 Ben Keating (USA) / Mikkel Jensen (DK) / Nicolas Lapierre (F) / Scott Huffaker (USA) – DNF
PR1 Mathiasen Oreca 07 – 4.2 liter Gibson GK 428 V8, approximately. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 930 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #unknown
- SPARK US288 #044 / 300 pcs (resin)
2023 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 RSR-19. The Iron Dames, an all-female line-up, achieved historic victories and break throughs in world endurance racing. They finished 4th in class at Le Mans but also becoming the first all-female team to win a race in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
#85 Sarah Bovy (B) / Michele Gatting (DK) / Rahel Frey (CH) – 30th / 4th GTE-Am
Porsche 911 RSR-19 (991) – 4.2 liter Porsche M97/80 flat-6, approx. 525 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1245 kg. Steel + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #ZLS199916
- SPARK S8766 (resin)
2023 Spa-Francorchamps 24h, Lamborghini Huracán. The Iron Dames, an all-female line-up, achieved historic victories and break throughs in world endurance racing by winning a race for the World Championship in their pink GTE Porsche. Last year they won their category in Spa with a Ferrari 488 and in 2023 the dames competed with a pink Lamborghini Huracán Evo2 GT3. The speed was there, Doriane Pin qualified 12th overall and 4th in the Bronze category, but their race ended in the gravel trap with 10 hours to go.
#83 Sarah Bovy (B) / Rahel Frey (CH) / Michelle Gatting (DK) / Doriane Pin (F) – DNF
Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán Evo2 GT3 – 5.2 liter Lamborghini V10, approximately. 600 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 1239 kg. Carbon & aluminium space frame, chassisnr. #ALSCGT202200132
- SPARK SB 742 (resin)
2024 IMSA, Porsche 911 GT3R “Roxy”. AO Racing, founded by PJ Hyett and Gunnar Jeannette put some remarkable racing cars on track (Gunnar Jeannette has quit a history on this). In 2023 they raced “Rexy”, a green Tyrannosaurus Rex Porsche 911. In fact there were several: a GT3 R for the IMSA Championship and a RSR-19 from Project 1 that has been used in Le Mans. During the season, “Rexy” got company from its pink sister “Roxy”, a GT3 R as well.
“Roxy” #80 Sebastian Priaulx (GB) / P.J. Hyett (USA) – 8th / 6th GTD
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) – 4.0 liter Porsche MDG.GA flat-6, approx. 530 hp. Michelin tires, 1290 kg. teel + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #unknown.
2023 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 RSR-19
“Rexy” #56 Sebastian Priaulx (GB) / Gunnar Jeanette (USA) / P.J. Hyett (USA) – 29th
Porsche 911 RSR-19 (991) – 4.2 liter Porsche M97/80 flat-6, approx. 525 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1245 kg. Steel + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #ZNS199911
- #80 “Roxy” IXO LEGT43-23002 special ck-models (diecast)
- #80 “Rexy” TRUE SCALE MINIATURES TSM 27-30747 (resin)
2024 Le Mans 24h, Lamborghini Huracán. The era of the GTE category has ended and the GT3’s have taken over. The Iron Dames did some races in the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 last year and race the entire FIA WEC in that car in 2024. They do well and take 5th place in GT3 in this year’s Le Mans. Doriane Pin, fastest of the ladies was supposed to race at Le Mans, but suffered from fractured ribs after a crash in Formula Regional.
#85 Sarah Bovy (B) / Rahel Frey (CH) / Michelle Gatting (DK) – 32nd / 5th GT3
Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán Evo2 GT3 – 5.2 liter Lamborghini V10, approximately. 600 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 1239 kg. Carbon & aluminium space frame, chassisnr. #ALSCGT20220013
- SPARK S 9157 (resin)
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