Last update: September 17, currently 23 models in this collection
Reinhold Joest (started his racing career as Jöst, but the two dots on top of the O aren’t recognised always internationally) raced some 20 years in all kind of Porsches before he started his own team. Joest Racing has been very successful since the early 80’s, they won Le Mans already 8 times. In this blog you will find mainly Porsche 956 and 962’s, other Porsches will be presented later. The Audi’s can be found here.
Warsteiner
1983 DRM Zolder, Porsche 956K. The Porsche 956 was not only successful in endurance racing, it was also very fast in sprint races. Wollek won the German DRM championship in 1983, just as het did in 1982 when he drove the Porsche 936. The first race of the season was at Zolder in Belgium where the livery of the car was different from the rest of the season.
#1 Bob Wollek (F) – 1st |
Joest Porsche 956K – 2.6 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #956 104
- SPARK CA-WOL-06 In memory of Bob Wollek #008 / 300 pcs (resin)
1983 DRM Norisring, Porsche 956K. Bob Wollek won the very prestigious DRM-race at the Norisring with the Joest Porsche 956 and became DRM champion for the 2nd year following. The chassis number of this car is #104, customer cars all start with a 1. So it is the 4th customer car built.
#1 Bob Wollek (F) – 1st
Joest Porsche 956K – 2.6 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #956 104
- QUARTZO Q3057 (diecast)
1983 DRM Norisring, Porsche 936/80. Also in the gold Warsteiner outfit raced “Poldi” in the Joest Porsche 936 that gave Wollek the title in the previous year.
#3 Prinz Leopold von Bayern (D) – 7th
Joest Porsche 936/80 – 2.6 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Aluminum space frame, chassisnr. #936 004
- MINICHAMPS MC430 836703 (diecast)
Marlboro
1983 Monza 1000 km, Porsche 956K. Joest Racing used different sponsor liveries in 1983. The first race of the World Championship was held at Monza which was won by the Joest Porsche 956K in Marlboro colors.
#11 Bob Wollek (F) / Stefan Johansson (S) – 1st
Joest Porsche 956K – 2.6 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #956 104
- SPARK CA-WOL-02 In memory of Bob Wollek #385 / 500 pcs (resin)
1983 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 956L (K). Just as in Monza, the Joest Porsche raced in the Marlboro colors in Le Mans. It damaged its bodywork in a crash. The Joest crew had to replace the rear part by that of a short tail version, which has more downforce but lacks 13 mph top speed. Despite that, it finished 6th.
#8 Bob Wollek (F) / Stefan Johansson (S) / Klaus Ludwig (D) – 6th
Joest Porsche 956L- 2.6 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #956 104
- QUARTZO Q3050 (diecast)
- also in this picture QUARTZO Q3059 (Monza 1983)(diecast)
New Man / taka-Q
1983 DRM Norisring, Porsche 956K. Already in 1983, when Bob Wollek drove in Warsteiner and Marlboro colors, Joest Racing had some cars that were sponsored by clothing manufacturer NewMan. Volkert Merl finished 3rd in the race at the Norisring and became 2nd in the DRM Championship behind Wollek.
#2 Volker Merl (D) – 3rd
Joest Porsche 956K- 2.6 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #956 105
- QUARTZO Q3061 (diecast)
1983 DRM Norisring, Porsche 936C. In the same race, Stefan Johansson used the Porsche 936C, a group C car based on the space framed Porsche 936, built in 1982 when the 956 wasn’t yet available for privateer teams.
#4 Stefan Johansson (S) – 4th
Joest Porsche 936C – 2.6 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Aluminum space frame, chassisnr. Joest #JR-005
- SPARK Raceland Special RS 1205 #155 / 300 pcs (resin)
1983 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 956L. The Marlboro car had the big names behind the wheel but only finished 6th. The other Joest Racing car was this one that achieved a very fine 4th place behind the two works Porsches and the Kremer car.
#12 Volkert Merl (D) / Clemens Schickentanz (D) / Maurizio de Narvaez (COL) – 4th
Joest Porsche 956L- 2.6 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #956 105
- QUARTZO Q3053 (diecast)
1984 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 956L. The factory cars were not present at Le mans in 1984. The Joest team was best of the privateers (that occupied the first 7 places) and the #7 won. It was Klaus Ludwig’s 2nd Le Mans victory and the 4th for Henri Pescarolo.
#7 Klaus Ludwig (D) / Henri Pescarolo (F) – 1st
Joest Porsche 956B- 2.6 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #956 117
- QUARTZO Q3072 (left) (diecast)
- HPI 939 (right) (resin)
1984 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 956L. Stefan Johansson was originally entered on the #7 car, his name was still on it but he raced in the #8 with which he retired.
#8 Stefan Johansson (S) / Jean-Louis Schlesser (F) / Mauricio De Narvaez (COL) – DNF / overheating
Joest Porsche 956L- 2.6 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #956 104
- HPI 8031 (resin)
1984 Nürburgring 1000km, Porsche 956K. Ayrton Senna drove in a sportscar only once at the new Nüburgring in 1984 en came home 8th. A bit disappointing when you think that his teammate in this dream team just won Le Mans a month earlier.
#7 Henri Pescarolo (F) / Stefan Johansson (S) / Ayrton Senna (BR) – 8th
Joest Porsche 956L- 2.6 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #956 104
- MINICHAMPS MC540 844307 Ayrton Senna Racing Car Collection #17 600 pcs (diecast)
1985 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 956B. Again the Joest Porsche with chassis #117 and Klaus Ludwig behind the wheel was the best, this year even beating the factory cars. Joest did what John Wyer did in ’68 and ’69: winning twice with the same car.
#7 Klaus Ludwig (D)/ Paolo Barilla (I) / “John Winter” (D) – 1st
Joest Porsche 956B- 2.6 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #956 117
- QUARTZO Q3078 (diecast)
1986 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 956B. After being succesful in 1984 and 1985, Joest tried to win Le Mans for the 3rd time with the chassis #117 Porsche. The livery looked the same as before, but now the main sponsor was Japanese Taka-Q. But this time the engine failed and the famous yellow and black Porsche had to retire.
#7 Klaus Ludwig (D)/ Paolo Barilla (I) / “John Winter” (D) – DNF / engine
Joest Porsche 956B- 2.6 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #956 117
- MINICHAMPS MC403 866507 specially produced for KYOSHO (diecast)
Three times Porsche 956 chassis #117 ^ | v All NewMan Joest Porsches
Spirit of America
1986 Le Mans 24h, Porsche Despite two wins in a row, Joest team was not favorite in 1986. The reason? The return of the Porsche factory with the new 962C. But Joest racing did well, the famous chassis 117 retired but this Spirit of America with an all American line up finished 3rd. The factory Porsche won, of course.
#8 George Follmer (USA) / John Morton (USA) / Kenper Miller (USA) – 3rd
Joest Porsche 956L- 2.6 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #956 104
- MINICHAMPS MC430 866508 (diecast)
Blaupunkt
1986 DRM / World championship Norisring, Porsche 956B. The Norisring race was part of the world championship in 1986 and attracted a very strong entry. Klaus Ludwig won in the older 956B (the famous chassis #117, but with a new 2.85 liter engine). The Jaguars were 2nd and 3rd, and a lot of known drivers finished off the podium.
#7 Klaus Ludwig (D) – 1st
Joest Porsche 956B- 2.85 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 650 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #956 117
- MINICHAMPS MC430 866607 (diecast)
1988 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 962C. The battle at Le Mans in 1988 would be between the Jaguars and factory Porsches. Jaguar won and the Shell Porsche finished second. The Joest cars were best of the rest with a third (#8) and fifth place (#7).
#7 David Hobbs (
GB) / Didier Theys (B
) / Franz Konrad (A) – 5th
Porsche 962C – 2.85 liter Porsche 935/79 Flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 650 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #962 104C (former factory car #004)
#8 Stanley Dickens (
S) / “John Winter” (D) / Frank Jelinski (D) – 3rd
Porsche 962C – 2.85 liter Porsche 935/79 Flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 650 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. Thompson #116
- SPARK S0937 (#7) (resin)
- ONYX 16 (#8) (diecast)
1989 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 962C. Again the Joest Porsches were best of the rest behind the two Mercedes Saubers that won the 24 hour race. The pink #9 finished 3rd, Wollek and Stuck drove the entire race, as former winner “John Winter” (real name Louis Krages) did not drive at all. And the blue Blaupunkt car with the all Franch driver trio finished 6th.
#8 Henri Pescarolo (F) / Jean-Louis Ricci (F) / Claude Ballot-Léna (F) – 6th
Porsche 962C – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/79 Flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 670 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #962 007
#9 Bob Wollek (F) / Hans J. Stuck (D) / “John Winter” (D) – 3rd
Porsche 962C – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/79 Flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 670 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #962 145
- SPARK S9877 (#7) (resin)
- SPARK 0953 (#9) (resin)
1990 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 962C. However the Porsche factory did not compete, a record number of 19 Porsche 962’s started in Le Mans this year. Joest Racing entered four cars of which only three started, this was the best with a fourth place.
#7 Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) / Frank Jelinski (D) / Derek Bell (GB) – 4th
Porsche 962C – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/79 Flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 670 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #962 015
- ONYX 44 (diecast)
1991 Daytona 24h, Porsche 962. Joest Racing decided to skip the World Championship Sportscars and only competed in Le Mans, the European Interserie and a few races in the IMSA Championship in the GTP category with an adapted group C Porsche 962. That worked quite well, winning at Daytona.
#7 Henri Pescarolo (F) / Bob Wollek (F) /Hurley Haywood (USA) / Frank Jelinski (D) – 1st
Porsche 962 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/79 Flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 650 hp. Aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #962 129
- SPARK S0950 (resin)
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