Last update: December 14, currently 25 models in this collection
The Brothers Erwin and Manfred founded Kremer Racing in 1962 starting with the preparation of a Porsche 356. They were specialized in building competition versions of Porsches and they even took an overall win at the Le Mans 24-hour race. Many of these cars will appear in another topic. In the 1980’s the Kremers started racing prototypes; at first as another Porsche customer team but soon they started building their own cars based on Porsche components.
The first Kremer prototypes
1981 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 917 K/81. Kremer built this completely new 917K in 1981 when the engine rules changed towards the new Group C regulations for 1982. The car was based on the last 917’s from 1971 but with a stiffened chassis, changed geometry to handle the modern slick tires and a rear wing. The car was beautiful but much slower than the original 917 due to wrong settings of the gearbox and the rear wing that hadn’t been tested in the wind tunnel and caused a lot of drag. It had to retire with a broken oil pipe.
#10 Bob Wollek (F) / Xavier Lapeyre (F) / Guy Chasseuil (F) – DNF
Kremer Porsche 917 K/81 – 5.0 liter Porsche 912.11 V12 180º, approx. 600 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. Kremer #K/81
- SPARK S0917 (resin)
this model has been posted before in #030 – BP
1982 DRM Hockenheim, Porsche 936/82. For the 1982 season, Kremer build a completely new 936 based on the original design using factory spare parts. It had the rear wing of the 936/81 and a large diffuser, but still used the old air-cooled 2.1 liter engine. It was recognized by Porsche as a true 936 and received chassisnr. #005. Stommelen used the car with #8 in the DRM championship until he switched to the CK5 during the season. The last races of the season, the car was raced by Stefan Bellof using #23.
#23 Stefan Bellof – DNF
Porsche 936/82- 2.1 liter Porsche 930/82 flat-6 turbo, approx. 620 hp (@ 1.4 bar). Dunlop tires. Weight 820 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. 936 #005
- CLASSIC MODEL REPLICARS SBC001 (diecast). The model shows NACA air intakes similar to the 936/81 but that is wrong.
this model has been posted before in #072 Porsche 908
1982 Spa-Francorchamps 1000 km, KREMER Porsche CK5. The Kremer team did not have the new Porsche 956 yet, so just like Joest, they built their own group C car based upon a tube frame of the Porsche 936 and fitted a Porsche 935 engine. The team qualified 5th at Spa-Francorchamps but retired. Stommelen used the same car with #8 in the second half of the DRM championship.
#5 Rolf Stommelen (D) / Stefan Bellof (D) – DNF
Kremer CK5 – 2.8 liter Porsche 930/82 flat-6 turbo, approx. 620 hp (@ 1.4 bar). Dunlop tires. Weight 860 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Kremer #001
- SPARK Stefan Bellof Collection CA-BEL-05 #84 / 500 pcs (resin)
this model has been posted before in #072 Porsche 908
Porsche 956
1983 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 956L. In 1983 Kremer Racing receives the first customer car with chassis number 101. Mario and Michael Andretti drove it together with Philippe Alliot and finished a fine third behind two factory cars.
#21 Mario Andretti (USA) / Michael Andretti (USA) / Philippe Alliot (F) – 3rd
Kremer Porsche 956L – 2.6 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 840 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #101
- HPI 941 (diecast)
1983 DRM Norisring, Porsche 956K. One of the most prestigeous races in DRM is the Norisring. Rosberg drove the Kremer 956 to a 5th place in the Saturday Trophy race.
#12 Keke Rosberg (FIN) – 5th
Kremer Porsche 956K – 2.65 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 620 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 840 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #101
- QUARTZO Q3060 (diecast)
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 (still chassis #101) 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)
this model has been posted before in #036 – Pink Porsches
1984 Monza 1000 km, Porsche 956K. The German team from the brothers Kremer and the Swiss team from Walter Brun were competitors. But the relation between the two Porsche client teams was quite well. Brun Racing entered this car, the Kremer Porsche 956 chassis #101, in the first race of the 1984 world championship. It finished 4th.
#19 Hans J. Stuck (D) / Harald Grohs (D) / Walter Brun (CH) – 4th
Kremer Porsche 956K – 2.65 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 640 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 840 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #101
- SPARK Kremer Racing special #047 / 400 pcs (resin)
1984 DRM Norisring, Porsche 956K. One of the most important DRM races is the Norisring. Manfred Winkelhock in his Kremer Porsche finishes 2nd behind Thierry Boutsen on Saturday. He wins the traditional non-championship event “the money race” on Sunday.
#10 Manfred Winkelhock (D) – 1st
Kremer Porsche 956K – 2.65 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 640 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 840 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #115
- MINICHAMPS MC430 846610 (diecast)
1985 DRM Norisring, Porsche 956K. The #10 Pametex Kremer Porsche was driven by Dutchman Kees Kroesemeijer all season in DRM and some Interserie races. Except at the Norisring where Klaus Ludwig rented the car with support from Fanatic and D&W and finished 3rd in the Saturday race. He even won the so called Trophy Race on Sunday.
#10 Klaus Ludwig (D) – 1st
Kremer Porsche 956K – 2.65 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 640 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 840 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #115
- QUARTZO Classics Q3070 (diecast)
Porsche 962C & CK6
1986 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 962C. The 962C was the successor of the Porsche 956 with improved driver safety features. It couldn’t prevent that a terrible accident happened during the race. Jo Gartner crashed at the Mulsanne straight at 345 km/h (215 miles/hr) and didn’t survive.
#10 Jo Gartner (A) / Sarel van der Merwe (SA) / Kunimitsu Takahashi (J) – DNF / accident
Kremer Porsche 962C – 2.65 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 640 hp. Yokohama tires. Weight 860 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #118
- QUARTZO Classics QLM 99016 (diecast)
1987 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 962C. Despite the new contenders such as Jaguar and Sauber-Mercedes, the factory Porsche team won again. The Primagaz 962C form German team Obermaier was the big surprise when it finished 2nd, but no less than 20 laps behind. The Leyton House sponsored Kremer 962C was the first Kremer car that used a Thompson built aluminum honeycomb chassis that should be stiffer than the original Porsche monocoque. Kremer re-used the #118 chassis number from the car that crashed last year, but it’s definitely another chassis. It would be renamed #CK-3 afterwards. South African George Fouché had a Japanese license which explains the Japanse flag on his car.
#11 Franz Konrad (A) / George Fouché (SA) / Wayne Taylor (SA) – 4th
Kremer Porsche 962C – 2.9 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 700 hp. Yokohama tires. Weight 885 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #Thompson CK #118 (CK-3)
- SPARK S0952 (resin)
1988 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 962C / CK6. Just as in the previous year, Kremer Racing entered 2 cars; one with Kenwood sponsoring and the other in the bright green from Leyton House. Both cars have Thompson chassis’, but still use the original 962C bodywork. Both finished in the top 10 in a race that was won by Jaguar.
#10 Kunimitsu Takahaskhi (J) / Hideki Okada (J) / Bruno Giacomelli (I) – 9th
Kremer Porsche 962CK6 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 700 hp. Yokohama tires. Weight 885 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #Thompson CK6/88
#11 Kris Nissen (DK) / Harald Grohs (D) / George Fouché (SA) – 8th
Kremer Porsche 962C – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 700 hp. Yokohama tires. Weight 885 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #Thompson CK #118 (CK-3)
- SPARK KBS006 (specially built for Kokusai Boeki Kaisha Ltd. – resin)
- ONYX #18 (diecast)
1989 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 962 CK6. Kremer was again supported by Kenwood and Leyton House. Both cars qualified much faster than in the previous year, but didn’t gain places on the grid. Group C was really competitive! Both Kremer cars had to retire, this Kenwood car due to a fire.
#10 Giovanni Lavaggi (I) / Bruno Giacomelli (I) / Kunimitsu Takahashi (J) – DNF
Kremer Porsche 962CK6 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 720 hp. Yokohama tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #Thompson CK6-03
- SPARK KBS015 (specially built for Kokusai Boeki Kaisha Ltd. – resin)
1990 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 962 CK6. This Kremer car was painted in art-car style by a German artist named Peter Klasen. This was the initiative of Thierry Salvador who was entered on this car, but never drove it at Le Mans. The CK6 distinguished itself from earlier versions by the completely different body work and rear wheel covers.
#11 Philippe Alliot (F) / Bernard de Dryver (B) / Patrick Gonin (F) / Thierry Salvador (F) DNS – 16th
Kremer Porsche 962CK6 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 720 hp. Yokohama tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #Thompson CK6-06
- SPARK S1914 (resin)
1993 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 962 CK6. There were so little entrants for the Sportscar World Championship that the FIA decided to skip it just before the start of the season. Le Mans became a non-championship event. The Kremer Porsche 962 CK6 didn’t finish due to a failing fuel pump.
#15 Almo Copelli (I) / Robin Donovan (GB) / Steve Fossett (USA) – DNF
Kremer Porsche 962CK6 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 600 hp (restricted). Dunlop tires. Weight 910 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #Thompson CK6-06
- SPARK S2081 (resin)
Kremer K8
1994 Le Mans 24h, Kremer K8. Group C came to an end and Kremer built a LMP car with Porsche 962 technology. The Kremer K8 was fast, qualifying second in front of the Dauers and Toyota. In the end they finished 6th. This was the first K8 built, which was originally the 962 CK6-07 with lots of adjustments to fit the new regulations. The car is now part of the legendary ROFGO Collection. It was Derek Bell’s last Le Mans 24h race with Porsche.
#5 Derek Bell (GB) / Jürgen Lässig (D) / Robin Donovan (GB) – 6th / 3rd LMP1
Kremer K8 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/76 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 950 kg. Aluminium honeycomb and carbon monocoque, chassisnr. 07SP (Thompson)
- SPARK Kremer Collection S0329 (resin)
1995 Daytona 24h, Kremer K8. After the promising debut at Le Mans, Kremer built a new chassis (WSC01) that matched the WSC regulations that were applicable in the IMSA championship. It had a completely different bodywork compared to the 1994 Le Mans car, with a much shorter rear end and no diffuser. The Kremer K8 was by far not the fastest WSC car in Daytona, Ferrari was. But the experience of the Kremer crew and the reliability of the Porsche brought them the overall victory.
#10 Jürgen Lässig (D) / Marco Werner (D) / Christophe Bouchut (F) / Giovanni Lavaggi (I) – 1st
Kremer K8 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/76 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 950 kg. Aluminium honeycomb and carbon monocoque, chassisnr. WSC01 (Thompson)
SPARK Kremer Collection S0321 (resin)
1995 Le Mans 24h, Kremer K8-Porsche. The Kremer K8 did well in Le Mans and won the Daytona 24h. Kremer built a few more cars. The first two (SP07 and WSC01 had a aluminum honeycomb with carbon fibre chassis, the WSC02 and WSC03 had a entire carbon fibre monocoque.
#4 Thierry Boutsen (B) / Hans J. Stuck (
D) / Christophe Bouchut (
F) – 6th
Kremer K8 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/76 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 950 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassis nr. Thompson #WSC02
- SPARK S0327 (resin)
his model has been posted before in #043 – FATurbo
1996 Le Mans 24h, Kremer K8-Porsche. Kremer entered 2 K8’s for the 1996 24-hour race, but it was no success. One crashed and the other failed to finish due to a broken engine. A similar concept of car entered by Joest beat the GT1’s and won the 24h race.
#1 Christophe Bouchut (F) / Jürgen Lässig (D
) / Harri Toivonen (FIN) – DNF / engine
Kremer K8 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/76 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 950 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassis nr. Thompson #WSC03
#2 George Fouché (SA) / Steve Fossett (USA) / Stanley Dickens (S) – DNF / crash
Kremer K8 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/76 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 950 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassis nr. Thompson #WSC02
- SPARK Kremer Collection S0325 & S0326 (resin)
the #1 model has been posted before in #043 – FATurbo
1997 Le Mans 24h, Kremer K8-Porsche. Again, two K8’s were entered. It became clear that the competition had developed and Kremer did not. Besides, the level of drivers also went down. Lapping in the 3 minute 55, one car barely qualified and the beautiful art car failed to qualify for the race.
#5 Tomas Saldana (E) / Carl Rosenblad (S) / Jürgen Lässig (D) – DNF
Kremer K8 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/76 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassis nr. Thompson #WSC02
#6 Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére (F) / Giovanni Lavaggi (I) / Bernard Chauvin (F) – DNQ
Kremer K8 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/76 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 950 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassis nr. Thompson #WSC03
- SPARK Kremer Collection S0323 & S0324 (resin)
1998 Le Mans 24h, Kremer K8-Porsche. In 1998 the Kremer K8 was just another competitor. It finished 2nd in the prototype category, however that was only in 12th position overall because the race was dominated by the GT1’s.
#16 Almo Coppelli (I) / Rocky Agusta (
I) / Xavier Pompidou (F
) – 12th / 2nd LMP
Kremer K8 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/76 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 950 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassis nr. Thompson #WSC03
- SPARK Kremer Collection S022 (resin)
this model has been posted before in #043 – FATurbo
Kremer Lola
1999 Le Mans 24h, Lola B98-Ford. Kremer Racing used to race Porsches at Le Mans. In the previous years they raced the Porsche-engined K8 but that got outdated. In 1999 they chose the all new Lola B98 with a 6-liter Ford-Roush V8-engine. Unfortunately the gearbox broke down after 146 laps and the car had to retire.
#27 Didier de Radigues (B) / Tomas Saldana (
E) / Grant Orbell (SA) – DNF
Kremer Lola B98/10 – 6.0 liter Ford / Roush V8 90º, approx. 600 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 930 kg. Aluminium & carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #HU07
- SPARK SCLA04 (resin)
his model has been posted before in #043 – FATurbo
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