 | |||||||||
| Category | Group B sports prototype | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Porsche | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone | ||||||||
| Engine | Porsche Type-935 2,847 cc (173.7 cu in) Flat-6, turbocharged, rear-mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | 6-speed manual | ||||||||
| Tyres | Dunlop | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants |  Porsche AG | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  René Metge Claude Ballot-Léna Kees Nierop Günter Steckkönig Claude Haldi | ||||||||
| Debut | 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans | ||||||||
| Last season | 1987 | ||||||||
| |||||||||
The Porsche 961 was a racing car built by Porsche and based on their 959 sports car. It was intended for Group B sports car racing, complementing the purpose-built 956 and 962C which ran Group C in the World Sports-Prototype Championship. The 961 project was short-lived, running only three races and seeing the construction of only one car.[1] Plans to sell the car to customers were scrapped when the Group B class was canceled.
- ^ "Porsche 959 Part 3: 961". QV500.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2008-01-20.