Porsche 962

Porsche 962

A 962 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Category	Group C, IMSA GTP
Constructor	Porsche
Designer(s)	Norbert Singer
Predecessor	Porsche 956
Successor	Porsche WSC-95
Technical specifications
Chassis	Aluminum monocoque
Engine	Various Porsche KKK turbocharged flat-sixes rear-mid mounted
Transmission	5-speed manual transmission or dual-clutch transmission with limited-slip differential
Tyres	Dunlop, Yokohama, Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrants	Porsche AG Joest Racing Kremer Racing Blaupunkt Brun Motorsport Schuppan
Notable drivers	Placeholder Mario Andretti Michael Andretti Al Holbert Hurley Haywood John Andretti Hans-Joachim Stuck Stefan Bellof Jochen Mass Klaus Ludwig Manuel Reuter Louis Krages[a] Otto Altenbach Ronny Meixner Frank Jelinski Vern Schuppan Gary Brabham Tiff Needell Derek Bell Jonathan Palmer Johnny Dumfries Walter Brun Marc Surer Loris Kessel Jesús Pareja Gianpiero Moretti Henri Pescarolo Bob Wollek Franz Konrad
Debut	1984 24 Hours of Daytona
Constructors' Championships	21

The Porsche 962 is a sports prototype racing car designed and built by Porsche. Created to replace the Porsche 956, 962 was introduced at the end of 1984 and replaced the 956 in the IMSA's GTP class in 1985 due to regulation changes obsoleting the 956. It was also introduced in the World Sportscar Championship's Group C category in 1984. Over its decade-long career, the car in its Group C form won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice, with a derivative of the car, the Dauer 962 Le Mans, winning a further title in 1994. In total, the 962 scored nineteen total constructor's championships across various series. The 962's successor was the Porsche WSC-95, introduced for the 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans, but did not receive factory backing or support.

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