Porsche might have dominated Group C racing with its 956 and 962 prototypes, yet by the mid-1990s, the new GT1 scene called for something beefier than the GT2-spec 911s they had in store at the time.

DK very kindly uploaded a user manual to your 911 GT1, all 20-odd of you. (Porsche claims 21 in this official video, RM Auctions claims 23 in this for sale listing.

These early prototype 911 GT1 Straßenversions were based on the 1996 911 GT1 race car, featuring the same 3.2-liter twin-turbocharged flat-6 mounted in a mid-engine position (as opposed to the ...

Le Mans and TV veteran Tiff Needell recently got to drive one of just 20 1997-spec Porsche 911 GT1 Straßenversions on the rural roads of Scotland. These 996-nosed 554-horsepower mid-engine ...

The 911 is perhaps Porsche's best known model, but that popularity has meant that many exclusive variants have popped up over the years. Here are the rarest.

Stephen Edelstein November 28, 2021 Comment Now! The Porsche 911 GT1 Straßenversion was the automaker's hypercar for the 1990s, filling the space between the 959 and the Carrera GT in the timeline.

To help you get an idea of how valuable the super rare Porsche 911 GT1 Strassenversion is, you must know that back in August 2012, a Strassenversion sold for $1.17 million at a Monterey action.

Κnown as the 911 GT1 Strassenversion, it was built in just 20 examples, making it not just extremely rare but it is also eye-wateringly expensive; an example sold at auction in 2017 for $5.6 million.

Porsche fans know that the 911 GT1 isn't really a 911. It's a purpose-built Le Mans race car, with the front end of a 993 mated to the tub and rear end of the all-conquering 962 Group C prototype.

Porsche people are some of the most devoted car fanatics in the world. Collectors and enthusiasts alike follow these automobiles like hawks, obsessed with their heritage, speed, and high caliber of ...

Even though there is no plan - and pretty much no chance in hell - for Porsche to resurrect the 911 GT1 nameplate, that didn't stop 3D artist Emre Husmen from imagining what it would look like.

This was the question pondered by then-Porsche chairman Wendelin Wiedeking in the immediate aftermath of win No. 16, notched up by the 911 GT1-98 with McNish among its drivers, in June 1998.