Porsche 906The Porsche 906, sold as Carrera 6, with a 2-litre flat six-cylinderType 901 engine compared to the F4 in its predecessor Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, is a Group 4 Sports Car from Porsche announced in January 1966 for the 1966 World Sportscar Championship. The street-legal racing car met homologation requirements of the FIA like space for luggage and carrying a spare wheel (as did the Porsche 917 in 1969).
Porsche 910The Porsche 910 or Carrera 10 are prototype race cars built by Porsche in late 1966 and early 1967 as less restricted evolutions of the "mass produced" (65 in total) street legal 2 litre Porsche 906 Carrera 6 that were made in early 1966 to FIA Group 4 Sportscar homologation requirements that included luggage space and spare wheel.1966 World Sportscar ChampionshipThe 1966 World Sportscar Championship season was the 14th season of the FIA "World Sportscar Championship" motor racing. It featured the 1966 International Manufacturers' Championship and the 1966 International Sports Car Championship, which were contested between 5 February 1966 and September 11, 1966, over a total of thirteen races.
1966 24 Hours of Le MansIndex: | WinnersThe 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 34th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1966. It was also the seventh round of the 1966 World Sportscar Championship season. This was the first overall win at Le Mans for the Ford GT40 as well as the first win for an American constructor in a major European race since Jimmy Murphy's triumph with Duesenberg at the 1921 French Grand Prix.
Ludovico ScarfiottiLudovico Scarfiotti (18 October 1933 – 8 June 1968) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1963 to 1968. Scarfiotti won the 1966 Italian Grand Prix with Ferrari. In endurance racing, Scarfiotti won the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 12 Hours of Sebring, both in 1963 with Ferrari. Born in Turin, Scarfiotti was the grandson of Lodovico Scarfiotti, co-founder and former president of Fiat.
Sports prototypeA sports prototype, sometimes referred to simply as a prototype, is a type of race car that is used in high-level categories of sports car racing.
Ferrari PSeries of prototype sports racing cars produced by FerrariThe Ferrari P (Posteriore) was a series of V12 rear mid-engined two seat Group 6sports prototype racing car models produced by Ferrari from 1963 to 1973, to be raced mainly by the factory Scuderia Ferrari racing team.
FerrariItalian luxury sports car manufacturerFerrari S.p.A. (; Italian:) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded in 1939 by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988), the company built its first car in 1940, adopted its current name in 1945, and began to produce its current line of road cars in 1947.
Piero DrogoPiero Drogo (born in Vignale Monferrato, Alessandria, 8 August 1926 – died in Bologna, 28 April 1973) was a racing driver and coachbuilder from Italy. He participated in one Formula One Grand Prix, debuting at the 1960 Italian Grand Prix. He moved on to form a carrozzeria in Modena to service the thriving sports car industry there. His Carrozzeria Sports Cars gained some fame later in the decade. He died in a car accident aged 46.
Dino (marque)Dino (Italian:) was a marque best known for mid-engined, rear-drivesports cars produced by Ferrari from 1957 to 1976. The marque came into existence in late 1956 with a front-engined Formula Two racer powered by a brand new Dino V6 engine. The name Dino was used for some models with engines smaller than 12 cylinders, it was an attempt by the company to offer a relatively low-cost sports car.
Group 4 (motorsport)Group 4 referred to regulations for sportscars and grand touring (GT) cars used in racing and rallying, as regulated by the FIA. The group was introduced in 1954 and was replaced by Group B for the 1982 season. Production requirementsPrior to 1966, the FIA's Group 4 classification applied to Sports Cars which were in compliance with FIA Appendix C regulations.
Fédération Internationale de l'AutomobileThe Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; English: International Automobile Federation) is an international organisation with two primary functions surrounding use of the automobile. Its mobility division advocates the interests of motoring organisations, the automotive industry and motor car users in the fields of road safety and traffic circulation.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.