Porsche 936

Motor vehicle Porsche 936Porsche 936/77-001, Le Mans winner 1977OverviewManufacturerPorsche AGBody and chassisClassRacing carBody styleSpyderLayoutRear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drivePowertrainEngine2.14 L Turbo Flat 6 12v2.14 L Turbo Flat 6 24v2.65 L Turbo Flat 6 24vChronologyPredecessorPorsche 917Porsche 908SuccessorPorsche 956 The Porsche 936 is a Group 6 sports prototype racing car introduced in 1975 by Porsche as a delayed successor to the 917, a five-litre Group 5 Sports Car, and the 908, a three-litre Group 6 Prototype-Sports Car, both of which were retired by the factory after 1971. Its name came from using a variant of the Porsche 930's turbocharged engine, as well as competing in Group 6 racing. History The Porsche 936 was built to compete in the World Sportscar Championship as well as the 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans under the Group 6 formula and won both races. Chassis 002 with #20 won with Jacky Ickx and Gijs van Lennep at Le Mans, while the #18 chassis 001 of Reinhold Joest and Jürgen Barth had engine failure. It shared these victories with its production-based sibling, the Porsche 935 which won in Group 5. The open top, two seater spyder was powered by an air-cooled, two-v