The Grid-Porsche S2, manufactured by GRID Motor Racing in England in 1983, was specifically designed to compete in Group C...
Following a promising year with the LC1 Group 6 prototype, Lancia wanted to continue being one of the frontrunners for...
An updated version of the Audi Sport Quattro – given the ‘S1’ moniker – was introduced at the end of 1984. To meet homologation requirements for the improvements, Audi first had to produce an additional 20 examples per Group B regulations. After this was completed, Audi debuted the Sport Quattro...
The greatest version of the 959 is, and always will be, the Rothman’s liveried Paris-Dakar racing version. Built in 1985 for...
The greatest version of the 959 is, and always will be, the Rothman’s liveried Paris-Dakar racing version. Built in 1985...
For years, many people were baffled when they opened up the Guinness Book of Records and discovered that the world’s fastest accelerating car was a none other than a Ford – and a curiously small, almost goofy looking one which looked like nothing made on American soil. That’s because the...
After a 30 year hiatus from endurance racing due to the 1955 tragedy at Le Mans, Mercedes thought enough time...
In 1988, Jaguar won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with an entry of five XJR-9 cars. The winning car,...
Nissan started making Group C cars in 1983. At first a Nissan engine would be mounted in a foreign-made chassis (March Engineering or Lola Cars International), and entered in the WEC (World Endurance Championship) and Japan’s own endurance series. The R91CP, however, was entirely Nissan-made, and – driven by Masahiro...
The Porsche 962 (also known as the 962C in its Group C form) was built by Porsche as a replacement...
The Porsche 964 Carrera RS Clubsport, also known as the N/GT, is a rare lightweight 911 from the early 1990s....
Every so often, Porsche creates a short production run of cars that celebrates the attributes of one of their special models. In 1993, the Stuttgart engineers decided to develop a race version of their 911 Type 964 Carrera RS, aptly named the Carrera RSR 3.8, and aimed it squarely at...
McLaren’s F1 roadcar is arguably the best car ever produced by racing manufacturer McLaren, and was often referred to as...
Developed by Porsche to fulfill FIA GT racing homologation requirements, the 993 GT2 was derived from the 993 Turbo. It...
In terms of sheer ambition, the Lotus Elise GT1 was perhaps the ultimate Elise ever created. Conceived to replace the Esprit GT1 in the reinvented BPR Global GT Series that came under FIA’s wing in 1997, the Esprit GT1 seemed like a perfect opportunity to put Lotus under the spotlight and market...
After a promising season in 1996, Porsche updated their GT1 contender to Evolution specification. This included redesign bodywork, a new...
Competing as a production-based sports car, the new C5-R Corvette was developed to compete as a GTS-class race car that...
Ferrari’s history is based on its successful motorsport heritage, with Scuderia Ferrari being the oldest and most successful team in Formula 1. However, Ferrari’s first motorsport dominance was in sportscar racing before Formula 1, winning 14 World Sportscar Championships, 8 Le Mans victories, 8 Mille Miglia wins, and 8 triumphs...
With a superb 1-2-3 victory for the 2002 Lemans, Audi secured a special place in the history of the Le...
In mid-2006, Maserati unveiled its $1.7 million supercar, a track-only variant of the World Championship-winning Maserati MC12, known as the...
The CCGT, introduced at the 2007 Geneva Automobile Show, was conceived as a parallel effort during the production of Koenigsegg’s standard cars, with its primary purpose being participation in the 24 Hours of Le Mans series, following FIM regulations for LMP prototype cars. Drawing inspiration from the Koenigsegg CCR and...
The Corvette C7.R was conceived, designed and constructed by Pratt & Miller Engineering based on the C7 Corvette Stingray developed by Chevrolet. It was developed in 2013 as...
Introduced alongside the 992-generation 911 at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, the 911 GT2 RS Clubsport marked the culmination...
The latest version of the Porsche 935 was officially unveiled in 2018 at the Laguna Seca Raceway in California, during the Rennsport Reunion VI. This unveiling coincided with Porsche’s 70th anniversary and pays tribute to the original 935 race car, which played a pivotal role in Porsche’s motorsport achievements, particularly...
The Alfa Romeo SE 048SP was originally developed as a replacement for the Lancia LC2 in the Group C racing...
At the Paris Auto Show in October 1968, Ferrari introduced the 365 GTB/4 as their V12 flagship. The press informally...
Porsche’s Type 904 was officially called the Carrera GTS because Porsche and Peugeot were still in their bitter disagreement over numeric designations with “0” in them. The Porsche 904 succeeded the RSK Type 718 as the last sports-racing iteration of the 356 series. It was also the last full-competition Porsche...
It’s more Mad Max than Mille Miglia…a Porsche 356 with front skis and rear tractor treads replacing rubber tires and...
Let’s look back at the highlights of the 1980 Monaco Grand Prix when Carlos Reutemann finished first while driving for...
Charles Leclerc is having a blast as he got the opportunity to drive Niki Lauda’s Ferrari 312B3 around Circuit de Monaco. The Ferrari 312B3 and its V12 engine is one of the best sounding Formula 1 race cars of all time!...
