Porsche 917 Registry
Porsche 917
Porsche 917
| Chassis | Model | Year | Group | First owner | Next owners (year) | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 917-001 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Porsche | Test car, now in Porsche Museum (painted as 1970 Le Mans winner). | ||
| 917-002 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Porsche | Test chassis, scrapped. | ||
| 917-003 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Porsche | Test chassis, then T-car at Spa 1969. Scrapped after accident. | ||
| 917-004 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Porsche | => John Wyer (1970) | Nürburgring '69 (Piper/Gardner). John Wyer then rebuilt after crash at Brands Hatch 1970 as 017. | |
| 917-005 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Porsche | => John Woolfe (1969) | Spa '69 (Mitter) John Woolfe at Le Mans 1969 - destroyed | |
| 917-006 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Porsche | Le Mans 1969 T-car. Roller endurance test, scrapped. | ||
| 917-007 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Porsche | => Gesipa (1970) | Stommelen/Ahrens LM 69. To Gesipa in 1970. Rebuilt as spyder in 1971 | |
| 917-008 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Porsche | Elford/Attwood LM 69. Roller endurance test in 1970, scrapped. | ||
| 917-009 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Porsche/Von Wendt? | => John Wyer (1970) | Siffert/Ahrens Zeltweg 1969. John Wyer car 1970. Scrapped after Sebring 1971 | |
| 917-010 | 1969 | Gr.5 | David Piper | Sold to David Piper 1969. Still owned & raced by him to-day (1997) | ||
| 917-011 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Porsche Salzburg | Porsche Salzburg no. 3 car at Daytona 1970. Written off while testing at Targa Florio 1970. | ||
| 917-012 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Porsche | Scrapped after tests, 1969. | ||
| 917-013 | 1969 | Gr.5 | John Wyer | John Wyer 1970. Used for Le Mans film and crashed by David Piper. Allegedly rebuilt with 034 parts, but kept number 013 (probably not true). | ||
| 917-014 | 1969 | Gr.5 | John Wyer | John Wyer car 1970. Rebuilt for 1971 as 029. | ||
| 917-015 | 1969 | Gr.5 | John Wyer | John Wyer car 1970. Daytona 24 Hours 1970 winner. Rebuilt as Spyder for Interserie 1971 with chassis 917-01-021. A new chassis 035 became 015 in 1971. In 2000 car was restored in its original Daytona 1970 configuration and Gulf colors by Gunnar Racing. But 917-01-021 was re-created using the original roll bar and rear section of the chassis while about 80% of the Spyder chassis was new. | ||
| 917-016 | 1969 | Gr.5 | John Wyer | John Wyer car 1970-71 | ||
| 917-017* | 1969 | Gr.5 | John Wyer | => Ernst Kraus (1972) | John Wyer car, rebuild of 004, carrying number 004. Used in 1970-71 | |
| 917-018 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Alex Soler-Roig | => Chuck Stoddard (1975~2001) | Alex Soler-Roig, Spanish races 1970 , and Buenos Aires 1971 | |
| 917-019 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Porsche Salzburg | => Martini International (1971) | Porsche Salzburg 1970, Martini International 1971 | |
| 917-020 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Porsche Salzburg | => Martini International (1971) => Vasek Polak (end 1971÷1997) => Gustav Nitsche (~2001) | Porsche Salzburg 1970, Martini International 1971. Sebring 1971 winner. In 2000 restored in its Martini 1971 colors. | |
| 917-021 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Team AAW | => David Piper (1971) | Team AAW 1970. Crashed at Le Mans. parts used to build 1971 spyder 917 01 021. It was also rebuilt using 917-012, possibly to David Piper (1971, Chris Craft in 1972 Interserie, for Piper-White Racing). Interestingly, at one point in this car's history it wore an Alabama license plate and was driven on Germany's public roads. | |
| 917-01-021 | Spyder | 1971 | Gr.7 | Team AAW | ...=> Wayne Jackson (~2001) | Spyder built on 917-015 using parts from 021.Gunnar Racing restored 917-015 from 917-01-021 in 1999-2000, but re-created 917-01-021 using the original roll bar and rear section of the chassis. All of the original suspension, engine, gearbox and bodywork from the spyder have been used though. |
| 917-022 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Solar Production | => Brian Redman => Richard Attwood | Le Mans film car, Auto Usdau 1971. Originally purchased by Steve McQueen's Solar Productions for the movie "Le Mans." After the filming the car ran a couple of races and was briefly owned by Brian Redman, who then sold it to Attwood. Sold at auction in summer 2000. Limited use in competition. | |
| 917-023 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Porsche Salzburg | => Martini International (1971) ...=> Matsuda Collection, J (early 1980s) => Dr. Julio Palmaz (early 2001) | Porsche Salzburg 1970, Martini International 1971. Winner of Le Mans 1970 - first ever Porsche victory at Le Mans. Wearing incorrect paint and secluded in Japan's famous Matsuda Collection since the early-1980s, this car has been returned to its proper Salzburg red and white livery (2000). | |
| 917-024 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Jo Siffert | Originally sold to Jo Siffert. Used for Le Mans film. No race history | ||
| 917-025 | 1969 | Gr.5 | Zitro Racing | Team Zitro (Dominique Martin) | ||
| 917-026 | 1969 | Gr.5 | John Wyer | => Jürgen Neuhaus (1971) => Georg Loos (1972) | John Wyer car 1970. Crashed by Hailwood at Le Mans. Rebuilt using chassis 031. Original crashed chassis repaired and rebuild as Spyder for Uschi Heckersbruch driven by Neuhaus in 1971. | |
| 917-027 | 917PA | 1969 | Gr.7 | Porsche | Prototype 917PA. Test chassis. | |
| 917-028 | 917PA | 1969 | Gr.7 | Porsche/Audi | => Vasek Polak (1971) | Siffert 1969, to Vasek Polak 1971 (Milt Minter). Given 917/10 body for CanAm 1973. |
| 917-029 | Gr.5 | John Wyer | John Wyer car 1971, carried plate 014. | |||
| 917-030 | Gr.5 | Porsche Salzburg | => Martini International (1971) | Martini car Osterreichring 1971. To Count Rossi as road car | ||
| 917-031 | Gr.5 | John Wyer | => Ernst Kraus (1972) => Monsier Chandon, F => Mike Amalfino (1988~2001) | Used to rebuilt 026, used by John Wyer 1970-71. Possibly converted to spyder for Ernst Kraus. | ||
| 917-032 | Gr.5 | Scrapped after tests | ||||
| 917-033 | Gr.5 | Sold in Germany. Never used | ||||
| 917-034 | Gr.5 | John Wyer | Used as a 'new' 013. | |||
| 917-035 | Gr.5 | John Wyer | Numbered as 015 for John Wyer 1971. A new chassis. | |||
| 917-036 | Gr.5 | Car sold without engine. Never raced | ||||
| 917-040* | LH Coupe | Gr.5 | 1970 Long-tail test car using parts of 917-006. Scrapped after accident. | |||
| 917-041 | Gr.5 | Le Mans tests 1970. Scrapped | ||||
| 917-042 | Gr.5 | Porsche Salzburg | => Martini International (1971) | Elford/Ahrems Le Mans 1970., Elford/Attwood Le Mans 1971 | ||
| 917-043 | LH Coupe | Gr.5 | Martini International | => John Wyer (19710 | Martini long-tail Le Mans 1970, Rodriguez/Oliver le Mans 1971 | |
| 917-044 | Gr.5 | Spare chassis.Never used | ||||
| 917-045 | Gr.5 | John Wyer | Siffert/Bell Le Mans 1971. Now in Le Mans museum, painted as Martini 1971 (042) | |||
| 917-051 | Gr.5 | Magnesium chassis; scrapped after tests | ||||
| 917-052 | 1971 | Gr.5 | Magnesium chassis; scrapped after tests | |||
| 917-053 | 1971 | Gr.5 | Int. Martini | Martini Le Mans 1971 (1st) |
Note: Totally built 59 P-917s: In 1969-71 were 43 cars built (36 shorter version, 5 917L and 2 spiders) and 16 Porsche-Turbo (13x 917/10 and 3x 917/30).
Chassis 037, 038, 039, 046 - 050 weren't built.