The car that revolutionized sportscar racing.
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Jackie Ickx was one of the great 956 drivers.
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Jacky Ickx, Jochen Mass, Michele Alboreto, Bob Wollek, Porsche 956, Lancia Martini LC1, Porsche 936C, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Le Mans, 20 June 1982. Start of the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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This 956 was driven by Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell to victory in the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans car race.
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Pit stop for the Porsche 956 of Derek Bell and Hans Stuck which finished second, Silverstone 1000Km.
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Flat out on the Hunadierès is the winning factory Porsche 956 driven by Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell, Le Mans 24 Hours. (Photo by Nigel Snowdon/Klemantaski Collection/Getty Images)
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Pit stop for the winning Porsche 956 of Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell, Le Mans 24 Hours.
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Jacky Ickx, driving the Porsche 956 with teammmate Derek Bell, on his way to victory in the 1982 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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Mario Andretti, Porsche 956, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Le Mans, 19 June 1983.
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Mario Andretti, Porsche 956, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Le Mans, 19 June 1983.
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Lighten’ up, Le Mans 1983.
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The factory Porsche 956 driven by Derek Bell and Stefan Bellof which finished 10th, Silverstone 1000Km. (Photo by Nigel Snowdon/Klemantaski Collection/Getty Images)
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Porsche 956 on its way to winning the Le Mans 24 Hour Race, France, 1983. Porsche 956s dominated the race to such an extent that the cars filled the top eight places. This, the winning car, was driven by Vern Schuppan of Australia together with the Americans Al Holbert and Hurley Haywood.
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Porsche 956 driven By Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell, 1982. They won at Le Mans, Spa and Brands Hatch, and came second at Silverstone as Ickx won the World Sportscar Championship that year. Ickx also won in Japan when he shared the car with Jochen Mass.
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Porsche Test track in Weissach on June 29, 1983: At the bottom of the frame is the Porsche-powered Formula 1 McLaren-TAG Porsche MP4-1E. That’s Ron Dennis standing in the seat of the McLaren with driver John Watson and engine guru Hans Mezger, in attendance. At the top is the Porsche 956.
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Motorsports / DTM 4. race Nuernberg, Norisring Race Classics, Porsche 956.
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Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell lead into the first corner at Le Mans 1982. The no. 2 Porsche is driven by Jochen Maas and Vern Schuppan, the two cars finished the race first and second.
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Klaus Ludwig, Paolo Barilla and John Winter Porsche 956, the race winner Le Mans, 16th June 1985.
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1984 Porsche 956 entered and driven by Russ Kempnich, Celebrating 70 Years of Porsche, outside Goodwood House at Goodwood on July 13th, 2018 in Chichester, England.
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A Porsche 956 stuck to the ceiling of the Porsche museum in Stuttgart.
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A kid with the right toys plays with a brace of 956s before Le Mans 1985.
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