Slot.it CA17d Porsche 962C KH n.1 1st Brands Hatch 1990

Driver : Walter Lechner

The Porsche 962 was a sport-prototype racing car, designed to replace the Porsche 956, to race the WSC Group C and Americans IMSA competitions. The main difference from the 956 model was the chassis, modified according to changed FIA safety rules.

This Group C racer from Porsche was one of the most succesfull racing cars ever, its palmares including :

• World Sport-Prototype Championship: 1985, 1986
• Le Mans 24h: 1986, 1987, 1994
• IMSA GTP Championship: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
• Daytona 24h: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991
• Sebring 12h: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988

Two were the versions of this car: “962” for IMSA Championships, “962C” for Group C races.

In 1990, the Team’s principal and driver, Walter Lechner, entered the Interserie Coupe Super Sports with a Porsche 962C KH sponsored by Walter Lechner Racing School and Jim Beam. Lechner won the fourth race of the Championship, held on the historic Brands Hatch circuit.