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As the factory racing version of the Porsche 911 turbo prepared for FIA Group 5 rules, it was an evolution of the Porsche
Carrera RSR 2.1 turbo prototype, the second place overall finisher in the 1974 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Beginning with the 1977 season, Porsche offered the 935 to customers entering the World Championship for Makes, in the
IMSAGT championship and in the German Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft(DRM).
The 935 went on to win the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans overall, and other major endurance races, including Sebring, Daytona,
and the 1000 km Nürburgring. Of the 370 races it was entered, it won 123.
Usually, no other make could challenge the Porsche 935, due to the availability of customer models.
Each race, at the time, typically featured at least five 935s.
As racing became a crowd-pleaser, the diversity of the marque suffered. The large turbocharger was used with mechanical
fuel injection which caused turbo lag followed shortly by a fireball
spitting from the exhaust and an enormous amount of power (up to 800 hp).
The dominance of the 935 was ended by the FIA rules changes coming in effect in
1982, when the six numbered groups were
replaced by only three groups, A, B and
C.
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(768)  Porsche 935 Sturti/Stommelen Le Mans 1976 Best result: 3th overall In Group5 class: 1st |
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(WAP020SET13) [History Martini set]  Porsche 935/76 Coupe Ickx/Mass 6h Dijon 1976 Best result: Overall winner |
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(S2021)  Porsche 935 Ballot Lena/Gregg Le Mans 1977 Best result: 3th overall In Group5 class: 1st |
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