Porsche 936 book barth

Highly recommended for the porsche owner, or wishful owner. Later, jurgen barth would be responsible for the porsche customer racing department, a position he held for many years. Porsche 93678 24h le mans 1978 martini wollek barth ickx. In 1977, barth won the 24 hours of le mans in a porsche 936. Its name came from using a variant of the porsche 930s turbocharged engine, as well as competing in group 6 racing it was built to compete in the world sportscar championship as well as at. Jurgen barth is a former german racing driver who achieved the most in the sports car racing. Designed for the tamiya martini porsche 936 77 turbo 124 scale motorized kit. His biggest success was the victory in le mans in a porsche 936 therefore this book is an affair of the heart for him. In 1981, the 936 celebrated a sensational comeback with another overall victory at le mans.

Fur autor jurgen barth war dieses buch eine herzensangelegenheit. Retromobile the porsche 936 that raced into history one of the most priceless cars at retromobile was this porsche 936 that won the 1977 le mans 24 hours in one of the greatest comeback performances in motorsport history. Interestingly, the 1977 porsche teams cherished chronograph is an even rarer, whitedialed variant. Nov 23, 2016 on june 12, 1977, jurgen barth steered a smoking porsche 936 across the finish line at le mans, capping a triumphant performance. Barth set about writing the definitive book on the type 936, a race car not covered much as it didnt grab the limelight like the 917 before it, nor the 956 962 which followed it. By 1978 porsche was the dominant force at lemans, scoring wins in 1970, 71,76 and 77 and it looked like it would continue into 1978 as jacky ickx put the number 6 martini porsche 936 on pole. In 1983, driven by stefan bellof, this car established a record that would stand for 35 years, lapping the famed 20. Dec 01, 2006 onboard lap with the martini racing porsche 936 driven by jurgen barth at le mans 1977. He was the le mans 24 hours winner in 1977 together with jacky ickx and hurley haywood in a porsche 936 he reached an overall podium at le mans two more times, in 1978 and 1982, also recording six more wins or podiums in different classes. In 1971, jurgen barth made the first of thirteen appearances at le mans, that year in a 911 s, but in 1977 he drove a 936 to victory in the french endurance race with jacky ickx. Porsches first turbocharged supercar, by ryan snodgrass. Key information title porsche 936 authors jurgen barth and bernd dobronz publisher motorbuch verlag language german published march 2015.

Then jacky ickx, jurgen barth and hurley haywood brought the porsche 936 to victory at le mans in 1977. For those restoring or merely researching porsches through 1979 production models, this book contains a mountain of information. He took victory at le mans in 1977 driving the works porsche 936. Le mans 1977 qualifying onboard porsche 936 youtube. Barth started out as an engineer but became one of the most successful drivers in sports car racing. The porsche 956 was a group c sportsprototype racing car designed by norbert singer and built by porsche in 1982 for the fia world sportscar championship. Porsche 936 tripple winner of le mans 24 hours snaplap. Not sure whether the same video footage has been used that time. The 936 was to display porsche s mastery of turbocharging, and as such featured a twinturbo boxer engine. What i found was a video showing jurgen barth driving a martini racing porsche 936 spyder around the track in 1977. The third is chassis 936 001 owned by bruce canepa. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. The porsche 936 was porsche s flagship racing machine, competing actively from 1976 to 1981, winning three le mans 24hour races. Porsche 936 international championship for makes martini racing porsche system 18 reinhold joestjurgen barth 24 heures du mans le mans june 1976 result.

Aug 20, 2019 the porsche 936 is a group 6 sports prototype racing car introduced in 1976 by porsche as a delayed successor to the 917, a five litre group 5 sports car, and the 908, a three litre group 6 prototypesports car, both of which were retired by the factory after 1971. Sep 25, 2014 porsche 936 september 25, 2014 september 25, 2017 tim havermans 1886 views 24hours of le mans, 936, hurley haywood, jacky ickx, jurgen barth beyond the manufacturers world championship, in 1976 porsche also participated in the world sportscar championship group 6, which was announced shortly before the start of the season. In 1977, jacky ickx, jurgen barth, and hurley haywood outpaced the armada of six factory renaults. His build up to the race was unlike any other works driver booking hotels, arranging catering for the team and tickets for guests. As a porschephile, you will want to have this book on your bookshelf. In 1981, the porsche 936 won again at le mans driven by jacky ickx and derek bell. After the victory of the year before with the porsche 936 n.

Buy porsche 936 by dobronz, bernd, barth, jurgen isbn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The porsche 936 was a racing car introduced in 1976 by porsche as a delayed successor to the porsche 908, a three litre sportscar prototype which was retired by the factory after 1971. Alongside jacky ickx and hurley haywood, he took the overall victory in the 24hour race. Porsche 936, the making of a prototype 3 19761977, two wins and a historic first the launch of the 936 was only announced in march 1976, just three months before the 24 hours of le mans. Jurgen barth works for porsche as a racing driver, head of customer sport, rally driver, mechanic, fisa representative in paris and as a tv commentator in german, english and french. On june, the renault engines started to give up one by one. Not a good start for the first race of the porsche 93577. Ride along with jurgen barth for a lap around le mans in 1977. He won the le mans 24 hours in 1977 in a porsche 936, with jacky ickx and hurley haywood, and in 1980 he won the km nurburgring with rolf stommelen. Both companies brought four cars and thieir combined 8 entries took up the first four rows. Unfortunately, as with his 904 book porsche 936 is available only in german. On april 10, we shared incar video as british racer mike hawthorne drove his jaguar dtype around the le mans racing circuit in 1956. However, the racing car, which was used several times during the 1977 season, gained more and more momentum and was the first to cross the finish line at its last race in 1977, the 6hour race at brands hatch.

Sennakes modelling pages all my scale models porsche porsche sportscars 1970 to. The porsche 936 was built to compete in the world sportscar championship as well as at 1976 24 hours of le mans under the group 6 formula, which it won both of. As the omega would prove, during qualifying, everything seemed fine with the 936. The porsche 936 was a racing car that in the late 1970s and early 1980s scored three wins in the worlds most prestigious race 24 hours of le mans. Silent autos, the home of model cars brings you this porsche 936 78 24h le mans 1978 martini wollek barth ickx resin model car by bbr models in stock at the moment. Jan 09, 2018 written by jurgen barth, the head of porsches customer sports department at the time. As with his 904 book barth takes advantage of total factory access, providing developmental insights unavailable elsewhere as well as complete werkes race results and individual chassis histories.

Mar 27, 2015 buy porsche 936 by dobronz, bernd, barth, jurgen isbn. The 956 features a chassis made of an aluminium monocoque, a first for the company, helping to allow the car to meet the 800 kg 1,764 lb weight minimum in group c. We always have a large stock of car models at exceptional prices in a range of scales and. Apr 23, 2007 porsche 936 racing with 250mph at lemans by blas nicusor, on april 23, 2007, 06.

He was the le mans 24 hours winner in 1977 together with jacky ickx and hurley haywood in a porsche 936. Its name came from using a variant of the porsche 930s turbocharged engine, as well as competing in group 6 racing. Barth was known as one of those drivers who would bring a car home, no matter what, and this attitude to driving saw him score many notable successes. Data on serial, engine, and transmission numbers is included as well as minute details on model identification. Barth shared a martini porsche 936 with hurley haywood in the 1977 le mans 24 hours. During the last two laps the porsches engine was running on just five of its six cylinders. Jurgen barth tested the first chassis at porsches private test track. Jacky ickx testing the porsche 936 78 at paul ricard during the preseason test in 1978. Porsche 936 was a racing car that in the late 1970s and early 1980s scored three wins in the worlds most prestigious race 24 hours of le mans. Jurgen barth is one of the most versatile figures in german motor racing. Photo by philippe hubert on september 26th, 2011 at le mans classic. Porsche 936 racing with 250mph at lemans top speed.

Jacky ickx and gijs van lennep brought the first le mans win for a turbocharged car in 1976. Porsche 936 by bernd dobronz, 9783637564, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Retromobile the porsche 936 that raced into history. Racing 1 jurgen barth 1 karl ludvigsen 1 koenig 1 kremer 9. The porsche 935k3 to be raced by barth, who won the le mans 24 hours in 1977, is one of a number of cars new to the event on july 2325. Porsche 934935, by jurgen barth and bernd dobronz porsches at le mans, by dominique pascal turbo 3. In the world sportscar championship, porsche had clinched the title after just four of seven races and triumphed at seasons end with the maximum point haul. Its bodywork, largely inspired by the 1973 91730, housed the singleturbo flatsix 2. The porsche 936 is a group 6 sports prototype racing car introduced in 1976 by porsche as a delayed successor to the 917, a five litre group 5 sports car, and the 908, a three litre group 6 prototypesports car, both of which were retired by the factory after 1971. Its name came from using a variant of the porsche 930s turbocharged engine, as well as competing in. The early 1970s marked the culmination of porsches dominance in the prototype era and the beginning of a factorysupported gt racing program based on the 911 platform. See more ideas about porsche, porsche motorsport and le mans.

The car was designed as the replacement for the ubiquitous porsche 917, which the factory retired in 1971. Jurgen barth martini porsche 936 hand signed 12x8 photo le mans 1977 1. Today, we jump ahead a couple of decades with incar video from 1977 as german racer jurgen barth takes his porsche 936. Porsche 936c porsche 93677001, le mans winner 1977. Technically, the engineers utilised the proven 90803 and 91710. Barth and porsche 935 head le mans classic entry motor.

The porsche 936 page contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated to this vehicle. Together with coauthor bernd dobronz he describes the full design and development history of the model in detail and. Media in category porsche 936 1977 24 hours of le mans, no. But an equally determined renault was ready for the fight.

Apr 23, 2012 porsche 934 935 april 23, 2012 april 28, 2017 tim havermans 2851 views 934, 935, bernd dobronz, book, jurgen barth, motorbuch verlag stuttgart jurgen barth,former factory pilot and chief of the porsche client sportsprogram and coauthor bernd dobronz explain with lot of detail the history of a legendary porsche 934 and 935. During the last two laps the porsche s engine was running on just five of its six cylinders. In record time, weissach developed a new racing sports car of the 936 type. He reached an overall podium at le mans two more times, in 1978 and 1982, also recording six more wins or podiums in different classes. The photo is in really good condition and was obtained in person, the photo is hires and the size of 181717074530. Porsche 936 is the only book dealing with the history of the 936.