Sicily, 1924: As every year in May, the island was in a state of emergency. At least on the northern coast, where the motorsport elite was meeting for the world’s most famous car race – a veritable “who’s who” of drivers, teams and car makers lined up at the start of the Targa Florio: Alfa Romeo, Bugatti, Maserati, they all sent their gleaming red cars onto the circuit. Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft from Stuttgart was also there – with the Mercedes ‘Kompressor’ racing car. Its two-litre, four-cylinder engine was supercharged by a front-mounted compressor – producing a full 126 hp. The name of the designer was: Ferdinand Porsche.
LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES, 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, SATURDAY & SUNDAY JUNE 19-20 1965. While the Ford-Ferrari duel was in full force in the lead of the race, Herbert Linge and Peter Nöcker finished fourth and gave the Porsche 904 its best result at the 24 Hours.
1960 Porsche Le Mans Team included three 718 RS 60 models and the 356 B 1600 GS Carrera Abarth GTL
1961 24 Hours of Le Mans – #33 Porsche 718 RS 61 Spyder, Bob Holbert and Masten Gregory (5th overall and 1st in class); #36 Porsche 356 B 1600 GS Carrera GTL Abarth, Herbert Linge and Ben Pon (10th overall and 1st in class); #32 Porsche 718 RS 61 Coupe, Hans Herrmann and Edgar Barth (7th overall)