Porsche 917 — the model file
917/30
1973 · Very rare · 6 built
Indicative value€3.5Mfrom documented context — not a blended market price
The execution
The most powerful sports-racer ever campaigned — 1’100 PS in race trim from 5.4 litres and two turbos. Donohue won the last six rounds of 1973; the series never recovered.
Six chassis, only two complete Penske race cars. A 2,500 mm wheelbase, over 200 litres of fuel, the first Porsche intercoolers — and on the works bench, towards 1’500 PS. A fuel-consumption rule ended it for 1974; Donohue’s 1975 Talladega record was the farewell. At auction the turbos awe more than they trade.
On the record
- Can-Am champion 1973 — 139 points to the runner-up’s 62
- 0–100 km/h in 2.3 s; 0–200 in 5.3 s
- Talladega closed-course record 1975: 355.8 km/h
- $4.4M in 2012 → $3.0M in 2016 for the same car (004)
As separated
- Years
- 1973
- Built
- 6
- Engine
- 5.4L flat-12, twin-turbo
- Power
- 1’100 PS
- Weight
- ~800 kg
- 0–100 km/h
- 2.3 s
Against the 917 K
- Years
- 1973 · 917 K 1969–1971
- Built
- 6 · 917 K 36
- Engine
- 5.4L flat-12, twin-turbo · 917 K 4.5–5.0L flat-12 · Type 912
- Power
- 1’100 PS · 917 K 580–630 PS
The documents
