---
title: Porsche 961 (1986–1987) · HICONIUM
description: Porsche 961 (1986–1987). The one-off circuit-racing 959 — seventh overall and IMSA GTX class winner at Le Mans in 1986.
canonical_url: https://hiconium.com/vehicles/porsche/959/961
---

> HICONIUM · Index: https://hiconium.com/llms.txt · Every page: append `.md` or send `Accept: text/markdown`.
> Path: [Home](https://hiconium.com/) › [Vehicles](https://hiconium.com/vehicles) › [Porsche](https://hiconium.com/vehicles/porsche) › [959](https://hiconium.com/vehicles/porsche/959) › Porsche 961 (1986–1987)

[Porsche 959 — the model file](https://hiconium.com/vehicles/porsche/959)

# Porsche 961

1986–1987 · Unique · 1 built

![Porsche Porsche 961 — reference](https://hiconium.com/_derived/images/cars/porsche-959/race/961-lemans-1987.jpg.w1920.q75.webp)

The execution

The one-off circuit-racing 959 — seventh overall and IMSA GTX class winner at Le Mans in 1986.

Porsche took the 959 programme to closed-circuit endurance racing with a single works car. It won its class on its 1986 Le Mans debut, then retired from the 1987 race after a fire.

On the record

- One factory circuit-racing car
- 7th overall and IMSA GTX class winner at Le Mans, 1986
- Retired after a fire at Le Mans, 1987

As separated

Years 1986–1987

Built 1

Engine 959-derived twin-turbo flat-six

Power 680 PS

Against the Komfort

Years 1986–1987 · Komfort 1987–1988 · 1992–1993

Built 1 · Komfort 207

Engine 959-derived twin-turbo flat-six · Komfort 2'849 cc sequential-twin-turbo flat-six

Power 680 PS · Komfort 450 PS

The documents

![The 961 in its 1987 Le Mans No. 203 livery, Porsche Museum](https://hiconium.com/_derived/images/cars/porsche-959/race/961-lemans-1987.jpg.w1920.q75.webp)

[All 959 executions](https://hiconium.com/vehicles/porsche/959#variants)