Porsche 959 — the model file

959 Paris-Dakar works car

1985–1986 · Very rare · 6 built

A Rothmans-liveried Porsche 959 climbing a rocky Paris-Dakar stage

The execution

Six rally cars in RM’s programme account — three for 1985 and three for 1986. The first trio all retired; the turbo cars returned to finish first, second and sixth.

The 1986 specification carried double front dampers, all-terrain tyres, 290 mm ground clearance, a 330-litre fuel tank, a reinforced lightweight structure and a variable electro-hydraulic centre differential. The $5.945M public sale belongs to the restored 1985 #186, not the 1986 winner.

On the record

  • Three 1985 cars, three 1986 cars in RM’s programme account
  • 1985: all three retired
  • 1986: 1st, 2nd and 6th
  • 290 mm clearance · 330 L fuel tank

As separated

Years
1985–1986
Built
6
Engine
959 turbo · 400 PS rally tune
Power
400 PS

Against the Komfort

Years
1985–1986 · Komfort 1987–1988 · 1992–1993
Built
6 · Komfort 207
Engine
959 turbo · 400 PS rally tune · Komfort 2'849 cc sequential-twin-turbo flat-six
Power
400 PS · Komfort 450 PS