• Porsche 956B-114

  3 Seasons with Fitzpatrick

  2nd at 1000km Nurburgring 1984

  2nd at 1000km Mosport 1984

  Raced at Le Mans 3 times

  4th at Le Mans twice

  3rd at Le Mans

  Secured Derek Bell the world drivers title in 1986

  Skoal Bandit Livery

  Full sprint bodywork with a high downforce nose and tail

• A rare bird, even by 956 standards, this is one of just four chassis built for the world championship to what is now known as 956B specification. 

  Of these just  three survive, chassis 956/116 being completely destroyed in the crash at Spa in 1985 which tragically claimed the life of Stefan Bellof. Chassis 956/117 is the Joest back to back double Le Mans winner.

  The 956B is a customer version of the works Rothmans 956, with the same bespoke Singer profile chassis underside but and with an engine running full Bosch Motronic engine management. It may not sound like a big deal but it was. Fully electronic and integrated ignition and injection made much closer control of the combustion process possible. There were three distinct benefits: more power, better fuel consumption and a more progressive throttle response, largely because Motronic permitted much high compression ratios to be used. Although the first factory 956 was fitted with Motronic late in 1982, it would be 1984 before they got around to putting it onto customer cars, by which stage it had already developed the 962, first to race in North America and then, in 1985 as the 962C, in Group C.

  956/114 did three full seasons with Fitzpatrick, first as a Skoal Bandit car, then in American 100 colours and finally as a Danone car. Although It never won in the hands of Thierry Boutsen at the Norisring and was second in 1000km races at both the Nurburgring and Mosport in 1984 and finished Le Mans three times, twice in 4th place and, in 1984, on the third step of the podium. It famously secured Derek Bell the world drivers title in 1986, which was decided by a tie breaker based on the race result at the Norisring race that year.

  It has now been returned to Skoal Bandit livery and is fitted with full sprint bodywork with a high downforce nose and tail.

956B-114 FITZPATRICK 1984 SKOAL BANDIT Front runner, Led Le Mans - 3rd overall - pole at Spa, 2nd Nurburgring / Mosport etc
1985 AMERICAN 100's Le Mans - 4th overall, 4th Shah Alam etc.
DANONE Le Mans - 4th overall, 3rd Nurburgring, 4th Jerez etc.  Bell's drive at Norisring won him the '86 drivers title.
Skoal Just fitted with fresh ex works '83 Le Mans qualifying engine.

1984 Season

• Race Date

• Race

• Drivers

• Car No.

• Result

•                 
  Race Date
                  
  23/04/1984
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000Km Monza
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  T.Boutsen / D.Hobbs
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  DNF
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  13/05/1984
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Silverstone
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  T.Boutsen / D.Hobbs
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  8th
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  16-17/06/1984
                

•                 
  Rac24 Hours Le Mans
                  
  24 Hours Le Mans
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  D. Hobbs/ P. Streiff/ S. van der Merwe
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  3rd
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  15/07/1984
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Nurburgring
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  T.Boutsen / D.Hobbs
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  2nd
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  05/08/1984
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Mosport
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  D.Hobbs
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  2nd
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  02/09/1984
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Spa
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  T.Boutsen / D.Hobbs
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  DNF
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  16/09/1984
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Imola
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  D.Theys / Dievonne
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  DNF
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  02/12/1984
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Sandown Park
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  T. Boutsen / D. Hobbs
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  DNF
                

1985 Season - American 100’s Sponsorship

• Race Date

• Race

• Drivers

• Car No.

• Result

•                 
  Race Date
                  
  28/04/1985
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Monza
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  J. Gartner / K. Acheson
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  DNF
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  12/05/1985
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Silverstone
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  D. Hobbs / J. Gartner
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  DNF
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  17-18/06/1985
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  24 Hours Le Mans
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  D. Hobbs / J. Gartner / G. Edwards
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  4th
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  06/10/1985
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Fuji 
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  J. Gartner / M. Roe
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  DNF
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  01/12/1985
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  800 Km Shah Alam
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  F. Konrad / A. Miedecke
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  4th
                

1986 Season - Danone Sponsorship

• Race Date

• Race

• Drivers

• Car No.

• Result

•                 
  Race Date
                  
  20/04/1986
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  Kouros Cup Monza
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  J. Gartner / K. Niedwiedz
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #10
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  8th
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  09/05/1986
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Silverstone
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  E. de Villota / F. Velez
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  5th
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  31/05/1986
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  24 Hours Le Mans
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  E. de Villota / G. Fouche / F. Velez
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  4th
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  29/06/1986
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  100 Meilen Norisring
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  D. Bell
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  11th
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  20/07/1986
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Brands Hatch
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  E. de Villota / F. Velez
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  DNF
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  03/08/1986
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  Trofeo Silk Cut Jerez
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  E. de Villota / F. Velez
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  5th
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  24/08/1986
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Nurburgring
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  E. de Villota / F. Velez
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  3rd
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  15/09/1986
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Spa-Francorchamps
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  E. de Villota / F. Velez
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #33
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  11th