• Porsche 956-009 Works

  Derek Bell/Stefan Bellof 1984 World Championship Winner

  Dominated the 1984 season with 5 wins from 7 starts

  1st at Fuji and Kyalami- 1983

  1st at Monza, Nurburgring, Spa, Fuji and Sandown Park - 1984

  2nd at Monza and Silverstone - 1985

  Qualified 2nd row - Le Mans - 1985

  The most successful of all the Works Rothmans 956/962

  Never crashed or damaged

• 009 - Licensed to Win

  Overview of Porsche 956-009 Works by John S Allen.

  Sometimes, a car’s history is so good that it is never lost track of.  Such a vehicle’s every move is recorded, documented, and laid out for the world to see.  It is never crashed, it has only a small number of owners, and its provenance is so well recorded that when, at last, it eventually comes on the market, it is held up to be one of the most desirable racing cars ever. When it comes to sports-racing cars, it’s as likely as not that such a car is a Porsche.

  When, in 1982, Porsche introduced their 956, nobody could have predicted the effect it would have on sports-car racing. The first few photos of the original unkempt 956, tested at Weissach with Derek Bell at its controls, showed a scruffy prototype, its bodywork sporting assorted shades of grey-white primer, gelcoat and grime. It was an unprepossessing vehicle - but it was the first example of a whole new dynasty, a type of car which would become, unquestionably, the most successful sports-racing car the world has ever seen.

  As with all other 956s, the history of 009, the subject of this review, has been easy to keep track of.  On the bulkhead between the driver and the mid-mounted flat-six engine is glued a brass plate, etched with black numbers “956 009”, and carrying a stick-on brass Porsche badge.  Take one look through the windscreen of a 956, and the chassis number plate will be staring back at you, unmistakable, easily recordable.  Thus it came about that the history of the individual 956s, and their near-identical siblings the 962s, became the best recorded of any sports-racing cars ever built.

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1983 Season - Porsche Rothmans Team Car

• Race Date

• Race

• Drivers

• Car No.

• Result

•                 
  Race Date
                  
  02/10/1983
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000Km Fuji
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  D. Bell / S. Bellof
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #2
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  1st
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  10/12/1983
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  Kyalami
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  VD. Bell / S. Bellof
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #1
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  1st
                

1984 Season

• Race Date

• Race

• Drivers

• Car No.

• Result

•                 
  Race Date
                  
  23/04/1984
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000Km Jerez
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  D. Bell / S. Bellof
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #2
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  1st
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  13/05/1984
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Silverstone
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  D. Bell / S. Bellof
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #2
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  10th
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  15/07/1984
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Nurburgring
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  D. Bell / S. Bellof
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #2
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  1st
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  05/08/1984
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Mosport
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  D. Bell / S. Bellof
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #2
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  4th
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  02/09/1984
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Spa
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  D.Bell / J. Watson
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #2
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  1st
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  30/09/1984
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000Km Fuji
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  D. Bell / S. Bellof
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #2
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  1st
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  23/04/1984
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000Km Sandown Park
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  D. Bell / S. Bellof
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #2
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  1st
                

1985 Season

• Race Date

• Race

• Drivers

• Car No.

• Result

•                 
  Race Date
                  
  14/04/1985
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  Mugello 1000 Km
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  H-J Stuck / D. Bell
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  3T – used in practice
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  -
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  12/04/1985
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Monza
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  H-J Stuck / D. Bell
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #3
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  2nd
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  12/05/1985
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000 Km Silverstone
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  Stuck / Bell / Schuppan / Holbert
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #2
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  2nd
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  17-18/06/1985
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  Le Mans 24 Hours
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  Stuck / Bell / Mass / Ickx
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  1T-used in practice
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  -
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  14/07/1985
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  Hockenheim 1000 Km
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  Mass / Ickx
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  1T-used in practice
                

• Result-t

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  06/10/1985
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  1000Km Fuji
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  Mass / Ickx
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  1T-used in practice
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  -
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  01/12/1985
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  Selangor 800 Kms
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  Shah Alam, Stuck / Bell
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  #2
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  DNF
                

1986 Season

• Race Date

• Race

• Drivers

• Car No.

• Result

•                 
  Race Date
                  
  20/04/1986
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  Monza 360 Kms
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  -
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  1T  (spare car)
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  -
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  04/05/1986
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  Silverstone 1000 Km
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  Wollek / Bell
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  1T (used in practice)
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  -
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  01/06/1986
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  Le Mans 24 Hours
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  Holbert
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  1T (used in practice)
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  -
                

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•                 
  Race Date
                  
  05/10/1986
                

•                 
  Race
                  
  Fuji 1000 Kms
                

•                 
  Drivers
                  
  Holbert / Pescarolo / Bell / Stuck
                

•                 
  Car No.
                  
  1T (used in practice)
                

•                 
  Result
                  
  -