This is the 1998 Porsche 911 (996) GT1 Evo Straßenversion (WP0ZZZ99ZWS396010) chassis number 10. The story begins in the early 1990’s when Porsche was seeking to compete in the GT1 Category at Le Mans, however, in order to do so, a series of 25 total homologated, Straßenversion, or ‘Street Version’ 911 GT1 cars were needed in order to compete & comply with regulations. Renowned Porsche Engineer Norbert Singer was the man tasked with the mission to build Porsche’s new track-weapon that could compete with the likes of icons such as the McLaren F1 GTR, the Ferrari 333 SP, the Nissan Skyline GTR-LM, and others. After years of development, variants and multiple races, Porsche began construction of the homologated street cars in October of 1997. In every aspect possible, the 911 GT1 Straßenversion is legitimately a race-car built for road. Minimal differences from race versions to road versions included a higher ride height (for improved ground clearance), a milder tuning setup, a slightly softer suspension amongst a number of other minuscule changes. This example was originally finished in pale yellow and was the 10th GT1 Straßenversion ever produced & the only yellow GT1 ever produced. After being hand-built by Porsche Motorsport, this GT1 was then delivered to France, where it was driven rather lightly covering just over 3,000 miles from new until the car was sold. The car has now since been repainted to ‘Cobalt Blue’ shade seen here. From 1996 until 2003, Porsche’s 911 GT1 was entered into 245 races across 144 events with 47 1st place results, and 80 podium finishes.
How many made? 1 of 22. Chassis 001, 002, and 003 were fitted with round 993-style headlights, and chassis 004-022 being fitted with the later 996-style headlights.
Engine: 544 bhp 3,163 cc twin-turbocharged dual overhead cam horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine with sequential multipoint fuel injection.
Debut: the race variant made it’s debut at the 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans finishing 2nd and 3rd Overall and 1st and 2nd in Class.
Top Speed: around 191mph (308km/h)
0-60mph: around 3.7 seconds
Photo Credit: @purecarphotography
Research: @rarecarsonly