The Historic Group C Porsche 962 Collection
Porsche 962-200
The 1988 & 89 Derek Bell/Tiff Needell/James Weaver RLR lead team car.
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Porsche 962-200
Raced by Derek Bell, James Weaver & Tiff Needell
Raced by David Hobbs, Martin Donnelly, Price Cobb and more.
Le Mans Cabin Livery
4th Place at Jerez
Fastest Lap at Spa 1,000km
Tampa World Challenge Podium
2nd at 1989 Silverstone
5th at Dijon
4th in Mexico
Won Group C 25th Anniversary Challenge at Silverstone
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The 1988 & 89 Derek Bell / Tiff Needell / James Weaver RLR lead team car.
Richard Lloyd and his team were first to go in their own direction with a Porsche, with the hugely successful bespoke, and unique to the team, Nigel Stroud designed honeycomb chassis.
The first 962 example, of 5 ultimately built, was the Porsche that looked to take the 1987 world championship battle to the dominant Jaguar XJR 8, with a win at the Norisring.
A new car was built for the 1988 season - 962 - 200 - for Derek Bell to lead the world championship assault for the RLR team. 4th overall at the season opener at Jerez, with James Weaver, was a great start to the season. There was 7th place at the Nurburgring 1,000 km, with David Hobbs and Martin Donnelly, who also recorded the fastest lap at Spa. A podium at the Tampa world challenge rounded off the 1988 season, with Price Cobb joining the team.
For 1989, there was CABIN sponsorship, with a 2nd place at the Super Cup round at Silverstone, 5th at Dijon and the final round in Mexico saw a 4th place finish, after an early lead. For 1990, the team switched to a newly built car - 201 - to contest the world championship, and 200 was sent to and competed in Japan.
Owned by Nick Mason from it's days within the RLR team, it was sold in 1998 to Murray Smith, and enjoyed success in the HSR historic series, before returning to our collection in the UK in 2003. Prepared and run in the Group C series in Europe, 962 - 200 recorded a significant win at the 25th anniversary race at the Silverstone Classic, with Richard Lloyd and the team there to celebrate on the podium.
A further win and Brands Hatch confirms this to still be a potentially dominant 962 in the series, that also boasts an excellent period history and fabulous driver line up. Recently stripped and refinished in it's 1989 Cabin Le Mans livery, this car once again looks outstanding.
962-200 Competition History
1988: 3.0 Turbo
Black/Silver Porsche Cars GB sponsorship, also CABIN
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Race Date
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Race
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Drivers
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Car No.
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Result
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Race Date
06/03/1988
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Race
800 Km Jerez
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Drivers
J.Weaver/D.Bell
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Car No.
#14
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Result
4th
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Race Date
13/03/1988
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Race
360 Km Jarama
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Drivers
J.Weaver/D.Bell
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Car No.
#14
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Result
DNS - accident in during warm-up lap
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Race Date
10/04/1988
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Race
Monza 1000 Km
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Drivers
T.Needell/W.Hoy
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Car No.
#14
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Result
DNA - entered, did not arrive
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Race Date
08/05/1988
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Race
1000 Km Silverstone
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Drivers
D.Bell/T.Needell
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Car No.
#14
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Result
DNQ - disqualified, over-sized fuel tank - Porsche GB Livery
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Race Date
11&12/06/1988
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Race
24 Hours Le Mans
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Drivers
D.Bell/T.Needell
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Car No.
#14
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Result
DNA - entered, did not arrive
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Race Date
04/09/1988
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Race
1000 Km Nurburgring
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Drivers
D.Hobbs/M.Donnelly
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Car No.
#14
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Result
7th O/A, Heat 1-8th, Heat 2-7th - Porsche GB Livery
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Race Date
18/09/1988
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Race
1000 Km Spa-Francorchamps
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Drivers
D.Bell/M.Donnelly
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Car No.
#14
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Result
DNF - Recorded fastest race lap overall
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Race Date
27/11/1988
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Race
Tampa IMSA Group C World Challenge
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Drivers
J.Weaver/P.Cobb
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Car No.
#15
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Result
3rd - Cabin Livery
1989: 3.0 Turbo
Red/White Sponsored by Cabin / Porsche Cars Great Britain
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Race Date
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Race
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Drivers
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Car No.
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Result
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Race Date
09/04/1989
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Race
480 Km Suzuka
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Drivers
D.Bell/T.Needell
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Car No.
#14
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Result
19th
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Race Date
04/05/1989
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Race
Dijon Test Day
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Drivers
T.Needell
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Car No.
#14
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Result
2nd - FTD
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Race Date
14/05/1989
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Race
Silverstone Supersprint Supercup
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Drivers
T.Needell
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Car No.
#14
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Result
2nd
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Race Date
21/05/1989
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Race
Coupe de Dijon
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Drivers
D.Bell/T.Needell
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Car No.
#14
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Result
5th
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Race Date
10 & 11/06/1989
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Race
24 Hours Le Mans
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Drivers
D.Bell/J.Weaver/T.Needell
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Car No.
#14
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Result
DNF - Retired from 7th with 2hrs remaining
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Race Date
23/07/1989
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Race
Brands Hatch Trophy
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Drivers
D.Bell/T.Needell
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Car No.
#14
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Result
DNF
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Race Date
20/08/1989
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Race
ADAC Trophy, Nurburgring
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Drivers
D.Bell/T.Needell
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Car No.
#14
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Result
15th
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Race Date
03/09/1989
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Race
Wheatcroft Gold Cup, Donington
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Drivers
D.Bell/T.Needell
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Car No.
#14
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Result
11th
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Race Date
17/09/1989
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Race
Coupes de Spa-Francorchamps
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Drivers
T.Needell/S.Andskar
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Car No.
#15
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Result
DNP - did not practice, car not used
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Race Date
29/10/1989
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Race
Trofeo Hermanos Rodriguez Mexico
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Drivers
D.Bell/T.Needell
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Car No.
#14
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Result
4th
1990: 3.0 Turbo
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Race Date
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Race
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Drivers
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Car No.
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Result
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Race Date
11/03/1990
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Race
500 Km Fuji
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Drivers
C.Totani/M.Reuter/L Perez-Sala
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Car No.
#20
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Result
DNF - Renoma
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Race Date
03/04/1990
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Race
480 Km Suzuka
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Drivers
L.Perez-Sala/M.Reuter
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Car No.
#14
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Result
Not classified - race stopped due to rain - Cabin
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Race Date
22/07/1990
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Race
500 Miles Fuji
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Drivers
A.Berg/C.Totani
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Car No.
#20
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Result
DNS - accident in practice- Renoma
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Race Date
26/08/1990
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Race
1000 Km Suzuka
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Drivers
C.Totani/M.Reuter
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Car No.
#20
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Result
DNA - entered, did not arrive - Alpha Cubic entry