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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
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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.
956-009 Competition History
1983 Season - Porsche Rothmans Team Car
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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
02/10/1983
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Race
1000Km Fuji
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Drivers
D. Bell / S. Bellof
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Car No.
#2
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Result
1st
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Race Date
10/12/1983
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Race
Kyalami
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Drivers
VD. Bell / S. Bellof
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Car No.
#1
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Result
1st
1984 Season
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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
23/04/1984
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Race
1000Km Jerez
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Drivers
D. Bell / S. Bellof
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Car No.
#2
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Result
1st
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Race Date
13/05/1984
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Race
1000 Km Silverstone
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Drivers
D. Bell / S. Bellof
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Car No.
#2
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Result
10th
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Race Date
15/07/1984
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Race
1000 Km Nurburgring
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Drivers
D. Bell / S. Bellof
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Car No.
#2
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Result
1st
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Race Date
05/08/1984
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Race
1000 Km Mosport
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Drivers
D. Bell / S. Bellof
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Car No.
#2
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Result
4th
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Race Date
02/09/1984
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Race
1000 Km Spa
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Drivers
D.Bell / J. Watson
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Car No.
#2
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Result
1st
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Race Date
30/09/1984
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Race
1000Km Fuji
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Drivers
D. Bell / S. Bellof
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Car No.
#2
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Result
1st
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Race Date
23/04/1984
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Race
1000Km Sandown Park
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Drivers
D. Bell / S. Bellof
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Car No.
#2
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Result
1st
1985 Season
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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
14/04/1985
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Race
Mugello 1000 Km
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Drivers
H-J Stuck / D. Bell
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Car No.
3T – used in practice
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Result
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Race Date
12/04/1985
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Race
1000 Km Monza
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Drivers
H-J Stuck / D. Bell
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Car No.
#3
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Result
2nd
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Race Date
12/05/1985
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Race
1000 Km Silverstone
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Drivers
Stuck / Bell / Schuppan / Holbert
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Car No.
#2
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Result
2nd
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Race Date
17-18/06/1985
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Race
Le Mans 24 Hours
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Drivers
Stuck / Bell / Mass / Ickx
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Car No.
1T-used in practice
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Result
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Race Date
14/07/1985
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Race
Hockenheim 1000 Km
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Drivers
Mass / Ickx
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Car No.
1T-used in practice
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Result-t
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Race Date
06/10/1985
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Race
1000Km Fuji
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Drivers
Mass / Ickx
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Car No.
1T-used in practice
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Result
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Race Date
01/12/1985
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Race
Selangor 800 Kms
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Drivers
Shah Alam, Stuck / Bell
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Car No.
#2
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Result
DNF
1986 Season
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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
20/04/1986
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Race
Monza 360 Kms
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Drivers
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Car No.
1T (spare car)
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Result
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Race Date
04/05/1986
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Race
Silverstone 1000 Km
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Drivers
Wollek / Bell
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Car No.
1T (used in practice)
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Result
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Race Date
01/06/1986
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Race
Le Mans 24 Hours
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Drivers
Holbert
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Car No.
1T (used in practice)
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Result
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Race Date
05/10/1986
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Race
Fuji 1000 Kms
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Drivers
Holbert / Pescarolo / Bell / Stuck
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Car No.
1T (used in practice)
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Result
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Post Racing
1987 Loaned to Rothmans Int.
1988 Sold to Vern Schuppan
2003 Sold to US Collection
2013 Sold to European Collection
2015 Acquired for the Historic Porsche Collection