Porsche and Formula One

When Porsche entered into events, Porsche astonished the planet
along with its performances. But participation in Formula One races
brought mixed outcomes. In the 1961-1962 period, Porsche participated
as a constructor but produced just one single win in a championship
race, claimed by Dan Gurney at the 1962 French Grand Prix.
In a non-championship race, 1 week later on Stuttgart’s Solitude
it repeated the success. At the conclusion of the season, Porsche retired
from F1 as a result of high costs.

In 1983, Porsche came back to Formula One, providing machines
badged as TAG units for the McLaren Team. It absolutely was a success
due to the fact Porsche-powered cars won two constructor championships
in 1984 and 1985 and three motorist crowns in 1984, 1985 and 1986.

Less than ten years later, in 1991, Porsche came back as a motor
provider, but this time around the results had been disastrous: Footwork, the
Porsche-powered cars, didn?t score an individual point as well as over half
of this events it also did not qualify. Since that year, Porsche has
not participated to Formula One.

Nevertheless, lightly-modified Porsches take part in numerous competitions
around the world, mostly in amateur classes for enthusiasts. The
just expert category may be the Porsche Michelin Supercup raced
as a support category for European Formula One rounds.