This era was dominated by the 'Version 2.0' of the Porsche 956 - the 962. The grids became more and more homogenous, except for the valiant efforts by Jaguar and Sauber-Mercedes. If the latter had been able to match Porsche's ability to supply customer cars, the era might not have fizzled as it did in the early 90's
In addition to the 962, Porsche also showed up with the 4-wheel drive 959-based 961. This car ran unopposed in the IMSA GTX category.
Le Mans 1986 (Part of the FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship) | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
1 | Porsche 962C 'Rothmans' Hans-Joachim Stuck ![]() Derek Bell ![]() Al Holbert ![]() | 1 C1 | Quartzo | QLM99001 | ![]() |
Spark | S0923 | ![]() | |||
Vitesse | 323 | ||||
2 | Porsche 962C 'Fortuna' Oscar Larrauri ![]() Jo�l Gouhier ![]() J�sus Pareja ![]() | 17 C1 | Quartzo | QLM99002 | ![]() |
Vitesse Super Models | SM42 | ![]() | |||
3 | Porsche 956 'Stars & Stripes' John Morton ![]() George Follmer ![]() Kenper Miller ![]() | 8 C1 | Minichamps | 430 866508 | ![]() |
Vitesse Super Models | SM40 | ![]() | |||
Spark New Ace Edition | NA008 | ||||
4 | Porsche 956B 'Danone' Emilio de Villota ![]() George Fouch� ![]() Fermin Velez ![]() | 33 C1 | Quartzo | QLM99005 | ![]() |
Vitesse Super Models | SM43 | ![]() | |||
5 | Porsche 956 'Babicresi' J�rgen L�ssig ![]() Fulvio Ballabio ![]() Dudley Wood ![]() | 9 C1 | Spark New Ace Edition | NA004 | ![]() |
Vitesse Super Models | SM41 | ![]() | |||
6 | Porsche 936C Siegfried Brunn ![]() Ernst Schuster ![]() Rudi Seher ![]() | 63 C1 | Spark | S4434 | ![]() |
7 | Porsche 961 Ren� Metge ![]() Claude Ballot-L�na ![]() | 180 GTX | Spark | S0960 | ![]() |
8 | C1 | Spark | |||
9 | Porsche 956 Gti Mauro Baldi ![]() Price Cobb ![]() Rob Dyson ![]() | 14 C1 | Spark | S1945 | ![]() |
10 | Porsche 962C 'Casino Marbella' Philippe Alliot ![]() Michel Troll� ![]() Paco Romero ![]() | 55 C1 | Quartzo | QLM014 | ![]() |
13 | Rondeau M482 Jean-Philippe Grand ![]() Jacques Goudchaux ![]() Marc Menant ![]() | 47 C1 | Bizarre | BZ205 | ![]() |
DNF | Jaguar XJR-6 'Silk Cut' Derek Warwick ![]() Eddie Cheever ![]() Jean-Louis Schlesser ![]() | 53 C1 | Spark | S0757 | ![]() |
DNF | Porsche 962C 'Kenwood' Jo Gartner ![]() Sarel van der Merwe ![]() Kunimitsu Takahashi ![]() | 10 C1 | Spark Kokusai Boeki Edition | KBS013 | ![]() |
DNF | Toyota Tom's (Dome) 86C-L Satoru Nakajima ![]() Geoff Lees ![]() Masanori Sekiya ![]() | 38 C1 | Spark | S2353 | ![]() |
DNF | Porsche 956L 'taka-Q' Klaus Ludwig ![]() Paolo Barilla ![]() "John Winter" ![]() | 7 C1 | Minichamps | 430 866507 | ![]() |
DNF | Jaguar XJR-6 'Silk Cut' Brian Redman ![]() Hans Heyer ![]() Hurley Haywood ![]() | 52 C1 | Spark | S0756 | ![]() |
DNF | Porsche 962C 'Rothmans' | 2 C1 | Spark | S0924 | ![]() |
DNF | Sauber C8 Henri Pescarolo ![]() Christian Danner ![]() Dieter Quester ![]() | 62 C1 | Spark | S1258 | ![]() |
DNF | Porsche 962C 'Rothmans' | 3 C1 | Spark | S0925 | ![]() |
DNF | Sauber C8 John Nielsen ![]() Mike Thackwell ![]() | 61 C1 | Spark | S1259 | ![]() |
N/C | Sauber SHS C6 'Bellanger' Roland Bassaler ![]() Dominique Lacaud ![]() Yvon Tapy ![]() | 95 C2 | Spark | S4081 | ![]() |
Le Mans 1987 (Part of the FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship) | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
1 | Porsche 962C Long 'Rothmans' Hans-Joachim Stuck ![]() Derek Bell ![]() Al Holbert ![]() | 17 | Quartzo Classic Le Mans | QLM99007 | ![]() |
2 | Porsche 962C Long 'Primagraz' Pierre Yver ![]() Bernard de Dryver ![]() J�rgen L�ssig ![]() | 72 | Quartzo Classic Le Mans | QLM99008 | ![]() |
4 | Porsche 956 'Leyton House' George Fouch� ![]() Franz Konrad ![]() Wayne Taylor ![]() | 11 C1 | Vitesse Super Models | SM44 | ![]() |
12 | Rondeau M482 Jean-Philippe Grand ![]() Gaston Rahier ![]() Jacques Terrien ![]() | 40 C1 | Bizarrae | BZ113 | ![]() |
13 | Porsche 962C Short 'Porsche Canada' Richard Spenard ![]() Scott Goodyear ![]() Bill Adam ![]() | 3 | Quartzo Classic Le Mans | QLM015 | ![]() |
DNF | Porsche 956 'Lui' Michel Troll� ![]() Paul Belmondo ![]() Pierre de Thoisy ![]() | 1 C1 | Vitesse Super Models | SM45 | ![]() |
DNF | Sauber C9 Mercedes 'Kouros' Henri Pescarolo ![]() Mike Thackwell ![]() Hideki Okada ![]() | 61 C1 | HPI | 8053 | ![]() |
Max | 1007 | ![]() | |||
DNF | Sauber C9 Mercedes 'Kouros' Johnny Dumfries ![]() Chip Ganassi ![]() Mike Thackwell ![]() | 62 C1 | HPI | 8054 | ![]() |
Max | 1008 | ![]() |
In 1988, Jaguar scored an incredible win over the army of Porsche 962C's. The fact that the Porsche works team came in second made it that much better. Porsche ran in 'Shell' livery, a change from the 'Rothmans' cars which had run since 1982. More on this can be found on the Onyx page
Le Mans 1988 (Part of the FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship) | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
C1 Class | |||||
1 | Jaguar XJR-9 LM 'Silk Cut' Jan Lammers ![]() Johnny Dumfries ![]() Andy Wallace ![]() | 2 C1 | Ixo (Classic Le Mans) | LMC002 | ![]() |
Spark | 43LM88 | ![]() | |||
HPI | 994 | ![]() | |||
HPI | 8055 | ||||
Ixo Le Mans Winners | LM1988 | ![]() | |||
Onyx | 13b | ![]() | |||
2 | Porsche 962C 'Shell' Hans-Joachim Stuck ![]() Klaus Ludwig ![]() Derek Bell ![]() | 17 C1 | Spark | S0901 | ![]() |
Onyx | 15 | ![]() | |||
Vitesse | 325 | ![]() | |||
3 | Porsche 962C 'Blaupunkt' Stanley Dickens ![]() "John Winter" ![]() Frank Jelinski ![]() | 8 C1 | Spark | S0938 | ![]() |
Onyx | 16 | ||||
4 | Jaguar XJR-9 LM 'Silk Cut' Derek Daly ![]() Kevin Cogan ![]() Larry Perkins ![]() (Part of a three car set) | 22 C1 | HPI | 8055 | ![]() |
Ixo (Classic Le Mans) | LMC007 | ![]() | |||
Spark | S4716 | ![]() | |||
Onyx | 13e | ![]() | |||
5 | Porsche 962C 'Blaupunkt' David Hobbs ![]() Didier Theys ![]() Franz Konrad ![]() | 7 C1 | Spark | S0937 | ![]() |
6 | Porsche 962C 'Shell' Mario Andretti ![]() Michael Andretti ![]() John Andretti ![]() | 19 C1 | Spark | S0903 | ![]() |
7 | Porsche 962C 'Repsol' J�sus Pareja ![]() Massimo Sigala ![]() Uwe Sch�fer ![]() | 5 C1 | Spark | S1962 | ![]() |
Onyx | 19 | ![]() | |||
8 | Porsche 962C 'Leyton House' Kris Nissen ![]() Harald Grohs ![]() George Fouch� ![]() | 11 C1 | Spark Kokusai Boeki Edition | KBS008 | ![]() |
Onyx | 18 | ![]() | |||
9 | Porsche 962CK6 Kunimitsu Takahashi ![]() Hideki Okada ![]() Bruno Giacomelli ![]() | 10 C1 | Spark Kokusai Boeki Edition | KBS006 | ![]() |
10 | Porsche 962C 'Takefuji' Brian Redman ![]() Eje Elgh ![]() Jean-Pierre Jarier ![]() | 33 C1 | Spark | S1912 | ![]() |
Onyx | 20 | ![]() | |||
11 | Porsche 962C | 72 | |||
12 | Toyota 88C 'Minolta' Geoff Lees ![]() Masanori Sekiya ![]() Kaoru Hoshino ![]() | 36 C1 | Ebbro | 43685 | ![]() |
14 | Nissan R88C Allan Grice ![]() Mike Wilds ![]() Win Percy ![]() | 32 C1 | Ebbro | 43681 | ![]() |
16 | Jaguar XJR-9 LM 'Silk Cut' Danny Sullivan ![]() Davy Jones ![]() Price Cobb ![]() | 21 C1 | Ixo | LMC143 | ![]() |
Spark | S4719 | ![]() | |||
HPI | 8055 | ![]() | |||
Onyx | 13d | ![]() | |||
24 | Toyota 88C 'Taka-Q' Paolo Barilla ![]() Hitoshi Ogawa ![]() Tiff Needell ![]() | 37 C1 | Ebbro | 43686 | ![]() |
DNF | Jaguar XJR-9 LM 'Silk Cut' Martin Brundle ![]() John Nielsen ![]() | 1 C1 | Ixo Classic Le Mans | LMC006 | ![]() |
Spark | S4717 | ![]() | |||
Onyx | 13a | ![]() | |||
DNF | Nissan R88C Kazuyoshi Hoshino ![]() Takao Wada ![]() Aguri Suzuki ![]() | 23 C1 | Ebbro | 43680 | ![]() |
DNF | Lancia LC2 Nicola Marozzo ![]() Jean-Pierre Frey ![]() Ranieri Randaccio ![]() | 24 C1 | Spark | S0658 | ![]() |
DNF | Porsche 962C Bob Wollek ![]() Sarel van der Merwe ![]() Vern Schuppan ![]() | 18 C1 | Spark | S0902 | ![]() |
DNF | Sauber C8 Bernard Santal ![]() No�l del Bello ![]() Bernard de Dryver ![]() | 42 C1 | Spark | S1254 | ![]() |
DNF | Jaguar XJR-9 LM 'Silk Cut' John Watson ![]() Raul Boesel ![]() Henri Pescarolo ![]() | 3 C1 | Spark | S4718 | ![]() |
Ixo | LMC142 | ![]() | |||
Onyx | 13c | ![]() | |||
DNF | Cougar | 13 | |||
DNF | Porsche 962C 'Camel' Walter Lechner ![]() Franz Hunkeler ![]() Manuel Reuter ![]() | 4 | Spark New Ace Edition | NA005 | ![]() |
  |   |   | Onyx Sports Racing | 17 | ![]() |
DNF | March 88S Michel Troll� ![]() Toshio Suzuki ![]() Danny Ongais ![]() | 85 C1 | Spark | S4396 | ![]() |
DNF | March 88S Lamberto Leoni ![]() Akio Morimoto ![]() Anders Olofsson ![]() | 86 C1 | Spark | S4729 | ![]() |
DNF | WM | 51 | |||
DNF | WM | 52 | |||
DNF | Tiga | 20 | |||
DNF | Sauber Mercedes C9/88 'AEG' Mauro Baldi ![]() James Weaver ![]() Jochen Mass ![]() (Withdrawn for tire failure) | 61 C1 | HPI | 8064 | ![]() |
Max | 1005 | ![]() | |||
DNF | Sauber Mercedes C9/88 'AEG' Klaus Niedzwiedz ![]() Kenny Acheson ![]() (Withdrawn for tire failure) | 62 C1 | HPI | 8066 | ![]() |
Max | 1006 | ![]() | |||
DNF | Sauber Mercedes C9/88 'AEG' (T-Car) | 61T C1 | HPI | 8065 | ![]() |
C2 Class | |||||
13 | Spice | 111 | |||
18 | ADA | 115 | |||
20 | Tiga | 123 | |||
21 | Argo | 124 | |||
22 | ALD | 177 | |||
23 | Tiga | 198 | |||
25 | Argo | 117 | |||
N/C | Cougar | 113 | |||
N/C | Rondeau M379 Pierre-Alain Lombardi ![]() Bruno Sotty ![]() | 151 C2 | Spark | S2271 | ![]() |
DNF | Spice | 103 | |||
DNF | Spice SE86C Jean-Philippe Grand ![]() Jacques Terrien ![]() Maurice Guenoun ![]() | 131 C2 | Spark | S3587 | ![]() |
DNF | Spice SE86C Nick Adams ![]() Martin Birrane ![]() Richard Jones ![]() | 127 C2 | Spark | S3586 | ![]() |
DNF | Spice SE87C Costas Los ![]() Wayne Taylor ![]() Evan Clements ![]() | 121 C2 | Spark | S3585 | ![]() |
DNF | Argo | 191 | |||
DNF | ALD | 178 | |||
DNF | Sauber C6 Jean-Fran�ois Yvon ![]() Roland Bassaler ![]() Remy Pochauvin ![]() | 132 C2 | Spark | S4083 | ![]() |
DNF | Spice | 107 | |||
GTP Class | |||||
15 | Mazda 767 Yojiro Terada ![]() David Kennedy ![]() Pierre Dieudonn� ![]() | 203 GTP | Spark | S0643 | ![]() |
17 | Mazda | 201 | |||
19 | Mazda 767 Takashi Yorino ![]() Herv� Regout ![]() Will Hoy ![]() | 202 GTP | Spark | S0642 | ![]() |
Mercedes-Benz were finally able to lift the cloud of 1955 by giving semi-works support to Sauber and scoring a solid win against Porsche and Jaguar
These "Max" models are Minichamps first ready-built diecast cars. They are only fair quality by today's standards, but definitely worthwhile.
Le Mans 1989 (Non-Championship race run with FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship rules) | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
C1 | |||||
1 | Sauber Mercedes C9 'LBS France' Jochen Mass ![]() Manuel Reuter ![]() Stanley Dickens ![]() | 63 C1 | Max | 1000 | ![]() |
HPI Models | 991 | ![]() | |||
IXO Le Mans Winners | LM1989 | ![]() | |||
2 | Sauber Mercedes C9 'LBS France' Mauro Baldi ![]() Kenny Acheson ![]() Gianfranco Brancatelli ![]() | 61 C1 | Max | 1001 | ![]() |
3 | Porsche 962C 'Blaupunkt' Bob Wollek ![]() Hans-Joachim Stuck ![]() "John Winter" ![]() | 9 C1 | Spark | S0953 | ![]() |
Onyx | 20B | ![]() | |||
5 | Sauber Mercedes C9 'LBS France' Jean-Louis Schlesser ![]() Jean-Pierre Jabouille ![]() Alain Cudini ![]() | 62 C1 | Max | 1002 | |
13 | Porsche 962C 'Omron' Vern Schuppan ![]() Eje Elgh ![]() Gary Brabham ![]() | 55 C1 | Spark Kokusai Boeki Edition | KBS016 | ![]() |
DNF | Nissan R89C Geoff Brabham ![]() Chip Robinson ![]() Arie Luyendyk ![]() | 25 C1 | IXO | LMC062 | ![]() |
DNF | Porsche 962C 'Raika Group' Steven Andskar ![]() David Hobbs ![]() Damon Hill ![]() | 15 C1 | Spark | S1913 | ![]() |
DNF | Nissan R89C 'Calsonic' Masahiro Hasemi ![]() Kazuyoshi Hoshino ![]() Toshio Suzuki ![]() | 23 C1 | IXO | LMC060 | ![]() |
Ebbro | 44496 | ![]() | |||
DNF | Porsche 962C 'From A' Harald Grohs ![]() Akihiko Nakaya ![]() Sarel van der Merwe ![]() | 5 C1 | Spark Kokusai Boeki Edition | KBS007 | ![]() |
DNF | Nissan R89C Julian Bailey ![]() Mark Blundell ![]() Martin Donnelly ![]() | 24 C1 | IXO | LMC061 | ![]() |
Ebbro | 44497 | ![]() | |||
GTP Class | |||||
7 | Mazda 767 B | 201 GTP | |||
9 | Mazda 767 B | 202 GTP | |||
12 | Mazda 767 | 203 GTP | |||
C2 | |||||
14 | Courage | ||||
16 | Spice |
Le Mans 1990 (Non-Championship race run with FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship rules) | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
C1 & GTP Classes | |||||
1 | Jaguar XJR-12 'Silk Cut' John Nielsen ![]() Price Cobb ![]() Eliseo Salazar ![]() ![]() | 3 C1 | IXO ('Classic Le Mans' Series) | LMC008 | ![]() |
IXO ('Le Mans Winners' Series) | LM1990 | ![]() | |||
Onyx | 41 | ||||
Altaya ('24 Heures du Mans' Collection) | Issue #28 | ||||
Altaya ('100 ans de sport automobile' Collection) | Issue #19 | ||||
2 | Jaguar XJR-12 'Silk Cut' Jan Lammers ![]() Andy Wallace ![]() Franz Konrad ![]() ![]() | 2 C1 | IXO ('Classic Le Mans' Series) | LMC016 | ![]() |
Onyx | 40 | ||||
3 | Porsche 962C 'Alpha' Tiff Needell ![]() David Sears ![]() Anthony Reid ![]() | 45 C1 | Quartzo | QLM99006 | ![]() |
4 | Porsche 962C 'Blaupunkt' Hans-Joachim Stuck ![]() Derek Bell ![]() Frank Jelinski ![]() | 7 C1 | Spark | S0977 | ![]() |
Onyx | 44 | ![]() | |||
5 | Nissan R90CP 'Calsonic Masahiro Hasemi ![]() Kazuyoshi Hoshino ![]() Toshio Suzuki ![]() | 23 C1 | Q-Model | QMC-020 | ![]() |
6 | Toyota 90C-V | 36 | Q-Model | QMC-035 | |
7 | Cougar C24S | ||||
8 | Porsche 962C 'Mizuno' "John Winter" ![]() Stanley Dickens ![]() Bob Wollek ![]() | 9 C1 | Onyx | 45 | ![]() |
9 | Porsche 962C 'Primagaz' J�rgen L�ssig ![]() Pierre Yver ![]() Otto Altenbach ![]() | 27 C1 | Onyx | 47 | ![]() |
10 | Porsche 962C 'Hydro Alum' Harald Huysman ![]() Massimo Sigala ![]() Bernard Santal ![]() | 15 C1 | Onyx | 46 | ![]() |
11 | Porsche 962C 'Italiya' John Watson ![]() Bruno Giacomelli ![]() Allen Berg ![]() | 44 C1 | Onyx | 48 | ![]() |
12 | Porsche 962C | ||||
13 | Porsche 962C 'Nisseki' George Fouch� ![]() Steven Andskar ![]() Shunji Kasuya ![]() | 63 C1 | Onyx | 50 | ![]() |
14 | Porsche 962C 'Primagaz' Jean-Louis Ricci ![]() Henri Pescarolo ![]() Jacques Laffite ![]() | 6 C1 | Spark | S1944 | ![]() |
Onyx | 43 | ![]() | |||
15 | Porsche 962C 'Omron' Eje Elgh ![]() Thomas Danielsson ![]() Thomas Mezera ![]() | 55 C1 | Onyx | 49 | ![]() |
16 | Porsche 962CK6 Patrick Gonin ![]() Philippe Alliot ![]() Bernard de Dryver ![]() | 11 C1 | Spark | S1914 | ![]() |
17 | Nissan R90CK 'Unisa' Bob Earl ![]() Michael Roe ![]() Steve Millen ![]() | 84 C1 | Q-Model | QMC-024 | |
18 | Spice SE90C | ||||
19 | Porsche 962C 'Rizla' Tim Lee-Davey ![]() Giovanni Lavaggi ![]() Max Cohen-Olivar ![]() | 20 C1 | Quartzo QLM99011 | ![]() | |
20 | Mazda 767B | GTP | |||
21 | Spice SE89C | ||||
22 | Nissan R89C | ||||
23 | Spice SE89C | ||||
24 | Porsche 962C 'Kenwood' Sarel van der Merwe ![]() Kunimitsu Takahashi ![]() Hideki Okada ![]() | 10 C1 | Spark (Kokusai Boeki Edition) | KBS043 | ![]() |
25 | |||||
26 | Porsche 962C 'Fuji Golf' Max Cohen-Olivar ![]() Katsunori Iketani ![]() Tim Lee-Davey ![]() | 19 C1 | Quartzo | QLM99012 | ![]() |
27 | |||||
28 | |||||
DNF | Porsche 962C 'Repsol' Oscar Larrauri ![]() J�sus Pareja ![]() Walter Brun ![]() | 16 C1 | Spark | S1916 | ![]() |
DNF | Jaguar XJR-12 'Silk Cut' Davy Jones ![]() Luis Perez-Sala ![]() Michel Fert� ![]() ![]() | 4 C1 | IXO ('Classic Le Mans' Series) | LMC017 | ![]() |
Onyx | 42 | ||||
DNF | Nissan R90CK 'Unisa' Geoff Brabham ![]() Chip Robinson ![]() Derek Daly ![]() | 83 C1 | Q-Model | QMC-023 | ![]() |
DNF | Toyota 90C-V 'Denso' | 38 C1 | Q-Model | QMC-037 | |
DNF | Jaguar XJR-12 'Silk Cut' Martin Brundle ![]() Alain Fert� ![]() David Leslie ![]() ![]() | 1 C1 | IXO ('Classic Le Mans' Series) | LMC015 | ![]() |
Onyx Sports Racing | 39 | ||||
DNF | Porsche 962C 'Italiya' Manuel Reuter ![]() James Weaver ![]() J.J. Lehto ![]() | 43 C1 | Spark (Kokusai Boeki Edition) | KBS044 | ![]() |
DNF | Nissan R89C 'Tenoras' Takao Wada ![]() Anders Olofsson ![]() Maurizio Sandro Sala ![]() | 85 C1 | Q-Model | QMC-004 | ![]() |
DNF | Nissan R90CK 'YHP' Julian Bailey ![]() Mark Blundell ![]() Gianfranco Brancatelli ![]() | 24 C1 | Q-Model | QMC-021 | |
DNF | Porsche 962C 'Momo' Gianpiero Moretti ![]() G�nter Gebhardt ![]() Nick Adams ![]() | 230 GTP | Spark | S0999 | ![]() |
DNF | Toyota 90C-V 'Taka-Q' Aguri Suzuki ![]() Johnny Dumfries ![]() Roberto Ravaglia ![]() | 37 C1 | Q-Model | QMC-036 | |
DNF | Nissan R90CK 'JECS' Kenny Acheson ![]() Olivier Grouillard ![]() Martin Donnelly ![]() | 25 C1 | Q-Model | QMC-022 | |
Test | |||||
Test | Jaguar XJR-9![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | C1 | Ixo | LMM135 | ![]() |