april 06, 2019 - Porsche

50 Years of Porsche 917 Celebrated at Goodwood

Four world premieres at 77th #goodwood Members Meeting in Great Britain: For the first time, #porsche presents four driving examples of the 917 around the challenging #goodwood Motor Circuit – including the first 917, chassis 001 which has been restored just in time for this year's jubilee. Furthermore, the 917/30-001 celebrates its debut after its restoration in Sussex. The 917-001 and the 917/30-001 meet for the first time at a driving #event.

Joining the first ever built 917 and the 917/30-001 will be the 917 KH and the 917/30 Spyder. One of the most iconic is the 917 KH short-tail car, chassis 15 in Gulf Oil livery. After having won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 917 short tail did it again the following year; carrying Martini Racing colours and the number '22' and with Gijs van Lennep and Helmut Marko sharing the driving it averaged 222 km/h and covered a distance of 5,335 kilometres – a record which stood for 39 years.