Porsche 917-005

Competition Group: 5

Constructed For: Porsche AG

Engine Specification: 4,494cc, 580hp

Ownership History: Porsche AG, John Woolfe, scrapped

Competition Highlights: The 917's only fatal crash suffered on the first lap at LeMans 1969.

Chassis Notes: LONG-TAIL 1969 VERSION. SOLD TO JOHN WOOLFE RACING. TWO MORE AIR DUCTS ADDED ON FRONT NOSE

- 06-14+15-69, LE MANS 24 HOURS (#10, WOOLFE-LINGE, DNF CRASH, 11th IN QUALIFY 3:35.8)
RUN THE PRACTICE PRIOR TO THE RACE PAINTED IN SOLID WHITE, THEN THE YELLOW-BLUE STRIPES WERE SPRAYED ON THE CAR IN TIME FOR THE RACE. THE CAR COLLIDED WITH THE CHRIS AMON FERRARI 312P AT THE VERY FIRST LAP AND HIS DRIVER JOHN WOOLFE, A RETIRED BUSINESSMAN WITH THE PASSION OF RACING CARS, WAS FATALLY INJURED.

AFTER THIS CRASH THE CHASSIS WAS SCRAPPED.

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