{"id":874214,"date":"2024-12-16T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?page_id=874214"},"modified":"2024-12-16T15:23:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T15:23:44","slug":"porsche-962-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/all-brands\/porsche\/porsche-962-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Porsche 962"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Porsche 962<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Ultimate Guide<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">When the Porsche 956 was developed in late 1981, the intention of Porsche was to run the car in both the World Sportscar Championship and the North American IMSA GTP Championship. However IMSA GTP regulations differed from Group C and subsequently the 956 was banned in the US series on safety grounds as the driver&#8217;s feet were ahead of the front axle center line. The Porsche 962 (also known as the 962C in its Group C form) was built by Porsche as a replacement for the 956 and designed mainly to comply with these IMSA&#8217;s GTP regulations (it would later compete in the European Group C). The 962 was introduced at the end of 1984, from which it quickly became successful through private owners while having a remarkably long-lived career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#block-wrap-98405\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Overview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-38340\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Model Guides<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-56467\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Featured Stories<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-42147\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">The Market<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-81353\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Image Gallery<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Porsche-962-scaled.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The 962 was a dream to drive. It was so well balanced and had so much grip, you could push it to the limit with confidence<\/p>\n<p><small>&lt;p&gt;Hans-Joachim Stuck, who raced the 962 extensively in IMSA&lt;\/p&gt;<\/small><\/p>\n<p>The 962 was a workhorse. It was reliable, durable, and could withstand the punishment of endurance racing.<\/p>\n<p><small>&lt;p&gt;Stuttcars.com&lt;\/p&gt;<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Porsche 962 The Ultimate Guide When the Porsche 956 was developed in late 1981, the intention of Porsche was to run the car in both the World Sportscar Championship and the North American IMSA GTP Championship. However IMSA GTP regulations differed from Group C and subsequently the 956 was banned in the US series on safety grounds as the driver&#8217;s feet were ahead of the front axle center line. 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