Makes › Porsche › 787 · Coachbuilt · 1961
Porsche
787
Racing car, five built
Still being researched: identification guide. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1961
- Engine
- 4-cylinder horizontally opposed (boxer), air-cooled · 1,498 cc / 1.5 LFactory: 1,498 cc
- Power
- 140 kW / 190 PSFactory: 190 PS
- Top speed
- 250 km/hFactory: 250 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The 787 was Porsche's 1961 Formula 1 single-seater, built when the formula changed to 1.5 litres and Porsche entered grand prix racing from its Formula 2 programme.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
In 1961 Dan Gurney was the best Porsche driver, finishing third in the World Championship with three second places. The four-cylinder cars were outclassed by Cooper, Lotus and Ferrari, and Porsche accelerated work on an eight-cylinder engine for 1962.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard 787.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | 4-cylinder horizontally opposed (boxer), air-cooled1 |
| Cylinders | 41 |
| Displacement | 1,498 cc / 1.5 LFactory: 1,498 cc1 |
| Bore | 85 mmFactory: 85 mm1 |
| Stroke | 66 mmFactory: 66 mm1 |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Valvetrain | Two valves per cylinder, two overhead camshafts each, shaft drive1 Independently researched |
| Fuel system | two double-throat downdraught carburettors1 |
| Power | 140 kW / 190 PSFactory: 190 PS1Source also gives 139 kW; kept in PS as stated. No rating standard given. |
| Power at | 8,000 rpm1 |
| Torque | 147 NmFactory: 147 Nm1Source says 'ca.' (approximately). |
| Torque at | 6,500 rpm1 |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | manual with ZF limited-slip differential1 |
|---|---|
| Gears | 61Six forward gears plus one reverse, per source. |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | two-circuit drum brakes1 |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | 2,300 mmFactory: 2,300 mm1 |
| Length | 3,600 mmFactory: 3,600 mm1 |
| Width | 1,520 mmFactory: 1,520 mm1 |
| Height | 900 mmFactory: 900 mm1 |
| Front track | 1,300 mmFactory: 1,300 mm1 |
| Rear track | 1,330 mmFactory: 1,330 mm1 |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | 450 kgFactory: 450 kg1Source gives only 'Gewicht: 450 kg'; the weight qualifier is not stated, so the key is a best fit. |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 250 km/hFactory: 250 km/h1Source says 'ca.' (approximately). |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
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Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
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Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
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Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
1961 - Porsche 787/F1 Monoposto (archived heritage page) Level A Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
- 4-Zylinder-Boxermotor, luftgekühlt
- 4-Zylinder-Boxermotor
- 1.498 ccm (Technische Daten)
- 85 x 66 mm (Technische Daten)
- Zweiventiler, je 2 obenliegende Nockenwellen, Königswellenantrieb
- 2 Doppelfallstrom-Vergaser
- 190 PS (139 kW) bei 8.000 1/min (Technische Daten)
- 190 PS (139 kW) bei 8.000 1/min
- ca. 147 Nm bei 6.500 1/min
- ZF-Sperrdifferenzial
- 6 Vorwärts-, 1 Rückwärtsgang
- Zweikreis-Trommelbremsen
- 2.300 mm
- 3.600 x 1.520 x 900 mm
- 1.300 / 1.330 mm
- Gewicht: 450 kg
- Höchstgeschwindigkeit ca. 250 km/h
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