Porsche
911 SC RS

Why it matters

Only 20 examples of the 911 SC/RS were built, and six of those were factory Rothmans Porsche cars. The auction house describing one of the Rothmans cars lists Henri Toivonen, Juha Kankkunen and Saeed Al Hajri among its drivers. The model is a very small works-built competition derivative of the SC-generation 911.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Porsche 911 SC RS (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: 天然ガス · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Porsche 911 SC RS (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Bahnfrend · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Porsche 911 SC RS (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Neil · CC BY 2.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

The 911 SC/RS dates from 1984; Gooding states that 20 were built, six of them factory Rothmans Porsche cars. The Rothmans car it offered in 2016 had an unbroken provenance and came with original factory Rothmans Porsche documentation.

A separate 1984 car shows how the name gets used: Bonhams (2007) describes a Le Mans car that did not start life as one of the 20 factory SC/RS but was built by the Paris team of Raymond Tourol from factory competition parts on a works-supplied SC chassis. It took the IMSA GTO class at Le Mans in 1984, finishing 17th overall, and in 1985 retired after 107 laps. Bonhams calls it the last 911 to race at Le Mans.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Factory SC/RS cars are the 20 built by Porsche in 1984; a car assembled by a team from works competition parts on an SC chassis is not one of them. Bonhams names the correct aluminium doors, a full round 'dolphin' nose and a distinctive rear engine cover as features of the works-type car, and notes that its competition chassis carries a unique Porsche factory number. Provenance papers (for the Rothmans cars, original Rothmans Porsche documentation) are the practical proof.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Gooding & Company Pebble Beach 2016 – 1984 Porsche 911 SC/RS Level B

   • 20 911 SC/RS built (6 of them factory Rothmans cars)

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   1984 Porsche 911 SC/RS (Pebble Beach 2016) Level C Gooding & Company

   • 2,994 CC SOHC Air-Cooled Flat 6-Cylinder Engine
   • SOHC Air-Cooled Flat 6-Cylinder Engine
   • Bosch Mechanical Fuel Injection
   • Fully Independent Suspension with Torsion Bars
   • 4-Wheel Ventilated and Drilled Disc Brakes

   Accessed 2026-11-12