Porsche
935 (1976 Group 5)

Why it matters

The 1976 935 was the first factory car of Porsche's Group 5 racer. The car went on to dominate much of European and American GT racing from 1976 to 1982.

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 935 (1976 Group 5) (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Lothar Spurzem · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Porsche 935 (1976 Group 5) (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Muenchen089 · CC BY-SA 4.0

History

In 1976 Porsche's 935 debuted at Mugello, where Ickx and Mass won and German cars filled the top seven places. For the World Championship for Makes Porsche first relied on a single works car, chassis 002, and chassis 001 joined only as the threat from BMW grew.

The governing body required the 935's air-to-air intercooler to be replaced with the air-to-water type used on the 934, which contributed to a less flexible engine at first.

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.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Porsche 935 chassis numbers Level C World Sports Racing Prototypes

   • 930/72

   Accessed 2026-11-13
2. 2
   Retrospective: Turbo Terrors - The Porsche 935 Pt.1 Level D Speedhunters · 2008-09-15

   • swept volume of 2.8 liters
   • At 1.2 bars the engine produced 550bhp

   Accessed 2026-11-13
3. 3
   Porsche 935 1976 & 77 Seasons Level C QV500

   • 0-60 and 0-100mph having been possible in 3.2 and 6.1 seconds

   Accessed 2026-11-13