As the previous year’s winners, the British squad John Wyer Automotive Engineering switched to the swift prototypes from Zuffenhausen in 1970, and brought the mineral oil company along as a sponsor. The orange stripes on the Porsche 963 are a nod to the legendary Gulf design of the Porsche 917. Orange: the Gulf 917 as a movie star and podium visitor at Le Mans Thanks to 19 overall victories and 110 class wins, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer at the world’s greatest endurance race, which celebrates its centenary this year. These colours pay tribute to legendary racing car liveries from Porsche’s long and illustrious history. Seven distinctive stripes in yellow, red, dark blue, light blue, green, pink and orange adorn the three Porsche 963 entered in the Hypercar class at Le Mans. They all honour glorious and spectacular performances at the greatest and most historic long-distance race in the world. The colours of sponsors such as Martini, Rothmans and Gulf as well as the iconic designs like the “pig” and “hippie” have been recaptured – through to the red of the Porsche Salzburg team.
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