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1981

1 February 1981 - Daytona 24 Hours - World Championship for Drivers and Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
9 Porsche 935 K3 009 00030 GTX Bob Garretson (USA)/Bobby Rahal (USA)/Brian Redman (GB) Garretson Racing/Style Auto (USA) 1st 1st 16th 708 laps
5 Porsche 935 K3 009 00016 GTX Bob Akin (USA)/Craig Siebert (USA)/Derek Bell (GB) Bob Akin Motor Racing (USA) 2nd 2nd 8th 695 laps
94 Porsche 935 K3 930 670 0152 GTX Don Whittington (USA)/Bill Whittington (USA)/Dale Whittington (USA) Whittington Brothers Racing (USA) 57th 19th 9th 84 laps - Engine
09 Porsche 935 K3 930 890 0021 GTX Preston Henn (USA)/Bob Bondurant (USA) Thunderbird Swap Shops (USA) 64th 23rd 15th 30 laps - Engine

21 March 1981 - Sebring 12 Hours - World Championship for Drivers and Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
90 Porsche 935 K3 930 770 0911 GTX Roy Woods (USA)/Ralph Kent-Cooke (USA)/Skeeter McKitterick (USA) Cooke Woods/Garretson Enterprises (USA) 2nd 2nd 10th 242 laps
2 Porsche 935 K3 930 770 0960 GTX Marty Hinze (USA)/Milt Minter (USA)/Bill Whittington (USA) Marty Hinze Racing (USA) 3rd 3rd 12th 240 laps
09 Porsche 935 K3 930 890 0021 GTX Preston Henn (USA)/John Gunn (USA)/Gary Belcher (USA) T-Bird Swap Shop (USA) 48th 15th 18th 107 laps - DNF
5 Porsche 935 K3 009 00016 GTX Bob Akin (USA)/Derek Bell (GB)/Craig Siebert (USA) Bob Akin Motor Racing (USA) 60th 20th 8th 62 laps - Engine
94 Porsche 935 K3 930 670 0152 GTX Don Whittington (USA)/Bill Whittington (USA)/Dale Whittington (USA) Whittington Bros (USA) 65th 22nd 9th 43 laps - Engine

26 April 1981 - Riverside 6 Hours - World Championship for Drivers and Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
9 Porsche 935 K3 009 00030 GTX Bobby Rahal (USA)/Brian Redman (GB) Cooke-Woods Racing (USA) 3rd 3rd 4th 197 laps
90 Porsche 935 K3 930 770 0911 GTX Bob Garretson (USA)/Ralph Kent-Cooke (USA)/Roy Woods (USA) Bob Garretson Enterprises (USA) 4th 4th 13th 190 laps
08 Porsche 935 K3 000 0009 GTX Preston Henn (USA)/Marty Hinze (USA)/Gary Belcher (USA) Preston Henn (USA) 45th 16th 40th 33 laps - DNF
09 Porsche 935 K3 930 890 0021 GTX Gary Belcher (USA)/Preston Henn (USA)/Marty Hinze (USA) Preston Henn (USA) 58th 20th 15th 5 laps - DNF

10 May 1981 - Silverstone 6 Hours - World Championship for Drivers and Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
24 Porsche 935 K3 009 0003 Gr.5 Edgar Dören (D)/Jürgen Lässig (D) Wera Meissberg Team (D) 5th 2nd 9th 200 laps
39 Porsche 935 K3 009 00016 GTX Bob Akin (USA)/Bobby Rahal (USA)/Pete Lovett (GB) Bob Akin Motor Racing Inc. (USA) 6th 2nd 4th 199 laps
27 Porsche 935 K3 000 0009 Gr.5 Adrian Yates-Smith (GB)/Preston Henn (USA) Preston Henn (USA) DNF 19th 143 laps - Accident
21 Porsche 935 K3 930 890 0022 Gr.5 Dudley Wood (GB)/John Cooper (GB) Charles Ivey Racing (GB) DNF 15th 101 laps - Accident

24 May 1981 - Nürburgring 1000 Km - World Championship for Drivers and Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
27 Porsche 935 K3 000 0009 GTX+2.0 Bob Wollek (F) Preston Henn (USA) 3rd 1st 14th 17 laps
19 Porsche 935 K3 009 0003 Gr.5 Edgar Dören (D)/Jürgen Lässig (D) Weralit Racing Team (D) Closed bodywork Rear-engined 5th 3rd 11th 17 laps
23 Porsche 935 K3 930 890 0022 Gr.5 John Cooper (GB)/Dudley Wood (GB) Charles Ivey Racing (GB) 9th 5th 20th 16 laps
25 Porsche 935 K3 009 00016 Gr.5 Bobby Rahal (USA)/Bob Akin (USA) Bob Akin Motor Racing (USA) DNF 15th 0 laps - Accident

14 June 1981 - Le Mans 24 Hours - World Championship for Drivers and Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
55 Porsche 935 K3 009 0002 Gr.5 John Cooper (GB)/Dudley Wood (GB)/Claude Bourgoignie (B) Claude Bourgoignie (B) 4th 1st 23rd 331 laps
42 Porsche 935 K3 009 00030 IMSA Anny-Charlotte Verney (F)/Ralph Kent-Cooke (USA)/Bob Garretson (USA) Cooke-Woods Racing (USA) 6th 2nd 33rd 328 laps
59 Porsche 935 K3 01 00020 Gr.5 Ted Field (USA)/Bill Whittington (USA)/Don Whittington (USA) Porsche Kremer Racing (D) DNF 6th 57 laps - Engine
61 Porsche 935 K3 009 0003 Gr.5 Edgar Dören (D)/Gerhard Holup (D)/Jürgen Lässig (D) Weralit Team (D) DNF 13th 48 laps - Out of Fuel
41 Porsche 935 K3 000 0009 IMSA GTX Preston Henn (USA)/Michael Chandler (USA)/Marcel Mignot (F) Preston B. Henn (USA) DNF 17th 45 laps - Crankshaft Pulley

12 July 1981 - Watkins Glen 6 Hours - World Championship for Drivers and Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
22 Porsche 935 K3 930 770 0960 Gr.5 Marty Hinze (USA)/Dale Whittington (USA)/Preston Henn (USA) Marty Hinze Racing (USA) 5th 5th 15th 157 laps

16 August 1981 - Mosport 6 Hours - World Championship for Drivers and Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
09 Porsche 935 K3 000 0009 GTX Preston Henn (USA)/Edgar Dören (D) Preston Henn (USA) 4th 4th 17th 219 laps

23 August 1981 - Road America 500 Miles - World Championship for Drivers and Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
09 Porsche 935 K3 000 0009 GTX Danny Sullivan (USA)/Edgar Dören (D) Thunderbird Swap Shop (USA) 36th 13th 14th 50 laps - Fuel Injection

27 September 1981 - Brands Hatch 1000 km - World Championship for Drivers and Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
25 Porsche 935 K3 930 890 0022 Gr.5 John Cooper (GB)/Dudley Wood (GB) Charles Ivey Racing (GB) 4th 2nd 19th 226 laps
28 Porsche 935 K3 930 890 0015 Gr.5 Claude Haldi (CH)/Rodrigo Téran (PA) Claude Haldi (CH) DNF 21st 103 laps

29 November 1981 - Daytona Finale 250 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
9 Porsche 935 K3 009 00030 GTX Bobby Rahal (USA)/Bob Garretson (USA) Garretson Racing (USA) 17th 9th 13th 57 laps
95 Porsche 935 K3 930 890 0023 GTX Dale Whittington (USA)/Randy Lanier (USA) Whittington Bros (USA) 30th 11th 8th 50 laps
09 Porsche 935 K3 000 0009 GTX Preston Henn (USA)/Bonnie Henn (USA) Preston Henn (USA) 49th 15th 28th 31 laps



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