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The introduction of the Type 904 heralded a new direction for Porsche’s race cars. Gone were the aluminium-bodied racers, as the 904 spearheaded a generation of GRP-bodied Porsches that culminated in the World Manufacturers’ Championship title, and that all-important Le Mans 24 Hour crown. The final sports racing expression of the Porsche four-cylinder line came in 1964 with the arrival of the 904 GTS Coupe. 104 Produced

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1964

21 March 1964 - Sebring 12 Hours - World Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
37 Porsche 904 GTS 904-018 P3.0 Lake Underwood (USA)/Briggs Cunningham (USA) B. S. Cunningham (USA) 9th 1st 27th
39 Porsche 904 GTS 904-043 P3.0 Jack Ryan (USA)/Bill Bencker (USA) John E Ryan (USA) 31st 26th DNF Accident
36 Porsche 904 GTS 904-011 P3.0 Richie Ginther (USA)/Ronnie Bucknum (USA) Precision Motor Cars (USA) 37th 17th
38 Porsche 904 GTS 904-019 P3.0 Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL) Count Godin de Beaufort (NL) DNF 65th Throttle Linkage
40 Porsche 904 GTS P3.0 Hap Sharp (USA)/Ronnie Hissom (USA) Hap Sharp (USA) DNF 31st Gearbox

26 April 1964 - Targa Florio - World Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
86 Porsche 904 GTS 904-005 GT2.0 Antonio Pucci (I)/Colin Davis (GB) Porsche System Engineering (D) 1st 1st 10 laps
84 Porsche 904 GTS 904-006 GT2.0 Gianni Balzarini (I)/Herbert Linge (D) Porsche System Engineering (D) 2nd 2nd 10 laps
90 Porsche 904 GTS 904-075 GT2.0 Jacques Rey (CH)/Jean-Pierre Hanrioud (F) Jacques Rey (CH) 14th 4th 9 laps
72 Porsche 904 GTS 904-046 GT2.0 Herbert Müller (CH)/Bernhard Rayers (D) Scuderia Filipinetti (CH) DNF 9 laps - Engine
78 Porsche 904 GTS 904-080 GT2.0 Gianni Bulgari (I)/Maurizio Grana (I) Scuderia Sant'Ambroeus DNF 5 laps - Broken Chassis
94 Porsche 904 GTS 904-078 GT2.0 Andrea Vianini (RA)/Bruno Deserti (I) Andrea Vianini DNF 3 laps - Accident

31 May 1964 - Nürburgring 1000 km - World Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
45 Porsche 904 GTS 904-055 GT2.0 Gerhard Koch (D)/Ben Pon (NL) Racing Team Holland (NL) 3rd 1st 12th 43 laps
55 Porsche 904 GTS 904-079 GT2.0 Herbert Müller (CH)/André Knörr (CH) Ecurie Filipinetti (CH) 6th 2nd 26th 42 laps
65 Porsche 904 GTS 904-069 GT2.0 Jo Siffert (CH)/Heinz Schiller (CH) Team Schiller (CH) 8th 3rd 17th 42 laps
50 Porsche 904 GTS 904-088 GT2.0 David Hobbs (GB)/Lloyd Casner (USA) Stirling Moss Automobile Racing Team, S.M.A.R.T. (GB) 9th 4th 15th 42 laps
63 Porsche 904 GTS 904-078 GT2.0 Andrea Vianini (RA)/Nasif Estéfano (RA) Andrea Vianini (RA) 10th 5th 23rd 42 laps
66 Porsche 904 GTS 904-033 GT2.0 Heini Walter (CH)/Rudolf Jenzer (D) Heini Walter (CH) 11th 6th 21st 42 laps
46 Porsche 904 GTS 904-006 GT2.0 Herbert Linge (D)/Gerhard Mitter (D) Porsche Werk (D) 12th 7th 11th 41 laps
43 Porsche 904 GTS 904-054 GT2.0 Günther Selbach (D)/Herbert Schultze (D) Günter Selbach (D) 17th 8th 20th 41 laps
67 Porsche 904 GTS 904-046 GT2.0 Bernhard Rayers (D)/Antonio Pucci (I) Bernhard Rayers (D) 30th 9th 49th 38 laps
44 Porsche 904 GTS 904-084 GT2.0 Marcel van Bierbeek (B)/Emile-Claude Clemens (B) Equipe Nationale Belge (B) DNF 30th 24 laps - Accident
127T Porsche 904 GTS 904-005 GT2.0 Colin Davis (GB)/Edgar Barth (DDR) Porsche Werk (D) DNF 6th 10 laps - Accident
49 Porsche 904 GTS 904-040 GT2.0 " Elde" (B)/André Pilette (B) "Eldé" (B) DNF 40th 0 laps - Accident

22 June 1964 - Le Mans 24 Hours - World Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
34 Porsche 904 GTS 904-021 GT2.0 Robert Buchet (F)/Guy Ligier (F) Auguste Veuillet 7th 1st 26th 323 laps
33 Porsche 904 GTS 904-055 GT2.0 Ben Pon (NL)/Henk van Zalinge (NL) Racing Team Holland 8th 2nd 28th 319 laps
31 Porsche 904 GTS 904-006 GT2.0 Gerhard Koch (D)/Heinz Schiller (CH) Porsche System Engineering (D) 10th 4th 30th 319 laps
35 Porsche 904 GTS 904-079 GT2.0 Herbert Müller (CH)/Claude Sage (CH) Scuderia Filipinetti (CH) 11th 5th 29th 315 laps
32 Porsche 904 GTS 904-041 GT2.0 "Franc" Jacques Dewes (F)/Jean Kerguen (F) "Franc" 12th 6th 24th 308 laps

5 July 1964 - Reims 12 Hours - World Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
44 Porsche 904 GTS 904-078 GT2.0 Andrea Vianini (RA)/Nasif Estéfano (RA) Andrea Vianini (RA) 5th 1st 22nd 273 laps
42 Porsche 904 GTS GT2.0 Gerhard Koch (D)/Gerhard Mitter (D) Porsche System (D) 6th 2nd 20th 271 laps
39 Porsche 904 GTS 904-055 GT2.0 Ben Pon (NL)/Rob Slotemaker (NL) Racing Team Holland (NL) 7th 3rd 25th 270 laps
36 Porsche 904 GTS 904-020 GT2.0 Robert Buchet (F)/Guy Ligier (F) Auguste Veuillet (F) 10th 4th 23rd 268 laps
38 Porsche 904 GTS 904-079 GT2.0 Herbert Müller (CH)/André Knörr (CH) Scuderia Filipinetti (CH) 12th 5th 21st 262 laps
37 Porsche 904 GTS 904-047 GT2.0 Annie Soisbault (F)/Claude Dubois (B) Auguste Veuillet (F) 13th 6th 26th 262 laps
40 Porsche 904 GTS 904-023 GT2.0 Henk van Zalinge (NL)/David van Lennep (NL) Racing Team Holland (NL) 15th 7th 28th 260 laps
43 Porsche 904 GTS 904-041 GT2.0 "Franc" Jacques Dewes (F)/Jean Kerguen (F) "Franc" (F) 16th 8th 27th 250 laps
41 Porsche 904 GTS 904-022 GT2.0 Jo Siffert (CH)/Heinz Schiller (CH) Heinz Schiller (CH) DNF 19th Clutch


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