PORSCHE RACING HISTORY718 RS60
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The Porsche 718 is a series of one- or two-seat sports-racing cars built by Porsche from 1957 to 1962. An open-wheel single-seat model was developed for Formula racing. The RS60 was prepared for new FIA Regulations in 1960 Eighteen RS 60 examples were ultimately built, of which 14 were sold to privateering customers and stamped with chassis numbers commencing with 718-051. Porsche retained four cars for its factory efforts. These examples were denoted with a slightly different numbering sequence, ranging from 718-041 to 718-044.
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26 March 1960 - Sebring 12 Hours - World Sports Car Championship
| No. | Car | # | Class | Drivers | Entrant | Pos | Class | Grid | Notes |
| 42 | Porsche 718 RS60 | 718-042 | S1.6 | Hans Herrmann (D)/Olivier Gendebien (B) | Joakim Bonnier (S) | 1st | 1st | 196 laps | |
| 44 | Porsche 718 RS60 | 718-052 | S1.6 | Bob Holbert (USA)/Roy Schecter (USA)/Howard Fowler (USA) | Brumos Porsche Car Corp. (USA) | 2nd | 2nd | 187 laps | |
| 43 | Porsche 718 RS60 | 718-041 | S1.6 | Graham Hill (GB)/Jo Bonnier (S) | Joakim Bonnier (S) | DNF | 84 laps - Engine |
8 May 1960 - Targa Florio - World Sports Car Championship
| No. | Car | # | Class | Drivers | Entrant | Pos | Class | Grid | Notes |
| 184 | Porsche 718 RS60 | 718-041 | S2.0 | Jo Bonnier (S)/Hans Herrmann (D) | Porsche KG (D) | 1st | 1st | 10 laps | |
| 176 | Porsche 718 RS60 | 718-043 | S2.0 | Olivier Gendebien (B)/Hans Herrmann (D) | Porsche KG (D) | 3rd | 2nd | 10 laps | |
| 160 | Porsche 718 RS60 | 718-042 | S1.6 | Edgar Barth (DDR)/Graham Hill (GB) | Porsche KG (D) | 5th | 1st | 10 laps |
26 June 1960 - Le Mans 24 Hours - World Sports Car Championship
| No. | Car | # | Class | Drivers | Entrant | Pos | Class | Grid | Notes |
| 39 | Porsche 718 RS60 | 718-042 | S1.6 | Edgar Barth (DDR)/Wolfgang Seidel (D) | Porsche (D) | 11th | 2nd | 264 laps | |
| 33 | Porsche 718 RS60 | 718-043 | S2.0 | Jo Bonnier (S)/Graham Hill (GB) | Porsche (D) | DNF | 191 laps - Piston | ||
| 38 | Porsche 718 RS60 | 718-055 | S1.6 | Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL)/Dickie Stoop (GB) | G. de Beaufort (NL) | DNF | 180 laps - Engine | ||
| 36 | Porsche 718 RS60 | S1.6 | Jean Kerguen (F)/Robert La Caze (MA) | J. Kerguen | DNF | 92 laps - Camshaft | |||
| 34 | Porsche 718 RS60 | 718-044 | S2.0 | Maurice Trintignant (F)/Hans Herrmann (D) | Porsche (D) | DNF | 54th | 57 laps - Piston |