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Porsche 908/80 - Chassis No. 908/03-008


1970 - Porsche Works Car 1972 - At the end of the 1971 season it was sold to Reinhold Jöst 1975 - Converted to 2.1 Turbo The last race it was entered was on AVUS on May 1, 1983. The car had to retire because of the broken rear axle. So this 908/03-008 had been raced continuosly for 13 years between May 3, 1970 and May 1, 1983. Its achievements’ list consists of over 50 podium places including around 30 victories. It was probably the most achieving Porsche (or any racing car) in the world. It was later restored back to its original 1970 Targa Florio form.


3 May 1970 - Targa Florio - International Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
12 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 P3.0 Jo Siffert (CH)/Brian Redman (GB) J. W. Automotive Engineering (GB) 1st 1st 1st 11 laps

31 May 1970 - Nürburgring 1000 km - International Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
22 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 P3.0 Vic Elford (GB)/Kurt Ahrens Jr. (D) Porsche Konstruktionen Salzburg (A) 1st 1st 3rd 44 laps

16 May 1971 - Targa Florio - International Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
8 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 P3.0 Gérard Larrousse (F)/Vic Elford (GB) Martini Team (D) 39th 3rd 4th 7 laps - Accident

30 May 1971 - Nürburgring 1000 km - International Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
3 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 P3.0 Vic Elford (GB)/Gérard Larrousse (F) Martini Racing Team (D) 1st 1st 3rd 44 laps

25 April 1972 - Monza 1000 km - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
7 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Gerhard Schüler (D) Reinhold Jöst (D) 2nd 2nd 7th 170 laps

28 May 1972 - Nürburgring 1000 km - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
9 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Mario Casoni (I) Reinhold Jöst (D) 31st 6th 5th 33 laps - Front Wheel Bearing

23 July 1972 - Can-Am Watkins Glen - Can-Am - Canadian-American Challenge Cup

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
42 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 Reinhold Jöst (D) Reinhold Joest 12th 20th 36 laps

3 September 1972 - Interlagos 500 Km - Non Championship Race

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
2 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 Reinhold Jöst (D) Reinhold Jöst (D) 1st 1st 156 laps

17 September 1972 - Imola 500 km - Campionato Italiano Sport

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
6 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 Reinhold Jöst (D) Reinhold Jöst (D) 4th 3rd 39 laps

24 September 1972 - Interserie Nürburgring - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
41 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 INT Reinhold Jöst (D) Reinhold Jöst (D) 2nd 2nd 4th 14 laps

4 February 1973 - Daytona 24 Hours - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
57 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Mario Casoni (I)/Paul Blancpain (USA) Reinhold Jöst (D) DNF 47th 244 laps - Gearbox

25 March 1973 - Vallelunga 6 Hours - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
12 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Mario Casoni (I) Reinhold Jöst (D) 5th 5th 9th 272 laps

1 April 1973 - Interserie Nürburgring - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
9 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 INT Reinhold Jöst (D) Reinhold Jöst (D) 3rd 3rd 5th 14 laps

15 April 1973 - Dijon 1000 km - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
7 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Mario Casoni (I) Reinhold Jöst (D) DNF 10th 131 laps - Engine

25 April 1973 - Monza 1000 km - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
12 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Mario Casoni (I) Reinhold Jöst (D) DNF 11th 1 lap - Engine

27 May 1973 - Nürburgring 1000 km - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
10 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Mario Casoni (I) Reinhold Jöst (D) DNS Accident in Practice

24 June 1973 - Interserie Norisring - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
9 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D) Reinhold Jöst (D) 3rd 1st 7th 137 laps

19 August 1973 - Interserie Misano - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
9 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 Reinhold Jöst (D) ATE (D) 3rd 5th 78 laps

3 November 1973 - Kyalami 9 Hours - South African Springbok Trophy Series

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 Gr.5 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Herbert Müller (CH) R. Jost Racing (D) 1st 1st 5th 360 laps

5 May 1974 - Neubiberg [SRP] - Non Championship Race

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 SRP+2.0 Reinhold Jöst (D) 1st 1st 15 laps

17 June 1974 - Interserie Nürburgring 300 Km - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
75 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 S 500 Reinhold Jöst (D) Joest-Racing (D) 3rd 1st 6th 8 laps

23 March 1975 - Mugello 1000 Km - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
9 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Mario Casoni (I) Scuderia Nettuno Ovoro (D) DNF 5th 38 laps - Turbocharger

6 April 1975 - Dijon 800 Km - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
10 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Mario Casoni (I) Joest Racing (D) 2nd 2nd 5th 238 laps

13 April 1975 - Interserie Hockenheim Jim Clark - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
42 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div. II Reinhold Jöst (D) Jöst Racing (D) 4th 3rd 19 laps

20 April 1975 - Monza 1000 Km - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Mario Casoni (I) Scuderia Nettuno Ovoro (D) 2nd 2nd 8th 171 laps

4 May 1975 - Spa 1000 Km - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Mario Casoni (I) Porsche A.G. (D) DNF 4th 3 laps - Valves

18 May 1975 - Coppa Florio - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
4 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Mario Casoni (I) Scuderia Nettuno Ovoro (D) 3rd 3rd 3rd 184 laps

1 June 1975 - Nürburgring 1000 Km - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
9 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Mario Casoni (I) Joest-Racing (D) DNF 2 laps - Turbocharger

29 June 1975 - Zeltweg 1000 km - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Mario Casoni (I) Scuderia Nettuno Ovoro (D) 3rd 3rd 4th 102 laps

20 July 1975 - Interserie Hockenheim Südwestpokal - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
426 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.II Reinhold Jöst (D) Jöst Racing Team (D) 2nd 2nd 15 laps

17 August 1975 - Interserie Kassel-Calden - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.II Reinhold Jöst (D) Joest-Racing (D) 4th 3rd 39 laps

24 August 1975 - Interserie Zandvoort - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
42 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.II Reinhold Jöst (D) Reinhold Jöst (D) 5th 2nd 30 laps

7 September 1975 - Interserie Nürburgring Supersprint - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.II Reinhold Jöst (D) Jöst-Racing (D) DNF 5th

28 September 1975 - Interserie Hockenheim Preis von Baden-Württemberg - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
42 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Reinhold Jöst (D) Jöst Racing (D) 10th

4 April 1976 - Nürburgring 300 km - World Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D) Joest-Racing (D) 1st 1st 4th 11 laps

13 June 1976 - Le Mans 24 Hours - Non Championship Race

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
17 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 GP.6 Ernst Kraus (D)/Günther Steckkönig (D) Joest Racing (D) 7th 5th 23rd 313 laps

29 August 1976 - Interserie Hockenheim Preis der Nationen - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Reinhold Jöst (D) Joest Racing Team (D) 1st 1st 24 laps

19 September 1976 - Salzburgring 200 Mile - World Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
6 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D) Joest Racing Team (D) 2nd 2nd 3rd 68 laps

10 October 1976 - Interserie Nürburgring - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Reinhold Jöst (D) Joest Racing Team (D) 1st 1st 70 laps

24 October 1976 - Interserie Mainz-Finthen - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Reinhold Jöst (D) Joest Racing Team (D) 3rd 2nd 2nd 75 laps

31 October 1976 - Interserie Hockenheim Südwestpokal - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Reinhold Jöst (D) Joest Racing Team (D) 1st 1st 1st 18 laps

28 August 1977 - Interserie Nürburgring - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
2 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Reinhold Jöst (D) Joest Racing Team (D) 3rd 2nd 70 laps

18 September 1977 - Interserie Ulm - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Reinhold Jöst (D) Joest Racing Team (D) 1st 1st 30 laps

9 October 1977 - Interserie Hockenheim - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
2 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Reinhold Jöst (D) Joest Racing Team (D) 3rd 3rd 22 laps

2 April 1978 - Interserie Nürburgring 300 km - European Sportscar Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 S+2.0 Reinhold Jöst (D) Liqui Moly Equipe (D) 2nd 1st 1st 11 laps

23 April 1978 - Monza 320km - European Sportscar Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
3 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 S3.0 Reinhold Jöst (D) Liqui Moly Equipe (D) 1st 1st 5th 55 laps

7 May 1978 - Interserie Colmar-Berg - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Reinhold Jöst (D) Liqui Moly Equipe (D) 1st 1st 50 laps

14 May 1978 - Vallelunga 400km - European Sportscar Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 Gr.6 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Mario Casoni (I) Liqui Moly Equipe (D) 1st 1st 1st 125 laps

16 July 1978 - Interserie Kassel-Calden - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Reinhold Jöst (D) Liqui Moly Equipe (D) 2nd 2nd 1st 60 laps

23 July 1978 - Salzburg - European Sportscar Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 Reinhold Jöst (D) Liqui Moly Equipe (D) 1st 1st 60 laps

27 August 1978 - Interserie Ulm - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Reinhold Jöst (D) Liqui Moly Equipe (D) 1st 1st 1st 60 laps

10 September 1978 - Interserie Nürburgring - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Reinhold Jöst (D) Liqui Moly Equipe (D) 1st 1st 70 laps

22 April 1979 - Dijon 6 Hours - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
31 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 S+2.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Volkert Merl (D)/Mario Ketterer (D) LM Joest Racing (D) 1st 1st 1st 255 laps

3 June 1979 - Nürburgring 1000 km - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
101 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 S+2.0 Rolf Stommelen (D)/Reinhold Jöst (D) Liqui Moly Joest Racing (D) DNF 1st Holed Fuel Tank

3 June 1979 - Interserie Nürburgring 1000 km - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
101 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Rolf Stommelen (D)/Reinhold Jöst (D) Liqui Moly Joest Racing (D) 1st 1st 7 laps

5 August 1979 - Brands Hatch 6 Hours - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 S+2.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Volkert Merl (D) Joest Racing (D) 1st 1st 1st 231 laps

26 August 1979 - Interserie Ulm - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Rolf Stommelen (D) Liqui Moly Equipe (D) 1st 1st 60 laps

2 September 1979 - Interserie Hockenheim - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Reinhold Jöst (D) Liqui Moly Equipe (D) 1st 1st 50 laps

7 October 1979 - Interserie Kassel-Calden [Div. I] - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Rolf Stommelen (D) Liqui Moly Equipe (D) 1st 1st 50 laps

16 March 1980 - Brands Hatch 6 Hours - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 S+2.0 Reinhold Jöst (D)/Volkert Merl (D) Liqui Moly Equipe (D) DNF 1st 111 laps - Shift Linkage

25 May 1980 - Nürburgring 1000 km - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
31 Porsche 908/03 908/03-008 S+2.0 Rolf Stommelen (D)/Jürgen Barth (D) Liqui Moly Equipe (D) 1st 1st 1st 44 laps

20 July 1980 - Interserie Zeltweg - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
2 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Volkert Merl (D) Liqui Moly (D) 1st 1st 1st 24 laps

31 August 1980 - Interserie Most - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
2 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Volkert Merl (D) Liqui Moly (D) 2nd 2nd 1st 31 laps

5 October 1980 - Interserie Kassel-Calden - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Volkert Merl (D) Liqui Moly (D) 1st 1st 40 laps

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

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
2 Porsche 908/80 Turbo 908/03-008 S+2.0 Volkert Merl (D)/Jürgen Barth (D) Joest Racing (D) 6th 2nd 6th 16 laps

6 November 1981 - Kyalami 9 Hours - Non Championship Race

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
2 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Cat.1 Jürgen Barth (D)/Siegfried Brunn (D)/Jean-Michel Martin (B) P.G. Glass (D) 2nd 2nd 4th 349 laps

28 March 1982 - Interserie Nürburgring 300 - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
2 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Gr.6 Volkert Merl (D) Vegla Racing Team/Joest Porsche (D) 2nd 2nd 44 laps

4 April 1982 - DRM Hockenheim Jim Clark - DRM - Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Gr.6 Volkert Merl (D) Vegla-Racing-Team Joest-Porsche (D) DNF 7th

25 April 1982 - DRM Nürburgring Eifelrennen - DRM - Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Gr.6 Volkert Merl (D) Vegla-Racing-Team Joest-Porsche (D) DNF 1 lap - Engine

9 May 1982 - DRM Mainz-Finthen - DRM - Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Gr.6 Volkert Merl (D) Vegla-Racing-Team/Joest-Porsche (D) 3rd 5th 72 laps

16 May 1982 - Interserie Zeltweg - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
2 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Volkert Merl (D) Vegla-Racing-Team/Joest-Porsche (D) 3rd 1st 24 laps

23 May 1982 - DRM Salzburgring - DRM - Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Gr.6 Volkert Merl (D) Vegla-Racing-Team/Joest-Porsche (D) 3rd 2nd 6th 37 laps

27 June 1982 - DRM Norisring - DRM - Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Gr.6 Volkert Merl (D) Vegla-Racing-Team/Joest-Porsche (D) DNF 7th Engine

4 July 1982 - Interserie Nürburgring - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
2 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Volkert Merl (D) Vegla-Racing-Team/Joest-Porsche (D) 3rd 3rd 3rd 10 laps

12 September 1982 - Interserie Siegerland - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
2 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Div.I Volkert Merl (D) Vegla-Racing-Team/Joest-Porsche (D) 1st 1st 24 laps

1 May 1983 - DRM Avus - DRM - Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
4 Porsche 908/03 Turbo 908/03-008 Gr.6 Jürgen Barth (D) Joest Racing (D) DNF 11th 2 laps - Rear Axle