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Porsche 917/10 - Chassis No. 917/10-003


Chassis 003 is perhaps the most recognizable 917/10 Can-Am Spyder in the world. This particular car was owned by Team Penske, sponsored by L&M, and won five of the nine rounds of the 1972 Can-Am season, also earning the championship. 1972 - Team Penske 1973 - ? - Private Ownership 2012 - Sold at Monterey Auction for $5,830.000


9 July 1972 - Can-Am Road Atlanta - Can-Am - Canadian-American Challenge Cup

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
6 Porsche 917/10 TC 917/10-003 George Follmer (USA) Roger Penske Enterprises, Inc. 1st 2nd 75 laps

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

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
6 Porsche 917/10 TC 917/10-003 George Follmer (USA) Roger Penske Enterprises, Inc. 5th 3rd 58 laps

6 August 1972 - Can-Am Mid-Ohio - Can-Am - Canadian-American Challenge Cup

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
6 Porsche 917/10 TC 917/10-003 George Follmer (USA) Roger Penske Enterprises, Inc. 1st 1st 80 laps

27 August 1972 - Can-Am Road America - Can-Am - Canadian-American Challenge Cup

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
6 Porsche 917/10 TC 917/10-003 George Follmer (USA) Roger Penske Enterprises, Inc. 1st 13th 50 laps

17 September 1972 - Can-Am Donnybrooke - Can-Am - Canadian-American Challenge Cup

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
7 Porsche 917/10 TC 917/10-003 George Follmer (USA) Roger Penske Enterprises, Inc. 4th 2nd 69 laps - Out of Fuel

1 October 1972 - Can-Am Edmonton - Can-Am - Canadian-American Challenge Cup

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
7 Porsche 917/10 TC 917/10-003 George Follmer (USA) Roger Penske Enterprises, Inc. 3rd 1st 79 laps

15 October 1972 - Can-Am Laguna Seca - Can-Am - Canadian-American Challenge Cup

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
7 Porsche 917/10 TC 917/10-003 George Follmer (USA) Roger Penske Enterprises, Inc. 1st 2nd 90 laps

29 October 1972 - Can-Am Riverside - Can-Am - Canadian-American Challenge Cup

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
7 Porsche 917/10 TC 917/10-003 George Follmer (USA) Roger Penske Enterprises, Inc. 1st 1st 61 laps

1 April 1973 - Interserie Nürburgring - Interserie

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
16 Porsche 917/10 TC 917/10-003 INT George Follmer (USA) Rinzler Motorracing Inc. (USA) 17th 8th 4th 7 laps 2: Collision on warm up lap

10 June 1973 - Can-Am Mosport - Can-Am - Canadian-American Challenge Cup

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
16 Porsche 917/10 TC 917/10-003 George Follmer (USA) Rinzler Motoracing/Royal Crown DNF 3rd 53 laps - Transmission

22 July 1973 - Can-Am Watkins Glen - Can-Am - Canadian-American Challenge Cup

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
16 Porsche 917/10 TC 917/10-003 George Follmer (USA) Rinzler Motoracing/Royal Crown DNF 2nd 21 laps - Turbo

12 August 1973 - Can-Am Mid-Ohio - Can-Am - Canadian-American Challenge Cup

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
16 Porsche 917/10 TC 917/10-003 George Follmer (USA) Rinzler Motoracing/Royal Crown 2nd 3rd 84 laps

26 August 1973 - Can-Am Road America - Can-Am - Canadian-American Challenge Cup

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
16 Porsche 917/10 TC 917/10-003 George Follmer (USA) Rinzler Motoracing/Royal Crown 3rd 3rd 25 laps

16 September 1973 - Can-Am Edmonton - Can-Am - Canadian-American Challenge Cup

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
16 Porsche 917/10 TC 917/10-003 George Follmer (USA) Rinzler Motoracing/Royal Crown 2nd 2nd 50 laps

14 October 1973 - Can-Am Laguna Seca - Can-Am - Canadian-American Challenge Cup

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
16 Porsche 917/10 TC 917/10-003 George Follmer (USA) Rinzler Motoracing/Royal Crown DNF 3rd 44 laps - Turbo

29 October 1973 - Can-Am Riverside - Can-Am - Canadian-American Challenge Cup

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
16 Porsche 917/10 TC 917/10-003 George Follmer (USA) Rinzler Motoracing/Royal Crown DNF 2nd 1 lap - Accident