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Porsche 356 SL - Chassis No. 356/2-063


356/2-063 gave Porsche it’s first class win in the 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours At the end 1951, Porsche shipped the three 356 SL cars that had raced at Le Mans to its American distributor, Max Hoffman. Hoffman sold #063 to John von Neumann It won at Torrey Pines in July 1951 giving Porsche it’s first win in America.


23 June 1951 - Le Mans 24 Hours - Non Championship Race

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
46 Porsche 356 SL 356/2-063 S1.1 Auguste Veuillet (F)/Edmond Mouche (F) Porsche AG (D) 20th 1st 2840.650 kms

23 March 1952 - Palm Springs (Sports) - Non Championship Race

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
Porsche 356 SL 356/2-063 S1.5 John von Neumann (USA) Result Unknown

20 April 1952 - Pebble Beach SCCA National S1.5 - SCCA National Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
40 Porsche 356 SL 356/2-063 Class 6 John von Neumann (USA) John von Neumann 21st 19th

31 May 1952 - SCCA National Golden Gate [S1.5] - SCCA National Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
11 Porsche 356 SL 356/2-063 S1.5 John von Neumann (USA) John Von Neumann 16th 16th 11th 6 laps -Carburetor, overheating & Brakes

20 July 1952 - Torrey Pines [S1.5] - Non Championship Race

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
11 Porsche 356 SL 356/2-063 Class 4 John von Neumann (USA) John Von Neumann 1st 1st 30 laps