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This is one of six new 956Bs built for Porsche’s preferred customers ahead of the 1984 season. Virtually identical to the 1983 works specification 956s, this example was sold new to Kremer Racing. Like the earlier spec 956-101 used during the 1983 season, chassis 956-115 was liveried in Kenwood colours for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was entered for Alan Jones, Vern Schuppan and Jean-Pierre Jarier, who qualified 7th on the grid. By lap five, chassis 956-115 was in the lead and it remained there until it suffered accident damage in the sixth hour when a spinning WM P83B could not be avoided. After the unscheduled pit-stop, the Kremer Porsche spent the next hours battling for a second. Sadly a dropped cylinder with two hours ago forced the car to be parked in the pits until the final lap. Thanks to the large lead build up during the first 22 hours, chassis 956-115 was classified sixth overall despite sitting stationary during the final two.
Chassis 956-115 was back a fortnight later, now in Liqui Moly colours. Manfred Winkelhock soon scored its victory, when he won the Norisring 200 Miles ‘Money Race.’ It continued to be raced by Kremer into the 1985 season with a fifth place finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans as one of the highlights. Shortly thereafter, it was sold to the Japanese Renoma Alpha Cubic team. From July of 1985, it was raced in the All Japan Endurance Championship with two third place finishes in 1986 as the best results. Following its contemporary racing career, chassis 956-115 was bought back by the Kremer brothers and restored to its Norisring winning configuration. During the late 1990s, it was sold to Tony O’Neill before it joined the phenomenal Group C collection of Henry Pearman in 2004.
The rare 956B remained in Pearman’s care until 2015 and the next custodian decided to restore the car back to is 1984 Le Mans configuration, which included a long-tail body and the striking Kenwood livery. In this guise, it was shown at the 2026 Retromobile Show by London-based dealer Fiskens.
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Kremer Racing |
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